Gordon Comstock

First of all, I know this isn't the new album thread and I'm sorry for continuing this shit Do you think he'll be touring and releasing music in his 70s? I don't think he has 5 years to waste on a song, if he treats it the same as Hardschool, Perhaps, etc - a 'fresh' addition for the next couple years of touring. I'd guess the 'new material they could come up with' is Duff songs and covers, for the most part. Maybe we actually get a few new songs from Axl, and maybe he really is holding onto some gems for an album, but I doubt it...

I think it's his last 'statement' as a completely original, new release. Of course they could release an album in the future, but it would likely be a collection of the NITL singles and other songs. I wouldn't be surprised by a single every few years but that's obviously not the same kind of 'statement' as an album. If we're going by what Axl has said, he had 26 songs that were almost done near the end of the CD sessions. Let's be generous and assume Shackler's and TIL weren't included at that time - we've still heard at least half of CD2. That's not a bad indicator.

CD was his final musical 'statement' and it was a good one. The leftovers/singles are only a glimpse into the vault, but they're not promising, and it doesn't seem like there's any real effort to go out with a final album. There's gems in the vault of course, but we've only heard them from leaks - Monsters and Going Down. SOG had potential. I'd like to hear anything that Axl has recorded, but I'm definitely not holding my breath.

Sure, anything could happen. 1% chance of happening is still a chance. But there's no real reason to think it will happen eventually, I wouldn't say there's a 'good chance' they'd even attempt it. You can find quotes like this from Slash and Duff going back several years, which are just a continuation from what the band said during the CD years.

"could be interested... eventually" At best a final album would be a compilation of the NITL singles, covers and Duff songs. I'd bet a covers album is more likely than an actual newly-written album... and in the context of GNR, newly-written still leaves them a decade to write it

I'm stoked for this album, and it's cool to read about it, but this made me laugh. I'm sure everyone has tons of ideas. The timing hasn't aligned. They all want to do it, they just need to figure out how.

These guys were announced as openers for the Vancouver show, don't know much about them but this song is nice. I'm just relieved we're not getting The Beaches at that show...

I'll take what I can get. If it's a book I don't expect anything, especially not long interviews, from a guy who hasn't really done any promo for a couple decades... Not being able to edit what he says isn't a problem, if anything that's how you'd get additional content - a twitter rant or a short interview to clarify some things. Let him rant for 10 hours and condense it into an audiobook, it's basically the same format.

I think nowadays a podcast or series would be way more interesting than an autobiography. Even if it's just a one-off, let him rant for 6 hours without editors or handlers while Joe Rogan occasionally says "dude that's crazy" A longer version of the Eddie Trunk radio appearance, especially at this stage of his career, could be more interesting than a book imo. That kind of format would be a better fit for Axl to do something autobiographic, revealing, or at least in-depth explanations from his side of the bands history.

I picked those guys as icons of their genre but yea, people like Rihanna, Travis Barker or Demi Lovato would probably be more relevant. Not that his songs with them lit the world on fire, and of course rock isn't the most relevant genre. But my point was he's stayed in the public eye and made himself into an identifiable brand, as much as a classic rock guitar player could.

Of course not everyone will know who he is, but he's more than 'broken into the mainstream from time to time'. Being at the oscars doesn't mean much, but he's played the superbowl, was the face of a massively successful video game (Guitar Hero), played with everyone from Eazy E to Michael Jackson to Lemmy. He's literally the 'classic rock guitar player' halloween costume lol, his look is even more iconic than the music he's played. I could go on, but if there's any guitar player that's managed to keep their pop culture relevance as high as other (older) pop stars, it's Slash.

Todd doesn't sound bad on Perfect Crime, but it doesn't really fit his voice. That's a harsh song that needs some grit. It's cool that they played it, but Bad Apples was the best GNR song on this tour so far. I kinda hope Slash brings back another UYI deep cut for his blues tour (Breakdown or You Ain't The First?) but I won't be disappointed if it's all covers. I've only heard a couple Tash Neal songs and he's a decent singer, but I'm really curious about what they'll play - other covers, Snakepit, etc...

I just found out 'The Art Of Telling Lies' by Vains Of Jenna was remastered and released on vinyl for the first time this month... been a while since I listened to that album, but can't wait to spin it.

That artist who 'hinted at a release' dropped a single, announced the album and put physical copies up for sale today lol. Comes out in June, can't wait... I saw them in February and they were great as always.

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats are dropping an album in June