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He says "I guess I'll keep it to myself" on every verse of Chinese Democracy now, rather than "gonna find out for yourself" and "I guess you'll find out for yourself" on the first and third verses.

It's cool that he sings the last chorus of It's So Easy like he used to with the "Hell, it's so easy" interjection again.

Slangus

1 hour ago, Nikki_Sixx said:

It is !

To make UYI one single album is the worst I idea I've ever read.

I like GNR, I'm not looking to get rid of any of their songs.  They only have 3 albums and an EP for fuck's sake.

These songs shaped my youth.  Wouldn't have missed any of them for the world !

I said if anything. Not that I want that to be the case. But if there were to be a change I'd rather them reduce it than spread it over three and include more covers.

9 hours ago, YourMother'sDruthers said:

Once Axl cuts a record with them, they'll finally be able to stop playing those dreary Australian basements full of drunk old balding men and finally hit the BIG TIME! They might even FINALLY earn a gig on top of the pops.

I meant Godsend in the sense that their lyrics have left a lot to be desired since Back in Black. Not that they've always been bad and Tongue in Cheek isn't an insult, just not Axl's style at all.

He absolutely could sound like he does with AC/DC at every show he just can't be bothered putting in the effort. And by effort I don't just mean during the show, Axl always tries 100% during the show, I mean maintaining his voice and warming up etc. he's only willing to do that when he feels it's absolutely necessary. He must've done it a bit during the start of NITL but they've probably got all the footage they're gonna use for a DVD or whatever and now he's just content to half ass it for most of the way. It is what it is but it has nothing to do with capability.

Worst idea I've ever read. If anything it should've been one album.

3 hours ago, Nikki_Sixx said:

GNR doesn't have any filler on their albums.

1 hour ago, Thierry1982 said:

Honestly it is what it is, Axl is in his mid 50ties and still sounding great on some songs and hit and miss on others. You guys should be blessed with him in this shape.

He sounds incredible when you're there in person, agreed. But videos don't lie and it has nothing to do with age, AC/DC proved that. I thouroughly enjoyed London and could hear when he wasn't using rasp but it sounded good through the PA. It's just effort. He's 70 something shows into this tour now and he's most likely stopped warming up etc. and become complacent. It is what it is, but don't just assume that it's age or whatever because it's obviously not and that gives a false representation of the quality of the band.

1 hour ago, Gavin82 said:

Great too see Angus on stage having no doubt he may turn up in Belgium or Holland id say he turns uo 1 or other

People still going on about Axl voice he is getting older i dont know why people even compare him too past years TBH it was the same with BJ on the Donnington MOR year he sounded fucking amazing then people still comoare his voice from then too now like when Axls too BJ age he will sound different again

Could say the same for The Boss & hes over 70 i believe & even Roger D they all sound different 

Comparing him to 2016. Not 1992.

6 hours ago, rendestroi95 said:

Of course he's in control of almost the entire song, but his voice clearly crack on some spots, and it all started when he was with acdc... that's just one video, it also happens during thunder, back in black, hells bells and some other GNR songs, and i personally never heard that before the acdc gig

Doesn't mean it's damaging and it didn't happen at every show. It's simply a matter of the note getting away from him. When you're singing that high and with power it's pretty much inevitable occasionally. Nothing dangerous about it at all. If it was there's no way he would've been able to complete a 13 show leg and a 10 show leg sounding that consistently good. Not to mention the GN'R NA leg was sandwiched in between them and he sounded strong on that too.

Hahahahahaha!

1 minute ago, Magnus Cavalerra said:

This is Rock N Roll man, y'all don't always get what you want. Don't think this band will perfectly follow y'all fanfic scenario, that's why y'all will always left with disappointment.

2 minutes ago, North Korean Democracy said:

The AXL/DC album will obviously come sooner than a new GNR album and it'll be the closest thing we'll ever get to another AFD.

When it comes to Axl and albums the word "obviously" should only be used as a response to asking if it'll be fucking years before anything sees the light of day.

2 minutes ago, Izzymacbeth said:

Really bugs me all the European countries being stated as a 2 initial thing like DE, IR or whatever on here as if they are States and not full countries. Like when the Yanks say Paris-France or Dublin-Ireland whereas us Europeans just say Paris, Dublin etc. Venting done. 

Yeah I cringe slightly whenever I hear that haha.

Cool to see Angus using his red SG.

Everything's better with Angus! 

If they are allowed to play I reckon they'll give the crowd a surprise in the setlist. That's if the curfew is extended of course.

12 minutes ago, Gibson_Guy87 said:

That's an average thunderstorm here in Iowa 

 

Ok maybe not average but it happens enough that nobody bats an eye when it does

Unless you're in the middle of a field on a giant metal stage surrounded by electrical equipment.

If there's lightning they can't play, way too dangerous. Anything less and Axl can whip out his trusty yellow coat and go to town on Jungle.

Judging by the pictures posted so far they got up to at least Chinese.

1 minute ago, dgnr said:

 

That is fucking heavy to be honest.

Where did they get up to before they stopped? How many songs have been played?

2 minutes ago, Magnus Cavalerra said:

Frank gonna had 20 minutes drum solo because this is his hometurf. 

And then finally they play Scraped twice and go home.

Axl's lyrics will be a godsend to AC/DC. I'd imagine it'll be a lot similar to Powerage but less tongue-in-cheek.

On 21/06/2017 at 2:25 PM, James Bond said:

I vote "pretty good overall."

My biggest gripe with his drumming isn't even his drumming - it's that UYI may have the worst drum sound ever committed to a recording. Okay it's not that bad, but everything is overly compressed and with far too much reverb. The compression makes everything sound dull and lifeless - every single hit sounds exactly the same. I used to attribute that to Matt being a more mechanical player but the production doesn't help matters. He has a much better drum sound on TSI and later on with VR.

TSI is the best sounding GN'R album out of all of them for everything, guitar and vocals included. If they ever remaster Appetite or Illusions they should use the production quality of Spaghetti as a template.

There's so much going on in most of the UYI songs that I tend not to pay attention to the drums on most tracks, they just kind of fit in nicely into the background, which I guess is a good thing. They do stand out on certain songs though and when they do I think they sound awesome. DTJ, Locomotive, November Rain and YCBM off of the top of my head spring to mind.

I definitely don't think his style takes anything away from any of the songs nor do I think having Adler on them instead would add much. GN'R just aren't a drum-centric band although the drummers in their alumni are very talented.