JAxlMorrison Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I was really disappointed by the return of Slash and Duff because I wanted to hear what the Bumble/Ashba/Stinson/Fortus/Dizzy crew were gonna whip together with Axl. Also, I’d rather have Frank Ferrer as drummer, ahead of Sorum or Adler. and finally, 2011-2012 was my favorite time to be a fan so far (saw them four times, and got to hang with the band after the 2012 show in AC.) 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 hour ago, JAxlMorrison said: I was really disappointed by the return of Slash and Duff because I wanted to hear what the Bumble/Ashba/Stinson/Fortus/Dizzy crew were gonna whip together with Axl. Also, I’d rather have Frank Ferrer as drummer, ahead of Sorum or Adler. and finally, 2011-2012 was my favorite time to be a fan so far (saw them four times, and got to hang with the band after the 2012 show in AC.) Take out Ashba's name and I agree with this. The reunion has been dullsville. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiRose Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Since the 93 break up, the band have never sounded better and had more attitude than during the 2010 tour. 2006 runs it close but Chinese democracy was out in 2010. GnR have never sounded better, with 2011 the start of an ever steepening decline. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WhazUp Posted November 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) I honestly don't know if this will be a popular or unpopular opinion but I know it will be divisive so I will say it here - I think Oh My God is the best nuGNR era song and beats pretty much every track on the actual CD album Axl's voice is nice and angry sounding, there is an aggression to the song that rocks so much harder than the rockers on CD, and the lyrics are ace Edited November 19, 2020 by WhazUp 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 As the years pass by, I seem more convinced that Bumble's involvement on Chinese Democracy didn't enhance it at all and to an extent, lessened the quality to some degree. The spaces on Chinese throughout the verses, where it's mostly Axl, Stinson and some Pitman fx really gave it a cool, punk vibe, much in line with the early performances of it. Bumble's fretless work over the top of it doesn't really do anything for me and takes away part of it's charm. He was the saving grace however in what was an otherwise bleak period in my opinion, seemed to be the only one engaging fans etc and seemed to understand our frustrations at nothing happening in regards to a follow up, so fair fucks to him for that. An album with everyone that you mentioned, but replacing Ashba with Finck, I could 100% get behind, however ideally, the rest of the material with Finck and Bucket would be my preference. I'm invested somewhat in this current line up and hoping that with Slash and Duff in the fold, new music may be more likely, yet here we are 4.5 years down the line and nothing! It'll happen though. Rose, Finck, Stinson, Bucket, Tobias, Brain, Pitman, Reed What a fucking band. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay410 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 A hefty amount of UYI is unlistenable. This isn’t just to say it should have been one album. This is to say there are a lot of honest to god bad songs. GnR is a band of peaks, their greatest songs rank amongst the best released in popular music and hard rock, but the lows are so so low, the anti-AC/DC. idk if this is even unpopular but a 2002 Chinese Democracy with Bucket contributions would destroy what we did eventually hear. The Village leaks confirm it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoochild Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Not a confession, but still unpopular: I like Paul Tobias. He did a great job IMO on SFTD and the Chinese Democracy tracks, even though he was pretty much buried in the mix by Bumble and Fortus, and on the Village demos. And he wasn't the reason Slash left in the 90s. That was all on Axl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefinitelyInThisLifetime Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I think Robin Finck brought more to Guns N’ Roses than Slash since the reunion. Not classic Slash but he was an excellent replacement once he’d found his sound in the band. plus: Better. One of the best songs GnR have done. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTJ80 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, DefinitelyInThisLifetime said: I think Robin Finck brought more to Guns N’ Roses than Slash since the reunion. Not classic Slash but he was an excellent replacement once he’d found his sound in the band. plus: Better. One of the best songs GnR have done. Better should have been a monster hit. Absolutely convinced if released properly with the video it would have got major rotation. It’s a brilliant tune. Another example of WTF happened. Edited November 19, 2020 by DTJ80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k12 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I dont know the lyrics to much of paradise city despite hearing it about 5,000 times 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 minute ago, k12 said: I dont know the lyrics to much of paradise city despite hearing it about 5,000 times Cuz they're fuckin' indecipherable unless you look em up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnfnrs1972 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 The older I get the less I care. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allwaystired Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I used to fucking love the late starts and ensuing chaos, complaining and hand-wringing it brought from people who like their rock music to start by the clock and finish bang on 10.30pm. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legendador Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 4 hours ago, WhazUp said: I honestly don't know if this will be a popular or unpopular opinion but I know it will be divisive so I will say it here - I think Oh My God is the best nuGNR era song and beats pretty much every track on the actual CD album Axl's voice is nice and angry sounding, there is an aggression to the song that rocks so much harder than the rockers on CD, and the lyrics are ace Agreed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlterL Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 7 hours ago, JAxlMorrison said: I was really disappointed by the return of Slash and Duff because I wanted to hear what the Bumble/Ashba/Stinson/Fortus/Dizzy crew were gonna whip together with Axl. Also, I’d rather have Frank Ferrer as drummer, ahead of Sorum or Adler. and finally, 2011-2012 was my favorite time to be a fan so far (saw them four times, and got to hang with the band after the 2012 show in AC.) this pretty much. many of my favorite shows came from those days. 2012 Philly was gold and way better than 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRfanMILO Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Bruh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas19 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I actually like Silkworms. Not the live version, but the Village Sessions one. Please, don't punch me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I judge anyone who believes any of the early mythology, such as that they were "like a gang" and 'homeless, street urchins.' They had homes/beds and mostly had families too. They were young people who liked to party, so they sometimes couched surfed just like a fucking upstanding suburbanite Uni student on summer break. An all of them, with the exception of Izzy perhaps, wanted to get super huge from the jump. But they thought it would be cool to have this 'subversive, anti establishment street rats on the margins of society' image. They even started a fake indie label as part of crafting this street wise club band image. Meanwhile it was all just a manufactured image that they intended to take to the worlds stadiums. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holographic Universe Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 6 hours ago, WhazUp said: I honestly don't know if this will be a popular or unpopular opinion but I know it will be divisive so I will say it here - I think Oh My God is the best nuGNR era song and beats pretty much every track on the actual CD album Axl's voice is nice and angry sounding, there is an aggression to the song that rocks so much harder than the rockers on CD, and the lyrics are ace Oh My God is a great song. One of Axl finest lyrical moments. It could have been one of his best songs if he had held it back for CD and reworked the vocals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausagebrain Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 7 hours ago, Towelie said: Take out Ashba's name and I agree with this. The reunion has been dullsville. Although I was pleasantly surprised when the reunion talk started to be credible, deep down I feared that it would be the end of GnR as a creative entity. Nearly five years later, nothing has happened to assuage these fears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I enjoyed the 2006 and 2010 shows a lot more than 2017. Considering what's been happening since 2016, I couldn't care less if Slash and Duff are in the band. The dreadful state of Axl's voice totally ruined the GN'R experience for me. I like every GN'R song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickS77 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I think your GNR opinions suck. There. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I've never once paid to listen to AFD. The first version I had of it was a burned CD, complete with scanned and home printed album artwork. I just listened to that on repeat for years, until music became purely digital. And to be honest, I'm fairly underwhelmed by the reunion. But perhaps that's because I'm a cynical adult and not a 15 year old fangirl anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonah Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Slash is butchering pretty much every solo. Doesn’t matter if he wrote it or not. Ex. ISE was my favourite solo and his noodling of it now ruins it for me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daile1bm Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 22 minutes ago, jonah said: Slash is butchering pretty much every solo. Doesn’t matter if he wrote it or not. Ex. ISE was my favourite solo and his noodling of it now ruins it for me I can't say I disagree. Didn't he say it's partly because he gets a dry signal mix in his in-ear monitors now, so he can't hear how his effects are shaping the sound? So now that he doesn't have the benefit of hearing the feedback/FX/etc, he noodles more to compensate or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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