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Ask Frank how his playing relationship w/ Duff has evolved.... if Slash and Duff made him reorient his approach to the classic songs. 

Also, who decides the tempo? Was that an actual concrete conversation about how fast they wanted to be?

What’s his favorite song to play?

1 hour ago, History2010 said:

That voice is Izzy not Robin.

Brownstone is a highlight on that uneven a.f. CD.

Izzy's rhythm is so cool under Slash's solo...Nice leaned out tone, just choppin it up.

Thing is, at this point, if the band exclusively sees us as dollar signs... just give me a decent product to fucking buy then! 

I could manage the fuck out of this band. They’re so “business minded” and yet this merch saga has been a masterclass in brand dilution.

Nepotism kills. 

I want like 10 or 20 pages of interpretive, psychedelic art inspired by the solo... as literal a translation of the song into book form as possible.

This won't be Slash's first rodeo.

I think Fernando is like Axl’s surrogate son. Axl wants to break the cycle of bad dads and so he sticks every tone-deaf misfire on the fridge — keeps it positive. 

♫ Liberia, girrrrrrl.... you came and you changed my world...

... two douches tradin' tweets...

and Steven says don't lecture me...

and Axl says incredulously...

that flag is Liberian, girl.

have ta give all the people n' fans content 2 satisfy 'em in these tuff times

On 5/2/2020 at 11:34 AM, Chester 524 said:

2.  what's the real story with hiring Scott?  he was a great front man but I think many felt he wasnt suited for GNR music backing him.  did the record company force the guys to hire Scott?  what's the real story?

From that VR documentary it seemed pretty clear Matt was one of the ones pulling for Scott the most. He wanted someone with star power and was really uninspired by the all no-name tapes and auditions. 

♫

1 minute ago, jamillos said:

Oh, thanks. In a way, that makes it even more ridiculous. Why would they put OMG on a new album now. But we could ask the same about Hard School etc. Nevermind. 

all the red flags only solidify its authenticity 

we got p huge and Riggs all over this thing, leaks on a subreddit, slash pick as proof, Fernando says it’s fake

this is GNR as f

that print-out is kind of lazy and half-assed; doesn't really make sense, if Fernando said its fake he'd be a liar...

I'm pretty sure it's actually legit.

2 hours ago, Gordon Comstock said:

ho defenders n' bitch boi's

- W. Axl Rose, 2010

I think I'm a bitch boi

5 hours ago, sofine11 said:

In my mind, the Chinese Democracy era truly ended with his exit.  And with him, all creative endeavors within GNR seemingly also came to a lurching halt, the likes of which they still have yet to recover from, even with the more recent inclusion of Slash and Duff.

Check this out!

He's such a cool dude -- great player. Honestly him and Fortus could have made for a cool band... three guitarists is lol. 

You would think a guy like Axl could just sit with him, Fink with his acoustic like in that video, and they could hash out some stuff! Too bad they couldn't get out of their own way. 

Like Axl could have sang some menacing shit over this exact riff... boom we got one song down:

Clean riff a minute later... an intro for song two. CD2 starts now!!!!!!

The idea that the NITL 3-union allowed them to keep AFD5 in the chamber only works if Axl's voice isn't completely shot.

Is it going to move back towards the 2016 highlights or toward the Iceland soundboard?

Even Izzy can't do shit in the House of Mouse. 

On 4/18/2020 at 3:40 AM, The Holographic Universe said:

The UYI tour was the big 3. Every filmed UYI Video that was not a live video was the big 3. Nobody cared then or now. There was never a demand for AFD5 because it was one album. It’s not like U2 whose biggest album was their 5th album or Metallica’s biggest album, which was also their fifth album. AFD was the their first album and most people don’t recall the other two. So there never was a market for an AFD5. Never. 

I'm not saying it would have sold more tickets.

I'm saying for the band legacy, for the quality of the recordings and shows for future posterity and releases, for capitalizing on what is critically and historically acknowledged as a far superior musical outfit which has barely any material available to view from their heyday, which made that album  that you say is the only one people care about -- 2016 seems like it was the last time to do it.

It would have been worth the cost to Axl Slash and Duff to eat that higher costs for one leg of a tour. The idea that it was risky and could have fallen apart at any minute with Izzy and Steven... firstly, I don't buy it... second, WHO THE FUCK CARES -- when did Guns N' Roses become an insurance company? You think Frank and Richard wouldn’t have been willing to sit by the phone? F that.

Instead of being GNR, Slash views it as "just a gig," and despite the fact he's carrying the thing on his shoulders every night, it shows.

I think there was an issue with withholding of payments etc., having to constantly fight for what he was owed, which probably lead Izzy to want out as well. 

I think Myles is really well-versed in theory, which may be more what they were alluding to.

Rock or Bust was a pretty rad AC/DC album in a lot of ways. Gives me hope that a 60 year old Axl isn’t an instant deal-breaker.... 

1 hour ago, Tom-Ass said:

Pretty much because the demand was way over judged.. All the stores bought way too many copies initially which greatly boosted sales. Most of those copies ended up in the 99 cent bin and I highly doubt there was any retailer that had to refill their supply because they sold out of copies.

Yeah... Contraband showed how to capitalize on the real pent up “GNR” demand.

The build up and success that summer of that album, in retrospect... I mean the business was already in heavy decline and yet... massive pre-release buzz, late night circuit, kids in my school who weren’t rock people were talking about it, three videos in rotation, huge radio play, Grammy win.

CD was like a note being slipped under the door, in comparison.

3 minutes ago, UseYourDemocracyIII said:

Honestly, I would not mind an acoustic EP with Axl singing entirely clean. Chuck in Madagascar, a shortened TIL, Sorry, Estranged, SCOM if you HAVE to, alt Don't Cry, and 14 Years ft. Izzy. Bam, overcharge us 35 bucks for it (and split the loot equally) on iTunes and you've made me happy.

your name is UYI3

your pic is UYI4

which is it

3 minutes ago, The Holographic Universe said:

I agree for the most part of your reasoning, but creatively Axl could not operate in such a space. 

Yeah for sure there was no alternate timeline where Axl wasn't gonna do what ended up being the CD route. I'm sure '95 felt like the world was limitless with opportunity to branch out. 

Although Slash did say Axl came around eventually on at least some of the songs but it was too late. 

Was there much talk about Snakepit?

Honestly looking at how GNR has turned out in 2020... if Axl had just sung on those fucking songs... it would have been SO GOOD.

If I close my eyes I can hear Axl on Doin' Fine... and I'm rock... hard. Dime Store Rock was made for snake-dancing. 

we gotta band together and do a pilgrimage to Izzy’s avocado farm.

we need resolution 

I dunno if people should throw Duff to the wolves, haha.

I still figure it's pretty simple: Izzy wanted an equal business slice, Axl (and Slash and Duff to whatever degree, who knows) think that is insane and unfair, Izzy wasn't interested in being a hired hand and once Team Brazil gets out the excel spreadsheets and stuff he immediately starts tuning out, Duff thinks that sucks and was probably sick of him being difficult... here we are. 

Moneyyyyy.

Granted I think GNR without Izzy is a shadow of its true self and think Izzy deserves equality and then some... I don't think Duff is just some cynical business guy  . Just goes to show money ruins every fucking band if you're not vigilant.... tale as old as timeeee ♫...

22 minutes ago, The Holographic Universe said:

Im almost certain Richard alluded to Slash and Duff finding their timing with Frank, which can be interpreted many ways. Slash and Diff didn’t want Matt or Steven. So they made it work. I doubt they care that much at all.

Why would you say they didn't want Matt or Steven?

If Axl said it's a non-starter, NITL is going to reflect the business partnership that currently exists and I'm going to hire the vacant positions aka keep my guys... that just means Slash and Duff didn't think it was worth scuttling the whole prospect over. Doesn't mean they like Frank much or wouldn't prefer to choose their own guy in a best case scenario. 

Good bands aren't just plug and play individual components. I bet they cared a lot!

Not surprised Duff wasn't going to issue a Matt ultimatum, though. I mean think about how Matt got fired bitching about Paul being in the band... it'd just be a redux of that.