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Ah, Axl: your vision helped create one of the best albums, and - briefly - fronted one of the best bands.
But then, your ego and spoiled brat-dom brought that to a pathetic halt.
Bummer. Had you, Slash, Izzy, and Duff stayed together and continued to write music, I believe Guns 'n Roses could have been as relevant as Black Sabbath or, dare I say it, Led Zeppelin.
'Twas not to be...
It's your birthday, Axl...that's all I can say.
It's Axl Rose's 50th Birthday
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 07:41 AM
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 07:42 AM
I wonder if he has grown up yet?
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1983 Corvus, old gold, 3 single coil pups with 5 way selector switch
1997 Blueshawk, red/gold hardware,2 blues 90 pups with rotary vary sound selector
1998 Blueshawk, black/gold hardware, 2 blues 90 pups with rotary vary sound selector
2006 Gretsch Chat Atkins 6120DSW orange/gold hardware, 2 Dynasonic pups
2006 LP project, refinished with a gold leaf top, Seymour Duncan pups with Jimmy Page set-up
2006 Johnny A custom, 57 Classic pups
2007 JP EDS 1275, Jimmy Page pups
2007 LP classic Heritage Cherry Sunburst, 496R and 500T ceramic humbucker pups
2007 LP Robot Guitar 1st edition, 490R and 498T pups
2007 LP Custom black/gold hardware, 490R and 498T pups
2007 Brain May, Red Special 3 Andeson Tri-Sonics pups
2008 Alhambra Auditorium Luthier Hand painted one of a kind...
2008 Takamine EG 440 SC
2009 Ibanez PF 15 ECE
2011 Fender Strat Mahogany Crimson Red 2 Tex Mex single coils, 1 humbucker and S1 switch
My SoundClick
I don't want to be the fastest guitarist, I want to be a guitarist with lots feeling and able to express the music I hear in my head. That is my goal...
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 07:44 AM
Happy Birthday Axl. May you regret some of the decisions you made in your past. Like the end of Gn'R. oh and enjoy the birthday while you're at it
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 09:56 AM
HB2U...Axl...
To be fair, the whole G'n R charade is/was rather over-hyped
More to do with clothes than music
There is more depth and creativity in Led Zep and Who music...and less drugs...
It all comes down to interest/variety in the end, how many G'n R or Slash albums can one listen to back to back?...
V
To be fair, the whole G'n R charade is/was rather over-hyped
More to do with clothes than music
There is more depth and creativity in Led Zep and Who music...and less drugs...
It all comes down to interest/variety in the end, how many G'n R or Slash albums can one listen to back to back?...
V
Fiddling at the Pearly Gates
or somewhere
Lower and Warmer....
I like kayaking....it really floats my boat
I dig most stuff.......Anon(gardener)
or somewhere
Lower and Warmer....
I like kayaking....it really floats my boat
I dig most stuff.......Anon(gardener)
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 10:28 AM
Versatile, on 06 February 2012 - 09:56 AM, said:
...and less drugs...
V
V
How do you measure that?
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 10:41 AM
Versatile, on 06 February 2012 - 09:56 AM, said:
HB2U...Axl...
To be fair, the whole G'n R charade is/was rather over-hyped
More to do with clothes than music
There is more depth and creativity in Led Zep and Who music...and less drugs...
It all comes down to interest/variety in the end, how many G'n R or Slash albums can one listen to back to back?...
V
To be fair, the whole G'n R charade is/was rather over-hyped
More to do with clothes than music
There is more depth and creativity in Led Zep and Who music...and less drugs...
It all comes down to interest/variety in the end, how many G'n R or Slash albums can one listen to back to back?...
V
Overall, I agree. But I would put Appetite up there with any of Zeppelin's best.
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 11:56 AM
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 02:52 PM
wow 50! everyone is getting older (YES DAMN IT - ME TOO!!! LOL)
Always had a soft spot for Mr Brownstone - Appetite For Destruction was a classic, every track hard rock fun
Always had a soft spot for Mr Brownstone - Appetite For Destruction was a classic, every track hard rock fun
have left internet forums, to concentrate on music. Godspeed x
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 02:54 PM
heymisterk, on 06 February 2012 - 10:41 AM, said:
Overall, I agree. But I would put Appetite up there with any of Zeppelin's best.
I would too.
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 03:26 PM
^^^gotta love that pause.
Did you guys see the That Metal Show interview of Axl? I yawned,
He was a bada$$ mofo but today he seems a shadow of what he once was, surrounding yourself with yes-men is not a good thing, if you see that episode (which I am sure is available on VH1 online) you will see.
Gn'R was a killer band, not a fad, they produced one of the best Rock n' Roll albums in history and Use Your Illusion defined as an imperfect masterpiece is just that. Had they not imploded they would still be great.
Izzy Stradlin is a great songwriter.
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Did you guys see the That Metal Show interview of Axl? I yawned,
He was a bada$$ mofo but today he seems a shadow of what he once was, surrounding yourself with yes-men is not a good thing, if you see that episode (which I am sure is available on VH1 online) you will see.
Gn'R was a killer band, not a fad, they produced one of the best Rock n' Roll albums in history and Use Your Illusion defined as an imperfect masterpiece is just that. Had they not imploded they would still be great.
Izzy Stradlin is a great songwriter.
I was lucky enough to see them live in their full splendor
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 03:32 PM
Happy BDay axl u and slash should be together again!!
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This photo is not mine but i do have the same model
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 03:35 PM
Riffster, on 06 February 2012 - 03:26 PM, said:
^^^gotta love that pause.
Did you guys see the That Metal Show interview of Axl? I yawned,
He was a bada$$ mofo but today he seems a shadow of what he once was, surrounding yourself with yes-men is not a good thing, if you see that episode (which I am sure is available on VH1 online) you will see.
Gn'R was a killer band, not a fad, they produced one of the best Rock n' Roll albums in history and Use Your Illusion defined as an imperfect masterpiece is just that. Had they not imploded they would still be great.
Izzy Stradlin is a great songwriter.
I was lucky enough to see them live in their full splendor
Did you guys see the That Metal Show interview of Axl? I yawned,
He was a bada$$ mofo but today he seems a shadow of what he once was, surrounding yourself with yes-men is not a good thing, if you see that episode (which I am sure is available on VH1 online) you will see.
Gn'R was a killer band, not a fad, they produced one of the best Rock n' Roll albums in history and Use Your Illusion defined as an imperfect masterpiece is just that. Had they not imploded they would still be great.
Izzy Stradlin is a great songwriter.
I was lucky enough to see them live in their full splendor
+1
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 03:41 PM
pfox14, on 06 February 2012 - 10:57 AM, said:
Are you out of your mind?
Um...no I'm not. And I find it ridiculous for you to imply otherwise. Notice I didn't say: "EVERYBODY should put Appetite up there with Zeppelin's best..."
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 03:45 PM
Riffster, on 06 February 2012 - 03:26 PM, said:
^^^gotta love that pause.
Did you guys see the That Metal Show interview of Axl? I yawned,
He was a bada$$ mofo but today he seems a shadow of what he once was, surrounding yourself with yes-men is not a good thing, if you see that episode (which I am sure is available on VH1 online) you will see.
Gn'R was a killer band, not a fad, they produced one of the best Rock n' Roll albums in history and Use Your Illusion defined as an imperfect masterpiece is just that. Had they not imploded they would still be great.
Izzy Stradlin is a great songwriter.
I was lucky enough to see them live in their full splendor
Did you guys see the That Metal Show interview of Axl? I yawned,
He was a bada$$ mofo but today he seems a shadow of what he once was, surrounding yourself with yes-men is not a good thing, if you see that episode (which I am sure is available on VH1 online) you will see.
Gn'R was a killer band, not a fad, they produced one of the best Rock n' Roll albums in history and Use Your Illusion defined as an imperfect masterpiece is just that. Had they not imploded they would still be great.
Izzy Stradlin is a great songwriter.
I was lucky enough to see them live in their full splendor
Well said, and I agree. When I first heard of Guns 'n Roses, I thought, "Great; another Poison." Boy, was I wrong. And I liked the Illusion albums too, even though they were definitely uneven and self-indulgent.
I too saw them before Axl started having a temper tantrum over every little thing and before Izzy left, and it was a glorious, glorious show.
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 03:51 PM
heymisterk, on 06 February 2012 - 03:45 PM, said:
Well said, and I agree. When I first heard of Guns 'n Roses, I thought, "Great; another Poison." Boy, was I wrong. And I liked the Illusion albums too, even though they were definitely uneven and self-indulgent.
I too saw them before Axl started having a temper tantrum over every little thing and before Izzy left, and it was a glorious, glorious show.
I too saw them before Axl started having a temper tantrum over every little thing and before Izzy left, and it was a glorious, glorious show.
I loved the acoustic tracks on the lies album
Somewhere I have the a cd which has there cover of them doing AC DC's Whole Lotta Rosie. The crowd even chant Angus at the beginning which is great fun!!Matt
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 03:57 PM
I was lucky enough to see this one in 87:
10.08.87 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
opening acts: Quireboys, Faster *****cat
set: It's So Easy, Move To the City, Out Ta Get Me, Mr. Brownstone, My Michelle, Rocket Queen, Welcome To The Jungle, Nightrain, You're Crazy, Paradise City, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Reckless Life, Mama Kin, Sweet Child O' Mine, Whole Lotta Rosie.
One of the best gigs I've ever seen tbh.
10.08.87 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
opening acts: Quireboys, Faster *****cat
set: It's So Easy, Move To the City, Out Ta Get Me, Mr. Brownstone, My Michelle, Rocket Queen, Welcome To The Jungle, Nightrain, You're Crazy, Paradise City, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Reckless Life, Mama Kin, Sweet Child O' Mine, Whole Lotta Rosie.
One of the best gigs I've ever seen tbh.
