Gunner Gilby

Nah. Lies (minus One In A Million) was included in the Appetite set. We've just had Use Your Illusions. All that's left is Spaghetti and Chinese. The takeaway boxset 😁? And the 94 sessions with Gilby.

Nah. Fans like to collect physical products. Of course we all want a new studio album. But we all know it'll happen when it happens cos Axl is Axl. In the meantime we'll happily take more boxsets.

I'd be surprised if that's the case. His wife Daniella founded Frankie B jeans (named after their daughter) and is worth millions. You would hope that Gilby got well paid for the Illusion boxset too. As there's a full show of his era and plenty of photos of him in the book. Sad to see him getting rid of this stuff but presumably he's got his reasons.

Everything you listed plus a Blu Ray from the Gilby era. A live CD and Blu Ray from the current band is way overdue too.

Is that your favourite GN'R ballad 😁? Seeing as they left One In A Million off the Appetite/Lies boxset it's a pity they left Cornshucker off.

I'd personally love a Blu Ray of a Gilby era Illusion concert.

Well if you'd read it you would have seen this is just a fun post to speculate if they'll put out another boxset and what it might be. Your question "boxset of what exactly" is the point of the thread. We're we lucky to get the Appetite and Illusions boxsets? Depends how you look at it. I had to wait until two years after both came out and dropped in price a little to be able to afford the CD/Blu-ray super deluxe editions of both Appetite and Illusion. I mean they're fucking awesome sets don't get me wrong. But fucking expensive. And again lucky? The band and the label would've made a mint from those sets. They weren't giving them away. And as they haven't released a new studio album it was smart to release stuff from the archives. And if they keep dragging the chain with a new album why wouldn't they release something else from the archives?

You didn't read the first post 🤦‍♂️

I'm guessing and hoping that any future live releases will be more fully concerts as opposed to more Live Era type releases. Nah. If they wanted to release the Illusion demos with Steven they would've included them in the Illusion boxset. I think that's more his dream than the band's.

No need to release a CD box under Axl's name. Just include the new (ish) songs and a live disc with Slash and Duff playing the CD songs.

Well they don't need to reissue Lies cos the Appetite box has seven out of it's eight songs. They obviously decided to leave One In A Million off. I don't think we'll get another Live Era type release. Hopefully more fully concerts in all their unmessed with glory. It'd be easy enough to reissue Spaghetti and just leave off Look At Your Game Girl.

Ok so it seems that besides touring and releasing the occasional new(ish) song that Guns are more interested in releasing boxsets of classic albums and bonus material than a new album. We've had the Appetite box which also included most of Lies. We've had Use Your Illusion. What if anything is next? Spaghetti Incident with some bonus discs of various covers Guns have done live. Maybe chuck in a Gilby era Blu Ray. Chinese Democracy boxset would be great but might be a harder sell as it didn't have Slash n Duff on it. Unless it included the singles they've released since they're originally from the Chinese era. A live disc of the current band playing the CD tracks live. Or perhaps just release some classic shows on CD and Blu Ray. A Not In This Lifetime CD and Blu Ray is way overdue.

I never noticed that myself. I thought Paul Tobias looked like a bad Axl clone.

Well Dizzy actually joined before Matt did. The issue was that Axl asked Dizzy to join the band and didn't consult the others. They gave Dizzy a hand time for a little while when really they should've talked to Axl. But Dizzy gelled with the others pretty quick.

And let's be honest. If any of us could play keys and got offered the opportunity Dizzy was who in their right mind wouldn't take it? To mock him for not doing anything to screw it up for 34 years is stupid. And to be the only classic member for a long time and surviving the craziness that is having Axl for a boss he must have the patience of a saint.

I agree with all that you wrote with just one correction. Both Snakepit albums have keyboards. Dizzy on the first. Teddy on the second.

Dizzy was definitely lucky. But that's not to say he isn't very talented and deserving of his place in the band. I think he's very loyal to Axl cos Axl made him a band member when he was being evicted and was about to have nowhere to live. I don't think it's about being a yes man and not rocking the boat. Of course Dizzy knows he's got a gig many can only dream of. Why fix what ain't broke.

Post something funny and I'll laugh 😉

So by your logic you must think Axl's an old lady. Cos he gave Dizzy the gig and has let him keep it for 34 years straight and counting.

Nope. I'm just a fan who enjoys seeing every member of his favourite band on stage either when seeing them live or on a Blu Ray. Really not sure why that's a strange or humourous concept.

Yeah I agree. Dizzy is good enough for it to be just him. I will say tho that I love the extended version of Move To The City. I think with Chris and now Melissa it's not so much about having another keys player but someone to play the right samples and layers at the right times. I've heard that Melissa thickens the sound live so it sounds like there's three guitars instead of two or something.

Well he's obviously not irrelevant cos he's lasted 34 years straight and counting. He stays on stage the full show switching between keys and percussion cos he's a band member, not a backup musician. And you can often hear Dizzy on percussion. Take Rocket Queen on Tokyo 92 where he switches between keys and percussion. He's actually a pretty decent percussionist as well as keys player. He's all over the Chinese Democracy album and the recently released songs. Obviously Axl thinks he's worth keeping around. And a lot of members have come and gone.

Why's it uncool to want to see Dizzy? Second longest serving band member. Quietly does his thing on keys and percussion.

Ok apologies if this has been addressed in another thread. So I've finally gotten a reasonably priced UYI super deluxe edition (7 CD and Blu Ray version). Obviously the first disc I play is the Blu Ray. And whilst it's a great performance from Izzy era Illusion tour one thing sucks. Did whoever the camera people were forget about Dizzy? You can see his piano on the left hand side of the stage. If you squint you can see him in the shadows. I think one of the only times you see him when Axl introduces him during Estranged. I know he's not an original member and most fans probably watch for Axl, Slash n Duff. But Matt wasn't an original member and we see plenty of him. I don't know about everyone else. But if I buy something which contains a Blu Ray concert of a favourite artist/band I expect to see the whole fucking band.

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