Gunner Gilby

Thanks for the birthday wishes. Fucking JB NZ has now taken 40 bucks off the price and it's only 159:99. Oh fuck it I've got it now. And for seven CDs, a Blu Ray, huge book and everything else I guess it's still a pretty good buy. Thank you Thank you

Cheers dude.

Hi guys. So yesterday was my birthday and after hinting to my wife that the super deluxe version of Illusion (the 7 CD and Blu Ray version) had come down in price to 199 dollars from the NZ JB hi-fi, bless her heart she got me it. Awesome as it looks and as much as I'm looking forward to enjoying it one thing about the packaging fucks me off. The tracklisting of the seven CDs and the Blu Ray is on a cardboard backing which isn't attached to the box. Similar to how with the Appetite super deluxe edition with the CDs and Blu Ray the tracklisting is on a piece of paper very loosely attached to it's box. It's a fucking pain trying to store both so they won't get ripped. What'd everyone else do with them? I'm thinking the easiest thing might be to get them laminated. Thoughts?

6. Just Ken - Really haven't listened to it much. Just a bit of harmless fun but not particularly engaging. 5. Killing Floor - I really enjoyed this and it bodes well for Slash's blues covers album. 4. The General - This song had been built up over the years as being epic. I guess as an experimental album track it'd be ok. Bad choice for a single to try and win over or win back fans. 3. Absurd - Odd choice for a comeback single but it's short rocking tune. It's got attitude to burn. 2. Perhaps - Love Dizzy's piano riff. It's got a great chorus. It's up there with November Rain and Street Of Dreams for me. 1. Hard Skool - Great Duff bassline. It sounds the most like classic GN'R. If Monsters had been a single that would take the number two spot. Really like that song.

Oh shit. Sorry I just assumed (wrongly) cos you hadn't mentioned kids. My parents split when my brother and I were young so I can relate. How is she coping and processing it all. Kids can be resilient. So long as she knows you and your ex are both there for her.

Shit. Sorry to hear that you're going thru this. I suppose at least you don't have kids that are stuck in the middle.

All good mate. We live in Nelson. We're going to Wellington to see the Harlem Globetrotters when they visit. Should be good.

I'm in New Zealand

It didn't come off as remotely sexist. More tongue in cheek humour. I'm sure he loves his wife/partner and will love his kid whatever the gender. When my wife was pregnant with our second child she hoped for a daughter. She joked that with me, one son and a male cat that she was outnumbered. Well our second and last child was a boy. You love your kids whatever they come out as. Nothing wrong with a little humour. What's your current situation?

I've seen the live version of Thunderstruck you're referring too. And yeah he fluffed a few of the drum parts but like a pro recovered and carried on. Even the best musicians have off nights and performances. There's other videos of Slade drumming post stroke where his drumming's fine. As for your comment about him being a shadow of himself or at least his drumming when he rejoined in 2015. Angus is a businessman as much as he's a musician. If he thought Slade didn't still have the chops he wouldn't have gotten him back. Or does Angus have bad hearing too? Phil Rudd's criminal record is going to be a permanent problem travelling to certain countries. I think most would rather Slade than a substitute.

Gilby was in GN'R for about three years from late 91 - late 94. He's produced and played with LA Guns, Nancy Sinatra and The Bronx. Played with Heart, MC5 and others. Been in a supergroup with Tommy Lee and Jason Newstead. Gilby's solo albums don't aim to reinvent the wheel but they're fun and well crafted. Maybe his solo stuff doesn't sell a ton to the mainstream but neither does Izzy's. Doesn't mean they're not good. As for the the old chestnut of Gilby not being good enough to write with GN'R. Since letting Gilby go GN'R released one album.

Nah. I seriously doubt Axl is short of money. He got offered big money many times to reunite with Slash n Duff but resisted until the time was right.

Well that's an easy fix. I'm sure Matt and Gilby would happily fill those spots if asked too. Keep Dizzy. With those three plus Axl, Slash and Duff you've got the next best classic line up 👍.

Well Axl owns the name and is the only original member who's been there the whole time. So when he's had enough that's it.

So long story short he was TOTOally unprepared 🤣.

Yeah agreed. With Phil it's probably not that he doesn't want to tour but getting a visa to tour most places with a criminal record. With Cliff I totally understand. He's not a young man, he's got health issues, he's done his time and just wants to relax. Fair enough and good for him. It'd be selfish and wrong to want him to continue and be in pain just for our enjoyment. I wish him all the best.

Cliff doesn't want to tour endlessly if it's going to be an ongoing thing. However I think if it was a farewell tour and he knew there was an end to it in sight it might be different.

Presumably if this was going to be their last lot of shows ever Cliff would've been persuaded to stick around. With Phil I suspect it's different. He presumably has visa issues due to his criminal record which I'm guessing are stopping him taking part. They should've just asked (or never gotten rid of for the second time) Chris Slade. Sounds like even after his stroke a while back he still plays great.

No. Being a GN'R fan the irony isn't lost on me. I chose to go and see Guns in 07 knowing it was just Axl n Dizzy with a totally different band. I went and just enjoyed it for what it was. That and I was curious to hear the then new and (officially) unreleased songs live.

Genuine question. Is anyone really excited about seeing this line up? Brian God bless him can't sing like he used too. Stevie's only been there all of two albums and is no Malcolm, the drummer and bassist however talented they may be are substitutes and Angus is the only original member. I mean 2016 wasn't perfect either. But you had Chris Slade returning and Axl filling in was something of a novelty which worked surprisingly well. This just reeks of a cash grab. Sure GN'R's tours are cash grab too. But at least you've got Axl, Slash, Duff n Dizzy.

Well Duff is probably the smartest. He went back to college. Learned about accounting to stop being ripped off and knowing where every cent should be. Then maybe Slash who's successfully created a music career outside of GN'R. Then maybe Izzy. He left when he became drug free to maintain his own sanity. Steven... Well it's just a miracle he's still alive.

Yeah it was pretty much just Jungle. And I don't think it was a case of stuffing up the words as completely losing his voice for part of it.

What songs did he sing the wrong lines on? I've got both shows.

Regarding Bridge School. Axl had strep throat and obviously wasn't feeling great. But he still stepped up and played two charity shows that benefit intellectually and physically disabled young people. And it's only really on Jungle (night one) where he loses his voice.