Here Today... Gone To Hell!

sure, he's been out partying, playing gigs, talking to tv & radio stations. but all this is minor compared to the amount of attention he'll receive once the album is released.

do you think he'll avoid interviews and appearances, or really get out there and publicise the album for all its worth?


its all speculation i know, but thats all us gn'r fans have at the moment!

I wonder if Axl would go on Letterman or Leno ?

Ya know, play a song or two and maybe chat for a few minutes.

I'm pretty sure that won't happen but it would be cool.    :yes:



*bba*

Axl needs to actually do something big to be in the public eye again, or he'll just be a 'has-been'

If the last 14 years have been any indication, Axl prefers the recluse life.

He'll have 5-6 years of incredible fame and glory, then dissapear for a decade and a half...

I have no idea of how he will react, but this is nothing new for him. It?s a part of his job.

If you think itll be like 91 youre dreaming.  The press he will get wont even compare to back then.  I think he will handle this fine, in fact im worried that lack of press might bother him.

you don't know what will happen or what axl thinks. the publicity will be big, but i have a feeling axl likes, and still would like, to lay pretty low as far as publicity goes. he never liked the media much at all. and if you're going to respond to my post with insulting me again, don't bother replying at all.

unless theres a full scale reunion the press will not be huge. all the press will do is say how much of a waste CD was and how we all waited all these years for nothing and the people who listen to the press will actually belive them. but honestly i really dont care either way just as as long as axl keeps playing shows and putting out more records.

Im not into insults, although nice of you to respond to, "I think he will handle this fine" with "you dont know what Axl thinks, but I have a feeling Axl likes..." ?Nice. ?got this in the private message box this morning btw.



thanks for the words.

you're welcome, i thought it was very fitting after your constant attacks of me in several threads for no reason, even other people noticed it and commented on it (like mango). so you're very welcome.

now get the hell back on topic.

He leads a ReEeEeEeEClUSE Life, and you know its his own advice. 

He'll probably react just like he has in the last year. Seems like a non question to me...

The spotlight won't be on him as much as some people would like to think.

It'll be pretty big news. The album will hit number 1. In fact, over seas, things could really blow up for him, which may be good or bad, depending on what he wants.

But here in North America? If the first album goes off without a hitch, the second will be huge.

But this won't be like 91. Alot of people will treat it like any other late 80's or early 90's rock back coming back. Sorry, but dems the facts.

I don't even think he'll care about the fucking publicity. Has he ever? (That is indeed a question, and a bit of a rhetorical statement.)

Let's worry about Axl Rose/Guns N' Roses actually being focused on for more than a laugh first ::)

One thing I must say is that he will do a lot better now than he would have if the album came out in 2002.  Im not into men or anything, but its hard to argue that 5 years of aging actually helped Axl's looks a lot.  I mean the braids will always get people laughing, but hes thinned out and looks a lot more natural and healthier. 

i see you had to make it clear that you are not a homosexual to be able to recognize another man's looks, shows alot of maturity and security on your part!

who would laugh at axl's braids? 1. his braids look cool on him, 2. i havent heard anyone in real life criticise him for THAT, 3. the ones who make fun of someone's hair is usually running out of real arguments anyway so it's all good. who cares.

No,the ones who laugh at Axl are the ones who have always done it no matter what he does,how he sings,how good his music is or how he looks like. Poeple who don?t like Axl don?t focus on the braids dude but on what he is doing with GNR.
He looks very cool with the braids and in my opinion, artists need a change of image every once in a while and a lot of artists do it and Axl is no exception.

And Axl?s been in the public eye since last year and I think he knows how to handle all this because,as I said in my previous post,this is nothing new for him and the relation with the media is part of his job.When you release a new record you?re supossed to promote it and all and for that you need the media ...

he was on the vmas 2006. isnt that public eye enough ?

I'd like everyone in here to focus their thoughts on that sentence..  :P

Seriously though I think he can handle it just fine.

noone would laught at Axl's braids. He is just pointing something that he thinks is wrong with Axl. He will always see something wrong about someone in the band. I prefer his "original" hair, though. I'd like to have that hair.  :hihi:
that voice as well. Maybe that... body  :rofl:
lol, just joking  :rofl:

IF the cd is ever released, any mention of it in the media will either be sarcastic or part of a joke. For Axl, it's deserving. You take 14 years to work one ONE album, people will talk shit. For the rest of the band, hopefully it's not like that.

of those 14 years, he was 10 inactive. So what? If the media thinks that Axl Rose should take 1 month to record an album, like those hip-hop shitty groups or 1 month and a half like those emo groups it's their problem. They can talk what they want.  : ok:

You know, The Beatles recorded and released quite a few albums in a pretty damned short period of time.  Their music is pretty good.

The Axl factor is set for a big test in my opinion.

There are two possible outcomes for him and the album to battle against.

The first is the 14 years for this crap press that will be out there.? The media, and particularly those whose won't be getting an interview with the great man, will always be comparing the new line-up to the pre-1996 era, how the edge has beeen lost without Duff, Slash et al and be saying it isn't AFD is it. The initial consequence will be that the Die-Hard gunners will buy the album and over a period of time the sales will be made.

The second, and for what its worth, the view I believe is that the music industry will be impressed by the deep lyrics and maturity of them, how the band has gotten clean, no more celebrating the merits of drink and drugs... but the reaching into the soul of his (Axls) feelings and expressing his thoughts with a tremendous album which will be even better than AFD. The reason I say this is that the New Band is no longer news, its been tried and tested and have delivered the goods.? The slash, matt and Duff factor is that VR aren't pulling up trees in the music industry, the old fans have remained loyal to them to some degree, but they ain't Guns n' Roses.

This year the band will be reclaiming the mantle as the biggest band in music, with the best album and with a massive tour. speculation on my part I know, but I have got this feelin'... : ok:

Like someone else said, The Beatles put out albums pretty quick. The Doors released 6 albums in 4 years. Iron Maiden has put out like 30 albums in under 30 years. Hell, GNR put out 5 albums in 7 years.

It doesn't take 14 years to make an album. For 10 years he was inactive? That's his fault.