Here Today... Gone To Hell!

I've been pretty critical of Guns N' Roses post 1997, which is fine right? But I've been dis-respectful to them in some ways. I just wanted to say to everyone here, sorry if I offended you. I'm going to attempt to be more tasteful in what I say. I am a passionate person, and sometimes I go over the top. I do still like "CD" and what Nu Gn'R did. They were really good.

ANYWAYS

Onto the current news, and buzz... what does this feel like? It's more than likely going to happen tonight? Just sum it all up in this 1 thread. Just crazy right?

Tonight... for the very first time, Axl/Slash on the stage for the first time in almost 23 years. NUTS!

Considerig it's April Fools, Adler's band cancelled, I personally think we'll see the AFD 5 tonight in a full concert for the first time since April of 1990. This is going to be incredible!!! Whoever is there, it will be incredible though! I personally want the AFD 5 there for this special warm up gig, if it indeed proves to be true. (I think we can all feel that it is)

So what is your feelings? The board is already starting to buzz some. Fun times. I almost just can't believe it. I'm pretty excited. Life is good, things are good. Can't complain. I truly never thought I'd see this happen... I always thought if even Axl/Slash do get together it'd be in their 60s and one off or a small tour at best. If ever.

This feels bigger than that. This feels larger than life.

I'm just cumming  shitting pissing my pants all togheter

Excited like a :rofl: little child!!!

Yeah it's really cool they are doing this special show, I know it isn't "the first" or whatever, but since its such a small, limited capacity gig.... the chances of getting in are very very slim.

So in reality, Vegas is still the first gig. So for me that will still probably have all the bells and whistles, tonight will be just a rock fest in a small club. Still super cool. I just hope people that are going to Vegas aren't upset. They shouldn't be.

Unbelievably excited!  Sitting in an office in London trying unsuccessfully to get some work done!! Keep checking Google/twitter/Facebook/Here etc every few minutes!  And you know what, I'm not at all jealous of anyone in LA right now - too excited for that!! Can't wait to hear what happens!

Pissed off !  :(
Because I'm pretty far away.

Crazy excited.

Like, just had my murder conviction overturned level excited.

Right. Me too. It's hard to think about much else than this show/tour etc...

I'm happy for them. I'd love to be there, but just can't be. Who cares? It's a great time to be alive and be a fan of Gn'R!!! I hope people have a killer time! I hope they play a new song, and its the AFD 5, and they announce a new BEST OF double album with 2 new songs...

and they take requests and it goes 3 hours... I hope all of that happens! lol I know I'm being crazy but I just hope people really enjoy it, as it will be special.

This is pretty funny! For me, it would be like... meeting Axl/Slash together and have them sign something for me in person, at the same time... and get a pic between the two of them.

Then jizzing as the flash hits.. lol

Excited as...%#!! 😂
I have always hated the "fight" - the fan and camp fight you know - Axl vs. Slash etc.
Hell has frozen over - I love it. I love that I WILL still survive GA without a cane 😉💃
I would gladly take all the money off my bank account to just be there.
I don't "know" any member - I am well aware "it's only rock n roll". Just a band.
But I grew up loving them. In my heart it feels like meeting old childhood friends.
I will definitely visit as many european shows as possible.
🎸👍💃

I'm as excited now as I was the first time I saw GNR. That was one of the first shows of the Buckethead 'comeback' era, and before the internet was so mainstream so we didn't know exactly what to expect. I was in at the front, and waiting. And waiting. When they walked onstage, it really was incredible.
I was slightly too young to have seen them on the Illusion tour, despite being a huge fan, parents didn't think I was old enough to go. At age 9/10/11 they were probably right on that one unfortunately, but I did get to buy all the tour t shirts!

That was such a rush finally seeing them. I feel the same about this, assuming I do get to see them. They're my band. The son of one of my Mum's friends came to visit with his Mum and he asked me to come upstairs, said he had something for me. It was a poor quality taped copy of 'Get In The Ring'. I put it in, he told me to play it quietly in case our parents heard. From that moment, that was it. They were my band. Obsessed.

I went to the local record shop and (get this) removed all the advisory stickers that were on the Illusion albums, in case my parents saw and stopped me buying it. The next day I went back with my parents, asked for my money, and bought Illusion 2. They looked at it, didn't pass much comment, and I had it!

I'm sure kids now don't have that total rush of immersion in a world alien to their parents (despite the fact my parents saw most of the greats and actually probably wouldn't have been too shocked at all by the album) and something that felt dangerous and exciting. I still get that same thrill hearing them to this day.

No scenesters, hipsters, band wagon jumpers, fashion followers, can ever take that feeling away and will ever know what it feels like.

The best band in the world.

I now "officially" beheaded a bottle of fine Roederer Cristal.
Cheers! 😘👍💃

All I can say is, I'm at work, yet nothing is getting done. This is something I have been waiting for for as long as I can remember!

For me, I didn't get into Gn'R until the summer of 2000, my dad had AFD on CD, and I accidentally discovered it. I started doing workouts to "Paradise City" and some of the other songs.

The only songs I recognized were "Sweet Child O' Mine" and "Welcome to the Jungle". Since then, I've bought every book, lots of magazines.. all the cds obviously, got to see them live once time in Nu Gn'R form, and it was fantastic. The guys played the songs just brilliant. 'This I Love" is up there with anything they've done.

I never got to see the original lineup. Sucks. Maybe I can get 3/5 of it, or whatever is confirmed. Really wish Izzy was in there with Steven, but I'll take whatever.

When I got into them, Slash's Snakepit was doing that "Ain't Life Grand" album. Found this site then, and been here ever since. What a time!!! Thank God!

THIS IS HOW I FUCKING FEEL!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKJtT1LHmTY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdoPn-viVmM

go to 42 seconds into this video and watch.... this is how I feel right now... lmao

And this is perfect to anyone that previously...

had stated... "yeah man Axl and Slash will get back together"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZulb74xEIc

that is usually the feeling I thought and felt... and the general "no way in hell" thing.

lmao that video is crazy.

I feel like I'm crazy that this is happening, such toxic feelings... and here we are.... so glad I'm wrong, and the rest of the world is wrong.

GnF'nR

***Haiku mode OFF***

I posted this in a different thread then saw this one and I feel it's more appropriate here.  My apologies for double-dipping...I hope you don't mind.

***Haiku mode ON***

It's honesty time.
I am an Axl Rose mark.
He IS Guns to me.

All iterations
Of the Guns phenomenon
Have excited me.

I didn't miss Slash
Or Stephen, Duff, or Izzy
At all, to speak truth.

And "reunion" talk
Simply slid off of my back
McGann gave no fucks.

And then...and then...this.
I had never suspected
How much I would feel.

Crazy excitement
As the next chapter begins...
Our boys are back home.

I hate being wrong
Most of all about myself
But, now, I'm smiling!

Memories kindled
Passion I'd not known had dimmed
Now back.  Guns is home.

Splash

/Mike

Fucking fever pitch people....

650+ on this forum... right here, right now.

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GUNS N FUCKING ROSES

Pushing 700+ online!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

G n F'n R

I've been waiting 20 years for this.  I'm beyond excited. I'm hopeful- for new material.  I'm afraid- that the two shows closest to me will happen during business trips.  I'm curious- as to how it will sound after all this time.  I'm happy- that 2 of my favorite musicians have buried the hatchet. I'm insanely jealous-of the folks that will see the show tonight in person.  Above all else- I'm a teenage fanboy again, ready to see the most dangerous band in the world.

Pushing 750+ people online right here, right now!!!!

I want to make history today... fucking smoke this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Forgive my language Lord, and people. Just excited.

In this moment... I am so happy .. I am bursting with energy and excitement.

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FUUUUCK!!!!!!!!!

850+ users!!!! lets blow this bitch!!

900+... we're going to do it now it looks like!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JARMO< I fucking love you!

As someone who grew up a young Gunner, it's just huge. I'll be staying up 24 hours over here in Scotland to take in all the build up. I've been reading these forums since 2006 - there can't have been many bigger nights than this one  :peace:

You're right. This is the biggest night in GNR history FOR SURE since the release of Chinese Democracy. Arguably bigger.

It is the first time since Axl and Slash since July 1993, and I believe AFD 5 will be there tonight.

That would be the first since April of 1990. That's a long time people. Longer than you think. Just barely shy of 26 years.

THIS IS HUGE

Need to watch this, hope there's some way.

 :o

I am overwhelmed with joy and excitement. The same way I always feel when they return from a hiatus but exponentially amplified.

It is great to be sharing this with my HTGTH family. We've gotten each other through many slow news days (or years) with speculation, theories, top 10 lists, heated arguments, and hypothetical dream scenarios. You are all cool as hell. Thanks for posting entertaining stuff.

Now once again the world is watching as we all embark on a new action packed chapter with our favorite band.

Good luck to the band n' crew on the warm up show tonight, I hope everyone there has a great time.

See you in Vegas a week from tonight.

FUCK YEA!!!! FROM HOLLYWOOD!! GUNS 'N' ROSES!!!!!

Just going back the years. I think I was like 13 or 14 or something when I woke up to the intro of SCOM. Instead of screaming "turn it down" to my brother from under my pillow like usual, I yelled "what's this?". Since then I've been hooked. And it's like 15 years later now... oh how I dreamed about this moment. No matter how much I liked the 00's lineups too.

All the time spent listening to this band... the albums, the bootlegs, the gigs... the time spent on this forum.

YES!

I?ve been a fan since 92, and for the last 10 or so years I?ve been sayin this could never happen. And yet here we go. Hell, I might even live and see em live. Surreal. Unbelievable. Indescribable.

It sounds so goofy to say, but I have been pretty happy all day. 

I'm excited, like, little kid excited.  It's great.

Like this...

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I've been a fan since I was 12 years old (1992). I thought the release of Chinese Democracy was the culmination of all my childhood hopes and dreams. I was wrong.. it's tonight.
Shout out to the old school fans from the 80s.. can't imagine how you guys feel.

It's an awesome feeling to see that your childhood idols are back and only an hour away from playing AGAIN!!!!! I tried to take a nap but couldn't.

In this moment, I sit here on April Fool's day, just watched NXT Takeover, which was incredible...

My favorite band is getting ready to get back together with 2 of the main components after 20+ years apart. It's just insane.

Just the whole thing of them getting together in any capacity.... let alone the Troubadour...

Small club now? And they'll be playing stadiums in 2 months? Just amazing. I truly hope that a documentary/concert is being made on this.

Would be stupid... not to... right?

Gn'F'nR

There is a camera crew there. In the TMZ video you can see some of those guys recording stuff with professional cameras and mics.

Yeah I read that somewhere, didn't take much stock in it. I do hope you are correct with your presumption. Makes sense they would want to record this for future release. Would be an instant buy for me.

Full show, extras, documentary... they should make it an event.

Guns N' Fucking Roses people

Although they did the same at the Hammerstein `06 and nothing came out from that. =/

I think Axl might not have been at fault with his remarks about his efforts with that lineup being sabotaged by others pushing for a reunion. Look at how smoothly promotion surrounding this regrouping has worked out so far.

Very true. Seems like the surprise gig alone had more promotion than the whole CD release.

Yep... ditto..

Crazy right?

im like a crazy!!!!

Waiting to see everything!!!    :peace: :peace: :peace: :peace: :peace: :peace:

700+ people online right now boys! maybe we break it tonight?

Hearing snippets of Brownstone, and It's So Easy, and seeing Axl/Slash together for the first time in my life in a current format was just insane.

I can't believe this. This is just un fucking real.

Thank God, thank my wife, and thanks Gn'R and all of you guys...

this is just killer

830+ online

getting close

I am so excited!

Can not concentrate at work. Of all the Saturdays they would need me here...


 :beer: :beer:

Saw some pics and it is just beyond anything I can describe with words  8) 8) 8)

To cap off my day/night with this...

I'm very tired, its like almost 4 in the morning here. I had a blast sitting through and commenting and reading other posts. Just unreal night.

Axl/Slash/Duff/Richard/Frank/Dizzy/Melissa

Crazy night, I wasn't there, but it was so awesome still.

Thanks for the pics, and snippets. I'm sure more will come out tomorrow. Peace. I'm out.

been a fan for a solid 20 years now and it's surreal looking way back when to where i bought my first album on cassette which was afd back in 1996, to gnr's peformance at the hob in vegas, and all the other moments since then. kind of fell off the gn'r radar since 2009 until this past month. it's very sweet feeling to be back. i feel like a kid again.

It's that GNR roller coaster we love! Always magic, always intense!! Loving the moment!  ;D

Been a crazy week, mostly fun... outside of some narrow minded corridor thinking people.

Vegas is coming up. Will be another sleepless night right boys? Lets snap that online record too. That would be cool.