Is Axl rock n' roll???

[Slashly]

Axl WAS Rock n?Roll now he is  Not Rock n?Roll.He is always going out with baggy pants and t-shirts woch are at least 3 or 4 sizes bigger than himself, and his music isn?t blues oriented music anymore.
200 post hell yeah!!!!!!

[erose]

W. Axl Rose is the most mysterious and greatest rock legend alive, or dead for that matter!

Axl Rose is alot bigger than Guns N' Roses even!

[HoldenCaulfield]

The list of front-men that are "rock n' roll" is very small, and it includes the likes of Mick Jagger, Steven Tyler, and Axl Rose is at the top of the list. He was what a rock star should be: outrageous, spontaneous, talented, charismatic, and an ass-kicker. Axl was all of those to the max, and he still is. Even when he's not out in the public eye, he still owns 95% of the musicians out today.

[Freya]

I don't think I agree with much of this, although this is certainly a widespread perception of how GNR changed between Appetite and the Illusions.  It?s not cool that Axl feels so high-and-mighty that he can?t tour with his band.

Remember though, when the band was touring during the AFD days, Axl got his own bus.  I don't think it's a "high and mighty" thing, but part of his personality problems, they affected him and the band even back then.

[D]

i dont like labeling axl

he is more than rock n roll cause he is diverse

[Rebecca Duff Rose]

HE IS ROCK N' ROLL!
Rock needs Axl now!
And I mean NOW Mr Rose!!!  

[Tophat steph]

he was when he was younger ...but not no more

[nesquick]

NOT ROCK N' ROLL
Overproduced techno music with NIN synthesizer influence.

that's the only point among all of them I agree with.

[MikeB]

I think there's a point in every rock star's career when they make an ass out of themselves trying to be something they're not. The reason I hate the 80's is because bands cared about their image more than the music, like poison , bon Jovi or cinderella. But Guns n' Roses killed that (although the  nineties sucked too), he's an asshole but Axl is straight up , in your face, fuck you style Rock n' Roll!

[Luigi]

I call it the way I hear it, he sounds like one bad ass muther fucker and if that ain't rock n roll you better get off the crack and stop the wackin. So yes, Axl is rock n roll, no matter how he's dressed etc... I just don't understand what the hold up is all about... sad thing is not one person on this board actually knows Axl.  So here we sit waiting like good little boys and girls.

[makane]

He definitely was, but now hes dressing like a rapper and trying to be something betweem elton john and god, not so rock. on the other hand izzy stradlin is rock.

[Jonx]

Yeah hes Rock n' Roll. He's spent the last 14 years doing his own thing to his own deadlines, making the album he wants to make, sticking two fingers up at the music industry and the press and just generally not giving a shit about anything.... while also getting sued by ex band members, a huge corporation and probably numerous other parties that we dont know about. Oh and occasionally he resurfaces to actually perform something infront of people. If thats not Rock n' Roll then i dont know what is.

Jonx

[MikeB]

He definitely was, but now hes dressing like a rapper

What do you mean now? We haven't seen him in almost 3 years.

[gnr54]

nobody's is more rock n roll than Axl.he's the best,he will return and one more time he will be the king...

[jimmythegent]

Some good points made in this thread.

Axl (especially 87-90) was a rock god of the highest order.
Illusions tour he was still a rock god, but a bloated one in some ways and he did some very 'un-rock n roll" stuff (costume changes, tele-prompters, different (and weird) attire, syrupy ballads etc..)
But to say that he aint rock n' roll is to pay to disrespect to the rock gods who smiled upon him.

Slash is so rock n' roll he couldn't be anything else if he tryed, and Izzy is the very definition of rock n roll cool - the living, breathing embodiement in fact.

[gilld1]

I think he's a little bit country!

[jimmythegent]

I think he's a little bit country!

yeah I agree, theres a little country in him alright
he does come from a small town

[Nytunz]

Got to agree with DIZA here... Why the hell even bother asking if Axl is Rock n roll or not? He plays in a Rock n roll band!! I guess that says it all! Please!