colonizedmind Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Trunk finally got an interview He was fairly careful with his questions, I hope as Slash goes on the promo trail, some will be more brave with questions ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSlashrose Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Do you still believe there will be a new album? please, wake up, I still take seriously what Chris Pittman said about this meeting is just a meeting for money, I see no other reason, all the bands in the world meet and launch new things, Axl is not interested in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSlashrose Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 By the way we all know that Axl has at least 2 albums ready, unfortunately we will not have it New release of AFD does not mean to be a new album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 When you see Slash commence Conspirator activity having been in Guns and automatically resume doing things bands do - releasing albums, communicating, doing interviews - it brings to light how strange Guns are now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, TheSlashrose said: By the way we all know that Axl has at least 2 albums ready, unfortunately we will not have it New release of AFD does not mean to be a new album I don't understand the enthusiams for those albums of unreleased songs. Axl found them worse than the songs that are on CD or he would've put them onto CD instead of the songs that are on CD. If they were good they would've been released by him. I personally don't want to hear songs of Axl singing over Bumblefoot and DJ Ashba guitar riffs that weren't good enough to end up on CD in the first place. It's like begging to sniff on trash. Maybe out of curiosity somewhere down the line, but I want them to write a new album of new material. Axl can reuse all the lyrics he wrote for those unreleased songs. Edited August 4, 2018 by StrangerInThisTown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastortine Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 I have to disagree with the assumptions here a bit. There was a video early on in the NILT tour with the guy responsible for staging, logistics, etc. (can't remember the guys name). He referred to the three principals (Axl, Slash, & Duff I'm assuming) being in charge of design, etc. I believe Axl still holds the lions share of ownership and authority, but it sounded as though there were at least two other parties with significant input into the design and processes. I'll see if I can't find that video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucketOtrouble Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 12 minutes ago, pastortine said: I have to disagree with the assumptions here a bit. There was a video early on in the NILT tour with the guy responsible for staging, logistics, etc. (can't remember the guys name). He referred to the three principals (Axl, Slash, & Duff I'm assuming) being in charge of design, etc. I believe Axl still holds the lions share of ownership and authority, but it sounded as though there were at least two other parties with significant input into the design and processes. I'll see if I can't find that video. is Dale Skjerseth, aka Opie, the guy's name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastortine Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, bucketOtrouble said: is Dale Skjerseth, aka Opie, the guy's name? Yep, that's the dude. I'm browsing through some of the early NILT videos of him to catch the one that had that particular phrase (the three principals). I found one where he referred to 'the principals', but not the one where he clarifies and says the three principals in response to a question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastortine Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 I just found one where he makes references to the principals being back. There is a lot of video with this dude - gonna take a while to sift through... I'm pretty sure the one I watched was in the North America 2016 run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOSSY78 Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 15 minutes ago, StrangerInThisTown said: I don't understand the enthusiams for those albums of unreleased songs. Axl found them worse than the songs that are on CD or he would've put them onto CD instead of the songs that are on CD. If they were good they would've been released by him. I personally don't want to hear songs of Axl singing over Bumblefoot and DJ Ashba guitar riffs that weren't good enough to end up on CD in the first place. It's like begging to sniff on trash. Maybe out of curiosity somewhere down the line, but I want them to write a new album of new material. Axl can reuse all the lyrics he wrote for those unreleased songs. I don't know if I'd go as far as saying they won't be good because they weren't on CD. Perhaps some were held back for other albums on purpose. It wouldn't be the first time. As far as the interview goes I think it was a good interview. The fact that they can tour GnR and talk about new music while still respecting each others outside projects says alot. So many people keep going on and on about how if things were going good Slash wouldn't be doing his album and tour. He said as was said before this was already started before GnR happened. He always planned and intended to come back to it. Why wouldn't he? Much like I respect Axl's loyalty to his band members I respect Slash's to his. I think rightfully they will continue their respectful personal projects as well as come back and make new GnR music. Many of the recent comments by Kat and Melissa show that the NITL tour is coming to an end for now. During that break Axl may do AC/DC Slash will tour his album and others like Duff may have projects to do as well. I think it's smart. In a year or so maybe next Summer even they can come back to GnR and record and tour an album. We have now had Axl and Slash say new music has been talked about but it seems it will be once touring and prior/new obligations settle down. I never once expected Slash to leave his band high and dry because GnR are getting along it wouldn't be fair to those guys. He put a lot into it. He can do both. I also wouldn't be surprised to see other GnR members join Axl in AC/DC or even guest appearances with Slash who knows. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner927 Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 1 hour ago, WhenYou'reTalkinToYourself said: Yes, Slash should have been doing the Hogan ears to seem more enthusiastic. Don't forget the Monster sponsorship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, BOSSY78 said: I don't know if I'd go as far as saying they won't be good because they weren't on CD. Perhaps some were held back for other albums on purpose. It wouldn't be the first time. As far as the interview goes I think it was a good interview. The fact that they can tour GnR and talk about new music while still respecting each others outside projects says alot. So many people keep going on and on about how if things were going good Slash wouldn't be doing his album and tour. He said as was said before this was already started before GnR happened. He always planned and intended to come back to it. Why wouldn't he? Much like I respect Axl's loyalty to his band members I respect Slash's to his. I think rightfully they will continue their respectful personal projects as well as come back and make new GnR music. Many of the recent comments by Kat and Melissa show that the NITL tour is coming to an end for now. During that break Axl may do AC/DC Slash will tour his album and others like Duff may have projects to do as well. I think it's smart. In a year or so maybe next Summer even they can come back to GnR and record and tour an album. We have now had Axl and Slash say new music has been talked about but it seems it will be once touring and prior/new obligations settle down. I never once expected Slash to leave his band high and dry because GnR are getting along it wouldn't be fair to those guys. He put a lot into it. He can do both. I also wouldn't be surprised to see other GnR members join Axl in AC/DC or even guest appearances with Slash who knows. I can't believe that he would do it for CD. It was his mammoth project in the works for a number of years and everyone wanted to hear it and there were big expectations of it and how it was going to sound. He knew he would be judged by the world including Slash who he hated at the time, and who had huge success with VR following GNRs breakup. He had a point to prove and I just don't see him not putting the best songs out of them all on that album. But we can't look into the guys head so.. And the ACDC thing seems to be history now, as one of the ACDC forum admins told the board today that he has multiple sources saying ACDC is going to be making a small farewell tour and record a couple new songs with Brian, Cliff and Rudd coming back, so Axl should have enough time now to focus on GNR. Edited August 4, 2018 by StrangerInThisTown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastortine Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 This still isn't the one that I'm looking for, but there is a lot of tidbits in the videos on this site (several videos covering everything from band relations to AC/DC and Axl) https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/guns-n-roses-what-we-learned-from-a-chat-with-the-bands-production-manager/281781548 If everybody wants decent answers, Dale Skjerseth, aka Opie, is the guy people should be seeking out to interview. He just seems to answer everything pretty straightforward without a lot of ambiguity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOSSY78 Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 1 minute ago, StrangerInThisTown said: I can't believe that he would do it for CD. It was his mammoth project in the works for a number of years and everyone wanted to hear it and there were big expectations of it and how it was going to sound. He knew he would be judged by the world including Slash who he hated at the time, and who had huge success with VR following GNRs breakup. He had a point to prove and I just don't see him not putting the best songs out of them all on that album. But we can't look into the guys head so.. And the ACDC thing seems to be history now, as one of the ACDC forum admins told the board that he has multiple sources saying ACDC is going to be making a small farewell tour and record a couple new songs with Brian, Cliff and Rudd coming back, so Axl should have enough time now to focus on GNR. I haven't been over there in a while. Will have to go check it out. As far as your comments on CD go it would have to depend on your thoughts on CD and its music. So many look at it in black n white only. Did Axl really base his song choices on someone else's expectations or in competition with VR? I doubt it. VR was also very lucky to have a already well known singer in Scott with a huge following as well. That also is my opinion as I happen to like Scotts voice. I think Axl made due with what he could as far as fans and media went. People judged and decided before the album even came out. I've been around these forums for years and this comment isn't about anyone in particular but before the album even came out fans already had in their mind how it wasn't going to be good without Slash or this one or that one. This is probably the only forum I really ever post on though. I love this forum. It did take me years of just reading and watching forums before I joined any forums though. Many fans could only think about how Axl is to blame for their favorite bands breakup. So yes it was going to take a lot to "win" those fans back. It was certainly unfair considering as fans we don't truly know the truth. An example is sometimes songs don't fit the flow or message of an album so you keep them for another album. Another being your not done writing or working on the song. Many of GnRs greatest hits were written way before release for example. This I love is a good example as it almost didn't make it on the album. It's a great song. I'm sure there are more songs like that. We also have UyI 1 and 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnr estranged Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Why are people acting like it is a negative reflection of GNR that slash is doing his thing with miles kennedy? Maynard James Kennan is in Tool, Pucifer, and A Perfect Circle. James Iha plays guitar for Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle. Mike Patton is in Dead Cross, Faith No More, and many other side projects. Dave Lombardo plays drums for Slayer, Dead Cross, Suicidal Tendencies, and The Misfits. It's not always a negative if you are doing more than one thing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Rose Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 To me what Slash said was a perfect PR nothing response. "We've talked about it..I think we all want to do something..we'll have to see what happens". They might as well just put it on a t-shirt! Instead of a chick in a garbage can, just use a record 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Blackstar Posted August 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2018 Partial transcription: ------ Trunk: This other thing that you’ve been doing the last couple of years that we should probably mention... Slash: It has been a couple of years now, right? Trunk: It’s been a little bit. We should probably work that in... Slash: It started out with... it started out like 5 shows, initially that’s what it was gonna be; 2 shows at Coachella and... Trunk: That’s all that it was gonna be? Slash: Yeah that was... we didn’t have a big long term thing going, we just... Axl and I got together and we talked, you know, we talked for a while, so... and we thought it would be cool to do these Coachella dates, because we got offered to do Coachella, to get back together and do Coachella, every year for years; and we obviously didn’t do it. So now that we were on good terms, it was like, it seemed like a good idea... so that was basically... that was the basic focus, was just to do those two shows, and a couple of warm-up shows, so we did the Troubadour, and a couple of shows, one show in Vegas, Mexico... and the Coachella gigs. And that went so well and everything just fell back (?) Trunk: Before you noticed, 3 years (?) Slash: ... So we said we will do this US run that they were offering us and then everything just snowballed from there. [...] Trunk: Was it always your intention to continue doing this band (SMKC) even while the Guns thing was happening? Slash: Yeah, it’s, you know, like when the Guns thing happened it was right at the end of the last Conspirators tour. And at that point we had already started gearing up to go into the next cycle. So, you know, as the Guns thing started rolling, and looking like it didn’t have any (?), it was always my intention to come back and we’d already written some of the songs, you know, some of the riffs and stuff were already written at that point. And so we just put everything on ice until there was a sizeable enough break which we had in -when was that- December, early January, to make, so that’s when we put the record together. Trunk: So... it so came together in kind of two pieces, you did some, then you went back with Guns and you came back to it? Slash: We did some more. Trunk: Did that help, that you kind of got away from it and came back a little bit? Slash: Umm... Well, I mean, I had to write some stuff in earnest, around Christmas time. So I was sitting on the couch with the guitar coming up with new riffs and stuff. So there’s... there’s some new songs on there that might not have happened if we had done the whole record back in, you know, 2015-2016... Trunk: Hmm-hmm. Slash. But, who knows. [...] Trunk: Now you’ve got... when I’ve seen the band in the past, with the Conspirators, you’ve got now a bunch of records with this band, you’ve got the solo record, you’ve got Snakepit records... you’ve got a big catalogue of music on your own outside Guns N’ Roses. And initially, all the time you were doing the Conspirators, you were putting an amount of Guns N’ Roses material in the set, with that band. Now of course you’re back in Guns N' Roses, how you’re gonna work the live set with this band (SMKC)? Slash: It’s, well, I mean, I certainly got the Guns N’ Roses thing out of my chest now, because I’ve been, you know, I got it out of my system, because I was missing playing a lot of those songs. And when I first hooked up with Myles the intent was that we were gonna play some of the songs off the solo record, and then we would do some Velvet Revolver and some Guns N’ Roses and some Snakepit and do like all my catalog. And then, you know, some of the songs came off really good, the Guns N’ Roses songs, so we kept doing them, and so on. But at this point I just want to focus like probably 90% of the set just on Conspirators stuff and then have your odd cover and then maybe 1-2 Guns songs, maybe one Velvet song. [...] Trunk: But then again, if you think about it, you guys started, in Guns, didn’t you start doing... was it Slither? Slash: Yeah, finally, yeah. (laughs) Trunk So now it’s starting getting (?) a little bit, isn’t it (laughs)? Slash: Yeah, right. Trunk: Everything is (?) Slash: Yeah, well, I mean Slither came up as far as Guns is concerned like really, really early on, but we just really never did it. And then this last leg it came into the set and everything. So now I’m going well, you know, that’s really a song I may or may not do with the Conspirators. So we’ll see. Trunk: Yeah. Fourth biggest tour ever, the Guns N’ Roses reunion tour. I was (?) Slash: That’s what I’m told. I mean, I don’t pay much attention to those statistics but you hear stuff in passing, people talking shit like that (laughs). Trunk: For you, I mean, did it even stun you how big it was? Slash: Umm... yeah, that’s a good question. I mean, when, you know, like when that was in 19... – I guess the last shows we did was ’94, in South America, right? So we were at that place where we were playing stadiums. So when this came back around, the first offers were to do, you know, stadium type gigs. So, I was like “OK, that’s great”. I think more than anything I was just excited about the enthusiasm, you know, considering for me personally being out of it for so long. Coming back into it and seeing this insane crowd, it was ... it was, in my opinion, better received this time around than it was in the last years of the 90s that I was in that... Trunk: Really? Slash: It was really, really cool. And it’s one of those times you can appreciate playing into a stadium, because you’re playing for anywhere 30.000 to 80.000 people that are so dialed into your shit that it’s like playing in a club. You know, it’s got this kind of personal kind of toe-to-toe feel to it. So it was really, really a blast. Trunk: And just reconnecting with... Of course you did stuff with Duff, but reconnecting with Axl when just doing that... Slash: It was huge... Trunk: (?) Slash: That was like then (?) Trunk: Of course it was, but for you personally I mean, how did it feel, did you just take a second to look around, I mean like, this is like surreal. Slash: Yeah, the... the most surreal moment was sound check at the Troubadour. Trunk: That was the first time (?) Slash: That was a very surreal moment. We had, you know, way before we played the show and everything, and just being together with everybody, being in that particular environment, of course stuffing 10 times more gear in there than we had back in the day. Trunk: Right. Slash: And then just, you know, looking over and seeing Axl, and seeing Duff and... that was a very surreal moment. The rest of it seemed very, very new. Like, you know, I’m with a guy who was a partner in crime with me for many years before we had this sort of like, you know, falling out thing. And then obviously, Duff. And we were up there playing these gigs, and I know these guys, I know these songs, but something, something about it, wasn’t really reminiscent of, say, the Use Your Illusion tour. So it felt really sort of fresh and new, and... it’s weird, it’s an interesting thing. It didn’t make me like... it didn’t hit those tiny moments of like “Oh my god, I remember hitting this chord and he was there back in 1991” or anything like that. Trunk: And what about gelling with the other guys that you hadn’t played with, like Frank and Richard... Slash: They’re great. Frank’s great, Richard is great... Trunk: Of course Dizzy you played with... Slash: They’re all... yeah, Dizzy’s great. So all in all it was just a great bunch of people, getting really excited about doing what we’re doing and going out there and playing in front of a bunch of people who were glad we were doing it. So... Trunk: Where in the word was the craziest scene you saw in the Guns N' Roses reunion? What was the most...like what city, what country, what place, is there one that you just like say it was just (?) madness? Slash: I mean, it is... in the heat of the moment right now it’s hard for me to pick one, but there was one place that we played, I think it was Italy, just recently... in Florence, where the crowd was so intense that it seemed like... like they were gonna implode. Trunk: (laughs) Slash: ... Like if you go any farther, any louder and any more high pitch your eyes are gonna ignite. It was really intense. Trunk: And you know what I think is amazing looking back on where this is now, is... man, it’s remarkable what Axl was able to do, night in and night out. You guys were playing like 3 hours sets. Slash: 3 ½ hours sets and he was... amazing, in like, every single show. So he was, he was... Trunk: Yeah. Slash: It was really cool to watch him do it. [...] Trunk: We’re here of course at the Rainbow on the Sunset Strip where there’s so much history with Slash and Guns N’ Roses where he grew up. And of course the record that started the whole Guns N’ Roses thing, Appetite For Destruction. A mega deluxe box set reissue in many formats has come out. The record back on the charts, an old song that didn’t make the record becomes a radio hit again, I mean, take us to that, what do you think of all that? Slash: Umm, well, I mean the box set, you know, I guess it’s... it’s finally got the chance to release a lot of stuff that we had in the vault, that we’ve never released before. So, that was, that was really... just fine to do; fine to put together, and cathartic, as well. And then, to do Shadow Of Your Love. That particular recording was what we... that was when we went in to try out Mike Clink before Appetite, when we were going through trying to figure out who was gonna be the right guy to produce us. That was the song that we did, that’s the version of it that we did. And so, it’s just cool, I mean, you know, it’s like one of those things that we never thought it would see the light of the day, just put it out there as one of these songs on this record, with all these, you know, different versions, and live versions, and this and that and the other. And actually we got up and start playing it. I haven’t played that song since 1985. Trunk: Oh, were you guys doing it in the recent shows? Slash: Yeah, yeah. Trunk: Oh, you are. Slash: Yeah. Trunk: Wow, That must have been wild. Slash: It is wild, yeah. Trunk: And... why didn’t a song like that make Appetite to begin with? Slash: I mean... Shadow was one of those things we were doing in 1985. There is a few songs that we were doing back then that we sort of just, I think, evolved out of. We started writing, you know, music that was gonna be on Appetite, and so, some of those songs sort of fell by the wayside, and we sort of grew out of them. But I... you know. So that’s what happened. We used it to the demo with Mike and then that was the last we ever played it. Trunk: Oh it’s amazing, it’s... Slash: That was 1986. Trunk: Yeah, yeah. And, you know, talking about what you did, we talked about what you gonna do with the Conspirators, which is going to be, as you said, probably at 90% of your own music at this point, but that led me look to what you just did with Guns, you worked on Velvet Revolver songs, something from your world into Guns N’ Roses, and of course you were playing songs from Chinese Democracy... Slash: Yeah. Trunk: ... for most of the tour. Well, how did that feel, how was that for you? Slash: It was cool, you know, it was like, there were songs, there is great songs on that record, right? So, I just sort of adapted my own way of playing them and just made them, you know, more my own, as I felt them comfortable, and they just kick ass. So, it’s a pretty cool set. It’s got a lot of hits and of a lot of points of interest in the band’s career, you know. [...] Trunk: Obviously you’re shifting into the Conspirators more, the record is out on September 21st, tour dates announced, you’re playing festivals, headline shows... So everybody, I mean, needless to say, everybody has heard me, since Slash has been doing this knows how much I love with Myles Kennedy... Slash: .(?) this record, it’s really cool. Trunk: Can’t we hear the whole record? Elvis did it again, right? Slash: Yeah. Trunk: Elvis Baskette, a great producer, so judging from Driving Rain you know it’s killer, you can pre-order right now and it’s out September 21st. But, what’s the future for Guns N’ Roses? Slash: Well, we’re touring Southeast Asia, Dubai and South Africa in November, all of November. And so that’s the last leg of the NITL tour that I’m aware of at this point. So, I’m with the Conspirators September-October, and then looks like I’m gonna be doing some stuff, we’re gonna be doing some international stuff in January-February. And then March, I think he’s gonna be doing some Alter Bridge stuff, and then April we’re gonna go into South America. And then we’re gonna probably do some stuff in the summertime, probably... I’m not gonna say right now, but... Trunk: Alright, we don’t want to get you in trouble (laughs). And the last thing before we let you go: Has there been or is there being any dialogue about doing new music with Guns N’ Roses at any point? Slash: We’re... it’s been talked about, I think everybody wants to do it and we’ll just see what happens. Trunk: But nothing’s been recorded. Slash: We’ve been busy doing this running around the planet. Trunk: Right. 4 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kiwiguns Posted August 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2018 (edited) I love reading these threads when the facts get completely overlooked. The tour has been a success and from what i have seen that's due to the fact the band have been enjoying the experience and the company of each other while on tour. Why dont any of you give these guys some credit for working out past issues and putting the past behind them..its clear there is no animosity between the big 3 as the tour would not have lasted or been successful. These guys have each had thier own support while on tour in the form of family or partners. In Axls case it has been TB. Hell even Adam Day returned to help slash feel more comfortable and at ease while touring. What these guys are doing should be embraced as they have been using the tour to work on their personal relationships first and foremost. New music will come when they and only they feel its the right time and when they believe the time is right to spend hours, days or years in a studio together. As an outsider looking in, it seems from Melissa to Kat and crew they have all been supported and treated as being part of a very large family. Without that the NITLT tour would have lasted for 2 shows. Edited August 5, 2018 by kiwiguns 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draguns Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 8 hours ago, Tom-Ass said: I saw AC/DC on that last tour with Brian and thought it was phenomenal. Don't get me wrong. It was still good, but not great. Something was off from the previous performances that I saw. 2009 was probably the best out of the four AC/DC concerts that I saw including with Axl. Maybe it was due to the fact AC/DC was one of the last groups to play at the old Giants Stadium. AC/DC probably wanted to just give more effort for that show since the plan was to demolish Giants Stadium after the Giants football season ended that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Blackstar said: Trunk: And you know what I think is amazing looking back on where this is now, is... man, it’s remarkable what Axl was able to do, night in and night out. You guys were playing like 3 hours sets. Slash: 3 ½ hours sets and he was... amazing, in like, every single show. So he was, he was... Trunk: Yeah. Slash: It was really cool to watch him do it. Yeah he was, from the people who know what they are talking about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Creed said: GnR is just weird since 1993. I don't care about a new album as long Melissa, Frank and Fortus are part of it. An album with those guys is better than no album at all. If the music ends up being shit you can always just not listen to it. If we have no album in the first place, exactly 0% chance we will like atleast one song. There's also the possibility they will get Izzy or Matt or Steven on some songs in the studio. I actually think Izzy is highly likely to get called up by them and maybe also record atleast a bit. Edited August 5, 2018 by StrangerInThisTown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siraddam Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 It's pretty obvious that Axl doesn't like the process of recording in the studio and the band can make more money from touring. They haven't worked on anything new yet judging from the recent interviews going round. I would say the best bet is for them to re-record some of the old stuff like crash diet, maybe a couple of covers from the tour and release an album with like 10 songs on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RONIN Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 (edited) People here keep saying that Axl is running the show and Slash/Duff are just along for the ride (cash). But it just doesn't add up... How exactly does Axl have any leverage in this situation? Going into this tour, Nu Guns was (allegedly) in dire financial straits. Most of the principal nu-guns players like Bumble and Stinson were half-way out the door before a reunion was even announced. A Chinese Democracy follow-up had been killed by the label with a Slash or GTFO mandate (allegedly). Nu Guns were playing to smaller and smaller audiences with each subsequent tour - you're talking about a band that would probably have struggled to fill arenas moving forward (especially in North America). And last but not least, Slash these days is a far bigger icon and star than Axl. He's also significantly more relevant. Given the response to the current tour and them packing stadiums, it seems crystal clear that Slash is the star of the show and the primary draw for this reunion tour. And let's not forget Interscope who are probably thrilled to have Sluff onboard - meaning Guns could conceivably put out product in the marketplace now. So, in what world is Axl calling the shots? Because he had primary legal claim over a severely diminished brand (pre-2016)? Edited August 5, 2018 by RONIN 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post adamsapple Posted August 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2018 54 minutes ago, RONIN said: People here keep saying that Axl is running the show and Slash/Duff are just along for the ride (cash). But it just doesn't add up... How exactly does Axl have any leverage in this situation? Going into this tour, Nu Guns was (allegedly) in dire financial straits. Most of the principal nu-guns players like Bumble and Stinson were half-way out the door before a reunion was even announced. A Chinese Democracy follow-up had been killed by the label with a Slash or GTFO mandate (allegedly). Nu Guns were playing to smaller and smaller audiences with each subsequent tour - you're talking about a band that would probably have struggled to fill arenas moving forward (especially in North America). And last but not least, Slash these days is a far bigger icon and star than Axl. He's also significantly more relevant. Given the response to the current tour and them packing stadiums, it seems crystal clear that Slash is the star of the show and the primary draw for this reunion tour. And let's not forget Interscope who are probably thrilled to have Sluff onboard - meaning Guns could conceivably put out product in the marketplace now. So, in what world is Axl calling the shots? Because he had primary legal claim over a severely diminished brand (pre-2016)? It's the package. They both need each other to fill stadiums and they are both smart or desperate enough to understand and go about their business in a professional manner. NuGNR decreased its own value not because of no Slash but to lack of product, consistency and professionalism. If you change managers and lead guitarists like underwear and don't release any music then don't expect to fill stadiums. However, take away Axl and there is no GNR. Nowadays, they both don't sound on top their game - Axl stuggles with preperation and performance stamina while Slash has never been more sloppy and going through the motions on stage. In my opinion, both musicially and energy wise, basically every single NuGNR concert between 2001 and 2006 (aside from Ashba I would also count 2010 to that) pisses over the entire NITL tour. 2 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikosgnr Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Quote It’s been talked about, I think everybody wants to do it, but we’ll just have to wait and see what happens. We’ve been busy running around the planet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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