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#851 Re: Guns N' Roses » Ron leaving the band after Vegas? » 637 weeks ago
I'm not saying I love Ron's solo (do like the outro work though). I just never understood why when the song came out, people were acting like Brian May had contributed some sort of masterpiece when I didn't think it was anything remarkable. People were acting like Axl overdubbed Slash's November Rain solo with fart noises.
Because Ron did overdub Catcher with fart noises... basically.
May's original was classic in a fucking bottle. As any 70's Queen tune. Which is how Axl wanted it, and he said as much during interviews.
May's Catcher isn't Bohemian Rhapsody, or Killer Queen, or his Bijou solo or anything... I get that... but Ron added literally NOTHING. It took a Queen B-side, that could've been a Guns A-side, and turned it into a fucking Skid Row 2000 song.
Is it listenable, yes. If you had never heard the demo, yeah it's decent (I would prefer the live cut on Appetite For Democracy), but the demo was vastly better. Period.
#852 Re: Guns N' Roses » Ron leaving the band after Vegas? » 637 weeks ago
I can't understand all the Ron bashing here. Sure he's been whining about GN'R for years now. But this is only because he's the only one there with artistic integrity. He wants to create. The others are only there for the paycheck. Can you imagine how frustrating this can be for an artist to play other people's ancient songs in the same order day by day, when the band has big potential?
I also don't get the "he's the new Slash" stuff, like it would be something negative. Yeah, Slash used to bitch (more directly) about Axl and his (non-existant) working ethics. He'd been bitching for 2 years then quit. Interestingly enough, the same people who blame him for his "bitching" blame him for leaving the band. What should have he done? What should Ron do? They tried and try everything to get Axl, this (once) extremely talented man fulfill his potential. or at least create something new instead of ripping off the fans with the same old shit again and again. Unfortunately Axl has all the power and he's only using it for doing nothing. Such a shame. Really, what should Ron do? He should do the Robin? The "now I'm out, now I'm in, now I'm out again" scenario? Or the "I'm the Whacko Jacko of guitar, build me a chicken coop, oops I left just weeks before the new nostalgia tour" BH route?
Ron's more honest, sincere and has the best intentions of moving forward than anyone in the band since Slash N' Duff. There is a chance that Axl doesn't wanna record with his new band at all. I don't think it'd be a Ron-specific problem, since NOTHING's keeping him from making an album without whoever he wants. The problem is he doesn't wanna do anything, but living his high life. since it's extremely expensive, he needs to whore out once in every 1 or 2 years. That's the truth. He's totally lost it and what's even worse, he's become a sell-out. He's a sad parody of his former self. He's everything that he once fought against.
That's not a fair statement towards the rest of the band. DJ, Richard, Tommy, Dizzy & Chris... at least... have all made it clear MANY times over that they want to record new music... with this band... yesterday.
Which leans me back to Axl as the one holding it up. Just as the interview back in Vegas 2014 proved. Axl's plans for the future is CD II & CD: Redux.
That's it.
I don't think Axl has any plans for anything that isn't already recorded. Which Axl seems willing to let DJ touch, or Dizzy or Chris add synth pieces, but other than that acoustic version of Better... seems Ron doesn't get that call. Nor will he ever. And he's said that.
#853 Re: Guns N' Roses » 11-21-2012 The Joint, Las Vegas (Being filmed in 3D) » 637 weeks ago
Yeah dude I remember that emo girl they kept showing. I just assumed the camera guy had a thing for her.
The emo redhead was fucking HOT. Hotter than the damn dancers in the show-- hot.
#854 Re: Guns N' Roses » Ron leaving the band after Vegas? » 638 weeks ago
My biggest problem with Ron is that he's always doing this, always acting miserable about being in the band in these interviews. After nearly 10 years and he still hasn't figured out how the band writes music, and he still hasn't caught on that they aren't going to get in a room and write a song, or release one song a year, then that's his own fault. We're fans, not bandmembers, and we all know Axl writes music based on what these guys present him. They don't sit in a room and write.
If that's such a big deal for him, leave. Stop complaining about it. Even DJ knows the score and has been giving Axl music, not waiting around for something that's not happening... I never saw someone so damn miserable in a band before who didn't just bow out. He's dismissing the music for CD 2 because he didn't have a hand in writing it. He's complaining about tour scheduling. Complaining about not writing new music together in the same room. Complaining about touring and the shows. All this dude does is complain. I mean, come on, man.
Agreed. We all give Ron a pass because he has been so good with fans, and plus his near-death wreck, but the reality of it is he was never really all that much of a force in the band anyways. His contributions to CD fucking ruined the originals (sorry), and even if I could say something positive about him, it MIGHT be his rhythm additions to Chinese-the song, other than that... fuhgettaboutit.
I still stand by seeing an emotional change in Ron towards everything after his wreck. All of his interviews and statements became very pessimistic, cynical, snide, and frankly whiney. Wah, the band doesn't like me, wah we won't record, wah i'm thinking about leaving.
Then go bro. Show them. Fuck their shit up. Fuck the band up and force them to stop touring.
Know why he didn't?
Because who the fuck knew who Ron Fucking Thal was before Guns N' Roses?
There's your answer. It's that paycheck man, he knows it, we know it. It's not about no love, it's just truth. And the truth hurts.
I just am really, really over this butthurt, game playing he does about in and out, in and out of the band. If it's a game between him and Axl, and Axl's in on the joke, then I apologize in advance. But if Ron is for real --- fuck him. That's not cool. Even if it's Team Brazil.
Buckethead ain't coming back. Slash will come back before Bucket. Doug Aldrich is a more likely replacement. I think the fans, and Axl, would really like him, especially being that he can emulate BOTH Slash & Bucket, solving all of Axl's needs.
Problem is, Doug is just as bad in terms or artistic integrity. If Doug isn't recording... he bolts. David Coverdale dragged his ass so long on a third WS album with Doug, that Doug quit.
Then again, there's another option NO ONE has considered. Maybe Axl wants to record again, but just not with this band. Ron himself said that the band themselves never called, even though he knew they were writing together. Bottom line, if the next GN'R album happens, it will happen... with Axl, DJ, Richard, Tommy, Frank, Dizzy & Chris, and maybe even Duff & Izzy... all of which seem willing to be in a studio with each other -- sans Ron.
Frankly Ron should've saw the writing on the wall 6-7 years ago.
#855 Re: Guns N' Roses » Strange Kings of Chaos FB post about GnR » 638 weeks ago
It's just Matt hashtagging for attention. He's notorious for it.
Anybody read his tweets?
The dude has enough sand in his vagina to be a fucking dune.
#856 Re: Guns N' Roses » Matt Sorum open to Playing with Current GNR Line-up » 638 weeks ago
Matt is done. Even if a reunion happens tomorrow, Frank is going nowhere. If GN'R do any special guests, it'll be Steven.
I couldn't imagine Steven or Matt ever being brought back to Guns. I think Brain would get a call again, before Matt.
Still think even with a reunion, it'll be Frank until further notice.
#857 Re: Guns N' Roses » New Sixx A.M. Single - Gotta Get It Right » 638 weeks ago
As a diehard Queen fan, I can honestly say that I am NOT a big fan of it at all. Nikki seems like he's been on a big Queen kick lately, interviewing the band and fanboying out to them when Adam Lambert performed with them at IHeart and Nikki hosted.
The song really sounds like they are trying to force a Queen anthem-ballad out of themselves, and A) Only Queen can do that, and B) they don't have the talent in the band to pull it off. In several cases I was waiting for James (name?) to hit a few higher notes, like a Lambert or Freddie could do, and he just can't get there. The rest of it sounds forced.
The only part about it I do like is DJ....
#858 Re: Guns N' Roses » Appetite for Democracy on Axis TV right now » 638 weeks ago
I looked all over Crackle, and never saw this thing. 
#859 Re: The Sunset Strip » Halloween 666: Producer's Cut finally getting released Sept. 23rd » 638 weeks ago
Sweet! That's quite a deal. Glad they have the original composer and crew working on the re-release content. I watched a review of Halloween 6 and saw some footage of the original producer's cut. Got different thoughts and opinions from critics and fans on the matter. Glad it's finally getting it's due with a proper release and extra content. For the respect and memory of Donald Pleasance's final performance. I know Paul Rudd hated the theatrical cut too. I thought H20 was alright for the most part. Surprised they are including Zombie's films on here. I thought the first remake was ok. Second one was utter crap. Both Zombie's H2 and Resurrection (it's practically an unintentional bad comedy, that fucking ending!) are abominations!
As far as Zombie's films themselves... they have their problems. Definitely. But neither of them imo are awful. Even Halloween II-2009, which I absolutely ravaged here on Evo, has grown on me in some ways.
Halloween (2007)
--- I think the film works for the most part, but I prefer the T-cut just because of the damn rape scene in the D-cut. So cringe-worthy, so white trash, and so unnecessary. I far prefer the guard killing scene in the T-cut, and the shorter, tighter pace of the T-cut over the D-cut. A slash film should NEVER be over 2 hrs long, and Zombie's D-cut is. The entire film should've been the Smith's Grove stuff, with the sequel being the return to Haddonfield. Instead Myers new psychopathic, white trash story first half is too rushed, and the final act of the film of Haddonfield is condensing John Carpenter's 90-minute masterpiece down to barely 30 minutes long, and it shows. Especially when the great Malcolm McDowell is forced to recite old Donald Pleasence lines, rather than making the role his own. One thing about the D-cut I do like, is I preferred the D-cut ending to the T-cut ending, because Loomis lives in the D-cut, as opposed to his obvious death in the T-cut. Tyler Bates also deserves high props for his re-imagining of the Halloween I & II traditionalist/electronic-style soundtrack. It really sounds amazing. It's a fair film.
Halloween II (2009)
--- Initially I hated it. REALLY HATED IT. Like everyone else. But in hind-sight, I respect that Zombie went off with his H2, and tried to make it his own thing. 2009's Halloween II truly is Rob Zombie's pure vision for Halloween. I enjoyed the re-incorporation of more supernatural elements, like the family dreams, and the more spiritual face of Halloween that Myers came to be, roaming the corn fields of Illinois, waiting to return home to find his Angel. I enjoyed Tyler Bates returning to score, and thought Brad Dourif, Danielle Harris & Scout-Taylor Compton did amazing acting jobs, especially compared to their first go-round. What I HATED was the absolute raping of the Dr. Loomis character. Although Malcolm McDowell is a fantastic actor, Zombie destroyed the mythos of the Loomis character, then turned around and gave the Loomis lines all to Sheriff Brackett (Dourif). It was unnecessary, and very distracting from me. I also preferred again, the shorter, more concise T-cut, to Zombie's D-cut. I REALLY preferred Zombie's T-cut ending with the traditional Laurie's Theme playing over Laurie's final dream, as opposed to Zombie's D-cut which features the same scenes, but with a Nan Vernon cover of Nazareth's "Love Hurts". Didn't like it at all. Still, not a horrible film, but a fair film.
I really respect with Halloween II more now, that Zombie went off and tried to do his own thing with the franchise. For Zombie, 2009's Halloween II, is his "Halloween III". His little isolated mark on the franchise, and his H2 is VERY different from anything else the franchise has seen. And I totally respect that. Although I think they are both average-to-fair films, if I had to take one film with me, it was surprisingly be Zombie's H2.
As for the franchise, the only films I didn't like was Halloween 5, and the atrocious Halloween: Resurrection.
I truly feel that Halloween: Resurrection is the worst film in the franchise and the only film in the franchise I would call truly awful. Even the Jamie Lee cameo death scene is barely watchable.
#860 Re: The Sunset Strip » Halloween 666: Producer's Cut finally getting released Sept. 23rd » 638 weeks ago
Sweet! That's quite a deal. Glad they have the original composer and crew working on the re-release content. I watched a review of Halloween 6 and saw some footage of the original producer's cut. Got different thoughts and opinions from critics and fans on the matter. Glad it's finally getting it's due with a proper release and extra content. For the respect and memory of Donald Pleasance's final performance. I know Paul Rudd hated the theatrical cut too. I thought H20 was alright for the most part. Surprised they are including Zombie's films on here. I thought the first remake was ok. Second one was utter crap. Both Zombie's H2 and Resurrection (it's practically an unintentional bad comedy, that fucking ending!) are abominations!
I take the Halloween release close to heart. I was as much a Halloween fan as I was a Guns N' Roses fan. Halloween had a huge impact on my life, and remains my preferred franchise out of all of the big horror franchises.
So this release is in alot of ways, a finale to that part of my life. I always knew as a Halloween fan, there were only a few things left on the table as a fan. A special edition release in some form for Halloween II, III & H2O. I assumed the H6: P-cut would never get released, and because of that, the soundtrack would never get released either.
In 2012, H2 & H3 both got Special Collector's Edition Blu-ray releases. Beautiful ones. All that was left was H6: P-cut & H2O. I assumed H2O -- HAD to happen eventually, but NEVER the H6: P-cut. Not only did it happen, but BOTH are getting released, as well as the unreleased soundtrack... all in the same year... all in the same month.
It's literally like killing three birds with one stone.
As for the Zombie films, there were some fan complaints that Zombie's films were included, especially since nothing new is coming from their release, at least on the Limited Edition set. Both of them are Zombie's Unrated Director's Cuts, both of which have already seen release on Blu-ray. Many fans, including myself, feel Zombie's Theatrical Cuts are FAR FAR FAR superior to his shoddy Director's Cuts, so that's missing.
Another glaring omission is the Halloween H2O: Television Version. H2O's TV cut featured several alternate, as well as extended scenes, including far more character development for the Will (Adam Arkin) character and his romance with Laurie/Keri (Jamie Lee Curtis). It's significant enough changes, that it would've been nice to have it included here, but I digress. I'm getting an H6: P-cut & H2O Special Edition. Believe me, i'm fucking good.
I never, unlike alot of fans, jumped on the buy all the home video bandwagon. I already have the 2007 Anchor Bay Halloween release (Disc 2 on this set), as well as Halloween II '81 (Disc 3), Halloween III (Disc 4) & Halloween II-2009 (Disc 14) on Blu-ray. The other half of this set is completely brand-new to me. So it's very much a new purchase.
