Towelie Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Well, if Axl is really going to get Slash to play on CD material at Coachella then it isn't really over at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lies They Tell Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 No I'm not sad that CD era is over. The album was released, haven't they already milked it long enough? I've been waiting for CD2 era to start for so many years now. And perhaps it's finally happening with the help of Slash, Duff and (Izzy apparently?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jekylhyde Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) I love the ChiDem -era, but for me it already stopped in 2011. That's when everything became a cash grab. If you're gonna do a cash grab, do it right with the original members. Which is happening, yay!So no, I'm not sad. Edited January 15, 2016 by jekylhyde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress Fracture Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Now things have gone the way they have, Axl must surely regret the last seven years of messing about with a band that wasn't even NuGNR. There's no need to be sad that he's finally seen the light. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbo Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 No.Next question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblefeet Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I'm sad that all that came from it was one album. The touring was great, but so many missed opportunities to do more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzyslash Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Not at all.GNR ended in 93 for me, I'm just glad they might be back again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsT Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 No. GN'R was dead before this cover album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmapelian Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Not in the least bit. More like it's about fucking time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stella Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 On a completely selfish note, I am sad that it is going to be mega hard and expensive to get concert tickets for them now. The shows I attended from 06 to 12 were sold out or close to it, but the only one that was a "get on Ticketmaster at the exact SECOND or the tickets will be gone" show was the 2006 Hammerstein one. With this coming tour I am pretty much expecting that I won't be able to afford or obtain tickets.They aren't selling 70,000 seats out right away anywhere (other than maybe NYC or other big markets for GNR like Toronto) unless Taylor Swift is added to the bill. There will be tickets as low as $50. Now you may be up high but if the stadium is half full,maybe you can move down.I am in a big market, I am afraid. And $50 is a lot for some folks. Especially when Ticketmaster adds 20 bucks of fees to it (not an exaggeration...I tried to buy a $30 to a show last week and Ticketmaster tacked $20 in fees to it) and it is then $70; and when that $70 ticket is so far back that you see nothing.And I doubt there will be tix that low priced anyway. The scalpers will get them all and they will be jacked to double the cost on StubHub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble's Bridge Pickup Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 There are some small unanswered questions that will keep bothering me forever:1) What did Axl mean at RIR 2001 when he shouted "OKAY NEVERMIND" during Street Of Dreams?2) The leaked "Checkmate" chorus is so catchy! What does the rest sound like?3) Why exactly is Bumblefoot still not talking about it? (maybe this will be cleared up in the next few years)4) Did Buckethead really request a chicken coop in the studio?5) "To aviod any" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yourcrazy Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I really liked CD, and was super excited with anticipation for years. However, it went on for too long and because of that it lost its excitement and meaning. Honestly, it should of came out in 2001, and been over since 2003. After that we should of had 2 or 3 more albums of new material. I really wanted to see Axl move on and be successful with the new band. That obviously never happenned, so that makes the current situation the best possible scenario we can ask for. I've never been a reunionist but I am excited about this and very hopeful we get new music. For me, new music matters the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAFC Nick Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 The only reason that I'm sad the CD-era is over is that it looks like we won't get to hear the mythical songs locked in Axl's vault. This has been discussed to death, but if he could just release these songs and different versions (e.g 2002 mix of the blues, Shackler's with Buckethead solo) etc, I would be happy to see the back of the CD era. For me back when I started lurking back in '04, this was more enticing than a reunion, but now seeing how the CD-era panned out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) I can't be sad when I know I'm getting Axl, Slash, and Duff together again in Guns and Stradlin is attaching himself to it, helping writing tunes, no less. That makes me very happy. Never thought there was even a chance for that.Chinese is an album I'll probably always listen to. I love it, Axl said it was a miracle that even happened, and I believe him. The 2006 and 2010 tours were incredible imo. Axl performed all the tunes live with very powerful vocal performances and I got to see him live on a good night in 2012. Can't really complain.The only thing that sucks is he also said CD ll is completed and was completed for a while. Probably more than 10 years. Now, I think it's likely we won't be hearing at least that version of the album.But it may be worth it, cause I think Axl has a knack for assembling great albums that consist of many different styles and approaches. Slash, Izzy, and Duff are easier to incorporate in a Guns album surely? Axl can just use the best songs from CD ll and the best fresh and old ideas from the classic members like Down By The Ocean, the Slash song, and whatever tunes Axl likes that Izzy came up with in 2016 and they have Fortus as well. He can cook something up with Slash and Duff.It's exciting, and I'm just happy it's going down. It can all turn to shit at anytime, which is scary, but I'm crossing my fingers Axl will keep his child-like behavior in check for the last round. Edited January 15, 2016 by Rovim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colossus of Rhodes Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 not really. Axl's input was brilliant, but the rest of the "members" (or revolving flowing community, however you wanna call it), from Tobias to Ashba were just not of the same caliber or a good match. I do hope to hear augmented versions of some songs. Just like what they did with inherited LA Guns/Hollywood Rose material. Also I hope to hear Steven plays Illusions and post Illusions material. No drummer successfully emulated his playing style, from actual sound of the drums, to push-pull style to cow bells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I remember being excited about new music in 01' and thinking that the band was fairly good. They were not comparable in any way musically to original GNR, but Axl was still there and Buckethead/Finck/Stinson were doing a good job with the writing/music. Then we heard news regarding a trilogy of albums and this created more suspense. The CD release came too late and the album was not one of the greatest rock albums of all time as it was claimed to be. It was a good album with one or two great songs...also a very personal album that most people wouldn't be able to relate to. I had so much hope for the band and thought that they would take over the music scene like original GNR did. Once Finck/Buckethead left, it was over for me. The replacements were nowhere near as good/creative. Axl was passionate about the new music/band in 01' and 15 years later, we have one album and zero impact. The reunion/regrouping has started and it seems like the past 15 years will be lost in time. All we have is a dark, esoteric album, with good songs like TWAT and Better...but they never caught on with the masses. I wonder how Axl, Bucket, Finck, Stinson, Reed etc. feel about the journey.Incredibly relieved of anything. I mean, it was a trainwreck. I loved it live in 2006, but it was a vision that pretty much died after Bucket and especially Robin were gone. In hindsight it was doomed when CD didn't come out before 2004 to be honest. From 2008 to now it went from bad to worse and I'm glad it's finally died out. CD came out WAY too late, when it did Robin and Bucket were gone and a follow-up never happened, then Axl's voice got worse and worse, and if all of that wasn't bad enough Ashba happened. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpax Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 No, cause chinese democrazy destroyed GnR. In retrospective it could have been an interesting project, if Axl called NuGnR totally different than 'Guns n' Roses'. Weirdest move in Rock n' Roll history, imo. it would have been perfect if Axl released CD under a different band name with a triple CD album. That would have been a cool statement and axls vision would have been finished. The fight between axls band and velvet revolver could have been better.The fact that Axl did not released CD 2 + 3 could mean than he always waited\hoped for a potential release with slash and Duff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Chris Pittsman is quite sad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 It will be interesting if CD II is released with Slash and Duff on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooker Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Short answer is no. What is sad is all that wasted time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Oh also Ron is sad. Talk about going from zero to hero to zero!It's quite comical how huge the hype has been since he and dj and stusson left while Slash and Duff came back.You know it's gotta sting Ron, esp since he was going on all those weird Phillipines TV shows playing SCOM by himself on acoustic guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Come on, the last years weren't sign enough that the CD era was over?When Ashba joined, NuGNR became a joke but at least they were playing lots of CD material every night, that's at least respectable.In Rio 2011, the CD era was over. From that point it was clear Axl would not care to release its lol sequel, that he had given up. From 2011 to 2014 what we saw was a ridiculous sequence of cash grab tours and residencies, no art or integrity involved. Axl wanted to milk AFD with his hired friends.I'm sad because the 2002 lineup never had a chance. I'm sad because CD wasn't released in 2006. I'm sad because CD is miles behind the album it was supposed to be. Those were missed opportunities and I was a fan back then.Currently I'm fucking happy, even though I don't like GNR that much anymore. Axl and Slash!! Holy fuck! Although I always sad a reunion was more likely than a new album, of course I'm surprised.Don't be sad that the CD era is over. Trust me, nothing else would emerge from that, Axl is completely disappointed with his solo project and probably will never touch it again. Be happy to see part of real GNR sharing a stage together again. For nostalgia purposes? Yep, but how is this approach different from the last 5 years? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TupacShakur Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I am sad that the Chinese Democracy Era is over I prefer Gn'r to progress with sound with new players than to go back to a dated sound with Slash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lies They Tell Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 The only reason that I'm sad the CD-era is over is that it looks like we won't get to hear the mythical songs locked in Axl's vault. What makes you think that we won't get to hear them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I am sad that the Chinese Democracy Era is over I prefer Gn'r to progress with sound with new players than to go back to a dated sound with Slash.The guitars on WoF sound more modern than the overprocessed numetal guitars of CD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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