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#1971 Re: Guns N' Roses » The Story Of Guns N' Roses' To Air On BBC FOUR In U.K. » 536 weeks ago
The patchy feeling betrays how thin the production really is. Even had to throw in that weird cartoon to attempt to spice it up. Especially the end was a train wreck.
Good footage though. Quite a bit I hadn't seen before. A few cool stories, Axl wanting to buy an army, believing Slash had been taken over by another soul, Duff doing 10 bottles of wine to ease up his drinking. The Keith Richards impression.
But damn, these guys are getting worn. Some of them I felt could go right there. Duff looks about 70 in HD. Matt sounded about the same age. Don't know how Slash is keeping it up so well, he's done more drugs than most of them. Adler was just sad. Might count ourselves lucky this reunion is happening when it does.
Watched it last night with my wife and we both enjoyed it.
What struck us most is how sympathetic to Axl it was. My wife has always thought he is a douche (as do a lot of casuals) and she came away feeling a bit more empathy towards him, as did I it must be said. The whole Slash playing with Michael Jackson (an alleged child abuser) point was an interesting one and not one i'd given a lot of thought to, to be honest.
What was her impression of him before? I thought he was a getting a bid of a bad rap. Presenting it like he went off stage every week. 
#1972 Re: Guns N' Roses » Your Opinions on a Axl/Slash Reconciliation » 536 weeks ago
James Lofton wrote:Its amazing how after that UYI tour that went on forever, Slash wanted to do another tour.
Indeed...for a quy that's so famous Slash is by most accounts very humble and very nice, but his work ethic is almost pathological. It's cool for fans because it means we get so much....but at the same time sometimes I wonder if he's actually afraid of not-pushing forward...I guess he knows what keeps him off junk....but I do wonder for his family...like between the constant touring and his other businesses I wonder if he is ever home lol
Well, he is getting divorced. 
Wouldn't call it work ethic as much as keeping busy. By all accounts he hates long stretches in the studio.
What he likes is to play. Almost with whoever. Pop, rock, rap. Doesn't seem to matter. We'll be seeing him on stage for as long as he lives imo.
#1973 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 536 weeks ago
Watching Stargate SG-1 again. I miss that type of camp in today's shows. Gives you everything a "planet of the week" sci fi can, with a great cast. The stargate concept is just fantastic. Imagine if we had something like that.
#1974 Re: The Garden » Chinese photos show moon's surface in vivid detail » 536 weeks ago
Don't believe for a second they went to the moon. Last space footage I saw from them was shot in a scuba tank.
The fact that we haven't put men up there since the early 70s is a big red flag. NASA claiming they "lost the blueprints". Yeah right.
#1975 Re: Guns N' Roses » Big Surprise - We're almost all on the same side! » 536 weeks ago
+1 for people that want to hear Slash on some CD songs, I'm very excited about this. But I'm more excited over the possibility of hearing Axl sing Fall to Peices and Slither.
Would rather just hear some CDII songs if we're talking right now. New stuff would have to be worked on. If they are going to do something I don't want it to be half assed.
#1976 Re: The Sunset Strip » Making a Murderer » 536 weeks ago
His second conviction changed everything. Nobody was going to go after police for putting a supposed murderer behind bars, even if they were corrupt.
#1977 Re: Guns N' Roses » Happy 54th return, Ax / 52th for Duff. » 536 weeks ago
Happy birthday Axl. 
#1978 Guns N' Roses » What GN'R members thought about CD » 536 weeks ago
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Was reading wikipedia and saw this:
Duff McKagan praised the album, saying that "Axl sounds amazing" and "I think Axl's finally made the record he always wanted to".
Slash reacted positively to the title track, stating "That sounds cool. It's good to hear Axl's voice again, y'know?" When the album was released, Slash responded by saying "It's a really good record. It's very different from what the original Guns N' Roses sounded like, but it's a great statement by Axl... It's a record that the original Guns N' Roses could never possibly make. And at the same time it just shows you how brilliant Axl is." In a later interview, Slash stated the album was "exactly what I thought it would sound like," with many synthesizers and digital augmentations.
Izzy Stradlin, soon after the album was released, said "I have listened to some tracks off the record and I enjoyed them" and "I like what I've heard."
Steven Adler said he "didn't like the album, not one bit."
Gilby Clarke stated "I think it's a really good record – I honestly do. I think it's a great record... Knowing what I know what direction he wanted to take the band, I think he hit the nail on the head; I think he did a great job"
Matt Sorum called the album a 'toe-tapper'.
Early Guns N' Roses guitarist Tracii Guns said he thought the album was "over-indulgent, sterile and not that exciting."
Duff and Slash are laying it on a little thick there. I wonder if statements like that to the press are what sowed the first seeds for this reunion. We know being badmouthed in the press was one of the things Axl resented Slash the most for. Later someone said the only way Slash would be forgiven was if he admitted what he had done in Axl's eyes and apologized for everything.
Now probably Slash didn't do exactly that and won't, but talking up Axl in the press could have been a strategy that has mellowed the relationship between them.
#1979 Re: The Garden » The Rant Thread » 536 weeks ago
Damn...
I feel better now, lol.
#1980 Re: The Garden » The Rant Thread » 536 weeks ago
One of those days where you get more and more angry for each passing hour.
