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« Reply #20 on: October 20, 2015, 09:42:58 PM »

A song like 'Pretty Tied Up'?  I love the keyboards on that one.

Can really hear it in the intro from Rock In Rio II where its the show opener. 
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« Reply #21 on: October 21, 2015, 01:37:30 AM »

Dizzy also co-wrote (musically) Oh My God with Paul.

People bitch about "GN'R shouldn't have piano" but piano in GN'R predates Dizzy. First GN'R song to have piano was One in a Million, keys played by a Mr. Howard Tenman (who also does percussion work on that album, covered for Steven live in 1988 when Steven's hand was shattered, and plays piano on "So Fine")
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« Reply #22 on: October 21, 2015, 02:43:43 AM »

Dizzy also co-wrote (musically) Oh My God with Paul.

People bitch about "GN'R shouldn't have piano" but piano in GN'R predates Dizzy. First GN'R song to have piano was One in a Million, keys played by a Mr. Howard Tenman (who also does percussion work on that album, covered for Steven live in 1988 when Steven's hand was shattered, and plays piano on "So Fine")

Haha are you trying to reference Howard TEMAN??  hihi
Any card carrying GNR fan is aware of who Mr. H. Teman of Tman tats is.

Here he is playing on a suprise gig to benefit Reuben of Rock City News 1/10/88
https://youtu.be/hkmiXmM4I1s
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« Reply #23 on: October 21, 2015, 06:37:39 AM »

Jarmo, have you ever seen Dizzy and Axl in a "piano battle"?  Would be really cool to see footage of the two of them dueling each other.  I got to think it's happened once or twice.

Not that I remember.

Dueling pianos?  Wink


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« Reply #24 on: October 21, 2015, 12:48:57 PM »

I think Dizzy brings nothing special to the band. Watching him bang the bongo drums during 90% of the live performance is a waste. If Dizzy left GnR I think it would be totally irrelevant. It seems like now Dizzy is just a kiss ass to Axl and will defend him no matter what.
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« Reply #25 on: October 21, 2015, 01:11:27 PM »

On other forums I see people hate on Dizzy and I've never understood why.

As someone who allegedly doesn't understand a lot, I'll try to offer an explanation even though I don't agree with it.

I suspect it has to do with the idea some fans have of GN'R. It was a band of five guys. No additional piano or keyboards.
Dizzy joins and that changed. Suddenly the band isn't the same as it was before, it doesn't equal the idea these fans have in their heads.

So instead of having five guys and a touring member who plays piano on tours, Dizzy is in the band. Unlike a band like the Rolling Stones for example.

Instead of being open minded and accepting it, they choose to hold a grudge, so to speak.

Also, I think some saw him as "Axl's guy". So that's obviously a bad thing....


And yes, he's a cool AND talented guy.

Like I said.... And then this:

I think Dizzy brings nothing special to the band. Watching him bang the bongo drums during 90% of the live performance is a waste. If Dizzy left GnR I think it would be totally irrelevant. It seems like now Dizzy is just a kiss ass to Axl and will defend him no matter what.




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« Reply #26 on: October 21, 2015, 02:13:50 PM »

I think Dizzy brings nothing special to the band. Watching him bang the bongo drums during 90% of the live performance is a waste. If Dizzy left GnR I think it would be totally irrelevant. It seems like now Dizzy is just a kiss ass to Axl and will defend him no matter what.

Lots of the best GnR songs have keyboard or piano parts.   Street of Dreams, Estranged, Civil War, Madagascar, etc.   The list goes on.

So if you don't think Dizzy brings anything to the band, who do you think should play those parts?
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« Reply #27 on: October 21, 2015, 06:02:08 PM »

I have no issue with Dizzys contribution to the music or the band. Hes been there a very long time and in my mind i treat him in the same vein as the classic band tbh.

I kinda think its cool Axl has someone that is so loyal to him through everything too, the dude seems like a pretty good guy from what ive read and watched so i dont really have an issue what so ever with him.

Far bigger issues in GNR then Dizzys worth IMO.
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« Reply #28 on: October 21, 2015, 06:09:22 PM »

Jarmo, have you ever seen Dizzy and Axl in a "piano battle"?  Would be really cool to see footage of the two of them dueling each other.  I got to think it's happened once or twice.

Not that I remember.

Dueling pianos?  Wink


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Wasn't dueling Banjos the theme music for Deliverance?   nervous

Not sure I want to see GNR do dueling pianos.
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« Reply #29 on: October 21, 2015, 06:21:33 PM »

Yes it was. Exactly my point. Wink



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« Reply #30 on: October 21, 2015, 09:21:19 PM »

Jarmo, have you ever seen Dizzy and Axl in a "piano battle"?  Would be really cool to see footage of the two of them dueling each other.  I got to think it's happened once or twice.

Not that I remember.

Dueling pianos?  Wink


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Wasn't dueling Banjos the theme music for Deliverance?   nervous

Not sure I want to see GNR do dueling pianos.

Umm....I was actually going for dueling pianos, as in a dueling piano bar.  Wasn't really going the Deliverance route.  no

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dueling_pianos

I just got to think that, at some rehearsal along the way, Dizzy and Axl were goofing around and went toe to toe on the piano.  Maybe it's part of the UYI tour tapes, maybe more recently.  Shit, they've been together 20+ years.  It's had to have happened.  It would be cool to see. 
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« Reply #31 on: October 21, 2015, 10:21:40 PM »

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« Reply #32 on: October 21, 2015, 10:28:43 PM »

I met Dizzy at one of the meet and greets in Las Vegas. He was very nice. And he liked and noticed my Hello Axl tattoo. He is great musician as well.
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« Reply #33 on: October 22, 2015, 04:55:23 AM »

Dizzy comes across as a really nice guy and added some nice touches to the Illusion records as well as Chinese. Plus he's obviously been a good friend to Axl as well, which is cool. But let's be honest here (and this isn't a criticism of Dizzy as such), he was nothing more than a glorified sideman during the Illusion-era. I think he maybe played on half the songs on the record and during concerts spent most of his time banging on bongos that nobody could really hear! That said I like the percussion during the breakdown on Rocket Queen - it sounds cool. But could you really class him as a fully fledged member during this period?! I know he technically was, but you get my point (hopefully)... 
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« Reply #34 on: October 22, 2015, 07:18:27 AM »

Umm....I was actually going for dueling pianos, as in a dueling piano bar.  Wasn't really going the Deliverance route.  no

It was just a lighthearted joke.  Smiley




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