davhern Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I'm not one of the people who obsesses over this shit, but Axl's look definitely seems to be getting better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSoftie Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 18 minutes ago, davhern said: I'm not one of the people who obsesses over this shit, but Axl's look definitely seems to be getting better. Absolutely. T-shirt, jeans, no hat - he looks badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 50 minutes ago, MrSoftie said: Absolutely. T-shirt, jeans, no hat - he looks badass. just needs to grow his hair long again and here we go 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Dude Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 4 hours ago, Pedrolg said: I wish he'd show up 2 hours late next week, piss on a cup and throw it in the crowd, go on a rant about cocksucking hipsters, play one in a million and storm off. That'd be "vintage" and "dangerous" That's my dream GNR setlist. I'd pay front rows prices for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrolg Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 T-shirt Axl, specially on the Rosie vid, really reminds me of 2010 Axl. I really like 2010 Axl. I really like t-shirt Axl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squaleca Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 slash needs to smoke , man 4 shows in and not one cigarette has been smoken on stage.. but yea good for them especially slash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HuskerTornado Posted April 19, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) I know it's not good to focus on the small handful of negative reviews, but good god they are totally whiny and nitpicky as hell, as if they made up their mind before seeing the show, and in some cases, you wonder if they even saw the show. They all seem to have some cheesy fucking line(s) in them to start or finish or also as the title. That is some of why people always say journalism is dead. Click-bait, trying to create controversy, or just full of shit. Complaining about Axl looking like a man in need of a toilet while singing on the chair? oh he he ha ha so funny, toilet humor, brilliant. The fireworks were 'rather unimpressive'? Really? The Guardian clown didn't even mention Angus Young guesting, what a thorough review. And then he lauds boring shit like Run the Jewels, probably because Bernie Sanders introduced them. It's simply amazing how you have a few reviews talking about how awful it was and 'some things should remain broken', yet most of the reviews talked about how they rocked the hell out of the show and brought back sorely missing balls and intensity to RnR. The bottom line is that for some, GnR couldn't win in any way, shape, or form no matter what they did. In addition to revisionist history over the years trying to diminish the band's impact (Grunge killed em!, They were a vehicle for corporate rock!, They were a hair band!, etc. and all the other bs), everyone is convinced this is all about a cash grab and wants this to fail. They complain about how the band isn't dangerous, that they're sober, professional, and that they showed up on time (which is a common joke hurr hurr, because Axl has a history of showing up late, get it? lolz). Yet, had they showed up an hour late, they would have blasted them for that. Had they all been strung out on drugs and 'dangerous', whatever that means for 50 year olds, they would have called them sad losers that never grew up. It all has a reeking of agism as well. The lambasting of Axl for breaking his foot and using a chair is completely insane. And how dare he compliment the crowd....jfc how far does your head have to be up your ass before you start pulling that level of inanity out? How about Get in the Ring on the setlist next weekend? Edited April 19, 2016 by HuskerTornado 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaxl stradler Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 22 hours ago, ludurigan said: don henley played Patience ONCE with these guys in 1989 and didnt miss a beat what this frank drummer guy does here on the outro part is something completely unbelievable really i cant believe this i agree,.. franks a great drummer.. but he's not the right fit for this band.. perhaps for new material, but his versions of the older stuff doesn't always work... especially for patience.. wtf is he doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DexAxl Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 15 minutes ago, slaxl stradler said: i agree,.. franks a great drummer.. but he's not the right fit for this band.. perhaps for new material, but his versions of the older stuff doesn't always work... especially for patience.. wtf is he doing? I really hope so Steven will be drummer on new album and when tour starts in summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigeq Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 22 hours ago, ludurigan said: many of the misses (anything from "Chinese Democracy") with a determined, jaw-clenching patience That's hysterical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) 15 hours ago, qwerty123 said: I noticed the glare of a broken string hanging towards the end of the song too! I'm no guitarist so this might be a stupid question, but is it something about Coma specifically that causes extra wear on the strings? In a way. Like Slash said he admires some other guitars players (Rory Gallagher for example) that have a gentle touch, but Slash's attack on the strings is harsh. He said he pushes down on 'em as hard as he can. Coma is a song that can just make him want to push it too hard and sometimes strings just break especially with such a wild guitar player it will happen more often I suspect and especially his bends are a main reason imo. It's not directly cause of the type of the song Coma is, but the way Slash plays it live puts a lot of pressure on the strings and if he gets excited like in the outro shit's gonna happen. It's always nice when it happens cause you're really into it. Edited April 19, 2016 by Rovim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzgold Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I'll take up the " I'm no guitarist so this might be a stupid question " So, if a string breaks, can guitarists compensate it for the rest of the song? In other words, do they have variants for each note to play (at least more or less) with five stings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teufelsgeiger Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Schwarzgold said: I'll take up the " I'm no guitarist so this might be a stupid question " So, if a string breaks, can guitarists compensate it for the rest of the song? In other woords, do they have variants for each note to play (at least more or less) with five stings? In theory yes, because most of the notes exist several times on the fretboard. The problem is that the strings geht constantly higher from the deepest “low“ E to the “high“ E, which are the first and last strings on a guitar and an octave apart - the other strings are “in between“. Meaning that if you break the highest string on a high note at the end of the fretboard, you can easily run out of a direct equivalent on another string. You would have to find another accesible note that fits melodically. Also, the way the notes are spread out over the fretboard usually supplements a vertical movement of the fingers instead of a horizontal one for most of the simple melodies. If you look ar your hand, it is way easier to bend your fingers from a fist to pointing (comparable to moving vertically over various strings) thand spreading them apart over an increasing distance (playing the some notes on only one string, because the one above/below breaks). All in all, if you are a professional guitarist, you can definatly work around a broken string without the people really noticing, it just takes some mental and physical hoops to jump through. Edited April 19, 2016 by Teufelsgeiger correction 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble's Bridge Pickup Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Yep it's always theoretically possible to compensate for the loss of one string, but the problem is that you have to rethink how to play your part without that string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzgold Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I'm listening to some of these clips now and Slash's tone is really thin, as if it has been directly plugged into a soundboard with no amplification, or that he is playing through one of those little tiny practice amps that you strap to your belt; I have never heard Slash sound like this before. I would have normally blamed the positioning of the phone, being as it were close to Slash's PA, however multiple phones seen to be delivering up similar result. Generally the performances are alright. It does seem that it was the weaker of the shows thus far, which to be honest is entirely predictable, festival setting, open air, etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciborio71 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 3 hours ago, Schwarzgold said: I'll take up the " I'm no guitarist so this might be a stupid question " So, if a string breaks, can guitarists compensate it for the rest of the song? In other words, do they have variants for each note to play (at least more or less) with five stings? I am... And i can tell you that if you're playing chords, maybe no one would even notice... but if you're playing solos... well... things got really worse. He was great, without any doubt. I didn't see the entire video, but it seems to me that he broke the string at 8:40 during a bending, in the act of pushing high a note on the same fret... If you see the video and look at the hat, you can see the flickering of the string. Wasn't in a solo, he probably would have change guitar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyMac Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 The worst part of breaking a string is that when it happens the guitar almost always goes badly out of tune because of the change in neck pressure and there is no way to adjust to that on the fly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alt Lyrics Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Gibson G-Force, but I think Slash doesn't play the new Standard-models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowza! Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Quote Welcome to the Jungle was the first real hit and was accompanied by scantily clad dancing girls in black leather outfits, CGI images of skeletons having sex and rather unimpressive fireworks. Slash remained fairly stationary. First world problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 heres a good video of Angus and Guns 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRmello77 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 LALD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 3 hours ago, GNRmello77 said: LALD Scream is awesome but he needs to pick up the vocals a tad on the chorus, he's getting a little lazy on that first part and needs to find his lower vocals for the chorus, but man those screams are amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR3312 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I wish they would play Mama Kin on this tour, maybe with Steven Tyler as guest singer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonizedmind Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 55 minutes ago, GNR3312 said: I wish they would play Mama Kin on this tour, maybe with Steven Tyler as guest singer. That was due to happen a few years ago with NU GNR when Axl did Mama Kin but no Steven...He was due to do it! Wonder if that was around the time of one of those "meetings" Axl and Steven had about the reunion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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