Bumblefoot says there are no problems in GNR:

[GnR-NOW]

I read another post, that said the problem is legal issues ... that sounds like the most plausible reason.

[Estranged28]

Okay...Let's assume the reason is 'Legal Issues'.  What could they be?

[Freya]

Make your mind up, is he doing more interviews by choice for exposure or because more people are asking him to do interviews? Don't you think he did interviews for exposure prior to joining GNR?

Well, both, duh.? As to the second question, I suppose he would have had he been asked, but he wasn't was he??

What, you're paying more attention to what the man does now and so you feel comfortable in criticizing him for being as accessible now as he has apparently always been?

I'm not criticizing him at all, I'm just looking at the "band" realistically.? Like I said, I'm sure he's a perfectly nice fellow.? But the reason they are in GnR as I'm sure thousands of other musicians would have done given the opportunity, is to make a steady paycheck and use the publicity of being in GnR to further their own careers.? That's not a knock.? But let's not pretend as if these guys have any insight into what's going on with the album or Axl, they obviously don't.?

I do find it so hard to understand why so many people can read other's mind, especially when they don't know them in person......

Yeah, well, I've been through this with you before.  You want to find every reason under the sun to explain away every delay and oddity of Axl's career.  To me, it's pretty much common sense what's going on here.  I don't need to be a mind reader to see what's in front of my face.

[ZRO]

Ron Thal is a nice guy, but it's pretty clear he knows jack and shit.

It's also pretty clear nobody in the band really seems to know anything that is going on. How many times did we read, "Brain is still in the band, everything is fine".

I mean, shit, the GnR camp has still not officially acknowledged that Brain is no longer in the band even though Ferrer has been the drummer for months now.

We're never going to get a straight answer on anything, if GNR ever actually plays another show and a new bassist is on stage, we're still going to hear, "Oh no, Tommy is still in the band, don't worry."

[ibelieveinaxl]

I know it's getting extremely frustrating for us fans but the worst case scenario that a lot of us believed is NOT true. Here is an e-mail that BBF sent me tonight.? We should all be very grateful that we have him, especially in times like this.

(He copied and pasted my main question, I didn't just say that. I started with,"I realize you're not the spokesperson for GNR".)



In a message dated 4/20/2007 10:16:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ron_jones88@comcast.net writes:
Almost everybody thinks the band has broken up. Can you atleast answer yes or no to that?
No break-ups, no problems between members or anything like that.

maybe so, but he didnt say what the problem is and there is a major problem here.."what we got here is a failure to communicate."

[^faeryeV]

I think his biggest merit to this band is how he interacts with the world outside planet GNR.

His shredding, though sometimes fitting, is most of times out of place and irritating. He is technically very talented, but many times I feel like he has no clue as to what he is actually doing inside the song when he lets it rip with his ultrafast shredding.

[madagas]

wow...I agree. He shreds more than Bucket and it seems out of place a lot of times. Bucket seemed to be very much in place and knew when to let it rip and when to slow it down.

Ron is a good guy though and I like his parts in the new Chinese Democracy from last tour. 

[Ali]

wow...I agree. He shreds more than Bucket and it seems out of place a lot of times. Bucket seemed to be very much in place and knew when to let it rip and when to slow it down.

Ron is a good guy though and I like his parts in the new Chinese Democracy from last tour. 

Ron is a standup guy.  I agree, though, that Bucket's shredding seem to be more tasteful in terms of fitting in within the context of the songs live.

Ali

[Lord Kayoss]

Almost everybody thinks the band has broken up.

Why? 

GN'R 2.0 are horrible planners.  They can't plan a tour properly or release an album.  We've known this for years.  But there was no indication they ever broke up.

[Axlfreek]

Almost everybody thinks the band has broken up.

Why??

GN'R 2.0 are horrible planners.? They can't plan a tour properly or release an album.? We've known this for years.? But there was no indication they ever broke up.

They did a pretty good job in 2006.

[Lord Kayoss]

Really?

When did the CD come out?? Did I miss something?

"Planning a tour properly" as in touring AFTER the album has been released.? Touring on internet-leaked demos and 15 - 20 years old material isn't the best idea for a band that's trying to move forward.

[MotherGooseLuvR]

Almost everybody thinks the band has broken up.

Why??

GN'R 2.0 are horrible planners.? They can't plan a tour properly or release an album.? We've known this for years.? But there was no indication they ever broke up.

They did a pretty good job in 2006.

Pretty Good?  Maybe I just expected GNR to do better than another aborted Chinese Democracy World Tour without Chinese Democracy.

Oh well.  Apparently, I was wrong.

[Ali]

Almost everybody thinks the band has broken up.

Why? 

GN'R 2.0 are horrible planners.  They can't plan a tour properly or release an album.  We've known this for years.  But there was no indication they ever broke up.

They did a pretty good job in 2006.

Pretty Good?  Maybe I just expected GNR to do better than another aborted Chinese Democracy World Tour without Chinese Democracy.

Oh well.  Apparently, I was wrong.

How was there an aborted tour in 2006?  They played the Cali shows after announcing they would not do the January shows in isolation.  That's not aborting an entire tour.

Ali

[Bruno Poeys]

Really?

When did the CD come out?  Did I miss something?

"Planning a tour properly" as in touring AFTER the album has been released.  Touring on internet-leaked demos and 15 - 20 years old material isn't the best idea for a band that's trying to move forward.

'Planning a tour properly' doesnt mean that they'll plan properly a tour like you want them to do. They did a successful tour last year. that's what matter. chinese democracy will be out soon. your oppinion about 'properly planned tour' doesnt matter.
HAVE A NICE DAY.

[The Kaizer]

Everybody is so concerned about an answer from an email. Take it for what it is worth, he responded to a fan's email, it was short and sweet, maybe he had to go to bed, or to the bar, so what if it doesn't say much, take it for the truth, nobody here has reason to think he'd lie

[Bruno Poeys]

wow...I agree. He shreds more than Bucket and it seems out of place a lot of times. Bucket seemed to be very much in place and knew when to let it rip and when to slow it down.

Ron is a good guy though and I like his parts in the new Chinese Democracy from last tour. 

I completely disagree. bucket's solo just didn't fit in some musics. like nightrain solo... he played like he was playing a ''new metal'' song, lol. Ron plays the solo more like a 'rock' solo, old Gn'R style, while bucket is more eletronic (on nightrain solo).
he did shred a lot when he was 'starting', now his solos suit like a glove in most of the songs.