Cruel Intentions

I'm going tonight and looking forward to it. GNR is my favorite band so even if Axl doesn't sound his best, it should be a good rock show and will be nice to see live music again. Would love it if they played Hard School, but I honestly have zero expectations when it comes to this band anymore.

What I am not looking forward to is this show being rescheduled to a fuckin Thursday after it was supposed to be on a Saturday last year.

Anyone who was there know when GNR took the stage and how long they played for? I'm seeing them tomorrow.

Also, I don't even care that Absurd sucks. I just can't believe this band actually did colab together to make something semi new.

I got tickets for Thursday, very interested to see if they play longer tonight than they did in PA. I fully expect the same setlist for the rest of the tour aside for swapping some songs in and out.

I'm 100% sure the only reason they're doing this is because the tour was cancelled. And, considering they don't make any new music, they have to do something to keep fans invested if they're not going to tour all year.

BTW, I absolutely hate the way Axl sings CD now. He doesn't even attempt to get any of the lyrics correct. Why leave it in the setlist at all at this point? (Sadly, we all know why)

41 minutes ago, 2020_Intensions said:

I actually really like "Nothing" ..

Anyone else get D'yer Mak'er vibes from it?

Definitely didn't, but then again I only listened to it one time and felt like that was enough lol. 

I just heard "Nothing" for the first time. Good God was that terrible lol. 

15 minutes ago, lame ass security said:

Nope.

Awesome. Back to rewatching Looney Tunes to get my fix of new Axl studio vocals from this decade.

6 hours ago, lame ass security said:

Man, I was just goofing about the U2 cover because the thread had veered a bit.  Didnt mean to confuse anyone, sorry. 

Haha! So none of the U2 cover shit is real?

So I'm just reading through this entire thread now. Can someone sum up what this turned out to be? It's a U-2 cover? Why is this being rumored exactly?

He sounds great. Makes me want new music even more now.

So did this episode really only air once and no one saw it again to record it? That is such an Axl Rose thing to happen lol.

I'm not surprised Axl sounds as good as he does in this song, honestly. He still sounds his best live whenever he's standing in one place and not running around for three hours a night, so the fact that he was sitting in a recording studio doing this song definitely helped. I agree with others, though, the sound and title definitely makes me think this was something AC/DC related.

All that being said, I have no expectations that this will lead to anything. How could anyone? The fact that he or the band couldn't even be bothered to send a single Tweet out to promote his appearance on this pretty much tells me this was just a one-off thing that he did for fun, and we'll likely never hear anything about it again.

43 minutes ago, TheGeneral said:

To me it just seems as they didn't talk about every aspect of their year long fued and are ignoring it. That in the back of their heads they're still pissed about something but don't talk about it because it's too risky.

We all know that's not healthy because one day the bomb will explode.

Which makes you wonder how awkward that initial phone call was between them.

He pretty much answered every question about GNR with a non-answer. The impression I got from this interview is pretty much exactly the vibe that we've all gotten for years now - these guys just want to tour, and that's it. I don't blame them, but at least Slash didn't give us false hope about new music the way Richard has in the past. You can tell he's pretty much just walking on eggshells and doesn't want to say anything that could cause publicity and potentially cause a rift between him and Axl and blow this whole thing up. 

The most interesting Guns response was about Coachella, though. I find it hard to believe he and Axl would've gotten back together for only one or two shows.

13 minutes ago, Gem Archer said:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/slash-speaks-inside-the-guns-n-roses-reunion-and-his-new-album-710144/

cool interview...but it's clear that he doesn't wanna talk too much about the GNR behind the scenes.. 

Was just about to post this article. His replies every time he's asked about GNR are very telling. Basically doesn't want to go into any detail and risk rocking the boat and fucking up however long they continue to feel like touring. This interview pretty much confirms, though, that there's really been zero collaboration between he, Axl and Duff on any material. The goal seems to be to just get along for 3 hours a night and then move onto the next show. 

If I never hear them cover Wichita Lineman again it'll be too soon. That song is such a mood killer.

I only listed to Slither so far...Axl must be sick, he sounded incredibly nasily. He also is singing it way wrong and needs to sing the verses in the same key he sings Brownstone, CD, Easy, etc. I would totally prefer to hear them cover Fall To Pieces, but this is better than nothing. It's so weird that he just randomly decided now of all times to do this song live.

Well...I guess all we have to look forward to now is the next brief Q&A in 10 years for the AFD 40th anniversary lol.

7 hours ago, Fernando said:

It's not taking it to heart, it's just such a downer to read such hatred directed at people I know, love and respect; based on misinformation.  It isn't right and as you say, we are a tight community that loves the band, then we should remain strong together and fix issues with creativity and productivity versus name calling and tossing shit everywhere.  shit's not cool! haha

I think you're misunderstanding some of the comments. I can't speak for those who just randomly curse you out for the sake of doing so, but as far as the die-hard fans who truly care about this band; we just want answers. It gets tiring for us waiting around and having to rely on cryptic billboards and Facebook posts to find out what's on the horizon for the band. We all want to hear new music, obviously (not remastered music from the 80s), but I'd rather not get my hopes up if there aren't any plans in the near future for anything. All I personally want is some communication. Even if there's no news, that's fine. I'm cool with surprises, but with this band it just feels like we go 6 months with no news, then a tour announcement, repeat. It just gets tiring. Put yourself in our shoes - wouldn't you be frustrated, too?

This band has, like, the worst management team in the world. Why does Fernando even care what's said about him on a forum unless there's some (mostly all) truth to it? This band has been shitting on their fans for nearly two decades, and now Axl's team decides the best course of action is to attack what remains of the die-hard fan base because we have the nerve to want to hear new music or an occasional update every now and then. 

10 minutes ago, AncientEvil80 said:

I AM!

I stated in several posts THAT is the most attractive piece of the whole package. If it's been done well, easily worth at least 60-70 bucks. Maybe even more if it has written content by Axl on the period, with new info and anecdotes we haven't heard from other sources. Imagine... 

I was under the impression that this was a photo book. Is it not? Or we don't know?

It's nothing great, IMO. It just sounds like a pretty generic 80s rock song and if it originally made it onto AFD, it's probably a track I would skip more so than not. 

To be honest, most of the demos and LPs are stuff I'd listen to once and then only again from time to time if I'm bored and browsing through my music. I just wouldn't ever see myself sitting there and jamming out to 30+ year old unfinished pieces that the band never cared enough to finish because they knew it wasn't album-worthy. Don't get me wrong - I would never spend $1,000 on any music box set, but I especially wouldn't for a bunch of demos that have been fixed up and remixed to sound better. Shit, the only way I'd spend over $100 was if it included new music. And by "new," I don't mean previously unreleased stuff that was recorded 30 years ago. 

6 minutes ago, estrangedtwat said:

Like I said yesterday, to the uninformed masses Shadow of Your Love IS a new song.  Whether anyone will give a shit or not is the question.  I doubt it.  It's just an old throwaway.  But then again, people are pretty dumb in general. 

I agree, I could see someone who doesn't follow the band hearing the song and thinking it's new. And with the way the band is promoting it, I wouldn't blame them. They put together new graphics and a lyric video to make it seem like it's new. 

I've never been a fan of Shadow, and the new version doesn't really change that. Just don't dig it. 

It's extremely weird/aggravating that they're really promoting this like it's a new single, though. A t-shirt, lyric video, pre-order bonus, etc. It's like they want casual fans to think the new lineup just recorded this song.

Only this band could put out a "new" single that would have their fans debating if it's actually a new single lol.