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#1211 Re: Guns N' Roses » Lars Comments on "Better" Video » 928 weeks ago
Axl has NO business sense at all. I think everyone has known that for years.
And it's pretty pathetic that everyone (not here) is jumping on Beta's case. Axl is a grown ass man and makes his own decisions or non-decisions for that matter. It's not Beta's fault that he couldn't run a fuckin' gas station.
No business sense at all?
Seems like he gained the rights to the name GNR beyond a shadow of a doubt. That proves he's got some business sense.
I do agree that people shouldn't be blaming Beta for this.
#1212 Re: The Sunset Strip » U2 - Acoustic Achtung Babies » 929 weeks ago
It really does amaze me how U2 can move in entirely new directions while at the same time staying faithful to their old material. It's almost like you can see how this band is evolving by hearing this song, that sounds different, but still has influences from their other stuff. I like this better than Vertigo. I think it's a much better song, but that's just me. Vertigo just didn't do it for me. It was too mainstream radio.
I can hear that Bob Dylan vibe. It's a stretch, but it's there. I think i've played this song like 9 times today.
#1213 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » If VR Had Called Themselves GN'R Instead » 929 weeks ago
Saikin wrote:I'm a big van of Scott...
Is that kind of like the van that the guys were driving when they killed Doc Brown in Back to the Future?
Yeah i fixed it. Thanks. 
I really don't think anyone should call themselves GNR unless Axl is at the front of the band. For me, it would be the same as Soundgarden without Cornell.
#1214 Re: The Sunset Strip » U2 - Acoustic Achtung Babies » 929 weeks ago
This song is unlike anything you've heard from U2 before
Really? You just compared parts of the song to other U2 songs. Just messing around.
I agree that this song is not playing it safe by any means. I like it. It's catchy as hell i think. It's not what i was expecting, that's for sure.
I think what FlashFlood meant was that your post sounds a lot like what some GNR fans said about the new material. I don't think he was calling you a fan boy. I could be wrong though.
#1215 Re: The Garden » Had a medical emergency last night » 929 weeks ago
You should be careful Saikin, James has the excuse of being old (haha, sorry James) but that stuff happening in a person your age, or my age, could be serious. I guess if you took all the tests and came up with nothing though, what else can you do?
Good luck to both of you, hope it doesn't happen again. Sounds upsetting to say the least.
And for the reason it scared the crap out of me. It's been going on for over a year now but the doctors said there's absolutely nothing wrong with me physically. I don't even have a drug addiction so it's not like i can stop that.
#1216 Re: The Garden » Had a medical emergency last night » 929 weeks ago
This happened again this morning, although not in such a dramatic fashion. Had actually been having mild chest discomfort the past few days, but the pills I take easily mask that. This morning I had like a stabbing pain on the side of my chest for a few minutes, so I decided to go to the hospital. Just got back home. Had an IV in me for like 6 hours, did the whole EKG shit, and last but not least, they took 5 vials of blood when they gave me a blood test. Had I watched them do that, I most certainly would have fainted. I almost fainted just seeing those vials full of my blood after it was over. I also had a chest x ray.
They found nothing wrong with me, although the doctor said I should go see a heart specialist just to be on the safe side. Nothing wrong with my heart, and they didn't find anything on the x ray either. In other words, it was another panic attack.
I think I'm taking the wrong pills.
James, I have the exact same shit going on. Stabbing pains in the side of my chest, faintness, numbness... it's all there. And my EKG, Echocardiogram, blood work (seriously a ton of blood), and chest x-rays were all clean.
The doctor told me i pulled a muscle. I just about told him to fuck off. I know what pulling a muscle feels like.
#1217 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » If VR Had Called Themselves GN'R Instead » 929 weeks ago
I'm a big fan of Scott...
But a GNR fronted by Scott... 
#1218 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy Elimination Round 6 » 929 weeks ago
Prostitute
#1219 Re: Guns N' Roses » Who should be GNR's next lead guitarist? (If needed) » 929 weeks ago
I don't know about that Saikin. From a musical standpoint, one could argue it was an improvement. From an image standpoint, it was a disaster. Not just bad, disaster. The 2002 (or whatever year it was) VMAs and subsequent "tour" ended this version of GnR. While a couple people here got interested as a result, the rest of the world tuned out. I know all the BH fans like to say image doesn't matter, but you're wrong. Image matters more than the music sadly.
Certainly. I wasn't addressing image but you bring up a valid point.
Although no one will be able to convince me that Bh's image was more of a detriment than Finck's image in 2002. Axl's image certainly didn't help anything either.
My original point though was that musically Skippy would be hard pressed to give a valid argument about how Bh was the worst case scenario for GNR as a lead guitarist. Even take into account musicality and image and i still don't think a strong argument could be made of how Bh is the worst case scenario.
#1220 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy Chart Positions Thread » 929 weeks ago
I look at the bright side. Maybe Axl just unloaded this bitch of a record, that has been a double-edged sword for the last 15 years... just to get the fucker out of the way.
Now maybe Axl just wants his hardcore, loyal fans, and he's gonna take GN'R the route of NIN. Exclusive, limited releases, that he controls himself inside and out.
Sounds good to me...
This is one of the reasons why i could care less about the sales of this album. Musically it is great. Now a better estimate of how popular this album is would be the amount of times it has been downloaded. That number is going to be large.
Axl may enjoy a private life where his face isn't plastered everywhere. If that's what he wants, he's entitled to it. I wouldn't mind him putting out albums like NIN from this point on. Wouldn't phase me one bit.
