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Was it just me or did Slash's playing sound kinda sloppy in this ad?

Really enjoyed Patient Number 9. Couldn't help but expect more from Degredation Rules, seeing as it's half of Black Sabbath. 

Didn't see a thread for the new album, so thought I'd start one.

Two songs so far:

4 minutes ago, EvanG said:

This. There's so much about GnR that I don't like, but they don't disappoint me at all because I don't expect anything. Even if you've paid attention just a little bit these past three decades, you should already know better about how this band/Axl operates and you can go on about how much that sucks until the cows come home, but what's the point really? It doesn't change anything. And besides, even if I did expect something... bah, it's just a rock band!

I'm still in a state of shock they released two singles last year, albeit songs 2 decades old. 

It's still like waiting 14yrs for a bus and then 2 turning up at once.

Is it Frank on the finished version?

6 minutes ago, SL138 said:

is it just me or you guys also hate june/july stadium concerts under bright daylight?

I will wait till they come back to play in o2arena

GNR haven't played an arena date since Slash has been back in the UK.

Check it out. Only started it today, so stick with it - it's a work in progress:

https://neonknights.boards.net/

In before someone says Guns N Roses. 😆

Just now, mattromero said:

Jesus man, it seems that Slash ruins every CD song solo on purpose

It's called phoning it in.

8 minutes ago, Lies They Tell said:

My theory is that Axl always wants to have some big guns in the store for the next album before he releases albums, just like he had stuff like Don't Cry, November Rain, You Could Be Mine etc close to finished before they released AFD. He doesn't want to be in the position where he was after the Use Your Illusion albums were released, when they had released pretty much everything that they had written and the next album would have to be written from scratch. When you've just released the best songs that you've ever written and people are already waiting for the follow up album and expecting it to be just as good as the previous album, that's not necessarily a pleasant feeling. That's a lot of pressure. So, I believe that when Axl releases albums, he wants to have big guns ready for the follow up album as well. That reduces the pressure.

So my theory is that Axl isn't currently working on just the next album. He's working on the follow up album as well. He wants to have some great songs ready for the follow up album, before he releases the next album. But of course this is just my theory.

Bless you. 

I see little difference between 2022 Axl and 2017 Axl. He's been performing at this same level for 5yrs now, why are fans acting like he's only just started sounding this way?

I would also add, about your mother in law... I don't think you should let that hold you back. My wife had reservations about moving away from her family as her parents are both in their 70s and since we've been down here, her Dad has been diagnosed with dementia. It's not easy for her being away, especially as she would like to be able to help out more with her Dad, but she knows we made the right move. 

As harsh as it sounds, you can't let parents hold you back. It is not yours or your husbands responsibility to care for your mother in law. I don't mean to sound uncaring or cold about it, but you have your own family now and you owe it to your kids to put them first. They want to live in their own home - there's no greater security for your family than owning your own house. That has to come before your mother in law imho. You can still visit and help out when you're there, but you shouldn't feel guilty for doing what's right for your family.

Personally, I would make the move.

I found myself in a similar position about 10yrs ago. I was renting with my wife in a city, near family and we had built a life for ourselves but we couldn't afford to buy. We moved 200miles away to Devon for the sole purpose of becoming homeowners. And you know what? I'm so glad we did it.

If the friendships you currently have with the people in your lives are truly meaningful, they will survive the move. And any that don't, weren't that meaningful in the first place.

Nothing beats being a homeowner. I hated renting. I've had my own 3 bedroom family home for nearly a decade now. This same property in London would cost well over a million. We are not high earners, infact, quite the opposite. We live paycheck to paycheck, but we can easily afford this home and I've never once looked back. I never felt a sense of belonging in a property before this one and that's purely because it's mine. I own it, I have capital behind me, I used it to pay off almost £10k debts a few years ago without even needing to extend my mortage agreement. There are so many benefits to owning your own property. It gives you security for your future and an inheritance for your children, should you choose to have them.

Also, city life sucks. I return back from time to time to see family and I think "thank God I don't live here anymore. What would I do with my kids in a city?"

My advice? Do what's best for you and your husbands future and security. You won't regret it. 

I'm usually the first to call out Axl on his shit, but I didn't think his BIB performance from Sweden was all that bad. It wasn't great, but he didn't butcher it. I've heard much, much worse from Axl in recent yrs.

27 minutes ago, h2sublime said:

Maybe I am the only one but I am happy with Back in Black and Reckless. They sound pretty good to me and way better than Better, YCBM, etc.

That's really not saying much.

2 minutes ago, GNR 1991 said:

Absurd literally came out of nowhere and wasn’t on any set lists or sound checks before the Boston debut. 

I don't think that's correct. I'm pretty sure it was on an alt setlist prior to its live debut. I seem to recall fans speculating about what it was.

11 minutes ago, JimiRose said:

I think it's just time we all accept. yes there is a new album worth of material, both NUGNR and reunion GNR. and no it will never be released whilst Axl lives. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me 14 years in a row. I'm not falling for it anymore. Nostalgic cash grab, enjoy it for what it is. GnR are no longer artists, just a memory of what was and what could have been. 

Well, they released two songs less than a year ago. The very fact that Axl saw fit to rework Silkworms and release it 20yrs after it was first played was a move nobody saw coming. The cold hard fact is, Axl will release music whenever he sees fit. Is more to come? Possibily. But you can bet it will arrive when you least expect it and very well might not be what you were hoping for.

49 minutes ago, jamillos said:

Pretty much, yeah. I seriously wonder why he keeps insisting on playing Better, when it's clearly past its prime and contribution. Why not just pick something else from CD?? 

Well, there's not a whole lot on CD that's easy to sing. Almost every song bar the title track is crazy hard.

7 minutes ago, SoulMonster said:

That was great. He tried out different registers on the verses there and didn't go for teh really high screams during the outtro but he sounded good.

The high screams was the only bad part. The verses is actually one of the best I've heard from Axl on TWAT. He sounded dreadful on that one even back in 2010, this is actually an improvement.

Slash has really nailed the TWAT solo now. Even does the tapping.