Spinal Tap

[RichardNixon]

Another dead horse thread....wow?

But I'd like to add that much of the pomp of the '92 tour was gone by '93 for the "Skin and Bones" tour.

You know the Stones used horns for a tour, but GN'R do it for a leg of a tour and that's all people remember.

[illusionone]

This hate America talk is getting on my last nerve. ?I happen to love the country I live in. ?Please stick to the topic. ?

[illusionone]

Another dead horse thread....wow?

But I'd like to add that much of the pomp of the '92 tour was gone by '93 for the "Skin and Bones" tour.

You know the Stones used horns for a tour, but GN'R do it for a leg of a tour and that's all people remember.

I agree - I actually like the bloated tour lol!  I loved how Axl changed clothes for different songs - I thought it was kind of cool.

Anyway - my 2 cents

[killingvector]

Oh definately dead horse, but these 10 post wonders need to be discredited every once in a while.

[BD888]

I didn't like the way there were huge stops in the performance.  If you add up all the time spent between the songs where there nothing going on, there was pretty much enough time there for an opening band to play.

I think the concert lacked a little bit of flow.

I like the outfit changes.  You know running around in a tight leather shirt must get pretty sweaty, not to mention the fact that he's in jeans too.   

[GnR-NOW]

Management tried to get buckethead back for the tour but it was not to be. The band did what it had to do and hired someone else. You complained about the lack of dangerousness, is there anything more spontaneous than hiring a guy who barely had a chance to learn the songs. You will see raw ability up there on stage.


When did anyone say management tried to get bucket back?

[killingvector]

Management tried to get buckethead back for the tour but it was not to be. The band did what it had to do and hired someone else. You complained about the lack of dangerousness, is there anything more spontaneous than hiring a guy who barely had a chance to learn the songs. You will see raw ability up there on stage.


When did anyone say management tried to get bucket back?

It was reported by several people on this board, including someone from the buckethead side. Management has not commented on this.

[Backslash]

Sure, there were some good points raised about nu GNR (not that I agree with them all), but I've seen "This is Spinal Tap" 37 times, and the points raised in the opening post have very little to do with Spinal Tap.

[Dr. Blutarsky]

I did not think the show was bad at all, caught the web cast. Sound was not real good due to the mixing, but in all fairness sometimes shit happens.

[Regibold]

I think this topic that GNRLived started just about sums up every single solitary post about recent events, and has put the people who have

A: Bitched, pissed and moaned
B: Made excuses for Axl's voice change
and
C: Who've talked about the new band's demise at this point

in their places. WELL DONE GNRLived, solid and observational post.

[Mattattack]

I put in a post yesterday how this band is perfect for Spinal Tap in a lot of ways. Spinal Tap 2 (KFC Buckets and Foot Guitars). I dig that about the band though.

[Backslash]

I put in a post yesterday how this band is perfect for Spinal Tap in a lot of ways. Spinal Tap 2 (KFC Buckets and Foot Guitars). I dig that about the band though.

Naw, I think that when the VR breakup rumours were flying strong, it was more like a Spinal Tap situation, but that's a different story altogether.  Ask me sometime and I'll explain it all to you!  Some place, other than this or any GNR related thread that is.

[schrute16]

I have followed this board since 2001, am 27 years old and been a fan since i bought afd in 4th grade and have never posted.  Need to make sure i state that since most that post seem to attack people's 'credibility' based on how long they been a fan. 
I just want to say that I am a little curious, do people that come on here and post about the new band and how much they don't like them b/c it is not the original lineup really care that much that they spend their quality time that they could be spending with friends, family, g/f's, etc posting on this board?  Really, it blows my mind.  THIS band have been together for nearly 10 years.  They have played a ton of gigs, yet we still read the same old shit from those guys.
I saw them in Vegas, twice on the 2002 tour and the opening night in NYC.  I personally feel that this group is truly legit and f'n love it.  Lets face it, Axl is GNR and always has been.  Sure, Slash was unreal, but Axl is why we all went to the shows.  Guess what?  Axl is still there, and that is still why we are all fans.  We all knew he was the only key person back, yet we are all still here, posting messages.........that tells you right there what the GNR name means.
We all know, the setlists don't change, we all know the new songs that will be played, we all know there will never be a reunion, we all know axl is 44 years old and we all know that CD needs to come out to support all of us that have been hyping the new band.  If you can't embrace it, surely you can start to use the time posting nonsense on something much more important in your life.  If you don't like it, why would you even follow the band?

I know this is way too long, but I am pissed.  One last thing to comment on, it is hard to look past the fact that nowadays with the intenet, it is much easier to scrutinize b/c we read about, see and listen to everything that goes on.  This was not possible back in the day.  Too much coverage is never a good thing, makes things a little stale, so of course the band playing the same setlist everynight seems stale to us, but I know when i am at the concert and I am a fan that the band is performing in front of, I could really care less b/c these fuckers still rock.  I can't speak for fact, but I don't recall a huge difference in setlists back in the day.  Anyways, just think all the internet coverage from US adds to that frustration.

[25]

-- The vegas style to the show (that will not go down well in UK & Ireland). Anything cheap and Americanised can fuck back off across the sea.

Some of your points are valid. That one isn't.
Vegas style? Cheap and Americanized? Maybe you should just avoid american bands, or at least this one in particular. It seems like, hey maybe I'm wrong, I kind of remember GNR always being a bit of a theatrical outfit. I think they call it "showmanship," it's what people are talking about when they refer to the immense stage presence and charisma of guys like Axl and, in the old days, Slash.

Perhaps the UK and Ireland (I love how you took it upon yourself to speak for four seperate countries there, it shows great confidence) would prefer a classic brit-rock performance? You know, maybe Axl & co could come on stage and proceed to play miserably for 45 minutes while standing still and staring at their feet, occasionally waving the odd can of lager around. Is that still what passes for entertainment in that socialist nightmare we call a united kingdom? Just wondering. 

[Gunner80]

This needs to be moved to dead horse. We've heard this shit way to much lately on the board and it needs to stop. Listen to something alse if you don't like what's happening with the band and Axl.

[The Dog]

This hate America talk is getting on my last nerve.  I happen to love the country I live in.  Please stick to the topic. 

And on Memorial Day no less....show some respect assholes.

And this topic has been talked to death.  Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[badintentions]

Respect?!? You are the one calling people names. What part of my "anti american" post was untrue? The truth hurts huh?

[jimb0]

Fuck you Anti Americans.  You don't see me talking shit about your country assholes

[The Dog]

Respect?!? You are the one calling people names. What part of my "anti american" post was untrue? The truth hurts huh?

Um, have you read my signature?

And this isn't the place for a political discussion.  check your PM.

[GNRLived]

Respect?!? You are the one calling people names. What part of my "anti american" post was untrue? The truth hurts huh?

Um, have you read my signature?

And this isn't the place for a political discussion.  check your PM.

People stop reading a sentence and then blasting it. If you read the full post you will realise that what I said was:
-- A lot of great people live in America.
-- America and Texas are great people. However, the great people are not heard (please dont start "star" dropping names. Its your average joe soap great person that I am talking about). The reason they are not heard is because of the propaganda machine coming from your administration.
-- You are not free. It pisses me off to no end to hear that word being associated with the U.S. The U.S is far from free. Iraq is not liberated, free or anything remotely like it. Nothing Bushe and his administration have anything to do with is FREE.

I recon if any other band had of headlined the monitor would not have blown. How come U2 can play a million gigs with perfect sound??
The Red Hot Chilli Peppers have played Ireland 3 times over the last few years and they are the same age as GNR. I dont think people took notice of their age.

I dont want a shit brit rock band. I dont mind pyro, big stages etc once the Rock N Roll is REAL, DIRTY & GOOD (or if you are called GNR -> GREAT).