Still wishing/longing/praying/etc... for the Original GN'R band to get together.

[Carlos Gunner]

Hi everyone in this beautiful space!
I still do.
I mean, it seems almost impossible but at the same time, we suffered waiting for Slash to get back, and it happened.
I do not mean to disrespect the current lineup but there is something about the original GN'R Band that has not been able to be matched.
I know some people enjoy what the current lineup does, but you know, the original band has magic in it and matchless chemistry.
They can do it, it is not too late, and it will not be too late even if they hit 70 years, as long as they are alive, there is hope.
Cheers!

Pd. And original albums too!

[D-GenerationX]

Literally impossible, what you are asking.

Let's face facts.  The move to exclude Izzy was all 3 guys signing off on that.  It wasn't 1 steamrolling the other 2.  They all share that same feeling that Izzy, brilliant songwriter that he may be, half asses it on stage.  They were saying that as far back as 30 years ago.

Steven?  Just too unreliable.  They granted him a few guest spots.  I felt it was a nice touch.

But that struck me more as the the guy from high school you run into at a bar.  You make plans to "catch up" one night, and you do it.  After that...yeah, you're good.  You are all caught up.  You don't necessarily hate the guy, but you've moved on.

"'Remember when' is the lowest form of conversation." - Tony Soprano

[Carlos Gunner]

Literally impossible, what you are asking.

Let's face facts.  The move to exclude Izzy was all 3 guys signing off on that.  It wasn't 1 steamrolling the other 2.  They all share that same feeling that Izzy, brilliant songwriter that he may be, half asses it on stage.  They were saying that as far back as 30 years ago.

Steven?  Just too unreliable.  They granted him a few guest spots.  I felt it was a nice touch.

But that struck me more as the the guy from high school you run into at a bar.  You make plans to "catch up" one night, and you do it.  After that...yeah, you're good.  You are all caught up.  You don't necessarily hate the guy, but you've moved on.

"'Remember when' is the lowest form of conversation." - Tony Soprano

Yet they are older now, and have not been able to overcome their compositions in the UYI and AFD era.

[jarmo]

This is pretty common. Human nature to wish something that once was and you enjoyed, to return.

Even if it's not all realistic.





/jarmo

[Wooody]

Hi everyone in this beautiful space!
I still do.
I mean, it seems almost impossible but at the same time, we suffered waiting for Slash to get back, and it happened.
I do not mean to disrespect the current lineup but there is something about the original GN'R Band that has not been able to be matched.
I know some people enjoy what the current lineup does, but you know, the original band has magic in it and matchless chemistry.
They can do it, it is not too late, and it will not be too late even if they hit 70 years, as long as they are alive, there is hope.
Cheers!

Pd. And original albums too!

That was just them being young...

[jarmo]

Hypothetical question for those wishing for something else: Would you rather have what you wish for, even if it was for a very limited time (like if it just happened once, for example just one show) or what we have for a longer period of time?

Imagine in an alternative universe, the AFD line up reunited and played a show. Then decided they didn't wanna continue and went their separate ways, or some of them left and we got a different line up (like in 1990-1). Then what? Would you still keep wishing that it would happen again?




/jarmo

[Oliver]

In an alternate universe, there's a version of GNR with 12 albums.

[Wooody]

wishing for the past is dumb as fuck

[GNR4LIFEJD]

Hypothetical question for those wishing for something else: Would you rather have what you wish for, even if it was for a very limited time (like if it just happened once, for example just one show) or what we have for a longer period of time?

Imagine in an alternative universe, the AFD line up reunited and played a show. Then decided they didn't wanna continue and went their separate ways, or some of them left and we got a different line up (like in 1990-1). Then what? Would you still keep wishing that it would happen again?




/jarmo

While a one off show would be great my fear would be it would get the fair weather GNR fans wanting this version back full time and i think its unfair to the guys like Fortus, Ferrer, Melissa.  If the day comes where true NEW GNR material comes out i think those 3 i mentioned deserve to be on said album. I mean when i listen back to Chinese Democracy now i find more affection for it and think a majority of the album is incredible but a large portion of GNR fans will never give it its due because it wasn't the original line up. I don't know how many albums Axl has left in him with GNR but id like this iteration of the band to be its final one no more line up changes barring something unforeseen and let the guys like Fortus and Ferrer who have been in the band way longer then Izzy or Steven ever were get the there just desserts.

[DeN]

they seriously should do that, a one-shot with the mythic AFD line up, without any publicity,
in a club, Axl, Slash, Izzy, Duff & Steven. whatever GNR became after that, this line-up is
the one who has something special who made possible Appetite For Destruction.

I'm not really a passeist, but I'd love to see if the magic is still there, and I'm pretty sure it is.
change one guy, and it's not the same chemistry. same with any band, even when it's the bassist 

that said, you probably don't need the AFD chemistry to do Chinese Democracy or the future LP
so a full reunion doesn't make much sense, except on the case they would like to go the
short-heavy-rock type of songs road one more time and they want to do full circle.

it would imply no tour due to Izzy's aversion for long things and Steven's inability to play in a big
professional scale (which I assume because I still don't know if it's true these days).

but I probably miss the point of the initial choice question here 

[PermissionToLand]

wishing for the past is dumb as fuck

Tell me about it.

Anyway, please give me another chance, Melissa...

[Carlos Gunner]

they seriously should do that, a one-shot with the mythic AFD line up, without any publicity,
in a club, Axl, Slash, Izzy, Duff & Steven. whatever GNR became after that, this line-up is
the one who has something special who made possible Appetite For Destruction.

I'm not really a passeist, but I'd love to see if the magic is still there, and I'm pretty sure it is.
change one guy, and it's not the same chemistry. same with any band, even when it's the bassist 

that said, you probably don't need the AFD chemistry to do Chinese Democracy or the future LP
so a full reunion doesn't make much sense, except on the case they would like to go the
short-heavy-rock type of songs road one more time and they want to do full circle.

it would imply no tour due to Izzy's aversion for long things and Steven's inability to play in a big
professional scale (which I assume because I still don't know if it's true these days).

but I probably miss the point of the initial choice question here 

Izzy loved touring does not have a problem with long tours, he was against Axl's primadonna attitude.

[Carlos Gunner]

Hypothetical question for those wishing for something else: Would you rather have what you wish for, even if it was for a very limited time (like if it just happened once, for example just one show) or what we have for a longer period of time?

Imagine in an alternative universe, the AFD line up reunited and played a show. Then decided they didn't wanna continue and went their separate ways, or some of them left and we got a different line up (like in 1990-1). Then what? Would you still keep wishing that it would happen again?




/jarmo

While a one off show would be great my fear would be it would get the fair weather GNR fans wanting this version back full time and i think its unfair to the guys like Fortus, Ferrer, Melissa.  If the day comes where true NEW GNR material comes out i think those 3 i mentioned deserve to be on said album. I mean when i listen back to Chinese Democracy now i find more affection for it and think a majority of the album is incredible but a large portion of GNR fans will never give it its due because it wasn't the original line up. I don't know how many albums Axl has left in him with GNR but id like this iteration of the band to be its final one no more line up changes barring something unforeseen and let the guys like Fortus and Ferrer who have been in the band way longer then Izzy or Steven ever were get the there just desserts.

Richard and Ferrer are longer in GNR than Izzy and Steven but the impact was made by Izzy and Steve and Matt Sorum.

[Carlos Gunner]

This is pretty common. Human nature to wish something that once was and you enjoyed, to return.

Even if it's not all realistic.





/jarmo

It is possible as long as they are alive.
The main problem seems to be a feud between Axl and Izzy, you know this is true when Axl wishes Happy Birthday to many people, and yet he does not say it to Izzy.

[Walapino]

RNRHOF was a missed opportunity. They should do a a one off with the original AFD line up and then get Sorum for the remainder of the touring. 

[jarmo]

It is possible as long as they are alive.
The main problem seems to be a feud between Axl and Izzy, you know this is true when Axl wishes Happy Birthday to many people, and yet he does not say it to Izzy.

This is true. But many things are possible. Doesn't mean they're likely. But you never know what will happen in the future.

RNRHOF was a missed opportunity. They should do a a one off with the original AFD line up and then get Sorum for the remainder of the touring. 

Not really. They just weren't ready to do what they did in 2016.

If they had played together, it might have been three songs at that event and that's it.




/jarmo