Potential for a politically charged album?

TheSundanceKid

So I mean we know new music might be a long ways away.

But, given Mr. Axl Rose seems to dislike the current occupants of the White House.

Does that give the potential for some politically based new songs or overall general theme?

You know if an album or songs were being written.

I assume a musician still writes in private. Regardless, if they're releasing anything currently or in the studio.

Lyrically I think Axl clearly can do it, as he has written kind of those songs. Civil War prime example. Madagascar, Chinese Democracy et cetera.

esoterica

Civil War is vaguely political.

It's more about human nature than it is about anything else.

I think political art is unsophisticated and ages like milk, so I'd rather they not.

But Guns N' Roses is a corporate machine now. The next thing they release (if anything) is going to be radio-friendly to maximize ad buys and concert ticket revenues. Jackie Chan in The Avengers: Infinity War XXX Part 17 or something similar seems like a plausible bet.

Axl should switch up his songwriting to be a little more direct at a minimum.

deadsouth

Just what the world needs.. another un educated millionaire spouting political gibberish, and if you need these type of.people to reinforce your political ideology than i feel bad for ya... Granted..there's some good lines in One In Million. smile

FlashFlood

deadsouth wrote:

Just what the world needs.. another un educated millionaire spouting political gibberish, and if you need these type of.people to reinforce your political ideology than i feel bad for ya... Granted..there's some good lines in One In Million.

So basically you like when Axl says Nigger but don’t like when he speaks ill of Trump. Got it.

Idk is this a troll post? You call out Axl for being “un educated” and constructed your post with the grammar of a 12 year old. Got me, I guess?

esoterica

The common cutdown is that musicians, artists, and so forth tend to be "champagne socialists".

I don't know with any precision what Axl, Slash, Duff's political views and personal beliefs are but I found Duff's screed a year or two ago to be generally embarrassing and intellectually vacuous.

I think no album is to be forthcoming and even worse, this thread will be another reason for people to get into forum wars over nonsense.

monkeychow

Wagszilla wrote:

Axl should switch up his songwriting to be a little more direct at a minimum.

It's interesting.

I felt that direction started on Chinese Democracy.

I think AFD, LIES and UYI were very obviously autobiographical for the most part - with a few exceptions - but I wondered if he got less direct on Chinese after perceived criticism in the media.

As for a political album.

It depends. I think Axl's strength is about writing about the human condition and linking thoughts and emotions together in unusual yet relatable ways. There's something unique about his perspective on stuff and yet it touches base with so many.

Depending on how it was done I agree it might date too fast. Like when I hear stone sour's anti-george-bush song now. It's still a cool song but its sort of lost in history in a way.

Then again if it was more like civil war and looking at broader struggles rather than calling out particular players it could be interesting.

To be honest it would nice just to hear more of axl's perspective of the world. He had a unique artistic voice in the past.

deadsouth

FlashFlood wrote:

deadsouth wrote:
Just what the world needs.. another un educated millionaire spouting political gibberish, and if you need these type of.people to reinforce your political ideology than i feel bad for ya... Granted..there's some good lines in One In Million.
So basically you like when Axl says Nigger but don’t like when he speaks ill of Trump. Got it.
Idk is this a troll post? You call out Axl for being “un educated” and constructed your post with the grammar of a 12 year old. Got me, I guess?

Internet much??

TheSundanceKid

monkeychow wrote:

Wagszilla wrote:
Axl should switch up his songwriting to be a little more direct at a minimum.
It's interesting.
I felt that direction started on Chinese Democracy.
I think AFD, LIES and UYI were very obviously autobiographical for the most part - with a few exceptions - but I wondered if he got less direct on Chinese after perceived criticism in the media.
As for a political album.
It depends. I think Axl's strength is about writing about the human condition and linking thoughts and emotions together in unusual yet relatable ways. There's something unique about his perspective on stuff and yet it touches base with so many.
Depending on how it was done I agree it might date too fast. Like when I hear stone sour's anti-george-bush song now. It's still a cool song but its sort of lost in history in a way.
Then again if it was more like civil war and looking at broader struggles rather than calling out particular players it could be interesting.
To be honest it would nice just to hear more of axl's perspective of the world. He had a unique artistic voice in the past.

Solid post.

I think he can do an album with songs like Civil War, Madagascar, Chinese Democracy et cetera.

Axl has a great songwriting ability, and it wouldn't surprise me that he could pull it off.

I mean politically I don't really know how he leans, I could guess it is towards the left, but who really knows. He seems to have gone more left than right with age.

He seems to call people out for their bullshit, and I like that.

elevendayempire

TheSundanceKid wrote:

monkeychow wrote:
Wagszilla wrote:
Axl should switch up his songwriting to be a little more direct at a minimum.
It's interesting.
I felt that direction started on Chinese Democracy.
I think AFD, LIES and UYI were very obviously autobiographical for the most part - with a few exceptions - but I wondered if he got less direct on Chinese after perceived criticism in the media.
As for a political album.
It depends. I think Axl's strength is about writing about the human condition and linking thoughts and emotions together in unusual yet relatable ways. There's something unique about his perspective on stuff and yet it touches base with so many.
Depending on how it was done I agree it might date too fast. Like when I hear stone sour's anti-george-bush song now. It's still a cool song but its sort of lost in history in a way.
Then again if it was more like civil war and looking at broader struggles rather than calling out particular players it could be interesting.
To be honest it would nice just to hear more of axl's perspective of the world. He had a unique artistic voice in the past.
Solid post.
I think he can do an album with songs like Civil War, Madagascar, Chinese Democracy et cetera.
Axl has a great songwriting ability, and it wouldn't surprise me that he could pull it off.
I mean politically I don't really know how he leans, I could guess it is towards the left, but who really knows. He seems to have gone more left than right with age.

I think it's fair to say he's not a fan of the current administration:
https://twitter.com/axlrose/status/954504252763680773
https://twitter.com/axlrose/status/953452585054187521
https://twitter.com/axlrose/status/949046869421834240

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5_pSIpjOTQ

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