Słash Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 So why hasn't anyone posted the clips by the same guy which clearly sound like someone is Imitating Axl. Check this out, no way that is Axl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Those sound like Axl to me too.. The last 2 anyway... The first one sound like it could be him singing with someone.. Or someone using a voice modifier to sound like him. The phrasing and delivery sound very much like Axl to me. Not saying it is him but if it isn't, someone is doing a damn good job at impersonating him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooshka Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 It's been too many years of this bullshit. Wake me when there's real music actually being released and promoted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrolg Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 There is no way to know. We're on the fence, with most leaning towards it not being GNR - on the fence is where GNR put us with the whole reunion thing before it became official. Releasing a few snippets via a totally random and leaving us guessing and speculating falls somewhat in line with GNR latest promotion strategies, with the reunion, the Troub show etc. Who the hell knows? Someone said that there is no way TB would allow leaks via a random somewhat unknown producer, but maybe they did because nobody would really believe GNR would leak a few songs via a random producer's Instagram. It is not impossible, even though it's not likely. Guitar work sounds very Slash-like, but then again, the guy is a professional Slash impersonator. The voice is extremely Axl to me, but it's an Axl we haven't heard since 2010, perhaps even earlier. That nasal component to his voice is absolutely gone these days, even on his brilliant Axl/DC performances. The closest he gets to it is the voice he sings CD with, or the "And please remember..." bit in Don't Cry. Maybe those can sound like this in the studio. Anyway, I guess we have to wait and see, but I wouldn't bet on those being really GNR right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitha_whiskey Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 This singer seems to kinda be a one trick pony though. He sounds like Axl but he sounds basically the same on every clip. Whereas the real Axl is a man of many many voices. But the voice he is using does sound a lot like Axl. As do the lyrics and delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jekylhyde Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 That's not Axl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Just by hashtagging #Axlrose #GNR #Slash doesn't means its actually GNR. Today if I dress as Slash and write #Slash, it doesn't means Im Slash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 1 minute ago, Oldest Goat said: IT DOES! HI SLASH! Btw are you the oldest goat in New Zealand or in the whole world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 No way that's Axl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jettesnel Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 41 minutes ago, Slash787 said: So why hasn't anyone posted the clips by the same guy which clearly sound like someone is Imitating Axl. Check this out, no way that is Axl. The last tone on the first sentence in the first clip must be Axl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I'm going with no Axl here. Not even sure the poor guy has had time to lay down any vocals unless this is coming from 2015. one of the tracks sounds like an Oh My God style song, and I don't see Axl revisiting that style. I think he'll slow it down a tad for new material to ensure he can perform the music as he ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 The guitar solo is Slash's style but with a different tone. That's not Guns... c'mon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitha_whiskey Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 23 hours ago, Archtop said: He wrote a song called Lucid Illusions, the write up. "Guitarist and composer Stephen Chesney delivers an unabashed and unashamed nod to Vintage style Guns N' Roses and Slash himself. Written and recorded to showcase the Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Slash APH-2 signature pickups" He is using the hashtags on his instagrams as a publicity ploy, coming across as a bit of a fanboy! Again folks- this from a couple pages back settles it if you ask me. It's what this guy has done before: record new songs that he wants to sound exactly like Guns. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Did anyone with Instagram here actually try just hitting up this guy on IG with a message linking him this thread? Probably worth a shot, he'll maybe even admit that it's not GNR just to promote his own work here since he will see people here are interested in his work and want to know more about it. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Slash787 said: So why hasn't anyone posted the clips by the same guy which clearly sound like someone is Imitating Axl. I think someone posted them some pages back. These sound less like Axl than the "if you can see me" clip imo (but the guy says that the others are recorded from his i-phone). I agree with people who say that Axl's 2016 voice wouldn't sound like that. But it's possible that some CD leftovers have recorded vocals from years ago. Edited September 4, 2016 by Blackstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archtop Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) I think @emybdc was going to, do not know if she got a reply......emy? Edited September 4, 2016 by Archtop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludurigan Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 1 hour ago, Tom-Ass said: I just shrugged these of as fakes without listening to them until just now.. This clip does sound like Axl and Slash to me.. Can't say I really like it but it sounds like them.. It sounds like Slash playing over a NuGnR leftover... The vocals effects seem straight out of Oh My God... All copy and pasted and shit. The other clip of the solo sounds like Slash to me as well. I don't hear ant Back in there either.. The thing that makes me skeptical is that they would allow that to be tweeted out. I was 100% sure it was axl but right now i am convinced its CHAD ATKINS if you listen to his clips on the tribute band a few pages back you will see how he can emulate axl during some pieces and seconds of the songs. In a live environment you take 5 seconds to know it is NOT axl, but, like someone said before in this thread, in a studio controlled environment, the guy can sing as many takes as he wants and just select those that sound exactly like axl to make matters worse, there is a second "you can see me" clip which has like 1 or 2 extra seconds and you can see that the song changes and becomes SHIT, including the vocals what a waste! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Maybe this is the way. Fed up with waiting for lazy bollocks to make a record? Make your own! Just record your own, emulating the vocal delivery of Axl and instrumentation of Slash. It's guaranteed to turn out better than Chinese regardless. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emybdc Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 55 minutes ago, Archtop said: I think @emybdc was going to, do not know if she got a reply......emy? I've messaged both Stephen and Chad, none of them replied. It's pretty safe to say it's not gnr at this point. Bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live Like a Suicide Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 39 minutes ago, ludurigan said: I was 100% sure it was axl but right now i am convinced its CHAD ATKINS if you listen to his clips on the tribute band a few pages back you will see how he can emulate axl during some pieces and seconds of the songs. In a live environment you take 5 seconds to know it is NOT axl, but, like someone said before in this thread, in a studio controlled environment, the guy can sing as many takes as he wants and just select those that sound exactly like axl to make matters worse, there is a second "you can see me" clip which has like 1 or 2 extra seconds and you can see that the song changes and becomes SHIT, including the vocals what a waste! Can you link the second clip? Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) 6 minutes ago, emybdc said: I've messaged both Stephen and Chad, none of them replied. It's pretty safe to say it's not gnr at this point. Bummer. You didn't tell him or link him about this thread though right ? Someone should try, I mean if you just ask Hey is this GNR of course he's not gonna answer. Edited September 4, 2016 by StrangerInThisTown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emybdc Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 43 minutes ago, StrangerInThisTown said: You didn't tell him or link him about this thread though right ? Someone should try, I mean if you just ask Hey is this GNR of course he's not gonna answer. No, I didnt! Just asked them if they could say anything about those clips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludurigan Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Live Like a Suicide said: Can you link the second clip? Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live Like a Suicide Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 3 hours ago, ludurigan said: Thanks. It sounds like the part afterwards is the 'patronize' line which is in another clip without any background instrumentals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRfan2008 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 8 hours ago, IncitingChaos said: I'm going with no Axl here. Not even sure the poor guy has had time to lay down any vocals unless this is coming from 2015. one of the tracks sounds like an Oh My God style song, and I don't see Axl revisiting that style. I think he'll slow it down a tad for new material to ensure he can perform the music as he ages. My take on it is that you know Axl when you hear it. These clips sound like imitations to me. Checkmate is an example where it was 100% Axl, no doubt about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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