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Its an honor to be in the RRHOF. Any of you can say what you want, but without us, Axl is working at McDonalds. I hoped, but didnt expect, them to perform. So that was no big surprise that a performance wasnt going to happen. But I expected Axl to be there and be a part of history. Axl showed that he has no gratitude for his fans and anyone thats supported him. I thought that maybe he changed a bit since he's been a bit more fan friendly, getting on stage at a decent time and everything else. But I guess not. Axl is my favorite musician of all time, and theres nobody that even comes close. But regardless of what ANYONE says, this is a slap in the face to the fans. This is a slap in the face to ANYONE thats supported him, or spent any money on anything that hes been a part of. Without his fans, hes not even considered to be in the RRHOF. He can try to put out another album, but outside the hardcore fans (like us) NOBODY CARES about GNR. Axl basically said, "Fuck all of you." So you know what? Fuck you Axl Rose.

Im extremely disappointed their not gonna play. I didnt think they would to begin with; but I never got to see the original lineup since I was born in '82. They came through OKC when I was 10 - and of course my parents werent letting me go to that! lol I did see current line up of GNR in November; and it was one of best concerts that Ive ever been to. It was great hearing Axl sing the songs that I grew up with. But, Im still very disappointed they wont play. Ive been reading this board for a while and I think the excuse of, "If they play then it damages everything that Axl has done with the current GNR line up cause everyone will be expecting a reunion tour." Thats a bunch of crap. All they would have to do, is before the show tell the media, "This is a ONE TIME deal. It'll finally put a end to the 80's-90's original lineup." Kill the rumor before it starts. Nothing is going to damage the current line up, because outside of us diehard GNR fans, almost NOBODY gives a crap about current GNR. GNR packed the Lloyd Noble Center in Oklahoma, but when i looked around at the crowd during CD songs - nobody knew them. The crowd died down a little and people used it as a piss and beer break. even my 12 year old daughter (her first concert) told me, "I dont think people know theses songs." She does, she likes CD. ..Ive taught her well! lol We can go on and on about the new lineup and how good CD is, but few people outside of us diehard fans listen to it.

its a joke that their not gonna play. I know its been discussed numerous times on this board; but its weak not to man up and play 2 songs for EVERYONE that got them to that point. They all know the AFD songs, so its not like they would all have to be in the same room and rehearse. To me, its a slap in the face to all the fans that they cant agree to play a few songs - even if they hate each other. Without us, there is no Hall of Fame for them. To think that its gonna hurt the current line up of GNR, or damage anything that Axl has done is ridiculous. Axl has done a good job of that himself with one album since, what? 1996? And the majority of the guys who played the songs on that album arent even apart of GNR anymore.

They are not going to let the cat out of the bag--this was a band that on the surface looked like "they built a world out of anarchy", but that "aura" was part of a brilliant, quite contrived, marketing campaign. GN'R thrived on being/seeming mysterious, spontaneous, and always unpredictable. All of the members have active projects, besides Izzy, and are thriving on the free press they are getting right now, which is helping them promote those current projects. Heck Slash's new album is probably going to chart high due to all the press he is getting right now. GN'R's albums are all selling about double what they did last year, and Guns n' Roses are selling concert tickets in the US better than they have since 1993. Why would they kill this great press attention by announcing an itinerary? I googled "Guns n' Roses" the other night, and received 90,000,000 items returned, when typically I would get 40,000,000. Slash has a new album coming out, Guns n' Roses is working on a follow-up and has a huge tour to sell, Duff has a book and Loaded to promote, Adler's Appetite is always playing gigs, etc. The feeding frenzy by the press in the few weeks leading up to the event is going to go to a level none of us has seen since weeks leading up to the Use Your Illusion releases. This will be the biggest event in rock since the one-off reunion of Pink Floyd for charity, or the one-time Zeppelin show in London. Get used to hearing "I am just going to show up, and see what happens" a lot in the upcoming weeks. Why would the most unpredictable hard rock band in modern history become "predictable" before their coup de gras moment? No one will know a thing besides a few until the night of the show, and then the curtain will rise, and before us will be the band playing like their is no tomorrow. They will then tell the world that they didn't know they were going to play until hours before the show, and it will be hailed as one of those events that 5 million people "were at" when they are telling their kids about the good ol days. It's gonna happen, and if anyone thinks they are going to let this one leak, don't hold your breath....you are just going to have to watch this play out, and enjoy the ride. GN'R fever is already in the air, and it is going to go to another level very soon!

Stop getting me excited. Im trying to not get my hopes up.

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That was freakin awesome. Dont know how Ive missed that all these years, but that was great.

Im 29, started listening to GNR when I was 12. UYL 1&2 were the first CD's I owned. I remember I got them for Christmas from my aunt. After two days my dad snatched the CD's from me (hes really old school and despises everything Guns and/or Slash) and started to highlight all the lyrics that he didnt like. I threw a fit, but two days later he gave them back to me. I guess my aunt talked some sense into him! lol

GNR has been my favorite band since I was 12. Ive waited 17 years to see them, and it FINALLY happened in November! lol Outside of going to my very first concert (Metallica) forever ago; Ive never been so excited for a show. And they delivered! ...I can die a happy man now! lol

I can't believe people are making fun of these! They are wonderfully crafted and would make a fine addition to any private collection.

I think its terrible, but to each his own!

thats just horrible.

I love Shamless. I havent gotten to the second season yet; I still have about 4 more in season 1 to watch. I took my 12 year old to see GNR when they came through Oklahoma in November; I let her stay home from school the next day since we didnt get home till about 2am. But, when she went to school wearing her new GNR shirt she said not a single person knew who GNR was. Once she told them about Jungle and Sweet Child she said they were like, "ooohhhh..thats who did that song?" So yeah, kids these days dont really know GNR. Im 29, I graduated in 2001 and very few people listened to GNR then. When we rode in my car, my friends were like, "why we listening to old music?"... and this was 99-01.

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How can anyone complain about Knockin and Live and Let Die? ..really? Im not a big fan of all the covers either; but since they play for about 3 hours its not a big deal.

90% of the crowds dont give a crap about CD songs.

I don't believe that's true.

Sure, CD songs aren't exactly crowd-pleasers, but I think a good chunk of a GNR crowd would at least be familiar with the album. As for the rest? Fuck em.

Did you go to a show on this tour? I looked around at the crowd every time a CD song was played. People sat down during these songs. People didnt sing along. People got up to get beer and food. Dont be foolish, the majority of the people going to the shows are NOT going to hear CD songs. Just look at the reactions from the crowd. I was disappointed by the crowd at the Norman show when they played CD songs because NOBODY, except a few, cared about those songs. My 12 year old and I were the only people who knew the songs, and as I said before, people around us were asking, "whats this song?"

90% of the crowds dont give a crap about CD songs. Axl knows what the crowd wants to hear; and with 3 hour shows he needs to keep them around. GNR was my 12 year old daughters first concert and she actually knows the CD songs. We had people around us asking, "Whats the name of this song?" We would tell them and they would go, "oh" then off to get more beer. I had never seen GNR before, so I didnt care what they played. But you could see the energy die in the building when they played CD songs; nobody knew them.

Shacklers was played in Norman.

Why do I have the feeling Bumblefoot is going to leave the band?

Thats what I thought when he talked about his shoulder hurting and arm going numb a while back. Touring is part of the job, and if you cant do it....well? Surely Axl could find someone that knows the majority of the songs to finish out the tour?

Thats too bad too; because I really like this current lineup.

Axl and Hetfield really stand out on that cover.

Ive 29 and GNR has been my favorite band since I was 12; and the last time they came through Oklahoma - I was 10. So Ive never been able to see them until this month and over the last couple of years I thought it would never happen. Well, it did, and it was hands down the best concert Ive ever been to. It was like a piece of like life that was missing or something! lol ive never been that excited for any other concert, and even though the show was 3.5 hours I was still disappointed when it was over! ...I took my 12 year old daughter with me; and it just happened to be her first concert and she was just blown away. So now she'll have really high standards when we go to any other shows! Actually, I was just thinking this morning, "I wish they were coming through Tulsa or something cause I would go again."

I really, really hope that I get another chance to see GNR, but if I dont, I'll never forget that show and the night I FINALLY got to see Axl on stage after 17 years.

I bet when Axl gets near 50, his voice isnt going to sound the same as it does when hes 27.... oh wait....

..I signed up for this forum the night of the show, and Ive just now been accepted to post on the forum. So yeah, Im gonna revive this thread from the dead! Ive been lurking around this forum for a while - so Im a first time poster!! lol

Anyway, Im 29 and GNR has been my favorite band since I was 12; so Ive been waiting to see Axl for 17 years and I FINALLY got to see him - and he killed it! it was THE most awesome concert that Ive ever been to and I dont think Ive looked forward to something as much as I did this show. Seeing Axl on stage, running around doin his thing brought me back to my Middle School years! it was awesome!! I have to be honest, for the last 7-8 years Ive called GNR, "Axl and some other guys." But I have to admit, halfway through the show the band impressed me. They put on a good show, worked the crowd and it seemed like they were really into it! So I hope this current lineup of GNR stays the same.

I took my 12 year old daughter with me, and being her first concert, ...she loved it! I saw there was some talk in this thread about playing for CD songs; but I didnt care what they played as long as I got to hear Estranged and November Rain. The thing about hearing more CD songs, is that 90% of the crowd didnt go to the show to hear CD songs. you could see the energy in the arena go down a bit, and it was the point in the concert that people got up to get more beer. I sang every CD song, as did my daughter, and people kept asking us, "Whats this song?" It was really kinda disappointing to see how many people didnt know a single song from that album. So yeah, they can play more CD songs, but thats not what the crowd wants to hear. If they pull out Appetite for Illusion songs and replace them with CD, I bet less people would show up and that would be extremely disappointing. But, it was a killer show and I didnt want the night to end. I was glad that I finally, after 17 years, got to see my favorite band live!!