USA Today: Candidate for Career Transition: Axl Rose

[Gritty]

I'm starting to think you may be Axl Jarmo. You seem to take any criticism to heart. You are not a member of GNR, so you shouldn't take it so personally. There is no question that their official website is a joke. I really don't know anything official about GNR, that is my whole point. Maybe that is intentional, but if so it's a pretty odd strategy. I understand management is in a tough spot because they have a client who needs 15+ years to make a single album, so it's unchartered waters they are in, so I'll cut them some slack, but as far as marketing goes, there hardly is any to speak of. That's not good marketing. Maybe management is great but Axl has too much control, who knows, not me, not you, so we get to speculate to kill some time because it's a slow day at work today! All in fun.

[Gritty]

The second the promotion starts for the new GN'R release, you'll be there yelling "sell out!"...


Don't really understand that statement. Not sure it's possible for GNR to "sell out".

[jarmo]

You are not a member of GNR, so you shouldn't take it so personally.

I admit, I have a low tolerance for certain things...

It comes with the territory. Same whining year after year.

I really don't know anything official about GNR, that is my whole point. Maybe that is intentional, but if so it's a pretty odd strategy.

And how long have you been a fan?

GN'R has never been the kind of band who talks when there's nothing to talk about.


I've said it before, people want "updates" and news. When they get them, they feel let down. Why? Because they want a release date. Nothing else.

The band can't win with some of you. It's a fucking fact.

There could be a long letter about the song today and you'd post "nice, but where's the release date?". You know it, I know it and they know it.

But on the other hand, there's lots of us who aren't that fucking hung up on the release date.



I suggest you relax a bit instead of feeling so "upset" about the lack of updates or news.

They'll say something when they have something to say.

The second the promotion starts for the new GN'R release, you'll be there yelling "sell out!"...


Don't really understand that statement. Not sure it's possible for GNR to "sell out".

It means that you'll find something else to complain about.....

Now: Not enough promotion
Then: Too much!




/jarmo

[Gritty]

Touche Jarmo. Guilty as charged, I would like a release date. I'm really not too worried about it. Just passing time, and it's a lot easier to find things to nit pick about with GNR lately than compliment I guess. I can certainly see how that would drive you nuts as long as you've been running this bad boy. I'm gonna go bitch about sports for a while, even though my Sox are in first place. 

[IKnowWhereIAM]

Sorry, didn't mean to start anything between you two.  I was just expressing my surprise that there is a new Gn'R song out, and other than the RB2 release announcement, there is no 'hype' or anything...I expected, as I think a lot of people did, that this would be the begining of something big - I still believe it is.  Patiently waiting...at least now I can listen to Shackler while I wait - although it is a P.I.T.A. in its current format (videogame).

Go Sox.

[Gritty]

IKnowWhereIAM

It's all good. I love talk'n about this stuff. I'm in your boat. I don't think Jarmo is my biggest fan, but it's all in fun. I don't take this stuff that serious. You a Sox fan?

[jarmo]

Start taking your personal conversation to PMs.

 



/jarmo