Do you like the meta-GNR references in their social media?

[niceguy]

GNR's tweets and status updates are rife with self-referencing terminology, which I find incredibly stupid and idiotic.

What do you think?

EDIT: For example, the latest GNR tweet is Some men (or in this case rags) you just can't reach. ah well, hasta la vista

This tweet references Civil War and also Terminator 2 (which had YCBM in it).

I find this to be stupid and childish.

Edited February 20, 2014 by niceguy

[Nosaj Thing]

Eh?

[GNRmello77]

i don't see an issue here, it's somewhat meant to be entertaining i guess and it doesn't bother me

[RussTCB]

If I could vote No twice on this, I would.

[niceguy]

One of the only other musicians whose social media I follow is Billy Corgan.

He has yet to tweet "Come to our show tonight, tonight! Don't stay home like a rat in a cage."

[Apollo]

If I could vote No twice on this, I would.

I agree.

Isn't this the type of stuff that new and upcoming bands do? Bands - and fans - that are still teenagers or in their early 20s? You imagine seeing that type of stuff with a Miley Cyrus announcement or a Justin Bieber tweet. But not in a message about a band full of 40 and 50 year old guys. It's ridiculous.

[DR DOOM]

I think it's embarrassing, like the "welcome to the jingle" shirts and what have you.

I don't have or follow twitter or any of that shit, but the stuff I see reposted here is cringemaking.

[magisme]

It's bad.

[Nosaj Thing]

It's boring.

[maynard]

DONT YOU TRY TO STOP THEM NOW!

[Cosmo]

It's ridiculous.

[alfierose]

I'm a bit indifferent to it. It's mostly silly word play but they probably do overdo it a bit, I suspect it's mostly due to the conundrum of having to maintain a social media presence but actually having very little to tweet about. Other similar artists post album updates, rehearsal photos, new photo shoots etc...sadly not much of this is at the disposal of GnR's social media gurus.

It will probably improve a bit once the tour kicks off, either that or they really do have a cheesy sense of humour.

[Chainsforalice]

I have to admit, i'm one that does this regularly and have actually traded tweets with gnr puns with gnr's twitter ><

[alfierose]

I have to admit, i'm one that does this regularly and have actually traded tweets with gnr puns with gnr's twitter ><

Shame on you. Go sit in the corner. ;-)

[Estranged Coma]

this reminds of that duff video someone posted where he says like "be patient" not reffering to the song and the crowd goes wild lol then he starts joking by doing it with other tunes.. i thought it was funny lol.. Ig they coulda just posted "fuk the rags"?

[Lio]

I wouldn't mind if I got what they were saying. But I hate statuses or tweets that are like enigmas and make you go 'huh?' If you have something to say, just say it. If you don't, then shut up.

[dalsh327]

Sometimes taking unrelated current events and tying them into GNR in some way get annoying. Axl seems like he has plenty to say when something's on his mind, and does it infrequently enough to be newsworthy.

[wasted]

Axl has said it's not always him

[niceguy]

I'm 100% sure Axl isn't the one making these tweets.

It smacks of amateurism, meaning Fernando or Del.

[Chuzeville]

This is cringeworthy, yes.

[itsprettytiedup]

Beta's fault

[ColdHeartBreaker]

it's light hearted.

It's the internet. Ffs.

[GivenToFly]

Whoever runs the GNR social media should be fired effective immediately (and, dare I say, executed by electric chair) for being terminally unfunny, absolutely useless at their job, belligerent, condescending, unprofessional, and for going on all those stupid fucking tangents that pop up in his head.

[maynard]

I know it's the internet, nothing needs to be taken too seriously. But if you compare the quality of GNR's social media to other bands'.... Yes, it's cringeworthy. The total lack of news/professionalism and the references, specially. Not surprised all this band can do is tour here and there. It's clear it's ran by brazilians.

[SeBaZ]

Better than hashtag tsunami