Here Today... Gone To Hell!

I was feeling particularly bored earlier. So I decided to snoop around the Brides of Destruction forum. I'm a casual L.A. Guns fan, and wanted to see what Tracii Guns has been doing recently. It turns out that he posts on their message board. In one thread, he claims to have recently e-mailed Axl concerning GNR's guitarist position. Personally, I don't see Axl being interested. Guns is so associated with the '80s pop metal and all. But, with all the guitarist topics lately, I thought someone might find this interesting.

The post by Guns can be found here: http://www.bridesofdestruction.com/TalkShit/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=99930&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1

im gettin sick n tired of that mygnr forum

I think Axl should be interested. ?Instead of bringing a nobody into the band, which he more than likely is going to do, he can bring in someone who has been in Guns N Roses before. ?I dont know about you guys, but every thing I see about the "new" GNR in the magazines and on the t.v. makes fun of them. ?They are a laughing stock because of all the freaks Axl brought on like Buckethead and Robin. ?Robin is ok but Im really glad Buckethead is out. ?Bringing Tracii in would be awesome. ?If he does that he needs to drop either Richard Fortus or Robin and bring back Gilby. ?If he did that then this band would have the respect it deserves. ?Think about it, Axl, Dizzy, Tommy, Brain, Tracii and Gilby. ?Now those are some people who have been around and can play.

But... They're the biggest GNR club online.  :-\  Heh.

Quality not quantity  :P

Yeah, but that would sound to much like the Gnr we know and love.  I mean lets face it, I think from all that slash has said, according to the split, that he wanted to do the regular gnr rock and roll music.  Axl felt it to easy to do a rock album and wanted a new sound or wanted to take more directions in music and not just the blues based rock.  I think when slash showed his distaste toward axl's new direction, axl wanted slash out of the picture. Because lets face it axl wanted to run the show, after all he had the name. 

Which brings me to what I was wanting to say.  Axl I dont think wants the old gnr sound, and thats what it would be if you brought tracii and gilby back in.  And if he brought them in he would probably just give slash a call, and every one would be happy because gnr's back and every sinners happy because hell just froze over.

So that will never happen.  It seems to me he is trying to get a variety of technical players from all walks of life to come together, and make this incredible wall of sound.  And I cant wait to hear what it sounds like dammit......

1st, this new band has mine n' alot other's respect n' i think you'r being pretty judge mental mate, Richard himself shit's on both Gilby n' Tracii, dont get me wrong, im a fan of both of em', but it's clear your judgin' from appearance n' looks n' not on there playing!!

2nd, the new guy's have been in the scene just as long as those two, just accept it mate, there's a freak in you'r favourite band GNR n' there's nothin' you can do about!!! : ok:

But back on topic, i would welcome Tracii Guns with open arms to GNR, he's got what it take's!!!! :beer:

Considering that Axl views the internet as "one big garbage can", if i remember correctly, e-mail may not be the best way to reach him  :no: Besides that, I think it would be cool if Guns rejoined. I wouldn't hold my breath though.

it would be cool to have tracii in as a touring member, :yes:
 but there's so much difference in bucketheads and traciis playing

but we don't know what gnr is looking for, if they're looking :peace:

reasons why Tracii Is GOOD for GNR.

1/He is one of those rare people who has never really bashed Axl, and months ago he talked about how he would like to eat a sandwich and a coke with axl.
1/ the name, he was the first ever gnr guitarist, Tracii GUNS N'? Axl ROSE'S band.
2/He is a shredder,? he can shred and has a style,
3/He looks like a rocker? (http://www.theatrestills.com/Tracii_Guns_1.jpg)



Somebody said Tracii was too associated with 80s pop metal...well...so is AXL? :hihi:
+it's not like Tracii was in poison or something ! LA GUNS is badass.

Rip n' Tear ! :peace:

But by the looks of his post, I think that's not gonna happen >:(

"I sent Axl and email. I let him know I had a year off and That I would be willing to go kick some ass with him. I got no reply? :(

Thanx For The support from the GnR fan forum

Love Tracii "

I think it would be really cool if Tracii Guns rejoined GN'R. LA Guns was an awesome band. And Tracii is someone who is really cool to the fans. He may not be Eddie Van Halen or Hendrix, but he has always come up with good riffs throughout the years.

Quote from Tracii

"He's a schmuck and he'll always be a schmuck. End of Story"

I wonder why he's interested. ???

watch tracii play guitar here

http://homepage.mac.com/spollitt/STFU.mov

Am i the only one who thinks that the idea of Tracii Guns in nuGNR is frightening?
Get serious people! Axl let slash walk away cause he wanted to explore new musical directions-do u really think that he can do that with Tracii Guns?

Maybe Axl should also fire Brain and get Tommy Lee to play some drums upside down :rofl:

so he got axl's email adress :headscratch:

guys the 80's are over. Stop living in the past. we are 20 years later now. Everything has changed.  and didn't  tracii guns say he doesn't like the new GN'R songs he heard? Tracii Guns will never have any answer from Axl.

I think it was Chris Webber or something who said he didn't like the new songs.
Some people have told me to stop living in the past and to stop waiting for the new gnr.
I see nothing wrong with Tracii, the only problem would be musical differences, Tracii is more of a hardrock punkish player and Axl is looking for a virtuoso like bumblefoot or buckethead.

I think the best way for tracii to get a hold of Axl would be face to face and  talk it out.

I think it would be a good idea as long as Tracii was willing to go in the same direction that Axl is going in.

I think it may help Axl in the eyes if the media as you know the media sees Axl as an unforgiving asshole . This would proove otherwise

I know Axl doesn't care what the media thinks and neither do I but thats just a few points

glad to find nes speaking the same language to mine.  : ok:

Had a Teething fever?

He was joking. anyone who ever spends time in that forum or in any forum tracii visits knows he's always looking for a laugh.

I don't know if this would ever happen, but it does seem fitting.  Having the original "Guns" N "Roses" would be nice and it would let the whole world in on how everything started.  Starts and ends with "Guns" N "Roses".  I think it would be pretty cool.

Actually, I believe he was in Poison for a short period of time a few years ago when CC Deville briefly quit the band.

I'm sorry! But this is too funny! Mr anti-'indus' telling us to stop living in the past and move on!  :hihi:

It would be awesome if Tracii Guns joined GNR. If they are indeed looking for another guitarist to replace Buckethead, it would be very fitting. Being a founding member of GNR would give the band more legitimacy with the die hard fans of the original band and he is a very capable musician.

because for you the time we are living right now is "indus"?  :rofl:
"indus" is even more "has-been" as hair metal.

Nobody is living in the past... what the fuck is that?? so the rolling stones have 60+ years and if Im a fan of them Im leaving in the past???
That is just stupid, get back the original rockers for crying out loud and stop the freak show!  :peace:

Id love to see Traci back...Although i was not around when he was part of the band..it still would be cool to have the co-founder back..And now Axl wouldnt have as much pressure touring under the name Guns N Roses

I don't remember saying that.

Personally, I could have seen this working five or six years ago when Axl was just starting to rebuild the band. It would have given older, more traditional fans a new member that they could relate to. And when Axl decided to go with dual lead guitarists, it would have worked even better then. Guns could mostly do solos on the more traditional stuff while Finck or whoever could do solos on the more experimental stuff. I couldn't see it working now though. Mainly, because Guns' primary role for the first album would be emulating Buckethead's playing live. I'm not sure Guns could do that very well. And that's not a knock on him. He's a fine guitarist, and I'd probably listen to an L.A. Guns CD before a Buckethead CD nine times out of ten. But he isn't as technically skilled as Buckethead.

i think he was being sarcastic ....

Hm. *Shrug*

id say that was after axl didnt answer his email

cmon tracii guns?

thats hilarious

hell yeah of course he would want to join axl because nikki left their brides of destruction band and i guess he knows the only chance he has to be famous again is to try and persuade axl to let him in

but axl is about the future not the past and i will bet my hair that this will never ever happpen.

I would welcome the addition of Traci to the band but really dont see Axl accepting. Outside of Robin and Brain, I had no idea what other material the other new members had even played on or what bands they were from,therefore it does seem obvious that Axl does in fact like bringing in the someone unknown or underground instead of a renowed 80's guitarist. Traci has the appearance Gn'R is or used to be all about, but I think Axl wants to launch his new incarnation of GnR from scratch and no original members.

THIS is mr Tracii Guns

(http://www.uzisuicide.com.ar/gilby/JUEVES/03.jpg)

(http://www.uzisuicide.com.ar/gilby/VIERNES/nuevo-3.jpg)

(http://www.uzisuicide.com.ar/gilby/VIERNES/nuevo-12.jpg)


He has style, he knows how to rock as vintage gnr, he is a FORMER gnr guitar player, and he was there when some of the gnr tunes were born !

he didnt even email axl..

why would he want to be famous again?? What is that supposed to mean??


how the hell can you say "Axl is about the future, not the past"  .. Axl toured under the name Guns n Roses and played all but 2 songs from the AFD album..... a few Illusion songs,   Yeah Axl rose is really living in the future...

axl is about creating new music. not the same ole appetite stuff

Perhaps he has the style but sad that he isn't that much talented. Can't see him as a member of new gnr.

Blabbermouth is reporting this story:

BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION Guitarist Offers Services To GUNS N' ROSES - Dec. 14, 2004 
 
Former L.A. GUNS and current BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION guitarist Tracii Guns revealed in a recent online posting that he has contacted GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose about possibly joining GN'R as the group's touring guitarist. Asked by a fan if he had been contacted by GN'R regarding the lead guitarist position, Guns responded, "I sent Axl and email. I let him know I had a year off and that I would be willing to go kick some ass with him. I got no reply. :("

The original post can be seen at this location. 
 

blabbermouth reports anything... thats a perfect example of it..

Tracii said it in a joking matter...  Tracii guns is a member of BOD and they are going to continue on with out Sixx..

Tracii is about making music.. somthing axl rose still hasnt figured out....