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I'm excited too. ive been a fan since I can remember. one of my earliest memories of my entire life is being three years old in '88... watching the Patience video on mtv. I would watch mtv constantly waiting for it to come on. I got my first copy of AFD around 90 when I was 5.... and my love for the band only grew from there. I've never seen them live.... but I got tickets to their show in Dallas (Arlington) in a couple of weeks. absolutely cannot wait!!!

If you go to the IG Account GNRIG, they posted a video about a day ago ... which is a 50 second clip of backstage footage. there are clips of the entire band, including Axl, hanging out during sound check. In the caption for the video, the IG account claimed that this is a clip from an upcoming DVD chronicling the tour. anyone know if there is any truth to this?

Do you guys think the current re-union line-up will stay around for a long while? What I'm really asking is... are Duff and Slash official members of the band, like... really back in Guns N' Roses... or are they just "hired Guns" for the Not in this Lifetime Tour? Do you think Axl has learned the importance of having them back in the band, or do you think he would dare carry on again without them after the success of this tour? I've been wondering lately how permanent the reunion will be. I personally hope they put out a record... with or without Izzy... just anything, please! I'm also hoping the recent performance with Steven Adler made Axl realize how vital Steven's drumming is for the true GNR sound. I think Steven is perfectly capable of learning the Illusions and Chinese era songs... and it would be really rad if he came on full time, no offense to Frank. At this point... I think anything is possible. 

12 hours ago, Carne_asaDA said:

Whether it was a "misquote" or not, it proved to be true. Axl can't even look at Slash without having a cheesy grin on his face these days. It was crazy obvious in the Axl w/ Jack Daniels storytelling video. It also probably factors into why Axl has made a complete 180 on his entire behavior. 

which video are you talking about ? link?

makes sense now, thanks for clearing that up!!

oh, yeah! I didn't even think of that! good call.

2 minutes ago, ZoSoRose said:

Slashs book probably soured things

I read a quote from Axl in 2006 where he mentioned Slash, saying "I love the guy, but we haven't talked in the past 10 years"

I'm wondering why he would say he loves Slash and then, years later, go on to call him a "cancer..." and say things like "one of us will be dead before a reunion", "not in this lifetime", ect.

I had no idea that Axl was feeling any love for Slash in 2006. I really hope that someday... we get the full story on what happened between them, and why it took so long to bury the hatchet. I'm surprised that Slash didn't reach out to Axl in 2006, surely he was aware of the quote.

i love that voice!! it does sound very close to his speaking voice. works very well for the "i don't care about you" cover. i've always wished he would find more use for that voice... it does sound pretty great.

5 minutes ago, Rickodez said:

It's not like he have anything better to do. The guy was waiting 26 years for this. He would easily accept some hot dogs and water bottles as paycheck. #popcornstay

hahaha #popcornstay ... that's great. that needs to be a thing. 

this is the only one I can find so far, but Steven looks so happy!!! 

WOW. 2016 is fuckin' WEIRD. is this real life? 

3 hours ago, Draguns said:

I don't think it's a hard rock song. Too much industrial sounding. If I want that, I'll go listen to NIN instead. Just not my type of music. GNR is a hard rock bluesy based band. 

oh no, sorry, I wasn't saying My World is a hard rocking song... I was just saying... I've never cared for November rain simply because I'm more into their harder songs. I mentioned that to clarify why I don't like November rain in the first place. in addition to that, I like industrial stuff... so, Axl experimenting with industrial stuff is definitely more appealing to me than songs like November rain. sorry for the confusion!

13 hours ago, Draguns said:

"My World" better than "November Rain"???? WTF is this guy on? Wow! It's either clickbait or this guy is using his illusions. pun intended.  lol

I think my world is better than November rain. I've never been very into their ballads, I much prefer the hard rocking songs and I also have a taste for industrial music. my world is way more up my alley than a song like November rain.

I really dig my world. I just wish it were a longer, more realized song. should have maybe had another verse.

Locomotive by far!

Jesus Christ, that's the most hideous looking thing I've ever seen. I know Axl has always done this own thing when it comes to his clothing... but he has made some... especially interesting wardrobe choices in the last few years. ?

I have a soft spot for TSI. I was only like 8 yrs old when it came out... I had already  been into GNR for a few years and was obsessed with appetite, lies, and UYI 1&2. I remember asking my mom if she knew if GNR were ever going to put out a new album. she said she had no idea but she called Blockbuster Music. they informed her that a new album, the Spaghetti Incident, was about to come out in just a few weeks. I obsessed over it when I got my hands on it, and wanted to hear the originals. that's how I got into the misfits, which introduced me to punk rock... which changed my life, my way of thinking, the friends I chose, you get the idea. that album isn't the best GNR album, but I'll always love it for nostalgic reasons. I agree with the comments about the production on TSI vs UYI... definitely much better here.

that's really awesome, because I love the pop funkos and I've already collected a bunch of them. mostly horror movie villains, batman, ghostbusters, that sort of thing... but I'll gladly make room for Axl and slash! ?

anyone buy any merch? really curious to know how much they're selling tour t-shirts for...

13 minutes ago, estranged_85 said:

I think he stayed out of the spotlight because his band and life was a mess. From being a homeless junkie, to multimillionaire rock star and then tour around the world, takes it´s toll.. especially when you have mental illness.. 

makes sense, I just admittedly don't know anything about what was going on in his personal life in the 90s... or even now, lol... just that he lives with that family. I'm not sure if or when he conquered mental illness, who his friends are, more recent romances if any, not much is known, right? so, I wasn't really aware that his life was a mess. 

i was watching that springsteen/ axl thing just now and i had this thought, something which has never occurred to me before. i'm new to this forum so forgive me if this has been discussed before, but i had this thought about why axl disappeared after 93/94. is it possible that he maybe felt threatened by alternative rock, which was huge and had taken over mtv by then? i'm wondering if he kept a low profile all throughout the late 90s because he was unsure of his place or relevance in the world of popular culture, so he opted to stay out of it completely by becoming a recluse. maybe he only felt comfortable again around 98 when numetal started to become more of a thing, which made rock "cool" again. that's when he started working on chinese democracy, yeah? i could be way off, but that makes sense to me.

1 hour ago, Pedrolg said:

They are re-recorded.

thank you, I thought it sounded that way. 

question about the live era album: the songs span several years on that album... and I'm wondering if the vocals are actually Axl's live vocals or were they all re-recorded in a studio around the time of the release.

absolutely appalling and disgusting. this shit needs to stop 

Just saw this on Instagram... they're claiming it's an official release limited to only 100 copies. anyone know if this is legit, or is it just an audience recording bootleg with really convincing album art? if it is indeed real, has it been uploaded anywhere?