Billsfan Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 1 hour ago, auad said: Who cares? I do. The bands sobriety or lacktherof will likely decide whether or not I get out of bed in the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 (edited) Sound better as in playing better live? No... no one plays their instrument better while being wasted. Better songwriters? Who knows... some musicians get inspired by being on something, for others it doesn't make a difference, and some write their best stuff while being sober. Edited November 18, 2016 by EvanG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintari Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 (edited) 4 hours ago, DieselDaisy said: All their best stuff was made on drugs and booze just like The Stones, so it seems reasonable to presume so. Now, pies is their fuel. Most of that is coincidence. Just like the myth that song writers have "primes". The real answer as to why they don't seem to write their best stuff post 30 and clean is simply do to having used up all their bullets. Even the best song writers run out of ideas or simply expend their energy talking about things. Take Roger Waters for example. He wrote The Wall in his late 30's. Now how is that possible if musicians have "primes"? It's not. The reason he was able to do that was because he took creative control of Pink Floyd later in life due to Syd leaving. If a song writer starts writing his music in his 30's or 40's, sober, his best music will come out of him then. It has nothing to do with drugs or age. Edited November 18, 2016 by Nintari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 2 hours ago, EvanG said: Sound better as in playing better live? No... no one plays their instrument better while being wasted. Not really true that, especially in jam-orientated genre such as jazz, blues and stoner rock. I can even say from personally experience that I play better when I'm slightly drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, tsinindy said: Actually it's more reasonable to assume that in general rock and roll is a young mans game....most every iconic piece of rock history was created by individuals on the front half of their life span. Not the back end. And, to tie this all up in a pretty bow, substance abuse is typically more accepted and forgiving on younger individuals. i am certain had this band never existed until all members were 50 AFD would never exist. However, I am not certain it would not if you take substances out of the equation when it was created. Ultimately, I would contend the fountain of youth is as important if not more important in this scenario than drugs and alcohol. Yes and no. I'd agree about your prioritising of youth in rock n' roll, but most of GN'R's lyrical content (from their best era) is directly inspired by the drugs and alcohol, so here we have a scenario of the drugs and alcohol impacting itself on the content. 'Brownstone' and 'Nightrain' wouldn't have happened if they were a christian rock band, would they? Edited November 19, 2016 by DieselDaisy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Riggs Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 3 hours ago, Liquor & Whores said: except for Axl never a junkie nor alcoholic I wouldn't be so sure. He looks like he's been hitting the booze too much for the last decade or so. I wouldn't be surprised if he has a problem. Sometimes people develop alcoholism later in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorderlineCrazy Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I'm glad they're healthy now and Slash has improved a lot since getting clear. That said, I'd love to see Axl on coke performing Perfect Crime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WhazUp Posted November 19, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2016 A group of young guys who drink and do drugs while living on the streets with nothing to lose and looking for their place in life while writing music is raw and rock n' roll A group of middle-aged millionaires who drink and do drugs while living in their mansions with housekeepers/family is just sad 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Just now, WhazUp said: All their best stuff was made while they were young and had the fire and passion with nothing to lose. They just happened to be on drugs and booze as that happened But all of the lyrics are about drugs and booze (and loose women). They were not writing songs about sobriety, were they? Why is it so offensive to admit that an act's greatest stuff was fueled by and inspired by drugs? The jazz musicians were all on heroin. The psychedelic bands were inspired by LSD. Neil Young recorded Tonight's the Night drunk on tequila. He recorded On the Beach stoned on honey glides (cannabis fried with honey). And regardless, the Stones were not exactly whipper snappers, spring chickens, when they had their big heroin phrase and did Sticky Fingers and Exile! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 The time they grew up in, being young & cocky, and their circle of friends influenced AFD, but rock was a bigger part of pop culture at the time, and things were far less politically correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpax Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 No way. However...its unbelievable how good and perfectly structured the played the UYI Tour back then...Sure there were some spots where they had some flaws, but the intros and outros, the long tour itself, the UYI albums...all of them were top notch and at their prime when they were high as fuck... Its good that they are sober now. But Axl's soberness went in a very different sound of GnR -> CD. GnR lost very productive years because of Axl's ego...thats the main reason why GnR is pretty boring now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) I doubt they would make it on stage. They be like a band of Vince Neils on stage. I doubt it would sound better. They could do like a Tom Waites version of a GNR show. All of them lying on the floor with IV drips. I wish I was in a coma... Edited November 19, 2016 by wasted Coma guns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modano09 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 1 hour ago, maxpax said: No way. However...its unbelievable how good and perfectly structured the played the UYI Tour back then...Sure there were some spots where they had some flaws, but the intros and outros, the long tour itself, the UYI albums...all of them were top notch and at their prime when they were high as fuck... Its good that they are sober now. But Axl's soberness went in a very different sound of GnR -> CD. GnR lost very productive years because of Axl's ego...thats the main reason why GnR is pretty boring now... Axl wanted to do this, Slash wanted to do that, neither were willing to bend and they went their separate ways. How's it Axl's ego and not Slash's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RONIN Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Well, Slash would have a lot more stage presence with drugs/booze, but he'd probably drop dead on the first or second show. Duff is actually better now than he was before although him playing his bass guitar laying down while trying not to pass out is part of the devil-may-care spirit of original guns. But why stop there? Izzy would be better if he was still Stradlin' groupies and angry Axl who didn't self medicate with cake would also be far more interesting. Those days are gone. Take it for what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RONIN Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, DieselDaisy said: But all of the lyrics are about drugs and booze (and loose women). They were not writing songs about sobriety, were they? Why is it so offensive to admit that an act's greatest stuff was fueled by and inspired by drugs? The jazz musicians were all on heroin. The psychedelic bands were inspired by LSD. Neil Young recorded Tonight's the Night drunk on tequila. He recorded On the Beach stoned on honey glides (cannabis fried with honey). And regardless, the Stones were not exactly whipper snappers, spring chickens, when they had their big heroin phrase and did Sticky Fingers and Exile! Agreed but I suspect the '96 album would have moved past that subject matter into a more reflective area. The grunge era encouraged that kind of songwriting and the band themselves had largely cleaned up their act after the UYI tour. But it never happened that way and so Guns are frozen in time as a rebellious youthful band. 3/4 of UYI has its roots in the AFD era and the remaining 1/4 chronicles their descent into self-destruction following sudden fame. In a way, UYI is a perfect bookend to the original band and the AFD years. Edited November 19, 2016 by RONIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki_Sixx Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Guns N' Roses would sound a lot better now if it was REALLY Guns N' Roses, and not 3 guys with assorted nobodies. They would sound even more like their former selves if Axl stopped singing like Mickey Mouse, and started singing like he does in Axl/DC. Whether or not they would LOOK more like Guns N' Roses is a whole different issue ... If they start SOUNDING like Guns N' Roses again, and if they start LOOKING like a rock n' roll band again, then they can do all the drugs they want! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquor & Whores Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 15 hours ago, DexAxl said: Pff shut up he was heavy cocaine user until '87. oh really? now compare him to Slash's, Duff's or Adler's addictions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 13 hours ago, DieselDaisy said: Not really true that, especially in jam-orientated genre such as jazz, blues and stoner rock. I can even say from personally experience that I play better when I'm slightly drunk. I'm not talking about being tipsy, there won't be much lack of control when you've had a few beers, but no one will have more control over their instrument while being drunk. I'm sure some people out there are able to still sound pretty great even highly intoxicated, but it won't be as tight as when you're sober. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsinindy Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 14 hours ago, DieselDaisy said: Yes and no. I'd agree about your prioritising of youth in rock n' roll, but most of GN'R's lyrical content (from their best era) is directly inspired by the drugs and alcohol, so here we have a scenario of the drugs and alcohol impacting itself on the content. 'Brownstone' and 'Nightrain' wouldn't have happened if they were a christian rock band, would they? Fair enough So, we can agree both may be equally important? Or something along those lines? I can't imagine we may actually agree, but I think we might! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) Guns songs were very rarely directly about drugs though. Especially the big singles off AFD/UYI. Feel like drugs and the lifestyle were very important though. They weren't the only ones at all. A lot of bands did drugs, not all made great music. So maybe it's not just the drugs. Edited November 19, 2016 by wasted Hiv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double talkin jive mfkr Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 im pretty sure axl is the only one that still likes to get fucked up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, double talkin jive mfkr said: im pretty sure axl is the only one that still likes to get fucked up I think being fucked up in Axl's case is quite different from the way Duff and Slash used to get fucked up back in the days. Axl's idea of being "fucked up" now a days is probably more along the lines of him laughing a bit to much at Fernando joking about Bumbles beard or something after 3 beers and a shot of whisky. Edited November 19, 2016 by youngswedishvinyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double talkin jive mfkr Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 2 hours ago, youngswedishvinyl said: I think being fucked up in Axl's case is quite different from the way Duff and Slash used to get fucked up back in the days. Axl's idea of being "fucked up" now a days is probably more along the lines of him laughing a bit to much at Fernando joking about Bumbles beard or something after 3 beers and a shot of whisky. agreed i do think axl smokes a lot of weed, does lines, keeps it together and boozes a bit but somehow doesn't let himself get cracked out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) Axl has stated before that he never allowed himself to having an addiction. He simply doesn't allow it. Of course that's easier said than done, but it worked for him... when it comes down to alcohol and drug abuse, he has been the wisest of the bunch. He can still do something simple now as having a few beers without it being a problem. The other ones can't even do that anymore. Although there are junkies who manage to find the discipline of moderation even after a very bad addiction. John Frusciante, who was a terrible junkie in the mid 90s, managed to get away from the heroin but as far as I know of he still drinks and maybe smokes pot, but in a normal way. I guess the GnR guys are all or nothing kind of people. Edited November 19, 2016 by EvanG i kant spel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwalker19 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 The most idiotic question I've ever heard asked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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