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9 minutes ago, NTONIUS said:

There have been two common denominators post 94. Axl and TB. And pre 94, pre TB... AFD, LIES, UYI 1,2.  Thats why I think they are no good. 

Sorry, but I think that's a load of bollocks. One thing doesn't have to do anything with the other. And if they really would be the grifters with ulterior motives, some clearly are making them out and wanting them to be, it wouldn't be in their interest to block and hinder album releases.

1 minute ago, RussTCB said:

I have Slashs autograph somewhere. I met him back in VR. He may have instituted that policy since then though. 

He doesn't like photos. He gladly gives autographs. If you get to see him that is. Since the reunion he tries to avoid fans whenever possible.

8 minutes ago, Flake said:

No. If you never have to work in order to achieve anything and everything is given to you and all of a sudden you’re managing the biggest band in the world, chances are you become an asshole, but of course you need to have the asshole dna in you.

I'd say it's an combination of both.

9 minutes ago, ©GnrPersia said:

Sad part is that Team Brazil & Fernando will be probably the heirs of Axl's properties including intellectual ones (unreleased material, shares from back catalogues, authorization to release new stuff)

The hatred by fans toward this family is equal to Beatles fans toward Yoko Ono.

I agree. And I think it's ridiculous to a point. You can disagree with their business decisions (at least the ones they are really responsible for... after all they still have to work with and do what Axl wants) and their perceived ineptitude at handling some things, but their importance to Axl's general well being shouldn't be understated. Like I said before, I don't think Axl would still do it, if they wouldn't be in his life.

9 minutes ago, Crowebar said:

As far as Slash goes if they don't release a new album and keep touring to promote that I wouldn't get my hopes up as far as him sticking around for much longer because he likes to stay busy and tbh already looks a little bit bored himself with this really old setlist to me

He has got his solo project to be busy with and be artistically challenged. GNR pays the bils and provides to keep up his lifestyle, regardless of what business SMKC does. And I don't think he will voluntarily give up the ability to play stadiums in any city of the world.

10 minutes ago, Crowebar said:

I hear you but he's not blood family as far as we know. Even if he were which I highly doubt since he bears zero resemblance to Axl whatsoever even blood family can and does get fired at a certain point and after enough fuck-ups. Just depends on how pissed Axl is or becomes. I'm guessing at some point Axl will have had his 'real people' give him the dossier for all of this and then he'll review the data and make a decision then about this particular situation? Just my theory 😳 Like I said I'd fire the guy if it's really him and he did that on reddit of all places ffs 

I doubt Axl sees it that way. And who are these real people of his you're speaking of? As far as I can tell from the outside, TB are his real people.  I don't know who else would be there.

Just now, fumardude said:

Remember those cd leaks? It only took like 7/8 years after for them to release something lol

And? Who's to say that that had anything to do with the leaks? Who's to say that they were ready to release anything by the time or shortly before those leaks happened?

1 hour ago, zombux said:

youtube and leaks are just a good excuse for this band to not do anything at all, blaming everyone else, just not their laziness and inability to get anything done.

Seriously, why would a leak delay a release?? If anything, it would hurry up a release.

2 hours ago, Crowebar said:

Axl should fire the guy if it's really him. I sure as hell would. Like wtf?? Dude announces a new gnr anything on reddit ffs? 😂 One would like to believe and think it'd be Axl/GnR doing that on their official web page no? "This whole thing is fucked up..." 

But that is the problem. He's not just a hired guy. He's family. He will get away with what others don't. If anything, he will get a slap on the wrist and that will be it.

3 minutes ago, Lethalis said:

You people are all crazy.

When a band is working on a new album, usually they demo a few new songs, release a single, whatever.

GnR is doing absolutely nothing on that front.

When NuGnR emerged, at least they were playing Madagascar, The Blues, etc live.

It's all bullshit media hype.

If we don't get new songs played by the band this year, then there won't be an album next year.

But there is no law that they have to play an unfinished songs now. Especially if they want to make it a surprise. So them not playing a new song, really means nothing.

2 hours ago, 6lake sa66ath said:

Merck Mercuriadis is doing very well with his music fund company Hipgnosis Songs that you can buy shares in

I meant in the GNR world. We don't have to deal with him anymore.

5 minutes ago, Live Like a Suicide said:

Technically both.

A hanger on, who pretends to be a manager.

Edit: But let's not shit on them too much. If they wouldn't be there, I doubt that Axl would still do it.

3 minutes ago, Kwam09 said:

Merck 😂😂😂

And look what happened to him/where he is now.

4 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said:

Same as usual. Evasiveness; confrontation (with fan base); inflated superiority; childishness; unprofessionalism: I cannot fathom why Team Brazil behave in this manner, nor why anyone would wish to employ them.

Because they live/used to live in Axl's household. There is no other reason.

13 minutes ago, RussTCB said:

Baseball bats
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I kid.....I didn't actually converse with him myself, downzy did. I was just passing on the info that downzy gave me

Could be any of those things sadly. 

Did they actually talk or just text/e-mail?

So, in other words, he didn't confirm it was his account, because he knew he fucked up by blurting out that there will be a new album (at least in his mind) in 6 months and he believes he could get in shit for that, but he also doesn't want to flat out lie to you guys and deny that the account is his??

2 hours ago, Thorbear said:

I read some where that nick cave announcd his upcoming album in a reply to a fans post on a message board. 

I don't think this is what is happening here, and in that scenario the fans knew it was really him, but there is at least one big act out there announcing things that way 👨‍🏫

Yes. But that was Nick Cave. Himself. Not GNR, who are giving vague non answers since years.

1 hour ago, RussTCB said:

Oh, they're very aware of all the takedowns. They just haven't shown that they care in the slightest. 

Well, I'm sure they are not angry about it. If anything it saves them the trouble to do it themselves and keeps things curbed... if they aren't doing it themselves anyway.

4 minutes ago, TheSeeker said:

I think anyone impersonating someone in the band/band's management should be banned on site

It's way too confusing otherwise

Seriously? There are people simply called Fernando. That guy is a member since 2005. I doubt back then many knew about Fernando. And if so, he just was the housekeeper's kid then. Without any real consequence or importance. Just use common sense.

2 minutes ago, TheSeeker said:

Speaking of Fake Fernandos

http://www.mygnrforum.com/profile/19102-fernandognr/

Hmmm

Hmm what?

6 minutes ago, sofine11 said:

Question: Does anyone's mother know what they're doing right now?

Thank god, no. But like Russ said. I'm not working with her at the same company and travel with her for most of the year.

7 minutes ago, RussTCB said:

In short; we (the mygnr staff) aren't saying that isn't Fernando, we're just saying no one should assume it is until we can confirm with TB ourselves. 

None of the principals in GNR is willing to confirm an imminent album release or even confirm concrete work on it happening, but the "manager" of GNR just guesses he announces a new GNR album to arrive within 6 months on some obscure board where no one knows for sure it is actually him?!? Yeah, right. And pigs can fly.

20 minutes ago, 2020_Intensions said:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/24/kanye-west-tells-producer-bob-ezrin-never-speak-in-public-again

And? You posted this to show that Kanye is a clueless idiot, who can't stand people criticising/not liking his stuff??

1 hour ago, Kwam09 said:

Fuck Bob and anyone else responsible for depriving us of what could have been a great era of the band!

So, fuck Axl.

25 minutes ago, Its Tino said:

Even people with great track records, drop the ball, and he did in the CD situation. 

So yeah, fuck him. 

Seems like the world agree's with him though. CD is far from a masterpiece and dismissed by most. Also not sure how he would have delayed anything. According to this quote it seems like he worked 2 mins on it.

1 hour ago, nycgunner said:

The Charlotte videos are already coming down. Does someone just sit at a computer all day filing these false reports? It’s really damaging to GNR’s online and social media presence, which indirectly impacts ticket sales. 

Still don’t understand why this is permitted to continue.  

Yeah. And how can someone pretend to represent IFPI and Youtube is stupid enough to the not realize that this person is a fake? Can't someone tell them?

1 hour ago, Gibbo said:

I bet know one can top this. I lost my I think 8th YouTube channel a couple days ago for posting that 8 sec clip of Slash playing Locomotive! That's right 8 secs alot of people probably wouldn't even know what he was playing.

Why don't you challenge that? The IFPI most likely is not behind the takedown. And since your channel is shut down already, you got nothing to lose.