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#51 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Loaded - Dark Days » 690 weeks ago
i'm really not very familiar with mother love bone, so it's hard for me to say.
#52 Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Loaded - Dark Days » 690 weeks ago
- mister saint laurent
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Recently placed an order with a music retailer over in Japan and decided to finally pick up Loaded's first record since I was ordering anyway and I'd really enjoyed their records from the last few years.
Listening to it right now for the first time. Really good so far. Just as good as the other two IMO. I think Loaded might be my favorite GNR side/solo project.
Any thoughts on this record? Favorite song?
I really wish Loaded had opened the whole US tour in 2011. I would have loved to have seen them.
#53 Re: Guns N' Roses » Does Talent create responsibility to use that talent? » 690 weeks ago
it may have been discussed elsewhere, but i was very clear that i was trying to avoid spoiling the next album for myself. i want to be able to buy it the day it comes out, drop the needle on the record, and be surprised. something i wasn't able to do in '08. something i regret not being able to do.
#54 Re: Guns N' Roses » Does Talent create responsibility to use that talent? » 690 weeks ago
perhaps you have selective information processing?
#55 Re: Guns N' Roses » Does Talent create responsibility to use that talent? » 690 weeks ago
The dude just spent like ten years of his life making multiple albums. Just because we've only heard one of them so far doesn't mean a lot of effort was not put into them.
#56 Re: Guns N' Roses » Does Talent create responsibility to use that talent? » 691 weeks ago
Well, I certainly don't think anyone could accuse Axl of not trying. If anything, his lack of output is from trying TOO HARD.
Slash has been quoted several times talking about how one of the problems with him and Axl is that after UYI, Slash didn't feel like he had anything to prove and just wanted to do something easy and fun, while Axl was still very determined to push the envelope and so something GREAT.
It's very rare to still have that same hunger after having had so much success.
#57 Re: Guns N' Roses » Does Talent create responsibility to use that talent? » 691 weeks ago
If an artist has a responsibility to create as much of their art as they can, what bounded them to that responsibility? To me, the only responsibility an artist has is to not kill other people for no reason. Maybe also to not molest children or steal. Basic shit like anybody else.
They are set financially from fans buying their records, but let's say they weren't. Let's say Appetite only sold 30,000 copies and they were broke. Would those 30,000 people have a responsibility to donate money to the band since they enjoyed the music so much and the band was still homeless?
I'd say no. Maybe others would feel different.
But unless someone felt they owed the artist financial success, I don't see why they'd feel the artist owes them art.
#58 Re: Guns N' Roses » Does Talent create responsibility to use that talent? » 691 weeks ago
I really don't think anyone owes anyone anything in this world beyond whatever has been specifically promised and agreed to.
It sucks that Izzy left. It sucks that without Izzy, Axl and Slash couldn't agree on where Guns should go next.
But that was a long time ago and whatever greatness could have been achieved at that time is not going to be achieved now, even if Axl chose to work with Slash out of some sort of "guilt" over "cheating" the fans.
Not that I think he has the type of personality where he would give a fuck about any of that.
#59 Re: Guns N' Roses » Guns N' Roses Vinyl LPs » 691 weeks ago
yea, list price on them is $29.98. i paid $56 total for both shipped via amazon.
#60 Re: Guns N' Roses » Guns N' Roses Vinyl LPs » 691 weeks ago
There's been at least 25 times the last few years where I had the euro versions in an online shopping cart, ready to check out, before saying fuck it and decided to wait just a LITTLE bit longer to see if they eventually got US pressings.
I didn't expect to wait this long! But at least the wait is almost over.
