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The Izod Center just confirmed that AA is going on at 9. They also said this: "IZOD Center: They are going on at 9:00 PM and there will be a DJ from 8-9 PM."
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According to the Izod Center Facebook page they are in the process of confirming Asking Alexandria as the opener... never heard of them but after a quick listen to a song on youtube they are terrible...
This is on AA's Facebook page:
I'm not really a fan, but Sebastian Bach plays them up as the next big thing in music.
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I would love it if they came on at 9 or so, and did 4 hours.
Nice to see the fans don't have ridiculously high expectations of the band
Wouldn't be surprised if this actually happens though! Have fun
Trust me, I know it's a long shot
I just hope the show goes off without a problem. I was in the Philly riot back in 2002, and I'd rather not relive that night.
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I would love it if they came on at 9 or so, and did 4 hours.
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I don't get why any of these act wouldn't already be booked if they are even in the area.
I still don't understand why Bach wasn't booked for Jersey. And I don't know why Izod confirmed Buckcherry when they're already booked here: http://www.getshiprocked.com/2011/
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Bach has nothing scheduled for tomorrow night, and I think he's in the area. Black Label is off tomorrow night, and they're playing Izod Friday night. I'd take 1 of those 2 over some shitty local band.
IZOD is tomorrow night. For this show.
Regardless, BLS would be cool, as I wasn't able to see them at Ozzfest due to them cancelling their set due to tornado warnings. And, I'm seeing Baz open in Wilkes-Barre, so, if BLS is free, I vote them!
I know. I meant BLS is playing Izod with Priest/Lizzy Friday night.
Either one works for me. I'm not a Taylor Momsen fan, so I hope she's busy elsewhere tomorrow night
Edit: Beat me to it on the TM thing haha.
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Bach has nothing scheduled for tomorrow night, and I think he's in the area. Black Label is off tomorrow night, and they're playing Izod Friday night. I'd take 1 of those 2 over some shitty local band.
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OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I was dreading having to see them.
The question now is, if they don't find a replacement, what happens? I can't see doors opening at 7, and Guns not coming on until 11.
LOADED!!!
As cool as that would be, they're in Brazil tomorrow night.
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Well, so much for that!
IZOD Center: Update: Buckcherry will not be opening for Guns N' Roses tomorrow, we are waiting to hear who/if there will be a replacement. Stay tuned.
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According to the IZOD Center Facebook page, Buckcherry is opening https://www.facebook.com/IZODCenter
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So do you think they are in Miami? They seem to have arrived too late to do much with the Orlando show.
Just posted on Don Jamieson's Twitter about 5 minutes ago:
"Holy crap a White Halloween in NY/NJ. Greetings all from Miami! #90degrees http://yfrog.com/od78133279j "
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I just met Duff at the book signing in Santa Monica. Very cool day! He was really nice and took photos with everyone and seemed like he had a great time answering people's questions. He talked about drug addiction, memorable moments in his life, playing with GNR in 2010, the Seattle Weekly columns, etc. Definately see him if you get the chance he is really down to earth and just a cool guy in general, and I can't wait to read the book!
Agreed, he was extremely nice, and was genuinely happy to meet his fans. This is one of the few photos I took when he was signing in New Jersey last week.
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thank you for uploading that.
My pleasure
So now that's Slash AND Duff with the same story.
What did you expect?
Honestly, with duff joining axl on stage last year, and blaming the lawyers for the breakup in may, I thought he was gonna sugar coat the shit out of what went down.
Speaking of which, does he mention that concert with axl last october? Or was his book already finished by then?
He spends 2 or 3 pages going into detail about it in Chapter 62 (all the chapters are maybe 4 or 5 pages max). Earlier in the book, he talks about how bad he felt that he and Axl didn't speak for years. He also said that Axl was irreplaceable when talking about VR forming, and the criticism they were taking over it.
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I bought it Tuesday night, and it's definitely worth reading. Also, if anyone here has a chance to go meet him at any of the book signings he's doing, don't hesitate. I met him last night, and he was very cool and appreciative of his fans.
Edit: Forgot to add this. Duff talks a lot about the Illusions tour, and how Axl was always late and the band was falling apart. There are times where Axl comes off like a real dick throughout the book. But, there was one cool part. Duff talks about when he almost died and was in the hospital. He said out of all the Guns members, Axl was the only one to call him and care about his well being. I thought that was really cool, especially since this was around the time the band was hating what he'd become.
Anything specific? Did he back up Slash's claim about how Axl got the name?
There's a couple of things. One instance is when they were in Europe doing the Illusions tour. Axl called Duff in his room, and invited him and his then wife to have a nice, quiet dinner with him and Stephanie. The dinner went fine, and Duff thought maybe Axl was maturing. An hour later, Axl was in the lobby trying to pick a fight with some guy for unknown reasons. He talks about how Izzy came to the studio one day, and Axl was flipping out and throwing shit around. Izzy immediately took off, and sent in all his parts for Illusions from home. Izzy also traveled by himself after that incident. Another time, the band was about to take the stage, and Axl was late. I forget where they were that night (it was Europe), but they got a call saying Axl was watching fireworks somewhere far from the venue, and wouldn't be there. There's a lot more about him and his different moods in here.
As far as the name goes, here's what's in the book:
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I bought it Tuesday night, and it's definitely worth reading. Also, if anyone here has a chance to go meet him at any of the book signings he's doing, don't hesitate. I met him last night, and he was very cool and appreciative of his fans.
Edit: Forgot to add this. Duff talks a lot about the Illusions tour, and how Axl was always late and the band was falling apart. There are times where Axl comes off like a real dick throughout the book. But, there was one cool part. Duff talks about when he almost died and was in the hospital. He said out of all the Guns members, Axl was the only one to call him and care about his well being. I thought that was really cool, especially since this was around the time the band was hating what he'd become.
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Waiting for my pre-order to come in the mail. Should be here today. Heard most of it while waiting on line to meet Nikki Sixx last night, and it sounds pretty good.
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For those that missed it, here's what was said. TMS has this segment called the Throwdown, where they argue on what was better, like a song, band, album, etc. Tonight's Throwdown was which was the best acoustic hard rock song, Patience or Signs. The Tesla guys obviously picked Signs, as did Chuck Billy from Testament. Eddie Trunk picked Patience, and said he did so because it was an original song, while Signs was a cover. Frank Hannon then jumped in, saying they were label mates on Geffen, and Tesla did a demo song called "Better Off Without You," which became "Patience." Right away, Eddie Trunk responded with, "Sue their asses!" Jeff went on to mock Axl's whistling in Patience, saying, "He whistled in the song! You don't whistle, you sing!" Someone mentioned that Gn'R ripped them off, and Frank said, "We don't know if it was them, Tom Zutaut, or what." Then, they went on to say that Patience was an original song, but the whole, "We need a little patience" part at the end was theirs. The end result was Tesla "winning" the Throwdown, since the fans cheered for Signs (which wasn't surprising, given who was on stage).
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Heard about these guys through an article on Blabbermouth. Since I'm not a Bon Jovi fan, I thought the name was hilarious. I was afraid the music would be some sort of cheesy mockery of BJ hits, but I was wrong. It's got a really strong Pantera influence to it, so check them out if you're into Pantera.
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After Guns, my favorite 80's band is Tesla. Good to see people sticking up for them!
As far as the claim goes, I'll wait until the show airs to comment. Hard to watch that show though, those guy come off quite phony/sleazy & creepy.
Like I said, it's hard to tell from the clip just how it comes off. You know how the news likes to make sensational headlines, and then it turns out that was a hook to get you to watch? That's what this commercial came off as. I'm eager to hear the story, and why it's coming up now.
I have to agree about TMS. I like that Eddie Trunk still gives classic hard rock/metal a home, but he comes off as big time name dropper. He's always bragging about who he's met, or places he's been, etc. It gets to be quite annoying when he cuts off a guest to say stuff like, "I remember I was there in '83, and no one else stood up for you guys but me," or has to constantly mention how many musicians text him on a daily basis. As for the rest of the crew, I'm not doubting their love for metal. That girl they have on the show is a complete poser, though. Then again, she's basically there to be eye candy.
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Let's not all over analyse (sp) the comment, and let's not all start bashing Tesla. It was one comment and none of us know the entire content of what he was talking about.
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And yes, I will admit that I think Tesla is one of the most underrated bands from that generation. They put out some fantastic guitar-driven rock and roll.
True. I didn't start this thread as a Tesla bash fest. I just heard the comment, and it piqued my interest, since I'd never heard this claim anywhere else before. I'm looking forward to the story behind all this.
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I call Bullshit on the Tesla shit!! why didn't they say anything before now?
Exactly what I'm wondering. I was waiting for them to show the commercial again, but they never did. I need to see if I can catch it again tonight.
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"In 1984, Izzy Stradlin lived in an apartment across the street from me in Hollywood, right behind the Chinese Theater off Hollywood Boulevard. The man seemed to ALWAYS have an acoustic guitar in his hands, and was always writing bits and pieces of songs. He still does this today.
There was one especially melodic thing that he had been working on, and every once in a while he would dust it off and work on it some more.
By 1986, our band Guns N' Roses had a record deal. With that money, I put myself on a small stipend that could basically pay my rent--or half-rent, I should say--for about six months.
One of my best friends at the time was looking to move to Hollywood from her parents' house somewhere in Orange County. She and I decided that we could share rent on a one-bedroom apartment on Gardner; she would get the bedroom, and I the floor of the dining room (which I cordoned off into my little den of darkness).
My other good friend then was a guy named Del James, a recent transplant from New York who became an important part of our tightknit little group of friends and ersatz consiglieres.
Del needed a place to crash for a week or so, and back then, what was mine was his. During that first week of couch-surfing at my apartment, Del and my roommate Debby became romantic, and Del moved from the couch to her bedroom.
Del was an avid reader, and turned me onto a book called Slugs by Shaun Hutson. I remember just sitting in my bedroom/dining room with my curtain pulled taught, and reading this book with life sort of swirling around me in our apartment. There were drugs aplenty then, and Valium was the drug-of-the-month at that particular point.
I remembered Izzy's little ditty, which at that point had a working title of "Patience," and I wrote a lyrical verse then that went, '"I sit here doing drugs/Reading a book about slugs/All I need is a little patience."
This horrible lyric never made it past my apartment front door, thank God. Axl came up with a great lyric, seemingly out of nowhere, that of course became the story and melody of that song. The whistle part at the beginning--a ballsy move by Axl--while seeming odd to some of our fans and critics alike when the record Lies was released, became a part of pop culture. The song just wouldn't be the song without it, right? This was always one of my favorite GN'R songs that we did live."
Source- Duff McKagan
I don't doubt this at all. I'm just interested in why Tesla is making this claim now, of all times.
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Never heard of this but maybe they came up with a song that could of been as big or good as Patience, maybe that is what they mean? Donno
No. If I remember correctly, Frank Hannon said, "We wrote a demo song called "Better Off Without You," and that became "Patience," or something to that effect. From the reaction of everyone after hearing it, it makes it seem like they were saying Guns stole the song and renamed it.
if they ripped it off, i'd say tesla is a little late to claim it...
like 22 years late...
True. From the clip, it's hard to tell. I just thought it was interesting, as apparently this is the first time anyone is hearing this story.
East Rutherford, NJ - 11/17/2011 - Setlist, Pictures, Video etc.
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Oh, I plan on it. I'm loaded on caffeine and Monster drinks, and will be ready when Guns takes the stage!