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Regarding "GN'R member answers quest." - how legit is sp1t.com?
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June 24, 2005, 12:34:01 PM »
I been checking out their site, and this ain't no professional journalism, is it? I mean it's not Rolling Stone or something...so what's the deal? Do they make up their "interviews" or are they for real?
I'm asking because they post all those "funny" interviews w/ Diz and Brain...
And some of that stuff just makes go WTF?
Does anyone know if you can believe what they publish on their site or not?
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Its not impossible to get replies from band members. Whether Sp1at know them personally or not I'm not sure.
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not legit anymore in my eyes
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Its not impossible to get replies from band members.
Sure, but the difference between a fan friendly one-liner or an actual interview is what I'm trying to find out.
Just so I can relax whenever the next "XY answers fan questions" comes up. ?
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it could be some kid making everything up I wouldn't know any better.. Gigger seems like an ok dude so I don't know.. I never went to the site I only see what has been posted around..
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June 24, 2005, 12:42:40 PM »
Yes, the interviews are legit.? They're not exactly Rolling Stone interviews, but we're just trying to keep some dialogue with the band members going.
Anyway, they're fun, and it does allow the fans to ask some questions, even if they're not going to give us any really, really big news.
Btw, is this the right forum for this? maybe so since it's about the Gn'R member interviews, but we could move the thread to the jungle, and I'd be happy to address all the complaints or issues that a lot of people seem to have about sp1at.
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Re: Regarding "GN'R member answers quest." - how legit is sp1t.com?
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Quote from: loretian on June 24, 2005, 12:42:40 PM
Yes, the interviews are legit.? They're not exactly Rolling Stone interviews, but we're just trying to keep some dialogue with the band members going.
How do you know? I mean it's cool, but why don't they just post a single picture with or an audio clip from a member?
Anyone could come up with a website like this.
Just because the band didn't deny anything posted there, doesn't mean it's legit.
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Quote from: conny on June 24, 2005, 12:47:18 PM
How do you know? I mean it's cool, but why don't they just post a single picture with or an audio clip from a member?
Anyone could come up with a website like this.
Just because the band didn't deny anything posted there, doesn't mean it's legit.
I know because I work on the website with them...
Seriously, if you really don't believe it, you can ask the right people and find out for sure.
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June 24, 2005, 12:53:33 PM »
Unless you hear an offical statement from Axl, take everything with a grain of salt.
Their interviewers suck since they have never heard of the term follow up question
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I think they're alright, myself. Hell, it's not hurting anything, and if they we're fake, I think GNR management would step in. With Sp1at interviews being on Blabbermouth and in Ultimate Guitar, Merck would of said something if they we're fake. Let em do there thing.
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Quote from: dave-gnfnr2k on June 24, 2005, 12:53:33 PM
Unless you hear an offical statement from Axl, take everything with a grain of salt.
Their interviewers suck since they have never heard of the term follow up question
one of the few times I agree.. Like toddlers ask the questions... What ever happened to making a great list of questions and asking either way?? I appreciate people making the effort but with the wait the questioning could be kicked up a notch
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Quote from: Thorazine Shuffle on June 24, 2005, 12:58:34 PM
I think they're alright, myself.? Hell, it's not hurting anything, and if they we're fake, I think GNR management would step in.? With Sp1at interviews being on Blabbermouth and in Ultimate Guitar, Merck would of said something if they we're fake.? Let em do there thing.
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these days magazines and rock websites just take other people's "hear say" and report it as news.. Why wopuld merck ever step in these questions are so vague that the answers are meaningless and reveal nothing
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Quote from: Thorazine Shuffle on June 24, 2005, 12:58:34 PM
I think they're alright, myself.? Hell, it's not hurting anything, and if they we're fake, I think GNR management would step in.? With Sp1at interviews being on Blabbermouth and in Ultimate Guitar, Merck would of said something if they we're fake.? Let em do there thing.
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these days magazines and rock websites just take other people's "hear say" and report it as news.. Why wopuld merck ever step in these questions are so vague that the answers are meaningless and reveal nothing
Yes Sp1at did reveal something. Brain told Sp1at that there are NO I repeat NO bongos on the album.
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Quote from: mikegiuliana on June 24, 2005, 01:02:51 PM
these days magazines and rock websites just take other people's "hear say" and report it as news.. Why wopuld merck ever step in these questions are so vague that the answers are meaningless and reveal nothing
The interviews are not meant to "reveal" anything. I mean, it would be cool if one of them told us the release date to Chinese Democracy, but is that really going to happen? ?I kinda doubt it....
The only person that can give us the info we want is Axl, and that's not what these interviews are about. ?Believe it or not, but some people are actually interested in the members as musicians and what they're doing in their lives, beyond Chinese Democracy.
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Quote from: mikegiuliana on June 24, 2005, 01:02:51 PM
these days magazines and rock websites just take other people's "hear say" and report it as news.. Why wopuld merck ever step in these questions are so vague that the answers are meaningless and reveal nothing
The interviews are not meant to "reveal" anything. I mean, it would be cool if one of them told us the release date to Chinese Democracy, but is that really going to happen? ?I kinda doubt it....
The only person that can give us the info we want is Axl, and that's not what these interviews are about. ?Believe it or not, but some people are actually interested in the members as musicians and what they're doing in their lives, beyond Chinese Democracy.
And Axl Rose is not a member i suppose and no one want to know what he`s been doing in his life?
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Quote from: conny on June 24, 2005, 12:47:18 PM
I mean it's cool, but why don't they just post a single picture with or an audio clip from a member?
Because they have none? It seems they conduct all their "interviews" via e-mail.
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Anyone could come up with a website like this.
Exactly. Take a bunch of GN'R fans like you and me, let them make a relatively professional-looking website that covers other bands so as not to look too suspicious, shoot a few e-mails to band members through their official website, track down Axl's assistant from 15 years ago and god knows who else, and there you go, you've got sp1at ! And yes, you could do exactly the same if you had time on your hands.
OK, it's not exactly a secret I put absolutely zero faith in what sp1at say. But honestly, who can take seriously a website that posts things like "Is Axl going broke?" with no evidence, "Brain said Robin has a hot ass" (apparently they didn't notice Brain was making fun of their question), or lets their board members post Beta Lebeis' e-mail address and phone number, because, wow, she's selling sports cars on such and such website? Ludicrous.
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Quote from: patience26 on June 24, 2005, 01:18:52 PM
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Quote from: mikegiuliana on June 24, 2005, 01:02:51 PM
these days magazines and rock websites just take other people's "hear say" and report it as news.. Why wopuld merck ever step in these questions are so vague that the answers are meaningless and reveal nothing
The interviews are not meant to "reveal" anything. I mean, it would be cool if one of them told us the release date to Chinese Democracy, but is that really going to happen? ?I kinda doubt it....
The only person that can give us the info we want is Axl, and that's not what these interviews are about. ?Believe it or not, but some people are actually interested in the members as musicians and what they're doing in their lives, beyond Chinese Democracy.
And Axl Rose is not a member i suppose and no one want to know what he`s been doing in his life?
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Rock on?
well no one can get him.. Wonder what happened to the 10 questions for axl thingy..
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I don't believe them - Sp1at, they seem to be the ones that start 'rumors'
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Quote from: loretian on June 24, 2005, 12:50:46 PM
Seriously, if you really don't believe it, you can ask the right people and find out for sure.? ?
When I read like Rolling Stone or Kerrang for example, it's not my job to dig up the editor's / writer's sources and stuff.
For me it's just obvious that no one at sp1t ever really SPOKE to a GN'R member.
It's not too hard getting a one liner. But selling that as an "interview" is a whole other level. I mean some fans got more serious and elaborate replies from just asking Tommy or Dizzy at gigs.
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That comment about Robin's ass (if it ever happened) was way more funny than "It's a band as long as I'm getting paid." What I'm saying is that sp1t really enters a sensitive level there. If Axl reads that shit and takes it the wrong way, sp1t could have bought GN'R a new drummer with that "interview". Well maybe not that dramatic, but do you know what I mean?
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Quote from: conny on June 24, 2005, 01:56:22 PM
When I read like Rolling Stone or Kerrang for example, it's not my job to dig up the editor's / writer's sources and stuff.
Well, I understand that, but I'm not exactly sure what else to say.
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It's not too hard getting a one liner. But selling that as an "interview" is a whole other level. I mean some fans got more serious and elaborate replies from just asking Tommy or Dizzy at gigs.
Well, like I said, we're not exactly trying to get interviews like that. We just want to keep dialogue with the bandmembers going and keep the interviews fun and light hearted. It's a tiny bit of a bridge between the band and the fans, even if some fans seem to resent us for doing it.
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