Is anyone else here a big fan of Guns N' Roses?

In terms of favorite bands, mine is probably a five way tie with The Stones, Led Zeppelin, Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, and Alice Cooper (only 70s material). I think GN'R were the last GREAT Rock N' Roll band, at least Rock N' Roll in the tradition of the Stones, there hasn't been any bands as good since...and I do believe if the Axl/Slash partnership hadn't collapsed in '96 they would've become the Stones of a new age. They were probably, at least in the early '90s, the closest thing to the '70s era Stones, they had all the grit, fire, great songs and great solos. The Use Your Illusion albums are up there with Exile and Physical Graffiti in my book. As it is, I do support the "new' Guns N' Roses but I wish they'd do more......

I only enjoy their first album, which is incredible and one of my favorites. Illusions was a big waste of time and so is everything else they've done.  Huge drop off after Appetite in terms of quality.

Had tickets to see the Axl Rose show in Philly and he never showed up.

Steel Wheels wrote on Aug 24^th, 2012 at 8:55am:

I only enjoy their first album, which is incredible and one of my favorites. Illusions was a big waste of time and so is everything else they've done.  Huge drop off after Appetite in terms of quality. Had tickets to see the Axl Rose show in Philly and he never showed up.

Come on there has to be at least a couple of songs you like on Illusions, like:
Coma
Pretty Tied Up
Civil War
Don't Damn Me
Right Next Door to Hell
You Ain't the First
Dust N' Bones
14 Years
Double Talkin' Jive
The Garden
Bad Apples

etc. The songs run the gamut of every subgenre of rock but there's a ton of Stonesy song on there.

I like them, but they are far from the last great rock band... I'm way into too much music, to have a small hoop like that... I jumps through a really big hoop, and have found much I consider great...

I only liked their first album, as far as the last real rock & roll band, yeah, I could go for that, I used to say the Clash, but they broke up before G & R did, it's not hard to figure that out because there's no Rock & Roll in today's crap.

ranking bands like gnr and aeroshit up there with the stones is sickening. i hereby motion to suspend you for 50 days (see: melky cabrera). go home, turn exile up loud and try to forget you ever made this post.

Starbuck wrote on Aug 29^th, 2012 at 6:49pm:

ranking bands like gnr and aeroshit up there with the stones is sickening. i hereby motion to suspend you for 50 days (see: melky cabrera). go home, turn exile up loud and try to forget you ever made this post.

I see you have been focusing on improving the quality of your posts, Young Starbuck.  May The Force Be With You.

Nellcote wrote on Aug 29^th, 2012 at 8:21pm:

Starbuck wrote on Aug 29th, 2012 at 6:49pm: ranking bands like gnr and aeroshit up there with the stones is sickening. i hereby motion to suspend you for 50 days (see: melky cabrera). go home, turn exile up loud and try to forget you ever made this post. I see you have been focusing on improving the quality of your posts, Young Starbuck.  May The Force Be With You.

It's like I've always said, nellevalencia: Once you are here-it's expected you stay. Why waste long cultivated posting skills somewhere else? The outside world will not understand.

What's with the "W"?????

You have discerning taste!  GnR is currently the hardest rocking band on the planet and they have been awesome live their entire career!  I've seen Hartford '93, Boston '02, Worcester '06, Montreal '10, Arnhem '10, Hartford '11, Worcester '11, NYC '12, Atlantic City '12, and now the Wife and I are doing Vegas for November 2nd and 3rd!
Atlantic City was insane---they came on at midnight, played straight to 3:15 AM, and we even got Axl to the VIP meet n'greet in the House of Blues Foundation Room at dawn!  He's so fucking cool!  Better than ever!!!

lotsajizz wrote on Aug 30^th, 2012 at 12:47pm:

Atlantic City was insane---they came on at midnight, played straight to 3:15 AM, and we even got Axl to the VIP meet n'greet in the House of Blues Foundation Room at dawn!  He's so fucking cool!  Better than ever!!!

Both the band and their audience are MUCH to old to put up with that immature attitude...unless they are all a bunch of speed freaks...
I can only think of one entertainer who I might put up with this sort of thing...except he would have started on time at 9pm and played until 3:15am...
without even blinking, because he was into the moment...with his fans.

As for the original question...never a big fan...i did enjoy their MTV fodder...then when Axl started his act of being a lunatic...he stopped being interesting.
I do like Slash...enjoy all his interviews on Howard Stern...love that he caught his mom in bed with BOWIE!!!

Izzy was an excellent guitar  player...saw him in Amsterdam with the Ju Ju Hounds...very Keefish...

StickyStones wrote on Aug 24^th, 2012 at 8:25am:

I think GN'R were the last GREAT Rock N' Roll band, at least Rock N' Roll in the tradition of the Stones, there hasn't been any bands as good since...

Spoken like someone who doesn't listen to or probably even like Rock N' Roll

Paranoid Android wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 3:02pm:

Both the band and their audience are MUCH to old to put up with that immature attitude...unless they are all a bunch of speed freaks... I can only think of one entertainer who I might put up with this sort of thing...except he would have started on time at 9pm and played until 3:15am... without even blinking, because he was into the moment...with his fans. ...

It's not late when you know what time they are going on.  Sorry if it is past your bed-time.  Nobody was "too old" for that at any of the shows I was at, but then you weren't there.
This from someone who swims a mile day EVERY day at 0500.
If it is worth it, you find a way.

It's worth it.
If you think otherwise, it might be better to not negatively characterize what is obviously a fine schedule with many.


Cazart!

lotsajizz wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 3:59pm:

It's worth it. If you think otherwise, it might be better to not negatively characterize what is obviously a fine schedule with many.

A friend of mine showed up ticketless for the Forum show like 5 minutes prior to the time I told him Axl usually goes on. He just walked right in, apparently the ticket takers were long gone. So I guess the schedule worked out for him.

StickyStones wrote on Aug 24^th, 2012 at 9:54am:

Steel Wheels wrote on Aug 24th, 2012 at 8:55am: I only enjoy their first album, which is incredible and one of my favorites. Illusions was a big waste of time and so is everything else they've done.  Huge drop off after Appetite in terms of quality. Had tickets to see the Axl Rose show in Philly and he never showed up. Come on there has to be at least a couple of songs you like on Illusions, like: Coma Pretty Tied Up Civil War Don't Damn Me Right Next Door to Hell You Ain't the First Dust N' Bones 14 Years Double Talkin' Jive The Garden Bad Apples etc. The songs run the gamut of every subgenre of rock but there's a ton of Stonesy song on there.

Some of these songs were good when they came out but the last time I tried to listen it, a lot of sounded boring and dated, and not a very cohesive effort. I guess there is a reason they fell far short of Appetite in spite of their antics keeping them on MTV News for several years straight,.

LOL!  See...fan friendly....just not for fair-weather fans!
Rewarding for the hard-core (I'm one)...I grant you that it may not be so much if you are not...


:smilemick

...having met 3 of the band over the years I am hard-core

Love GNR. I got see the original line up back in '92 on a double bill with Metallica in Seattle.

lotsajizz wrote on Sep 1^st, 2012 at 3:59pm:

Paranoid Android wrote on Sep 1st, 2012 at 3:02pm: Both the band and their audience are MUCH to old to put up with that immature attitude...unless they are all a bunch of speed freaks... I can only think of one entertainer who I might put up with this sort of thing...except he would have started on time at 9pm and played until 3:15am... without even blinking, because he was into the moment...with his fans. ... It's not late when you know what time they are going on.  Sorry if it is past your bed-time.  Nobody was "too old" for that at any of the shows I was at, but then you weren't there. This from someone who swims a mile day EVERY day at 0500. If it is worth it, you find a way. It's worth it. If you think otherwise, it might be better to not negatively characterize what is obviously a fine schedule with many. Cazart!

You are right...if the ticket says 8pm...I add an hour plus to the headliner...but midnight...I can't be bothered...for anyone...even The Stones...it is way past my sense of caring...not my bedtime...I have a hard time believing that folks just started to roll into the venue at 11:30pm...

ALSO...You have to ask yourself...Did you REALLY have a good time...Was it REALLY Worth the time/money????
If the answes are  YES and YES...what does it matter what an idiot like me says...right???

Cazart...as if...

I hope I die before I get old.

I  just bought GNR Chinese Democracy (better late....) and I am underwhelmed.  What am I missing?  TIA!

Factory Girl wrote on Sep 4^th, 2012 at 4:15pm:

I  just bought GNR Chinese Democracy (better late....) and I am underwhelmed.  What am I missing?  TIA!

Did you get it at Dollar Tree or the 99 Cents store?

LOL...Dollar.