Here Today... Gone To Hell!

I feel like this time period is very fascinating in the GNR world and I am very interested in hearing people's opinions on this. When GNR last played dj and ron were in the band they are now gone so the current members are Axl, Richard, Dizzy, Chris and Frank tommy's status is up in the air but benefit of the doubt lets say he is still in. There are obviously a lot of rumors out there about some form of the original line up is or could be getting back together. There are certainly a few possibilities out there previous members coming back into the fold or new guitarists altogether. It is very interesting in that you haven't heard from really anyone whether it be slash or duff or even rumors of axl is in talks with this guitarist or that guitarist. So as the line in Sweet Child O mine goes "Where do we go now"?

Wow amazing topic.  For some reason this has never come up on this board in the last few months..... oh wait.  It has.  Dozens of times. 

Use the search button next time

hi?a?tus
hīˈādəs/
noun
a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.
"there was a brief hiatus in the war with France"
synonyms:   pause, break, gap, lacuna, interval, intermission, interlude, interruption, suspension, lull, respite, time out, time off, recess; informalbreather, letup
"the spring hiatus gave us time to rethink our next project"

it is many things, yet also no thing. it is the silent interval between thoughts. the place on the blackboard below the chalk that still exists as a clean slate despite being hidden below the writing. it is the vaccum out of which all manifestation arises and returns. the primordial will that insists on existing despite the resistance implied by the laws that govern existence and that  came to power long before any manifestation of matter appeared. the pure white light entering your window to gently awaken you on a sunday morning. the life force within you. the depths of a black hole, the depths of hell, the glimmer of the stars, and the stench that arises from the asphault on a rainy day. the sound a tree falling in the woods makes when no one is there to hear it. the fabric that ties one change into another and creates the illusion of consistency. the intuition that arises before thought or feeling enters and clouds your raw perceptive capabalities. the first and the last, alpha and omega. your mom. my mom. mother theresa. hamburgers, but not the kind from mcdonalds. hamburgers that actually rot when you leave them out for too long because bacteria are not afraid to eat them. did i mention your mom? the aliens that make plants green are also guns n roses. i cant prove their existence to you but you cant prove me wrong so we will call it even. but if you would just let them into your heart and believe, the scale would be tipped in my favor because i could use the idea of their existence against you by making you pay tribute and compelling you to feel guilty about things that are perfectly natural and that you should not feel guilty about such as... well you know. basically what many major religions have done to mankind. they are that, but also the seed of doubt planted in the furthest reaches of your consciousness that will someday set you free. did i mention your mom?

a Phoenix

A Facebook account posting pics of little kids wearing their shirts. They out out some tweets last night that are interesting.

Nope, GNR is a band on hiatus.

Posted these in the appropriate twitter thread too-

Guns N' Roses ✔ @gunsnroses
Of course today everyone is a jouranlist.
8:36 PM - 8 Nov 2015

Guns N' Roses ✔ @gunsnroses
What ever happened to no news is good news?
8:31 PM - 8 Nov 2015

Guns N' Roses ✔ @gunsnroses
If only they could read lips...
8:39 PM - 8 Nov 2015

Guns N' Roses ✔ @gunsnroses
Surely they'll read between the lines
8:44 PM - 8 Nov 2015

The official facebook of the band just post nonsense about caricatures , tattoos, song snippets, and shit that does not matter to fans , it lacks a little more interesting posts about the band, who manages the official facebook page of the band?

What would you prefer they post until there is real news or an update ready?

It?s not a hiatus?.a hiatus means that, when the gap in a sequence is over, the status quo resumes.  That?s not the case here.  Spin it however you want, but there have been multiple departures.  DJ ? gone.  Bumble ? gone, Tommy ? gone (yes folks, he?s out too).  When/if this break ends, things will not resume as normal.  It will be a completely different band, either as a reunion or with new members. 

Claiming this is a hiatus is trying to paint a picture that all is well and this is just a normal thing that bands do.  Did Tommy use the word hiatus???  No, he said ?we just all sort of left it in Vegas.?  Does that sound like a gap, intermission, interval, etc. to you?  Why is this so hard to accept?  It doesn?t mean it?s all over?but this clearly is not just a brief recess.

You beat me to it...

Axl... he's on a hiatus... the band that was... is no more.

As we all wait so patiently to find out who is a member of Guns N roses going forward.  :)

Both are perfectly said

I would love to know who the guitar players are in my favorite band in the world are!!

At the moment, there is no GNR. DJ and Bumblefoot are out. Tommy is most likely out.  I'm looking forward to next year and 2017 when Slash, Duff, and hopefully Izzy comes back.

Technically there's a GN'R until Axl says otherwise.
GN'R existed before Bumblefoot and Dj joined.... So just because they walked away doesn't mean the band ended.




/jarmo

If Guns N Roses was to produce a current line up poster for Christmas.  Who would be on it?

ask Fernando, Beta, or maybe Jarmo

No Bumble or Dj.



/jarmo

Jarmo, what's your day to day like now that the band is taking a break?  Are you still involved in some respect, or will they contact you when/if it's time to start up again?  Note: if your only job is running this website and going on tour with Guns, that's pretty awesome.

Guns N' Roses is currently an inactive operation at a crossroads as to how (if?) they will continue.

We are in 2003-2005 territory right now.  Back then, we didn't know who was in the band, or if there was a band.  When they were coming back, or if they were coming back.

It was great when they re-emerged in May 2006.  But that didn't miraculously turn 2003-2005 into active years in hindsight.

Ever since the old band disbanded, it's been a three guitar band. So I'm assuming it still is.



/jarmo

I'd say two new guitarists or Robin back and a complete new guitarist.
as much as I wish Robin back, because I think he's the real Slash replacement, I don't think it will happen.

DJ was not really my cup of tea, I really enjoyed Ron because of his talent & his I-kick-you-in-da-butt-to-wake-up attitude,
I respected the weird genius Buckethead (the only one I've never seen live), and I'm kinda excited to know the names of the new guys.

I also was never really happy with DJ in the band. I just observed he was bringing a lot of enthusiasm and energy to the band. That might have been what was needed back in 2009.

I'd be happy to see Robin returns again. It would be cool to finally hear him play This I Love at the shows and also on the new songs which I hope to hear next year. My personal preference for the 3rd guitarist would be Nita Strauss. Alice touring schedule is wrapping up in December. She seems quite pro and hard working. I have the impression Richard could actually play a lot of the complex guitar parts which were recorded by Buckethead and Ron.

This randomly came up in my facebook feed. This guy Dr. Viossy blows Bumblefoot out of the water. Check out his version Of Beethoven's Moonlight sonata on Electric guitar.
Kinda cool since I have long considered Axl Rose to be the Beethoven of Rock Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZuSaudKc68

Question for the "hiatus" insisters.

'Mad Max : Beyond Thunderdome' came out in 1985.  After its release, director and creator George Miller did not come out and say that the series was over and will not be returning.  According to logic I've seen posted here about GNR, it would have been inaccurate to assume Miller was done, absent that declaration.

'Mad Max : Fury Road' came out in 2015.  Was the 'Mad Max' franchise on "hiatus"...for 30 years?

Cool analogy.   : ok:  Much like Guns N Roses, I prefer the early years of the MAD MAX franchise.  I actually just saw someone driving down the street in a Mad Max interceptor the other day.

I wouldn't call the gap between MAD MAX movies a hiatus, since after a certain amount of time, it didn't appear there were any more films on the horizon.  More like a resurrection when the fourth movie appeared.

The band is on break and GNR will continue. How does that not equal a hiatus?


hiatus
[hahy-ey-tuh s]
noun, plural hiatuses, hiatus.
1.
a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.

Do the tweets again, Emily.

No thanks, they are posted you can scroll back and read them.

I may honor requests, but  not orders ;)

Did you spend all those decades complaining about the lack of updates? Hoping to see Mel come back? Going on and on about how there'll never be a another great movie like the one from 1985? :D




/jarmo

So was "hiatus" though.  I just assumed you were playing the hits here this afternoon.

Oh...there I go again.  Complaining about the setlist.

At least you're not posting about the band's reputation of canceling shows this year!

But who can forget the comedy classic from a while ago... The comparison between refugees crossing the sea and releasing an album. Gold!



/jarmo

Nita Strauss is a solid guitarist but not a good fit for Guns IMO, too much traditional heavy rock/metal for my taste.
same for Dr.Viossy, reminds me the eighties and it's not the sound I'd like for Guns.

I live in 2015, I want the sound of 2015. even if it means less guitar and dubstep effects instead

Really?  I always thought this band was all about the guitars.

All incarnations of the band too.  The guitars are the best parts of CD, not Axl.

Dr Viossy is totally rocking my world right now!  He is a virtuoso like Buckethead!

I think there's a lot of piano too...

and Axl singing on CD is great, maybe except on Madagascar, if I remember correctly
there's an older version with way better singing IMO, matters of taste surely

again, not a question of technical abilities. these days every serious guitarist has to be.

but I would prefer someone like Jim Martin from Faith No More. he's influenced by Jimmy Page,
Jimi Hendrix and David Gilmour. nobody thinks too much about this guy, but listening to Angel Dust
well...interesting choice for GUNS IMO.

DrViossy just has that something special. I was just mesmerized by youtube videos. can't imagine what it would be like to see him perform live. So much better than Bumblefoot!

Can she define

Evolution again please

I totally agree...   There are a couple of epic guitar tracks on CD.  That I would put in my own gnr top 10...   

I can, but I'm not sure anyone will actually read and comprehend it.

You can lead a horse to water but.....