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Do you think fans would react differently if Axl didn't own the name Guns n Roses? If so, how would people treat him differently? If not, why wouldn't people treat him differently?

Is his ownership of the name the true root cause of some fans' melodramatic emotional trauma? If Axl didn't own the name, would his refusal to do certain things carry as much meaning for people?

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Me personally- yep. This ain't GnR...it's Axl solo. Look at Slash or Izzy or Duff.

But, if you already regard it as Axl's solo project, then does that mean you also still regard Slash as owning a piece of the band's name in the collective consciousness?

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Me personally- yep. This ain't GnR...it's Axl solo. Look at Slash or Izzy or Duff.

But, if you already regard it as Axl's solo project, then does that mean you also still regard Slash as owning a piece of the band's name in the collective consciousness?

The original 5 should own a 5th.

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Do you think fans would react differently if Axl didn't own the name Guns n Roses? If so, how would people treat him differently? If not, why wouldn't people treat him differently?

Absolutely. If Axl didn't use the GNR name people would treat him more kindly.

If McCartney started a tour in 2012 under The Beatles name he would get a lot of shit too. :shrugs:

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Me personally- yep. This ain't GnR...it's Axl solo. Look at Slash or Izzy or Duff.

But, if you already regard it as Axl's solo project, then does that mean you also still regard Slash as owning a piece of the band's name in the collective consciousness?

The original 5 should own a 5th.

But it's just a name! It may be cliche-sounding, but- each ex gunner carries a piece of the GnR sound and spirit with them. That spirit emanates from them; and you can hear it when they play.

When you watch an ex gunner play an AFD or UYI song, it is in the music itself which you can hear the spirit of the band you remembered. The same goes for Axl. The only difference is a little piece of paper.

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Do you think fans would react differently if Axl didn't own the name Guns n Roses? If so, how would people treat him differently? If not, why wouldn't people treat him differently?

Absolutely. If Axl didn't use the GNR name people would treat him more kindly.

If McCartney started a tour in 2012 under The Beatles name he would get a lot of shit too. :shrugs:

well that isn't the same thing now is it? The Beatles broke up, GN'R never did. First they kicked out Steven and got Matt and then Izzy left and was replaced by Gilby who was later replaced by Tobias. Slash left and got replaced and so on and so on.... just like Deep Purple and Black Sabbath.

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Do you think fans would react differently if Axl didn't own the name Guns n Roses? If so, how would people treat him differently? If not, why wouldn't people treat him differently?

Absolutely. If Axl didn't use the GNR name people would treat him more kindly.

If McCartney started a tour in 2012 under The Beatles name he would get a lot of shit too. :shrugs:

well that isn't the same thing now is it? The Beatles broke up, GN'R never did. First they kicked out Steven and got Matt and then Izzy left and was replaced by Gilby who was later replaced by Tobias. Slash left and got replaced and so on and so on.... just like Deep Purple and Black Sabbath.

yeah gnr never said we are done and the members go their separate ways. someone quit or was fired someone was replaced and it kept going, same with sabbath ozzy gets booted dio joins, bill ward quits, vinnie comes in, they never break up.

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i guess the lack of another member with any authority is the real problem. having a name doesn't make it a band. i guess if izzy or duff wore still around there wouldn't be so much negativity. there would be that "band" feeling. these guys might have an opinion on the music but that's it. they can't decide what to do with it when it's done.

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Apparently GNR dying in the 90s is better than having a GNR today.

what exaclty is gnr today in your opinion?

Axl, Ron, DJ.....

Oh, no Slash? Fuck that. GNR should've died in '96. I don't care how much hard work Axl has put into keeping GNR alive without the people who ruined his life. :rolleyes:

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well that isn't the same thing now is it? The Beatles broke up, GN'R never did.

Oh please :rolleyes:

GNR broke up and then Axl started a new band with the same name

welcome to our universe! In our lifetime we started with making stuff up because we didn't know any better and because of that people has later been very mad. Jews were mad at Christians, Christans has been mad att Jews and the northern gods. Later a little german catholic was mad at the jews, and then there was some war..... oh and GN'R never broke up

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well that isn't the same thing now is it? The Beatles broke up, GN'R never did.

Oh please :rolleyes:

GNR broke up and then Axl started a new band with the same name

wrong

...Come on, it's pretty much true.

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well that isn't the same thing now is it? The Beatles broke up, GN'R never did.

Oh please :rolleyes:

GNR broke up and then Axl started a new band with the same name

wrong

...Come on, it's pretty much true.

......how is something true when it's wrong?

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well that isn't the same thing now is it? The Beatles broke up, GN'R never did.

Oh please :rolleyes:

GNR broke up and then Axl started a new band with the same name

welcome to our universe! In our lifetime we started with making stuff up because we didn't know any better and because of that people has later been very mad. Jews were mad at Christians, Christans has been mad att Jews and the northern gods. Later a little german catholic was mad at the jews, and then there was some war..... oh and GN'R never broke up

this is the most pointless post on this forum.

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well that isn't the same thing now is it? The Beatles broke up, GN'R never did.

Oh please :rolleyes:

GNR broke up and then Axl started a new band with the same name

welcome to our universe! In our lifetime we started with making stuff up because we didn't know any better and because of that people has later been very mad. Jews were mad at Christians, Christans has been mad att Jews and the northern gods. Later a little german catholic was mad at the jews, and then there was some war..... oh and GN'R never broke up

Are you high?

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