watchin the vma's im confident axl will be an even bigger star than his prime!

[dave-gnfnr2k]

The reason GNR closed the 2002 VMA's is because they were a novelty act at the point. Nothing more, nothing less. They would not have been lusting after them had they not disappeared. They came back, nothing happend after, and all is back to normal.

yeah that is why mtv tried to get axl to play the VMAs in 2003 too right 
Axl said no because he knew the album was not ready yet

[IndiannaRose]

The reason GNR closed the 2002 VMA's is because they were a novelty act at the point. Nothing more, nothing less. They would not have been lusting after them had they not disappeared. They came back, nothing happend after, and all is back to normal.

MTV has asked GN'R/Axl to perform at the VMAs every year since 1993, but GN'R/Axl have turned the offer down, so your statement is completely false. Axl has the upper leverage in this case.

[nesquick]

Kurt Loder seemed bored, and unimpressed. You could really see it in his eyes that he wished he was in the 1992 VMAs.

Rock n' Roll is his passion. Now there is no Rock n' Roll anymore, he looses his passion like all of us. I remember seeing a Rockumentary by him, speaking about the Guns n' Roses/Nirvana "competition" (even if Guns sold 3 times more albums than nirvana that made the competition totally idiotic but well at least there was something) and his eyes were shinning! I perfectly remember that. He knew he was speacking about History, about Rock-legends. That guy is great but he works in a shitty company now.

[Naupis]

I have no doubt musicaly CD will be fantastic, I just don't see where everyone thinks all of the airplay is going to come from. MTV itself will not play GNR because they don't play music from rock bands, let alone ones fronted by a 43 year old man. Also, the major radio stations with the Kiss FM format which allows acts to sell huge amounts of records will not play them. Certain alternative formats may or may not play them depending on how the music sounds and the namesake GNR. VR are battling this very problem right now. I know plenty of people here argue about VR vs. GNR and whatnot, but VR is better than the rest of the current rock scene. Problem is there is no where to get air play in which the younger audiences will here it on a consistent basis. No matter how good the music, I see GNR having the exact same problems.

And unless CD sells minimum 5 million copies, the record comany will see that album as a failure. They could easily get another band to sell a couple of million for less than the 13 million dollars and aggravation created by GNR, so this album HAS to sell for this project to be a success regardless of how good the music is. Album don't dictate quality, but the label could care less how good the music is, they want to see profit coming in the door. I just don't see where their going to get the exposure given the way the music industry is set up.

[insupportofaxl]

All I can say is that if anyone thinks the VMA's are hosting more talent right now than W. Axl Rose and GN'R than you need to wake the fuck up and see reality.


Music needs a complete 360 degree turnaround to rock n' roll.? No more rap/hip hop shit.??

Axl will blow any group away hands down.?

[tHeElEcTrIcSiNtAr]

I have the same exact feeling. I was fucking cringing when I was listening to Hoobastank, I was eating Chunky soup and I started choking on my fuckin sirloin steak pieces when I heard that guy sing.

God Axl, we need u to release this album really bad and kill all this shitty ass noise that these people call music.

dude.. if axl made another surprise comeback right now and screamed out "NOVEMBER MOTHER FUCKERS" wouldnt that make you choke on your steak too??

and everything said IS very very true.. my head hurts and my stomach is queasy listening to and watching all this crap.. Jet has to be the best thing on so far..? ?

Yeah but if Axl yelled "November Motherfuckers" right now and I choked on my steak it would be because of a really really really great thing, Chinese Democracy. That Hoobastank guy made me choke because he sucked so bad, but you already knew that.

[SOH]

To Naupis: Name value will get it going. "Van Halen" just put out a shitty second greatest hits album with most of the songs from their FIRST greatest hits, which came out eight years ago, and three new songs which are utter trash, and it charted. The GNR greatest hits nearly hit #1. Once the mindless drones that buy albums today see that it goes to #1 in its first week, the same reason Metallica does, the same reason the GNR greatest hits went to #3, they'll figure "Woah this must kick ass!" or "Woah, this must be a rap album!" and it'll fly off the shelves.

[insupportofaxl]

D........... to your post.

I agree totally.

[IndiannaRose]

Oh man the ass he would kick....*dreams*

[nesquick]

don't loose hope: Norah Jones sold 18 million copies of her 1st album in 2002...without a lot of promotion, she didn't need MTV. Just good music. Good music still sells a lot. don't worry. Good music isn't on MTV nowadays...

[Naupis]

Norah Jones also had the advantage of being played relentlessly on every adult contemporary station in the country....which just happens to be the demographic of people who still actually buy albums. That is not a luxury GNR is going to have.

[gnrfan1797]

I refused to watch anymore of that crap. Axl we need you more then ever man.

[insupportofaxl]

Oh man the ass he would kick....*dreams*

   thanks for posting these pictures.

[dave-gnfnr2k]

don't loose hope: Norah Jones sold 18 million copies of her 1st album in 2002...without a lot of promotion, she didn't need MTV. Just good music. Good music still sells a lot. don't worry. Good music isn't on MTV nowadays...

18 million
where did u get that number from?
she didnt sell that many
or is that world wide?

I think you mean 1.8 million

[IndiannaRose]

don't loose hope: Norah Jones sold 18 million copies of her 1st album in 2002...without a lot of promotion, she didn't need MTV. Just good music. Good music still sells a lot. don't worry. Good music isn't on MTV nowadays...

18 million
where did u get that number from?
she didnt sell that many
or is that world wide?

That's the correct figure actually. 18 million copies sold worldwide.

[Timothy]

oh god please make the bad channel stop.

[dave-gnfnr2k]

ah world wide that is different
gotcha 

[Jizzo]

yep, that depressing bitch has sold a shitload of records

[Dr. Blutarsky]

I`m glad Axl is  not part of this years show. The show is so awful Axl should have no associatin with it this year.

[IndiannaRose]

I`m glad Axl is? not part of this years show. The show is so awful Axl should have no associatin with it this year.

He could save it you know, he could save thousands of people from stabbing themselves in the back to death repeatedley from the boredom of watchin' this show.