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I had the chance to hang out with Gilby the day after a concert he did in Brazil in 2009 or 2010 and became a fan of the person he seemed to be. Such a down to earth guy! 
 

Oh, and sorry for your loss.

Wasnt Trump founding something UYI related back in the day? I remember reading it somewhere lol

@op

Slash is still the star on the show, Duff lost all my respect when he did the sex change sjw thing tho.

1 hour ago, Blackstar said:

Yeah, I'd seen these translated interviews posted on various places without a reference to a source (e.g. a magazine) or an exact date, and I saw that other fans, like you, questioned their authenticity (and I could see why). 

Then, as I was collecting articles for our huge GnR database at a-4-d.com  (https://www.a-4-d.com/t2861-interview-and-article-index ), I tried to find the sources of these interviews and dug into Brazilian sources, and finally I found the sources and the original interviews in Portuguese (except for the Fernando interview where I couldn't find the Portuguese text but I found the source) and re-translated them here with the help of google (I think the first one wasn't translated - I haven't seen it circulating):

https://www.a-4-d.com/t4741-2001-01-16-o-globo-interview-with-doug-goldstein-and-beta-lebeis

https://www.a-4-d.com/t4758-2001-01-22-bolsa-de-mulher-interview-with-beta-lebeis

https://www.a-4-d.com/t4692-2001-07-01-o-estado-de-s-paulo-interview-with-beta-lebeis

(Btw, proofreading of the translations by Portuguese speakers would be appreciated  )

EDIT: On topic, in the second interview Beta says "The drummer was drunk" which makes some sense now with what Matt wrote in his book about his last days in GnR.

Im brazillian, Ill check the translations out tomorrow and give you a heads up if anything is out of place!

Hey Fernando, gimme the footage and a couple of jacks and Ill edit this shit for free just to compensate part of the shit this band have made the fanbase go thru.

So, anything out yet? I work with media production, Im a designer, a motion designer and a video editor... it cant took three fuckin months to edit a live video lol

If so, they probably need a new editor.

It is beyond me why anything hav to be so hard with GNR.

What if this flebeis account is actually fake? He never did anything to verify it after all lol

15 hours ago, dogman said:

DUFF - intro to SCOM

Not trying to diss Duff or anything, but listen to this bassline with some attention. 
 

https://youtu.be/A6S5B98V7A8

Are we living an alternative reality of early ‘00s?

I think Ive heard that before and at the time, we also had a new Coronavirus circulating (Sars)

Why bother putting the “yes” answer lol

4 hours ago, GNR_RNR said:

The One You Loved is Gone was a 10/10 track from LTD.

LTD was a great refinement of the world on fire formula, safe yes but a great way to cement Slash's solo career.

I would like to hear some more experimentation from Slash (And absolutely think he should work with a different producer for the next Album). Seems like most people are afraid to push Slash in the studio.

Maybe a guest singer or two, I don't actually mind Myles but his vocal delivery tends to be very tame.

I like some tracks from it instrumentally but Myles isnt for me, aside of that, I think SMKC has been a very generic project since day one, I dont think commercial is the right word, but I think Slash lost a lot of his oldschool influences on these records compared to Snakepit.

It really lacks that bluesy sleazy he had on Its 5 o Clock and Aint Life Grand.

Im a Rick follower and GNR is not the only band that goes after him for his videos, theres a video of his where he says that a lot of his content gets strikes and arent monetized. Its just how this shit works these days.

Love his channel btw.

2 hours ago, ShadowOfTheWave said:

Pandemic disrupted plans, no tour dates except maybe November 2020, they need a tour to go along with an album so probably nothing until 2021, he denies he's condescending and says he'll hold fan contests for new ideas and rethink how they handle social media.

Wow, saiying the pandemic is the reason not release an album, didnt see that coming. Wow

And fan contests? HAUEHA This guy is a genious.

Did our might fermanager gave us the bless of his wisdow on reddit again? What did he say now?

I’ve lost my job due to Coronavirus, so if it was the same tour Ive seen three times already? Nop. Only a new album could make me go to their concerts again, and a good new album.

17 minutes ago, MaskingApathy said:

I don't know, to me Slash and Axl are legit and not just some rich guy playing rock star. 

To be honest, the periord during which they were “legit” and not some “rich guys playing rock stars” has been gone for ages. I think Slash is still legit cause he kept living his rock n roll life, playing concerts and releasing stuff since day one, but I cant say the same for Axl lol

Axl just hid in his Malibu mansion for most of his life and didnt do anything of relevancy aside of NuGNR tours to keep his “rich guy” lifestyle going, which is kind of lame. Id respect him a little more had he gone in a way similar to Slash. 

But the way I see Axl these days? A guy that got lucky in the past, had a great way of singing (but didnt really know how to sing properly, so wasnt really a singer), wrotte two great songs on his own and lived the rest of his life off that legacy. A trully hardcore rockstar lol

weird af, glad hes gone. 

I didnt think my dislike for SJW Duff could grew to new levels but then we got Matts book!

Word is the shit was sold 

To be honest, they’re kind of a joke since forever, Axl has been a joke his whole life, this isnt going to change now that he has 10 years left to live tops 

1 minute ago, HollyWoodRose84 said:

Too bad you’ll never be the first to know of any real “news” anymore. 

What kind of news exactly? Like, “Alex got a few pounds during quarantine!”?

cause theres no news with this band lol

2 hours ago, Michael Van Gerwen said:

Not at all, it's 48 new songs with vocals. some including Slash

If theres any truth to that, Ill get over my quarantine depression and be interested again, assuming it leaks somehow 

Honestly, they should just drop the whole “CD Sessions” on Spotify right now to give something for their quarantine fans to enjoy, specifying that those sessions are to not be mislead as the first new Axl and Slash release in a thousand years and then focus on a completely new album.

Axl solo happened 20 years ago and it failed almost miserably, its time to move on.

But its fat Alex we’re talkin bout so... never gonna happen.

2 hours ago, Dean said:

I've mentioned somewhere in this thread that I think Guns should do a double album to beef up the back catalogue. Obviously at this point, I'd take anything if possible but, with the anniversary of UYI nearing closer, why not follow the exact same concept and release two standalone albums and tour those for 2-3 years? The market is obviously a lot different to what it was back then, but has anyone done that with such publicity since? It would certainly get people talking. 

 

Werent the UYI tapes among the Universal fire losses? I remember reading somewhere that GNR tapes were lost, just remembred that as tou mentioned the UYI and the tought of a remaster crosssed mt mind

1 hour ago, Voodoochild said:

Amazing how Matt can play the very complex chord progression in this song when Richard Fortus just doesn't know how to. 

Amazing how Matt by himself can do a better version of this song than the current fullband. 
They should definitely revive VR with Izzy, Duff and Matt sharing vocal duties and get rid of the weakest link of GNR.