Powderfinger

2 hours ago, BucketEgg said:

I don't hate Sweet Child of Mine, but voluntarily (as in I didn't hear it while going around outside or in a livestream for a concert), I've chosen to listen to My World more times than SCOM. I've also voluntarily chosen to listen to Get In The Ring more times than SCOM, i think it's a fun(ny) song.

 

The lyrics to SCOM were naff then and still are, but the solo was killer then and still is. I’d never put it on by choice but when it comes on if I’m out somewhere that last half of the song still sounds as great as ever. 

1 hour ago, Appetitefordiscussion said:

My guilty confession: Chinese Democracy and Nu-GNR isn’t really Guns N’ Roses at all… it’s way fucking better and would’ve been recognized as so if they identified as a supergroup or Axl solo project 

I grew out of the classic GNR band a long time ago. The moment I heard ABSURD, it became a meme 

The original lineup gave rock n roll a shot in the arm, NuGnR didn’t really have that impact. 

7 hours ago, janrichmond said:

I had never heard of Chinese Democracy until I joined the forum.

 

6 hours ago, Oxford said:

There’s no such thing that’s why.

I think it could be real…. I heard it twice in 2008. 

Frank. He’s been the worst drummer GnR have had. 

2 hours ago, Arnuld said:

Not all music is dated. Some music has a kind of timeless quality. But OMG is so 1999 it might as well have frosted tips and a puka shell necklace on. 

Not much great music has a timeless quality. It’s liked over a long period of time and by different generations but most music is “of it’s time” rather than timeless. 

5 hours ago, Powerage5 said:

KK left in 2011 I think, so yeah it’s been a while there. 
 

I haven’t read it yet, I’m so backlogged on stuff I want to read. Any good?

I haven’t read it yet no that’s why I asked. I’m similarly backlogged, just cleared Geezers (mediocre) biography off the list last week. Like you I’ll get to Halfords in time. 

On 7/14/2023 at 7:16 AM, Powerage5 said:

They do okay in the US, but they never fully recovered their commercial appeal when Halford came back, certainly nothing on the level Maiden did when Bruce came back. That said the claims being made on here are greatly exaggerated - they do okay in arenas if they have a strong support act. The biggest in recent years was probably when they had Megadeth opening in 2014 and they did major arenas. That said they do sometimes do smaller venues, but the circumstances should be taken into consideration - 2019 they did a theater (And a couple even smaller venues) run for the second leg of the Firepower tour, but it was made clear when the tour was announced that it was going to focus on deep cuts and I played tracks, it was very much geared towards hardcore fans. Even with that, they did two nights in a lot of cities (I caught two nights in Albany for example, I’ve never heard of a band doing two nights in Albany )

Yeah last time I caught them Megadeth were also supporting along with Testament, that was before KK left so that’s what 10 years since I’ve seen them last? I’d like to catch them again. 
 

Did you read Robs biography? 

Axl is an alien who already has released music. Axl can move stars. 

12 hours ago, Powerage5 said:

I don’t understand this narrative that Priest is essentially a no-name band. They have plenty of name recognition still, it’s literally only in the US that they don’t have the commercial pull that they do in the rest of the world. We’re still talking about a band that fills arenas in Europe regularly and headlines festivals, even in the US.

I always thought Priest were massive in the US, especially during the 80s…. Maybe my perception of their popularity in the US has been skewed by guys taking them so seriously there as to shoot themselves in the head and having watched “heavy metal parking lot” too many times.  

3 hours ago, Blackstar said:

 

 

Leaving all things aside, it’s good these guys are at this place in their lives. 

13 hours ago, D4NNY said:

I think whatever I post you class as “wrong” because you just don’t like me and because I have different views or opinions than you. Or maybe because I’m not an “OG” fan as yourself as you’ve clearly pointed out in the past. 

Fans of music are fans of music. Being an OG fan doesn’t come into it. Half the music I love was made by bands who’d broken up or guys who were dead before I got into them. 

24 minutes ago, D4NNY said:

What in my post is wrong? Everything I said is correct in that small little post. The majority of the crowd seemed pissed?

You said in your original post “Oh god, the majority of that crowd was f**king awful!” I’m saying they weren’t, they were pissed off but when the band came back on the crowd were into it. I’ve been in way worse crowds atmosphere wise that’s for sure. 

1 hour ago, Tom2112 said:

I was at that show in Dublin, front row and the crowd were really, really riled up. I had friends in the seats that were watching the crowd and thought there was going to be a riot (had he not returned it definitely would have escalated). People were of the opinion that show time is show time, and they didn't care that 'you should expect them on late'.

Maybe you were there too, but from my perspective that was the most pissed off crowd I've ever been in. Don't get me wrong, Axl was more than fair that night... he could have walked off after the first bottle but gave the benefit of the doubt.

Yeah I was there, and it wasn’t that bad. I’ve been in way hairier situations than that at gigs back home. Once things settled down it was fine. It was more pissed off confusion than potential riot. Lights up lights down. It’s over it’s not over. Harmless stuff. The crowd seemed mostly of people who knew the score regarding stage times and 20% who didn’t.  
 

I’m pretty sure it was one or two fucking assholes who weren’t there for the music who threw the bottles. I’ve been to hundreds of gigs all over Ireland and honestly never saw a bottle thrown at a stage till that night. I’ve seen bras,  knickers, drugs, people, alcohol, unlit cigarettes, porn mags, wallets all kinds of stuff thrown on stages but never a bottle or a glass. 
 

Anyway my original reply was to a statement “the majority of the crowd” and it wasn’t. To my eyes and ears at least 65% of people stayed and Axl sung his arse off. People were encouraging him and the others when they came back on around me. It was tiny minority who fucked that situation up and caused a lot of people to be pissed off and confused. It was never close to a riot though. Not from my perspective. (I’ve seen the odd riot in my time and the air has a different charge!)

8 hours ago, D4NNY said:

Oh god, the majority of that crowd was f**king awful! Just watched the video on YouTube to refresh my memory. That was a very heated tour in terms of lateness, that show and Reading+Leeds in particular 😅

Wrong. 

I thought Aerosmith might have been added but just saw it’s Priest. It’s scary that Ozzy pulled out, he’s been using vocal tracks and vocal fillers for a few years now, so this means he cant stand for 80 minutes even to pretend sing. Tony recently said Sabbath were asked to do Powertrip and he declined as he didn’t think Ozzy was up to it. 

11 hours ago, smokingarthur said:

Because I find it fucking embarrassing. I come from a generation where men still had balls. 

and sheep lived in fear. 

On 7/6/2023 at 12:51 AM, Powderfinger said:

Or in under 24 hours there will be little to know. 

I’d hoped to be wrong.

30 minutes ago, MaskingApathy said:

Well I guess we'll know in a little under 24 hours.

Or in under 24 hours there will be little to know. 

Axl shooting the moth was another funny story from that book (I think it was a moth, it’s been a while since I read it. 

15 minutes ago, superloconoriega said:

what do you guys think about the Nick UFO guy story from Axl's assistant's book and Axl showing Santana how he could control a UFO with his fingers?

I just posted about this!!! Weird.

It was in Craig Duswalts book… He said they looked like stars to the naked eye until this guy traced his finger across the sky and the object moved! 

New music will come out when Yoda & That Geezer who can move the stars say it’s ok to release it. 

1 hour ago, DoMw94 said:

Were you in the Golden Circle just in front of Slash? There was me and one other guy belting out every word for the full three hours 😂

 

Editing so I don't double post – it seems nobody's mentioned Slash's fall. As well as Axl taking a tumble during Bad Obsession, Slash went over as he went to step on a monitor at the front of stage during his half of the Nightrain solo.

Didn't miss a note though and instantly laughed it off

I think it’s almost a given amongst music fans of all genres that you never laugh when a performer falls. It takes balls to get up there so you respect them when it goes wrong on occasion. Axl handled it like a pro. I didn’t see Slash’s tumble.. 

Did The Pretenders actually play a 16 song set? (That’s what’s listed on setlist.fm)