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I don't know for I.R.S., but certainly a track like Street Of Dreams could have easily found its place on the Use Your Illusions LPs,
however if I'm not mistaken it's predominantly an Axl composition albeit with the input of the other band members, so in terms of songwriting it remains in line with previous material.

Really? A guitar heavy track like that? It would sound different with Slash playing the guitar, but it's not as different as something like Riad or Shacklers....





/jarmo

...on an official Axl Rose YouTube channel.
wonder why they didn't link them directly from the GNR one 

On the other hand, something like Street Of Dreams or I.R.S. doesn't seem that far fetched....

/jarmo

I don't know for I.R.S., but certainly a track like Street Of Dreams could have easily found its place on the Use Your Illusions LPs,
however if I'm not mistaken it's predominantly an Axl composition albeit with the input of the other band members, so in terms of songwriting it remains in line with previous material.

It's been updated with a Media section linking to the NITL Selects.





/jarmo

So annoyed.  I submitted a nomination back in January and the president has been dicking around with it since.  Today he asked if I mailed it in.  No that's his job and it was due April 30th.  Then he's giving me shit about not reading something to which I thought that was the way it was too but then what came out in our newsletter was for something I had done two days before.  And the two newspapers who said they would put the garden tours in the event section didn't.  And for some reason Beka can't seem to do anything unless I'm right there with her.

But really, Marsha didn't handle her first of 8 chemo treatments well.  She's not telling us something.  She's been quiet and staying away.  I suspect she's gotten worse news.  She'll tell us when she's ready.

I'm still sick.  The weather has settled and is good.  I'm anxious to finish up.

They played more new songs in their shows last year since the beginning of the tour. Four new songs is pretty common for most bands who are out promoting their latest release.

The Rolling Stones are doing three from their latest album. Depeche Mode did four when I saw them on their latest tour.


I get it. You want quantity. As long as they release albums, but the tours are about the old hits, it's ok. They're not a legacy touring act.

The reality is that any band with a longer career is touring thanks to their old hits. Most ticket buyers go see the Foo Fighters because of their hits, same with Metallica and Depeche Mode. Etc etc. Some GN'R fans use this as a label. On the other hand, not many bands have that kind of a timeless catalogue. Most bands touring would love to be in that position. 




/jarmo

I never would have guessed 2016-2024 would have been so unproductive.

This is a legacy touring band at this stage of the game.  Which is fine.  So long as you are going to do that, just do it right.

And they have.

Can’t really argue with this. I expect nothing more from GnR

I never would have guessed 2016-2024 would have been so unproductive.

I figured Slash basically had 2 conditions when this was all hatched in 2015 :

-  more professional behavior from Axl on tour
-  they would actually function as a viable band

But also thought, in his heart of hearts...the first was a must, and the second would just be nice if it happened.

In other words, so long as he could get professional GNR shows with no nonsense, he knew he would always still have his solo stuff as a creative outlet. Only with this set up, he'd also have a shit ton more money in his pocket.

I have no complaints.  

This is a legacy touring band at this stage of the game.  Which is fine.  So long as you are going to do that, just do it right.

And they have.

On the other hand, something like Street Of Dreams or I.R.S. doesn't seem that far fetched....




/jarmo

yeah, I don't see them going the Oh My God road or Slash writing something like Scrapped, Shackler or Riad for example, but of course I could be wrong.