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#691 Re: Guns N' Roses » Something is up with Pitman » 565 weeks ago
ElevendayEmpire... if I could squeeze through the fiberoptic, bend you over my knee and spank that ass... I would. I can't believe you said what you said. Richard Fortus take over for Slash on NR, when Slash is on stage... the ONLY time that is even worthy of discussion is if the reunion was Slash & Buckethead, and even still -- no. Hell, I think Bucket would say "let Slash do it, let me do my own thing".
Even with this Mark XI lineup of Guns N' Roses, Slash will be getting ALL of the main classic solos (seeing as how he FUCKING WROTE THEM). Even if Dave Kushner (or my dream of Tommy Stinson) is on rhythm IF Izzy is not there, and Richard is on Lead 2, Richard will still back Slash, and ONLY play Slash's rhythm parts from the studio recordings. Slash will still get all lead parts live. That's a given.
However if a couple of Chinese songs survive on the set, I could see Richard being allowed lead on those songs, and Slash playing Bucket/Ron's parts for the shredding, possibly adding a bluesier effect for those choppy killswitch Bucket solos.
Regardless... it's hard to imagine two leads with Slash there. I just can't wrap my mind around it, and certainly not with Richard. Bucket, maybe, Richard, no. Even as good as he is, he and Slash's styles are very similar, and... just... no. Slash will do lead guitar and play his own solos. Richard will play Izzy's rhythm, and in a 3-guitar config, play Slash's rhythm.
#692 Re: Guns N' Roses » MATT SORUM Refuses To Comment On GUNS N' ROSES Reunion Lineup » 565 weeks ago
Someone posted on GN'R Truth that Eddie Trunk reported last night on his radio show Slash's agent told him there would be no interviews or press conference. I wonder if that is just for Coachella or in general. Coachella sold out very quickly and would have sold out quickly even without GN'R, but they are going to need promotion if they plan to tour on their own.
I think this is simply a case of "No News is Good News... or No News"
I think right now GN'R are mulling a reunion tour. No way is this gonna be a one-off at Coachella. They're waiting to get things in place. Not sure if there will be an album announcement by then (or at all), but there are rumors abound that they are checking into a 25-date tour, possibly North America, possibly the world, and also looking into headlining other festivals in Europe later, but will they be willing to pay their $4mil fee for festival shows. Which ones will, which ones won't.
When all that's in place... there will be an announcement/press conference. The blackout could be because of Coachella, but I think it's because plans aren't all locked in yet, and personally... I don't think the lineup is a lock yet either.
#693 Re: Guns N' Roses » MATT SORUM Refuses To Comment On GUNS N' ROSES Reunion Lineup » 565 weeks ago
You think Frank is better than Matt? Serious?
Technically? No. I think Matt & Brain both are superior to Steven & Frank.
But to me Frank has enough technicality and rhythm (the "groove" Izzy speaks of) to be THE RIGHT drummer for GN'R. Frank just nails the vibe and sound of GN'R. The spirit of what the band is.
Brain was probably the best drummer in GN'R in terms of efficiency, but to me, he and Sorum can sound like human drum machines alot of the time. That's not right for GN'R. GN'R isn't Zeppelin. GN'R doesn't need a Bonham on the kit.
Frank is the best of both worlds. He gets that Steven "Popcorn" Adler groove, but can also nail more of the technical Sorum (UYI) and Brain (CD) stuff.
So yeah.... Thunderchucker ftw
#694 Re: Guns N' Roses » Alan Niven interview 01-08- 2016 » 565 weeks ago
- Asked how the band imploded, who was the most difficult? He deflects, then gets serious. Says in hindsight Axl was misdiagnosed. Compares Axl's behaviour to high functioning Aspergers. He had social differences.
I wanted to address this the other day when I got around to it. Now granted Niven has experience personally with Axl, but I kind of agree and don't agree with him here.
Again, I think this statement (or allusion) comes back to Axl being a completely different creature that marches to a different drum than the average guy and thus the reason he was so unique and a necessary ingredient to the recipe that makes Guns N' Roses what it is, but at the same time was the detriment that led to its, frankly bizarre, legacy.
Alot of people still think Axl sold out for the money on this reunion, but I still don't buy it. I stand by my original statements that Axl could give a flying fuck about money. Axl would bury the band, bury his legacy, and live on $30,000 a year in a trailer with cases of Miller High Life, in order to avoid doing something he doesn't feel comfortable with doing.
That's why I don't feel anyone strong-armed him into this reunion. Axl is doing this reunion because AXL WANTS IT. For whatever reason.
I also don't feel like Axl has Asperger's. Far from it. Axl, even just from me cold-reading him in person, strikes me as a man with ALOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT of TRUST ISSUES. Yes folks, even at GN'R shows (all of those ones i've been too), Axl has HUGE invisible walls up around him. The rest of the band is WAY laid back. Axl's cool, but still... you can almost feel those walls up. He also seems to get better, and looser LATER in the show after a couple hours then he is early on. It could be the stage fright thing, or it could be... Axl is like "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. DTA == Don't Trust Anyone. I think the man doesn't like, or get, the world at large, the same world that (in his mind) has persecuted him many many times over, and yet there are others who claim Axl has done this to them. Is it a case of "fuck them, before they fuck me?"
I would believe Axl is a legendary tyrannical uber-dick... but "high functioning Asperger's" ? No. Again, I think Niv kind of mis-reads Axl's motives. I think Axl's one of a kind crazy. And I mean that with all due respect to Axl. Classifying him as "Aspergers", "Bipolar"... I think remain cop outs to those who just don't fucking get what motivates or moves Axl.
#695 Re: Guns N' Roses » GN'R Twitter Updates » 565 weeks ago
Smoking Guns wrote:AtariLegend wrote:I was just informed by mgmt to not acknowledge anything about coachella, gnr, etc. So there, denied! #GamesForDays
https://twitter.com/CPitmanofficial/sta … 1775545344
He's also subtlety removed the info on his twitter where it said (GunsNRoses (1998 to Present).
He gone
Could mean all the radio silence means they're up to something and want to announce everything a certain way.
This. I got that feeling in my gut when Lisa Reed, Chris, Frank were all announcing shit (on their own) on the same day Axl, Slash & Duff issued official statements.
I got an immediate feeling they had overstepped their bounds. This is STILL AXL'S BAND... and TB I think just meant that that day was just for Axl, Slash & Duff to announce they would appear in Indio those dates. It wasn't for the rest of Guns to chime in.
Apparently Chris was too chatty and they shut him down.
No different than the Kimmel appearence, I get the feeling there are more moving parts to all of this and GN'R are waiting to announce a full tour, possibly album release, and most likely, there was a certain agreement that TB reached with Coachella to give Coachella exclusivity to promote Guns and there reunion, without announcing other plans until certain dates were reached as a clause to the deal.
#696 Re: Guns N' Roses » GN'R Twitter Updates » 565 weeks ago
Man, SG is working a hard feud angle with Mother Goose... might have to sneak Chris the brass knuck McGillicutty in Coachella when he sees him.
#697 Re: Guns N' Roses » Looks like rehearsals have started! » 565 weeks ago
Hahaha, anybody remember that version of "White Christmas" with the Axl soundalike that floated around for years and was actually bootlegged by GN'R fans that was a total fake as well?
Takes me back...
#698 Re: The Sunset Strip » David Bowie dead age 69 » 565 weeks ago
Ladies and gentlemen Mr. Dizzy fucking Reed...
#699 Re: The Sunset Strip » David Bowie dead age 69 » 565 weeks ago
polluxlm wrote:Shocking. Didn't even think he was that old.
Some of those 70s albums are absolute classics.
I've always loved that.
I was watching this a few days ago actually, just think that was the most riddoclous opening to a video ever.
The guy's a genius though.
I am a Guns N' Roses fan, but why couldn't I grown up with Bowie instead? I'm literally jealous of those who did.
Dude you've completely missed the mark... YOU HAVE GUNS N' ROSES BECAUSE OF BOWIE!!!
David Bowie influenced every fucking guy in GN'R, especially Axl & Slash & Dizzy, all three are HUGE Bowie marks, and have covered him in GN'R.
I would go so far to say GN'R wouldn't exist without Bowie's influence, and I say that as a guy who wasn't a huge Bowie guy. But even I see the building blocks.
#700 Re: Guns N' Roses » Looks like rehearsals have started! » 565 weeks ago
True, and i'm certainly no Slashite, but even though Slash doesn't make great complete songs, you've gotta hand it to the top-hatted one... he can knock out a good fucking solo like easy.
The rest of the song fucking blows, but Slash soloing/shredding is always entertaining. Always. Same with Bucket.
