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#161 Re: Guns N' Roses » IRS Live 2006 » 202 weeks ago
Ron had to put up with an extreme amount of shit.
It was horrible to see in real time and every step of the way he was "fans first". I think class act gets thrown around a lot but... if the Bumbleboot fits...
I remember when he came out and said hi to us 5 people at The Fillmore on a rainy day in Detroit in 2012 waiting for the doors to open. It's just a small moment but it shows how cool he is. He seems to be a big hearted goofball along with being a killer guitarist and I appreciate the guy. And the Hammerstein show is 500x more impressive when you learn what the dude was dealing with to get onstage...
Back on topic, it's kind of criminal how we didn't get a 2006 recording of IRS. This is the "Absurd" treatment of "IRS. A hard-rocking version with some soulful guitar and a cool bass line from Tommy.
Summer 2006 is the span of live shows that should've made it to a live album if not the album proper.
I mean, hey, maybe re-record your vocals?
2006 is still real to me, damnit!
#162 Re: Guns N' Roses » GNR Release 'Absurd' Single » 202 weeks ago
Never heard that one....but I remember this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwDns8x3Jb4
That one is pretty catchy for the first minute.
For your listening displeasure
#163 Re: Guns N' Roses » GNR Release 'Absurd' Single » 202 weeks ago
Axl says "absurd" 12 times in this song.
I just listened to an EDM track which says "Chicago" roughly 100 times in 3-and-a-half minutes.
You kids are so spoiled.
#164 Re: Guns N' Roses » Robin Finck is now... a game developer » 202 weeks ago
I never got to play Spec Ops but the mission statement sounds right up my alley.
Hope their new studio is a big success! I'll keep an eye out.
#165 Re: Guns N' Roses » GNR Release 'Absurd' Single » 202 weeks ago
I feel like the movie tie-in train has run out of steam.
But they definitely need to break free of the iconoclasm and put their backs into promoting it.
As an aside, I just listened to the Jeff Bhasker Mix of "Doom and Gloom" and whether as a single bonus or a deluxe album version this is exactly what I want for GNR. Axl would have to let go of his Caram blanket though and they would have to shell out the $ for someone to give us a fresh perspective on some of the songs.
#166 Re: Guns N' Roses » GNR Release 'Absurd' Single » 202 weeks ago
Doom and Gloom got a high quality lyric video (26mil views), band music video with a relatively big celebrity (14mil views), single release, new GH package release, movie tie-in, and started up a new tour. In other words, it did solid business.
I think Absurd can be looked at in another way. Axl is content to promote art whether people like it or not. That seems to be the brightest silver lining.
#167 Re: Guns N' Roses » Will GNR release new music in 2021? » 202 weeks ago
Call it Legend of the Red Panda and have it come with a plush red panda doll.
A better idea than a flimsy Chinese takeout box anyway…
#168 Re: Guns N' Roses » When do we hear Hardskool? » 202 weeks ago
I thought that was commonly accepted.
Prom Violence is the underbelly riff of Shackler’s. Brain is more or less referring to it when describing Axl’s talent.
#169 Re: Guns N' Roses » GNR Release 'Absurd' Single » 202 weeks ago
"ABSURD" has 1.24 million plays on YouTube in just 6 days
Since their re-upload on YouTube in 2018:
"This I Love" - 4.50 million views
"Better" - 3.29 million views
"Chinese Democracy" - 2.29 million views
"There Was a Time" - 1.23 million views
"Madagascar" - 0.92 million views
"Prostitute" - 0.42 million views
This is the difference between having the machine behind you and your album being sent to die.
#170 Re: Guns N' Roses » When do we hear Hardskool? » 202 weeks ago
Back on topic, they can release Hard Skool 96, 99, 01, 06, and 21 when they drop the single. 
