Why although Slash is much more active, Axl is way more entertaining to follow?

[Crash Diet]

I really really wonder if this is the type of music Slash was pitching to Axl in the mid 90s? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6YkVlI5VSU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8S1XZUZXGM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqdOXQbzDN

umm the first link contains hip-hop, which is a genre that Axl likes, wanted to be a hip-hop/industrial/nu metal artist, btw i laugh so hard when you start this way of trolling, because Axl wanted to go and be more commercial than Slash in the end of the 90's early 00's...so your trolling attempt is even more hilarious than Slash and his Superbowl disasterThe scond song is cool, streets y'know, streets and streetchild: like Axl on his younger days, he even make lyrics about that time so i don't see your point besides your pathetic attempt of trolling

Hip-hop and industrial are two VERY different things. Axl never said anything about wanting to do a hip-hop record. Industrial rock was never a huge commercial success. GnR could've made it a success, but if axl wanted to be "commercial" his best bet would've been to make another AFD like album.

Umm have see his clothes in 2002?I'm well aware the differences between the genres thank you...Commercial and AFD in the early 00's? lolocaustHip-Hop/rap, Nu-metal and industrial music ruled the world at that time...Those were the commercial genres y'knowI always fiind it strange that most hardcore fans thinks that AFD or the UYI's in the early 2000's would have been a commercial sound

Did you honestly just say "lolocaust"? Not having English as a first language is in no way an excuse to slaughter it in a way that reaches new depths of stupidity.

Yes

If you're offended, then i'm sorry

I'm not making fun of the holocaust, though

if you feel this way, then it's not my problem i guess

Came here

[Bono]

I think this is true. I don't "follow" U2 the way I "follow" Axl. There's no need to. U2 does what they do and deliver for the fans. Same with Slash and when news comes out it isn't veiled in secrecy and vague comments. Just look at the whole Paul McGuinnes thing in U2. In short after 35 years he is no longer U2's manager and I didn't have to follow U2 at all to know this. It was just news released to the public .I know when U2's next album is supposed to come out(March or April 2014) and I know when tickets for the forthcoming tour will start to go on sale(June 2014) all without actually "following them. The same goes for Slash. When things operate in a business as usual manner there is no need to follow and discuss and speculate and so forth.......The appeal of watching Axl Rose is sadly the car crash aspect. I hate to admit that but it's true. If he were releasing more music or doing other things like Slash does it would be a different story but honestly why does anyone follow Axl Rose these days? Mostly cause if we don't he'll disappear from all consciousness and because he's created such a divide between fans that the interaction among the fan base is as interesting or more so than Axl Rose himself anymore.

Edited November 20, 2013 by Bono

[IncitingChaos]

Slash is cool, but he's not that exciting. He always says the right thing in interviews, he does his shows, writes music. Basically everything we wish Axl would do. Unfortunately people stop paying attention to you when you do the right things.

Axl on the other hand is awesome! He lives by his own schedule. If he doesn't feel like singing for 5 years then we don't see him for 5 years. We have no idea if there will be a 2002 VMA Axl return or an awesome true to form 2006, 2010 return. The guy is unpredictable. The die hard fans are still craving the release of the remaining Chinese songs. We have countless stories of Axl that seem too crazy to be true and many more rumors about him, but don't know the full story because nobody talks. He still has an amazing stage presence. He's fun to watch, any Axl story is news. The guy might be crazy, but we still have a fascination with what's next for him. Other rock stars seem to fade into history. With Axl it feels like there is still one big moment left..but who knows we may never see it.

[Intercourse]

Its the same reason Maury is more entertaining than Bloomberg news.

One is full of screaming bitches and the other is the calm pursuit of a professional career.

[username]

Why?

He isn't.

Axl is just frustrating to follow.

[Intercourse]

And before the Slash vs Axl thing gets worse..

Nobody follows Metallica, Pearl Jam, AIC, The Stones etc the way they do Axl for the same reasons as they don't follow Slash. Its a bunch of older men going to work..

One side just make music and tour....the other side hires cleaners as managers, comes on late, sacks people regularly, blows tens of millions on an album, hates on his old band mates, goes into seclusion for a decade... its just BRILLIANT stuff to watch and discuss.

[Damn_Smooth]

I really really wonder if this is the type of music Slash was pitching to Axl in the mid 90s? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6YkVlI5VSU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8S1XZUZXGM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqdOXQbzDN

umm the first link contains hip-hop, which is a genre that Axl likes, wanted to be a hip-hop/industrial/nu metal artist, btw i laugh so hard when you start this way of trolling, because Axl wanted to go and be more commercial than Slash in the end of the 90's early 00's...so your trolling attempt is even more hilarious than Slash and his Superbowl disasterThe scond song is cool, streets y'know, streets and streetchild: like Axl on his younger days, he even make lyrics about that time so i don't see your point besides your pathetic attempt of trolling

Hip-hop and industrial are two VERY different things. Axl never said anything about wanting to do a hip-hop record. Industrial rock was never a huge commercial success. GnR could've made it a success, but if axl wanted to be "commercial" his best bet would've been to make another AFD like album.

Umm have see his clothes in 2002?I'm well aware the differences between the genres thank you...Commercial and AFD in the early 00's? lolocaustHip-Hop/rap, Nu-metal and industrial music ruled the world at that time...Those were the commercial genres y'knowI always fiind it strange that most hardcore fans thinks that AFD or the UYI's in the early 2000's would have been a commercial sound

Did you honestly just say "lolocaust"? Not having English as a first language is in no way an excuse to slaughter it in a way that reaches new depths of stupidity.

Yes

If you're offended, then i'm sorry

I'm not making fun of the holocaust, though

if you feel this way, then it's not my problem i guess

Came here

Offended by your stupidity? Not in this lifetime. Baffled by how anybody over the age of 5 would find that clever? Definitely.

[EvH]

Why are we always putting Slash and Axl against each other, even if they probably moved on since 1996 (at least more than the posters that choose sides as if they had to)? FFFS...

[Amir]

Same reason it's more interesting to go out with a bad boy or to stick your dick in a crazy chick.

[wasted]

CD is far from mediocre, but his output isn't enough maybe to penetrate the pop masses. All kinds of celebrities get much more air time than Axl. In a way it's a badge of honor to be so unknown.

Edited November 20, 2013 by wasted

[SoulMonster]

Why?

Because he is, like, you know, more entertaining. Period.

And if you want me to break that down for you: Axl is a mysterious, confounding, charismatic enigma who in addition is more entertaining live and on record. Slash is one in a million.

[GN'R Lies]

Beautifully summed up

Axl has way more charisma, way more drama and way more stupid things going on in his life. Something for everybody.

Why do people slow down when they see a car accident at the side of the road?

[Lies They Tell]

Personally I wouldn't follow Slash any more, even if he was mysterious and controversial like Axl. I follow Axl because I love his music. I don't follow Slash because I just don't enjoy his music all that much. It's as simple as that.

[Padme]

I can understand that if Axl and Slash don´t want to be friends they don´t have to. But I can´t understand the Axl´s hate. Axl always blaming Slash for everything and bashing him for everything. Slash is always the excuse and the scapegoat. Axl is incapable to see his own mistakes.

I like Slash recent solo albums. I didn´t like Snakepit. Axl spent more than 10 years working in an album I don´t really like that much. And after so many years I´m tired of Axl excentric, mysterious and bizarre way about everything related to him. He is in the news for either a riot or a fight in an airport. I don´t care if that gets him more media attention and public fascination. I still respect him as singer and frontman and I wish him the best of luck in whatever he may do. I´ll be happy to follow and support his music despite the fact I may not like it that much these days. And If I think he is doing wrong I´m going to point it out. But I´ll do the same with Slash and other former members. For me all original GN´R members are created equal in my own declaration of independence.

[magisme]

Slash is one in a million.

That doesn't mean what you think it means.

[Amir]

Slash is one in a million.

That doesn't mean what you think it means.

I think he means that while Slash is a rare talent, Axl is unique.

[Rdeyahlxp]

It's basically the same logic as why people prefer Donald Duck over Mickey Mouse. Mickey is a boring one-dimensional, predictable goody-two shoes. Donald on the other hand is a tempered, foul-mouthed antihero.

[Figueredo]

It's basically the same logic as why people prefer Donald Duck over Mickey Mouse. Mickey is a boring one-dimensional, predictable goody-two shoes. Donald on the other hand is a tempered, foul-mouthed antihero.

Nice post! I like the Axl-Mickey analogy.

[SoulMonster]

Slash is one in a million.

That doesn't mean what you think it means.

I just realized Thanks.

Slash is one in a million.

That doesn't mean what you think it means.

I think he means that while Slash is a rare talent, Axl is unique.

Let's go with this interpretation. Slash sure is great still, not just...interesting. He seems to be a spent force.

[saber_]

Also, Axl makes better tweets than Slash.

I mean, let's be honest. Slash's tweets are basically spam.

[magisme]

Proof that SoulMonster changes his story mid-discussion to make himself look better!!!

[username]

It's basically the same logic as why people prefer Donald Duck over Mickey Mouse. Mickey is a boring one-dimensional, predictable goody-two shoes. Donald on the other hand is a tempered, foul-mouthed antihero.

Oh come on now. That's silly. You might have been right about Axl in the 90's, but now? We all know he'll show up late and that's usually the most rebellious thing he does. For years now Axl just does his routine, collects his paycheck and goes home. He might have done a few very small rants in 2001/2002 and insulted people with a Slash shirt in 2006. But other than that he's just as much of a goody-two shoes as everybody else. Realistically the could go off at any moment loose cannon Axl seems to have died with the 90's.

The only time he's flipped out since was with Madison. And let's face it - there's not a day that goes by without some 13 year old posting a similar rant on the internet.

The only thing I might call Axl that makes him interesting is being the little engine that couldn't. The guy you want to see succeed, but he always fails miserably anyway. And by now, that's slipping from lovable to frustrating.

[Amir]

Slash is one in a million.

That doesn't mean what you think it means.

I just realized Thanks.

Slash is one in a million.

That doesn't mean what you think it means.

I think he means that while Slash is a rare talent, Axl is unique.

Let's go with this interpretation. Slash sure is great still, not just...interesting. He seems to be a spent force.

I was just thinking that you meant that because I was thinking to myself a week or so ago if I would describe Axl as one in a million. In a literal sense, with the current world population, that'd mean there'd be about 7000 other Axl Roses, but to me he is unique. In terms of guitar players I like better than Slash, there aren't many, so literally I suppose I regard him as better than one in a million, but I still don't hold him as high in regard as Axl.

[SoulMonster]

Proof that SoulMonster changes his story mid-discussion to make himself look better!!!

Damn, the proof they needed!

[Amir]

It's basically the same logic as why people prefer Donald Duck over Mickey Mouse. Mickey is a boring one-dimensional, predictable goody-two shoes. Donald on the other hand is a tempered, foul-mouthed antihero.

Oh come on now. That's silly. You might have been right about Axl in the 90's, but now? We all know he'll show up late and that's usually the most rebellious thing he does. For years now Axl just does his routine, collects his paycheck and goes home. He might have done a few very small rants in 2001/2002 and insulted people with a Slash shirt in 2006. But other than that he's just as much of a goody-two shoes as everybody else. Realistically the could go off at any moment loose cannon Axl seems to have died with the 90's.

The only time he's flipped out since was with Madison. And let's face it - there's not a day that goes by without some 13 year old posting a similar rant on the internet.

The only thing I might call Axl that makes him interesting is being the little engine that couldn't. The guy you want to see succeed, but he always fails miserably anyway. And by now, that's slipping from lovable to frustrating.

Stopped the Sao Paulo show during Chinese, Reading and Leeds 2010, Dublin 2010... he still made headlines in the UK in 2010 for those incidents. I also don't think he was in a "routine" mode in 2006 and 2010.

2011 onwards? I'd agree with you.