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intro-verse-chorus-verse-chorus-rehashed slash solo-chorus...

And of the demographic voting on TMZ, how many are potential rock n roll enthusiasts?

EXACTLY

How can one obtain this precious "rock n roll enthusiast" honorary title?

Poll speaks in volumes.

I don't think I need to remind you where this started, but I will.

I caught the recent letter from the annual Axl Rose "not going to happen" announcement series. I felt compelled to refresh my take on current guns events, and when you look for new-gnr videos on youtube you cant miss a certain clip--the VMA "comeback".

Let's face it people, most of the comments seeding from that video are negative, or just plain hateful. Had it been a top hat instead of a KFC bucket, I reckon the feedback would be flipped on it's head, and excuses would be made, regardless of Axl's performance. In the end Axl acknowledges this in an effort to win the audiences hearts, he flips his hands in the air and declares; "ROUND ONE!".

Ok, here we go guys, round one, and it's the 2002 Chinese Democracy tour completed, not a big deal. 2003 round one, part two, cancelled . 2004 round one, part three Rio show, cancelled.

In 2008 we get the Chinese Democracy record. Cool, I like it, but I've already heard most of it. Shame on me for listening to the bootlegs, shame on Axl for playing the new songs on tour but not releasing the record. Round one continues throughout 2006 - 2012.

All this shit with the hinges flying off from that famous guns n' roses revolving door, worst communication with the fans known to man, and Axl might as well end a 2012 Chinese Democracy(!) tour show with "ROUND ONE!" *throws that red mic in the crowd*

Please, Guns N' Roses, if you ever plan on releasing a second/new/whatever I should call it record, don't name it Chinese Democracy 2. Fucking done with that.

myles sounds awful.

What I don't get is why Axl was the one sulking in the end, it's not like the band came in unprepared, ran out of breath in the first verse, forgot the second verse and overall embarrassed the whole crew.

Axl after the show;

Dude you are a moron. Plain and simple. Jesus Christ was not a "fictional being". Its been proven that he was a real person. Its Christmas. Show some respect, regardless of what you believe.

Oh boy. Could you stop disrespecting intelligent people. It's 2010.

Looks like a fairly recent photo of Axl.

Am I the only one that finds it ironic that Axl is applauded by some on here for following through with his threat to leave if the throwing didn't stop but yet the Reading promoter was crucified on here for following through with his threat to pull the plug if tardiness/curfew became an issue????

You don't get it.

That promoter is rebellious, hes rocknroll, hes edgy, he doesnt give a fuck, he just cuts the power when the fuck ever he wants. If you don't like that then don't attend shows where hes in charge of the power.

Del James speaks out on the late starts:

I've read a few reviews where the reviewer says something along the lines of 'the band came on late but the show was great.' WHOA, WAIT A MINUTE -- who decides what late is? ... This is supposed to be an all night party. When the f*ck did rock n' roll -- and the last time I checked rock music was supposed to be a non-conformist, rebellious, art form -- get a Flavor Flav-sized time clock wrapped around its neck like a hangman's noose? Rebellion and punctuality do not go hand in hand and for those of you too young to remember, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin rarely went on before midnight in their hey day.

Here's a little insight for you -- a rock band has to do certain things in order to be prepared to hit the stage. It's a lot like a sports team warming up before hitting the field. Axl has to do his vocal warm ups or else he will blow his voice out. ... Some of the band members need chiropractic adjustments or massage therapy. Others need to warm up on their instruments. The list is endless and every night something unexpected always occurs. There's a lot more to it than showing up, grabbing an instrument, and walking onstage. No one is interested in wasting your time or keeping you waiting, but the band goes on when it is 100 percent ready to go on and give it all that they have for that evening and not one minute before. The show starts when the band hits the stage and ends when the final encore is over.

If, back in the day, Thin Lizzy or Humble Pie or Queen came on at whatever time and gave me two hours of blistering "rawk" like GN'R does every night that would have been a magical evening. A rock concert is supposed to be a celebration where for a few hours people can escape from the pressure of everyday life. Jobs and taxes and homework and traffic are all still going to be there when the show ends so what's the hurry? I mean, GN'R ain't some play by the rules, shake hands and kiss babies for public approval type band. It's Guns N' F*ckin' Roses so please feel free to raise your middle finger with GN'R because Axl, [etc.] will always stand defiant against conformity while doing their best to thoroughly kick every audience's ass. As Axl says onstage from time to time, "This isn't McDonald's or Burger King - it isn't 'Have it your way.'" Anyone who doesn't get that should really just stay the hell home. I've noticed that during our first week on tour, there's a lot of pissing and moaning on the Internet by people who aren't even at the shows. This vocal minority are not what I consider real GN'R fans. They are obsessive pests (go ahead and flame) in need of a real outlet other than GN'R chat rooms and posting on fan sites because the real fans are at the shows having fun. When someone overanalyzes something as ... what Axl says to the audience, the set list from one show to the next, or the tuning of Bumblefoot's fretless guitar, it's time to get a life. Disconnect from the Internet and reconnect with the real world.

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2204353241&topic=1714

Ouch, Del James has lost touch with reality. It's like hes angry at the fans for them being late.

Also maybe someone should tell the band theyre supposed to start warming before and not after the time they're supposed to be PLAYING, oh bu they are rebellious, they start warming up their instruments late! rocknroll, HELLOO CLEVELAAND.

Oh and btw. I heard there was some "piss and moaning" at your last concert as well. have a nice day.

Has bumble replied to this in any way yet?

Now, DJ Ashba is

- goodlooking,

- self-confident,

- good-natured and likeable,

- magnificently charming,

- a very good guitar player,

- a brilliant showman

List above is definitely the things that should contribute to being a good guitarist. Maybe if he got a few more tattoos and learned how to play more of Slash's parts he could be the best guitarist in the world? Did I already mention he's so good looking and can play Slash's guitar parts more cleanly than Slash did in '92 while being addicted to heroin and alcohol?

DJ^TM (remember DJ is a trademark) > Slash.

I posted this on HTGTH, they keep deleting it lol.

At least news gets posted round here..

God I hate those dweeby brown nosers over there... I use to post there all the time until I came here one day and found out Merck had writtern a response to Axl's letter firing him. I think that as this story now constitutes GNR news... thanks for the rant.

"verbal contract" good luck with that... I'm sure Axl's lawyers are no slouches either... he's spend most of his life in litigation!

Do you seriously think you(and a lot of other people here) are more on top of the game here than Azoff's lawyers? I bet there is more to the picture.

Not even a misleading topic name...

Probably a bit sad. It's gonna feel like "That's it, it's over"

Hopefully Axl will keep us waiting for a continue for Chinese Democracy.

Does anyone have good audio of Oh My God in Rock in Rio?

I though the drum-beat-intro was so cool, especially the version they used in Rio, sounded so massive and great.

honestly, why do people ask anyone in this band anything? when nine inch nails is coming out with a record, people don't ask his touring band when the album is coming out, because they have no idea....

than i guess it shouldn't be called a band then

If Axl can fire anyone at will, and dictate everything ...then it's a discgrace to call this Guns N Roses. Call it the Axl Rose band.

As for Dizzy, what a sycophantic, brown nosing, talentless , twat this guy is.

fuck you what the fuck are you doing here

ummm, because we happen to like the band guns n roses, asshole.

thats why we come here, and basically i agree with discoduckglue because its true

obviously this is not the case. you are not guns n roses fans, you are fans of the old gnr.

Obviously you're a maniac defending Axl in every case. btw. your sig is hilariouse.

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Maybe he shouldn't do any interviews then, it just lets down all the fans listening.

he's not there to talk about gnr he is being interviewed about his band hookers n blow

He has to be lunatic if thinks anyone is intrested about Hookers N Blow and Myspace when rumours like this are circulating around Guns N' Roses. He should've just stayed home.

im sure he's been told not to give any info on CD release or status..nothing he can do about that unless he wants to be fired

Maybe he shouldn't do any interviews then, it just lets down all the fans listening.

Gladly the interviewer got a chance to embarrase Dizzy in the end.

What a fucking waste of time.

Theyre fucking discussing about MYSPACE....

I bet Axl listening this with headphones on, so Dizzy doesn't accidentally slip any information.

Dizzy "I don't know" Reed...

Axl should introduce him as that in Rio.