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On 9/17/2021 at 1:36 AM, Voodoochild said:

Youtube algorithm suggested me videos of people trashing the song. There's even one video of a guy saying he "fixed" the song (he posts guitar videos). I didn't bother to watch anything, even though I don't love the track.

I hate that "I fixed this song for you" -attitude on those videos. I mean, if you want to do a cover version with more guitar, different arrangement, different emphasis on the mix or whatever, then awesome! F'N'™ great! But trashing the song and  "fixing" it? Like, you know better than the band who wrote song? Why don't you write an original song and put your money where your mouth is? 

Sorry for the rant

2 minutes ago, Sweersa said:

Is Frank really even that bad? I'm no drummer, and would prefer Brain, but just wondering if Frank really is as bad as some imply, from a technical standpoint. He sounds good on the 2008 album, and good enough at the live shows I've attended. 

I don't think he is bad, but from what I understand he plays (or played) differently than what Duff and Slash were used to and maybe vice verse. I guess the band does sound a bit more cohesive and swagger-y now with slower tempos compared to pre-Covid tour 

41 minutes ago, Scream of the Butterfly said:

So he's matured up to the point where "grab her by the pussy" is no longer edgy n' cool but "pussy full of maggots" still is?

Baby steps, baby steps...

These two phrases don't really compare. Other one is about exploiting one's position of power to degrade women in real life situations and other one is lyrics.

14 hours ago, GnR Chris said:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/guns-n-roses-melissa-reese-interview-1003943/

Thank for posting this! It's an interesting read. I always love to read about musicians' backgrounds and how they get/end up doing what they do. 

Melissa is obviously really talented. And needed. Playing stadiums and arenas warrants for a little boost on making the overall sound a bit bigger. In my opinion, anyway. If they were playing clubs it would be a different story.

2002 Axl

2006 Axl

2009 Axl
 

2 hours ago, jamillos said:

I'm afraid the bigger half of the crowd has never heard of it. 

What?! Are you telling me that there are tens of thousands of people attending these concerts who haven't heard of an obscure 20 year old unreleased Guns N' Roses demo?

Absurd! 

15 hours ago, LunsJail said:

I don’t think Axl’s mental health was in a place to pull off tours in 2002. When he says he was “sick”, that can mean a variety of things. I also firmly believe he has gone on medication since then.

This all pure speculation of course, but I think he dealt with some serious mental health issues, on and off, between the late 90's and early 2000's. I mean, I've dealt with things like that, as have many others, so you can kind of read between the lines that his behavior (not getting anything done, no clear direction with anything, being "flakey", being bitter and angry, being late to everything, procrastinating etc.) at the that time is a classic example of someone having mental health issues.

That doesn't fully excuse him, but it does explain some of it. I mean, suddenly becoming one of the world's biggest rockstars and having insane amounts of money must fuck up your head. Especially when you're sensitive and a tad volatile to begin with. Add having your relationships with your spouses and bandmates blowing up. It's no wonder why the original band went tits up. 

 

Will we be satisfied when they finally play Hard Skool? Do we start screaming for a third new song? And what about when the album drops? How long will we be content with it? "They have a vault full of songs! I want... nay, demand... to hear them!"

It's almost like the band performs for live audiences and not for us forum nerds 

1 minute ago, Sosso said:

That totally sounds like it was Melissa's idea 

She released an EP in 2007, that has a song called 'Old Skool' 

That handlebar mustache was the perfect example of "it's not what you wear, it's how you wear it".

I mean, that's a 'stache, that doesn't work unless you really own it. And Axl did own that!

 

2 hours ago, Ak1nney said:

It's been mentioned a few times in this thread, but at this point, I wouldn't mind an EP of covers. They should announce an actual studio album for mid 2022, but drop a covers EP this winter to hold us over. They only need like 5 covers. I'd do The Seeker, Wichita Lineman, Slither (imagine Axl putting studio rasp on the choruses...), Whole Lotta Rosie, and I Wanna Be Your Dog. Maybe even a studio Godfather theme jam too.

I wouldn't mind this at all 

Followed by The Fusilli Whoopsie-Daisy!

But yeah, I'm going full-blown delusional and say that not only do we get CDII (or whatever that'll be called) and one more studio album after that 

As long as the actual, attending crowd loves the gig they're at and the whole band gives their 100% what more can you ask?

That Let's Dance song wouldn't be so bad*, if it wasn't for the fact that Ashba is just a hit chaser. Whatever he thinks sells, he slaps his name on it. I bet he uses words like "target audience" and "demographic". Yuck!

And I do acknowledge that you have to be business savvy when you're a musician, but with Ashba it feels like he is a businessman first and a musician... third. Like when he started that solo project, he put out a press release first and a single like a month after.

I used to like him and I still think his early Sixx A.M. work was and still is cool, but other than that... hard pass on the guy.

*It still would be bad and cringey as hell. There's this Japanese musician, Miyavi, who does this kind of "rock meets pop meets dance" music and it actually sounds really banging, so I'm not trashing on the genre. 

4 hours ago, Sweersa said:

I don't think State Of Grace will make it, but would love to be wrong! 

I can't stress enough how much I love that song 

I think a proper final version would be up there with Estranged and There Was a Time. For me anyway. 

3 minutes ago, jimisbatman said:

So your asking for a double A side release of PRL/eye on you 😂 

Anything to piss of The Facebook Crowd. 

50 minutes ago, GNRfanMILO said:

Same people that have been filling stadiums in 2016/2017 to hear Sweet Child O’ Mine and November Rain. I couldn’t give less of a shit about their opinions on Absurd.

I hope they continue releasing “weird shit” if that keeps pulling casuals away. They have stolen OUR band for enough time 

Fucking casuals, man... 

But yeah, bring on the weird shit! That's rock'n'roll! 

1 hour ago, MYWIFEMYLIFE said:

yes, and 50 vinyl sales makes more money for artists than a billion streams  

I hate this streaming era. 

7 minutes ago, sofine11 said:

You know what would be hilarious and woefully not outside the realm of possibilities? If tomorrow they drop "Spiders" a re-worked OMG with Slash and Duff. You think people are upset right now? 

They could release their whole back catalog re-recorded and I would be a happy camper 

3 hours ago, MYWIFEMYLIFE said:

So no sign for a physical release

Well, it is 2021... 

My guess is that it's both. An error and intentional decision. More precisely, someone edited the vocal track out of sync by accident, but instead of fixing it, they thought it sounded cool and decided to keep it like that.