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    Dizzy Reed Piano Parts

    in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS

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    21 minutes ago, downzy said:

    And yet Dizzy is a better piano player.  A lot of the songs you listed aren't the hardest songs to play on piano, with Axl using the piano more as a percussionist instrument (Estranged, November Rain), or limited to fills (Yesterdays, 14 years).

    Dizzy's parts on Civil War, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Breakdown, and others have far more to them than Axl's contributions on the piano from a playing perspective.  

    Do you even play the piano?  I have a hard time believing anyone who actually plays would hold such an opinion.  

    So it's a technical aspect? Then I'm out. ;)

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    Just checked out... On Breakdown also Axl did play. :axl92:

    "What Movie Did You Watch?" - 2020 Edition

    in SEEN THAT MOVIE TOO

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    23 hours ago, DieselDaisy said:

    The nightclub scene. How shit is the T-800, and how shit is Kyle Reese? T-800 stands there with a machine gun infra red on Sarah's head for five minutes (alright alright, it is in slow motion) whilst Kyle fannies about. Bang. Movie over. Skynet wins. Humanity is destroyed. Such small margins, ehh?

    If you looked closely enough, you'd see that the T-800's gun did fire, but a little too late as Kyle Reese already hit him. The whole Tech-Noir scene is one of the greatest moments in cinematic history. It's perfectly paced, photographed, lit, edited, sound-mixed and scored. Those small margins make you watch the movie at the edge of your seat.

    On 7.07.2020 at 4:27 AM, -W.A.R- said:

    I recommend U-Turn (1997) if you haven't seen it. Very similar to Red Rock but more batshit.

    I liked that movie, despite it started Oliver Stone's downfall. The last time I've seen it was 15 years ago or even more and it seemed totally pointless, I didn't care about any of the characters. Or it was made on purpose. Stone always did care, and maybe this time he wanted to be more nihilistic. Still a brilliant cast and Robert Richardson's cinematography is always a feast for the eyes. Maybe it's time to refresh this one.

     

     

    Johnny Handsome (1989) by Walter Hill

    Cast: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Lance Henriksen, Forest Whitaker, Morgan Freeman, Elizabeth McGovern, Scott Wilson

    Music: Ry Cooder

    Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti

     

    Another neo-noir gem. The last great film with Mickey Rourke in a lead role (until The Wrestler came out) and the second last great one in Walter Hill's filmography (before 1992's Trespass). It's dark and it's beautiful. And the cast is simply superb. Mickey's scene in the front of a mirror is worth a million dollars ("You people did a terrific job"), and Ellen Barkin and Lance Henriksen are perfect scumbags.

    "I'm not so sure that I'm what you want."

    Matt Sorum's Autobiography

    in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS

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    9 hours ago, jamillos said:

    I really wonder whether the book will be published (if at all) without any revisions (censorship). I'd think Matt quoting Duff dissing Frank and Fernandon't must be the reason it's been postponed/cancelled. 

    It's postponed because it does look like it's been written by a dyslexic pervert.

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    Dizzy Reed Piano Parts

    in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS

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    16 hours ago, downzy said:

    Dizzy’s playing on almost every other Illusions song says otherwise. 

    Wrong. The best piano parts were done by Axl. Estranged, 14 Years, Yesterdays and so on. I'm pretty sure Axl also wrote Dust N' Bones and Locomotive piano stuff, but he let Dizzy play on these tracks.

    "What Movie Did You Watch?" - 2020 Edition

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    On 3.07.2020 at 9:54 PM, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said:

    the Shining

    Jack N was a mad man. lol

    The little boy was annoying to me and the wife. Oh boy!

    Anyway, it was pretty freaky. My mom said the book had a different ending, but it was directed by Stanley K and he did things his own way.

    Kubrick's ending is much better. Same goes for Apt Pupil.

     

     

    Red Rock West (1992) by John Dahl

    Cast: Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle, J. T. Walsh, Timothy Carhart

    Cinematography: Marc Reshovsky

    Music: William Olvis

     

    I've always loved noir, on film and in literature. So I do love neo-noir. This one is a real gem. Great story and direction, wonderful work of camera, really good soundtrack, and, of course, fine acting. Dennis Hopper is Dennis Hopper, Nicolas Cage was still an actor then, beautiful and talented Lara Flynn Boyle, whose career after this movie should've started for good, but, unfortunately, it wasn't meant to her (fuck you, Hollywood) and J.T. Walsh (gone too soon), one of my all-time favorite character/supporting actors.

    "Marriage is just a state of mind."

    P.S. IMDb score: 7,0. Literate IMDb users' score: 8,9. I'm not bullshitting you.

    P.P.S. Noticed some time ago that most of my favorite music and films are from the '80s and early '90s. The '70s was arguably the best decade for popular culture, but for me it was later. Artists had all those inspirations, '40s and '50s noir, French New Wave, etc. And they pushed everything even further. Those times were also the last ones, when artist, especially filmmakers, had freedom. Since the late '90s, it's just a business.

    Books/Reading Thread

    in ANYTHING GOES

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    "Testament" by David Morrell

    Once for two or three years, I return to this book. I almost know it all by heart, yet it still touches me deeply. It's so nerve-wracking and heart-breaking. I still can't believe it wasn't filmed. Definitely Morrell's best.

    "What Movie Did You Watch?" - 2020 Edition

    in SEEN THAT MOVIE TOO

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    On 28.06.2020 at 8:08 PM, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said:

    Doctor Sleep

    Excellent sequel to The Shining

    Great cast and excellent story.

    I'll say more, Mike Flanagan made The Shining even better. I love how he explained the Tony thing. It was the only thing I didn't like about the Kubrick's masterpiece. And damn, Rebecca Ferguson was unbelievably outstanding in her role. She was so overwhelming and seducing without screaming and over-acting. She's a real treasure. Doctor Sleep will be considered as a classic in the future.

     

     

    Angel Heart (1987) by Alan Parker

    Cast: Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Charlotte Rampling, Lisa Bonet, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Kathleen Wilhoite

    Music: Trevor Jones

    Cinematography: Michael Seresin

     

    I don't know how many times I've seen this movie. Hundreds, for sure. Just like with Romeo Is Bleeding, the first Terminator, Runaway Train, Dolores Claiborne and The Salton Sea, I can watch it over and over again. I devour and relish this film. Since the very beginning, we can feel this eerie atmosphere. Some sinister whispering, a dark alley, a figure walking, Courtney Pine's haunting sax... You already feel evil and you won't stop feeling it. Even during the end credits. Alan Parker has created not only the greatest horror film in cinema history, he has made one of the greatest movies ever. Absolutely perfect from start to finish.

    "How terrible is wisdom, if it brings no profit to the wise."

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    When did the Slash + Duff hate start?

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    All I have to say is that this hatred is disgusting. How fucking mental one must be to hate arguably the most important member of his favorite band? When I was younger, I was on Slash's side in the GNR civil war, but not even for a single moment did I hate Axl. Besides all this crazy good music, I've always loved those 4 guys' personalities. Flawed, but so passionate, so free, and also intelligent. Even when I read an intreview with Slash and Duff shortly after the St. Louis riot, when we all know they were wasted all the time, it struck me how wise and rational their words were. Anyway, a musician's personality is always noticeable in his music. If Slash had a different personality, he would be a totally different guitarist. His "I don't give a fuck" attitute and his undeniable sensitivity makes his guitar-playing so soulful and effortless. And I could go on with Axl's, Duff's and Izzy's personalities, but I think it's pointless to write an essay on here, because those who want to know and understand them will do it. Those who hate, will always hate. It must be so fucking great being so judgemental.

    "At least we now know what they've always been."

    "They're never generous, they're so greedy."

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/mark-lanegan-interview-memoir-kurt-cobain-layne-staley-978123/

    You end the book around the time you completed rehab. How did you pick up the pieces of your life so that you could get to this point?
    Well, first, I had to remove drugs and homelessness [laughs]. After rehab, I managed to get into a halfway house in Pasadena, and I started working construction in East L.A. I came home one day and [Guns N’ Roses bassist] Duff McKagan was standing on the porch. He’d been clean for a number of years, and somebody had told him about me.

    He kept in contact with me, and at some point, he asked me, “Would you mind moving into my house up above Mulholland to keep an eye on the place?” And I was thinking, “What? Are you kidding me? I’m not gonna turn that down.” I ended up living in his houses for three years, rent-free. Even as I started to work, he would never, ever allow me to pay any rent. He always said, “You’re doing me a favor,” while I’m driving around his cars, living in his houses. He was a guardian angel, basically.

    Goodnight.

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