Gnrcane

Please stop mentioning Axl's age, or at least minimize the number of references. Seeing his age pointed out makes me feel old even though I'm 14 years younger than he is. To your point, I think there is a higher likelihood of peace in the middle east than GNR releasing truly new music ever again.

You don't have to put a website on a URL to secure it. You just need to register the domain name and keep paying to renew it.

Maybe Axl's book of rants or something where they transcribe his stage rants with some sort of introductory chapter but I can see him doing an authorized biography.

Maybe they'll add a paid membership forum and Axl will interact on it?

The problem is that it is not financially sustainable to both provide the healthcare for people 65+ that leads to longer lifespans AND fund those additional years in retirement at the same time that population growth is slowing. The lifespan increase combined with slowing population growth combine to lower the ratio of elderly benefit recipients to taxpayers funding the benefits. At some point either you have to lower the benefits or raise the age to receive the benefits. You can't possibly "tax the rich" enough to avoid that choice. The third choice is to borrow more money to pay for the benefits but that has consequences in inflation. When social security was conceived, the life expectancy was much different. From Bing AI/Copilot: It was never envisioned for people to be collecting social security for decades which is not unusual now. It also wasn't envisioned for the birth rate to slow or so many labor tasks to be replaced by machines and other technology. When Social Security was enacted, elevators still had operators. Steven would work for weed AND peanuts but not just peanuts!

Too bad he didn't predict that there would only be one more Guns n' Roses studio album after UYI (2 if you count TSI) so that fans could have been prepared.

I about lost it before Nice Boys when Axl said that they get accused of doing too many covers. I guess the more things change the more they stay the same!

Regardless of what Axl did or didn't do, I don't understand how these sudden changes in statutes of limitations are legal. There is a clear prohibition against ex post facto laws in the US (and I assume all state's) constitution. If there was a 10 year (or whatever) statute of limitations when the act occurred, it isn't legal to change that and apply it retroactively.

Some parts yes but a lot of it Axl is singing notes that harmonize with the instrumentals. The chorus is "sung" on the album as are a lot of the lines like the "it's only for a while..." verses and the similar alternate lyrics verses as well as the slow parts. Todd talk sung the whole thing. My point isn't to criticize Todd. I'm glad Slash is performing DDM and Todd is providing decent vocal accompaniment. My main point is that Axl would be criticized by many if GNR did the song and he performed it the exact same way. Axl gets criticized for skipping words in the YCBM bridge and it is impossible to sing DDM at the album tempo without dropping some words for breath so he'd be criticized for that. I'm sure he'd also be criticized for "Mickey" on the "I know you don't wanna hear me cryin'..." part because he'd probably do that in the "clean" voice.

I'm a basketball fan and I've not watched more than 5 minutes of the WNBA combined since it started. Women's basketball is not the same as men's. They just don't have the strength and athleticism to do the things that make NBA basketball a "show." Most people don't watch basketball to see a perfect screen and roll execution. They watch because Lebron might tomahawk dunk over Giannis. That doesn't happen in the WNBA.

Yes, that was my point along with that if Axl performed DDM exactly the same way, this forum would be filled with critical posts. Todd also skips some words in order to have the breath to get the lyrics out just like Axl does in the live performances of the YCBM bridge and people negatively comment about that almost every show.

JBJ didn't seem like he could sing anything in any part of his range. Videos I've watched sounded like bad Karaoke. Axl doesn't sound like he did 30 years ago but at least a decent part of his range is recognizable. I'm not sure Axl's issues are the same. It might just be age related degradation and changing of the vocal chords, not necessarily damage.

I disagree. Most of Todd's delivery was basically talk singing like Axl does at the end of Coma and people always make negative comments about that.

While it is great to hear this played live because I love the instrumentals, listening to the full version, I'm not sure I'd say Todd really "sings" most of the song. Let's just say Axl would be criticized a lot if GNR did the song and Axl performed it like that. That said, I'd love for GNR to incorporate it into the set with Duff on vocals and maybe Melissa doubling up on the high parts. It's a great song and sucks that they've never performed it live. It is 100% impossible for one vocalist to sing it like it is on the record. Nobody has enough breath to sing through the length required with no breaks to breathe.

It isn't terrible but it isn't really "good" either. I guess it's OK. I don't think I'll be viewing it regularly. As for the song, it just hit me watching the video. It sounds like an Aerosmith album filler song with Axl doing guest vocals because of Steven Tyler's vocal chord issues.