Absolutely shocking performance by Dj Ashba in Buenos Aires

[nosidam]

Why the american GNR fans of the forum don't create an online petition, sent directly to the White House, demanding Ashba's IMMEDIATE deportation of the country and his departure of the band?

[Estranged Reality]

i'm not gonna give him shit for trying to improvise - lord knows improvisation is something these shows could benefit from at times - but the tone of his guitar is so shrill and that solo was...

And @ axl's pissed-off/what-the-fuck reaction. The way he walks out on stage and just stares at him is priceless.

[Nulla Lex Ink.]

Oh my God. That... That was horrible. I can't even think of how someone would come to the defense of this. I like a couple of DJ's solos, sure, but after hearing that, I am now fully convinced that he needs to stay away from songs that are not his and just leave this band. Him no longer being a member of Guns N' Roses will improve the band exponentially, even more so when Axl finally admits that he was no more than a "hired hand". One has to wonder, if Slash was a "cancer," then what the hell is DJ?

On the brighter side, at least Duff is still here, and Axl and Bumblefoot's reactions were hilarious. The shrug was just the cherry on top, honestly. Completely lost it there, and I'm not ashamed to admit to that.

[Pedrolg]

That solo is shitty. It's really, very shitty. It does not suit the music at all. It sounds like I do when I'm bored, take the guitar, abuse the drive and make shit, bored noise and pointless shit solos that do not fit anything and bother other people.

More shit soloing here (less shit, but hard turds are only slightly less unpleasant than diarrhea):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3PVjGa-cHw

Edit: Oh wait, there's more (4:27):

Edited April 8, 2014 by Pedrolg

[axlrod]

I think Axl likes it because DJ has been doing that since the start of this tour otherwise Axl would have been pissed off and you know what's next.

Axl forgot to whistle at 5:19 and that's all I guess.

Edited April 8, 2014 by axlrod

[wasted]

maybe axl isn't pissed off but interested, Ron looks appreciative.

[Pedrolg]

Axl, Bumblefoot and even Duff seem curiously intrigued, like a cat staring at a laser point trying to figure out what it is.

[Chris 55]

Some of you may not have noticed, but if you go to 6:06 and look closely, Axl and Bumblefoot are literally LAUGHING at Dj's shambolic attempt at a Patience solo (and not in a humorous "Same old Dj" sort of a way - but in a "Can this guy actually play guitar" sort of way):

It's like he tried to improvise a solo in an attempt at validating himself in the eyes of Duff. Axl stands there dumbfounded for a good 10 seconds.

Well, they weren't "laughing" in tha clip and Axl just sat there and watched. No dumbfounding going on. Way to drama queen up your post

Edited April 8, 2014 by Chris 55

[downzy]

i'm not gonna give him shit for trying to improvise - lord knows improvisation is something these shows could benefit from at times - but the tone of his guitar is so shrill and that solo was...

And @ axl's pissed-off/what-the-fuck reaction. The way he walks out on stage and just stares at him is priceless.

Yeah, at certain points during DJ's solos it sounds like he's playing a Moog synthesizer. It's any wonder if his guitar tech is deaf.

I generally don't give DJ a hard time because he seemed like a decent guy when I talked with him a few years ago. And I did enjoy The Ballad of Death. But it's getting tougher to defend this guy. I always disliked Robin, so anyone other than him was fine by me.

I do agree that the band really should scale down and operate with just two guitars and a bass. If DJ is such a great composer, let him be a studio guy. But I think enough is enough with the stage act.

[Pedrolg]

Tbh, many of the notes in his solo are off the music's tone. Thise are mistakes that even a fairly skilled musician would not make unless under the influence of something.

[SlashisGOD]

Where's Huge?

I said this on a different thread, but he can't play the Patience solo in any damn way imaginable. And Axl called Slash the cancer...

Edited April 8, 2014 by SlashisGOD

[feconroses]

You know it's bad when on a GNR forum, 99% of the posts, states that the main GNR guitar player sucks.

IMO it wasn't THAT bad. It was just sloppy, live rock music isn't supposed to be perfect.

[smokingarthur]

This has to be a joke....? Sweet Jesus..........

It's great to see Axl and Duff together, Axl has definitely brought his game way up. But DJ is just fucking gross. This guy cannot play guitar.

[IncitingChaos]

He did it in Lubbock except Axl was looking over his shoulder when he did it. Axl actually congratulated him for playing into the feedback. I think he was being sarcastic bc he walked away laughing.

Point is this isn't new. Axl, I think is always shocked at how he messes this up.

[stratus]

Do you remember when Robin used to sound pretty awful? 2006 came along and he looked and sounded like another person; the guy was playing amazingly well. DJ has never reached round 2. The "I will make it look like I am Slash" doesn't help either.

[Scumcat Esq.]

You know it's bad when on a GNR forum, 99% of the posts, states that the main GNR guitar player sucks.

IMO it wasn't THAT bad. It was just sloppy, live rock music isn't supposed to be perfect.

You might also want to check out his performance of Better, November Rain, Paradise City... I don't insist though.

[Nosaj Thing]

DJ Ashba, the cancer of this line-up. The worst sober guitarist that ever existed.

I mean, how fuckin' lame you gotta be to fuck up PATIENCE? When I was 12 I could play Patience and I suck at playing guitar.

[bumblerose]

Fuck it keep stinson on bass and put duff on rhythm and get rid of dj. Maybe fortus will then get the chance to show off his soloing skills

[Powerage5]

DJ Ashba Disaster, Part 1.

[bacardimayne]

DJ Ashba Disaster, Part 1.

Part 1 was his TIL solo at Taipei 2009, his very first GNR show.

[ZoSoRose]

DJ ususally is pretty good, especially on old material. Sounds like it was a one- off bad night

[sweetness]

Axl didn't sound that bad

[ThinkAboutYou]

That Axl dance is all that's left to do

[EvH]

"It's like, how much worse could DJ sound? And the answer is none...none more worse."

He would sound even worse in Doubly.

[Scumcat Esq.]

Axl didn't sound that bad

Now that we've finally found a new scapegoat, nobody cares.