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1 hour ago, Coma16 said:

Yes, 2010 show in central America I think.

Some believe Axl had throat surgery, and more recently rumored a stroke

@Sweersasorry I forgot to mention this one. It's a 2010 Puerto Rico full show.

8 minutes ago, Sweersa said:

Did a complete 2010 or 2011 pro shot ever leak? The 2011 GN'R show I attended in Chicago was amazing, and I'd like to relive that.

2011 The Forum & The Joint were streamed online via iClips and available everywhere. Amazing shows.

1 hour ago, ChristmasFnatic said:

That is a horrible looking shirt. Look like those bootleg shirts.

All Nightrain membership shirts look horrible and made with the cheapest material. I own one unfortunately.

Basically imagine those you buy to wear at home from 1-Dollar-All shops.

1 minute ago, jamillos said:

Can I just send thoughts and prayers? 

Look, this is for charity. A good cause. Think about all those starving fans who've lost all their savings to see the Nostalgia act and now can't afford a Nightrain membership as cheap as this!

Alright, let's chip in everyone. We get 1 membership and rip the hell outta that Compact Disc.

26 minutes ago, Gnrcane said:

I think I have figured this out. Izzy is into NASCAR and this is their way of reaching out and bringing him back into the fold! It's the only explanation!

& in fact This I Love is about Izzy.

4 hours ago, El Guapo said:

Please no.

On 1/28/2023 at 11:49 PM, DustNBones1990 said:

I Remember that!!! Was around 2011ish? I’m going hunting, be right back! 🤣

Simples. ✌🏼👍🏼

Peasants visiting Axl's house and excited about his automatic toilet...

9 minutes ago, Legendador said:

If Guns had released anything, would they be fit to run for a Grammy? Why do you think they were never considered for the award! I think it's so odd they don't have a Grammy!

Which one should win the award? Hard School or Absurd?

And then these two flimsy singles gonna compete with new albums by Dream Theater's, Metallica's 72 Season, Rammstein's Zeit? lol

30 minutes ago, mystery said:

To show how dire current mainstream rock is, they gave Ozzy Osbourne the Grammy for best rock album and with the exception of Greta Van Fleet none of the winners of that award since 2010 started in that decade. They even had Led Zeppelin win that award in 2014.

That's so true. Well, at the end of the day, we're living in K-POP era.

1 hour ago, EvanG said:

Grunge isn’t a music genre. Bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam are also considered hard rock. But it was called ‘grunge’ because that word became popular at the time.

Generally I prefer not to really categorize music bands (and most type of modern art) with subgenres. In a broader sense you might be right and these bands could be rock (but hard rock? I don't know, I'm not good at labeling!).
I'm sure you also do not want to fall into genre trap as well :-) 

I really enjoy such discussions although this is becoming off-topic but keep it coming people!

14 minutes ago, Rovim said:

hard rock was still popular in many parts of the world throughout the '90's. Oasis was I guess you can call it mainstream british rock, catchy and heavily influenced by The Beatles. Eminiem didn't bulldozed what was left of rock, there was a shift to alternative rock, , MTV2 was a thing, a lot of bands other than just Korn and Limp Bizkit found success, but it was more modern with less guitar solos for the most part, there were The White Stripes, The Hives, The Vines, The Strokes, Black Label Motorcycle Club, At The Drive In,  Razorlight, Kaiser Chiefs, Arcade Fire, QOTSA got pretty big with Songs For The Deaf, etc. Rap became bigger, but rock and metal were still a thing, it's just that classic rock wasn't where the exciting shit was happening to a lot of people.

in the mean time Iron Maiden released A Brave New World in 1999 and were kinda back, so post punk/alternative rock alongside rap and pop all had audiences and in 2004 even classic rock had a short comeback which Velvet Revolver were a part of. It also depends on which part of the world we're talking about cause in the UK a lot of stuff were happening with shit like The Libertines for example. Wasn't that sad imo. Also bands like The Darkness which didn't take themselves too seriously were part of it and it all happened between 1999 and 2005 give or take.

I had to use the term 'classic rock' in my text, then it'll be more or less accurate.

Also I was more talking about my perspective on what was going on in 1999-2000. Of course from 2002 onwards, the bands you've mentioned such as The White Stripes, The Hives, The Strokes etc, were constantly getting aired on MTV and VH1 alongside lollipops like Nickleback, Avril Lavinge, Christina, Dido and so on. So yea, softer, less serious (imo) versions of rock.

1 hour ago, Bitchisback said:

It's funny thinking back about it because like I said I was 15 in 1999 and even though GnR was only 5 years removed from the public spotlight they already felt grouped in with classic rock bands such as AC/DC, Aerosmith and Zeppelin.

That's a very interesting point.

During the grunge movement of the early 1990s, alternative rock and punk rock gained popularity and killed Hard Rock's popularity. In addition, Kurt Cobain's suicide also snuffed out grunge itself, despite Sonic Youth, Portishead, and Oasis' best efforts.

It all happened so quickly. It was no longer cool to be rockstars on heroin and drugs. (Duff talks about that in his book "It's So Easy...")

In 1999, rap groups were all over MTV, and in 2000, Eminem's Marshal Mathers bulldozed what was left of rock. There was so much impact that metalheads had to adapt to the new norms to keep the business, and Korn and Limp Bizkit were born. By 1999, riding Harley-Davidsons, wearing bandanas, and hanging out at Rainbow bar and such were no longer mainstream. Long epic songs by GNR and Meatloaf weren't the thing.

Makes me sad each time I think about it.

15 minutes ago, SoulMonster said:

How did we get to the conclusion that the Lebeis are earning more from merch sale than other music managers would? It seems like people here think that Fernando is taking all the money the band earns from selling their merch 

That was just a joke (hmm.. not really but we can discuss in another topic). Let's keep it sane here. Back to topic. Hbd Axl!

Peace

Happy Birthday Axl. Enjoy your life. And I don't need your new album anymore. 

10 hours ago, jamillos said:

But the braids and goatee were a major part of his 2006 looks! It was the best nuGNR Axl. He should get a beard now and combine it with a bandana and shorts (like he wears on soundchecks sometimes). That would be glorious. 

I'm all for black shirts and shorts similar to rehearsals. But we've only seen brief videos and photos with that style.

The problem with shorts is that we don't know how he's gonna look to the public eye running around with those for 2 hours straight and all different angles people would take photos from. I can imagine some assholes making brand new memes from that.

22 hours ago, Master Of Reality said:

Pretty sure it's from the London Docklands Arena 2002 show

This came first to my mind. I have some distant memories about it lol

37 minutes ago, ruttu69 said:

We got such a noob as a moderator here WTF   

The mod in question is a big Slash fan who wasn't following post-Slash era. So that just doesn't make someone 'noob'.

32 minutes ago, jamillos said:

When you google Axl Pukkelpop (or Belgium) 2002 (and switch to images), you'll see he was sporting the same jersey. Could be a different show, of course. But I think he wasn't wearing bandana as much in the '02 North America leg. 

That's right with the exception of MTV VMA and Tacoma which was the the first NA show.

2 hours ago, jamillos said:

I think the upper pic could be Pukkelpop/Belgium 2002. 

I'm lost and don't remember. @Deancould you shed some light here?

12 hours ago, mystery said:

I think this is the concert that started on December 31, 2001 and technically ended on January 1, 2002. Everyone associates 2002 Axl with the braids but this was on New Year's Day 2002 the day after the Joint concert where his hair isn't completely braided.

Update: I doubt it now. 'Cause he didn't seem to have Bandana in those two shows at The Joint. Probably Pukkelpop 2002

2002

55 minutes ago, Stay.Of.Execution said:

Should you really though? I mean it's Yahoo

Yeah but I bet she cannot be as incompetent as Fermanager lol

4 hours ago, vloors said:

Who the hell gives these space cadets these opportunities to interview celebs/musos??..... 

It's celebs (Axl, Slash, Duff...) who give these 'space cadets' opportunity 'cause they're easy people with easy questions.

Otherwise he would do it with Mick Wall.

37 minutes ago, Rovim said:

maybe you're joking, but just in case, not everyone who suffers from even severe anxiety, suffers from it 100% of the time and it also tied to the situation you're in, who you interact with, shit that triggers it, etc. 

I agree. But I wanted to show that it's not like "he has clear anxiety anytime he is shown off the stage" as @Underhardysays.