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Way before Chinese Democracy was released there was a soundtrack to a John Carpenter movie called Ghosts of Mars. It has songs that combine elements of industrial, metal, rock, blues and movie scores. Buckethead and Robin Finck play on some of the songs. It isn't exactly like Chinese Democracy, but some of the songs are a bit similar to Oh My God, Rhiad and the Bedouins, Scrapped and Shackler's Revenge.

Never seen the movie, but the soundtrack is really enjoyable. At least in my opinion. 

I would kick a child for bitchen Gn'R tennis attire. No fucks given!

On 22.9.2018 at 5:24 PM, GnR Chris said:

Are you people serious? First, it's a charity event. Second, you all sound like dinosaurs whining about how bad another band is and how Duff is a sellout for playing with Chris Martin. Reminds me of high school where kids felt the need to pigeonhole themselves into certain genres. "I like rock. Rap sucks." lol

I don't know why you quoted me, because I specifically said I don't care either way. As in I don't care if he plays with Chris Martin or not. Maybe I wasn't clear enough or my post was poorly written. 

And personally, I think it's good to be open to different genres. 

Duff's Punk As Fuck -t-shirts were the last straw. Since then, to me, he has been a dinosaur and a sell-out. And that's his right, but can't take him seriously anymore. He seems a bit weasel-y these days. Like Slash. At least Axl's always been honest about himself being a bit of a dick.

But yeah, this? Don't care either way.

Well, that was a whole lot of nothing.

1 hour ago, jamillos said:

Guys, don’t be lame, she’s ok. I think Axl’s nailing her anyway.

 

I always thought Axl was nailing Slash. That would explain a lot.

16 minutes ago, Len Cnut said:

No, they've aged into philosophical quandry about being a wealthy isolated neurotic 40 something with a laundry list of grudges against the people in your life, how the hell is that more relatable?

Lyrics on CD are generally more open to interpretation than the lyrics on AFD. I don't know Axl's every thought behind every lyric on CD, so I interpret them based on what I have experienced, which leads to better relatability. The lyrics on AFD are pretty straight forward and my life don't revolve around those subjects so I relate to them less.

37 minutes ago, RussTCB said:

They already have for me since I liked Chinese Democracy more than AFD

Musically AFD still kicks ass, but the lyrics are losing their appeal the older I get. Sure, they are good and the melodies are great, but I just can't identify with them anymore like used to when I was younger. Lyrics on Chinese Democracy, on the other hand, keep getting more interesting as time goes by. They aren't about sex and partying and living on the streets, they are more timeless. Sure, there's some crap on CD too, but for the most part, in my opinion, these days CD has more interesting lyrics than AFD. Musically neither record dissappoints me, though. Feels like there's always something new to hear when listening to them.

So, I can see how one can think they have buried Appetite. For me, like I said, they are on par. But for most people, I think AFD will always be THE Guns N' Roses album. 

I would love to hear a new record that is a kind of mixture between AFD and CD.

All they need is Mick Mars and John Corabi to join them.

That Velvet Revolver gig in the original post is from 2007. They were on their way out then. But in 2005 they were on FIRE!

Can't really say which one is better, Guns in 2006 or VR in 2005. Gn'R has better songs and Axl was on the top of his game, but Velvet Revolver was new and exciting and they felt more like a cohesive band than Guns at the time.

But if I really had to... Guns.

I don't obviously know what he is up to, but he should release an instrumental album under his own name. Like a soundtrack to a non-existing movie. Would buy.

That cancer ward visit was a pretty cool thing to do.

37 minutes ago, El Guapo said:

Nice thread title!

There's not much left to enjoy about Guns these days. It's sad and pisses me off. It shouldn't, but it does. Duff, for example - punk as fuck? On a shirt with his name on it? And he agrees with something like this (topic)? It's disgusting, it just is. Fuck.

Those shirts are lame as fuck. Ugh. Always thought that at least Duff would be above that kind of shit, but no. He never seemed like a poser, but now, to me, he seems like the biggest poser of them all. I mean, "punk as fuck"? Get out of here.

Still dig the guy and love his musical contributions, though 

2 hours ago, donny said:

if there is anything at all remotely interesting to say about the next 2 years such as the tour will continue, a new guns album or a new ACDC album an icelandic newspaper will not be the first to hear about it.

Well... In 2015 we got confirmation that Slash and Axl were speaking from a Swedish TV interview, so anything is possible.

Very unlikely though.

1 hour ago, acor said:

Cons- Brand, sorry- band that calles itself GnR becomes more of a joke every each day...

Nah, brand is right too. Guns N' Roses have been a brand at least from 1991. That's what huge arena/stadium bands are. Brands. It doesn't automatically dilute the intergrity of the music or the musicians.

On topic:

Pros:

- Seeing them last year. Never thought I'd see Axl, Duff and Slash performing together. Hearing them play Coma was a dream come true.
- Duff and Slash playing Chinese Democracy songs. I love those songs to begin with, but they made them sound even better.
- Axl singing Slither and the symbolic meaning of it. Watching the latest video of it and seeing him really into it, is heart warming. (Also, kind of bittersweet. R.I.P. Scott Weiland.)

Cons:

- No new music.
- The cringey box set.

Scott on It's So Easy. He, in my opinion, sang it perfectly. His version of Patience was also really good.

I do like Axl's version of Slither, though. The chorus could be better, but then again, I kind of like it when he sings it higher. I don't know. Axl sounds ridiculously good with his low voice on the bridge before the last chorus.

We should mock those nerds who hang around on an eighties' hair metal band's internet forum everyday.

Oh...

Oh, wait...

9 minutes ago, AxlRoseCDII said:

Only Guns would be currently admist one of the world’s biggest reunion tours and have the members making solo albums as the tour is happening.

This ain't ya mama's rock'n'roll band!

New Guns tunes would be cool, but this will do. For now... 

3 minutes ago, RONIN said:

ITW would have been a cool song if not for that 70s porn groove. Sorry needs new lyrics. Mr. Buckethead is flawless on both songs though.

I love that porn groove. It's so wrong, but at the same time it's so good.

6 minutes ago, mr-fukaji said:

Halfway through the flight 90% of the passengers and staff are replaced

They are replaced before the take off.

Damn!

Watching this is like stepping into an alternative reality.

Oh, what could've been...

Axl sounds fucking great on Shadow of Your Love. At first I didn't really like the song at all, but thanks for these live videos it's starting to grow on me. It's just a fun, dumb, rocking song.

And Slither sounds really good too. Loving the fact that they are playing it.

Sure, there maybe a few kinks when it comes to the vocals, but you can't say that Axl and the rest of the band aren't motivated! 

18 minutes ago, scooby845 said:

What was Steven's reaction to Slither?

I did not have time to listen to it all...

Probably thinks Guns shouldn't play that song, because it's not a Guns N' Roses song, but would be happy to play that song, because he wants to honor Sorum, who Adler loves and who should've been part of the reunion although Adler plays the original songs better than him, so it should've been only the five original guys playing the Appetite and Lies stuff.

Throw in a few "scabs" and "I hate Axl, but I want to hug and kiss him."