Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame! Now it's official.

[Smoking Guns]

That crowd, which was made up of a lot of non GNR die hards, was going ape shit at the end of PC, they were really into it.  The band + Myles really delivered.  I am so happy for Steven...

[jarmo]

Steven Adler:

It was so great to be a part of last night. Thank you everyone! Great way to end that chapter of my life now on to the future, lets ROCK!

11:33 AM - 15 Apr 12

Glad he got his closure.





/jarmo

[Smoking Guns]

Steven Adler:

It was so great to be a part of last night. Thank you everyone! Great way to end that chapter of my life now on to the future, lets ROCK!

11:33 AM - 15 Apr 12

Glad he got his closure.





/jarmo

Me too, it was good for everyone....  Could have even been more special, but I am very happy for what we did get!

[CIAT]

I've got to admit, as a guy who really doesn't listen to any Slash music at all or any of the other guy's for that matter, I thought they sounded pretty good last night.

But at the end of the day, it was not GNR. It was a bunch of guy's who used to be in GNR and some other guy's who have nothing to do with GNR playing together. Still, they were great. Awesome stuff. Now bring on the real GNR Europe tour!

[14 Yrs Of Silence]

Steven Adler:

It was so great to be a part of last night. Thank you everyone! Great way to end that chapter of my life now on to the future, lets ROCK!

11:33 AM - 15 Apr 12

That chapter ended in 1990, no? Yesterday was more like revisiting a chapter for him.

By the way, I posted an article from yahoo, pretty unbiased article about the events from yesterday.  Why does this get removed?

[manicstreet]

Steven Adler:

It was so great to be a part of last night. Thank you everyone! Great way to end that chapter of my life now on to the future, lets ROCK!

11:33 AM - 15 Apr 12

That chapter ended in 1990, no? Yesterday was more like revisiting a chapter for him.

By the way, I posted an article from yahoo, pretty unbiased article about the events from yesterday.  Why does this get removed?

He got to play one last show as a member of guns n roses for a day. No need to piss on his parade.

[serp616]

after hearing what they played yesterday i think the lads did a good job, and Myles was outstanding as he always is.
obviously a bummer neither Axl or Izzy was there, totally understandable though....and entirely THEIR choice.

so here's to the next chapter fellas 

[14 Yrs Of Silence]

Steven Adler:

It was so great to be a part of last night. Thank you everyone! Great way to end that chapter of my life now on to the future, lets ROCK!

11:33 AM - 15 Apr 12

That chapter ended in 1990, no? Yesterday was more like revisiting a chapter for him.

By the way, I posted an article from yahoo, pretty unbiased article about the events from yesterday.  Why does this get removed?

He got to play one last show as a member of guns n roses for a day. No need to piss on his parade.

Sorry, but you're getting it all twisted.  He got to play GN'R songs with former members of GN'R for a day.  And comment was not meant to piss on his parade, but merely to point out that he should have moved on from that chapter a long time ago, would have obviously been much healthier to have done that as opposed to what he actual has done with his life since then.

[jarmo]

so here's to the next chapter fellas 

The "next chapter" started when Steven was fired, then you had the release of the UYI album, then the next one once Izzy left etc etc.

GN'R are on the same chapter they were on the day before yesterday. Nothing has changed.




/jarmo

[wight gunner]

so here's to the next chapter fellas 

The "next chapter" started when Steven was fired, then you had the release of the UYI album, then the next one once Izzy left etc etc.

GN'R are on the same chapter they were on the day before yesterday. Nothing has changed.




/jarmo

Your wrong on this Jarmo, GN'R are still in the same book, different chapter though dear boy 

The chapter last night was entitled "You can't put your arm around a memory" 

Today onwards chapter is called "Better..." 

[manicstreet]

Steven Adler:

It was so great to be a part of last night. Thank you everyone! Great way to end that chapter of my life now on to the future, lets ROCK!

11:33 AM - 15 Apr 12

That chapter ended in 1990, no? Yesterday was more like revisiting a chapter for him.

By the way, I posted an article from yahoo, pretty unbiased article about the events from yesterday.  Why does this get removed?

He got to play one last show as a member of guns n roses for a day. No need to piss on his parade.

Sorry, but you're getting it all twisted.  He got to play GN'R songs with former members of GN'R for a day.  And comment was not meant to piss on his parade, but merely to point out that he should have moved on from that chapter a long time ago, would have obviously been much healthier to have done that as opposed to what he actual has done with his life since then.

I hear ya. Hopefully yesterday will put alders reunion hopes to bed. On to the current line up of guns rocking for the foreseeable future. Hopefully we get some new music and so
ME deep cuts. It will be a fun ride from here on out

[serp616]

so here's to the next chapter fellas 

The "next chapter" started when Steven was fired, then you had the release of the UYI album, then the next one once Izzy left etc etc.

GN'R are on the same chapter they were on the day before yesterday. Nothing has changed.




/jarmo

true that

i merely meant some closure on some sore feelings for some of the players involved, and hopefully the reunion shenanigans can stop now...


the past was a great ride, the present even better.....i am just excited for what the future might hold =)

[siraddam]

Classic Rock have got Green Day's induction speech!

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/

[CIAT]

?My name is Billie Joe, this is Mike and this is Tre Cool and we?re here to induct Guns N? Roses into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The first time I saw Guns N? Roses on MTV I thought, one of these guys could end up dead or in jail.
 
The opening riff of ?Welcome To The Jungle? is a descending trip into the underworld of Los Angeles. This ride was not about parties, glamour or power ballads. It was about the seedy underworld of misfits, drug addicts, paranoia, sex, violence, love, anger and the cracks of Hollywood.
 
It was a breath of fresh air! Needless to say, I bought the record. ?Appetite for Destruction? is the best debut album in the history of rock and roll. You can name a few others if you want, but tonight, Guns N? Roses owns that crown for sure.
 
Every song hits hard on all emotional levels. It takes you on a trip through the seedy underworld of Los Angeles in brutal sequence: ?Welcome To The Jungle,? ?It?s So Easy,? Nighttrain,? ?Out To Get Me,? ?Mr. Brownstone, ?Paradise f?kin City,? ?My Michelle,? ?Think About You,? ?Sweet Child O? Mine,? ?You?re f?kin? Crazy,? ?Anything Goes? and ?Rocket Queen.?
 
(They were) jamming in a sweaty hole in the wall, writing songs on pizza boxes and bar napkins, looking for a free drink and a place to crash and they did it for the love of playing loud ass rock and roll music. The thing that set them apart from everyone else is guts, heart and soul. And most importantly, they told the truth and painted a picture of the mad world that they lived in.
 
I f?king hated power ballads. I hated jock party anthems. As a young musician, I craved something more ? ?Appetite for Destruction? delivered. Ultimately, they became the biggest and best rock and roll band and that was off one album.
 
After that, Guns N? Roses delivered with ?GN?R Lies? ? half live album and half an acoustic record. Most people think acoustic records might show off the more sensitive side of a rock musician.
 
[Laughs] It?s not sensitive. But this record made them come across as outlaws and they never lost their edge for one second. [Audience member yells out ?I used to love her!?] [Billie Joe responds]? But I had to kill her!
 
The song ?Patience? is an eternal ballad about love and anxiety as if the character was trying to talk himself off the edge of a 20 story building. There?s also the humor of ?I Used To Love Her But?? [Audience responds in unison ?I had to kill her!?]
 
Who knows if that?s humor? As they say, every joke has its truth.
 
And ?One In A Million,? that?s when the sh-t hit the fan. It basically told the story of an ignorant farm boy that moved to a diverse unknown city and that?s all I?ll say about that?
 
And then they delivered not one, but two albums. ?Use Your Illusion I? and ?Use Your Illusion II.?
 
The new GN?R records that had fans literally crashing the record stores to hear what Guns had come up with next. These records showed off a wide range of rock anthems ? ?Right Next Door To Hell,? ?You Could Be Mine,? to grand piano ballads like ?November Rain? and ?Don?t Cry,? then taking the listener into unknown head trips that maybe a serial killer could understand?
 
This era of the band took them to new global heights, touring arenas and stadiums, big ass expensive videos and public pretties, outcry, meltdowns, controversy and playing in countries that Duff can?t even remember being in ? all the ingredients of a great rock and roll band.
 
Steven Adler, your drumming on ?Appetite? was perfect. It was like the perfect combination between slamming hard rock songs and laying into a great groove. It?s f?king unbelievable man, it?s great.
 
Matt Sorum. You took over seamlessly and you brought in [Armstrong pauses]??.what did you bring in? You brought in new dynamics and power and your first gig was Rock in Rio?.welcome to the band!
 
Dizzy Reed, you play a mean keyboard ? keep up with the good job. [Armstrong gives a possibly sarcastic thumbs up]
 
Duff McKagan. The Seattle transplant punk rock kid. You?re like Johnny Thunders with a bass. The bass line to ?Sweet Child O? Mine? is so good, you can sing along to it. And you got a great family over here, all proud of you and s? and you were in a band called The Farts.
 
Izzy Stradlin. Wherever you are, I hope you can hear me right now. You?re probably driving an RV across Egypt right now. You?re like the Miles Davis of rock and roll. The way you played and weaved with Slash was an effortless craft. You?ve got that f?kin? Ronnie Wood mojo, I?ll tell you right now.
 
Gilby Clarke ? I love you, where are you? [Looking towards Clarke in the crowd.]
 
Slash ? while every guitar geek in L.A. was riding on the coattails of Eddie Van Halen, you took a totally different approach. You bridged the gap between Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Joe Perry and you brought it into your own modern era. I can immediately identify your leads and riffs because you embodied them. Your guitar playing is an extension of your heart and soul. To see you without a guitar and a top hat is just plain weird.
 
You know, originally, they wanted Green Day to play Guns N? Roses songs. I?ve got a 13 year old son who?s learning how to play guitar from YouTube. So he?s playing like Strokes songs and he?s getting really good at it. They asked us to play and I thought ?I can learn how to play ?Paradise City? from YouTube, yeah, because my son?s doing it.?
 
And there was this 12 year old kid on Youtube playing ?Paradise City? ? he was a better guitar player than I could possibly ever be and I just thought to myself, ?Guys, we are not going to play? there?s no way we could do this justice ? it?s impossible.?
 
Thanks for making me look bad in front of my 13 year old son, Slash! And let?s see, who am I missing? [Crowd starts booing, presumably in response to Axl Rose's absence]
 
No, shut the f?k up, shut up, shut up! This man?s a bad ass f?king singer. He?s one of the best frontmen to ever touch a microphone. Your lyrics are heartfelt, passionate, angry and you tell the truth, no matter what the cost.
 
Your vocal range goes from a quiet whisper to a powerhouse, until you?re screaming bloody murder. And you?re f?king crazy. Hey, most singers are crazy ? I can vouch for that. But you know, being in a band, it?s a very complex thing. You go through eras and chapters of your life.
 
Most people don?t go through any eras or chapters. They just sit around and watch TV and do the same thing over and over again, every single day. But being in a band, your eras and your chapters are your albums. That?s your craft. You can name that time of your life, to coin a phrase.
 
That?s an era of your life right there. You talk about where you were at when you wrote this song, you talk about where you recorded it. You talk about the first time that you ever played it. This is your life. This is our lives. This is what we do.
 
But sometimes, you gotta look back at the old chapters if you want to move forward. And the reason why you have to look backwards, is to know where you f?in? come from.
 
Ladies and Gentlemen, Guns N? Roses!"

[adman2374]

billie joe did a great job considering the circumstances, but oh does he sting the keyboard player...

[D]

But u can focus and applaud the past one more time tonight and still support the future

will never understand why people have the attitude they have like if u love the old band u are somehow shitting on the new one.

its ridiculous

What's ridiculous is that some fans seem to think that in order to celebrate the past, they NEED to shit on the present.

It's hacks this, hired hands that.

This site isn't about the past only. If you're here for the past alone, you're on the wrong site. You need to respect that. You need to respect that a lot of fans are here for the present.

Why is that so hard to understand?



/jarmo

That's fine but when people hate the old members I love to try and carry favor or try to enhance their GNR fandom in doing so... Pretend like all those classic songs were somehow created out of thin air and not by the people they are hating on.... I have a problem with that.

Love the current lineup. thought they were amazing when I saw them, I want them to carry on, release albums, tour etc etc

but people can do so and still honor and respect the guys who helped create all that and allow us essentially to have the band we have today carrying on that legacy.


how can u "Hate" someone, but still rock out and love the music they created? Its weird to me.

[jarmo]

how can u "Hate" someone, but still rock out and love the music they created? Its weird to me.

Considering Axl is the most hated person in GN'R, maybe you can tell me...





/jarmo

[norway]

And ?One In A Million,? that?s when the sh-t hit the fan. It basically told the story of an ignorant farm boy that moved to a diverse unknown city and that?s all I?ll say about that?

Oh come on! Heard gangstarap? It's illegal to treat n-word users diferently due to race.

That song ranted about a reality that everyone could relate to. Equality people.
 

 

Dizzy Reed, you play a mean keyboard ? keep up with the good job. [Armstrong gives a possibly sarcastic thumbs up]

Famous rock has always had an emphasis of new technology...distortion, whammy, killswitch and sounds that appear louder when the guitar is amplified has given rock it's distinctive charracters throughout time.
 

This man?s a bad ass f?king singer. He?s one of the best frontmen to ever touch a microphone. Your lyrics are heartfelt, passionate, angry and you tell the truth, no matter what the cost.
 
Your vocal range goes from a quiet whisper to a powerhouse, until you?re screaming bloody murder. And you?re f?king crazy.

Tru dat!
 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen, Guns N? Roses!"

Where's Buckethead?

[Canuto]

Thank you so much Guns N?Roses!!! awesome and emotivate moment, make me feel a lot of cool things, this is the reazon to the music it?s my life, and see you again togheter was historic...i?m so sorry to the newest that can?t understand the life cicles, and make me sick with a ignorances post, but well...nobody is perfect.....so i keep enjoy the music when Axl it?s around Or Slash it?s around or Duff w/ Matt ...

[Bodhi]

billie joe did a great job considering the circumstances, but oh does he sting the keyboard player...

I havent seen it, but I heard the audio.  Not sure if he was stinging Dizzy, Green Day has a keyboard player themselves, so its not like he doesnt have respect for the position.