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I love hearing Duff sing New Rose and Attitude. Its a harmless kick ass 1:30 and of course Slash being the world renowned accomplish guitar hero he is deserves his Godfather solo spot. The fans are really into those and always have been.

However when you add in a terrible cover like The Seeker just to please the hold overs from nu-guns plus other covers like LALD & KOHD you really zap that incredible energy garnered from your very own classic hits like Jungle and Nightrain between the band and the fans.

Now cut the fat and be more like ACDC. When ACDC fans attend their show they know they are getting ACDC, 100%. They play every show as if its their last or first for that matter.

That is a big difference between current GN'R and AXL/DC. I'm hoping that acdc has helped Axl see the light and I'm sure Duff and Slash observing AXL/DC from the outside feel are a little embarrassed by how tight AXL/DC shows are compared to themselves. I'm sure a huge part of them is immensely proud of Axl whie a little embarrassed and humbled at the same time.

Get it together guys!!

On 4/15/2016 at 7:50 PM, passenger57 said:

"Use Your Reunions"

That's brilliant!

They will keep making a boatload of money by using their "Reunion" cards wisely!

Next up, The Adler Reunion, followed by Izzy, the Sorum reunion, followed by the Gilby and Tracii Guns reunions!

but in the grand scheme of things its all about Axl and Slash reuniting

I saw Buckcherry just announced tour dates? Any of them align with GN'R?

Would absolutely hate it if it was the Foo Fighters. I'm a big Nirvana fan but there isn't a band in the world that I would be any less intrigued about seeing open these shows than the FF.

My dream opener is FNM but that's a long shot.

Realistically out of the known bands I'd say

Buckcherry, Sixx am or Doyle

up and comers 

The Dirty Pearls & Darrow Chemical Company

Such a shame that here we are in 2016 and can't get any decent pro-shot footage. We had all the pro-shot footage we needed from 2000-2008. Human greed fucked it up as usual

Yea but Brain like Bucket & Finck left because of the inactivity. Real top notch musicians like to make new music, record and tour.

Matt or Brain would be awesome. Adler is a pipe dream unless they alternate like kok said or do an AFD30 next year with izzy!

12 hours ago, Rovim said:

 

Was in a good mood. Axl has the sufficient technique on the instrument to compose and perform pretty significant pieces both artistically and commercially speaking such as November Rain and Estranged.

Even Dizzy Reed is good enough, keyboard wise, to be in Guns. The blue addition as well. It's a Hard Rock band, doesn't need a piano master.

But I feel as though Axl's abilities on the keys are brutally exaggerated by some Guns fans. I like his style though. Sometimes he goes full Elton like in This I Love which turns up the cheese, but he has his own musical style imo.

Kinda like Lennon, basic piano knowledge that was enough to write Imagine. Well in Axl's case, it was enough to write November Rain and that is brilliant when you think about it and try to be objective which is not easy for... some people. I'd say Axl is an average "pianist", piano player, but a brilliant composer in his genre, or at least was at some point.

You never go full Elton!!!

1. Faith No More

2. Doyle

3. The Dirty Pearls

4. Darrow Chemical Company

Johnny Martin is recording with Gilbys daughter Frankie and Gilby is producing them!

8 hours ago, CardinalGunner said:

I only saw the SCOM clip, but that did not sound like a great band to me.     We all have different opinions though.

Edit: just watched Jungle.   Yea, steven sound fine on the drums but that singer is really bad.    The band is nothing special.   I think Steven could find some better mates.

8 hours ago, CardinalGunner said:

I only saw the SCOM clip, but that did not sound like a great band to me.     We all have different opinions though.

Edit: just watched Jungle.   Yea, steven sound fine on the drums but that singer is really bad.    The band is nothing special.   I think Steven could find some better mates.

you guys are making the classic mistake of judging a band on whether they play covers note for note. Listen to their record. They are professionals adding their own skill and flare NOT "hacks" as someone called them earlier

9 hours ago, smoking guns said:

Just watched SCOM.... Holy fuck, Bunton is like on Buckethead level. Seriously I mean the guy has monster chops on the guitar. More chops than Fortus and Ashba. More attitude than Bumble. Better tone than bucket. Lonnie can also hold his own on guitar. Guys, Adler IS a kick ass band. 

agreed and their debut single rocked

18 hours ago, RecipeForDisaster84 said:

Unbelievable! I'm broke from buying tickets to the first Chicago show,out of boredom I wanted to see how close I could get for the 2nd show this morning and actually got through to a GA2 Pit ticket for retail! I was unable to pull the trigger though

Did the same lol

except I pulled the tripper on GA1. Between the 1st NJ show, Both Vegas shows now this? I'm fucked beyond belief after everything is said and done

11 hours ago, Rubicon said:

I remember an Izzy interview where he said about Tel Aviv that he was really looking forward to this and ended up totally ignored by the guys. He said it was like "playing with Zombies "

i can't recall where I read that though... Sorry.

Exactly cos they were fucked up and Axl was Axl

16 minutes ago, BorderlineCrazy said:

Funny the stupid things one can say when angry. Can't blame him that much as it was in 1993, but it's funny how he pretty much said the opposite when he had Izzy playing on Ghost. Izzy rocks! 

Exactly and you can never discount the fact that it was best for Izzy not to be around those guys as he himself was ahead of the curve in trying to get a grip his sobriety.

It's rarely ever discussed but it seems that Slash and duff were so fucked up they were in the denial. Everyone outside of their circle could see their demise except themselves. Then as they finally got sober their outlook changed. They were able to see and accept fault which I'm sure led to this regrouping 

1 hour ago, madison said:

All valid points.

 

 

And all potentially good and understandable reasons for Izzy's decision to quit.  

 

But, I don't think it's that simple. Izzy has a long history of being unreliable and unable to commit to projects.

 

If you recall, long after he left GNR - I think it was around 2004 - he had agreed to fill in for the New York Dolls' late axeman Johnny Thunders for some reunion shows. The Dolls posted and promoted his appearance - only to have him pull out at the last minute for no reason. So, in fairness, Izzy isn't the most stable and reliable guy - even when there are no drugs, late starts or other issues going on.  

I truly think both sides were to blame for his departure back in the day.

But they're all older, wiser and cleaner now, so hopefully Izzy will return at some point. 

 

And don't forget he bailed on 'The Project' & VR as well

23 minutes ago, Philipm787 said:

Yeah I think so too. Nah personally I think Slashs TIL solo is much better, much rawer, than fincks, but of course that just my opinion. Every single reviewer of the shows has stated how nobody knows the cd songs&that they're a vibe killer. Which tells a story. Cut it down to 1 maybe 2 CD songs.

If people don't know those CD songs then they clearly haven't cared enough the past 20yrs to give their opinions any validity. There is no point in trying to please them. They won't appreciate or even notice 

3 hours ago, Billsfan said:

I'm sure this was the condition to slash agreeing to playing Songs from the Chinese era. And we all know axl would never throw that away so... Yeah I'm not overly thrilled with slash covering robin on til and I think dj did better but maybe it'll grow on me..

Yea it's an ego thing obviously. After all they've been through the past 25yrs or so you'd figure they wouldn't allow their egos to get in the way of anything.

Slash as nothing to prove. Playing the solos that Axl and Co spent a decade perfecting is not going to damage slash's reputation in anyway. 

I would argue that after the success of VR & The Conspirators nothing outside of a major scandal would in anyway tarnish his legacy.

Hey I don't fault him for trying to put his spin on it but the other guys, duff and Axl should be able to make suggestions and help him see the light. I doubt Slash would throw a hissy fit and quit at this stage after all they've been through. 

I watched TIL during Coachella 2 and keyed in on Axl, Richard and duffs reactions to Slash's take on the solo. Axl and Richard reacted but I'm not sure what it was about exactly 

If GN'R purposely wants Frank to play out of the pocket which I doubt, then they should not call this GN'R. It isn't GN'r without Slash playing his classic riffs correctly

its been amazing!

but 2 major gripes

2) Slash's refusal to play the TIL & Better solos that Finck spent years perfecting in the studio. I mean Slash is GN'R but can gnr musicians be a little respectful of each others work?

1)Frank

Was just catching up Coachella 2 videos and had to shut off Paradise City during the outro. It was a mess. Like I was listening to a totally different song. Axl sounded good but Frank was playing it so fast that Slash literally had to make up a whole new song on the spot. Listen to that mess then listen to the Conspirators do PC.

I was hopeful that they were turning the corner after Mexico but I guess not. They even managed to ruin my fav song Nightrain, primarily because of Slash's outro, by speeding it up.  Nov Rain solos ruined a Slash doesn't have the time to bend his notes properly and let them breathe. Even Don't Cry clocking in at 3mins. Let's not even bother to mention Brownstone, Rocket Queen, YCBM & Civil War

9 hours ago, Black Sabbath said:

I got a GA for DC during the first sale and a GA for the second NJ date today.

Damn how? I've been trying for NJ GA for hours. Best I could do is 111c 2nd row. Luckily I took it. $319 later  

fuck it I will have to take out a loan when alls said & done!

58 minutes ago, GnR_Stockholm said:

I want my money back.

I'm gonna look into this with gnr and ticketmaster. Waste of $85. No signs of getting my stuff in the mail either.  If I ever get it I would gladly return it. This whole thing is a joke. 2 ticket limit for the entire tour? This is such an awful scam. You can't get away with this stuff in 2016. Or any era for that matter

6 hours ago, superloconoriega said:

it was the best sounding song at the mexico city show.

Talking about Seeker sorry I wasn't clear. Lose The Seeker and play Don't Cry every night

10 hours ago, Bumblefeet said:

I get the argument for at least one new track or cover per show, plus they really should have done a bigger Prince tribute considering Duff & Slash's fandom.

Maybe they were but Bruce Springsteen beat them to Purple Rain at his show in Brooklyn. Bruce's cover was good but Guns with Axl, duff & Slash's tone would've been epic

10 hours ago, k12 said:

Surprised to see Axl doing the Who cover after Roger Daltrey basically dissed Axl going to AC/DC

yea seriously more reason to get rid of it. I'm sure Richard and/or Frank like doing it but come on. No one wants to hear that shit at a gnr show.