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#371 Re: Guns N' Roses » melissa & brain perform sorry remix at nba halftime show » 468 weeks ago
The situation reminds me of the DJ Ashba conundrum.
Musically, he had the credentials to be a suitable replacement for Robin, and perhaps add an extra dimension in the studio should that ever be needed. However, his stage persona and style were awkward, ill fitted to the band and capable of inspiring derision from people even though he is talented and a cool guy.
Melissa is the same.
Musically she seems to be an accomplished musician, she can easily handle all pitmans effects triggering, her backing vocals add an extra dimension and in the event GNR ever decided to record something her production skills might be useful.
However, just like DJ, her onstage persona and personal style are at odds with the band's image and brand, and perhaps a bit like in Robin's 2001 alien look, it just comes across as out of place and awkward.
Musically she's fine, but her style and stage presence is from some other genre and watching it one tends to feel awkwardly embarrassed for the band. It's not so much that you even dislike her it's that you feel embarrassed for them that they went ahead like this. Much like when DJ mimicks Slash so blatantly.
I hope like how Robin came back in 2006 looking like he maybe could be in the band afterall, maybe in 2022 during the retirement tour by then Melissa will look and act less like she's running a jpop rave and more like she's in a rock band.
This is GNR folks, there's always hope
Melissa being in the band is no different when GNR added the back up singers and the horn section. GNR have always had something like this once Axl started to get his way.
If the talent is there who cares what she looks like. BH is the best guitarist GNR have ever had, yes better than slash and he wore a KFC bucket on his head. GNR fans need to stop worryign about image, that is something GNR was always against
Talent comes first.
#372 Re: Guns N' Roses » LEAKS THREAD » 468 weeks ago
I still don't like Madagascar as a whole, but I much prefer the more stripped down, gritty sound of the demo version. It just feels less clustered and muddy to me. Yeah, it still needs work, but I prefer that to having too much work done to it.
The best versions of madagascar are the RIR 3 and 2002 live versions. I still dont love any of the studio versions, Axls shitty vocal track ruins the song.
#373 Re: Guns N' Roses » LEAKS THREAD » 468 weeks ago
I hate Madagascar but I like Madagascar. Typical GNR fans
Which one is it. Make up your minds already
How can anyone prefer Maddy demo to album version is beyond me.
I mean, it`s cool and everything but it`s not finished, it needed work, it`s disjointed.
Ill take underfinished than overdone finished any day
Like take the dont cry demo vs the album version.
The dont cry demo blows away the album version.
Ill take the rough cut of coma over the bloated version on UYI any day as well.
#374 Re: Guns N' Roses » LEAKS THREAD » 468 weeks ago
There was a reunion?? Who knew....
Need 2002 album now!
I still am hoping the blues is shared soon.
#375 Re: Guns N' Roses » LEAKS THREAD » 468 weeks ago
please please can the blues be shared this weekend 
#376 Re: Guns N' Roses » LEAKS THREAD » 468 weeks ago
Beta lies about a lot, I would never take her word at face value, she is an Axl parrot
#377 Re: Guns N' Roses » LEAKS THREAD » 468 weeks ago
From Wiki on Oh My God, released November 1999, "In 2008, Rose claimed the song was an unfinished demo which was rushed to be released for inclusion with the End of Days film soundtrack"
Given that this is the end of 1999, sounds more like I am right
to be fair Axl though the UYI songs were unfinished and though they needed more work but the label forced out the album.
Axl never thinks anything is finished that is why the songs that make the album after lies were always so bloated and over produced.
#378 Re: Guns N' Roses » LEAKS THREAD » 468 weeks ago
It's a myth. (I think) there was a contractual deadline in 1999 and an album was handed over but Axl was not happy with it. Oh My God was released on a soundtrack, but I am sure it is recorded publicly somewhere that Axl was not happy with it being released.
Wrt Tommy, people close to Axl will only repeat what Axl says and I am sure he will blame the record company for this, that and the other.
I am working off memories of stuff from 10 years ago, but I was in contact with Universal for 2 years and I am sure this is all right
Not to mention Tommy is only going by what Axl told him happened. Its not like Tommy was there when and if the album got rejected.
#379 Re: Guns N' Roses » LEAKS THREAD » 468 weeks ago
Axl turned in the album for release in '99 and they told him to work on it more. I believe it was Iovine. I believe Axl turned in the album before Azoff came on board. I remember Beta posted on HTGTH that Axl had turned the album in and the label wasn't doing anything with it. Azoff was then hired and got the thing released with the Best Buy deal. He definitely doesn't want to be pressured or forced into anything, though.
I can see why they would want him to work on the album more if the IRS and TWAT 99 is the versions that were turned in. They still needed work.
The best TWAT is the first version with that longer BH solo. Everything after that was over kill.
The 99 album would probably have been not as great but the 2002 version would have been the best based on hearing this verison of madagascar. If they just cleaned that up a bit it would have been perfect (like that sloppy guitar work and adding in fincks guitar work)
#380 Re: Guns N' Roses » LEAKS THREAD » 468 weeks ago
06 was the year. More so than 2002. Axl was cool again, he was out, partying, on magazine covers. Bucket would have been a cultural phenomenon had the album dropped with cool Axl in 06.
And that is why axl was still trying to get him to come back up until a week before hammerstien.
