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With all fairness to the monitor man, Axl didn’t show up for soundcheck and his voice was on the verge of blowing out all night. If you don’t sound check ever it doesn’t make it easy to work with a volatile vocal style and someone who runs all over the stage making monitors likely to feedback depending on your position on stage.  I suspect Axl blames the sound crew a lot over the years for his voice being not where he’d like it. 

Axl sounds like he was partying pretty late in that first interview

I gotta say I’m digging Dizzys album much more than any other gnr solo projects minus Slash’s supergroup record. 

I don’t see why Dizzy gets so much hate, he’s talented, loyal and and great songwriter and vocalist.

Nice work Dizzy!

On 2/14/2018 at 1:59 PM, soon said:

Its interesting that he apparently tried out for vocalist but submitted only music.  Almost like they already knew his vocal abilities and album sales successes in Canada.  Something he also downplayed/denied in the interview.

that's not correct actually. Todd was going to produce my album at one point it didn't work out. They gave him 3 tunes and he laid down vocal and lyrics and submitted them. Notice my sig name Tkarmy.... that was the todd kerns fan club for a while. Huge Age of Electric fan. His solo album "go time" is amazing. Great guy, killer voice and songwriter. Was disappointed when it didn't work out for him producing my album. I talked to Todd directly and his parents lived in Saskatoon where my studio was. He was coming home for christmas and was into it and he was going to give me homeboy deal. But then his manager got involved and wanted his cut, wanted me to come to vancouver etc and the fees quadrupled and couldn't afford it

14 hours ago, Jordan Rose said:

I honestly don't know more than the rumored info I passed on above but the implication seemed to be that Axl's cut also took care of just TB and the rest of the band. The 100% divided between Slash, Duff and Axl would be after all other costs are accounted for, I assume. 

People hear 1-3 million a show and assume that is the amount divided up amongst the band. The reality is that right off the top of the gross managers get their cut of 10-15%, then the booking agent 10-15%. Then all the crew. I think during the stadium tour they had two stages moving at anytime given the enormous set up. So even if the 3 million a show rumor is right and that Axl gets 50% 300K at minimum goes to management and booking agents. Then you've got all the crew which I can only imagine is like 60 people a stage. Sound techs, monitors, lighting, chartering planes, tour managers, photographer etc etc

I bet Axl barely clears 200K a show, maybe even less before the tax man. Not chump change by any means but not as much as people think.

Now merch on the other hand.... I can't imagine the bling they pulling in off that!! $45 bucks for a 2 dollar tee shirt lol

Awesome thanks for the info man!

Who is the opener on the Canadian dates

I've never found Mygnr to be a censored place. At one time HTGTH site was cool until Jarmo's head got so far up beta's arse that you can't post anything without getting banned. This place has always been where its at!

Does anyone know if these lawsuits were ever settled or what the outcomes were?

Sean Beavan... I thought OMG was killer

I dig the live version with Axl doing the "when the lights when down in your house..." etc

but the studio version doesn't do much for me. But Axl really added some energy to it live. 

I actually really like it. I find the ambient parts quite beautiful and enjoy the industrial edge and general viciousness of the tune.

Yup about 75% of the time, especially when doing cardio. I fucking hate cardio and I need gnr so I don't get bored. Cinderalla and the Cult are also favorites 

Definitely Robin's. I mean he nailed that solo. I've seen slash do it live twice in Vegas and once in Seattle. Seattle was much better but I think sticking to more of Robin's key phrases would better. DJ did ok. For the most part I haven't enjoyed Slash's versions of the Chinese tunes. He noodles too much around and loses the essence of the solo's with the exception of CD the song. He nails that one

I think Axl went a bit nuts after the implosion of the 2002 tour and shut off his phone for months at a time. The Chinese whispers article is full of interesting info.

I think the reason Axl appears much more happy and content in life is because he got some meds sorted out to combat his volatile emotions.... I also think that's why he put on so much weight. Most anti-depressants cause weight gain.

But I agree it should have come out in 2001 or 2002 it would have sold much better. The worst thing was that they had the raw tracks and then Roy Thomas Baker or whatever his name is made them re-record everything. The stupidest thing was making Brain re-record Josh's tracks beat for beat. Giant waste of time and money. Chinese would have sold way way more if it had come out in 2002.

Just glad Axl seems in a good place but I think getting back with Slash is the worst thing that could happen if we want new music. As much as I love seeing them together its clearly a cash grab. Tickets are waaaaaaaay too much and I doubt that Axl and Slash (aside from being on stage) spent more than a total of 10 hours in the same room, let alone creating new music.

Axl's kinda bat shit but I can't help but love him.

He sounds pretty good, not 2010 good but pretty good overall. Listen Stephan Pearcy or Vince Neil... he could sound like that. But then there are guys like Steven Tyler who still sound awesome live into his late 60's and sound great. Sebastian is almost 50 and sounds as good as he did 20 years ago.

The fact is if you don't use it you lose it. I get the feeling Axl hasn't rehearsed a GNR song  in over 25 years.

Yup that was a disaster on Axl's part. yikers get that vocal coach back

I saw them at both vegas shows and in Seattle. Vegas was a bit messy but by the time they hit Seattle they sounded amazing. Not sure which band you've been watching but probably best to find a new band to follow if that is how you feel.

I will admit that the performances of TWAT sounded like a mess... but that's all I'm giving you.

On 2016-10-23 at 9:07 AM, Fitha_whiskey said:

I had always thought it was suicide as well. So there was certainly erroneous info going around about it back in the day. I thought that until literally just now.

no he had just had a daughter who he was very much in love with.

Struggled with crack and had been thru rehab a few times. Right after rehab they recorded their second album "soup" in New Orleans and the debauchery really got carried away. Then soup was tanking and after a absence from crack/coke Shannon started up again and not unlike Scott Weiland his heart probably was shocked from the nothing to full on again. One of the few coke OD's I've ever heard of. 

Such a loss and shame

On 2016-10-22 at 8:29 PM, hudsonsaul said:

Thanks for that. 

Blind Melon are one of my favourite bands, and one of those bands I've teetered on going to GnR geek levels with. I've always found it interesting, that Axl has more than once referenced Hoon covering Don't Cry - however I'm not sure how he would have heard it, GNR played it before AFD was released but Hoon wouldn't have been around to watch these shows during that time as he was Indiana based. From reading of Blind Melon he wasn't mates with Axl & Izzy back in Indiana either. So makes me think Axl is just adding a bit of myth and stuff in his way of supporting a young dude from his hometown starting out.

It's all irrellavant anyways and doesn't matter. Shannon Hoon was an awesome singer, great lyrics too, and a great element to great band.

As big of blind melon fan as I am GNR which is fucking huge

so just to set it straight. Axl didn't know Shannon growing up, Shannon was friends with Axl's sister. When Shannon announced he was leaving for LA, Axl's sister told Axl to look out for her buddy and then Axl and Shannon became friends.

Still think Axl was dick for not going to Shannon's funeral but apparently he was going to but had one of his melt downs.

Lets not forget the time he went to jail in Sweden for biting a security guard that apparently menaced Beta

But the real question is where is Pittman ?

Any word on Seattle yet?

I think its slash's way of extending courtesy to Axl by acknowledging what Axl worked a long time on and makes him happy. Hopefully with the intention of wanting to work with Axl on new music.

This tour is great, don't get me wrong but I'd much rather have new music personally

Hey thanks for sharing, I'd never seen that and it really cool.

Me and a buddy bought that book back in the day and cut out all the pictures and picked the ones we each wanted and put the photo's all over our bedrooms. Great shots in that book!