WhazUp Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) All of my freinds call them conservative and pair them up with other conservative artists such as Ted Nugent, but I always considered them to be pretty liberal (basing this off of Civil War's lyrics)I know that ultimately it doesn't matter and the quality of the music it what counts, but I am just curious... Edited January 23, 2011 by WhazUp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsguy Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I don't even know how to say this politely so I will just say it... who gives a fuck honestly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Well who gives a fuck about the color of Axl's hair but yet we see people talk about it anyway...I'm just trying to have a conversation that doesn't involve Axl vs. Slash arguments and the usual complaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsguy Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 bands + politics? I go to Guns to get away from reality same reason I watch movies. To each their own though m8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Well, Slash is pretty liberal (He played in anti-Iraq war and pro-gay marriage rallies), so that means Axl is probably a rabid conservative. Though there is a picture from the '80s of Axl wearing a T-Shirt which had Reagan with a Hitler mustache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Man there is so little to talk about regarding NuGnR we get threads like this!...Do you all see what Axl has reduced you all too.........You can always click on any of the other topics that all turn into the same old arguments that go nowhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Riggs Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Neither, it's a Rock N Roll Band!Either way I'm glad GNR was smart enough to keep politics out of the lyrics. (Not being for war (civil war) isn't Conservative or Liberal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gunns5 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 WHO ELSE THOUGHT THIS WAS AN INDIGO THREAD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Man there is so little to talk about regarding NuGnR we get threads like this!...Do you all see what Axl has reduced you all too.........You can always click on any of the other topics that all turn into the same old arguments that go nowhereI'm not trying to criticize you WhazUp as I understand you are just trying to start discussion but we are really scraping the bottom of the barrel with some of these topics..........Its all good man I'm sorry if I sounded like I was attacking you.Yeah I just want some sort of discussion beyond the usual arguments that I see on many topics on this board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockerman Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Missed the point here all together...I mean if one cant look at the lyrics alone an distinquish the difference between "liberal and conservative" then you better sit down with your values and have a long conversation with your self. The punk roots..the social commentary...the whole genre of rock and roll. Its a big fuck you to the social order including anthems of conservative and liberal agenda. To think in either/or terms..is why a good percentage of Americans are fucking clueless. To quote Axl here.."just because your winning dont mean your the lucky ones." to paraphrase Plato... does might make right? If thats true every bully that kicked the shit out of you at school had a right to do so and your just a sissybitch for whining about the injustice of it all. The most liberal acting cokewhores I kinow are staunch Republicans.. the most conservative compasionate people I know are all "liberals." What America needs is not conservative vs liberal pissing contests it needs a fucking revolution. A massive non violent week of prayer and fasting where in All workers in the United States refrain from working refrain from buying anything or going anywhere. It would take less than 12 hours for the effects to be noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axl666 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 WHO ELSE THOUGHT THIS WAS AN INDIGO THREAD?I did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 isn't hollywood a right-wing liberal conspiracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straitofdreams Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 They were originally going to be called NRA N' Flowerchildren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gunns5 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 WHO ELSE THOUGHT THIS WAS AN INDIGO THREAD?I see from your avatar you liked the pic i posted ;/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLCPUNK Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Ron was on Hannity and he said that the US should nuke the middle-east off the map.You're full of shit, he never said that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trqster Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 WHO ELSE THOUGHT THIS WAS AN INDIGO THREAD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 WHO ELSE THOUGHT THIS WAS AN INDIGO THREAD?lol me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Guns N' Roses never really struck me as "political" band, but if I had to place them on the spectrum I'd say their messages fall on both sides. (One in a Million, Garden of Eden, etc.)even then, they weren't very political at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I think when they look at how much they pay in taxes, they might be on the Conservative side, but when it comes to the audience, they want to keep politics off the stage. They're not The Clash or Rage Against the Machine, although prob. fans of their music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budweiser Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 My guess is that they are a pretty liberal band. I remember Axl speaking out against a war that Clinton was getting involved in. I also remember Dexter getting excited about Obama during one of the chats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budweiser Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 IF THEY WERE LIBERAL THEY WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED CLINTON.umwat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoBrA2168 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Musically and lyrically, I'd say somewhat liberal. The way they execute, I'd say super conservative, if that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Riggs Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 My guess is that they are a pretty liberal band. I remember Axl speaking out against a war that Clinton was getting involved in. I also remember Dexter getting excited about Obama during one of the chatsThat's not really accurate. Or at least it's not accurate basing your conclusion on that. Somebody told him they were working for him or something...he could've just been giving them a congrats on that....or he could've been being sarcastic..who knows. You got any sources on the Clinton thing? Not that that would really tell you either way. Plus speaking out against a sitting Democrat President isn't exactly a non conservative thing to do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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