'It's embarrassing to even admit to being a fan of the band

Indeed.

Your post reminded me of something. Don't remember if I mentioned it here recently or it was a convo with my uncle....

For decades..... literally going back to junior high... everyone who knows me...from friends, family, flings, drug dealers, and all points in between....

When they'd see me...there's always a mention of GNR. Always.

Not anymore. I'm not even exactly sure when it stopped...but it did and I doubt they ever get mentioned again.

I can't remember the last time this band did anything good?

* Raises hand*

The only good thing they've done since I was in my youth is the Ritz video....and they buried the goddamn thing on an overpriced box set.

An A list manager like Azoff would've turned that into a monumental release.... theaters, Blu Ray-4k, and a deal with a streaming platform.

It would've also got an audio release simultaneously.

The rollout of that really highlighted how fucked up the current situation really is.

That was a release 30 years in the making....reduced to a popcorn fart.

Shacklermyrye wrote:

AgesOfTheIce wrote:

According to Sweersa at Mygnr, you have Soul Monster and probably the rest of CD2, so it's easy for you to tell others to stop wasting their time following the band, as it obviously has nothing more to offer you. The rest of us aren't so fortunate.

Is that aimed at me or Brodie 2? I certainly don't have those things. Wish I did

Brodie. Sweersa said he was an executive who had CD 2 tracks, specifically Soul Monster but probably more.

2 drummers 2 keyboard/synth players 3 guitar players he should have gotten another Bass player too

Apart from TWAT and IRS what did BH really contribute to CD? CD (song), Catcher and Scraped is actually Bumblefoot on the solos. Better is Robin (the good one). TIL is Robin. Madagascar was good in RIO but it does not catch your breath on the album.

Shackler is bad, If the World and Sorry are good but not because of any amazing guitar work. 

I've gone from thinking BH was indispensable to sort of not caring. He contributed a handful of bits, he wasn't exactly dominant like Slash. His potential in the band was never fulfilled.