madison Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 This article appeared in today's St. Petersburg Times.But hey, any publicity can be good publicity I guess. CITY TIMESAfter spinning wheels, Axl gets back on road RICK GERSHMAN 20 October 2006St. Petersburg TimesCheck out the St. Pete Times Forum on Wednesday and you'll get to experience something few people in the United States have in more than a dozen years: Guns N' Roses playing a full show. Well, you probably will. See, it's never a good idea to presume much as it relates to Guns N' Roses, especially since frontman Axl Rose assumed control of the hard-rock group and went totally nuts. Not necessarily in that order. But if everything goes as planned, Rose's resurrected rock band will hit the stage sometime Wednesday night (punctuality: not its strong suit) and crank out the many killer tunes from its brief but phenomenal early-'90s run. Expect classic cuts from one of the best rock debuts of all time, Appetite for Destruction, not to mention the overambitious but undeniably awesome albums Use Your Illusion I and II. Rock to Welcome to the Jungle, jam to Paradise City and sway to November Rain. Here's the curve ball: The GNR show likely also will include some new tracks from Chinese Democracy, the long-awaited new album that is scheduled to hit stores Nov. 21. How long-awaited? The band's last full-length releases were the Illusion discs, a full 15 years ago. Then again, Democracy also was supposed to be released in March. Before that, it was expected in 2005. And 2004. And 2001, and 1998 ... In fact, Rose has been promising a disc with that title for almost a decade, spending millions of dollars, recording and discarding dozens of tracks. What will this tour be like? Tough to tell. Reviews of scattered shows from earlier this year were surprisingly positive, if not exactly celebratory. At 44, Rose's voice reportedly remains in good shape, which is one reason fans are understandably perturbed he deprived them of it for so long. And the biggest question is whether it's worth it to see a GNR that retains only one member from its original lineup: Rose. Without founding guitarists Slash and Izzy Stradlin, this crew kinda seems like a solid tribute band that just happens to feature its antecedent's lead singer. We'll know more soon. The tour is scheduled to kick off tonight in Jacksonville. Tampa's the fourth stop, which is a good sign. That means the odds are we'll get to enjoy an actual GNR show before Rose breaks up the band again. Or decides to go on a Tibetan retreat. Or gets arrested for biting off the head of a kitten. Most likely, by the time the tour reaches Milwaukee, we can expect all three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankwhite Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 (edited) This article appeared in today's St. Petersburg Times.But hey, any publicity can be good publicity I guess. CITY TIMESAfter spinning wheels, Axl gets back on road RICK GERSHMAN 20 October 2006St. Petersburg TimesCheck out the St. Pete Times Forum on Wednesday and you'll get to experience something few people in the United States have in more than a dozen years: Guns N' Roses playing a full show. Well, you probably will. See, it's never a good idea to presume much as it relates to Guns N' Roses, especially since frontman Axl Rose assumed control of the hard-rock group and went totally nuts. Not necessarily in that order. But if everything goes as planned, Rose's resurrected rock band will hit the stage sometime Wednesday night (punctuality: not its strong suit) and crank out the many killer tunes from its brief but phenomenal early-'90s run. Expect classic cuts from one of the best rock debuts of all time, Appetite for Destruction, not to mention the overambitious but undeniably awesome albums Use Your Illusion I and II. Rock to Welcome to the Jungle, jam to Paradise City and sway to November Rain. Here's the curve ball: The GNR show likely also will include some new tracks from Chinese Democracy, the long-awaited new album that is scheduled to hit stores Nov. 21. How long-awaited? The band's last full-length releases were the Illusion discs, a full 15 years ago. Then again, Democracy also was supposed to be released in March. Before that, it was expected in 2005. And 2004. And 2001, and 1998 ... In fact, Rose has been promising a disc with that title for almost a decade, spending millions of dollars, recording and discarding dozens of tracks. What will this tour be like? Tough to tell. Reviews of scattered shows from earlier this year were surprisingly positive, if not exactly celebratory. At 44, Rose's voice reportedly remains in good shape, which is one reason fans are understandably perturbed he deprived them of it for so long. And the biggest question is whether it's worth it to see a GNR that retains only one member from its original lineup: Rose. Without founding guitarists Slash and Izzy Stradlin, this crew kinda seems like a solid tribute band that just happens to feature its antecedent's lead singer. We'll know more soon. The tour is scheduled to kick off tonight in Jacksonville. Tampa's the fourth stop, which is a good sign. That means the odds are we'll get to enjoy an actual GNR show before Rose breaks up the band again. Or decides to go on a Tibetan retreat. Or gets arrested for biting off the head of a kitten. Most likely, by the time the tour reaches Milwaukee, we can expect all three.its on!! love that last bit Edited October 20, 2006 by frankwhite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I thought it was a cool article. Sure, it rips on Axl, but overall, it's positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldwideboss Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 We'll know more soon. The tour is scheduled to kick off tonight in Jacksonville. Tampa's the fourth stop, which is a good sign.That means the odds are we'll get to enjoy an actual GNR show before Rose breaks up the band again. Or decides to go on a Tibetan retreat. Or gets arrested for biting off the head of a kitten.Most likely, by the time the tour reaches Milwaukee, we can expect all three.That was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpiles Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I enjoyed that article Now, if we can get enough of these "grassroots" positive newspaper articles going, the ball will really start rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssiscool Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 very good read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesseli Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 its like someone who doesnt like the band but was impressed on how its going well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar_legend Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Loved that article.See, it's never a good idea to presume much as it relates to Guns N' Roses, especially since frontman Axl Rose assumed control of the hard-rock group and went totally nuts. Not necessarily in that order. Oh man.That means the odds are we'll get to enjoy an actual GNR show before Rose breaks up the band again. Or decides to go on a Tibetan retreat. Or gets arrested for biting off the head of a kitten.Most likely, by the time the tour reaches Milwaukee, we can expect all three.ROTFLMFAO!!!We'll know more soon. The tour is scheduled to kick off tonight in Jacksonville. Tampa's the fourth stop, which is a good sign.I didn't quite get this. Nothing cryptic in there, is there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldwideboss Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 We'll know more soon. The tour is scheduled to kick off tonight in Jacksonville. Tampa's the fourth stop, which is a good sign.I didn't quite get this. Nothing cryptic in there, is there?That means they should get to see the show in Tampa, because it is early in the tour. The later ones are uncertain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar_legend Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 We'll know more soon. The tour is scheduled to kick off tonight in Jacksonville. Tampa's the fourth stop, which is a good sign.I didn't quite get this. Nothing cryptic in there, is there?That means they should get to see the show in Tampa, because it is early in the tour. The later ones are uncertain.Ah, got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrettyTiedUp763 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 The ending made that article worth reading! Too funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 We'll know more soon. The tour is scheduled to kick off tonight in Jacksonville. Tampa's the fourth stop, which is a good sign.Is that even true? I thought it started next Tuesday and Tampa is second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
final_touches Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 good article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrealer Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 i like it, positive way to be negative !!! that was a good read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leigh-Rok! Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I thought it was a cool article. Sure, it rips on Axl, but overall, it's positive. Sure does, but it's done in a supporting way.A nice read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rd Wheel Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Pretty good article.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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