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Old_school_gnr_fan

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  1. Axl was truly an icon of rock during the late 80’s/early 90’s, but it seemed as though he was self sabotaging himself through his behavior. There were people I knew who said they wouldn’t listen to GN’R anymore because of the Manson t-shirt and hidden song on TSI. Finally got to the point where no one in the original band could stand to be around him.

    So yes, it’s great to have the Axl we have now, it’s just unfortunate that he couldn’t bring himself to reach out and make amends with Slash until 2015. His best days as a vocalist were already fading before then.

    I’d be the first in line for Axl’s autobiography, should he ever choose to write it. 

  2. I think Axl's track record with women back then speaks for itself. This is the same Axl who used Steven Adler's girlfriend to record an actual sexual encounter for "Rocket Queen".

    However, I don't think it's right for charges to be brought up 34 years later, the woman had plenty of time to file a suit before now. This whole #metoo movement is really sketchy. Seems like an invitation for a woman, or man in some instances, to take a consensual sexual encounter, and claim rape/sexual assault years later. There are probably divorced women who have used this against their former husbands just in an attempt to ruin their reputation.

  3. It's an Axl Rose solo record.

    Robert Plant didn't release solo records and call it Led Zeppelin, Don Henley didn't release solo records and call it The Eagles, Mick Jagger didn't release solo records and call it The Rolling Stones.

    Gotta have more than one original member on an album, otherwise it's a solo record.

    For what it's worth, Chinese Democracy has a few bright spots like There Was A Time and Catcher In The Rye, but otherwise it's generally a letdown. I haven't listed to the full album in about ten years.

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  4. 46 minutes ago, Trin9498 said:

    Hate to be negative but I think the general blows. Listen to a song like Don’t Damn Me then listen to the General. The “muse” never came back after the split….

    I’m not finding much to like about The General, either. It just sounds noisy. I could never stand that industrial rock from the late 90’s/early 2000’s. Why Axl is still trying to make it work in 2023 is a question that only he could probably answer.

    I sure hope after all these Chinese Democracy era songs are done with, they get back to the AFD sound that made them overnight sensations all those years ago.

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  5. I dunno, it seems like Taylor Swift---who we must acknowledge is the most popular music entity on Planet Earth---can get her version of '1989', with multiple alternate covers, out on time. I got an email from the Taylor Swift store stating that the alternate cover I bought for my daughter for Christmas shipped today.

    Maybe that's why the "Perhaps" single is delayed--they ran out of vinyl to fulfill the orders for Taylor Swift :thumbsup:

  6. I get the feeling there's going to be an announcement either ahead of or during these two shows. I'd like to think it would be for an EP release in time for Christmas, or the band taking an extended break from touring. Not necessarily a farewell, but some time for everyone involved to get some personal time away from the tours of the last three years.

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