bacardimayne Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'd wonder who the next lead singer of GNR is. The people will go but the band will never die!!I'd be really interested to see if any of the Warchild-esque nutters would still support a GNR with no Axl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trin9498 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 No different that I do right now. I wouldnt care and I'd still hope that the vault got opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmapelian Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Talk about going out with a whimper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Styley Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'd be devastated, as many of you would be who are making strangely angry comments about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faxl Rows Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'd be happy for him. And pray even harder for leaks if there's no more music, not even outtake collections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) I for one would be pretty bummed at the news. At least Axl doing shows still is something - and I would pick something over nothing Edited January 27, 2015 by WhazUp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Broue Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Actually, i would respect him even moreNot many A league artists admit that they wouldn't capable of deliver their best and they just continue the cash grab tours and albums without any artistic integrity....His legacy will be forever lasts, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipeguns Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Really sad. This man can sing at least until 70! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stella Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) In terms of my life, it wouldn't affect it one way or the other. I'd hope that whatever he does he doesn't completely vanish, because it would be nice to see what he's up to.In terms of my opinion on it, I think that would depend on the reason, really. If he said he was retiring by his own personal choice because he felt he'd done all he wanted to do with music and he wanted to spend the next 20 years traveling the world or doing something else, I'd be happy for him. If he was forced to retire due to depression/other health issues or some sort of sense of failure, I'd feel bad for him. It's his life so he should do whatever makes him feel happy; forget what anyone else thinks about it. It's his life, his choice and all. Edited January 27, 2015 by stella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowmass Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 He shoulda pulled a Plant. IE- let Guns RIP and gone solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 You're all such big fans of the guy that you want him to never show his face or sing before a crowd again. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'd be pretty bummed as I think the guy still has more in the tank. He just needs to let go of the Chinese Democracy era and move on to the next phase. As much as I liked the band's last album, it would suck if it turned out to be band's last considering everything the guy fought for over two decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallFlagg Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) You obviously could not say 'wasted potential' with a clear vision of the past but you could say waste of a second plateau, if you will, of a developed talent. By that I mean, he had already accomplished the heights you'd expect of a vocalist and band to scale with the talent they held. Sure we'd have liked to peruse four more records but this happens a lot of the time with supremely capable groups/vocalists, you can't choose or ignore variables. This guy gathered together another strange but when combined, sublime, group of musicians and only managed a single record in around a decade. Now, from the CD songs, I personally think they're terrific, ofc it's just one opinion of three generic swathes - it's great, it's average, it sucks - but still, it meant something...No one will disagree that whenever Axl works on something, it's anything but uninteresting. He toured on and off for a couple years until the official release, he got back in form but his band disintegrated until we got the clusterfuck it is today. They've slowly coalesced into another steady, capable unit but are in a dumb ass limbo by the leader's disinfatuated lullaby. Sure he's produced some scintillating stuff onstage but it's like, well Axl, no one doubts your ability to sing the songs you've created once you're in the swing of things, we doubt your commitment to continue what you started, which was to create a second chapter, a bizarre but strangely noble via the Axl Rose perspective of how GNR oughta be, which maybe was the only perspective, a second chapter that justified your return from hibernation. Whilst CD was no doubt cathartic, it surely ought not be a fucking retirement circuit, that's disrespectful to the stature of all he fought for, it's just a pitiful thing as financially rewarding as it is, you cannot have Axl Rose returning still clearly bursting with talent and reneging on his second wind. I won't accept that. Edited January 27, 2015 by RandallFlagg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbhutto Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'd be bummed, I had high hopes for Chinese Democracy and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) closureyou're out of your mind if you think there's anything left for him to do that's worth a shit Edited January 27, 2015 by sweetness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 The Stones aren't going to do anything more that's "worth a shit", but people still get the chance to see them live. Maybe fans of GN'R who haven't gotten the chance to see them would like to? So many 'fans' want Axl to go away...Very odd. Odd indeed. You'd almost think they have an agenda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Yeah but the Stones actually release albums of new music every few years, Axl has managed to put out ONE studio album of "new" material in what, 21 years?...and it's been 6 years since that came out.Most of these people who puzzle you so wouldn't have that attitude if Axl put out some new music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristmasFnatic Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Ill be sad surely, but that is from Axl during AFD-UYI. But then again, that Axl is gone for a long while now. Im still shocked how the man change drastically compared to other rockstars(both in voice, looks, and music- or lack thereof). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G Durant Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I loved every song on his last album, I loved his guest spots on Baz's album, and I really love seeing his band in concert. So I'd be really sad, and pissed that he never released and toured behind another album.He's already wasted so many years and opportunities, to just give up forever on top of it all and leave that as his legacy would be such a bummer. As long as he hasn't retired or died, there's always a tiny glimmer of hope that he'll come to his senses and start creating again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock4eva Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 :cry: I think that sums it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teroz Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Sad, because it would close the door of getting CD2-CD3 material out. But relieved of some sorts, because I do think that this whole nu-GnR thing at least is pretty pointless, and has been for years. It's not even going round in circles, it is more like just floating pointlessly across the ocean. But would I want him to retire - no. Because I still hope to get that CD sessions material out. And of course he is one my all time favs, and I would still like to see him live onstage many times around etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Let's say Axl suddenly announces he is retiring, what emotion would you feel? Sadness? Anger? Happiness?Retiring without releasing more material first? Slightly dissapointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bono Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'd kinda roll my eyes as I would with any artist/musician who announces their retirement. I mean honestly how do you retire from music? He's NEVER going to play another show? NEVER going to write a single note again? NEVER wants to release the stuff he claimed to have? I think announcing he's retiring would be dumb but if he were to say something like "As of right now I have no plans to do anything. No plans to tour, no plans for new material. That could all change but for now there's nothing in the works". I'd respect that more than a retirement announcement. But honestly if Axl were to retire for real I wouldn't care at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combos Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) I'm still holding out hope for a reunion. So for me, that would be the only sad part about him retiring. As far as I'm concerned, new GNR never really existed. It was dream unrealized. Edited January 27, 2015 by combos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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