SoulMonster Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 29 minutes ago, jamillos said: Plus there’s another thing – like, why a fucking bank, out of all things, for the love of god. At least a beer. Gibson guitars. Art. Sport car, anything. This is like the opposite of what they used to stand for... It is? The band was against banks? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderram Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 9 hours ago, JimiRose said: Another one. You don't get it. Which is shocking on a GnR fan forum. Rock N Roll, Punk, GnR literally stood for EVERYTHING banks are not. every teenage kid that is opressed because of the attitudes passed down by organisations like this. The suffering of millions as they've profited. Yes i know that slash doing this advert in real terms means absolutely fuck all, no one dies because of slash, but it's a stab in the back for everything they were supposed to stand for and the people they inspired. No GnR are not The CLash or Rage against the Machine, but they're not some manufactured piece of shit shoved down our throats by the state. Axl can destroy the legacy as much as he has and i've stood by them. but this is criminal. If you don't get it, good, don't worry. The only guy not “getting it” is you. Good luck ranting and raving and trying to convince others that if their POV doesn’t match yours they are somehow in the wrong. Talk about a losing fight. As for the band losing your respect and fandom — BYE Felicia! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, jamillos said: People are giving you hell here, and even though I don’t see it as strongly as you, I basically agree with a lot of it. A brief beer commercial cameo is one thing (especially in 2014 – god knows how Axl was doing money-wise then), but this? And abusing such an iconic song for this crap on the top of that? I’m also amused by these comments like "he has a family to support". Fuck off, these guys made half a billion only for the first two years of NITL, so there’s no justification for doing this in order to support families, jeez. Yeah, I guess once you become used to money... They’ll clearly do anything but please the fans. the guy said that there is a chance it would have bothered him less if Slash died. Come on now. Slash doesn't need the money, obviously but Slash really likes to get paid and did a lot of commercials in the past, so what's new here? some musicians don't do this shit because they feel it takes away from the value of their music, and others don't care. It's also their product so should they not get to choose to do with it what they please? it's also a business. Edited July 21, 2022 by Rovim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian girl Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 I can't see where's the problem in slash doing a nice commercial 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamillos Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Rovim said: the guy said that there is a chance it would have bothered him less if Slash died. Come on now. Slash doesn't need the money, obviously but Slash really likes to get paid and did a lot of commercials in the past, so what's new here? some musicians don't do this shit because they feel it takes away from the value of their music, and others don't care. It's also their product so should they not get to choose to do with it what they please? it's also a business. That's why I literally said "I don’t see it as strongly as you, I basically agree with a lot of it". 26 minutes ago, SoulMonster said: It is? The band was against banks? Metaforically, yes, in a way. See above. But if you don't wanna see it - I mean at least consider looking at it - that way, I can't explain it to you. Edited July 21, 2022 by jamillos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 minute ago, jamillos said: That's why I literally said "I don’t see it as strongly as you, I basically agree with a lot of it". you know... the beer commercial was short, but there was nothing there. Just used Axl as a prop. At least this had a concept and I found it amusing, but fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiRose Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 10 hours ago, kiwiguns said: Got over yourself.. The man's got a family to support.. Time and change in personal circumstances as you get older tends to change your outlook and priorities in life... You know, children etc.. If you cannot move on from the past,that's your problem to deal with... If you actually look beyond your own nose, you would probably see that Slash seems to have been a great supportive father... and that's exactly what a parent is supposed to be, including financially supportive.. Yeah you are right, a personal net worth of $100m and 2 adult children to support. It must be very tough to survive for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiRose Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 3 hours ago, jamillos said: People are giving you hell here, and even though I don’t see it as strongly as you, I basically agree with a lot of it. A brief beer commercial cameo is one thing (especially in 2014 – god knows how Axl was doing money-wise then), but this? And abusing such an iconic song for this crap on the top of that? I’m also amused by these comments like "he has a family to support". Fuck off, these guys made half a billion only for the first two years of NITL, so there’s no justification for doing this in order to support families, jeez. Yeah, I guess once you become used to money... They’ll clearly do anything but please the fans. Yep. I expect the abuse for it, most people won't get it. I do understand when people say GnR were never this anti commercial band like a rage, clash, pistols public enemy etc. But they stood for a generation of people who were. People who cannot tell the difference between a budweiser commercial, or black death vodka complete miss the point of it. Haha yep poor old slash, how on earth will he feed his 20 year old son without capital one conglomerate cash!? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickS77 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 3 hours ago, jamillos said: People are giving you hell here, and even though I don’t see it as strongly as you, I basically agree with a lot of it. A brief beer commercial cameo is one thing (especially in 2014 – god knows how Axl was doing money-wise then), but this? And abusing such an iconic song for this crap on the top of that? I’m also amused by these comments like "he has a family to support". Fuck off, these guys made half a billion only for the first two years of NITL, so there’s no justification for doing this in order to support families, jeez. Yeah, I guess once you become used to money... They’ll clearly do anything but please the fans. Yeah. It's always pathetic when a clearly well off celebrity does commercials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 minute ago, JimiRose said: Yep. I expect the abuse for it, most people won't get it. I do understand when people say GnR were never this anti commercial band like a rage, clash, pistols public enemy etc. But they stood for a generation of people who were. People who cannot tell the difference between a budweiser commercial, or black death vodka complete miss the point of it. Haha yep poor old slash, how on earth will he feed his 20 year old son without capital one conglomerate cash!? people get old, they lose some of their principals if they even had any to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickS77 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, WhazUp said: To be fair though, seeing how much money Slash has to pay Perla per month, Oh yeah. Poor guy. Like he's the only one ever having to pay alimony. Like the alimony wasn't agreed to in accordance to whatever money he has/makes. And it's certainly not like when that agreement was made he didn't have/made less money than now. Right. So really, gtho with that bullshit excuse. At least it's a commercial for a bank and not some useless sports betting site or some other shit that can bankrupt people. But still, rich people selling themselves for commercials is tacky as hell and insulting to the intelligence of fans, to think that someone would get a product, just because their favourite celebrity is whoring themselves out for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stay.Of.Execution Posted July 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 50 minutes ago, SoulMonster said: It is? The band was against banks? Don't you remember their big hits "Back off bank", "since i don't have any cash" and "right next door to my bank"? Edited July 21, 2022 by Stay.Of.Execution 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, PatrickS77 said: to think that someone would get a product, just because their favourite celebrity is whoring themselves out for it. there's a reason why many companies/corporations hire celebrities to sell their products. This shit works well enough that they keep doing it for a long, long time now. They're not going to waste money on paying celebrities to repeatedly fail to boost sales. Edited July 21, 2022 by Rovim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, PatrickS77 said: So really, gtho with that bullshit excuse. It isn't an excuse lmao, it is just reasoning as to why famous people may make easy money with commercials as famous people do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickS77 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, WhazUp said: It isn't an excuse lmao, it is just reasoning as to why famous people may make easy money with commercials as famous people do Yes. It is an excuse. And a tired one at that. 2 hours ago, Rovim said: there's a reason why many companies/corporations hire celebrities to sell their products. This shit works well enough that they keep doing it for a long, long time now. They're not going to waste money on paying celebrities to repeatedly fail to boost sales. It might work to make a brand more known, piggybacking on someone else's fame. But I doubt that many people are stupid enough to buy some shit, just because some celeb is pimping it. At least I hope people are smarter than that. Edited July 21, 2022 by PatrickS77 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 2 hours ago, jamillos said: Metaforically, yes, in a way. I don't know. They didn't do much commercials back in the day at all. I can't remember them saying ever they were opposed to it, or banks, or capitalism, or money. Some fans tend to attribute some punk anti everything attitude to them, but there is little support for this in interviews, as far as I can see. And Slash has always loved doing things for money. Nothing new. And nothing wrong, in my opinion. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausagebrain Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Stay.Of.Execution said: Don't you remember their big hits "Back off bank", "since i don't have any cash" and "right next door to my bank"? Don't forget their early draft of Mr Brownstone: We've been pleading with Mr Barclays, cuz That motherfucker Won't give me a looooooaaaan. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post We love Axl Rose Posted July 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) According to mygnrforum Slash pays the highest alimony in the history of mankind and Perla is richer than Bill Gates. Edited July 21, 2022 by We love Axl Rose 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, We love Axl Rose said: According to mygnrforum Slash pays the highest alimony in the history of mankind and Perla is richer than Bill Gates. but not really cause one or a couple of posters who express a certain opinion that you or I don't agree with in this case doesn't mean the entire online community shares that view. Edited July 21, 2022 by Rovim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We love Axl Rose Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Rovim said: but not really cause one or a couple of posters who express a certain opinion that you or I don't agree with in this case doesn't mean the entire online community shares that view. I agree, this is just a joke. Edited July 21, 2022 by We love Axl Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Just now, We love Axl Rose said: I agree, this is a joke. sorry, I tend to take things too literally sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiRose Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, We love Axl Rose said: According to mygnrforum Slash pays the highest alimony in the history of mankind and Perla is richer than Bill Gates. 100% this. I'd love to see this alimony deal. The way some people go on about it you'd think she owned apple by now and slash is selling his ass in van nuys. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 A little bit about the band's attitude to commercials and sponsorship, then and now: (17) 14. NOVEMBER 1991-APRIL 1992: THE BIGGEST BAND IN THE WORLD (a-4-d.com) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2112 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 9 hours ago, Italian girl said: I can't see where's the problem in slash doing a nice commercial Exactly! Cheese supreme but who cares, it's supposed to be light hearted... And yeah working with a bank is pretty lame but money is money and we'd all do the same if we could 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WhazUp Posted July 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2022 7 hours ago, PatrickS77 said: Yes. It is an excuse. And a tired one at that. Damn people are taking this commercial thing very seriously lol 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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