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The only thing I don't get is what would a Deluxe version really have??

We know there's no "vault" from that era... there's no B-sides... they all ended up on UYI. The actual released music doesn't need sound alterations or remastering...

What's the best case scenario? A new live set? The historical lack of music from this band has meant we the community know every scrap of stuff that was created during that time, as far as I know haha. There's really no AFD holy grails left is there? 

And I don't want to hear about Crash Diet..

14 hours ago, Ralphelmo said:

Slash wrote some great solos in Snakepit (Back and Forth Again, I Hate Everybody But You, Serial Killer, Back To The Moment), VR (Fall to Pieces, The Last Fight) and his Solo stuff (Mother Maria, I Hold On, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Far and Away, No More Heroes, Bent To Fly, Battleground - both solos) not to mention all straight rock/bluesy solos he did in faster songs. I wouldn't match them with GNR era solos, because caliber of those songs is massively smaller, but I'm sure some of them if released as GNR would've become classics. 

Bolded ones I would rank as Slash's peak, seriously, those solos are so unlike to his style and yet so thought-out and perfectly phrased that I admire him even more and I know what he's capable of. It drives me because I know that he may write a solo that will flip the world again

I think the You Got No Right solo is criminally underrated. The build up... so good!

Do newer fans know about ...

'Cause that is also killer... so emotive. Similar to the Battleground tempo but I think far superior.

I wish Myles would play some noteworthy guitar with Slash. I'm not really an Alter Bridge fan but his trading off with Tremonti is pretty fun to watch. We've got 3 solo albums and 2 Snakepit albums -- mix it up! Have a musical conversation. They're too busy? Then stop being so fuckin' busy. Take a minute.

Mutt Lange was considered before being deemed too expensive... I would love to have an alternate universe copy of that just for the fun of it. I imagine the Clink version is probably the one I'd prefer but I mean... GNR with hand claps, stomps... maybe some cannons.

Welcome to thaaa jungaaaaaheellll.... *explosion*... got fun an' games... HEEEY!!!

Even lyrically AFD compared to its genre companions isn’t dated or cliche in my opinion. Bands like Aerosmith, AC/DC, Motley Crue you can guess the verses and rhymes before you’ve heard them haha. 

The misogyny is probably the most glaring relic but even then if you view it as a portrait of LA and that scene it’s not like it’s inaccurate. 

But with respect to the production I’ve read multiple times the mixing is held up as an achievement and there’s really nothing to fix with a remastering. The separation and sound...sounds big not overly compressed... it’s just phenomenal... timeless.

UYI is the one that is always discussed as being prime for a redo.  I’m not really sure how much of that is the mixing and how much is just wanting to trim the fat Axl introduced. 

I for one want a version of Garden of Eden without that god damn synth :). That song rocks! It was even better with Popcorn... ah well...

Matt The Metronome Sorum doesn't swing, man... I know he looked like an ape with a perm but swinging was not in his arsenal. 

GNR needed to swing!

Replacing Steven with Matt was a hit to that, losing Izzy was a hit to that.

Zakk would have made them into a poor mans Thrash band I reckon... and I don't think Slash is a harmony dual attack type guitarist.... Axl's voice was quickly losing it's balls to the wall abilities. It didn't happen 'cause it didn't work!

Wow seeing Slash like that is intense... he completely left this planet. I'm not saying it's the greatest solo of all time or whatever but he's completely in it. Inspiring.

They should just rip out Dr Alibi with Axl's deep voice. Do it as a Lemmy tribute, inject some energy mid set. Get over the apparent barrier. It's fun and not too serious. 

Anastasia could quickly become ridiculous. I don't think Axl could make that song his own. 

7 hours ago, 2414225 said:

The most realistic scenario is a 2nd Slash album featuring Axl on 2 songs. 

I never even considered that but I think that actually sounds really plausible. 

Sidesteps all the baggage of legacy and fleshing out an entire album and lineup concerns etc.

The gravitas of the "highest office in the land" and the respect it commands has been damaged more by ridiculous tweets than anything from any band. 

Only room in in this community for one crazy redhead... imo :).

... oh and lesbians are cool 

ToonGuns is being meta.

and don't redo any songs! So boring... even great VR/Slash songs had their time. If they want to cover them live sure but otherwise... 

Izzy's leads are tasteful as fuuuuuck.

3 hours ago, 98izzark said:

I think you missed my point. I know that Izzy plays the first half of the solo but since Gilby plays on the Live Era performance does he play it or does Slash play the whole thing? 

Gilby did Izzy's solo throughout the tour afaik. You can see him do it in Argentina etc...

If you're a Slash fan Contraband is pretty fun. He's really going out of his way to modernize his sound on it and some of it works really well. He played Do It For The Kids on his solo tour and it really drives....Big Machine was a beast live on the Contraband tour... Duff's bass just cracking pavement. The solo on YGNR is epic! I love the Loving the Alien solo as well. Sorum has some cool shit going on too.

The compression of the production does suck though as it causes major ear fatigue. 

Libertad is really musically interesting but I feel like Scott was the weak link on that one... boring choruses vocal melodies and generic lyrics -- contrived as can be. The production is also too clean haha... overcorrection from Contraband.

I joined this forum like 13 years ago and GNR will always be my favorite band... but this reunion is fucking boring, man!

I mean god bless Axl, Slash and Duff -- they've given me so much; they owe me nothing. I think they're amazing and always will haha. I just... I thought they would want more as creative entities than what is currently being offered. If they just wanted to feel the love one more time and get massive cash I don't blame them... but I might not even go to the Vancouver show.... which is crazy if you know me!  

I can deal without AFD5.... but instead of just trying to offer glimpses of their past greatness I want to see them as musicians *now*. Covering all kinds of songs and creating new stuff! Working together... bein' a band. 

As trash as poison is it would be cool to hear him on those songs rippin em up.

Does even the general public need another generic GNR history lesson?

Not a well written article IMO. I agree that the exciting thing about a GNR reunion was always the promise of new material though, not a second UYI tour. 

I almost feel like they should play new material before releasing studio versions -- gauge the reaction and let them be revealed in a live setting. 

I'm still gonna ask for an autograph if I ever see Axl one on one....

To Anthony

Cool Ranch Dressing.

WAR

I'd die a happy man.

I think what's going to be really interesting going forward is whether this AC/DC voice comes back with Axl to GNR, or if it's something about the AC/DC material that allows him to unleash like that. 

If it does come along back to GNR and an album follows it will be historic for sure!

You guys think Axl is still chair bound for this one?

I still feel like there's something about the AC/DC songs that is allowing him to unleash the beast. Like GNR songs require more middle-low vocals which he can't do but AC/DC is all shrill high stuff? 

I dunno... it doesn't make sense! If he can do thunderstruck like that, why not perfect crime?