JoeyBananaduck

If there's no new info before the European tour I wouldn't hold your breath. There's every chance to put out a single, a teaser, play a new song live or even just say 'we've got an album coming'. I'd like to think at this point in their lives Slash & Duff won't tolerate Axl's 'record it now, maybe release it in 5 years' bullshit for a second.

He'll be gutted about that. Speaks very highly of you.

50/50 on it, as others have said. The production isn't great, nor are the lyrics or vocal performance. But it definitely has something. A unique vibe, plenty of atmosphere and some great guitar work.

37 minutes ago, Ralphelmo said:

She still can, he can't. Anyway, stupid comparison.

If anything her voice has deteriorated more than his if you watch her recent live performances - the ones where she actually is singing live. Not surprising, you're not going to be able to keep singing whistle-register at 50.

Much as I like the majority of Chinese, I'm loathe to call anything a true masterpiece that has 'Scraped' and 'Rhiad and the Bedouins' on it.

6 hours ago, craiggunslover said:

The bike cover which was used was taken by someone during the illusion tour I think and axl always said it would be the next album cover since the late 90's I read day back..

Can't say I understand why. It's the blandest of all the designs, and yet the one virtually everyone who didn't shell out big bucks ended up with.

Yup. Oh, and also IF.

So's my dead grandad.

Very sad to hear about his health problems. A real talent.

On 06/12/2017 at 12:00 AM, Gordon Comstock said:

I really like the idea of a "big band sound", but I don't think they got it quite right in '92.

They got it right for 1992 in 1992. To 2017 ears it sounds like dogshit.

Pull some shit out of your bum and call it a thread. Sure, why not.

Keith's been touring the globe for over 50 years and he's NEVER SHAT ON A PLANE?!!

Fuck me, the guy really is a medical marvel

Still looking for this one.

Would be interested to hear it. Also hoPing for More to come - let's face it, it's our only chance of hearing anything 'new' from Axl.

Yes, what a great and diverse world music would be if there were only two bands who had released a combined dozen or so albums.

If you feel deprived of music, find another band. 

If you feel starved, dine somewhere other than Chez Axl. No matter how many ingredients you give him the head chef can't come up with a fucking thing.

Listen peons, I know you've been desperately pining for Mackie 3 Posts to chime in so here's my take on the matter.

What's more interesting and exciting.

What's going on now, or this: 

Axl has put out one album of original material in the last 26 years. I don't see the fact that some third-party says he's 'working on stuff' as any more exciting than him saying he was 'looking very seriously at what we're doing next in that regard' 3 years ago.

4 hours ago, Towelie said:

There is absolutely nothing remarkable about Brian May's playing on Catcher, other than the fact that it's played by Brian May.

Classic case of people judging the music by how much they like the musician, rather than what said musician actually creates. I could've played Brian's Catcher solo in the first six months of learning the guitar. Bumblefoots I would likely struggle to play even now, having played for over a decade.

Why are you acting like you've actually heard Brian May's solo on Catcher? Having heard a composited mess Axl made from 6 or more takes is not the same as hearing what Brian actually played, ya know.

Guns N' Roses are ludicrously rich people and they want their audience to be comprised of ludicrously rich people. If you're on minimum wage or not much better? Hahahahaha, get the fuck outta here. They simply do not care. The most dangerous band in the world, folks.

I wonder if Duff for instance would have even ever been in a band if Johnny Thunders had been charging $80 a ticket when he was a lad. Rock is for the elite now, and that's why rock now sucks.

It's weird looking back just how exciting those shows and that line-up were. Sure, not for everyone, but hell at least it was different. Never lived up to the fucking promise.

So let me get this straight - it's effectively an autobiography with his name on the cover and him getting the advance and the profits but everyone else is actually doing the writing on account of he 'can't remember'?

Clever bastard.

Pink sounded fine, plus she's pretty hot and after 3 hours of staring at Captain Girthy frankly I'd be quite happy for the change of scene. Patience sounded decent. Jungle on the other hand was a big steamy pile of poo.

It's hardly more played out than the AFD stuff. I don't really care what Axl does anymore unless he does something fucking absolutely radical like writes a new so....hahahaha sorry I couldn't even finish without laughing.