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#1031 Re: Guns N' Roses » Robin Finck Discussion » 691 weeks ago
Bobo will be all over this topic.
Is this topic like a playground for him? I want one too!
Robin (with Buckethead) was the chance Axl had to push GN'R forward, away from comparisons and references to the Sunset Strip sleazy hard rock where GN'R was born.
Once Robin was gone and Ashba was in, it's more and more backwards from where Chinese Democracy left 'em.
#1032 Re: Guns N' Roses » What cover song would you like to see on Guns N`Roses next album » 691 weeks ago
We've been denied new songs for so long that I only want to hear originals on GN'R albums from now on.
#1033 Re: Guns N' Roses » Bumblefoot Visits Maxim Magazine » 692 weeks ago
He's not passing himself as GN'R but as the Gn'R guitarist which - SURPRISE, SURPRISE - he is for the last 6 years.
#1034 Re: Guns N' Roses » DJ Ashba Livestream Chat » 692 weeks ago
he said nothing about it.
#1035 Re: Guns N' Roses » Why are some people so opposed to a HOF reunion? » 692 weeks ago
This is going to be controversial.
People always say Slash's post GNR work is uninspired, but I actually think the problem is Axl doesn't have any more lyrics in him for that style of music.
On a guitar riff basis most of Slash's post GNR work is just as good as the GNR riffs, Snakepit 1 was full of AFD style riffs, there are killer riffs hiding in VR, and there's bad ass guitar all over the solo album. It's not that slash's guitar has got any less inspired than it ever was, actually, chops wise it's improved.
I think it's axl's lyric writing has moved on. Not saying he's done creatively. The man is a genius and wrote some of the best songs ever. But I think he just doesn't have too many AFD type songs in him at the moment, he's full of stuff like the CD songs like catcher - which kickass but it's not Slash's signature sound other than to add solos.
So i think that's fundamentally the problem. Slash can give Axl a CD of awesome riffs tomorrow, but in Axl's head the music at the moment is probably more about ocherstras and other things. He's not at that place.
He wrote the AFD songs back when he was living a sleaze rock lifestyle..now he isn't his songs are going to be more philosophical and deep like catcher...but can you set something like that to the riff from "Watch This!"?
So in short...I don't think either of them has lost the edge, just that creatively they're no longer moving in the same direction.
I get your point and I think that makes our points valid. Axl is not inspired by Slash's work.
But I think he can work on more riff-oriented songs, like on Scraped and IRS, that even if somebody says they suck, have great lyrics imo.
#1036 Re: Guns N' Roses » Why are some people so opposed to a HOF reunion? » 692 weeks ago
I pray oneday it will be creativity that heals it. Maybe it's worth putting up with Axl's bullshit to get his voice, and maybe it's worth putting up with Slash's bullshit to get his guitar tone. Maybe the songwriting could one day be put above the personal human shit. But i'm also not holding my breath TBH.
Sad thing is Axl's not inspired anymore by anyone's work around him. I've always thought Ashba would be his inspiration after Finck/Bh's departures and also, slash work after gnr has been everything but inspired or inspiring.
If Slash would keep releasing stuff that Axl would feel is inspiring and could adapt to his vision of current gnr, I guess lots of healing would apply naturally.
To me axl seems to hold some grudge against slash not e olving musically and he even said it in interviews in 08/09, so it would take a few slash albums and achievements in creativity to have axl to look at him again.
#1037 Re: Guns N' Roses » Guns N' Roses Vinyl LPs » 692 weeks ago
ottosporteman wrote:Here in Brazil, only the original cover was released. Actually, the cross cover was released as a bundle with Lies, but is a very very very rare item. This bundle has the same EP that was released on Japan, with Shadow Of Your Love and Whole Lotta Rosie.
Anyways, here in Brazil you can easily find the Appetite original cover in vynil for something along the lines of 10 to 20 US dollars.
There are always cheaper ones located in Brazil on ebay but everyone wants to charge like $15-$20 for shipping.
Yes, the shipment from Brazil to US and vice-versa is the highest! Really don't know why!
I've already sent stuff to Germany, North Korea, Canada, London and it was about 3 to 5 US dollars. When I sent a couple of VHS's of the Directv 2001 broadcast of Rock In Rio 3 (WAY better than the shitty broadcast of Multishow you find on YouTube) it was on the 15-20 dollars range.
#1038 Re: Guns N' Roses » Guns N' Roses Vinyl LPs » 692 weeks ago
Is that the No Brasil boxset you are talking about, it came with a poster too?
I remember this "No Brasil" (in Brazil, translated to English) edition that was released to capitalize with GN'R coming to Rock In Rio 2, in '90, but it only included both albums in a single package and there was no bonuses.
The boxset I'm refering to included the Live At The Jungle EP, that was only available at Japan at the time, and was released shortly before the illusions here, it was a really nice package, with updated photos from the Get In The Ring tour and was already alluding to the next album.
There was a sticker that read something like "get everything they've ever did (3 LP's inside) to get ready to the biggest release of the year"
Shame I only found it, long after release, on a used records store in the nineties, in a very poor condition, for like 100 dollars (that would be, at the time, my monthly payment), so I had to pass.
#1039 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash Apocalytipic Love album/singles Chart positions » 692 weeks ago
Great we agree!
Really!
#1040 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash Apocalytipic Love album/singles Chart positions » 692 weeks ago
I'm not seeing Axl as a victim...
I think most of Chinese Democracy failure is due to his diva acting upon the release.
Ok, they took the album from your hands before the artwork was ready?
Either come publicly and fight 'em like a man (a la Tom Petty and the 9,98 album where he would name the album 8,98 and put it in the cover- that ended up being Damn The Torpedoes, sold at 8,98) OR get on board and promote your art, that is, YOUR MUSIC!
And I'm pretty happy that Slash can do well... It's amazing when you put it into perspective how bad CD went on US.
