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#11 Re: Guns N' Roses » Tommy in Bass Player Mag » 849 weeks ago
I don't buy the excuses. I have a good memory. Even back in 1999 the media was guessing why Axl Rose can't release an album. Axl's been acting like it is rocket science to make an album. For him, maybe it is, but the result does not justify the wait. As I see it, even Tommy is unsatisfied with the whole thing and does not want to happen it again.
I just finished reading that interview, and while his Duff comments were cool, I'm still not buying into this "the world was trying to prevent us from releasing this album" rhetoric. Sure. There could have very well been some legitimate bumps in the road, but I don't doubt for a second that the biggest bump was Axl himself. There are just too many stories out there coming from various individuals that suggest otherwise.
He's really looking forward to playing Rhiad live? Wasn't this already done like 7-8 years ago now? Wow. If this is his one of the things he is anticipating the most, this rumored tour of theirs should be a real doozy.
#12 Re: Guns N' Roses » GnR holding audititons for a replacement for Robin? » 849 weeks ago
I want to see a real Chinese Democracy tour performed by bandmembers who play on the album. Is that hard to understand? I also don't give a shit if they play the classics or not.
I wouldn't say that it's hard to understand. I would say that it's not in demand. And unfortunately, 98-99% of the general fanbase DO care if they play the classics. I guarantee if they toured the U.S. this year, only playing the Chinese tracks, the tour would be aborted within the first month or 2 due to low volume ticket sales.
My world is real simple. I like the old band and I like the new band. I also don't give a flying fuck which one is more popular or which one has the most hit singles.
I like how some folks get so emotional over whether or not someone likes the same song(s) that they do. You notice, they'll say that they don't give a "flying fuck" either way, but their tone sure seems to suggest otherwise. 
#13 Re: Guns N' Roses » GnR holding audititons for a replacement for Robin? » 849 weeks ago
anything short of Robin, Bucket, or Paul is ridiculous in my opinion...at least use 3 of the 5 guitarists on the album.
Hell, during the 02', 06' tours, Axl was touring the world, playing AFD with 3-4 guitarists who had absolutely jack shit to do with that magic. I can't see the absence of the 3 yahoos you mentioned being much of a stretch. Especially considering the majority of fans in attendance will be there to hear the timeless classics (AFD, Lies, UYI), not the album with no hit singles.
#14 Re: Guns N' Roses » GnR holding audititons for a replacement for Robin? » 849 weeks ago
Then Axl gets to look like a bad guy again if they go out and have to cancel shows because one of their guitarists is on the other side of the world.
Gee, Axl having to cancel shows? I can't even begin to comprehend such a scenario. Where talking about the "king of selfish assholes" here. Izzy's free spirit-ness wouldn't be much of a tour threat. I mean, Izzy misses a show or 2 because he'd rather be riding his bike in the desert, Axl misses a show or 2 because he'd rather be eating lamb and watching basketball. Point being, Axl doesn't need much help in looking like the "bad guy".
#15 Re: Guns N' Roses » GnR holding audititons for a replacement for Robin? » 849 weeks ago
I see replacing Robin as being pretty seamless. Aside from a few hundred folks on the fan forums, I'm not sure many would even know who this guy is, or that he was ever in the band to begin with. I'm see most fans in the crowd simply seeing it as "hey, there's another guy that's not Slash."
I really dont think Robin really added much to this band (I use "band" loosely), in terms of uniqueness or style, so I dont see it mattering all that much to most who stands in for him this go around. Axl should just call Izzy. A tour would be a good bonding experience for the two of them.
#16 Re: Guns N' Roses » Dissecting Chinese Democracy: Track 2 - Shackler's Revenge » 849 weeks ago
I personally found this song to be God awful atrocious from the start. I'm still floored that they used this song in RB. Actually, no I'm not. Everything else they do seems to be a clusterfuck mess. Why break the trend?
Putting a song on RB really gave them an opportunity to be heard by the masses by diverse groups and various age ranges. Maybe in 1999 this song would have worked. Back when that type of music was actually relevant. In 2008, it was nothing more than a swing and a miss. 1 star from me, AND that's me being generous.
#17 Re: Guns N' Roses » What would the output of an Axl/Duff collaboration sound like? » 849 weeks ago
I honestly don't think an Axl/Duff collaboration would be much different than the Chinese Democracy that exists.
I always assumed that when the two sides were drifting apart, Slash/Gilby was more interested in a classic rock sound, and Axl/Duff were going into the electronic/techno era.
If any of them saw this vision of Axl's, it very well could have been Duff. But I think with Duff, it would have been a little more punk, and alot less of the whiney, synthesized, piano ballads. If they do collaborate, I'm really hoping it's guitar rock driven.
#18 Re: Guns N' Roses » What would the output of an Axl/Duff collaboration sound like? » 849 weeks ago
Loaded's Wasted Heart EP is pretty damn good I think and I'd say I'm far, far , far from having my lips velcroed to Duff's scrotum. In fact I didn't even know Duff had a side project going on untill I accidently stumbled upon it on youtube.
Yeah, I've enjoyed most of Duff's solo work. Next to Izzy, he probably released the best work post guns. I almost picked up Beautiful Disease on ebay last fall. $250 seemed a little pricey for a bunch of songs that I've never heard. Regardless, I'm sure it couldn't be any worse that Chinese.
