wasted Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Given his track record with Sixx Am and Motely do you think Dj will write a hit for GNR?Or will just become part of the tapestry or not even get a credit on CD 2.I think it could happen almost by accident. Dj has the sound that is popular right now. Coupled with Axls vocals. If they don't over complicate it and the lyrics are simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 i think he and axl could write a hit together yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman007 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 i think he and axl could write a hit together yesI approve this message! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Axl's studio career is over. So no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay410 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Axl's studio career is over. So no.This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Broskirose Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Who cares about a hit? I want good music. Good and Ashba does not compute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay410 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Who cares about a hit? I want good music. Good and Ashba does not compute.This as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I'm sure he wants that more than anything, too bad his destiny is to play Slash and Finck solos until he quits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Almost all modern rock hits now suck ass, so I hope not. I'd hate to see GNR make something so safe and middle-of-the-road that it actually becomes popular on radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkCalculator Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 (edited) The days of GNR having hits is long gone. But that's not a bad thing. He still has the potential to write the best music of his career. But they'll never have another "hit" Edited June 29, 2012 by OkCalculator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 that's why I said almost be accident. If he writes a song with Axl it could be a hit, not because they were trying to write a hit but because his style will just tilt it that way. I just think Dj brings them closer to the mainstream than Bucket or Finck. Ron is more the go to guy for if Axl wants to write an epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillieC Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Rock music doesn't sell like it used to. If Axl is going to have a it's going to have be very light like Jason Mraz or James Blunt. He's going to have to go hipster with D J playing an Ovation guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkCalculator Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 The days of GNR having hits is long gone. But that's not a bad thing. He still has the potential to write the best music of his career. But they'll never have another "hit"missed the DJ in the titlecorrect answer: lololololol no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Rock music doesn't sell like it used to. If Axl is going to have a it's going to have be very light like Jason Mraz or James Blunt. He's going to have to go hipster with D J playing an Ovation guitar.yeah its sad what rock music has turned into the cult released a great album that should have been given some mainstream success. rock used to have balls and used to be in your face now its limp and corporate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Honestly, who knows. Who knows if even Axl can still write hits? Just because someone has been able to write hits before is no guarantee they'll be able to write hits going forward. Look at Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Chris Cornell, Bono, etc. I've always viewed musicians much like athletes, they have their prime years followed by a fading of their talents. Cheers,Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 It's kind needs the band, the fans and the media to all come together at the right time. I just think Dj could bring certain elements of the equation in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixx Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I think they will write a hit for the album and fans, but I don't see another GN'R mainstream hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 I guess a song that propels the record to a million sales in the first two weeks would be a hit. but it might not really be a hit. or get put on those highway truck stop cds you pick up in gas stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wicked Hand Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 NO.............But I would like to hit DJ , for being in Guns n Roses :xmassrudolph: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sandman Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Given his track record with Sixx Am and Motely do you think Dj will write a hit for GNR?Certainly possible.Will it happen? Debatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumbleine Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Chinese was the swansong and a beautiful,powerful one at that.just can't imagine Axl in the studio ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNRS Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Honestly, who knows. Who knows if even Axl can still write hits? Just because someone has been able to write hits before is no guarantee they'll be able to write hits going forward. Look at Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Chris Cornell, Bono, etc. I've always viewed musicians much like athletes, they have their prime years followed by a fading of their talents. Cheers,AndrewAxl obviously can't write hits. It took him 14 years or whatever it was to finish Chinese Democracy and none of it turned into a hit. If he can't get it together 14 years with the help of virtually anyone who was popular over the time the album was recorded someone like Ashba won't push him into the right direction now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay410 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Was Sixx AM a hit? I know it was critically well received but how did it sell, and how much of a hand did DJ play? Regardless, the main issue between DJ writing a hit for guns is if Axl truly wants to sing the sort of songs DJ is best at writing. Sure listening to Sixx AM you can hear how Axl might sound good on them, but is there any indication that he'd want to do a song like that? If anything gets DJ kicked out or forces him to leave, I believe it will be that he and Axl don't see eye to eye creatively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sandman Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 AlbumYear Chart Peak position2008 European Top 100 1[86]Argentina Albums Chart 1[87]Canadian Albums Chart 1[88]Finnish Albums Chart 1[89]New Zealand Albums Chart 1[90]Polish Albums Chart 1[91]Slovene Albums Chart 1[92]Swiss Albums Chart 1[93]Taiwanese G-music Western Chart 1[94]UK Albums Chart 2[61]German Albums Chart 2[93]Norwegian Albums Chart 2[93]U.S. Billboard 200 3[59]Australian Albums Chart 3[95]Austrian Albums Chart 3[93]Irish Albums Chart 3[96]Israeli Albums Chart 3[97]Italian Albums Chart 3[98]Japanese Oricon Albums Chart 3[99]Belgian Albums Chart 2[100]Dutch Albums Chart 4[101]Hungarian Albums Chart 4[93]Mexican Albums Chart 3[102]Russian Albums Chart 4[103]Swedish Albums Chart 4[93]Danish Albums Chart 7[104]Portuguese Albums Chart 9[93]French Albums Chart 5[93]Greek Albums Chart 10[105]Year-end chartsChart (2009) PositionSwiss Albums Chart[106] 89SinglesYear Song Chart Peak position2008 "Chinese Democracy" Billboard Hot 100 34[107]Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 5[108]Hot Modern Rock Tracks 24[109]Canadian Hot 100 10[109]UK Singles Chart 27[110]Australian ARIA Singles Chart 10[111]Norwegian Top 20 1[112]Swedish Singles Chart 2[113]Finnish Singles Chart 3[114]"Better" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 3[115]2009 "Street of Dreams" Canadian Song Charts 44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlrod Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Life is Beautiful and Ballad of Death made me like this guy.He didn't write anything yet for GNR so the judgement on hold.I believe that Axl releases an awesome album with DJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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