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#41 Re: Guns N' Roses » Bad Apples was meant to be on Live Era » 21 weeks ago
It was great becasue I got to meet all the guys again. Slash was responsible for most of the work on the album. He and Axl worked the hardest. Stevie, Izzy and the others were all involved in one way or another.
Is this confirmation they were actually working on this together at some point?!? If memory serves me correctly, the previous story has Axl and Slash working separately.
As you know, I believe we got much closer to a reunion several points in the Chinese timeline.
The Live Era timeframe may be the first...or was the first domino to fall anyways on the path to it.
It's unfortunate they had to ruin Live Era. I wish the label had made them go back to the drawing board or simply not released it at the time.
As far as Bad Apples being excluded, there was no way to get a perfect track list to please both hardcores and casuals. We're damn lucky Dust N Bones was included...the best track on there IMO.
#42 Re: Guns N' Roses » 2025 Tour Dates » 21 weeks ago
That's pretty crazy. I bet the first few minutes were uncomfortable to say the least. I wonder if they talked on the phone before meeting face to face?
It's too bad they couldn't have buried the hatchet years ago when a tour would've been amazing.
Lump me in with those who wouldn't mind GNR being a 5 piece band again.
I initially thought hiring Melissa was a smart move but they did nothing with her so she should just exit stage left now.
#43 Re: Guns N' Roses » New Album thread 2025 by sp1at » 21 weeks ago
Aside from not releasing new music, they seem more motivated than previous years, especially Axl. His voice may be gone, but he seems to be in great shape and great spirits up there, and they’ve been mixing up the setlists quite a lot this run.
Isaac has given them a real shot in the arm as well.
You’d think with this positive mindset, that they’d naturally go into releasing a new album. But this band (Axl) never does what we expect of them.
The problem with this is the fact it's not a real band.
It's a horribly mismanaged nostalgia tour that started to drip feed singles the moment ticket sales nosedive.
That's it.
It's why we got nothing in the first few years of the tour. They had no reason to release anything new because the shows were largely selling out.
As far as this "lunacy" of the band goes, it doesn't interest me anymore. Why? Because there's no substance under its paper thin facade.
I even find the Chinese years less interesting now that I realize what a swindle the whole thing really was.
It was an AFD bait and switch. Always dangling a Chinese carrot to hardcores to get them to support the pushing of AFD. The Chinese saga was pretty much a promotional vehicle for AFD and GH.
Look at the Chinese Democracy tours for further details.
On the back of that, he has read these message boards and press stories, probably intensively, over the years. All the opinions and scrutiny. The big shows show that a few hundred people on message boards does not represent the millions who go to the shows.
The GNR camp figured this out right before the reunion got underway. It's why TB abandoned the forums. They abandoned their hardcore base because they knew that the coming flood of casuals would make up for this loss.
In their defense, many acts ignore their hardcore base now. They simply aren't required in today's environment.
#44 Re: Guns N' Roses » Tapes of old demo's uploaded to Archive. UYI promo interviews ect » 21 weeks ago
I don't remember that version of Bad Apples either. Weird.
I had forgotten about how much Sentimental Movie sucked. Same with Too Much. That's literal bottom of the barrel shit right there.
Why are Move to the City and Jungle on this? Did they briefly consider rerecording these for UYI?!?
#45 Re: Guns N' Roses » HOB 2001 New Verision » 33 weeks ago
Man I would give my left nut to time travel back to this show…
#Metoo
That lineup deserved an album/tour...and maybe an EP right after.
The whole saga could've been wrapped up in 2-3 years.
Then the window is wide open for a reunion in 2005 with no baggage in the way.
. I almost want to say Jungle has never sounded better musically.
The title track peaked at this show. It's even better than the Village leaks version.
#46 Re: Guns N' Roses » Children of the Revolution » 33 weeks ago
Just heard it for the first time. It's ok. To be honest, I was never all that hyped for this song.
At least it finally leaked.
Crazy they even sat on this for years.
#47 Re: Guns N' Roses » Isaac Carpenter is the new drummer » 33 weeks ago
Congrats to him but from my POV, it no longer matters who the drummer is and hasn't for 20 years.
He'll play the jukebox and nothing more.
GNR is the Axl, Slash, and Duff show. No chance of Sorum coming back or Izzy/Gilby if Fortus ever leaves. They'll just grab a random guitar player.
#48 Re: Guns N' Roses » 2025 Tour Dates » 33 weeks ago
I always wanted Human Being in the set. He would've been great on it 15-20 years ago.
Atlas the only new addition.
If Nothing is on tap, you'd think it would make the alternate list.
#49 Re: Guns N' Roses » New Album thread 2025 by sp1at » 33 weeks ago
I love coming back and there being actual news.
Nothing would certainly be out of left field.
If this cycle is identical to the previous cycle, I suppose this means we're getting Nothing + Atlas this year?
Better than nothing... 
We're never getting Oklahoma and I'm definitely in the camp that believes it was more than likely never finished.
In other words, Seven is the lone big gun remaining in the vault. Hell....was that ever properly finished?!?
Oh well...at least there's a chance to hear something this year.
#50 Re: The Garden » NFL 2023/24 season » 43 weeks ago
Who watched the Superbowl?
I hate both teams but had to pray for an Eagles win. Sick of the Mahomes/Chiefs featuring Taylor Swift. It's just Brady/Patriots all over again...but worse.
They didn't deserve a 3peat. If none of those iconic 20th century teams couldn't 3peat, nobody else should neither.
The game wound up being one of my all time favorite Superbowls. The way they shut down the Chiefs was a work of art. Loved the look on Mahomes face when he realized they weren't winning it this time.
Im hoping the team fractures after this. Maybe Kelcie will retire and a few key guys go to another team.
I'm still sick from that Ravens-Bills game. I was in shock when they weren't using Henry in the key part of the game when he was needed most. Why even sign him?
