Axl4Prez2004

Seems like Axl started to spend again

https://www.instagram.com/p/_xyqodhj81/

http://www.polaris.com/en-us/slingshot

Wait, where is the front?

I'm just a bit concerned...how many members have come and gone in the past 15 years? I see six large trash bins in the background......

I'm not surprised at all. I'm surprised so many folks were surprised when it finally happened.

I feel terribly sad for his kids he left behind.

He was a talented guy. What a waste.

Ballad of Death was excellent.

Say what you want about DJ,. but he gave us the best stand-alone solos in my opinion.

Wait, you mean people actually voted something other than "nothing?"

I'm gonna take the positive view here and assume the GNR fan community is not stupid...just a very wishful group of thinkers.

We are about 2 weeks from the start of the 2-4 month timeline provided in the original post.

Somebody should compile a FULL list of the b.s. "coming soon," "something's happening this year," etc., quotes relayed to us via folks in and near what used to be the band called GNR.

One album in 20 years? (the album was 7 years ago...) and almost half of the voters expected something other than nothing? Sheesh.

I like it.

That said, the original is so good, it doesn't blow the original away...like KOHD. KOHD a-la GNR is 1000% better than Dylan's original version in my opinion, especially live early '90's.

Even LALD is much better than McCartney's.

Both of those are a lot different than the original, but not SFTD.

Curiously though, while Sailing doesn't differ much from the original, it works PERFECTLY in my opinion as a Guns tune...big improvement from the original.

1- You Ain't The First (absolutely, positively does not belong on this list)
2- If The World (see 1st comment)
3- I.R.S (excellent deep cut)
4- Dust N' Bones (no. just no)
5- Sympathy For The Devil (it was on Greatest Hits...is that a deep cut? I like it, but a deep cut?)
6- Pretty Tied Up (excellent. perfect for a "deep cut.")
7- This I Love (excellent again)
8- The Garden (good, but a deep cut? it had its own video back in the day)
9- Breakdown (excellent deep cut)
10- There Was a Time (excellent deep cut)
11- So Fine (awful. pair this with My World and Bad Apples
12- Locomotive (excellent, this is what it's all about.)

So, in conclusion: IRS, Pretty Tied Up, This I Love, Breakdown, TWAT, Locomotive. Those to me are awesome GNR songs that didn't get a lot of air play...that should have.

Despite a few live performances, Coma did not get air play I am aware of. Coma belongs on a deep cuts list.

I like the dirty, sleazy feel of Black Leather too.

How about Don't Cry, alt. lyrics?

My AFD deep cut would be Rocket Queen

Back Off Bitch would be a nice deep cut

...and, if folks don't like my list, I'll throw on a little "Don't Damn Me!" as well

My Version of Deep Cuts:

IRS, Pretty Tied Up, This I Love, Breakdown, TWAT, Locomotive. PLUS

Coma, Don't Cry (alt lyrics), Black Leather, Rocket Queen, Back Off Bitch, Don't Damn Me

with bonus live versions of: Sailing, Better (@Download), WTTJ @ Rock Am Ring, and Madagascar (Boston '02)

Imagine if the GnR name was in Izzys possession. For watever reason he had sole control of the name like Axl does today. What would the state of gnr be today?

The name would be on some old paper towel crinkled up in the corner of his r.v., underneath some old dirtbikes.

Come on people. He can't say for legal reasons. If you were in his position, you wouldn't want to see all the GNR cash you'd earned over the past few years go flying out the window either.

This.

There had to be some sort of nondisclosure agreement signed.

People don't normally speak in such cryptic language...unless they're freakin' Yoda.

Love the idea. If I was in Brazil I'd go.

No RQ for me on May 12th.

That 1st night was absolutely magical.

I remember bounding up the stairs of the Hammerstein Ballroom to get to "Mezz 2."

The ballroom itself was beautiful. The ornate detail in its high domed ceiling was gorgeous.

The place was absolute pandemonium from start to finish that night.

the 1st live performances of Better, TWAT, and IRS. (TWAT that night was my fav. of the new performances...Axl's ending to that song was so awesome. I'll never forget that.)

There were rumors of Bumblefoot, but nobody knew WHO was replacing Bucket that night.

It was great meeting up with GNR fans at Mustang Harry's b4 the show.

Great memories.

True or not, the guy certainly looks a lot like Axl.

I'd kill for a studio version of Sailing, if only it could be pulled off (which it probably can't)

I was gonna like this comment until you made the assertion "it probably can't."

Are you thinking Axl couldn't match or improve upon the live London performance? If so, I disagree.

If you meant it couldn't be pulled off because of some other reason like copyright issues or Axl's unwillingness to put it out, then I'd +1 your post.

I hope someone named Axl wins this contest. Just remember though, Ron can't control what the writers would title such a news story.

What will happen IF

1). Someone locks Axl and Slash in a room alone

Two people are seriously injured: the 1st is Slash, and the 2nd is the person who locked them in the room.

2). 20 people in the front of Axl's show carry posters saying "AXL LOVES SLASH"

Twenty people are seriously injured.

3). Slash dresses like Ashba and goes to Axl's house

I'll wait for Scott Weiland to confirm this actually happened.

I always thought the Metallica/GNR tour was ill fated from the very beginning. Two totally different fanbases and 2 totally different bands. Plus, Metallica are not a band that is easily followed, especially during that time. The shows I saw on that tour, Metallica blew GNR away.

You must not have been at Rich Stadium July 25th, 1992. Gun killed 'em. Just sayin'...I was there and so was a bud of mine who was way more into Metallica. He even said GNR's performance killed Metallica's.

Big screens can take a rock concert to a whole new level. Ask Trent Reznor or U2. The 'badass rock n' roll car crashes and naked girls' imagery Axl uses is probably the worst use of big screens in a concert I've ever seen. Shows how Axl is nothing more than a hard rock 80s singer (including their bad taste and creepy/sad obsession with naked girls).

I'm sorry. There's nothing creepy or sad about looking at naked women.

If there's a world where that's even possible, I don't want to live in it.

Am I really a fan of a band that is able to produce such an awful cloths?

Hey, could be worse...I just read a post from someone able to produce such an awful posts.

Uhh guys,

Maybe this is a dumb question but,

What in the name of living fuck makes anyone think this is real?

Stock news footage and out of place WTTJ echoes. - seems legit???

I'm with u man. Hard to believe that's legit.

I saw this article and it had me thinking Axl must have felt some of the same emotions as Mr. Joel:

https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/billy-joel-reveals-why-he-ll-never-record-another-pop-album-again-193855015.html

When I read the post I thought for sure there was some rare occurrence Axl had some members of the California Angels up on stage...damn.

That would have been sweet.

I saw that tour twice, it was amazing!

I saw 2 shows on the tour as well.

Felt that Metallica easily were the better show both nights. And also the crowd was mostly pro-Metallica and literally thousands of people left before GNR came on and when GNR played, it felt like a hostile crowd. They were fighting a no-win battle on that tour

I hope you're not talking about Buffalo, 7-25-92, because Guns was much better that day. To make Metallica feel better, Metallica blew away Faith no More!

Best freakin' post I've seen in a long time.

I saw Slash at the MGM Grand last month. It kicked ass! But I did enjoy the GnR show I saw June 4th more

You lucky fucker! I just listened to Prostitute from that show (again!) and just love it.

When Axl's giving it his all, nobody comes close to what he delivers.

looks like him to me.

I've got 3 kids, one of whom was born after CD came out.

I had Scraped cued up to be my youngest son's first song. Played it 1st on the way home from the hospital.

I find the lyrics to be incredibly positive and motivating.

btw, 1st songs of my older kids were SCOM and PC respectively.