classicguns4life Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 "Solo artists almost have it easier than bands. Bands are not easy. You find yourself in a group of people who rub each other the wrong way in exactly the right way. And you have chemistry. Zeitgiest. Lightning in a bottle."If that doesn't describe original GNR perfectly, then I don't know what does. Also a perfect explanation of why they'd never reunite. It was lightning in a bottle, it was of that time. And things just clicked then, in a way that it would never click 20 years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 No, it describes Nirvana 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 It's a general statement that describes many successful bands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 No, he's talking about Nirvana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russel Nash Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 It was a fart in a bottle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) "Solo artists almost have it easier than bands. Bands are not easy. You find yourself in a group of people who rub each other the wrong way in exactly the right way. And you have chemistry. Zeitgiest. Lightning in a bottle."If that doesn't describe original GNR perfectly, then I don't know what does. Also a perfect explanation of why they'd never reunite. It was lightning in a bottle, it was of that time. And things just clicked then, in a way that it would never click 20 years later.GNR and REM had the luxury to make albums the way they wanted, when they wanted, but they both lost a pretty big fanbase in the process. If you were going to see REM or GNR in the early 90s, you were going to have a hard time getting tickets for either of them. REM had their moment in the sun, had their #1 hits, Grammy nominations and wins, were all over the radio, and headlining arenas. The only band lineup change involved the drummer. You can go from "The One I Love" to "Man On The Moon" and say they had a great run as a band just from that period of time. It's just that REM went "Good news: new songs and another greatest hits album. Bad news: we're calling it a day and no farewell tour." Edited April 11, 2014 by dalsh327 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I would think it would describe most bands. It's hard to be with people day in and day out let alone tour for months at a time and write and record new music.I think most bands have internal problems. Some can still function and others can't. That's the same way life is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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