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I'll be in Vienna as well

Looking through these pictures, it seems Erin's youngest daughter is a clone of Erin. Incredible.

I also wonder how Axl feels about Slash hanging out with his ex-wife and her children...

2 minutes ago, StoneTempleRoses said:

I honestly don't get what all the fuss is about. He did basically the same setlist with a couple added songs one being riff raff which we already heard with GN'R. He sounded great yes but he was seated the whole time and ACDC isn't like the most entertaining band by a long shot. It's just 2 guys really the singer and Angus. It was super cool but people saying it's better than any GN'R show especially if they are GN'R fans first is just stupid. I watched the whole thing on periscope as well.

Agreed. Axl was great tonight and I'm glad it went well, and I even have tickets for the AC/DC show in Vienna, but I'm already waiting for this whole AC/DC thing to be over.

I'm a GnR fan, not an AC/DC fan, and I want to have great concerts, interviews, new music etc with GnR and nothing else.

I'm not the biggest fan of this AC/DC project, but I love that Duff and Slash are showing their support.

(And I love that Duff is also watching the livestream )

12 minutes ago, nn18 said:

For some reason this warms my heart, I don't know why. I feel like he's supporting Axl or something 

But I guess I'm just too romantic and emotional....

No, I agree. I think it's sweet as well  

Very nice of Slash and certainly a good sign imo.

10 minutes ago, Kira said:

Izzy is just loving the internet since he discovered it huh?  lol

Yeah, it sure seems that way

Although towards the end of the video, the guy does start talking about how everything starts to stuck once greed and power plays come into it, whether it's sport, music or anything else. Another hidden message? Get on it, CSI:GNR

23 minutes ago, Blake Sabbath said:

Remember those shots of Izzy skating the bowl in Brazil?

He loves carving it up!

Those were cool.

^ Yes, you're right. I remember seeing some pictures of that shoot with his watermarks on them.

As for Slash and Duff, I really hope it doesn't bother them and that they're happy for Axl and everything, but I'm a tiny bit skeptical. I can already see Slash writing another book in 10 years and going "All things considered, I already realized that this reunion was not going to work right from the start, when Axl decided AC/DC was more important to him than our own band..."

11 hours ago, Kira said:

lol, I totally agree.  I like your avatar too, I haven't seen that picture in a long time.  It was one of the stupidest "Metal Edge" photo shoots that GnR ever did!  lol

Lol thanks. It's one of my favorite photo shoots. It's completely ridiculous, but also kinda adorable. And charmingly homoerotic.

Anyway, Axl sounds great in these rehearsal/sound check videos and I'm glad because I recently bought a cheap ticket for the concert in Vienna from a disgruntled AC/DC fan. I had no intention of going originally, but what the hell, once in a lifetime opportunity and all that.

At least I hope it's a once in a lifetime opportunity because I'm one of those not exactly thrilled about the whole AC/DC thing and I hope it doesn't turn into anything more permanent. The one thing I would want more than anything is new music by Axl, Slash, Izzy and Duff. Not endless greatest hits tours with two bands at once.

Ain't it fun is one of my favorite things they've ever done. I love that one. The rest on that album... not so much.

Also, it's probably not as simple as "In case Adler can't keep it together, let's just use another drummer". Have you ever considered what potentially comes after Adler can't keep his shit together (the chances of which are pretty high)? Lawsuits and business problems, that's what. Axl himself said a couple of years ago that working with Steven Adler again would be a legal nightmare waiting to happen. And he's probably right, considering how Adler (and his mother) have acted in the past.

Axl, Slash and Duff probably don't want to spend any more time on legal battles if they can avoid it. They've already been through that with Steven and even with each other. I bet they're sick of it.

And on a personal level, Adler also has the potential to disrupt the tentative new-found truce/friendship between Axl/Slash/Duff. He doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut and has no tact or subtlety whatsoever.

Thank you for posting that! Going by the quotes below, it really doesn't sound like Duff and Slash want to be involved with Steven in any way. Slash doesn't even want to go out for dinner or coffee with him. And Duff was/is pissed at him and disappointed? It's hard to even imagine that considering what an easy-going, sweet guy Duff normally is. And that interview is from September, so pretty recent actually. I wouldn't bet on Slash's and Duff's feelings towards Steven having changed all that much since then. Especially since the interview makes it seem as if Steven recently disappointed Slash again only in February.

1 hour ago, BOSSY78 said:

"I love those guys, and I always will, but Duff, he doesn't think I'm cool," Adler said. "He doesn't think I'm a cool guy. This is what people tell me. And he doesn't think I'm cool and that I'm not that great of a drummer. And Slash, he doesn't believe that I have 21 months and 21 days sober. He doesn't believe it."

He went on to say: "They don't think I'm cool and they don't think I can play drums that great and they don't think I'm sober. Duff, he has a right, in a way, but, like I said, he forgets where he came from too. But we did do some shows [together] in Japan [in 2013], and Duff invited [Steven's current band] ADLER to come down, and I was still drinking then. And the second I got to the airport, I made a beeline for the bar, and I just started doing shots of Jäger. And the whole trip I was sick and I was just a mess. And, you know, Duff's sober and he's very judgmental and forgetful of where he came from. And he was just so bummed and pissed at me. I mean, the playing part, the shows when we actually were performing, that went all right, but everything else… So I kind of ruined it and gave him the excuse to be able to say, 'Well, he's not cool and he's not that good.'

1 hour ago, BOSSY78 said:

According to Adler, he is still in contact with Slash, but he hasn't been able to convince the guitarist to meet with him in person for quite some time. "I'm always trying to get [Slash] to go to Crossroads, this vegan restaurant," Adler said. "I [tell him], 'Get your girlfriend and come meet me and my wife over… And John 5 [ROB ZOMBIE]. I say, meet me and John 5 and Rita over at Crossroads for brunch or dinner.' [And he writes back] 'Ehh, I can't. I'm working.' I'm going, 'You've gotta be home way more than that. Just come meet with me. Let's go have a cup of coffee.'"

Never before has DJ been so popular on this forum

Also, Axl is still one insane motherfucker, it seems. I can totally see what DJ is saying as being true. It's just so... Axl

1 hour ago, StrangerInThisTown said:

Slash has recorded with him on his 2010 album though. Also slash has said if there ever was to be a gnr reunion, it would have to be done right with the original guys, so maybe slash did indeed state that to Axl as his criteria for rejoining that in the long run he aims to have Steven and maybe even Izzy back in the fold. But all things considered, we appear to know fuck all yet again 

True. I guess this is what one gets for being a fan of such a ridiculous band

Also, I wouldn't be too sure about Slash being all for having Steven back. I distinctly remember Steven whining about Slash avoiding and ignoring him nowadays. I also remember seeing an interview with Slash where he called Steven an idiot or moron or something like that (and not in a joking, affectionate kind of way). And of course they also chose Sorum over Steven for VR, because Steven was/is a mess. Plus, Slash seems pretty friendly with Frank. All things considered (), it doesn't sound like Slash's desperate to have Steven around.

16 hours ago, Gun Shy Assassin said:

Fernando looks really cool in that picture. Is he part of Axl's security force?

Cool?! I was thinking the exact opposite...

Anyway, Axl is mostly fine. If he lost a bit of weight and grew his hair out a bit longer, he'd look quite good for his age. And I think it's cute how he's crusing around with his scooter, but agree that he seemed a little out of it/medicated. Might just annoyed by the paps though or something.

9 minutes ago, CardinalGunner said:

And he has writing credits, does nice background vocals, can play all the material without question, is definitely sober.   Plus the man just oozes punk rock.   Duff is awesome. 

Steven has a nice swing on the AFD album, but I don't see him as a major upgrade to Frank nor do I see him as someone who can be counted on.

Exactly. Comparing Duff to Steven is absolutely ridiculous.

Duff is absolutely necessary and a key part in this whole thing, Steven is mostly just a risk.

58 minutes ago, killuridols said:

I love him so much!!! Have a safe trip Axl and rock on!

Axl's hair is strangely blond/white/even grey? most of the time in that video 

I'm pretty happy about it. The only thing that could make it better would be Izzy also joining up. Either replacing Fortus or even as a third guitar player, I don't even care anymore.

The Matt Sorum worshipping by certain people in this thread    Sorum didn't write any songs on the UYI albums, he played on them. And he certainly wasn't what saved the band or made them what they are. Any half-way competent drummer could have replaced Adler. Izzy, Axl, Slash, Duff and arguably Adler made GnR what they were and only them making it to the UYI era in the first place was what allowed the band's continued success.

Also, who the fuck cares about the RRHOF?! It's a useless, ridiculous institution and being inducted clearly doesn't mean shit if you look at who was inducted and who wasn't over the course of history. They even inducted Dizzy.

As for Fortus: I don't see anything wrong with Axl saying some kind words to a guy who has stuck by him for a long time. Considering what a difficult douchebag Axl is, not many people do that and I'm sure Axl appreciates the loyalty.

Would I like to have Izzy back instead of Fortus (I don't give a shit about any of the drummers, old or new)? Hell yes, I would. I would love nothing more than to have Izzy back with the other three.

But people forget a few important things: Izzy hasn't been with the band for a long time and has never been part of the partnership. It was Axl, Slash and Duff who have dealt with the day do day work of running this band  for decades now. This kind of does make them more entitled to be running this thing in whichever way they want. Izzy seems to disagree and possibly demands equal treatment as the other 3 guys. In my heart, I kind of side with Izzy, but I also see where the other 3 are coming from. Maybe Izzy could legally enter into the partnership again or something?

Also, and I think this is a very important point, this whole hybrid-line up allows Axl to save face. Axl is one sensitive motherfucker and I think he would never agree to a reunion of the original line-up just like that. It would have automatically invalidated everything he did in the years after the break-up. But having a handful of his own (nu gnr) people still there, and only Slash and Duff joining? It makes it seem like just another version of the monstrosity that this band has become. This is also why they play CD songs. It acknowledges what Axl did while he was on his own. Pretty nice of Slash and Duff to do that.

So basically, I'm just really glad that there was a way of getting at least a partial reunion. Having Slash and Duff back is better than I ever hoped for and Richard and Frank are pretty unobtrusive and easy to ignore. If a hybrid-line up is what it takes to get 3 out of 4 of the most important GnR members back together again, then so be it. Stop bitching and enjoy what we have. And who knows, in time we might even get Izzy back.

Yeah, Izzy is wearing the same shirt and  pants as in the first picture there. And has the same weird hair (looks kinda like dreadlocks or something). Definitely an old pic then.

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"When Axl was venting about Slash, Duff was able to help him see things through Slash's eyes."

This is what I was hoping for ever since Duff started hanging out with Axl again.

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 "Duff was somehow able to finagle Slash to sign off on that. Soon after that Axl signed off on one for Slash for Live at the Roxy. That was a sign of some kind of truce."

Sometimes all it takes is for someone to take the first step into the right direction. Good on Duff for convincing Slash to be the bigger man.

All hail King Duff!