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Because it would have diminished what he's doing with current GN'R and rabid fans of the classic lineup(s) would have never stopped asking for a reunion.

Now is not the time for nostalgia I guess (though looking at the current state of things it's hard to keep faith on the future).

Let's see what they do on this new tour. If it's still the same set then we'll know what to expect for the next year(s)...

Round 1!

Great song, love both the music and the lyrics. One of my favorite on CD!

Love that song.

Terrific performance!

Isn't AFD Appetite For Democracy? That was the name of the residency right?

It's really cute how some fans want to believe he sounded better any year in the 00's than he did 85 - 93

I think Axl sounded his best on the UYI albums, he was at his peak and had a great balance of power, rasp, and clean sounding vocals. No other singer can touch Axl Rose in the early 90's.

Totally agree, on the UYI albums he can't be touched, it was perfect.

But during the tour his voice was really shot at times.

2010 but '06 / '07 were also amazing.

Early 90s / UYI tour was horrible.

One of my fav' from Chinese Democracy as well, but also from GN'R.

Great lyrics, music and I actually prefer Ron's solo over Brian May.

Goes to show who is the main attraction in this band!

Hm, tough one!

I'd say all the ones you listed, top five would be (in no particular order) Coma, TWAT, RQ, CITR and NR.

I voted CITR. Lyrics + guitar is just magic to me.

If you haven't already, now would be a good time to let go.

If only the current band could record / release something :-/

Yes I would buy it, for a fresh new take on the classic songs.

Bucket, Bumble, Robin and Tommy - in no particular order

Going Down, and if Axl wants to take his usual break then I am more than happy for Bumble to do the backing vocals.

This!

Estranged

When I went to see T2 in the theater and I heard YCBM - been hooked ever since (with a pause between '98 and '02)

Their loss if they don't listen to the album because of such reasons.

Those people would never have loved it any way IMO, they would never give it a fair shot.

I don't care about that, I listen to CD a lot (and I'm sure they don't care about that as well )

I joined because I was obsessed with classic GNR, loved Axl and couldn't wait to hear what he'd do with the new band. I'm pretty sure the first time I came to mygnr was just before or just after the first Nu HOB show. I remember streaming song after song after song from that show off the main page. Actually, I might have been around before that. Maybe when OMG came out? Not really sure.

Point is, if there was never a classic lineup, I wouldn't be here. But I came to see what Axl could do with the new band.

Pretty much the same for me - Rio 2001 and the VMAs in '02 reignited my passion for GN'R.

I then started to read forums to get the latest news & rumors.

And off course the UYI lineup and albums is what made me a GN'R fan in the first place (missed AFD by a few years :-()

I came to know and love the present band (except for Ashba, who I feel I gave a chance but his behavior is driving me nuts)

I didn't cared that much, as I was listening to other bands after a heavy GN'R period :-)

Somehow I knew that Axl was gonna move on and come back.

Then came the 2002 VMAs, that I was watching without knowing what would happen at the end. Fallon kept teasing and when the scream came I went nuts. Madagascar launched a new GN'R frenzy for me.

So yeah, I wasn't bummer that much.

Yes I like GN'R and Estranged is my fav' song, so don't tell me what I like or don't like.

I just don't want a reunion, and I'm not dying to see Slash and Axl on the same stage again because I happen to like the current band. Not saying I like it better than the classic lineup but those guys decided to leave decades ago. I do very much enjoy the gigs where Duff or Izzy join - way better than a HOF appearance to me.

But I understand the signification and the importance of the thing for some fans.

Happy B-Day General!

Thankx for the music, both solo and with GN'R.

Which is your opinion, not mine

I'm glad Axl and Izzy didn't go, because the whole thing was bad - which is my opinion.

They started with SCOM, (which Slash said he hated) an important song for Axl.

There was no respect for him.

Watched the whole thing again, including the speech by BJA - it's boring really. None of it seems genuine, including the performance.

First of all, they started with Mr. Brownstone you fucking idiot.

Second of all, Slash has not said he hates SCOM. It can be assumed, but he's never outright said he hates it. He's probably a little tired from played it every night, but don't put words in his mouth.

Third of all, watch the performance again and thats as close as you'll get to real GNR. The whole thing was genuine because they knew Axl is too much of a dick to ever reunite so they played that show like it was the reunion everyone has been waiting for. Its too bad Axl missed that great event, but he probably would have ruined it one way or another. That whole thing was the first genuine GNR performance there has been since 1993, so think again before you try spreading lies. I think you got boring confused with the current circus of imposters touring South America for the umpteenth time.

My bad, on the YT link that I watched recently they showed SCOM first.

To each his own I guess, I didn't liked the whole thing, it looked phoned in (the speeches) and that 'band' looked has been.

I very much enjoy the band you call a circus. And I've been following GN'R since '90.

They started with SCOM, (which Slash said he hated) an important song for Axl.

There was no respect for him.

Watched the whole thing again, including the speech by BJA - it's boring really. None of it seems genuine, including the performance.

TIL, like all other ChiDem songs, is exactly where it should be: loved by the hardest of hardcore fans, ignored by everyone else.

If you're not an Axl Rose diehard, you're not gonna care about TIL or ChiDem. I have musician friends who swear by AFD, that's the album which got them into rock music. And those friends universally don't care at all about ChiDem.

TIL wasn't a "hit" because it's just not that good. For us diehards, sure, we listen to it.

No one else does.

I have plenty of friends to are not GNR fans who downloaded the song after hearing it with me.

I play in a band and other musicians do enjoy ChiDem.

Goes both ways!