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Considering they are using the most worthy stuff (and/or current lineup appropriate stuff) that didn't end up on Chinese Democracy itself, if, and only if there actually is a new album I would assume it to be mostly newer stuff with a couple of CD era tracks, if that Which I am okay with, if Slash brings the goods such as an Anastasia-level guitar part to GNR I would absolutely love to hear what Axl could add on top of that

Has this been confirmed or is it just a guess? I have yet to hear about rehab, and I specifically remember a friend caught Aerosmith right before the tour dates went in limbo and the vocal chord news, and he said Steven's vocals were absolutely fried - and that was even before all the news. As of right now, unless anyone has actual legit sources, I don't think it is unreasonable to think that he was having vocal issues because his vocal chords were having issues

Coma is an absolute monster live, I remember being at first bummed because that meant no Locomotive but man it felt more intense this year musically to me than it did even in 2016

Judging by the quality of stream I am guessing they forgot to pay their ISP

I was just looking at the Twitter page and Slash thanked everyone for the best US run in the past 7 years since he has been back in the picture, considering he also mentioned this being the start of GNR's break as he goes and does solo stuff and mentioned doing new album stuff, I am hoping this means Axl is thanking the crew of the last 7 years just because of that and also that next time they tour some of the crew may be different people

Slash doing the Godfather Theme!

For me, as a guitar player and a Slash talkbox fan in particular, I just love seeing him go off lol. The Live Era talkbox solo is etched in my mind and so hearing him improv it up for a bit on this groove and this key, I absolutely love. And Fortus does a decent job too I can see why one might prefer the shorter to-the-point versions though due to the directness of it, and I remember that is what they did at Glastonbury which worked really well too! For me, I am a huge funk fan and a huge Slash fan so funky drums and his talkbox solo are right up my wheelhouse That said, I did find the 20+ minute versions Slash did with his solo band a bit too indulgent so I can see the other side of it all too

I totally agree! I was pleasantly surprised hearing Dizzy more in that break when I caught the San Diego show, it sounded great. The break reminded me of the Symtathy for the Devil rhythm studio track a bit with the piano addition and the funky drums

I don't care what anyone says, I really like the extended solo break in Rocket Queen and Slash's talkbox solo I always look forward to

However is in charge of the camera switcing reminds me of the Pokemon episode in the 90s that gave people siezures watching lol

Yeah in San Diego I noticed he looked to be in fantastic shape, slimmed way down compared to 2016. Never saw him smile as much as he did that show either, which especially seeing old footage of Axl with a ton weighing on his mind it is nice to see! He seems to be in a good place in life

I get what you mean, and I think part of it has to do with way back when, when Axl basically admitted to pivoting in style and not making a traditional Guns record partly because of Slash's absence musically - via his interview with Kurt Loder. I think the combination of that, and having a ton of emotions to excise in the late 90s/early 00s, it gave way to a more serious vibe Considering Axl has brought back Pretty Tied Up, Anything Goes, Reckless Life, etc. since Slash returned I kinda have a feeling if they ever actually did write new material, there could potentially be tunes that are just fun rockers for sure

It is hard to definitively say due to the distortion but in the chorus it reminds me so much of 2002 Axl when I hear shows like Boston 2002 for example

I am not sure if Atlas is a grail per say because we have a couple of different mixes from the Village Sessions already, but I would be very interested to hear Slash add some guitar work to it not unlike what he did with Monsters, I think it could work well

It's been fun revisiting the threads made a few days ago when the songs just leaked, seeing that so far it seems like the opinions on the tracks have kept consistent since they came out. The general opinion of Monsters being the stronger of the two seems to be holding fairly strong so far with The General being the most split which makes sense in part because as a title it was hyped up so much over the years

I still feel exactly as you describe when it comes to both of them together. I know that The General was just debuted live without Monsters, but man both played one after another, both having epic Marco Beltrami orchestration and whatnot, just still feels right when it comes to a singular journey. And to me having both together fills out everything a bit more - The General having the repeated lyrics in the verses for example, doesn't feel as lyrically sparse with Monsters to go with it

Two answers, in two threads I happen to be browsing casually anyways. If you don't want replies, don't make posts - I am not going out of my way, just having fun replying to silly posts I see along the way lol

Or, you know, people just have different opinions and that doesn't mean they are stuck to only hard rock? lol

Oh man I thought most of these "$lash sucks" people moved on with their lives after 2010, if not 2016, but here we are in a time warp The reality is, none of this matters. Slash is back in GNR, mostly everyone in the world is happy about it, and with Slash, Axl can finally routinely play big venues again outside of festival settings - such as the Hollywood Bowl and Dodger stadium

Dude why are you so obsessed with Rock in Rio III, it really has nothing to do with anything

Rock in Rio 2001's audience attendance numbers, being a festival, has nothing to do with the attendance of GNR as a standalone entity all the years nuGNR was a thing - so I have no idea what point you are trying to make With Slash back, so many more people care about the band and the results speak for themselves, so the whole "Axl is GNR and $lash should go play the Barbie song" post you made seemed very "stuck in 2010" to me - that's all

I must say, this currently feels like the most normal GNR has been in a long long time lol. Songs are actually coming out from time to time, they are being played live, setlists are shifting and more deep cuts being played, etc. I hope they keep that momentum of normalcy going during the downtime and capitalize on Axl having time to hear some Slash riffs and write some melodies and lyrics

I do wonder if Bach misheard or misinterpreted what Axl was saying - it is hard to really find a connection thematically between three songs about romantic love and loneliness connected by the "Del James music video trilogy" (Don't Cry, NR, Estranged) and then a song about growing up with an abusive father figure that doesn't reference any other theme but that childhood situation Although "Monsters" would thematically fit if you interpret the lyrics from a reteospective on a failed relationship as opposed to a reteospective on an abusive father figure. So I have no idea what to make of it all lol

Oh yeah cause after that first show in 2001 GNR played the Staples Center and Dodger Stadium in LA without Slash all the time, and certainly weren't relegated to the Wiltern theater by 2012? And Rock in Rio certainly wasn't a large scale music festival that drew in huge crowds for the entire festival and all the bands there? Lol

All due respect, I don't think cares about this argument topic anymore, if you want to call him $lash and boast about how Axl carried on without him playing much smaller venues than with him, take a DeLorean with a time machine back to the year 2010 and go on a date with Volcano62