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guts

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Re: Isaac Carpenter is the new drummer

guts wrote:

https://x.com/gunsnroses/status/1902790450219716877

faldor

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Re: Isaac Carpenter is the new drummer

faldor wrote:

Weird. I know nothing about this guy other than he’s played with Duff in Loaded but it doesn’t seem like a big name add that you’d push Frank aside for, so maybe Frank really did want to move on.

SlasherMcKagan

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Re: Isaac Carpenter is the new drummer

SlasherMcKagan wrote:

I figured it would someone who wasn't well known, I knew it wasn't going to be Adler, Sorum or Brain.

metallex78

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Re: Isaac Carpenter is the new drummer

metallex78 wrote:

Good luck to him. I just hope that Isaac has better chemistry with Slash and Duff, than Frank did.

The drumming has always sounded off to me with Frank up there. Sometimes it even sounded like a train wreck…

elevendayempire

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Re: Isaac Carpenter is the new drummer

elevendayempire wrote:

Well, he's played in Duff's band so you'd hope the chemistry is there – and the interplay between the bass and drums is the most important factor. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out!

Cue everyone frantically looking up clips of Loaded playing GN'R songs...

polluxlm

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Re: Isaac Carpenter is the new drummer

polluxlm wrote:

I'm not going to check out any of his work. If it's good I might be disappointed, if it's bad I will be biased from the start.

I wonder how Matt feels about this. According to him Duff was all "yeah we want you in the band but Axl won't let go of Frank", then Frank leaves and Matt doesn't get the call.

tejastech08

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Re: Isaac Carpenter is the new drummer

tejastech08 wrote:

I wonder how Matt Sorum feels about this. According to him Duff was all "yeah we want you in the band but Axl won't let go of Frank", then Frank leaves and Matt doesn't get the call.

Especially when the replacement is not an "Axl guy" but appears to be a "Duff guy."

apex-twin

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Re: Isaac Carpenter is the new drummer

apex-twin wrote:

IIRC, Matt moaned and complained about everything and everyone in his recent autobiography. Then, an advance copy leaked. The text was duly amended to remove the more vitriolic bits, but the damage was done. He blew his chance well before it arrived.

James

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Re: Isaac Carpenter is the new drummer

James wrote:

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.