Here Today... Gone To Hell!

From sebastianbach.com


10:08 PM 10/29/2009
  Well, what can I say. What a long, strange trip it's been. As I type this, I just cannot beleive that I am announcing to all of you that yes, we will be going on the road with GUNS N' FUCKING ROSES IN MY HOMETOWN COUNTRY OF CANADA IN JANUARY & FEBRUARY OF 2010 !!!!

Wow.

It felt really, really good to type that sentence.

  It's time to sit back & realize, hey, we have been doing this a long time. From Guns N' Roses taking us on tour in North America & Europe in 1991 , Australia & New Zealand in 1993, taking us out again in America, Europe, & Canada in 2006, Axl Rose & myself recording 'Sorry' for 'Chinese Democracy' & 'Back In The Saddle', '(Love Is) A Bitchslap', & 'Stuck Inside' for my album 'Angel Down', taking us out again in Australia & New Zealand in 2007....are you noticing a theme here? Loyalty? Friendship? Commitment? Passion? For Rock N' Roll. For Life. For Fun. For You,  the Rock Fans who make it all possible. For the love of music, having a good time, & kicking out the motherfucking JAMS.
 
This tour of Canada means so much to me on so many levels. I grew up in Canada. It was always my dream to play the big concert stages in Toronto. To me, playing Air Canada Centre twice in 3 years, 21 years after my first album came out, is so above & beyond my childhood dreams, it really is hard to fathom. Hamilton, London, Moncton, Halifax: I HAVE NEVER PLAYED ANY OF THESE CITIES IN MY LIFE! I have literally been waiting 21 years to come to these cities & sing '18 & Life' 'I Remember You' 'Youth Gone Wild ' etc. After touring the world for 25 years , it is astonishing to me that there are still cities that I have never played. Turns out there's alot! Montreal: I have been waiting to come back & sing for you since 1992 !! It blows my mind that I have not played Montreal since 1992. The last show I played in Montreal was with Pantera opening up the show. I distinctly remember the crowd in Montreal at the Skid Row / Pantera show in 1992 as being one of the most vociferous / ferocious / intense / loud / craziest crowds I have ever had the pleasure of rocking out with in my entire career. When I sometimes think of the greatest crowds I have ever seen, the greatest , coolest times of my life, the last moment of leaving the stage in Montreal in 1992 & facing the rockers of Montreal that night, always comes to mind. So does the Air Canada Centre show in 2006. The reception Toronto gave my band that night is something I will never, ever forget. The fact that we get to do it all again, so soon, is just fucking excellent. Calgary, Winnepeg, Quebec City: You completely rocked at the 2006 shows. I watched these full concerts on proshot video (check it out for yourself on the 'ROADRAGE' DVD) & there is no way Canada could be more into the music than they were on the 2006 tour. Or can you top it ???? Hey we sure will have fun trying right !! Ha!!

  Of course, none of this would be possible without the vision & generosity of one single man: Mr. Axl Rose. A man I am so unbeleivably proud, & fortunate, to call my friend. A man whose unwavering voice, lyrics, & vision have been the soundtrack to our lives for more than 20 years now. I cannot WAIT to stand at the side of the stage every night, waiting for my favorite song 'Street Of Dreams ' to come around in the set. I cannot wait for the camaraderie, fun, & sense of purpose the Road brings. I cannot wait to scream my fucking guts out into a microphone in the biggest cities, on the biggest stages, that my hometown country has to offer. I can't wait to see all my friends & family at the shows in Canada. One thing's for sure: I don't have to wait long!! CYA SOON CANADA !! IT'S TIME TO ROCK!! AGAIN!! I love it.

OMG OMG OMG  ;D that is so fucking sweet!!! this tour is going to be legen.....





wait for it....




DARY!!!!

  :yes:

Deadhead  :D

Baz fuckin rules!

Axl is the man! i wouldn't be surprised if Axl has gotten pressure from promoters and others to bring someone else on tour with GnR (maybe i'm wrong, just my belief). but Axl doesn't give a shit and he hooks up a friend with an incredible opportunity once again.
 

Love and Loyalty! Thats what I am talking about. I am so happy Baz gets to do these shows too.
peace out
amy

Bach is a good guy.

Pure loyalty. Good for him.

Anyone else get the feeling that Baz ius mroe excited about the Guns tour than us the fans  :hihi:

Yeah I hear you.  I've heard plenty of people bitch about how it's gonna be the same old show and they should've taken a more relevant band to help with attendance numbers.  Maybe loyalty and having a good time is more important to Axl than those things.  Maybe he doesn't want to take the chance on another Eagles of Death Metal and go with something he knows will work.  Just a thought.

Sebastian is definitely other Guns n' Roses member, an historical one. Wish he could come to Southamerica together with Guns n' Roses and perform his entire Album plus some classics of Skid Row. ( including the song inspired by Steve Adler of course)

It's about the energy that Baz brings to the show. An opener is suppose to get you warmed up for the main act. Baz is the best at that!

Now there's a great quote.  Thanks for posting his update. 8)

i wish baz could give loyalty lessons to the other people in the music industry.  if everyone had a heart as pure and honest and loyal as baz does, maybe axl would release more albums.

Problem is, not everyone is as happy to open the show.

baz is great and loyal, but him opening shows for guns speaks volumes about the loyalty of Axl. it shows that Axl has his priorities in order. cause lets be honest, there are a number of acts that would attract more fans as the opener. which would benefit guns in the long run. but like i said, axl puts loyalty to a friend over all that.

baz is a good guy, but axl has done alot for him professinally and financially. i wouldn't say it's an act of loyalty to accept an incredible opporutnity that has been handed to you.

LOL... well obviously baz ain't axl.  axl wrote the book on loyalty.  but baz is a great disciple. 

Loyalty is fantastic, and I hope that it played some part in Baz coming on board for the tour.


But I don't really care, because I don't know about the rest of you, but I was blown away by how much Baz fucking rocks! He kicked my ass opening for Guns in Everett last time around.

He's the perfect set up for Guns. I'm pumped, I just hope there will be an extended N. American Leg so I can go see.

he just put a video on his Facebook for this date was Saturday, July 10 in US.airway center  :hihi:

Co-sign.   I saw Axl n Roses on Halloween night in 2006 in Jacksonville (wow, does not seem like 3 yrs ago- Axl came out with devil horns on) and was expecting so-so from Bas's band and it was really amazing actually.... his band was tight, the crowd was NUTS for them, and he sang like a million bucks, ALL the Skid Row hits, it was great.   Then Papa Roach came on and it was popcorn and beer time and an overall deflation of the arena (no joke), although some definitely were into Papa Roach and crowded the front of the stage, it was a distinct letdown from Bas... they really should've been flip-flopped, Papa Roach opens and Bas before Guns woulda been better order.   

Axl rocked that night too, for about 2/3 of the set, then his voice gave out bad near the end and he was struggling, but the music still tied everything together.  It was their first US show after a small break from Europe or SA (can't remember) and they really came out firing on all cylinders, think that's why Axl blew it out.   Overall an amazing night of music, and I really hope some US dates get announced soon....  U canucks are lucky!  The first shows of the tour are the most sketchy sound and set-wise, but they usually have the most insane energy from the crowd and the band.   

Looking forward to seeing Baz again-I think Axl is bringing him along again because he feels comfortable with him, and just likes the guy overall-I think Axl remembers how people treated him 20 years ago, and this is an example

Nice.  : ok:


Too bad tidbits like this one are always ignored by certain people.



/jarmo

Sebastian's great guy and very funny to listen to. Axl's interview with Baz @ Eddie Trunk was hilarious

I second that one! Those two know how too have fun together. They are just like brothers hanging out.

the first show of the US leg tour/2006 was in Sunrise, Florida, and I was there, I agree bout Sebastian was amazin, and i really liked P Roach, never was into them but they did a great show, IMO, and Axl was on top of his voice, I like Baz  opening again, hope he will do for the US shows. Wonder if Axl will sing one of his songs with him, like Back in the saddle, or Stuck inside, i doubt it but that would be cool.

Actually, you're right.... I forgot about that.   The Jax date WAS the first date scheduled, and they postponed it like 4 days before it was to happen and pushed it back to halloween... they also changed the entire seating for the floor, so I refunded my 3rd row ticket from stubhub and got a general for a 3rd of the price.    I knew it was trouble when I got a vmail from ticketmaster... "Important information regarding an event...."  I had planned to go to HHN!  LOL  Good ol Axl!!   Always makes it interesting!   It was really an amazing, memorable night tho...  I'll see them again when they come through, no doubt.   And yes, I saw VR on the Contraband tour too at the HOB.   Equal opportunity Guns fan!  ;)

The best choice to open for a GN'R show. Please Axl, bring baz to south america!! Oh well wtf: PLEASE AXL COME TO SOUTH AMERICA  :hihi:

I'd love to see Sorry with Baz doing the backing vocals (or sharing why not) onstage!  :beer:

I took a group of 15-20 year old guys to GNR and ALL thought GNR rocked but to this day they mimic Bas...eg      "2007 MOTHETRUCKERS".....I mean c'mon how corny is that to yell out.

Rose Tattoo on the other hand had everyones respect and rocked in a non try hard way.....the real deal compared to a mouth.

oh please, this is rock n roll! Baz rocks! Baz have an amazing voice, and all of the rock singers do have a big mouth sometimes, so what?...Axl can have a really big mouth sometimes, but we love him rite?, who cares?, this is rock n roll, maybe next time take the kids to a Miley Cyrus show  ;)

Color me corny I guess. Baz said something similar to this at the Everett, WA show that I saw, and I gotta admit that I loved it.

Except it went like this...(paraphrasing)

"ARE YOU GUYS READY FOR GUNS AND FUCKING ROSES!!! IT'S 2007 AND MUSIC IS IN A SAD STATE, BUT FOR ONE NIGHT AT LEAST....ROCK AND ROLL IS BACK MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!"

I thought it was great. To this day, I think about that moment, and how much I felt what he was saying. Guns will always be signifigant to me because to me they are the last great American rock band. And to me, on that night it really did feel like rock and roll was back, and I was glad I was there to see it.

I love Baz's emotion.  I hope he is in shape for this tour and doesn't get out of breath so much.  He can still sing when he isn't tired! 

well he twittered (twat) the other day that he was going to run to the hollywood sign and that it'd take 2 hours, so either he was in real good shape running for 2 hours or he was in awfully bad shape taking so long time :P since he's always running i'm thinking it's the first one

One can hope. :)

From Sebastian...

I love USA but it's a big world out there ! Did all if USA last year w poison year before with gnr hope to play USA this summer

about 3 hours ago from Twitterrific

Good, I hate seeing him struggle on "I'll remember you" and "Youth Gone Wild".

This is really sweet! I love Baz's exuberance for GN'R, Axl and for his homeland Canada. That's so nice to see!!!!    ;D

He's obviously very grateful for his long friendship with Axl and the uncompromising loyalty and code of honor that Axl brings to everything and everyone.

That's so refreshing to see in a celebrity like Mr. Rose. Not all celebrities are concerned with loyalty, honor and friendship.

I would really LOVE LOVE LOVE to see Axl and Baz perform "Sorry" live and any or all of their songs from Baz's album -- "Back In The Saddle", "(Love Is) A Bitchslap", & "Stuck Inside"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That would be seriously cool!!!!!  Wow, all of these cool pieces of news coming out, first the tour, then the VIP packages, now Baz touring with GN'R, it's like an early Christmas for GN'R fans!!!    ;D

dreamer girl

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Baz seems like a good dude to hang with

The Axl+ Baz merge worked great on Angel Down.
-On ChiDem Baz is a bit too low in the soundmix for Axl to "stick out".

Would be so fucking cool if they did stuck inside, god I love the way Axl comes in on that song. :peace:




Shameless baiting! :hihi:

falungong you are one of the (many) reasons I come to this site!  : ok:

if baz makes axl somewhat more comfortable I am up for it!

Decent hockey teams, GNR touring. Damn Canada gets everything. Except bacon. They just don't get bacon up there ....

Not even "Canadian Bacon" :rofl: :rofl:?

the bud will blow your mind ehhh.

They certainly have the best waffles! :hihi: