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Thanks!! I think he sounds average 2023, not great and not terribly bad. He needs recovery, too much touring is taking a toll on ol' Axl

1 year break, then start touring again adding and old song and releasing another chinese "new" song. This was the case for the last 7 years and this will continue to be in the future. I don't see a 5 years break, they are getting old and this is a lifetime.

yeah, he had lot of gas in the tank!

HOB 2001 Rio 2001 Hammerstein 2006 Osaka 2009 Maybe if we get some proshot of those years we can evaluate other performances. Overall, I think what made them suck or being good during the years was if Axl was 100% or half ass singing.

This! when I first heard the single tought that they were going to play it this way, but instead was full Axl. Now it makes more sense for Duff doing the backing vocals, otherwise uncle Ax goes out of steam

at this point a full reunion makes no sense. The only thing that will not happen but can be valid is bringing Izzy back for a new album. But, if they are still releasing old ass material from 1999, I see almost impossible that new songs can be written. To the meme "all I can offer is another year of touring" I would add "all I can offer is another SCOM with Carrie" or "all I can offer is another CD B-side"

I agree, after CD release GNR was Axl+"Friends" on summer camp playing

This! only hardcore fans know Steven and Izzy. At this point they wouldn't make a difference audience wise

I remember reading in this forum that in 2001 he was wearing a wig!! is that true? It seems because his hairline changed from 1993, thicker hair, etc.

i remember watching it or a picture of the rehearsal. If it was on youtube it must be removed by fernando's trolls

The topic is wrong: Frank was always a touring piece, I think nobody give a F if he has an idea or suggestion to be applied in the studio

in your mind maybe it is this way, but in their mind they were ripped off, because the song were written by some/all of former members and (for sure) because of a contract they gave up their credits. Anyways, we are not talking about Hotel California or Stairway to Heaven, it is Perhaps...

100k is a lot for me, but don't know if it is a lot considering the numbers of a tour. Now, of course, the real question is what they do instead to make more money. For instance, Tommy with the cowboys & crap I think is making only for weed and hotels

you think? I always wondered how much they earned and if all have the same status in terms of salary/contract

These guys (mainly Tommy and Robin) put a lot of effort to write music for GNR, so it must be frustrating seeing how now out of the blue the same song comes out with Slash and Duff pressed as "creators". The underlying message of all these late releases is that Axl is the one who decides what is recorded/released, etc. Slash and Duff couldn't make him write a new song or introduce to him something worth to be released (in Axl's vision). So, regarding power management, Axl is in control and the one who has the keys of he money making machine.

I agree, also introducing Fernando as a formal member makes justice for the poor guy

maybe, perhaps!

We have to wait for the next Duff's interview. Maybe after telling the pancreas story he says something about Perhaps

let's see how do they play it live, all this synth voice should be gone and Duff backing vocals should kick in in the chorus

I remember him talking about This I Love, but not the general

Just watched the video on YT. The video is ok, but it sucks that they made this copy/paste of random scenes. Looks more like a familiar tape than a music video... The song is OK for me, piano fits perfect, guitars, vocals, etc. Don't like the backing vocals on the chorus (kind of the ones on The Garden from UYI, like a roar). Hope this is the kickstart from a new album Edit: WTF are Beta and Fernando doing there????

yes! I was wrong, he bit a security guy. I was confused with the tommy hilfiger brawl that also happened by the same era

Other good one was when he san "out ta bite me", related to a dude that bit him in a sort of fight (circa 2007)

he called a tour "not in this lifetime", so for sure he can joke with this!

She looks and sounds awesome! I watched them the first time in the Taylor Hawkins tribute and they still perform very good. Also the dudes from James Gang are quite a show