The Linguini Occurrence

Tommy Stinson will finally get his well-deserved spot after being snubbed last time.

When was he snubbed?

When the Hall refused to acknowledge his vast contributions to Guns.

You think he would have attended if he was inducted? I don't.

Should be interesting to see the outcome. Nile Rodgers and Linda Ronstadt being ill might give them leverage.

They try to induct at least one female, one Rap/R&B, one rock band and one oldies every year. So yeah, Linda is a lock.

Since they let other genres in the Hall of Fame why not add some country music.

The Rock Hall of Fame includes all genres of music except Classical and Country, because there are already Halls of Fame for Classical and Country.

NWA

You mean HFTWA ... damn board filter ain't working ...

1) Why not make this a fun competition to guess who gets in? How about everybody picks 5 of the nominees they think will get in, and the one who gets the most right wins.

2) NWA will eventually get in, but not this year. You guys are waaaaay underestimating James Todd Smith's groundbreaking contributions to Rap and Hip Hop, I say he gets in first.

3) Linda Ronstadt will get in.

4) I'll go with Deep Purple, Kiss and Paul Butterfield too.

Lenny could have brought so much to the band besides just his guitar playing. His songwriting skills, vocals and good relationship with both Slash and Axl may have helped keep the old lineup together. Heck, Lenny even gave Axl boxing lessons after his fight with Hilfiger.

Check out this video if you don't think Lenny and GNR would work:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LccpJQuQ2lk

To be fair, I don't thin the OPs intention was for this thread to be mainly discussing Kanye

Pretty sure Axl came before Kanye, therefore any comparisons would revolve around how Kanye is similar to Axl (not the other way around). It's cool though, I can think of others who are even more similar to Axl than Kanye. Good topics to discuss.

Kanye must have talent to have his own threads in the main section of a GNR forum.

Axl's classic voice is GNR. I like Slash, but his guitar solos can be duplicated to the point where if you didn't see who was playing you wouldn't know it wasn't Slash.

Axl's voice simply can't be duplicated, it's arguably the most unique voice in rock history.

I say no, a man's home is his castle and sanctuary. It should be the one place kept out of the public's eye.

After serving as the host for last week's Zakk Wylde roast, Sharon Osbourne was asked which metal figure she'd like to roast next. "I think Axl Rose, and I’m the woman to fuck him," she told Rolling Stone.

I don't know if Axl would be game, but it would be cool if he let his guard down and allowed his rock peers have some fun at his expense. In old lineup news, Duff was one of the roasters for Wylde. My apologies if this has already been posted.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/zakk-wylde-roasted-by-corey-taylor-and-sharon-osbourne-20120120

Sharon would be a great host for an Axl roast, she'd be one of the few people that wouldn't fear Axl's reaction.

He would probably sue everyone that roasts him, so no - either that or he would takeout a special issue of rolling stone or have del write a 1000 page rant against everyone that participated and watched the roast

I think this is the best answer, he wouldn't handle it very well!

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At least there's more layers to Axl than "self-absorbed arrogant dick" though.

You really think that's all there is to Kanye? Have you listened to much of his stuff?

I've given it a few spins, but the guy just annoys the living daylights out of me. He's a more arrogant cunt than Liam Gallagher. Which is quite the accomplishment in itself. Now, with Liam I'm able to overlook that because I dig his music. But Kanye... no. Most of it just ends up being verbal masturbation on his part. Sorry if I've offended any of his fans, but I really can't stand the guy.

I can't stand the guy either, and yet I posted one of his songs in AG a couple days ago.

As far as his music, I gave it a fair shot when he performed for the Hurricane Sandy benefit ... not impressed.

I'd ask him if he put up his Halloween Tree yet.

Then I'd get him to talk about sports. The man is probably bored to death with the same old conversations about music and whatnot, I'd want to know what his favorite teams are and how often he follows them etc.

How does Axl compare to other rock rebels such as ...

Jim Morrison

David Bowie

Elvis Presley

Iggy Pop

Dee Snider

Frank Zappa

Keith Richards

Kurt Cobain

John Lennon

Lemmy

Johnny Cash

Ozzy

Zack De La Rocha

Bob Dylan

Tony Iommi

I'd say he's at least Top Five, although my knowledge of some of the old-time rockers is limited.

Prince is a genius imo. Not for everyone, but no musician is really. The man is a great guitar player and a truly fantastic song writer. He's also crazy as shit.

Yup, who else could get away with the stuff he's done in the past? The orgasming guitar with Baby I'm A Star, the simulated fucking with Darlin' Nikki, the bathtub with Doves Cry, all the cleverly disguised metaphors in his hits, entire songs dedicated to oral sex (Head) and incest (Sister) and creamy thighs (Erotic City), he was truly groundbreaking and a master entertainer.

Could Axl do this on stage with his lead guitarist?

Some people consider Prince a genius but I don't consider him to be up there too with Bob Dylan, John Lennon, David Bowie, Roger Waters or Bruce Springsteen. Those are the genius guys

I can't help but think there could be so much more being done to keep the GNR name out there. When I see what other lesser (in my opinion) bands and musicians have done beyond music and videos and touring, shouldn't GNR be doing the same?

Example: Kiss

1. Their merchandising includes 3,000 product categories and has produced more pieces of merchandise and generated more revenue than any other artist or band in music history.

2. Next month will be the 3rd annual "Kiss Kruise", five days aboard a Kiss-themed cruise ship featuring acoustic sets and Kiss-related activities.

3. Next year Gene & Paul & their manager Doc McGhee (name sound familiar?) are starting up an Arena Football League team called the L.A. Kiss and have already offered Tim Tebow a contract.

Why can't GNR do something similar? There's so many ways to keep the name going without releasing new music or touring, it just seems like more should be happening to keep the GNR name right up there with other legendary bands.

Slash brought hamburgers for the Conan crowd

No, he brought hamburgers for Conan & Andy & the guest seated with them. It wouldn't be cool giving away hundreds of $15 burgers that are being sold to help raise money for charity.

Here's Part 1 of the interview:

http://teamcoco.com/video/slash-kansas-hell

Here's Part 2 of the interview:

http://teamcoco.com/video/slash-disney-spongebob

Here's the performance of Nothing Left To Fear:

http://teamcoco.com/video/slash-myles-kennedy-09-26-2013

With a couple more albums he could have made the top 3!

Quality defines greatness, not quantity.

Sammy Hagar right behind Axl?

Axl should be Numero Uno, best of all time.

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Thanks guys, at least now I can wear it without worrying.

My older brother bought it from a record store around 20 years ago, so it is definitely vintage. Good quality too, heavy material with no fading or peeling. I always thought it was strange though that Steven was not included on the back.