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I love how you ignored the whole discussion and posted a photo. In about 2007 or so I remember a band photo being posted elsewhere. It's not a first in 20 years.Originally Posted by W Axl Rose
GnR's first official band photo in 20 years!
Out of the bunch I only fancy Chris Pittman these days. SexTapes is grand.
Last edited by Space Suicide; 04-12-2012 at 07:38 PM.
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Lookit those rude dudes with attitude! I actually really like that picture, and I do have a big old soft spot for Chinese Democracy, but I recently passed up seeing them live when they hit Van and I can't imagine ever really getting invested in or excited about this band. They do a lot of things that I really like to see in rock (big spacy, wanky epics, frontman with tons of personality and killer pipes, maximalist production), but, unfortunately, the drama between Axl and G&R version 1.0 and the angry, entitled press releases that read like transmissions from some alternate universe where Axl is still a star on the level of Bono or Jay-Z or Thom Yorke command way more attention than the music. It doesn't make for an interesting narrative, it makes the band an annoying pain in the ass to follow. It's not a unique opinion but it bears repeating: if Axl spent half the time writing music that he does raging at windmills, he might actually be as great as he thinks he is.
As for the whole hall of fame thing, I actually thought his response was mostly fair and well-thought-out. Axl doesn't owe it to anyone to show up to Cleveland to hang out with dudes he hates and make out like everything's ok - his analogy of "staying together for the kids" was very apt. The hall of fame is a farce anyway, it always has been, it contributes nothing, and saying "thanks but no thanks" is more than Wenner and his cronies deserve.
i'm too thin
I don't know anything about Guns N' Roses.
Why the fuck do they need eight members?
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The guy on the far right looks like Aldous Snow
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It's the first OFFICIAL photo,Chief. As in released by GNR. There may have been a photo in 2007 of all of the dudes but it wasn't released by GNR. I have said my piece on the induction. It's Axl's right to not show up/decline induction and he has always been his own man,regardless of what the masses wanted him to do.It's Chris Pitman,one T.Mother Goose himself told me so.
Nobody owes you,not one goddamn thing. You know where to put your "just shut up and sing"
Last edited by W Axl Rose; 04-14-2012 at 02:06 PM.
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I'm going to go ahead and speculate that after just having been spotted with Marilyn Manson, she's either working the has-been circuit known to groupies, or she's attempting to weaponize a strain of "Super Herpes".
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http://www.contactmusic.com/news/sor...enplay_1319267
Guns N Roses - Sorum Working On Guns N' Roses Screenplay
17 April 2012 21:56
Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum is working on a screenplay about the band.
The rocker, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alongside former G N' R bandmates Slash and Duff MCKagan at the weekend (14Apr12), has revealed he thinks there has never been a better time to revisit the band's heyday for a movie.
He tells Vh1, "I've talked about doing a screenplay and that's actually something that I'm in talks about with a couple of pretty big people. The only problem with that is figuring out how to work out the music situation.
"If you look at rock and roll movies, they've never been done right. The only ones that I actually thought were decent were The Doors movie, (which) I thought was decent and I liked the Johnny Cash film (Walk The Line). If you look at any of those other kind of traditional rock flicks, like Mark Wahlberg and Rock Star and all those, they're all kind of dumb.
"If there was a film about Guns N' Roses, the thing about Guns N' Roses that was different than all the butt rock bands in Hollywood was that it was down and dirty and punk rock and real. As much as anyone wants to say they want to try to lump it in with hair metal, it never was because it was a different kind of energy.
"There was a much sort of more street, dark undercurrent happening that could be great on film."
tempus est umbra in mente
with all this talk about whether or not Axl Rose is going to deign to accept his award, I think it's worth noting that it's about time that this "hall of fame" acknowledged The Small Faces
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You’ve been out a long time with GNR, haven’t you?
Yeah and I was out with Thin Lizzy last summer. Then I came back and did three months with them in Europe, came straight back and I’ve been out with Guns since then. We went straight in to rehearsals and recording and down to South America for six weeks and then started in the US and we’ve been gone the whole time. So I just got home
So what else do you have going on for the rest of the year?
In May, I go back to Europe with Guns and luckily, Thin Lizzy is going to be out with us, which is going to be awesome. They’re going to be supporting us so I’ll be able to play a couple of songs with them every night. But I’ll be out with Guns in May, June and July and then we have to finish up some more recording and hopefully get the record out and be on tour in the fall in the States I’m hoping.
http://www.glidemagazine.com/article...s-n-roses.html
God is an American
New record? That would be great... if it happened. Hopefully they'll get some more Robin Finck material out there soon. Then again, a fall release this year of all-new material would pretty definitively close the pro-Axl ranks against the Hall of Fame reunion debacle.
Last edited by botley; 04-24-2012 at 06:34 AM.
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Exclusive: Slash on 'Closing the Book on Guns N' Roses' at the Hall of Fame
'In my heart of hearts I wanted to have the whole original band get together and actually perform'
By Rolling Stone
April 25, 2012 12:30 PM ET
Like most Guns N' Roses fans, Slash hoped that the original line-up of the band would have been able to put aside their differences earlier this month at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and perform one last time. Needless to say, that didn't happen. A few days after the event Slash jumped on the phone with Rolling Stone's Brian Hiatt while on a train between Holland and France to share his feelings about the evening.
Did you ever consider just not going to the induction ceremony?
My whole thing was that I really, in my heart of hearts, wanted to have the whole original band get together and actually perform, which I sort of knew was wishful thinking. When the whole thing first came up, that’s basically what I wanted to do. It became apparent that that wasn’t going to happen. I was like, "Oh fuck," and I was sort of disillusioned with the whole thing, but there was that commitment that was sort of made that I was going to go, and I thought Axl was still going to go, and it wasn’t until the last minute that I heard that he wasn’t coming, and that’s when we all decided we were just going to go ahead and play anyway. Early on, when it was probably more confusing than necessary, I have to admit, I was like, "Oh fuck, I don’t really want to go to this if we’re not going to play," though I never said, "No, I’m not going to go." But it was sort of a black cloud for a few months there. Before that I thought we were just going to show up and not play, which is what I was resigned to.
At what point did you decide to play?
It was literally two days before the actual ceremony. The day that the press release came out and Axl said he wasn’t coming, we had the Golden Gods awards, and it was in the dressing room there that Duff and I talked. We said, "OK, we’re just going to fucking get together and play," and Duff goes, "We should get Myles." I was talking to Duff about who was going to sing, I thought Duff would sing, him and Gilby, but Duff said, "What about Myles?" It hadn’t occurred to me, really. I talked to Myles about it, he was apprehensive about getting put in that position, so at first, he turned it down, but finally he said, "OK, I’ll do it." We got it all together and we put together a little rehearsal the night before and did our thing.
What was it like rehearsing? Watching it, it’s not that different from Velvet Revolver, but it felt super different.
I hadn’t played with Gilby in a long time, and I hadn’t played Guns N’ Roses songs with Steven in fucking 18 years or something like that. It was all sort of a little bit foreign at first, the first five, 10 minutes of whatever the first songs were we were playing, it took a second, and after a couple of minutes, it started to fall into place. It was fun, I had a really fucking good time.
This had been weighing on Steven for a long time, and he said he feels like the chapter is closed and he can move on.
Yeah, I think it did that for all of us. I didn’t have any illusions or delusions of GNR getting back together for anything. I maybe tried to see it happen for this one particular event, I didn’t have high hopes for that, I didn’t feel confident it was going to happen, but having done this one gig, and for the event itself, when it was all said and done, it really felt like closing the book on the whole thing.
The other way of looking at is that with Myles, you sound good doing those songs. That could be a thing.
No, I don’t think it went that way. It’s way too complicated an idea at this point, but it was fun doing it. It was definitely a special moment for everybody involved, going up there and jamming those songs. I wasn’t totally sure, you’ve probably heard this a million times, the sort of whole concept of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction prior to doing it, it was like there’s so much bad blood that’s gone on over the last 25 years, it was hard to appreciate it. So it was hard to get excited about it, but once we were actually there, it was a really, really cool event, and there was a sense of accomplishment at that point, doing the actual acceptance and going out and playing.
Some people could say you played so well because it was a fuck you to someone who wasn’t there, but it sounds like it came from a more positive place.
Yeah, it had nothing to do with that. It might have come together because basically we felt a sense of loyalty to the enthusiasm from the fans. We’re proud of this moment, and I’m talking about legions of Guns fans who are really excited about the prospects of something happening so we can accept this fucking acknowledgement or whatever. I think that was really the glue that held us all together to get past whatever the differences were and just go up and be there. So it was a really good feeling for all the right reasons. It wasn’t because we were trying to wag our finger at anybody or try to be vengeful in any way. It was an homage to the fans, and then standing there and individually accepting the honor, you really felt we’d arrived at a certain place, the band as a whole, the records that we’ve made and all that stuff.
It’s what you were setting out to do from the beginning, you were aiming for that brass ring, you wanted to be one of the all time great bands. You weren’t trying to be a big hair metal band.
All things considered, yeah, we did sort of set out to be fucking the shit. We knew above all and any other bands around of our peers at the time that we were the baddest fucking rock & roll band around. I don’t know if we aspired to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, that was years later. One of the big issues about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and something that sort of gave me personally mixed feelings was how come Guns N’ Roses gets nominated and consequently inducted when a whole slew of other bands haven’t? That was always a really big issue, I think that was the only personal bias I had, was how we could beat out a band like Deep Purple? What is the criteria for getting inducted?
There was something about the event itself where the thing that stuck out to me the most was when they had the Blue Caps and Crickets and the Fabulous Flames and Comets and all those guys get up there and get inducted. That was a heavy moment for me. I was like, "Wow," all these guys in their 80s and 90s, some in their wheelchairs, some not even there because they’re dead, all lined up getting this honor, this recognition. That really pulled at my heartstrings. That sort of erased for me all the questions that I have. I was like, "I guess everybody gets it in due time."
Between that and the fact that Rod Stewart and your guy wasn’t there, it felt like rock was bigger than lead singers that night.
All things considered, most of the groups that were there were incomplete, from the Beastie Boys to the Chili Peppers to the Faces, and for us, as well, so it’s very interesting, that this whole thing goes on regardless. That was one of the things that came to me. We’re inducted already, it’s happening regardless of whether we show up or don’t show up or who shows up. It’s bigger than all of us.
Myles is in your band, could he also be in Velvet Revolver, or is that too complicated?
Initially, Myles came up in Velvet Revolver a couple of times. Once in 2002 and another time in 2008. The first time around, we sent him a demo and we never heard from him again, and in 2008, he was in Alter Bridge, and it would just be sort of a betrayal of his band to entertain the idea of performing with Velvet Revolver, which is actually the first thing, even though I’d never met him before. I didn’t know him, but the thing I admired about him then was his loyalty. Working with me, it’s a little bit more flexible, we juggled the whole Alter Bridge thing, but with Velvet Revolver, it would have been one or the other.
Seeing you play those songs so well, there’s a sense that you’re reclaiming your rights to these songs, reminding people that you have as much right to these songs as the singer does.
Yeah, it was never a question in my mind, because I know how much I had to do with those songs, so I just do them. It was really gratifying to meet Myles when I did, when I was starting to put a band together to support my first solo record, the last record I put out, then he came out at the very tail end and I thought, "This guy’s amazing," we recorded a couple of songs on that record, then I asked him to do the tour, because I had a gut feeling he could handle the diversity of all the material I was going to do on the road, and that turned into a really successful tour, which turned was what prompted the record that we just completed that’s coming out next month.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...#ixzz1t55ISrgP
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Everyone was on the same page besides the same member. Guess who?
Last edited by Space Suicide; 04-25-2012 at 03:24 PM.
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DJ Ashba? Robin Fink?
I've no clue
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Wait so they ended up playing? The REAL GnR?
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No — Izzy and Axl were not there. Which is kind of like inducting the Stones without Mick & Keith present. Gilby Clarke doesn't count as an "original" line-up member, he was only around for a couple years in the early nineties.
@Harry Seaward: they've had at LEAST that many people on stage for 20 years now... even more on the Illusion tours with a horn section, backup singers etc.
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Steven Adler Premieres "The One That You Hated" Music Video. Adler consists of Steven Adler (drums), Jacob Bunton (vocals), Lonny Paul (guitar) and Johnny Martin (bass). The band has been recording in Los Angeles with producers Jeff Pilson (Dokken, Foreigner) and Jay Ruston (Steel Panther, Anthax, Adrenaline Mob). The album will feature guest appearances from guitarist John 5 (Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson) and Steven's old Guns N' Roses band mate Slash.
http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/new- ... z1tAYpG6rf
Last edited by W Axl Rose; 04-27-2012 at 01:09 PM.
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http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/05/02...-guns-n-roses/
Good news for Guns N' Roses super fans: It's probably never been more affordable to live in a home formerly owned by one of the band's members. This is bad news, however, for Richard Fortus -- or perhaps more correctly, for his mortgage company. According to the San Fernando Valley Blog, the guitarist has re-listed for $429,000 a Woodland Hills, Calif., home he bought for $700,000 back in 2006.
Fortus was originally asking $549,000 for the single-story, three-bedroom, 1,500-square-foot contemporary house, and the new price represents an approved "short sale." As Blabbermouth.net explains, a short sale is what happens when a property owner owes more than their home's market value and, facing some sort of hardship, gets permission from the lender to sell for less than is owed.
The 43-year-old veteran axeman is reportedly selling the pad because he's moved back to his hometown of St. Louis to be near family.
By all indications, the house is a steal -- and not just because the flat-screen TV hanging in the living room was a present from Axl Rose. There's also a pool, an outdoor living room, stainless-steel appliances and a covered patio.
"Based on nearby similar listings, this home appears to be the cheapest so there is a good chance that it sells relatively quickly," reads the San Fernando Valley Blog post.
God is an American
Speaking of which, check this shit out:
I guess it's only fair 'cause John & Paul weren't at the Beatles' Hall of Fame induction either.
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http://www.dv.kp.ru/daily/25883/2845548/
Guns was on afterparty in Premier Lounge club after second gig in Moscow, Axl danced on the table and fall down from it. He hit his hip. When band were about to fly to Dublin it was found that Axl can move only with pain, so he stayed in Moscow with doctor.
Head of press service from Stadium Live (they are organisators of Moscow gigs) said: "Indeed, Axl Rose is still in Moscow, due to small health problems. A good doctor watching for him, so we are confident that he will soon be able to continue his tour."
Additionally on the afterparty someone from the band's crew set on Axl's favourite hat and broke it. But now it's finally repaired!
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Can u say HemaToma?!! http://img.ly/ijtI
Last edited by W Axl Rose; 05-16-2012 at 03:41 PM.
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I have completely lost any bit of respect for this guy...
this is the most pathetic thing that I have ever read and if you can defend this guy, you're a schmuck just like him...
http://www.nme.com/news/guns-n-roses/64110
House Always Wins
Rose is the only one whining about anything, as usual.
FATUM NOS IUNGET
Of course his 'people' will deny it but at this point, is anyone really surprised. What a prick.
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that story sounds like bullshit to me, NME are notorious for blowing things out of proportion for a story, and I just don't believe a band member would be allowed to dictate what people wear to a venue. Also plenty of lads go bare-chested when they're in the pit so why would someone 'ask' someone why ?
EDIT - I knew I saw this story somewhere else, someone posted on this forum a rant Axl had made at a fan called 'Madison' who was spreading just these rumours last year - personally I think NME got wind of it, or its a general rumour doing the rounds and put their own spin on it. I'm not generally an Axl defender, but I hate disinformation going unchallenged. As people on the forum say, there are Slash shirts at GNR gigs, so can it really be true?
(Link to forum posts about Axl rant - http://www.gunsnfnroses.com/index.ph...n-of-mygnrcom/ )
Last edited by WorzelG; 06-01-2012 at 04:04 PM.
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I was a fan until Axl started really being a complete douchebag to fans the people buying their music and paying to see them live.
Showing up over an hour late, making people take off their Slash shirts or be denied entry, not showing up at the Hall Of Fame...
it's all a big middle finger to the fans honestly
I have lost respect for him.
God is an American
I always laugh when people say that because he behaves no differently now than he did in 1989. Where was this respectful, passive, kind, gentle Axl you're hallucinating about?
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Madison wasn't the most popular Mod on mygnrforum but wow, some of the words Axl used on her was unnecessary.
That was the only time, Axl came off as an ass to me. (yes you read me right!)
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these shirt incidents seem like the real thing... and not some rumor mill
workers for the venue were asked about it as well. this seems pretty legit.
http://www.nme.com/news/guns-n-roses/64110
a sad and desperate move by Axl... and not surprising either.
yes, he was always a dick... but now he's gone off the deep end. and he's reached full on pathetic territory.
and if people knew he was such a dick from the get-go and disrespectful to the people buying his music and purchasing concert tickets to see them, how could you even defend him or go out and support him?
i don't know what's more pathetic... Axl or people who can support him with a straight face anymore
if he is so blatantly disrespectful, then the fans must really be complete suckers to keep giving him money when he really doesn't even give a shit nor deserve the support anymore
i love how i'm getting shit for the guy being a piece of shit to his fans and you even admit yourself that he is a dick to his fans...
you guys got some whacked standards I must say
i didn't mind Chinese Democracy, though 10 years too late. but his ego and actions are overshadowing any talent he has left.
i was a Guns N' Roses fan... but now he's gone too far
He's too old and washed up now to still be doing the "I'm an angry teenage girl" routine.
Last edited by neorev; 06-03-2012 at 12:28 AM.
God is an American
I'm no great lover/defender of Axl's, but these stories are just lies, hearsay and bullshit rumours. Local security has far more pressing matters to deal with at GnR shows than fucking T-shirt logos. The same stories almost verbatim circulated in shitrag pop music papers last tour, and they were just as false then. As long as you're not clad in gang colours you can wear whatever the fuck you want to a rock concert.
I'm not the one who's swallowing this fabricated garbage hook, line and sinker.
Last edited by botley; 06-06-2012 at 08:52 AM.
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French police on Wednesday arrested a woman in connection with the theft of gold necklaces and diamonds worth around $200,000 (160,000 euros) from Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose at a concert in Paris.
Police sources said the woman, a young model, was placed under formal arrest after she returned the items to a police station in central Paris.
She said she had attended a private concert with around 100 people after a public performance by the group at Bercy stadium and was not sure how she had come to leave with the jewellery, the sources said.
Police sources earlier said officers were called in to calm the situation late Tuesday after the 50-year-old singer became enraged over the theft.
Rose is the only remaining member of the original line-up of the rock band that was formed in Los Angeles in 1985 and whose best known songs include "November Rain", "Patience", and "Sweet Child o' Mine".
http://www.thejakart...ls-theft/522769
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I love that bro "became enraged".
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