SoulMonster Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 So Niven is crazy now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limpan Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 This is just comical! Okay, if he had just said that Axl sold out or whatever, but this farce is waay beyond that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stella Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Strange Broue said: He made a pretty good deal if you ask me... If you can choose that being a true Christian and slowly becoming a washed up Mickey Mouse or choose Satan and got your talent back, there isn't really a choiche, imho The biggest irony in this is that Ronnie James Dio invented the devil horns as a cultural symbolum, yet his name means "God" in italian He was 10 times a true Christian soul than Niven would ever be That particular hand gesture has been around in Europe and the Middle East since the middle ages, both to ward off bad luck and as an insult...he might have been the first to use it in metal but it was around way before he was. ETA: just read that Dio got it from his Italian grandmother... Edited June 15, 2016 by stella 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 5 hours ago, Powerage5 said: Damn, Niven's gone bat-shit crazy. He's always been crazy. It's just before his anti Axl stance was co-opted by pro reunion fans. Now there is a reunion...his anti Axl obsession is just that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 I actually agree with Alan on this. I don't care so much about the devil-worship crap, but AC/DC are a naff band and way beneath Axl Rose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bono Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Those comments by Alan are probably some of the dumbest fucking comments I have ever read. Guy is an idiot if that's what he actually thinks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Towelie said: I actually agree with Alan on this. I don't care so much about the devil-worship crap, but AC/DC are a naff band and way beneath Axl Rose. Go back and listen to Art Of Anarchy Edited June 15, 2016 by Silent Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slosh13 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 47 minutes ago, Towelie said: I actually agree with Alan on this. I don't care so much about the devil-worship crap, but AC/DC are a naff band and way beneath Axl Rose. AC/DC have never moved on musically. It's the same thing for 40 years, but Axl is a fan and is doing it as a fan. I thought he did great, but I'd love him back with GNR and doing great stuff with Slash and Duff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian girl Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Who cares of what alan niven has to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercourse Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 some people are genuinely freaked out by all of that stuff and take it very seriously. Niven is obviously uncomfortable about using the devil or his symbols in any context and there are some pretty odd stories out there about how that shit got real for some folks...like the set of the Exorcist. http://www.blumhouse.com/2015/12/02/is-the-exorcist-movie-cursed/ Lots of people in the industry were rumored to be fucking around that area and getting the shit scared out of themselves: http://www.daimonologia.org/2016/01/david-bowies-encounter-with-devil.html But, for fuck's sake, Angus is a pensioner running around in velure shorts,...its always been a Spinal tap version of "satanism" its obviously a fucking joke. Niven comes across as a jackass here. But he may have been through something that scared him.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB. Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 2 hours ago, Towelie said: I actually agree with Alan on this. I don't care so much about the devil-worship crap, but AC/DC are a naff band and way beneath Axl Rose. Ugh. They are so not beneath him! Axl Rose is honored to play with them and he was influenced by them. It's a reallly good band and the Bon era delivered some really awesome music. Well to be fair Back in Black was a very influential album as well. They also showed other bands how to put on an really great show for the fans, Angus! They still fill up stadiums for a reason. One of the few bands who actually can. Did you listen to all their music or just a greatest hits? Just curious. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john lennon Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Niven's fucked up. Dude needs some serious help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 I think the oddest story about ac/dc is the drunken motorbike crash bon had and changed his voice just before joining ac/dc in 1974, and stories with Rudd and Bon's ghost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose87 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 I used to respect what Niven said but wow he really comes off like a clown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Archer Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 2 hours ago, Towelie said: I actually agree with Alan on this. I don't care so much about the devil-worship crap, but AC/DC are a naff band and way beneath Axl Rose. 22 minutes ago, MB. said: Ugh. They are so not beneath him! Axl Rose is honored to play with them and he was influenced by them. It's a reallly good band and the Bon era delivered some really awesome music. Well to be fair Back in Black was a very influential album as well. They also showed other bands how to put on an really great show for the fans, Angus! They still fill up stadiums for a reason. One of the few bands who actually can. ^^^ This. I remember reading this interview with Eddie Van Halen once, about how at some festival in the late 70's, Van Halen were playing with AC/DC and some other bands for the first time. While AccaDacca's classic lineup were thundering through their set, the Van Halen guys were standing on the side of the stage, watching awestruck at how ferocious they sounded live. Eddie Van Halen recalled that he didn't think that they would be able to match up and said to the rest of the band, "We have to follow THESE Motherfuckers?" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) This just proves everything is going well with AC/DC. Niven must be bitter as fuck. Izzy is not in Guns while Axl is getting paid to play with AC/DC looking and sounding great. If this is not good enough for Alan, nothing will. Niven is a fun character. He only adds to the Guns N' Roses experience. This interview is different though. Now it's just seems like a joke, but he was still important to Guns. Perhaps just as crazy as Axl. The thing he said about champions of individuality was pretty accurate but everything else is biased and crazy. Also: "Someone like" Angus? what the fuck? motherfucker, he's a living legend. It doesn't get much better than that when it comes to hard rock guitar players (and bands). I guess it's the devil horns Angus does with his 2 index fingers and he's 61 years old that Alan just can't handle. Too horny. My soul is in danger. Edited June 15, 2016 by Rovim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 6 hours ago, Nosaj Thing said: Totally random but I like how much your English has improved, @Strange Broue. Congrats, and keep it up! He sold his soul to the Devil to improve his English! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 5 hours ago, andyshores said: Someone needs to tell Alan that these fictitious characters aren't real: The Devil, God, Santa, The Easter Bunny and The Tooth Fairy. He'll be devastated, but he's old enough now that he should know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 2 hours ago, Italian girl said: Who cares of what alan niven has to say? I'm sorry? But didn't Slash tour with DC and Izzy probably played Whole Lotta Rosie live with GNR back in the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 Plus the fact AC/DC was a major influence to the Appetite sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 5 hours ago, Towelie said: I actually agree with Alan on this. I don't care so much about the devil-worship crap, but AC/DC are a naff band and way beneath Axl Rose. Listen, you may not like AC/DC but you can't deny that they are an objectively great band. You don't do sold out stadium tours without deserving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Powerage5 said: Listen, you may not like AC/DC but you can't deny that they are an objectively great band. You don't do sold out stadium tours without deserving it. Yes, you do. Musical talent is not a necessity to achieve financial success in the music industry. AC/DC is one of the greatest hard rock bands ever. Niven just doesn't want to burn in hell which is perfectly understandable. I think that he actually loves AC/DC but can't admit it cause it's a sin. Edited June 15, 2016 by Rovim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender04 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 'call me simple, call me simplistic' Yess, I call you that Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofnazareth Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 I appreciate, but don't agree with Alan Niven's thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliff Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Is he managing Stryper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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