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#241 Re: Guns N' Roses » Axl's voice overs in GTA: SA » 679 weeks ago
Remember how awesome it was driving over Shady Creek & up into San Fierro w/ Axl & Skynyrd Freebird for company?
Ah.. We spent a great summer together that summer..
Until the shitty stealth missions like in the casino & the shitty aeroplane flying threatened to ruin it..
But it was great while it lasted. Unforgettable!
I feel like that too, I spent so much time playing GTA SA, and K-DST was pretty much on all the time.
I mean, just look at the track-list, its awesome!
Foghat - Slow Ride (1975)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
Heart - Barracuda (1977)
KISS - Strutter (1974)
Toto - Hold the Line (1978)
Rod Stewart - Young Turks (1981)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Running Down a Dream (1989)
Joe Cocker - Woman to Woman (1972)
Humble Pie - Get Down to It (1973)
Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful (1974)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (1974)
America - A Horse With No Name (1972)
The Who - Eminence Front (1982)
Boston - Smokin' (1976)
David Bowie - Somebody Up There Likes Me (1974)
Eddie Money - Two Tickets to Paradise (1978)
Billy Idol - White Wedding (1982)
#242 Guns N' Roses » Newcastle UK Metro Arena - Classic Rock Review » 680 weeks ago
- jonesy
- Replies: 19
The latest copy of Classic Rock just fell through my door. Live review that I thought I'd copy out here. Mods, feel free to move to more appropriate thread if need be.
Tardiness takes its toll on in-form Axl
It's so easy to poke fun at Axl Rose as being a bloated self parody, and to pick holes in a sprawling band that bears little resemblance to one of the greatest rock' n' roll acts of all time.
Easy and yet, in 2012, not necessarily fair. Guns N' Roses may have endured a difficult decade but this performance was as tight as it was passionate, and as fascinating as it was prolonged.
Rose clearly has a future as a relevant live draw but starting midweek shows at 10.40pm doesn't help his cause. A half-full venue suggested serial tardiness is finally taking its toll on ticket sales.
But these days, GN'R really are better late than never. No longer powered by the raw energy that piqued the interest of Appetite for Destruction devotees 25 years ago, the latest Guns incarnation nevertheless boasts visible enthusiasm and considerable talent.
And then there's the striking Rose himself, who is the leanest and keenest he's been for several years. Despite the diagnosis of a fractured shoulder and a spell in a Tyneside hospital earlier in the day, he's in scintillating form vocally.
Not since the Use Your Illusion tour has the charismatic front man delivered the epic ballads November Rain and Patience with such endearing aplomb, and for every minute of this three hour marathon, the much maligned Hollywood idol delivered.
It's so easy to criticise Guns N' Roses. Perhaps now is the time for praise.
#243 Re: Guns N' Roses » When's Album? » 680 weeks ago
mister saint laurent wrote:Intercourse wrote:Slash's continued success just begs the inevitable 'whose doing better' questions which i don't think he can bear.
slash's solo album ended up selling 235,000 copies in the US. less than chinese sold in its first week.
recent slash concerts have been in the 600-800 attendance range and in the 20-25k gross range. meanwhile GNR is generating millions in revenue over in europe.
slash's "success" is about 5-10% of GNR's current success, and that is being VERY generous.
"Success" is in how you look at it I guess.
Go up to any random stranger and ask them their opinion on Axl Rose. Then ask them their opinion on Slash.
You'll find your "success" rate to be lopsided in favor of the top hatted one.
Not only success in the public's eye, but I would guess also the general media too. Slash is all over the media, favourable reviews, interviews, magazine shoots, covers etc. He works hard at it, and I think they see his post gnr career as more successful than anything Axl has done. (regardless of the hate/hate relationship that Axl has with the media).
#244 Re: Guns N' Roses » GN'R Gear eBay Auction » 680 weeks ago
On another site I frequent, some dude said he bought a pair socks on ebay that used to belong to the former Green Bay Packers coach, Lindy Infante.
See, thats just weird to me, shoes, socks, any type of clothing that has been worn and sweated in. Not for me!
I do like the GnR flight cases though, and if I had a garage and stuff to pack away and if I had the time and money AND if lived in the US to ship or collect, I would probably bid on one or two of them. That's a lot of if's, so I'm not bidding. 
#245 Re: Guns N' Roses » GN'R Gear eBay Auction » 680 weeks ago
Scott Ian from Anthrax auctioned a load of stuff off recently, including some old 80's Addidas hi-tops, used on tour in the 80's ! Who'd want those?
http://backstageauctions.blogspot.co.uk … heavy.html
And I think Megadeth (Dave) auctioned off a ton of stuff when he damaged his hand and was thinking bout jacking it all in. And I think they do private auctions for the fan club.
I think its cool when bands do this in general, and even better if its for a good cause. Marty Friedman auctioned off some guitars for the Japan quake fund, which was cool.
#246 Re: Guns N' Roses » When's Album? » 680 weeks ago
I think there's some sort of OCD, stubborn perfectionism thing going on
Oh I agree there. And with that in mind, how pissed do you think he was at all the screw-ups with the actual release, art-work, vinyl problems etc? If he is that much of an OCD / perfectionist I bet he was raging !
Planet Axl, an interesting Class M planet, where everything is so difficult to do, and everyone is blamed for everything. Lets just orbit for a while, observe, then piss off somewhere else.
#247 Re: Guns N' Roses » When's Album? » 680 weeks ago
No....I thought our opportunity to get the best of the rest of the vault was right before the first US Tour in October 2011. That was the time he could have re-released Chinese as a double with intended artwork and a fresh new single for radio...single from the vault. Or, he could have dumped it in a boxset which the diehards would eat up (plus, it was around x-mas so good timing). Obviously, he did nothing.
Now, I have VERY little confidence that we will ever hear the vault or get a newly recorded album from the newest of the new Gnr's.
I would love it if the vault was dropped. But as Cramer said, I think Axl is fearful of releasing anything, as in his mind all eyes are on it, scrutinising it and comparing it to the old band.
When in reality no-one really gives a shit. Media will say what they want and forget it in a weeks time. Fans will pick it up and love/hate it.
Axl needs to lighten up regarding releasing stuff, and his sensitivity to the media / fan responses. People claim that the overlong time between releases is due to Axl's perfectionism, bullshit Mr Han man! its been said on this board before, if he is such a perfectionist why were there so many mistakes made regarding the CD release. Its all a fuck up.
Axl needs to lighten up, to not give a fuck, and just drop stuff out, it will sell loads regardless of how good it is, it will at least show he's doing something to move on.....yadder yadder yadder, you know the rest of this rant, its been said on here many times before, by people who can express it far better than I can. 
#248 Re: Guns N' Roses » When's Album? » 680 weeks ago
I think the bottom line has always been that Axl is too afraid to put out new material. Especially since that new material features nobody (for the most part) from the old band that the general public knows. Sure you can be the last man standing, sure you can run everybody off, sure you can call yourself "GNR", but guess what? Now it's time to perform to that standard. In fact you may have to exceed that standard given that you are the last man standing. Fair or not, that was the reality I believe.
Chinese Democracy showed that he had something to worry about. It was good, sure, but it was the weakest of all the band's material. Musically GNR are HUGE shoes to fill and he knew that. He knew good and goddamn well that he had to bring the big guns to the table and that's why he fussed over it for so many years. Unfortunately the reality is that you can't recreate lightning in a bottle. All the money in the world (OK, how about just "Millions") and a revolving door of top rated talented musicians couldn't replicate that magic from the old days or produce a cohesive, consistent sound that a true band would conjure up.
This time may be a bit different, since the current line up seems to be firing on all cylinders and appear to be an actual band. If there is that fundamental group connection, and if Axl tried a little LESS in terms of production/obsessive fussing , we might just get some blockbuster music this time around. Sadly though, people don't change and I predict Axl will find a way to derail the good thing he has right now.
This....we all know it to be true. Especially that last paragraph.
#249 Re: Guns N' Roses » Mönchengladbach, Germany 06/08/12 » 680 weeks ago
Cornrows and all the bling rings, fancy shoes n stuff got him a pasting from alot of people.
#250 Re: Guns N' Roses » Mönchengladbach, Germany 06/08/12 » 680 weeks ago
l... but he just looked so timeless in 2006. He looked like a fashion star in those days. He was slimmer. His hair being pulled back made him look younger. He looked screen-ready everytime he walked out the door.
Agree, he should drop the handle-bar, and the hats. He did look lean and mean in 06, now he looks like 12 years older, not 06.
Saying that, I dont really care how he looks, I wonder how much he cares himself? My guess is it's alot, and we all know he has a history of bad taste when it comes to looks or dress.
06 seemed the most normal and gnarley he's looked since the early 90's.
