YOUCOULDBEMINE.

4 minutes ago, Bansidhe said:

Regardless of the quality of the material, both ABBA and Maiden have very professional management who would ensure that stuff is promoted properly.

There was something in the air that night. The stars were bright, Fernandoooooo.

So, what's next? Atlas? Perhaps?

And if we're reworking old stuff anyway. GIVE US CRASH DIET PLS. we got Shadow Of Your Love, Silkworms and Checkmate. Crash Diet got recorded somewhere between those songs so go for it.

Well after Silkworms I'm not surprised they went with the vocals from the demo. But I don't know what I think about this. It's not bad and Slash has some great moments here, but I'm still holding out for something the current band wrote themselves. 

Buuuuut, it's a lot better than that whole lot of nothing we had since 2008.

1 hour ago, 19AT5 said:

Do you listen to music just for guitar solos?

Hehe no of course not, which is why I said that it sucks.

It sucks how they wasted that solo on an album that turned out the way that Chinese Democracy did. I have trouble seeing it as a GN'R album, there are so many rerecorded parts by so many different musicians through the years that it doesn't even qualify as a band recording imho.

I wasn't saying anything about wanting him back in the band either, just saying that I absolutely love his TWAT solo.

34 minutes ago, 19AT5 said:

I don't believe I commented on their abilities? But the reality is neither of them has written or performed on an album as iconic as Appetite For Destruction. The other reality is that they mainly performed tracks written by other people whilst also appearing on the least successful album released by the band. 

Which sucks because Bucket's There Was A Time solo pretty much beats everything on AFD.

And no I'm not hating, AFD is one of my favorite albums of all time. I'm just saying that Buckethead created some magic on that song.

24 minutes ago, DTJ80 said:

To be honest - it sounds like GNR just aren’t the band for you anymore. 🤷🏼‍♂️
 

If it makes you feel any better - I’ve kinda given up on Iron Maiden now as I don’t like what they are churning out these days (albeit still great live). They just aren’t the band for me anymore.

I can't judge on that since GN'R isn't doing anything in particular since the release of CD in 2008. And since Silkworms isn't new I have no idea if I'd like their new work.

I'm fine with the band, I was fine with bad/sloppy guitarists and drunk Pitman. But the thing that made Axl so likeable is so far gone that it's almost sad to watch (for me).

Which takes me back to my previous post. I'm fine with checking out whatever single or album they release in the future (especially if it's something entirely new) and probably end up buying it. 

But the liveshows are becoming really painful to listen to.

And I get it, age and Axl/DC and straining etc. But it still sucks to hear him like this, especially when his gritty vocals were the reason I loved GN'R in the first place.

And somewhere deep down I really hope there is still some of that fire left in him, but you never know. At least he seems in a good place, so I'm happy for that.

After seeing the trainwreck that was Paradise City with Dave Grohl I kinda want GN'R to stop touring. Just make some music in the studio, where Axl can still sound okay.

Dude is Vince Neiling his way through every song.

And it also really bothers me that we're getting 20+ year old songs from Chinese Democracy, instead of something written by Axl, Slash and Duff.

Releasing Silkworms was unforgivable imho, being so badly mixed made it even worse.

I hope Hardschool will be decent enough, and that there is more to come. But I really have to stop watching live videos from these past few years. Everything I loved about this band is absent in these videos.

10 hours ago, Evil Ash said:

Pukkelpop was my favourite, but because it was the only show I saw.

Is there any good audio from Pukkelpop out there?

I know there is a clip of Axl at Pukkelpop screaming "take it!" during Nightrain. It's probably the worst sound Axl ever made on stage.

If I recall it's also one of the few shows where they played Riad.

Of all the shit Axl had lying around. I don't know what to think. These are the original '99 vocals aren't they?

This was the last thing I would expect as a song by the current band.

Axl had more than a year to do anything about himself. But he got worse.

I’m sorry guys but I’m done. There hasn’t been an album since 2008, Axl hasn’t sounded great since 2010 (with the exception of Axl/DC in 2016), the “reunion” is a lame excuse to get some extra cash. Axl is Vince Neil 2.0 and there is nothing on this planet that will make Axl look or sound better. This is the absolute worst and I lost all my interest in this band. 
 

No amount of studio magic can make that man still sound good. So there won’t be an album, or a song. 
 

I can’t believe I’m even fed up, because it has been like this for 5 years. But fuck this band and fuck Axl.

Hardschool since it’s at least 22 years old.

And Breakdown.

1 minute ago, The Black said:

Die horen thuis in de oceanen  

Hahaha fixed it for you 

4 hours ago, The Black said:

With headphones on, sitting on a stool in a garden. Not very GN'R music video to be honest.

Dolphins.

And GN’R are doing such a good job promoting themselves. Their latest NITL selects was another trainwreck.

Why are we so forgiving when it comes to this band. Axl is well on his way to become the next Vince Neill, he just sounds horrible. Every tour I hope he did something to improve but it’s been a downward spiral since 2006.

15 hours ago, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said:

Many citites in Japan have surges again so I guess eating healthy has no effect on covid. Tokyo is okay for now, but how long will that last when the Olympics begin?

Covid doesn't care how healthy you eat or how you live.

It does matter how healthy you live and eat. I’m an outdoor person, especially in the winter months. I camp, walk, cycle and thoroughly enjoy the cold weather. 

The upside is that I never get the flu, a cold or anything related to that. I have asthma from smoking in my teens, yet my lungs are fine as long as I use my inhaler from time to time.

I have been tested countless times when everyone around me got the virus. My girlfriend, a ton of coworkers, 4 friends and my mother got the virus. I got about 7 negative test results before I decided that I’m done with testing.

I’ll get the vaccin when the 7.5 billion other people on this planet got theirs. Because I really don’t need it anytime soon. 
 

But all of this has nothing to do with my explanation about Japan. I was explaining why Japanese people usually have longer lifespans than people in other countries.

I’m really sorry but I just can’t get worried by this. A real “disaster” would have killed billions, the world population still grew since the start of the coronavirus. Which is not a good thing.

But hey, that’s a problem our children will have to deal with. And there is no humane solution for overpopulation. We could do something about overconsumption, but no one seems willing to change.

10 hours ago, downzy said:

Okay, so explain why the Japanese experience the longest lives on the planet but also are most likely to wear a mask? 

If what you claim is true, shouldn't Japanese people live shorter lives?   

Also, I assume then besides not wanting to wear masks to protect yourself from air-born infections you also refuse to wash your hands?

The Japanese have one of the best diets in the world. The lowest amount of obese people and also a incredibly low number of people dying from cancer or heart diseases.

There has been an decrease in mortality numbers related to these diseases.

If I recall there are Japanese people who wear masks, correct. But only to protect them from allergies. Hay fever is a huge issue in Japan due to the huge amount of pollen certain trees release, these trees were planted after WWII to recover all the nature they lost. The trees they used make up for a huge percentage of Japan’s nature nowadays. 
 

So the Japanese wear masks to protect them from extreme cases of hay fever. Some people in China wear masks to protect them from the smog and pollution.

I get where you’re coming from with your arguments, and I have no idea whether you’re right or wrong. Just here to explain what’s up with Japan

Edit: I learned that because I wanted to find out why Japanese people are also one of the least likely to reproduce. The reasons for that are both strange and a bit sad.

As someone who’s first language also isn’t English this kinda bothers me. The pronunciation isn’t great and it sounds like he doesn’t really understand the lyrics.

I never understood that. Singing an existing song is so much easier than speaking in English and having to figure out what to say and how to say it. A cover like this is nothing more than a copy-paste job.

Sorry if I offend anyone with this, because that is not my intention. But whenever I sing I notice how I have no trouble pronouncing everything correctly, whereas when I speak English I make typical mistakes and need to think about what I’m saying.

Anyway, the dude has a better Axl sound than me. I can go as far as Bridge School Axl, maybe yellow raincoat Axl.

2 hours ago, RussTCB said:

Even the answer to your first question has been confusing lol. 

At first (a year and a couple of months ago) we were led to believe it was a federal mandate. Then it became clear that it was more of a federal "suggestion" and the mask mandates were state by state. 

Michigan took a LOT of shit for being one of the more locked down states. Texas and Florida were both the most lax. Michigan ended up having the highest rates of new cases over that span of time though. 

Florida and Texas went back to 100% capacity and dropped their mask mandates before Las Vegas even did. Everyone in the media lost their minds and kept saying the sky was going to fall in those states, but it never did. 

Just to be clear: I'm not an anti mask person and I very much believe in the dangers of the virus as a whole. I just think the messy handling has done nothing for the general publics belief & trust in how government can handle these situations. 

To be fair, it still sounds pretty much like what our government has been doing. The mayors seem to be left alone to decide what regulations to follow and what to allow and what not. Amsterdam did some questionable things by allowing a demonstration with 5000+ people attending, or allowing fans of the Amsteram football team to celebrate winning the national league.

Other than that both our government and the media have been spreading mostly confusion amongst people. I believe it’s the same in our neighboring countries.

But I never understood how the US could be so divided on pretty much everyhing. Especially when it comes to handling an outbreak like this.

6 minutes ago, RussTCB said:

I agree, the whole thing has been hanleed poorly. No matter what side of the mask argument you're on, I think everyone can agree that there's been far too much confusion. 

And yes, Michigan is going totally mask free by July 1st but many people think that'll get bumped up to sooner. Many cities in the US have already dumped the mask mandates. 

Las Vegas, for example originally said they were going mask free on July 1st as well. Them they bumped it up to June 15th, then on June 1st they made a surprise announcement that the mask mandate was ended immediately. 

It's only been 7 or so days since then, but all signs point to everything being just fine since they've been mask free and 100% capacity everywhere. 

Do all states look after their own rules and regulations when it comes to big things like this? I would be confused as an American, especially when you work in a different state or have to travel between states a lot.

Good to hear how things have turned around over there tho, for a while it looked like the US would suffer a lot more than the rest of the world.

5 minutes ago, downzy said:

Yeah, there’s a lot of no so attractive folks that frequent costco that I wouldn’t mind seeing keep a mask on going forward🤪

Colleagues with horrible morning breath who (thanks to these masks) found out they have horrible morning breath is a win for me as well 

11 hours ago, RussTCB said:

Here in Michigan it's up to each individual business right now too. It's so funny which ones are mask free and which aren't. 

For example, we have 3 major casinos downtown and all 3 went mask free as of June 1st. However, the tiny gas station a mile from my house is requiring them. 

Then there's the restaurant thing. Some are still requiring masks but only before you get to your table. So I have to wear a mask for the 5 seconds it takes me to walk from the front door to my table, but not after. 

I'm not all anti mask or anything, I just think it's such an odd state of affairs right now. 

Oh well......Michigan is going 100% mask free by July 1st. So only a couple weeks left of wondering what I'm supposed to do when I walk in somewhere. 

It is odd. And from what I heard there are some businesses that started with the mandatory masks but stopped because people got aggressive towards staff and other people who díd want to wear masks. Governments shouldn’t leave something sensitive like this to business owners. 
 

But Michigan is going mask free in July? I have a feeling that masks are the last thing to go over here, the whole thing is getting confusing.

7 hours ago, EvanG said:

You don't always wear them in public indoor places? It's still mandatory!

I don't mind them at all. I kinda like hiding behind them, if that makes sense.... probably not. I probably won't like them so much when the temperature is higher than 30 degrees this summer, though.

I believe It’s up to the owners of whatever business you visit. I’m pretty asthmatic and have trouble breathing through my nose so wearing a mask while doing some groceries is pretty rough. I avoid other stores because more than 5 minutes in a mask has me feeling like I just ran a marathon.

So I’d rather see these masks go because they hardly do anything. Actually most of the masks people wear don’t do anything at all.

To be honest I don’t get the masks, I only wear them in the supermarket because they stare at you if you don’t. But of all the things that have been said and done, these masks have to be the dumbest thing they’ve come up with.

No one’s wearing one that actually does what it’s supposed to do, they do not do much else besides making your face sweat. 

And to top it all off there are more facemasks on the ground than on people’s faces.

18 hours ago, Basic_GnR_Fan said:

We only have a handful of probes that are now outside of our solar system, and we've only sent people to the moon. In terms of space travel, humans are doing baby steps. So just because we haven't found anything, doesn't mean something else hasn't found us!

It kinda does. It took billions of years for life on earth to get where it’s at now. And of all the species that ever roamed this planet we are the only ones with such an advanced set of brains. Brains that get affected during space flight. Evolution takes a long time.

Life like on earth happened by accident, and everything had to be just right for this to happen. The chances that the exact same thing happened somewhere else are pretty small, even for the infinity of space.

As much as I like to believe in extraterrestrial life, I’m very skeptical. There might be some bacterial lifeforms, but I really don’t believe that there are beings that have been visiting us and have cloaked spaceships etc.

And lizard people is just a case of bad plastic surgery, they all get the same lizard face and it freaks me the fuck out