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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.

The flu caught up to me at 4AM.  A half hour before the tornado sirens went off.  Of course I'm going to pick up a scared baby.  That weather radio can wake the dead.  Hope I didn't give it back to him.  So no gardening yesterday.  Today we are expecting 2 inch hail so all my outdoor plants came back in.  Including the patio furniture.  Feeling better, lost those two pounds but even my phone feels heavy. 

If you listen to Duff's and Slash's latest solo material, and Chinese Democracy, you might notice that there really isn't just one style that you can say is how GN'R would sound in 202X.

The same way November Rain doesn't sound like Jungle or You Could Be Mine.


Would they write a song like Oh My God now? No clue.




/jarmo

Sure.

At the end of the day, is it good or not?

I'll answer to you after listening the next record 

Also depends on what the band was going for with the album. If the goal is to not use anything created before April 1st, 2016, then it's different from say choosing unreleased songs they have written at any point.


Paul Tobias? Are you telling me GN'R fans think Shadow Of Your Love and Back Off Bitch doesn't sound like GN'R with Duff and Slash material? He was writing songs with Axl before GN'R existed...



/jarmo

that's why I wrote "or at least which period of time they were" because the kind of songs written in the 80s are very hardrock oriented and it was before GNR opened up to other influences, and it depends on that too.

Sure.

At the end of the day, is it good or not?

Also depends on what the band was going for with the album. If the goal is to not use anything created before April 1st, 2016, then it's different from say choosing unreleased songs they have written at any point.


Paul Tobias? Are you telling me GN'R fans think Shadow Of Your Love and Back Off Bitch doesn't sound like GN'R with Duff and Slash material? He was writing songs with Axl before GN'R existed...



/jarmo