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    04/09/2016 - Las Vegas - T-Mobile Arena

    in 2016 Tour Dates

    Frank Ferrer

    in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS

    Posted

    From watching the jungle video I'd say that it wasn't his fault that he came in wrong as Axl threw him off - But if you watch him whacking the shit out of that hi-hat it just doesn't resonate the swing that is required if you ask me, he never seems on top of the beat when it's necessary for these songs we've all listened to countless times. 

    I love Adler and Sorum, I mean that beat in Locomotive, Pretty Tied up.... Perfect Crime from Sorum and the hyped on-the-edge feel of Adler on AFD, Live like a suicide etc were great in their own right but I guess when push comes to shove I'm unsure if any of them fit the bill at this point. I reckon the drummer hasn't been found yet, Sorum on the whole is rather mechanical and a tad rudimentary and our kid Popcorn is just having it rough..... So I'd say recruit the hottest most badass drummer chick out there than can play the shit out of those songs!

    Thunderchucker needs to keep on truckin' ;)

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    Guns N' Roses PLAY TROUBADOUR LOS ANGELES, FRIDAY APRIL 1, 2016: Axl, Slash & Duff Reunited

    in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS

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    Oh man all this Mickey Mouse crapola.....!

    They are on a stage together after ALL the sh£$ that's gone down over the years and you juvenile douches try to be internet warriors. It just sorts the true gunners from the cupcakes.

    Because really, like really really it's about the magic, that unquantifiable moment that sends chills down your spine. Some of you won't understand that because you are 12 years old. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has held out hope for years that the magic may still be there if and when they finally buried the hatchet and you can hear it from the first note.

    ...

    It wasn't perfect in places..... but in terms of the build up, the small rootsy club show, the sweat, the power, the energy.... it's an unbeatably beautiful GnR moment.... and if you think otherwise.... then maybe you just have shit clogging up your eyes, ears and heart.

    Suck on that!

    P.S. When Axl sings 'Starlight' it is just gonna break the fabric of the universe.

     

    Over and out. Punks :P

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    Guns N' Roses PLAY TROUBADOUR LOS ANGELES, FRIDAY APRIL 1, 2016: Axl, Slash & Duff Reunited

    in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS

    Posted · Edited by Shaolin Punk

    9 minutes ago, HubbaBubba said:

    It's interesting logistically yes, but by most accounts ChiDem the song is as weak as piss so I doubt if the full video would be a great revelation. I doubt if even Slash could polish that turd. 

    Better on the other hand has a killer riff so there's something for the OGs to work with there.

    I think that may be a matter of opinion.

    Guns N' Roses PLAY TROUBADOUR LOS ANGELES, FRIDAY APRIL 1, 2016: Axl, Slash & Duff Reunited

    in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS

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    This has been a badass and exciting experience, I've been lurking for years getting my GnR fixes and watching the butthurt from afar..... but I thought I'd say that the run up to the shows was so fun!

    I so badly wanna hear some full songs, especially Slash's take on CD.... those verse licks are right up his street I reckon ;)

    And for the upcoming shows..... Coma? Locomotive? and finally Axl singing Starlight would just blow me away.

    Well done for all the fact finding! Dedication! \m/

    does this sound wrong?? Weird chord succession

    in NICE BOYS DON'T PLAY ROCK N' ROLL

    Posted

    Yeah that seems fine man, tell your bandmates to think outside the box a little!!

    Also, if it's in Emin then this chord is the 'relative minor' to the key of G. which means that when you go to Bb(most people say that A# isn't the correct term but who cares right!) then i would whole-heartedly agree that this 'works' in a musical sense. To give you two examples of songs in the key of G that use this: 'Bad Obsession' and 'Outta Get Me'! So if GnR can do it then so can you dude! Sorry that i couldn't give an example where Emin goes to Bb flat but with the 'relative minor' thing it's normally a safe bet to assume that chords that work in the major would work with the minor also(hope this makes sense!! ha ha).

    Btw i thought it was nice and ambient with a lot of soul in there, good effort! Being a producer and songwriter I always like to 'stick my musical oar in' so to speak and I challenge you to try this out: Next time you play it stick a Gmajor in at the last chorus instead of Eminor and you'll hear that it would get the most gracious lift.

    Great guitars, nice vocals and great backing vocals too!

    If you played in London then i'd come to your gig! :thumbsup:

    Btw btw: I didnt mean to sound patronising in any way!

    half step tuning?

    in NICE BOYS DON'T PLAY ROCK N' ROLL

    Posted · Edited by Shaolin Punk

    Nearly all of the original Guns songs are tuned down half a step. Even November Rain, which seems strange cos Axl appears to play it in the normal Middle-C (all the white keys) position in the vid's and live but in reality he would have been playing the black keys, so i've always wondered whether he has the whole piano tuned down? or whether it is actually a modified clavinova...

    Anyone shed some light on this?

    Btw, if you are considering learning a lot of GnR tunes you might aswell tune down dude and plus as mentioned above it changes the way it sounds or the chords 'colour'. If you were to play Db and then B and F# in the verses it would suck and it will definitly lose punch in the chorus when you have to smack out a fat A chord....

    and also if i saw you doing that live i would 1) beat you for playing that song and 2) beat you for doing it like a spastic

    Happy Learning!!

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