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  1. Same. I think Slash has zero interest in doing VR-it seems like he's the one who pulled the plug on it, seems to enjoy working with Myles, and I'm not sure they would play much bigger venues than he's playing in now, if at all.
  2. I'm ready for this, I wasn't the biggest fan of the albums with Myles, but I'm watching the concert footage that is up and really digging it. I even went back and listened to Speed Parade a few times from Snakepit.
  3. I'm 51, and had never heard of The Replacements, or Tommy, before he joined the band. (Same with Moby although he wasn't in the band) and Buckethead. I remember buying Moby's Animal Rights, when the rumor that he was going to produce Chinese Democracy was going around, just to get an idea of where they might be going. Years later Play came out, and became one of my favorite albums of all time. It got me thru the death of a friend. It's weird where the GNR universe takes you.
  4. Agree with a lot of this-even aside from grunge, by the mid 90's, radio was dominated by stuff Collective Soul, Gin Blossoms, Bush, Oasis. The rock station in Cleveland at the time went totally alternative and never played GNR
  5. I think this was during the ending credits of the Making of the Estranged video I had on VHS, Slash and Duff called Teddy Zig Zag on the phone and tried to get him to come out drinking or go to a strip club (I can't remember which), Teddy said no, they still tried pleading to no avail-they ended the call, and I think Slash said something like "this shows what few friends we really have" lol
  6. I was 21 in 1993, and I think this is a very fair take on how they were at the time. Were they still selling albums around 92, 93 and stadiums? Yes, but they didn't feel like a cool band anymore. Pearl Jam and Nirvana were playing shows as stripped down bands, where GNR had the horn section, backup singers, Teddy Zig Zag, Axl changing outfits uring shows. I always sensed anyone younger than me in the 90's had zero interest in them. MTV was Smashing Pumpkins, STP, R.E.M. People were kind of sick of GNR. They put out too many videos and singles, by the time Dead Horse came out, you could sense the run was done-there wasn't much interest in TSI? It would have been interesting to see what they would have put out in '96 or '97 but I think it would have sold like an Aerosmith or Bon Jovi record at the time-people who were younger when Appetite and the Illusion records came out had moved on in life. I still think they dropped the ball not releasing something in 2002-they had been away, and people were ready for them again-hence the Spin Magazine "What the world needs now is Axl Rose".
  7. His early solo stuff is good, Pawnshop and the Hangover-the Col Parker album was excellent, and I was one of a few people I think that really enjoyed the Rockstar Supernova album
  8. I was a member of the GNR Fan Club in '94, I remember they used to send out a newsletter every so often, and one had a quote from Duff saying something like "Don't believe the bullshit, we are working on new songs", or something like that. I know he has a writing credit for Beggars and Hangers On, which of course became a Snakepit song, but I'd love to hear what else they worked on before things imploded
  9. I agree with this-it felt like a different band in a lot of ways, I know casual fans basically tuned out anything with NUGNR, but I was ok with it. I used to go on HTGTH every day looking for updates, or chatting with people. It kind of died off there after CD was released, some people I talked with haven't logged on in 10 plus years
  10. Rock in Rio 2001. MTV 2002-I still love it-I know people hated it-also seeing them in 2002 in Detroit, my first GNR concert. 2002 was just such a magical time for me with the band-I had so much hope they were going to put out multiple albums lol. No regrets. The journey of Chinese Democracy was so much fun. And frustrating lol
  11. I met him before one of his shows at a private house 4 or 5 years ago, I paid extra for the "drinks with Tommy", or whatever it was. He did mention wanting some of his songs back from Guns. I didn't want to ask too many GNR questions, did ask about Roy Thomas Baker (I remember reading somewhere he didn't like him)-confirmed he hated him lol. He didn't hold back. Hated him as a producer.
  12. The Pumpkins comparison was always the one for me-it was interesting to see 2 really big bands go down to one original member and still play to big crowds. I know there are smaller bands playing clubs and stuff probably down to one member, but Pumpkins and Guns did it while still on top. I admire the way Billy always puts out a ton of music to this day
  13. Loved VR, anyone remember years ago the rumor that someone asked Axl about Contraband, and he said something like "I wish I could have produced it"-probably never said it, but if true I always wondered if it was a jab at the record or if he really liked it. I do think he was probably an STP fan. Still shocked they did Slither. Glad I got to hear it at least once, was really good in person
  14. This was around the time Scott Weiland had suspected, or was paranoid about a GNR reunion, if I'm not mistaken. Velvet Revolver was slowly falling apart, even though they did put Libertad out. I think Duff put a lot of effort into Loaded, and when that maybe didn't do as well as expected, he probably made an effort to get back into GNR. I am a bit surprised he dosen't talk to Axl, but Ive been at a job for over 20 years, and there are people who you work with for years that leave, and you never hear from them again-it happens. I did buy the latest Cowboys in the Campfire, it's pretty good. Tommy is right near the top for solo albums from former members for me
  15. It might be a bad song, but being in the music business for 40 years has nothing to do with putting out better material-I think we can all bring up examples of bands who have been around forever that have put out bad releases in the last 5 years or so. Many artists dont necessarily get better with time-I loved Pawnshop Guitars, but each Gilby record declined in quality as time went on for me.
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