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DTJ  - Axl's giving it his all..

3 hours ago, Blake Sabbath said:

Looks as though the McKagans have been staying at Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast 

Why do you say that? Probably are though - much nicer than the Brisbane hotels. I saw Frank out today in Brisbane (the valley) and ran into Dizzy tonight about 11pm walking around the city - so it sounds like they all are not at the same hotel. 

Okay thanks guys!  I would just find it interesting to listen to it - not expecting any new music/songs to be heard at all but I have the entire day off work, as well as the day before, so thought it might be fun to get along to it.  I think with a few days in between NZ and this Brisbane show that they could either do the soundcheck on the Monday or on the day of the show. It will be just a matter of taking a chance and turning up???

Thanks again  :-)

Has anyone here attended the Soundcheck before a show?  Whether that be lucky enough to get inside the venue, or even just on the outside of the venue and having a listen?  If so, how was it? 

I am wondering if it is done the day before the show, or on the day of the show?  Maybe it varies...

I would like to try to get to it next week when the band is here in Brisbane?  I'm just wondering if it is worth it or not?

Cheers, Scott

I've got a Diamond GA standing ticket for Brisbane show on the 7th February to sell - cost $360 but will sell for $250...

Estranged is much better than Better....   :-0

10 minutes ago, Mendez said:

what

Say what again !

1 hour ago, DieselDaisy said:

The thing is I have tons of bands, and multiple genre of music. The Rolling Stones I bloody love. Words cannot describe how much I love The Stones. Guns however are my childhood band. I think Appetite is a rarity (for that era), a bit of a Never Mind the Bollocks. It is a brilliant album.

The Rolling Stones are the Masters... they are pretty much better than everyone I believe, even better than the Beatles. We're talking insane quality of music and longevity that shames everyone else. I admire that staying power.  Now with Appetite, GnR got it absolutely fucking perfect. And nothing at all comes close to it. But that's just my opinion.

Ahh memories! I was there, front row. Caught a bus 16 hours from Brisbane to attend it with several mates. Watched the show & caught the bus straight back - was a huge 48 hours! 

Favourite band by a long shot, Axl my fav singer/frontman by a mile & Slash my fav guitarist easily. That said, I listen to a lot of other bands now more than Guns. Mostly because of their lack of new music and limited back catalogue. Which is a f*cking shame...  (understatement of the century)

Is that the Nightbus...

Or the Nighttruck...

Guns, Metallica, Soundgarden & Faith No  More

So weird, just turned on my tv here in Australia on a Monday night at 10pm and the first thing I see is Slash walking towards the camera and a close-up of him, Beta, Fernando, Vanessa and a few others walking down pit lane.  They were all a bit wet with the rain. Sometimes the brain doesn't believe the eyes!   :-)

On 18 July 2016 at 2:00 PM, cremefraiche said:

He's a major promoter in Oz, used to run Soundwave festival (assuming you've heard of it as an Aussie fan of decent music ) so I guess he has the inside scoop. 

Not the greatest businessman it would seem given Soundwave's demise haha, but he's always been pretty transparent with fans and will answer most questions you tweet him. I've followed him for years and if you ask whether or not a band is coming soon he seems to respond pretty truthfully without  compromising any official announcements. I asked him about Guns a while back and he said First Quarter 2017. Then someone else asked him a while later and he said January 2017.

Ok cool. Yep been to a few Soundwaves here in Brisbane and they were awesome. FNM were probably my favourite, next to Slash of course!  Alice in Chains, Iron Maiden were all brilliant but really too many to mention. And yeah I know the story of this guy that was the promoter and a bit about how it eventually failed. Very disappointing really considering it was the best festival for hard rock/metal and it seemed to get huge crowds. Can you ask this AJ guy if he is directly involved in bringing them out???

On 7/17/2016 at 1:00 PM, cremefraiche said:

 

OZ/NZ announcement must be imminent

 

Who is AJ and why would he/she know that dates are down?  I'm hoping they are :-)

Cool review :  http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20160624/review-guns-n-roses-tour-kickoff-blows-the-roof-off-at-ford-field

Thanks for all the people giving their own personal reviews! It means alot to us people that can't go to a show...  Great to see GnR sticking it up the people that are against them and Axl is kicking arse !  :-)

Just now, jafeijo said:

link please??

Check a few pages back - its there.  The band and Axl sound amazing!

1 hour ago, Powerage5 said:

What the fuck man? Seriously, no one is making you post in this section. If all you want to do is bitch and moan about AC/DC, find somewhere else to do it. 

 

But yes, many of us are happy with this situation. The circumstances aren't ideal, but the fact of the matter is the band hasn't sounded this energized since The Razor's Edge tour. And we're not talking about a bunch of nobodies in the band; there's still Cliff (Who's been in the band for 39 years), and Stevie and Chris are both AC/DC alumni. Axl is literally the only one who has no history with AC/DC. Read this thread and maybe you'll why this is exciting for some of us diehards:

 

Hey Dude - Fuck em ' - If they can't be happy that Axl is very active, looking healthy and sounding amazing then they are just plain retarded...

I'm a proud Aussie and Axl joining these legends onstage is incredible to see. 

When I was born and only very young (okay so I'm pretty old now!)  my family lived next door to Phil Rudd's parents in Melbourne.  I remember my Dad having a beer with him in their home next door on New Years Eve and he asked Phil why he wasn't out having a big night with the other ACDC boys and Phil explained to him that every night was a party night for them - so NYE was nothing special. Phil was talking to him and his parents about considering leaving ACDC but his parents were encouraging him to stay with them as they were doing quite well - this was in the mid - 1970's. I bet he was glad that he stuck with the band hey?  Although in the end the rock and roll lifestyle caught up with him!

Anyway,  just a cool little story for ya' 

:-)

Hey Bumblecool - that's awesome and thank you for sharing, getting to meet Axl!  You lucky bastard. 

I think some of you are very harsh on Axl. The guy is in great shape for someone in his fifties. Look at the definition in his arms and the ability to see his forearm muscles and veins. He is of reasonably low body fat percentage and looks like he has been working out ( and I know as I've been down to as low as 6% in the past) but has just got some central weight (around the abdomen) which is hard to shift when you are older.  Otherwise he looks fantastic for his age... 

So don't be so fucking judgemental and just enjoy his performances, he won't be around for ever and he is a true music legend in my opinon....

Well done again Bumblecool !  :-)

4 hours ago, highvoltage said:

Nice! Do we have to listen to Triple M to enter?

Yeah I think so, the ad on the radio stated that it will commence next Monday but I'm guessing the comp will run for a week or so. Would be an awesome prize even just for the GnR show...  

Does anyone on this forum live in Vegas ?   Are there actually any cool billboards, posters, or any advertisement/marketing going on in Vegas right now?   Would seem very weird if there was not any....  

Hey fellow Aussie forum dwellers,  This week Triple m Radio have announced a competition for a 'World Rock Tour' prize.  Anyway, it includes Pearl Jam in New York, Iron Maiden in the UK, Chris Cornell somewhere, and at the end of the radio ad they state they saved the big one for Las Vegas - Guns n' Roses!  So the competition begins next week, have a go - you might win it   :-)

On 3/8/2016 at 1:31 PM, Carne_asaDA said:

We will probably be back before we leave Thursday afternoon. 

Lucky bugger !  :-)

No of course not - stupid fucking question. Something this big took a long time to plan. Its massive. It could last 5 minutes or 5 years - but Slash back in GnR - fucking wow!!!!!!'   :-)

On 2/12/2016 at 5:09 AM, recklessroad said:

There is no reason why they couldn't make new music again. We already know that they have great chemistry when they work together.

I know they have great chemistry together - or they did in the past and that was a long time ago. I guess I am referring to the fact that they split for many reasons but direction of music was a big part of that. 

I just wonder if they would be able to agree musically with what kind of music they would create now?  It would be brilliant to see them come back to the rock n' roll that got them to the heights as the best band in the world, but it would take some compromise from all involved. 

No doubt though that Axl and Slash bring out the best in each other. I think in a strange way that Slash's guitar style and the sound he creates really complements Axl's voice. I know that sounds weird - how can a guitar complement someone's vocals??? 

Apart from that, I reckon Slash is the best guitarist on the planet and have thought this for 25 - 30 years now. I don't know anyone, ever, that has been so good at creating solos that sound amazing and fit each individual song so perfectly. Slash does that naturally with ease time and time again, whether in the past with GnR songs or his solo work.  It is a unique talent that Axl could never in a million years find a replacement for, and I hope and pray that they give us at least one more album together before this is all over. 

Anyway, I'm still stunned this is all happenning and stoked they seem to be good now. I hope they are catching up with each other socially (like have a meal together at a restaurant) and not just professionally and that peace has entered their lives for good.  :-)