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#641 Re: Guns N' Roses » How much of the board actually believes a reunion will happen? » 550 weeks ago
I seem to recall the Guns contract was renegotiated with Azoff in '08.
Merck mentioned in his Dec '06 letter that this was still to be done.
IIRC, the current contract covers CD, AFDem and two additional studio albums.
Axl may potentially ride out his contract with CD2 and the remix album.
#642 Re: Guns N' Roses » How much of the board actually believes a reunion will happen? » 550 weeks ago
Funny how that single comment from Slash has snowballed really, with each media outlet adding to the chinese whispers with no real proof of anything - and now we have dates and venues confirmed, including a headlining slot at Rock in Rio apparently
Willful misinterpretation.
That's all there's to it right now. Some people want it to happen badly, be it for emotional or monetary reasons.
The click-bait media of today joins suit and creates scoops in the absence of news. Former members are interviewed, etc.
Axl's staying quiet and it's all raining into his pockets. He can always say, 'This was YOUR idea', and he'd be completely right.
Having said that, I expected people, particularly those who've been around more, to be more even-keel on these rumors.
Yes, Slash said tensions have eased and he even said that to Billboard in May, but it went mostly undetected. Hardly news.
Suddenly, we have muppets telling other people how 'they' were aware of the Axl/Slash talks for months before. Get real.
If it happens, hopefully the fans win. But I'd give it more than a year. Maybe more than two.
Meantime, I feel the collective excitement is just a tad unfounded and every other non-sensical rumor will feed into the fantasy.
Then again, that's entertainment. 
#643 Re: Guns N' Roses » How much of the board actually believes a reunion will happen? » 550 weeks ago
James Lofton wrote:Like Apex said, he has no bargaining chips left. Yes he has control over whether or not a reunion takes place but that's it.
Isn't that the only chip anyone in the industry cares about though? If the industry folk don't play ball with Axl they can all kiss goodbye to the big reunion money.
The next Guns record used to mean the world for Geffen.
Now, touring is where the big bucks lie. That spells reunion.
My guess would be that Axl would barter a reunion for future albums.
Put Slash on a few songs on CD2. Instant interest on the material.
#644 Re: Guns N' Roses » How much of the board actually believes a reunion will happen? » 550 weeks ago
Yes, eventually.
It will happen when Axl will see it as the continuation of his idea of Guns.
Financial reasons may speed him up.
That, and the realization that he's a lame duck at Universal right now.
Had CD been a massive success, he could've continued to write his ticket.
CD2 is just another TBA for Uni, whereas CD was the hail-mary.
There's a big difference. Axl needs more bargaining chips.
#645 Re: Guns N' Roses » HOLY SHIT!! Get in this thread! » 551 weeks ago
I have to say Smoking,
This thread certainly lives up to its name.
Epic. 
#646 Re: Management » "dexter" hack at GNR Evo (Split from "Holy Shit" thread) » 551 weeks ago
Between you and Will, I get this.
I'd imagine if somebody were to hack an anonymous profile,
pick an unused account that just happened to belong to Axl Rose.
The hacker could do a test run with a smiley, or small comment,
and then proceed with more nefarious actions if they went undetected.
the spam begins and I have an onslaught of new registrants, all of which are spambots from Eastern Europe.
Seriously, I believe that this closely resembles Will's take on the events.
The key is, go 'undetected' as Dexter, meaning, we buy into the hacker being Axl Rose.
Then, he'd send in the spam bots and reside as the forum rock star 
#647 Re: Management » "dexter" hack at GNR Evo (Split from "Holy Shit" thread) » 551 weeks ago
Cramer wrote:Everybody is scared of Uncle Axl reading this shit? (Which is highly unlikely.)
Release the Beavan cuts of the album tracks, you!
#648 Re: Guns N' Roses » HOLY SHIT!! Get in this thread! » 551 weeks ago
I should have never posted this. You think he has already been bitched at? James, maybe delete this thread. I knew I should have kept my mouth shut.
Adler hurt his chances far more than you or Jacob when he did the Trunk interview recently. Just sayin'.
#649 Re: Guns N' Roses » HOLY SHIT!! Get in this thread! » 551 weeks ago
I'll happily bare my ass to all on GNR Evo if a reunion is announced in the next year or two
Beware.
I recall someone making some promises about elephant poo... 
#650 Re: Guns N' Roses » Matchmaker who finds new members for bands (Has worked for Guns) » 552 weeks ago
Out of the top of my head,
Josh Freese brought in
Tommy
Robin brought in
Sean Beavan
Jonathan Rach ('06 video guy)
Bucket brought in
Brain
Pete Scaturro (co-writer)
Eric Caudieux (Protools) brought in (via Satriani)
Bumblefoot
Richard/Tommy brought in
Frank
