just watched that trailer... yikes

on another note, slash doing a soundtrack would actually be really interesting

maybe that's what him and the ax man could collab on?

as weird as it is to say, part of me wishes axl pulled the trigger in '99 without buckethead. he took some songs to another level, but he wasn't necessary for axl's vision at the time -- finck was already a good fit. the '99 demos are raw as fuck in the best way possible.

after that album, he could have brought in bucket and brain and wrote the follow up with them.

those 3 could have been a songwriting powerhouse and tackled all sorts of different sounds.

but whatever.

the real shame is that there's unreleased gn'r stuff with bucket on it. i guarantee he's on the general (it's a brain song). the cd remixes have unheard solos from bucket where he duels with bumblefoot (omg, silkworms). he could even be on shit like cuban skies or the early industrial shit like seven and ides of march. i'd love to hear the shackler's revenge with his solo... it was his damn song, after all.

given bucket's health conditions currently, it'd be a nice move of axl to release a song with bucket on it and cut the man some royalties he more than fuckin' deserves.

a few minutes ago, i posted a review of the detroit show saying how it reminded me why guns is my favorite band.

.... didn't take long for me to hate them again.

https://gnrmerch.com/collections/appeti … nniversary

you're looking at a $40 shirt here, folks:

i mean, i get it. they're getting old, have all been sued a lot, and this is there last big chance to capitalize on the gnr brand to make them all a goddamn shitload of money so they never have to worry about financials again. but when you're closing in on potentially the highest grossing tour in HISTORY... do they really need to whore out a bunch of fuckin' belt buckles and skull caps n' shit? everyone in the guns camp is well aware that the (incredibly loyal) fanbase has been starving for new tunes for YEARS, yet they still do shit like this to us?

who the fuck was asking for more merch?

what a fuckin' show in detroit last night! after the rio shitshow earlier this year, i was strongly considering not going, but i'm so happy i smartened up and went.

i got to hear my michelle, patience, madagascar and prostitute, none of which were played at the detroit show last year.

madagascar was the coolest moment of the show for me. by that point, i was already hammered. as soon as them french horns pumped in, i lost my goddamn mind! the casual fans around me were looking at me like i grew 3 extra heads.

i gotta say, axl sounded phenomenal. he was singing his fuckin' ass off. he's definitely half-assed some performances in 2017, but he was fully on last night.

he said something about "our boy verlander" and there was some mild boos from the crowd. i thought that was pretty funny.

overall, hell of a night. i've been really down on the band lately, so this was a great reminder why they will always be my favorite.

this is pretty fuckin' great. guns in their absolute prime. what a powerhouse of a band.

lmao @ axl telling robert christgau to blow himself away. wtf was that about?

oh.