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#5201 Re: Guns N' Roses » Are they crazy ? » 923 weeks ago
yeah, what image is that?
there is no proof that anyone can sense or smell auras...this whole concept is beyond me. I don't follow it at all.
#5202 Re: The Garden » The NFL 2007-08 Season thread » 924 weeks ago
James is right...the NFC really does suck...and Dallas and Green Bay (the two supposed best teams) are barely beating their opponents. I say it's still up in the air....wait until Green Bay has to play a good team (and SD does not count b/c the first 3 weeks really sucked for them)
Although these two teams ahve the inside track right now...I have a feeling niether of these teams will represent the NFC in the superbowl. It will be a team right now that is capable of playing a lot better than they are and is able to keep the turnovers down. I think Minnesota may be on the verge (perhaps not this season) as well as Tampa. I still think Chicago is in it...they, more than any other team, have beaten themselves with massive turnovers and self-inflicted team psyche damage.
#5203 Re: Guns N' Roses » Comparing Axl Rose to the greats » 924 weeks ago
This is a frustrating discussion to have at a gnr fansite. All the members of the band are so overrated (which is to be expected). Original gnr was and still is my favorite band. That said, I can still look at it objectively enough to not rate Axl as the best frontman or Slash as the best guitarist. The truth is, they weren't and they still aren't.
How can you "forget resumes and everything else" when comparing people? That IS the basis for making a comparison. You cannot say "forget that he hasn't done anything productive in 10 years, Axl is still a great songwriter" or "Libertad is a good album but not great. Slash isn't as good as he was with gnr, but he's still the best." Maybe Axl WAS a great songwirter (debateable) or maybe Slash WAS an all time great (again, debateable). The sad truth is that neither of them have accomplished enough to be considered an all time great and neither of them has accomplished as much without the other as they did together. But as huge fans of the band, we make them out to be something they aren't.
It isn't my opinion that The Beatles put on high energy live shows and that's how they made a name for themselves. That's a fact. Lennon and McCartney were great songwriters, but many of their early hits were cover songs that they took to a new level with their style (not unlike Original gnr). Had Axl been able to sustain his early level of production, could he have been an all time great? Yes. Is he one of the best frontmen ever? Yes. But he isn't top 5, he isn't top 10. That isn't something to be ashamed of, it's something to be proud of. To have accomplished as little as Axl has and to even be in the conversation is a huge compliment to the guy.
If length of productivity is the basis of comparison...then Axl isn't on the top 100. If you want to talk about quality, not quantity...then Axl is at the top 5.
#5204 Re: Guns N' Roses » Comparing Axl Rose to the greats » 924 weeks ago
What is so special about Reznor? I'm not that impressed.
#5205 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Unseen Erin Everly photos » 924 weeks ago
no no no...axl is just nuts
#5206 Re: The Garden » MLB » 924 weeks ago
It was nice to see the Cubbies get blanked by the Diamondbacks...not sure why it happened...er wait...it may have had something to do with the horrendous starting pitching (other than Zambrano...and btw...Zambrano is rested enough to play in game 4)
...and Derrick Lee and Aramis Ramirez going something like 2 for 24 in the 3 games. When your heart of the order sux that badly...u couldn't be a little league team.
#5207 Re: The Garden » The NFL 2007-08 Season thread » 924 weeks ago
Is it just me...or are the Packers WAY over-rated?
#5208 Re: Guns N' Roses » universals release list? » 924 weeks ago
Commy, I don't think there is any hope at this point.....irreconcilable differences with the record company or the material or something....Axl just can't git-r-done! Truth hurts me just as much as anybody. 2008 is no more the year than 1999....at least Axl actually released a real song then.
If he wants to make a comeback, he needs to have realistic expectations w/o the original band. That would mean he would have to be happy with 15-20,000 people...no more stadiums full of people in the US.
He becomes less and less relevant with each passing year.
#5209 Re: Management » So....whatcha think so far? » 924 weeks ago
wow...what a tumultuous couple of weeks for ROV
It looks really good right now, I like the pretty colors!!!