eagle87 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Well... Knocking On Heavens Door by the Guns is my favourite song. 2º Sweet Child of Mine 3º Welcome to the Jungle I like how Slash make the guitar talk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNK Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Guns n Roses: One of my favorite bands. In top 5 atleast. People either love them or hate them. The haters still listen and can't resist. There is something magical about Guns n Roses. They were like the Beatles in the early 90's. The music has stood the test of time. It's too bad the original band broke up, but Axl and his new band are amazing. There are a lot of GNR leaks out there, and they are incredible. When Axl comes out with his new album, it will probably be the biggest album of the last 20 year years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmage Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Guns n Roses: One of my favorite bands. In top 5 atleast. People either love them or hate them. The haters still listen and can't resist. There is something magical about Guns n Roses. They were like the Beatles in the early 90's. The music has stood the test of time. It's too bad the original band broke up, but Axl and his new band are amazing. There are a lot of GNR leaks out there, and they are incredible. When Axl comes out with his new album, it will probably be the biggest album of the last 20 year years. I'd compare them to Zeppelin more or less. In terms of blowing up in a very short span, and playing to such large crowds. You can add the fact that they had a great live show as well. P.S. that album isn't going to come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JethroTull Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I'll never forget the first couple of times I saw the Welcome to the Jungle video. Who the hell is this? It really had an impact. There was recently a show on VH1 discussing the making of that video and how the band's management got MTV to start playing it. I think Steven Adler the drummer recently had a stroke and he don't look or sound too good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmage Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I'll never forget the first couple of times I saw the Welcome to the Jungle video. Who the hell is this? It really had an impact. There was recently a show on VH1 discussing the making of that video and how the band's management got MTV to start playing it. I think Steven Adler the drummer recently had a stroke and he don't look or sound too good. Adler had a stroke in the 90's. Supposedly, he's doing better, and off of drugs. He gave a great feel to the music. Which is part of the reason, they didn't sound the same after "Lies". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragster Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 The whole unbelievable debut album was TOPS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmsofAtlas Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Let's not forget the UYI albums. Holy fuck..... Civil War is a gol durn masterpiece, and they improved upon 2 already great cover tunes. Plus you gotta love the over the top stylings of Axl. He really made the band pursue the huge ideas, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kite Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Guns Is very good! Top 10 for me! They made incredible covers too, like Knockin' On Heaven's Door, and Live an Let Die... My favourites songs are: Patience, and Sice I Don't Have You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmc1973 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Great band, but ultimately it comes down to the fact that Axl is one of the most dysfunctional, weird, hard to get along with people EVER, and he burns down every personal relationship he's ever involved in. The rest of the band members would be down with a reunion any time, including Slash, but it'll never happen because Axl is too difficult and unpredictable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JethroTull Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Great band, but ultimately it comes down to the fact that Axl is one of the most dysfunctional, weird, hard to get along with people EVER, and he burns down every personal relationship he's ever involved in. The rest of the band members would be down with a reunion any time, including Slash, but it'll never happen because Axl is too difficult and unpredictable. That's what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmc1973 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 That's what you think. Which part do you disagree with? Please elaborate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmage Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 That's what you think. What the hell are you talking about. He hit the nail, right on the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmc1973 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I heard Mick Wall, who wrote a book about the band in 1992, and has now written a bio on Axl, interviewed on the radio yesterday. The stories he was telling about Axl were hilarious. Combined with the stories I heard Slash tell when he was interviewed after his own bio came out, they paint a pretty clear picture of what Axl is all about. Here's a pretty funny story Slash told, that gives you an idea of how sensitive Axl is to any perceived slight. Back before they were famous, Slash was living at home. He let Axl crash at his house for a while because he had nowhere to stay. Slash's grandma would always sit on the couch during the day and watch TV, and everyone knew it, so they didn't sit in her spot. So one morning Axl comes up from the basement and crashes on the couch. Grandma comes up and wants to sit down, and wonders who this kid is on her couch. She asks him to move, and Axl jumps up and starts berating her and swearing at her. Slash hears about this, and while they're driving to rehearsal , he has a talk with Axl..."dude, you can't talk to grandma like that. If you want to continue to stay there, you're gonna need to apologize to her". With that, Axl opens the car door while they are driving, and bails out of the moving car. No one hears from him or sees him for WEEKS, and rehearsals grind to a halt. All because he was told he needed to apologize for berating an old woman. That's what Axl is like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Not to even mention Axl's well documented abuse of women. Anyone who would hit a woman isn't much of a man in my book. That said, Welcome To Jungle was most welcome when it first hit the airwaves but it doesn't change my opinion of Axl one bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JethroTull Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Which part do you disagree with? Please elaborate... None of it, I just said "That's what you think?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragster Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Slang and Axl Rose CANNOT play in the same band.,.....they're TOO big for their own boots!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmage Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Not to even mention Axl's well documented abuse of women. Anyone who would hit a woman isn't much of a man in my book. That said, Welcome To Jungle was most welcome when it first hit the airwaves but it doesn't change my opinion of Axl one bit. What exactly happened? I never heard the full story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 What exactly happened? I never heard the full story. Stephanie Seymour was one of his victims but I'm pretty sure there were more. I don't know exact details but I'm sure the info can be found out there online somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragster Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 As for Chinese Democracy, I'm not laying any bets! Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragster Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 This album bloody rulzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 I don't really care about what people say about Axl because as a rock singer, he is great, and thats all that matters when your listening to them. Being a rock singer doesn't excuse him from shit, especially being abusive towards women. Then again, look what being a celebrity did for OJ. It's a sick, fucked up society we live in today where murderers go free. Celebrities get all the headlines while war rages on. Somewhere along the line a lot of folks out there got their priorities wrong. Very wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragster Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 The music....the music!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetelisa Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 hi everyone!!!! I love Guns N' Roses!! After Led...they are probably my second fav band!!! my fav music is...well...I think it is Dont Cry... It's great to know that are other people here who likes them too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Don't get me wrong, I don't think that his stardom can excuse him from what he has done, coming from a female myself. I just don't think that in terms of a musician that he is a bad man. I don't think his private life and musical life can be associated because they are two very different things, and his musical reputation shouldn't be tainted by his celebrity reputation. They should be kept seperate, so lets talk about the music! The two are inseparable to me and it's not just his abuse of women. He's also been the root cause of riots at G n' R shows for showing up late (or not at all). While the impact of their first album is undeniable, it's also undeniable that Axl is a complete ass. His self-importance is even further illustrated by the constant delay of Chinese Democracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmage Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 The two are inseparable to me and it's not just his abuse of women. He's also been the root cause of riots at G n' R shows for showing up late (or not at all). While the impact of their first album is undeniable, it's also undeniable that Axl is a complete ass. His self-importance is even further illustrated by the constant delay of Chinese Democracy. I don't think that Axl was to blame for the riots. Those people who rioted, were to blame for the riots. They could have simply gotten refunds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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