Popular Post Towelie Posted April 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2016 (edited) First question: 1. Is anyone else relieved that this tour isn't a complete nostalgia trip? All the AFD5 mullethead purists seemed to throw their toys out of the pram around the Troubedour gig when they realised there was no Steven and Izzy and that Slash was going to play Axl's songs. It gives me great pleasure to see those whiney little bitches cry about that, because I was worried that Axl was going to abandon everything he had done for the last 15 years and disassociate himself from Chinese Democracy, which I think would've been a slap in the face to the fans who stuck by this band 2001-2014. Second question: 2. How do Slash fans feel about him playing on CD-era material? This is the most interesting thing about this whole reunion for me. I'm especially interested in the opinion of the Slash fans who hated NuGNR and Chinese Democracy. For me, I was always a supporter of NuGNR and loved CD to death, but I'm also a massive fan of the original band and a fan of Slash's solo stuff (to a lesser degree). So for me, it is so surreal seeing him standing in front of the CD-era GNR logo and seeing him soloing over Chinese Democracy, Better and This I Love. But it's good, you can watch these songs and almost pretend as if Slash had never left Guns. It also gives me more hope for Axl/Slash to work together on new material. But it has to be said, it's something I thought I would never see. I always thought if Slash rejoined the band, that would be it for all Chinese Democracy era material and the band would pick up where UYI left off (which I think some folks were hoping for with this reunion). I personally have more respect for the man in the tophat for playing on these songs. I'm sure it's something Slash grappled with and decided to do it to please Axl and the NuGNR fanbase and as a huge fan of CD-era GNR, it is nice to see that Axl hasn't abandoned the album like I thought he would when the reunion was announced. Edited April 10, 2016 by Towelie 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Slash liked to challenge himself and doing these CD songs was a way to do that. It allowed him to be creative in an environment focused on the tour. I don't think he ever felt he needed to prove himself...but maybe found some self gratification out of doing the songs. Also it's a nice gesture to Axl to say your songs are important enough and good enough to be played along side Jungle, PC and other classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphelmo Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Little sold out bitch! No, seriously. Thanks to him I actually liked those songs. I buy it when it's more raw and powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Towelie Posted April 10, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2016 I just wanna hear Slash do Shacklers Revenge now... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience 4 Axl Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I remember people telling me here the only reason I didn't like CD was because Slash wasn't on it. Well that theory has been blown out of the water. I will never like TIL, with or without Slash's contributions. Horrible song. He made the Better intro more tolerable but I'm still not a fan of the song, mainly because of the lyrics and vocals in general. CD was always just ok for me, I can take it or leave it, and would prefer anything from UYI played over it. I always did like TWAT and if there's one song I'd be open to him playing its that one. Just once anyway. Still think they have more than enough of their own material and don't need to play songs they had nothing to do with as a band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian girl Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 5 minutes ago, IncitingChaos said: Slash liked to challenge himself and doing these CD songs was a way to do that. It allowed him to be creative in an environment focused on the tour. I don't think he ever felt he needed to prove himself...but maybe found some self gratification out of doing the songs. Also it's a nice gesture to Axl to say your songs are important enough and good enough to be played along side Jungle, PC and other classics. this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINGTRADER Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I would prefer they only play one song from that album per show. And I wish it wasn't CD and Better. But if that is what was needed to get Slash back in the band, then I don't have a big problem with it. As long as the set list is rich with the old material, and not too many covers, I am fine with it. I would love for them to perform " Yesterdays" at some point. I know this is off topic, but I will repeat myself anyway, they need a new freaking drummer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 (edited) Edited April 10, 2016 by Towelie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapidfire Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I'm looking forward to him playing TWAT! His take on the CD songs so far are really interesting. Did expected him to play them, but not altering them! Was a cool surprise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Patience 4 Axl Posted April 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2016 If it weren't for "AFD5 mullet head purists" you would never have this regrouping in the first place. And if you think it was nuGNR fans who kept this band alive and relevant for the past 20 years, you're delusional. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Towelie Posted April 10, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2016 3 minutes ago, Patience 4 Axl said: If it weren't for "AFD5 mullet head purists" you would never have this regrouping in the first place. And if you think it was nuGNR fans who kept this band alive and relevant for the past 20 years, you're delusional. Bullshit. Plenty of GNR fans enjoyed Chinese. And even the fans that didn't aren't all like the knobheads who think GNR ended in 1989 when Steven Adler left. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINGTRADER Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 8 minutes ago, Patience 4 Axl said: I remember people telling me here the only reason I didn't like CD was because Slash wasn't on it. Well that theory has been blown out of the water. I will never like TIL, with or without Slash's contributions. Horrible song. He made the Better intro more tolerable but I'm still not a fan of the song, mainly because of the lyrics and vocals in general. CD was always just ok for me, I can take it or leave it, and would prefer anything from UYI played over it. I always did like TWAT and if there's one song I'd be open to him playing its that one. Just once anyway. Still think they have more than enough of their own material and don't need to play songs they had nothing to do with as a band. Totally agree. They should only play TWAT and Catcher. They are the only decent songs off that album, the rest is garbage. I always liked the demo of Catcher with Brian May on it. It would be interesting to hear what Slash would do to it. We need to listen to more of the songs the band wrote together. I want them to play them all throughout the tour. Perfect Crime, Dead Horse, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundOfAGun Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 11 minutes ago, Towelie said: I just wanna hear Slash do Shacklers Revenge now... I would be happy if I never heard that abortion ever again. A Slash solo can only do so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lies They Tell Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 1. Of course I'm pleased! I love CD. I'm not surprised either. Axl wouldn't have agreed to a reunion if CD material would have been ignored. 2. As a fan of Slash I love this. I always wanted to hear how the CD material would sound like with Slash's solos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 1 minute ago, SoundOfAGun said: I would be happy if I never heard that abortion ever again. A Slash solo can only do so much. Well it's a good job, because there's no way Slash could play that and do it justice. 2 minutes ago, SWINGTRADER said: We need to listen to more of the songs the band wrote together. Slash and Duff playing on This I Love is no different than them playing on November Rain or Estranged. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Jesus Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I loved Slash's dark intro and solo on better. Duff doing Bumblefoot's power down with his bass was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 5 minutes ago, Patience 4 Axl said: I remember people telling me here the only reason I didn't like CD was because Slash wasn't on it. Well that theory has been blown out of the water. I will never like TIL, with or without Slash's contributions. Horrible song. He made the Better intro more tolerable but I'm still not a fan of the song, mainly because of the lyrics and vocals in general. CD was always just ok for me, I can take it or leave it, and would prefer anything from UYI played over it. I always did like TWAT and if there's one song I'd be open to him playing its that one. Just once anyway. Still think they have more than enough of their own material and don't need to play songs they had nothing to do with as a band. Pretty much how I feel. I still think Better and This I love are god awful with or without Slash.. Not a fan of the lyrics or vocals.. Playing 3 songs was overkill but it was a long ass show. I always thought the song was Chinese Democracy was a pretty good song not sure if I can say Slash added anything one way or another to it. If I had a choice, I'd rather hear a real Guns N' Roses song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Jesus Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 1 minute ago, Lies They Tell said: 1. Of course I'm pleased! I love CD. I'm not surprised either. Axl wouldn't have agreed to a reunion if CD material would have been ignored. 2. As a fan of Slash I love this. I always wanted to hear how the CD material would sound like with Slash's solos. This I love was created back when the back when the band was still together in the 90s, not finished but started back then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINGTRADER Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, Towelie said: Well it's a good job, because there's no way Slash could play that and do it justice. Slash and Duff playing on This I Love is no different than them playing on November Rain or Estranged. Not sure if serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caught_in_a_Coma Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 They need to play Catcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lies They Tell Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Just now, Randy Jesus said: This I love was created back when the back when the band was still together in the 90s, not finished but started back then. I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINGTRADER Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 The only good thing about the TIL song is Slash's new solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caught_in_a_Coma Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, Towelie said: Slash and Duff playing on This I Love is no different than them playing on November Rain or Estranged. TIL was being working on originally during the UYI tour. So maybe you are right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Playing the CD songs really quells the nostalgia shakes for me. Bringing back Coma and DTJ also brings fresh air. It seems like a real band not a nostalgia reunion. I think the key to the live sound is Frank has cut loose and is giving the whole show a wildness which is different to the professional killers that the last line up was. Personality goes a long way. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Yes, I am very happy that the amount of CD songs doesn't seem to have been affected by old members rejoining the band. I hope they will continue to play more deep cuts from CD and every other GN'R record. Furthermore, I am happy with the performances, Slash's playing, Duff's attitude, and everything that is. I feared that this would be pure nostalgia, now I see the possibility of new music in the future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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