The "Axl Tapes" - I got an email from Axl's old bandmate -- (if this is true)

[W 23 AXL II]

Yes. I was in the band. I wrote all the songs, paid for, produced, and own the demos. I have always liked Axl, and yeah he may sue me, whatever. I think people will like them.

Thanks for your e mail.

Kevin

On Aug 21, 2004, at 9:41 AM, Greg  wrote:


how do u have the tapes? axl is going to sue you.

[W 23 AXL II]

what i wrote back:


that's so cool man! how long did the band last? how was axl on a day to day basis? was he crazy back then? did u guys play out? why aren't the songs on the website yet? why did you guys break up? when was the last time u heard from axl? has anyone contacted you yet from axl's camp? thanks alot man!!!!!

[ccorn69]

he probably will get sued but i think like the hollywood rose stuff this will come out

[shaun]

[email] from Kevin:

"4 songs on 1 cd. Pictures, history stories etc. I think you will like it. Please help spread the word.

Thanks.

Kevin"




Well, i hope you make a mint Kev?
Oh, why not go the whole way and involve ex band mates, the 4 songs can then be mixed 2 more times over 
[aka: HOLLYWOOD ROSE - the roots of guns n'roses]

[willow]

I've seen him selling this on e-bay before. Its probably legit
I e-mailed him and got the same respounce, a few months ago. I didn't orderit though, got out bid.

[velourhead]

Hey everyone,

These tapes have never before been for sale - they have never been on ebay.

They have been in storage for many years.  Axl was indeed a part of the band.  Keep in mind these guys were very young, in fact Axl's first time performing on stage was with Rapid Fire at Gazzarri's on the Sunset Strip.

There are more than twenty photos, flyers, newspaper clippings to go along with the 4 demo songs, which are very good actually, the quality is there. But more than anything this is a history adjustment and a chance to share it with his true fans.

Cheers!!

VH

[badintentions]

what was the name of this band? had he said what the song titles are yet?

[Izzy]

Axl's lawyers will be on this within hours......either they are legit in which case Axl will ban the release or they are fake in which case that guy will be sued.

[ccorn69]

Axl's lawyers will be on this within hours......either they are legit in which case Axl will ban the release or they are fake in which case that guy will be sued.

ether way the guy is getting sued

[DazRose85]

I e-mailed him, and he said the tracks would hopefully be released by Christmas.

Just out of interest, I haven't been a GN'R fan for as nearly as long as most of you guys... but has anyone ever heard of Axl being in a band called Rapidfire ever?!

[AdZ]

The first time I ever heard about it was from theaxltapes.com.. and I spend far too much time looking into this stuff.

[chineseilusions]

Here is a responce to an e-mails I sent


Heavy.... Really good studio demos + re recorded new versions.

k

On Aug 24, 2004, at 12:01 PM, BrIckNThEWaLL@aol.com wrote:

> What do the songs sound like?



The songs are currently being mixed. I hope to release them soon.
Hopefully by Christmas. I will keep you posted.

The songs are:
Ready To Rumble
All Night Long
The Prowler
On The Run

It is a good quality demo that is a must for any Axl fan. The
bandmembers were:

Axl Rose - Vocals
Kevin Lawrence - Guitar
Mike Hammernik - Bass
Chuck Gordon - Drums

There are plenty of pre tattoo Axl pictures to accompany the cd.

Please help spread the word.

Thanks.

Kevin
On Aug 21, 2004, at 7:16 PM, BrIckNThEWaLL@aol.com wrote:

> Who was in the band?

[Izzy]

I e-mailed him, and he said the tracks would hopefully be released by Christmas.

Just out of interest, I haven't been a GN'R fan for as nearly as long as most of you guys... but has anyone ever heard of Axl being in a band called Rapidfire ever?!

No - its VERY suspicious that none of us have ever heard of this before - okay Axl and GNR's early days are vague at best but even so.....

The way i see this is he is about to visited by Axl's lawyers - and would be running a defamation lawsuit if he was lying, so he'd surely only go ahead if this was legit?

[velourhead]

The 'tapes' are legit, they have been in storage for the past 20 years (in the original 8 track format).  The tracks were transfered to digital and are being prepared for release.
Why have you not heard of them before?  Because Kev didn't feel like releasing them.  FYI - the website www.theaxltapes.com has been up since 2002.  More info will come out with the CD.  Don't you think they should be released if only to correct and be a part of history?

VH

[Jaded]

interesting... very interesting...
 

[willow]

Okay, maybe I was wrong. It may have been the guy from HollywoodRose that I was talking about. It was a while ago!

[tHeElEcTrIcSiNtAr]

Axl should just let this happen. He needs to focus on Chinese Democracy, not some songs he made when he was like 22 years old. Hopefully he doesnt bother, because as he (and all of us) can see it will come out either way. Look at Hollywood Rose and Greatest Hits.

Axl we want Chinese Democracy not this guys tapes of you. Let him do it, it wont do anything anyway. Dont waste your time.

[cineater]

8 track recording?  You mean like the 8 track before cassette tapes?  Cause Axl was about 12 when those made their last stand and by 14 those were gone and replaced by the cassette tape.

[velourhead]

Yeah.... No, actually studio recordings are done on multi track machines, this isolates each instrument and/or voice. They go from reel to reel and then is mixed for tape, CD, or whatever.  Back then, 8 tracks were standard for most demo recording. 
They are not actual 8 track tapes...

[W 23 AXL II]

On Aug 23, 2004, at 9:33 PM, Greg wrote:


that's so cool man! how long did the band last?

About a year.

how was axl on a day to day basis?

Very professional.

was he crazy back then?

Who wasn't?

did u guys play out?

Sunset Strip.

why aren't the songs on the website yet?

Not done mastering.

why did you guys break up?

Axl and Izzy went to form Hollywood Rose.

when was the last time u heard from axl?

I saw him a few years ago and we had a chat in Santa Monica.

has anyone contacted you yet from axl's camp?

No, but I'm sure they will contact me....

thanks alot man!!!!!

No. Thank you.

k