Here Today... Gone To Hell!

When it doesn't fit any where else.

I'm watching In The Middle.  Show with a kid named Axl.  The dad tries to sneak up on the mom for a little romance.  Scares her.  Tells him to give her the usual cues when he's going to do that.  Play their song, give her time to shave her legs, ect.  Later she walks in the door, Wichita Lineman is playing, she gets excited, runs to the sink and starts shaving her legs.   :hihi:

Wonder if Axl saw that?  Some woman on stage needs to whip out her razor and start shaving her legs the next time he signs that.  Maybe all the women in the front row.   :hihi:

Vanessa needs to be put in charge of GNR merch selection.  The Young Roadie stuff is really cute.  Way over priced for stuff kids out grown in the blink of an eye but it looks like quality and soft.  She's obviously not stuck in the 80's.  Some cool designs.

Guns N' Roses' Richard Fortus Reveals How He Tweaks His Signature Guitars on Tour + How Band Decides Setlist Each Night

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/guns_n_roses_richard_fortus_reveals_how_he_tweaks_his_signature_guitars_on_tour__how_band_decides_setlist_each_night.html

You think it's just random GNR plays Black Bird?  Is there a connection to that new min series or movie coming out?  Some how they heard about that and went cool, I remember that song.

Here's a new Capital One commercial where Slash auditions for a teenage rock band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMz-V8v_6U0&t=1s

https://gnrmerch.com/collections/kids-all

Nice of GNR to point that out.  I don't know if my daughter would appreciate any of the designs on her onesies.  Kind of harsh.  The background colors are kind of cool.  Might go for the price and shipping if I really like the design, maybe some cartoons of the band members, no, not the robot.  It just doesn't say sweet child, except for where is does say sweet child of mine.  :hihi:  They all have cats.  Can we have a GNR cat mascot?  I'll even take an alley cat if it's not smelly.  ;D

Bryan interview:  https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bryan-brain-mantia-guns-n-roses-tom-waits-primus-1388363/

Bryan ‘Brain’ Mantia Was There for Guns N’ Roses’ Most Unpredictable Era. Here’s What It Was Really Like

https://youtu.be/3gCcQZt3JVs (https://youtu.be/3gCcQZt3JVs)

I thought it was cute.

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My daughter got her first baby book from our friend Amy.  So cute.

That's nice!




/jarmo

I haven't seen it yet but I had to ask, where did they go?   :hihi:

For those of you who have an hour and 15 mins to spare Slash has given Gibson TV a run down of his guitar collection.  

The man has a quite the collection of guitars. I definitely understand why it was one of the few things he asked not be touched in his divorce settlement  ;)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z64Y-pjZw2E&t=1s

That stupid Monkey likes GNR youtube.   :hihi:  Triggers me every time: 

One day the engineer wanted a bite to eat,
He left the monkey sitting on the driver's seat,
The monkey pulled the throttle, the locomotive jumped the gun
And did 80 miles an hour down the mainline run.

And I'm all over My Old School with GNR being in Guadalajara.  Not to mention the commercial with Slash in it is getting a lot of play.  Can't move around your world without GNR coming up.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FgZ1WF9XkAkUgxX?format=jpg&name=small)

My neighbors all fucked up, partying on the driveway.  I'd like to sneak up on the roof from the back with my Halloween mask on and scare the fuck out of them.   :hihi:  Next year I put the ladder out back.  ;)

Won't let me post a picture of the exclusive Nightrain litho.  But I'll give you a clue:

"I'm Uncle Sam.
That's who I am.
Been hiding out,
in a rock n roll band."   :hihi:

They posted they have landed in Australia.  Did you know they have saltwater alligators?   :o

 https://instagram.com/p/Ck7-3ELpjea/  That's a great picture of Dizzy.

When GNR is in Australia, I guess it's safe for me to say I can see GNR in my future.   ;D  That's assuming I'm alive tomorrow.   :hihi:

Thanks!



/jarmo

Happy Birthday Richard!   :D

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A fund raiser Slash lent his image to.  https://nft.coinbase.com/nft/ethereum/0x944c2d467930a8398f5a5b704b5d359ede4b0ef0/0

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Hi guys, long time hun?  ;D
With instagram, youtube and the possibilities to follow the band's news through these social networks, I admit that I've been away from here for a long time! I decided to stop by today to see if there was any recent Axl interviews, but from what I see, he hasn't appeared for a long time to do interviews, regardless of whether it's to talk about tour, album or anything else. Could it be that the magazines/websites don't try so hard to get an interview with him or should he just decline any kind of request? The band has been touring with Duff and Slash since 2016, 6 years already and I don't remember seeing a cool and interesting interview with Axl. Does anyone have any ideas about this?
 :beer:

November Rain will soon hit 2 billion views on Youtube.

1,999,671,375 views



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE




/jarmo

I think Axl spent a long time trying to change the sound of GNR giving it a different direction during the Chinese Democracy era, but in the end, GNR found its sound just where it started, with the original members, Slash and Duff.

It is funny GNR barely recorded collaborations with other artists, what comes to my mind is only Alice Cooper.

But I guess if GNR had stayed together they would have recorded something with Elton John or other artists.

I once dreamt that Slash and Axl, GNR, were preparing a new album, new music back in 1996, around, and that Slash was playing the piano for the new songs.

Imagine what they could have done if only they did not destroy themselves?

you forgot Michael Monroe from Hanoi Rocks...
Slash playing the piano...is probably not the best idea ever  :hihi:

I remember back in the day when I bought the UYI albums on cassette, listening to them non stop on my Sony Walkman...trying to imagine what will comes next...judging on songs like November Rain or Locomotive, I wondered if they could do a psychedelic progrock album, like a mix of that stuff and Sergent Pepper from the Beatles...

instead of that they let us down

I really wish they did a psychedelic Album, Izzy has some psychedelic songs, and I like them and I was expecting the whole band would jump in into that kind of music. Damn, they were truly the best RNR band. Did you watch Blackstreet's Fix video featuring Slash? Slash is on fire at that time, his looks, his masculinity, and his aggressiveness, a GNR album during that time would have been totally mind-blowing.

Beta's birthday.  Happy Birthday lady.  We missed Melissa's birthday.  Sorry girl but I'm late, hope it was a good one.

Looks like Axl may have lost somebody he knew.  The guy was a good actor.  A face and style you can't forget.

Let's focus in on the first and all the other good stuff.  We get to the second all too soon.

thx didn't know the track I just watched it, was cool. 1996, so it was just after he left.
well I don't know if psychedelism was the vibe of the time, probably not, even if we could have had some interesting rivalty with Oasis and their Be Here Now LP

Happy Birthday Frank, sorry I'm late.

Slash is tweeting about the new Godfather pinball machine.  League just got that in.  It was fun.  Don't remember much about it but I did get machine gunned a couple of times and put up a decent score.  And Foo Fighters is new.  Music is good on that one.  Scooby Doo as it turns out has it's circuits soldered in instead of plug ins.  It's broke and I'm sure Brian will sell it off as soon as he can.  One of those nights where we played every machine in the place.  My wrists still hurt.

Slash played on the Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute.
https://youtu.be/yB7ACD-CoDY (https://youtu.be/yB7ACD-CoDY)

Kind of surprised to see Slash there.  Appearance wise he doesn't really fit.  Musically, the guy's been around.  If he wants to lean GNR to more southern rock, country, I'd listen and probably for a good long time.  Axl can lean that way.  Take the band that way.  Go play around over there.  It will be fun!

Note I did not say some broken heart song how love screwed them over.  Kick that to the side of the road.

Who's the douche in the cowboy hat oversinging Paul Rodgers?

I never understood why some called Snakepit's first album southern rock. It's the same blues-based classic rock as Appetite.

Cody Johnson.  Yeah towards the end he was hamming it up.  Give the man three steps towards the side of the stage please.  :hihi:

Interesting, I never heard that album.  Axl did say that was the next GNR album.  Think he was talking about the direction he wanted to go and that wasn't it.

I still don't know how to play the Godfather pinball machine Slash tweeted about.  I stepped up to the machine, went for anything flashing, got a multiball and some where in there activated a second multiball and there were just balls every where.  This what happens when you give a woman some balls, she kicks your ass.  Replay on my first ball.   :hihi:  Yeah I don't know what happen.  All those balls in my face.   :hihi:  The jokes are endless.  We'll see if he lets us know what he thinks when he gets to play it.  I had a good time.

I like how everyone's watching the show through their phone even though it's a televised event.

I dreamed last night and I mean during my sleep that GN'R have put some singles out before the tour. 2 or 3, can't remember how they sounded though. More like the CD era if I recall. Am I going nuts?  ;D

"You'll feel no pain as we drive you insane,
If you'll stay on the sunny side of life."

You triggered a ear worm.  I'm not liking you right now.   :hihi:

I wonder if GNR can pull off a romantic ballad.
I have my doubts about this.

I think the "roses" disappeared a long time ago...
I find GNR s music agresive since CD.

Dude, they pulled out 3 songs since CD. SOYL, Absurd and Hard Skool. If that's the comparison than I can agree. But in CD itself you have one of the most powerful ballads in their entire catalogue so not quite sure that the "Roses" part is entirely gone.

Listen to There Was A Time.

Repeat.





/jarmo

God bless Axl.
He was and is an outstanding vocalist.

Not sure GNR's intent was to be another 80s ballad band thats why they stood out from all the hair bands of the 80s. This isn't Journey we are talking about here lol.

yeah....So we have only gotten Absurd and Hard Skool since then. I am pretty sure they could easily pull off what you are asking. In fact, if I was guessing I would bet most of the new stuff will be closer to what you are calling for

I'm going to say, oh god no unless Duff writes it.  :hihi:  Not young men any more.  They have experience and it didn't turn out well.  That's a lot of baggage to get the stars back in their eyes.  It's prenups and non disclosure agreements.  Goodbye to Romance, it's Hard Skool.

Slash made an appearance with Dorothy last week at the Troubadour. They played a song from her up and coming album called Gifts From the Holy Ghost.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySEiZ5Ioluc

Alan Niven, ex-manager of GNR, stated Izzy was part of a soundcheck back in 2017 but that something pissed him off and he left.
For me it is just very weird there has not been an Izzy participation with GNR in this "reunion." And I think that what Alan Niven says about Izzy is true, in a video posted by APPETITE FOR DISTORTION BY BRANDO in Fb and twitter.
I think Axl is treating Izzy the same way Motley Crue is treating Mick Mars

I love Izzy and wish he was a part of the reunion, but he hasn’t been a consistent part of the band since about 1992.  My guess is not going to happen, but hoping for some guest appearances.

Yeah, I don't know if Izzy wants to commit.  Might be fun hanging with the guys for a few months but then again it doesn't seem like they hang out.  Show's over and they head back to their hotel rooms and only spend time together when they show up to work.  Steven will show up.  He's a lot of energy to deal with.

GNR does not release new music.
This is possibly mostly Axl's decision.

Have you ever had a thought of your own?

Possibly mostly, huh?   :hihi:  Mr. Speculation, thy name is Carlos.  :rofl:

Steven's art work for Lies:  https://stevenadlerart.com/adler2023/canvas6.html 

Kind of cool how they worked the drum set in amongst the colors.

Yeah, it all looks really good! : ok:

ok, this just made my night. ha ha ha

Okay everybody speculate all you want, believe what you want to believe.  I chose to believe this guy.  I've followed him for years.  He's got the sources to have the best speculations and might even be fact imo, you'll have to decide who you want to believe.  He goes by Splat.  Posts over at evo.  Here's what he's saying:

Songs are coming out soon, summertime. Record label are the goto for this, band members vague on anything

Year off next year, assumed from external parties and plans outside gnr

Glastonbury will have at least one guest possibly, source, the guest. Very guessable lol

Isn't that basically what Slash said? Just a different time frame.





/jarmo

A lot of people say a lot of things.  Some of them are speculation and some of them not.  Some of the nots happen, some get changed along the way and some get trashed and go another way.  We thought we knew the way things go in our world and along came covid.  Shit happens.   :hihi:  Slash has been faulted for being wrong on time frame.  I don't think that's a fair assessment of the things he says.

Of course. And even people who just guess could guess something right at some point.

But I think it's safe to say that what Slash said is true. They have tracks that they worked on that they plan to release. Maybe the time frame didn't happen exactly as he thought. But then again, he didn't sound sure about the time frame to begin with.





/jarmo

I agree.  I thought the things Dizzy said back in the day were correct for what he said, when he said it.

Merck on the other hand, missed his calling as a used car salesman.   :hihi:  I liked the guy though.  Actually, I think out of all the managers I liked him the best.  "Like a steam locomotive, rollin' down the track.  He's gone, he's gone and nothin's gonna bring him back, he's gone."

I hope the guest isn't just Carrie again. Nothing against her. Does a great job. But we've seen it a few times now. It's Glasto...some surprise big gun guests would be welcome.

She has a show in Las Vegas on the same date.



/jarmo

He’s now saying that new songs aren’t coming anytime soon.

Will this band ever release new songs?

Splat is saying that?  What happen to change his mind?  I'll run over there in a bit and see what he says.  What are we, about 6 weeks out from the tour starting?  I guess it's early enough to pull new songs out of the play list.

How many people predicted, or knew, that Absurd would be released when it came out?






/jarmo

"Wasn't me"   :hihi:

Just for clarification, Splat didn't change what he said.

Hopefully we will get new music for this tour. I am going to see GNR at MetLife stadium in August. See what happens… :beer:

I wish GNR had kept on creating music,
they stopped too soon and they could have created amazing material
if only they had stayed together
this band self destructed itself
Izzy, Slash and Duff quit the band, and they fired Steven and Matt...
This was world s most dangerous band, so dangerous it destructed itself....
Axl sabotaged the band without leaving... back in the 90's

GNR musical evolution from AFD to The Illusion Albums was interesting...
I can only imagine what beauties they could have created... if they had stayed together and recognised each other influence and musical power....
I mean the family, the five original gunners and maybe even matt sorum

Original GNR family is like the Beatles.

Axl, Slash, Duff, Izzy
Paul, John, George and Ringo

Not precisely in that same order...

with Steven and Matt being the 5th Beatle Billy Preston

They had such a chemistry that even if you replaced one of these elements with another musical genius, such as Buckethead or Eric Clapton, it simply would not work.

Each element is essential to the perfection of GNR, one reason Appetite for Destruction was a HIT. It was the perfect album made up of the perfect band.

Drugs, alcohol and the music industry sabotaged GNR, not Axl.  Axl was the only one who cared enough to stick with it and he was not a happy camper either.  GNR was going down any way.  There was that crazy ass politician wife screaming at congress about what a bad influence rock was on kids.  All of the sudden, rock disappeared and was replaced by rap.  Most 80's acts were dead in the water by the mid 90's.  She got to MTV and she got to the labels.  80's rock basically disappeared over night from what I remember.

So did you see Frank's renters bitching?  Renters from hell if you ask me.

You keep saying this. In your opinion, one single person was responsible for everything.




/jarmo

They all had their flaws, they all made huge mistakes.

But they were family...

I said push Axl into traffic, not put him in the hot seat.   :hihi: 

MyGNR is speculating Axl might be a guest on Hot Ones.  They promote hot sauces and interview people.  You know, I'm a little bit afraid for him.   :hihi:  Shouldn't this be Slash's job?  Guess we know who wears the cowboy boots in this band.  Step on up Axl.

You could be mine, yes the song, does not sound the same without Izzy on back vocals.

In a matter of compositions, Izzy resembles to John Lennon in Guns N Roses. And Axl to Paul McCartney.

 :rofl: This guy...

Izzy was the coolest Cat in Guns N Roses, he did not compromise with Axl in his most egocentric states and stages... he did not care about fame and money enough to pretend the attitude of Axl was not shitty.

Why is Slash not dating a super hot lady?

Are you high?

He doesn't go for those scrawny, helpless model types if that's what your asking.  His woman are more voluptuous and can hold their own.

I thought Perla Hudson was incredibly hot. Losing her must be somehow painful.

Megan is not sexually attractive. That is the problem if you are talking about a Rock Star.

I am not high, I do not do drugs.

Why are you upset?

This is the question people do to others when they are offended.

GNR has beautiful and deep lyrics and content, but it is also a binge, party, sex, drugs, and rock n roll kinda band.

I LOVE GNR, I have always loved this band. The original family.

I have to admit there are some things I do not like anymore about the band. The fact that they are older now, means their stamina and sexual presence have dramatically reduced. It is just not the same as it was back in the good days. Their sexual power was part of the magic GNR had in the past that was so deeply impactful, and uncontrollable also, it is mostly gone forever. It is sad but just part of nature and humanity.

I especially dislike the fact they spent part of their youth and adulthood fighting each other instead of creating more amazing material. It is true they wasted their chemistry and part of their lives fighting, instead of creating. That is just a damn pity to me. We could have outstanding material if just they stayed together.

GNR proved to reach its highest potential with Axl, Slash, Duff, Izzy Stradlin, and you could have either Steven or Matt. The combination of these guys was tremendous, a bomb, that no other Rock N Roll band could replicate. Because these guys were the shit, the real deal. They destroyed themselves, and it was proven that not even Axl by himself was able to replace the other ingredients or elements of the band as successfully as how the originals were. No total disrespect towards the replacements, but the originals can not be replaced UNTIL TODAY, I told you Axl tried, but he could not, he even got himself a musical GENIUS maybe ten times better than Slash and he could not take his place, Buckethead.

I think the same will happen when Axl tries to write new music with the replacements or release it and he will realize that it is just not gonna overcome their old material, now only because they are old and their minds are not as they used to be, but also because the chemistry is just not the same, regardless of how virtuosos the other elements can be.

I think it is true Axl controls MOST to EVERYTHING in GNR. That is why I believe they do not release new music anymore. Let us say it, it is true that Axl's voice can not be compared to his voice in his prime, he lost a lot of his power, you could notice this even in the CHINESE DEMOCRACY Album.

I think Axl did not try hard enough to have Izzy back in the band, that was really disappointing to me. When I saw Axl's interview back in 2016 about Izzy and the reunion of the band, when I heard Axl I thought he was hiding something, and that was my impression, that he was not being clear about things, about Izzy.

I think the band itself became very superficial. and that was one reason, from my perspective, that it took so long for Axl to release new material after GNR's breakup, CD. The band had an image that was very hard to erase or replace. I remember there was a time after GNR's breakup when people did not respect GNR and thought it was a silly band, at least from what I remember when being a fan in a time GNR was forgotten and also ridiculed. I sometimes wonder how it came to happen they became popular again, cause I think people in the music industry will not help you unless they get something back.

Sex, drugs, and Rock N' Roll, the bad boy's lifestyle, loses some of its meaning when you are older.

I am aware of Axl's mental condition according to what I ve read and for what i ve seen him behaving. He is a musical genius, and yet there is no geniality without a touch of madness, for some. Every genius lives in between those polarities. Heaven and Hell.

I don't think he's with her to prade her around and say because I'm a rock star, the rest of you guys should be green with envy.  Don't know Perla.  From what I saw of her around the divorce, I didn't care for her as a person.  But then again that's not the best moment in your life and you do some stupid shit.

I have considered that Slash and Duff came back to GNR mainly because they saw that their careers were not going anywhere higher and they returned to GNR expecting a better condition. But I also think that now that they are part of GNR they are sorta like puppets who follow Axl's instructions, and have no voice and no vote in the decisions, that Axl takes all the decisions. I personally think this is true because Slash has released material in a constant basis, but within GNR it has stopped.

I think the song ABSURD and the other one, Hard School, are ridiculous and desperate songs. I think it was just not the right choice to mix different GNRs eras and I also think it is a mistake to mix Slash and Duff with the replacements in GNR.

I think Richard Fortus consciously or unconsciously tries to look like Izzy Stradlin, unfortunately, they somehow resemble. But damn it must be hard for him to try to make himself a name while walking in somebody s else shoes.

I do not like the combination of Slash and Richard Fortus.I do not think they should share guitar solos in a song, different energies.

Sorry for being superficial myself about Slash's life. This was just in my mind.

Yeah, this guy is high as a kite.

No, you are just triggered and trying to bring me down, that is all, posser. Fuck off.

Absurd, the song, is Axl calling us motherfuckers, how disrespectful that shit it.
At least I can say the song is not good, and the solos are noise.

I like GNR
everything people like about GNR is OLD GNR. O R I G I N A L G N R
oR most of it
they did it to themselves by not creating new music
by not releasing it

It is way true most people love mostly OLD GNR original GNR
Chinese Democracy songs are probably the least popular even in concerts

I think you get fans, and you get superfans.

I get you, afd was a game changing album, but I think 30+ years on, it's all beyond analysis. I think, from a human perspective, the band members have to be doing what they're doing. It's about quality of life and peace of mind. If you think about all the rock and pop stars we have lost over decades, just be thankful they're here, and still able to entertain people.

https://youtu.be/fwghmdLld6Q (https://youtu.be/fwghmdLld6Q)

I'm thinking get through Mother's Day this weekend and rehearsals should be starting up.  Coming up on showtime real quick.  :D

What is the reason Axl and the band are not releasing new music?

It makes me consider Slash and Duff have no saying in the decisions in GNR.

They should close the cycle with an ultimate GNR album with Izzy Stradlin.

what the fuck are you saying? "motherfuckers" is not meant in a derogatory way, you can call your close friends that way.

you may not be high, but you're probably drunk most part of the time you come here  :hihi:

“Listen mutherfuckers to this song that should be heard”

Dude might have a point! 😂

Maybe they are concerned that you won't like the new songs because they don't have Izzy on them?





/jarmo

Hilarious. @Carlos, what do you think about:

I see standin' there
You think you're so cool
Why don't you just
Fuck off

It's Izzy's lyrics, no? How come? Disgrace!  ;D

I wrote this song for you, go to hell
It's sentiment is true, you can tell

Oh no!  :hihi:



/jarmo

Wait until he discovers It Tastes Good, Don't It?

I'd just wish Izzy was in the band.

Sorry for being disrespectful to you Permission to Land, or any other member of the board.

You are right "Absurd" lyrics are just average Rock N' Roll lyrics,  they are disrespectful, but that is what Rock N Roll is about, they are made to infuriate and emote crowds.

Certain things you can wish and hope for, but at the end of the day, is that a good thing if it makes you enjoy something less?

Especially if it's something you can't change.




/jarmo

Right.

Do you guys like Duff's new material?

This is The Song.

It sounds like a gospel song, like Duff trying to redeem himself from the past

I does not sound too good, it needs some izzy, axl, slash and steven with it. :peace:

Are you replying to your own question?

Yes, what do you think?

Are you also upset?

No I'm not upset about you talking to yourself.

I think it's weird, though!

I'm in trouble.   :hihi:

Nice dessert Beta got for Mother's Day.  I haven't been keeping up with the extended family, anything going on?

Why are you upset about then, child o' mine?

I really loved Axl's aggressive singing style.
Full of testosterona and male power.
Goddamn, that was inspirational.

Well I m a west coast struttin
ONE bad mother
got a rattlesnake suitcase
under my arm

Izzy helped writing Nightrain, I think so
that is a damn powerful anthem

Ok im convinced Carlos is either related to Izzy or in fact is Izzy Stradlin under his alias name. I get it the original line up is held in high regard but my god man. Izzy wasn't made for the large world touring that Axl and co did and Steven while im glad he has cleaned up his life it also took him alot of years and fails to get over his addictions and I can't envision him playing any of the UYI stuff let alone Chidem material.

:rofl:
I think that Izzy aka Carlos Gunner is actually not so much into Izzy... I just think he is suffering from nostalgia... He can not comprehend why GnR do not put out stuff that sound like AFD and UYI, so the only logical explanation is that Izzy is missing. 
Carlos, please forgive me if my assumption is wrong.
On the other hand an artist wants to move on, make fresh music that he is into at the moment. Its often hard to find the right inspiration... The music trend has moved on in other directions. The artists do not live the lifestyle (I have nothing to lose) they used to live in their artistic hay days...etc. 

You are so correct. There seems to be quote on quote GNR fans not necessarily here but i would call fringe GNR fans that are just completely set on AFD Era GNR as the standard bearer for everything GNR and everything they do should resemble that. Where we have seen each album grow and be something different from its predecessor. Yes we would all love to have more examples of that but the reality is we don't. We embrace what we do get or just live in the past like alot of other fans on here. I am convinced that if it was atleast the UYI era lineup on Chidem the fringe fan would be clamoring it's the greatest album of the 2000s.

I wish Izzy was in GN'R composing music, that is what I want to listen to. the inspiration they have together, that bad ass rock n' roll that we love.

I miss the combination of the factors.That was amazing, that was irreplaceable, that shocked the world.

Izzy Stradlin does not need to be in the band actually, he just has to write music, that is what we love, their powerful compositions altogether.

Sorry for disrespecting Richard Fortus, but Izzy has the soul. That lovely chemistry.

Thank you for not kicking me out of this website for my cold raw maybe disrespectful opinions.

I like this site, it is a bit slow at the moment, but I guess that is the repercussion of the influence of Facebook use.

God bless you, all.

Sorry again for disrespecting people here.

Slash can not play Buckethead's solos...
Slash is an amazing player but BH is a better guitarrist.
I guess music is about soul and passion and sentiment which Slash has.

That is also the importance of Izzy and Steven.... Frank and Fortus are definitely better players and could possibly create great music, but it is the soul of the originals that count, like with Slash.

Hahahaha

Well played, Jarmo.

Brother, Jarmo never kicked me out.  Or even threatened.

And that last few years of the 'Chinese Democracy' misadventure, I was absolutely the type of kid the teachers hated.  Ask any of the posters that were here with me during like 2012-2015.  I was a pain in his balls, straight up.

We went back and forth over a lot of stuff about the state of the band at that time.  Me and him directly.  It got heated at times.  But he never censored me, threatened me, or even told me I was on thin ice.

Jarmo is a very fair man.  Anyone that say different is full of shit.

WTF, Axl?

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On those rare occasions when I think I should quit smoking, I think Axl quit.  Then I remind myself Dizzy did too but he went back to smoking.  :hihi:  Seriously, remember when Axl thought he could drink?  Smacked his ass on a table and got arrested in Sweden.  Something about Europe, Axl lets go of the reins.

Lol Axl NEVER quit smoking  :hihi: :hihi:... Never seen any of his pictures while smoking a cigar??  that doesn't make him a smoker obviously, i can enjoy a cigar once a year too... But there's nothing new out there. in that 1st 2006 eddie trunk interview he even said he didn't drink  because it affected his performances or something like that but, like u said, he actually drank his ass off  :rofl: :rofl: .

Does anyone actually think this photo is real?





/jarmo

I do. If u look a the shadows (mouth - cigarette - body), them are perfect. 100% picture taken in Rome

But at the end of the day, who cares....

If Jarmo is asking the question, you can take the hint because he knows better than any of us.

In other words: not real.

Ali

What exactly is not real in that picture? the cigarette? Cause those are 100% his necklaces, his bracelets, his nipples...  :rofl: :rofl: And who the fuck would waste time to put out a fake picture like this one?  :rofl: :rofl:

Exactly what is fake in that picture?

I'm willing to believe the half a cig is fake.  Kind of strange he would have one of those in his mouth.  When there is no ashtray and you don't want to leave it on the ground, I knock off the fire and stick it in my back pocket.  Or if I'm going to finish it off, it stays in the fingers.  I can still carry shit.  Up to him if he makes the choice to smoke but if he goes back to using one of those holders I'm going to think he's a pussy.  :hihi:  He can smoke the occasional cigar and have no problem with me but you know I'm going to laugh.

It's fake.

https://twitter.com/axlrosedaily/status/1677452428969488386

I won't sleep tonight  :rofl: :rofl:

Like I said, Jarmo would know better than us.

Ali

Looks like the usual "Axl signing something for a fan" photo that's been altered to add a cigarette, a drink and food while removing a pen etc. And yet you think it's all 100% authentic?

I thought you'd been a round for long enough to be able to spot an obvious fake photo like this by now. When was the last time you saw a photo of him smoking a cigarette like that?


Jeez.




Maybe the fact that you were proven to be wrong should tell you something? Maybe you just don't know the person you think you knew so well, that well, after all? Imagine that...

Who would waste time with that? Anyone who is entertained by fooling the likes of yourself.




/jarmo

You've got to admit that rapper picture of Axl was pretty entertaining.   :hihi:  What's the issue with the food?  Pretty normal for somebody to eat.

Axl is looking really good.  Styling it, running his ass off on stage and voice sounds good.  He's laughing and smiling.  Warms my heart he has found happiness.  It's a good picture even though it's been fucked with.

Slash posted this yesterday:

RIP #BillyWhiteJr og designer of GNR cross logo. & long time friend of the band. You will be missed.

The fact is that I dont care. It's not a picture where he's raping or killing someone. there's nothing wrong with that picture. To me it could have been real, cause there's nothing surreal in that picture he smokes, drinks and eats  like everyone else. There are tones of picture of him and that fuckin redbull tin can, but there is only one picture of him taking shots in israel (who would have imagined! he drinks!!) , so i suppose that's a fake picture, right  :rofl: :rofl:? And Tbh at first i didnt even notice the food even if it's right in the foreground I admit that would have been a red flag   :hihi:

I've been "fooled" cause he drinks and eats and maybe he smokes? Ok man   :peace::. I didnt know he was a breatharian that don't do those sad barbaric things  :rofl: :rofl:

 :rofl:  :rofl:

Either you think fake photos are funny and fine, or you don't.

Nothing about whether or not the person in the photo does what it portrays.




/jarmo

Is it true Axl mentioned  the story of PRETTY TIED UP recently in some concert?

They found the cause of Lisa Marie Presley's death, complications from bariatric surgery, scar tissue, she had years before.  https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/lisa-marie-presley-cause-of-death-revealed-update/ar-AA1dPOEz

Slash does not love or can not really play Chinese Democracy songs.
I hope they are not re recording parts of songs that were meant to be for CD with Slash and Duff

Slash s ego seems to be too big to play on other musicians parts in GNR

Just stop.

He does play Chinese Democracy songs with his own style….when did you have a sit down where he told you his thoughts on them.  Axl and Slash both must have given concessions to get them to this point…that means egos were set aside

I just do not feel Slash playing CD songs.

I can totally respect not feeling how he plays the CD songs, but to comment on how he feels about playing them I have an issue with.

I suppose Izzy could right?  : ok:

Joe Rogan bumped into Axl in Athens. Axl invited him to the show.


https://www.instagram.com/p/CvE3c0cuQqb/?igshid=MTk0MGU0NTkxNA==

Maybe there could be an interview soon?

Always lovely smiles from axl  :rofl: :rofl:

You want him to smile in your picture it will cost you a joke.  Or tits, but he might be disappointed so that may not always work.  :hihi:

Not smiling in photos is the ultimate Rockstar move.

I have a joke for Axl about paper.

Never mind, it's tearable.

 ;D

I would want to go home after weeks of being on the road.  Axl doesn't seem to be one of those people that has a home.  Houses but they are more like all inclusive resorts he spends some time at.

"Did you say your name was Ramblin Rose?
Ramble on baby, settle down easy
Ramble on Rose."

That song suits him.

I am not sure that's the case, he's done a stellar job imo. That said, I do think that they play the wrong VR track though, fall to pieces would be my choice if was going to be a single song.

Fall to Pieces might be a sore spot, as it was originally written while he was still in Guns.

I wonder if this is the case. I'm still surprised it hasn't made an appearance. Does anyone know if it was ever soundchecked/shown as an alternate on a setlist?

He could always take some freedom with it as Slash does with the solos on CD songs.

Big time.  

Slash could have very easily said "yeah, I'm not playing that shit" and I don't know who could have blamed him.  (though I don't think it's a coincidence they just about never play 'I.R.S')

Let's be real.  We all saw those NITL shows, a lot of us more than once.  What were the songs that got the least reaction?

Slash agreeing to do that was obviously an olive branch to Axl.  Which, at the end of the day, has served all we fans quite well the past 7 years.

My GNR race car is getting ready to ship!   :D

Shit, the band has a concert Saturday.  That was not a long enough break.

So who is suppose to keep up the GNR on tour section?  I'm tired of trucking my ass over to the GNR tour site.  And you know with so many windows open, I can get lost.  :hihi: 

Right now I'm wondering what side of Canada they are starting on?  I'm saying to myself, it's easier to ask and if nobody says, I've got all week to look it up.   :hihi:  I've got so much to look up for that already, I'm just saving it for one big group look up.  Efficient, not lazy.  :hihi:

On the New York side.  Makes sense, they have more concerts in that area.  I will get my shit together or just follow along.  :hihi:  They have several Tuesday night shows and that's pinball night for me.

August 5th, 2023: Moncton, NB @ Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium
August 8th, 2023: Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean Drapeau
August 11th, 2023: Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
August 15th, 2023: East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
August 18th, 2023: Pittsburgh, PA @ PNC Park
August 21st, 2023: Boston, MA @ Fenway Park
August 24th, 2023: Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field
August 26th, 2023: Nashville, TN @ GEODIS Park
August 29th, 2023: Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
September 1st, 2023: Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
September 3rd, 2023: Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre
September 6th, 2023: Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
September 9th, 2023: St Louis, MO @ Busch Stadium
September 12th, 2023: Knoxville, TN @ Thompson-Boling Arena
September 15th, 2023: Hollywood, FL @ The Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock
September 17th, 2023: Atlanta, GA @ Piedmont Park (Music Midtown)
September 20th, 2023: Biloxi, MS @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum
September 23rd, 2023: Kansas City, MO @ Kauffman Stadium
September 26th, 2023: San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome
September 28th, 2023: Houston, TX @ Minute Maid Park
October 1st, 2023: San Diego, CA @ Snapdragon Stadium
October 6th, 2023: Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Club (Power Trip)
October 8th, 2023: Sacramento, CA @ Discovery Park (Aftershock Festival)
October 11th, 2023: Phoenix, AZ @ Chase Field
October 14th, 2023: Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
October 16th, 2023: Vancouver, BC @ BC Place



/jarmo

Thank you.  :D

My GNR race car is here.  :D  Says for ages 4+.  It's mine for the next 3 years.

How far up the coast is hurricane Hilary effecting?  What's the forecast for the LA area?  Doesn't Frank have a place further south? 

Strange days indeed.

Oh, the worst of the storm is hitting LA.  And they had an earthquake.  The California governor called it interesting times.  I'd say you're on "the eve of destruction".  Axl's place always has trouble with heavy rain.

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Found this over on Reddit.  Pretty cool.  Nailed Frank.  I think Richard could pass as a dark wizard.  Slash in sunglasses.   :D  Whole pic is rockin.

New dates:
October 19th @ Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB
October 22 @ Ford Arena in Nampa, ID
October 24 @ Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT
October 27th @ Ball Arena in Denver, CO
November 2nd @ Hollywood Bowl, CA
Nov 5 @ Toluca, MX Hell And Heaven Fest

These radio people are saying GNR is being rescheduled in Phoenix:  https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&v=2563551763807685&external_log_id=74705719-2104-44d3-9661-d22eed498727&q=guns%20n%20roses (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&v=2563551763807685&external_log_id=74705719-2104-44d3-9661-d22eed498727&q=guns%20n%20roses)

Also this:  https://ktar.com/story/5542947/phoenix-guns-n-roses-show-at-chase-field-postponed-as-diamondbacks-continue-playoff-run/ (https://ktar.com/story/5542947/phoenix-guns-n-roses-show-at-chase-field-postponed-as-diamondbacks-continue-playoff-run/)

https://gnrmerch.com/cdn/shop/files/GUNS-0191-2023-ReaperRoseGlowTee-Static-PDP-1000x1000_1.gif?v=1696609021

That's cool.

Oh cool, GNR changed venues for the Arizona show.  My friend flew out there for it.  So happy for her.   :D

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7yB5GcXwAEwKE4?format=jpg&name=small)

There ya go, proof.  Even I wouldn't believe everything I say.   :hihi:  I'm following along, not leading the way.

I skimmed past "The General On Sale" and got my hopes up!  :rofl:

Awesome they found a way to still play the same date in Arizona. Great achievement for all of those involved it making it happen. Such a short turnaround to sell tickets too.

My friend was worried if they would get tickets but I would think a lot of people might want to go to the ballgame.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&v=2558822290939202&external_log_id=abb50f36-cb6a-412a-87a9-ea0b2dbb2895&q=guns%20n%20roses%20live (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&v=2558822290939202&external_log_id=abb50f36-cb6a-412a-87a9-ea0b2dbb2895&q=guns%20n%20roses%20live)

Classic rewind is regularly playing GNR songs lately.  Unusual because they don't play GNR.  GNR is all the way across the country from them and wrapping up their tour.  New single coming out doesn't really warrant that kind of airplay does it?

Apologies if this is in the wrong section. I went to the Hyde park show and desperately wanted an appetite trucker cap and a blue GnR 2023 tour t-shirt but during the warm up bands the queue for merch was outrageous. I went later on and everything has gone. Has anyone seen these online anywhere, they aren't in the merch store either which I get. I still want both but nothing on eBay or anything.

My ass is dragging to the finish line.  Long tour with a lot of shows.  Really good tour though even though my town had to be cancelled.  Set lists were good, no serious complaints about Axl's voice, no drama, band seemed to be having fun, some new songs made their debut.

Don't damn me would be quite easy to sing for Axl. No screams but for a couple of verses at the end. And it is one song that every fan wants them to play live at least once. Common Axl, Duff and Slash have already mini - soundchecked it last year.
Throw in Breakdown too please.

Remember 'Moneyball'? 

Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) and Ron Washington (Brent Jennings) are trying to convince Scott Hattenberg (Chris Pratt) to switch from catcher to first base to prolong his career.

Hattenberg  "The things is..."
Beane : "You don't know to how to play first base, right?  It's not that hard, Scott.  Tell him, Wash."
Washington : "It's incredibly hard."

That's how I feel here.  1992 Axl would struggle with 'Don't Damn Me' live.  2023 Axl would have zero shot.

It's incredibly hard.

They are the two songs I would love them to introduce in their live shows and I don't think they would be difficult for Axl to sing live. Easier than You Could Be Mine or Coma surely

You Could be mine is not hard, only the second bridge close to the end. It's just 30 seconds and Axl doesn't really pronounce the words anyway...

Coma is hard as fuck, specially the last 2'30". But there's a 5 second break for him between "While you watch 'em waving goodbye
and "They be calling in the morning, they be hanging on the phone...and that kind makes it a bit easier.

Don't damn me is harder though. It's a 5 min song. And there's hardly any room to breathe. Just a solo in the middle, but other than that, you have to be on the top of your lungs throughout.

I seem to remember Axl saying he regretted writing it at the pitch it’s at because it actually requires a lot of effort to sing, which is why they opened with it when they did the high altitude concert Jarmo was posting about recently.

Axl has laid down some truly incredibly demanding vocals.  And CRUSHED them.  They are all timers, but then people expect it the rest of your life.  It's a tough gig.

'You Could Be Mine' is such an incredible rock vocal.  Such presence, such tone, such attitude.  He sells that whole thing with such bravura, it's like a weapon.

Not just any rock front man makes that song what it is. 

Happy Birthday to Richard, Nov 17.   :D

57, he always looks like a young guy to me.  The guy is timeless.

Singing in a high register requires much more air moving through your vocal cords than singing in a low register. Don't Damn Me would be a piece of cake compared to Coma.

Aw, Frank filed for divorce.

Oh hell yes, notify me everyday for the 12 days of Guns N Roses!

(https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.emlfiles4.com%2Fcmpimg%2F5%2F4%2F5%2F9%2F3%2F2%2Ffiles%2Fimagecache%2F1006315%2Fw660_1774808_guns019512daysofgnr2023r1day1internal.jpg&t=1701464103&ymreqid=d41d8cd9-8f00-b204-1c02-ae001001a300&sig=5pEYyMdZWErmFta0cAG5DA--~D)

I don't know about getting some of Lemmy's ashes.  Duff did in the form of a bullet.  What do you do with that?

Slash's Deathstalker comic looks interesting.  https://screenrant.com/exclusive-vault-comics-deathstalker-slash-guns-n-roses/

The comic looks great

Axl should do a couple of those radio spots.  He was really good as a DJ in that video game.  Not an interview but just show up and talk about whatever and play some tunes.  He could be Wolfie's guess or better yet,  just give the man the mic and an hour and let him introduce songs.

So to keep this chat alive lol what do people think will be the next big news we hear from GNR or about GNR? Will it be another tour at some point? Will it be another single release? Or New Material coming out? Place your bets please  :hihi:

They shut the machine down and went their separate ways.  Left the business to management.  Somebody there is working on something to sell us.

I think and hope it will be another single. I imagine a similar pattern will be used as the selected live videos were put out. On the other hand they might want to put out singles while on tour...
I find it hard to believe that there will not be a tour in the summer/fall. :beer:

A scientist will find a way to access a parallel universe in which GNR released 15 albums.

I kind of like that color changing shirt.  Interesting a shirt can do that.

I already have my Valentine's Day gift for my grandson but I might have got him something if they offered baby stuff.

Happy Birthday Steven  :D

https://twitter.com/gunsnroses/status/1749576914996506846?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

The GNR website is still featuring the Hollywood Bowl show and says nothing about the 24th.  Looks abandon if you didn't know the merch store was open. 

According to setlist.fm, Slash played Don't Damn Me last night in Mexico City

A YouTuber uploaded Anastasia from yesterday's show and confirms that they played DDM in their setlist. I hope he uploads it today talking about special things  :hihi:

Ever since Slash start playing the riff at soundcheck he finally got to play it live. 

Here's the full video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L093_cTPBI

What a killer song
The Conspirators made It justice IMO  :beer:

Brilliant!!! So happy to finally hear this played live. Great job Todd

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom star Jason Momoa reveals his rock star persona as the King of Atlantis, which was inspired by the legendary Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash.

“I built Aquaman a little bit off of Slash. Look at the first Justice League,” Momoa said during his guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. “I’m like, ‘That’s Slash.’ I mean, how do you dress up like you’re playing Aquaman? You’re not going to put him in a polo and some khakis. He was just rocking. The way that Zack [Snyder] designed him, wanted him to be was that he was rock ‘n’ roll. He punched Superman in the face and kissed Wonder Woman. He didn’t care.”

https://www.superherohype.com/news/564586-aquaman-2-jason-momoa-talks-character-inspiration-from-guns-n-roses-guitarist

SUPER COOL!! Thanks for posting this  : ok:

Just got back into vinyl after 35 years away.....

Use Your Illusions I & II Remasters on 180g are absolutely AMAZING!! They did an incredible job with this remastering. November Rain & Civil War sound incredibly better.

WAY TO GO GUNS!!

Wow, Duff rumored to be going out with AC/DC.

I don't think it's a "wow" news, looking at their last performances tbh

Somebody close to the band said that wasn't true but the hang up on announcing a tour has something to do with the bass player.

What wow's me doesn't probably get everybody going.  :hihi:  AC/DC is far more interesting to me if a GNR member would be in the band. 

Has anyone seen On the Roam, a Discovery production. Two really decent episodes in regards to Music, the fourth episode covers Guitar making legends and the Sixth is pretty in depth with Slash, where the Appetite and Jessica guitars that he's retired from touring get replicas, one of each for the Axeman and the other two to be auctioned of for MusiCare a charity Slash is involved with.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14675396/   

https://youtu.be/lzQdzskJJXA

Worried about Axl's house and everybody else in the area with what's coming today.  Land of fire and mud.

 "Due to the winter storm, all canyon roads leading to/from Malibu are experiencing rock and mud slides," deputies said.

LA Search and Rescue are working tonight.  If I ever need help, send those guys.  :D

Can you get into Malibu yet?

Cool, flannel shirt.  Pale pink and baby blue.  :-\  Got excited there for a minute.

 :hihi:  Amy's right, that is the shirt Axl wears in the Welcome to the Jungle video.  I never would have known that if she hadn't said something.  God Axl looks so baby faced.  Is there a story behind that flannel shirt?

Sorry I'm late, Happy Birthday Melissa  :D

Slash and company also played “Bad Apples” live recently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgP5rT0fBy0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgP5rT0fBy0)

Great version...This song just destroys your vocal cords put he handled it pretty well  :peace:

Guns N Roses play Wikipedia   :hihi:  I have to watch this.

https://loudwire.com/guns-n-roses-wikipedia-fact-of-fiction/

When Guns N’ Roses signed to Geffen Records on March 26, 1986, for an estimated $250,000, no one could imagine that less than three years later the band would be one of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll. Many speculated that Geffen would never even recoup its initial advance payment of approximately $37,000 to the irresponsible, drug-addled degenerates.

Read More: 38 Years Ago: Guns N' Roses Sign to Geffen Records | https://loudwire.com/guns-n-roses-sign-to-geffen-records-anniversary/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

Happy Easter everyone.  :D

Happy April Fool's Day!





/jarmo

Do you think Guns will have a song on the Deadpool 3 soundtrack?

No

No, I don't think so. They are taking a break in 2024.




/jarmo

The answer to "Will they have a song on (insert movie name) soundtrack?" is always no.

Considering the number of movies that get released every year, and the number with actual GN'R songs in them, yes that's correct most of the time.

If someone had asked if there would be any GN'R in the Thor movie two years ago, most would've said "no" as well.... But that time there was!  :hihi:



/jarmo

Oh yes, of course. I thought he meant a new song.

Good point. I guess it's implied that it would be an unreleased song.

Jump to conclusions in the GuNiveRse:
Song in a movie, must be a new song.
No tour, must mean the band is working on a new record in a studio.




/jarmo

I saw Kung Fu Panda 4, and an advert for the next Minions movie had SCOM in it

They just up the merch on sweet child stuff so they must be hoping for a hit with the movie.  When does the movie come out?

When Axl said his Malibu home wasn't his primary residence, maybe he has switched it to Montana.  Big sky country, been there a few times long ago, it's beautiful.  Glacier National park is there.  Going to the sun road.  Cool even in the summer.

The release date is July 3.

https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1684939-guns-n-roses-live-from-the-o2-arena-london-streaming-watch-stream-online-via-peacock

Have they done something like that before?

Yes, this show from 2012 has been broadcast on TV before and is available on streaming.




/jarmo