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Fuck School...classic.:laugh:

They were a very influential college rock/alternative band....stylistically, kind of a mutt like Gnr, part punk, part classic rock, part singer/songwriter...could be hard and soft with equal ease. They came out of the same scene as REM and U2 in the early to mid 80's. Those two bands broke big....the Mats constantly shot themselves in the foot. The big problem was the loss of Tommy's lead guitarist brother Bob. They kicked him out for his drug and alcohol problems! He ended up dying at 35 years old. Those groups along with the Pixies, Husker Du and a few others were the pioneers of the alternative rock scene. To my friends and generation, they were every bit the equal talent wise to Rem and U2. They were a staple on MTV'S 120 Minutes shows in the mid to late 80's and early 90's. In the end, they have always been critical darlings with the press and are held in high esteem within the industry...for what that is worth. The average joe may not know who Tommy is, but people in the industry and critics certainly do. He is the ONLY blue blood , bonafide rock star in the new Gnr.

If they were to tour now, they would play 2500-4000 seat theatres....kinda like the Pixies a few years ago.

No Tommy, no Robin..no new band....just get on with a reunion and release the Axl Rose records under another name besides Gnr. Tommy once said he is on every song the new band has recorded. Outside of Axl, I am fairly certain no one else can say that.

The second group of reissues comes out in October I believe. Paul alludes to the fact that he wants everything out before considering a tour. Translation---when Gnr are still doing nothing in October, Tommy will hit the road, Robin will do a second leg of the Nin tour, and we will get another update that newest of the new managers have things "moving along nicely" with the label. It is a never ending spiral of nothingness.:wtf: