Axls taste in music:

[jimmythegent]

If theres one thing you can say about uncle Axl is that the man has some pretty decent taste in music.
I refer specifically to his love of Janes Addiction, Faith No More, Soundgarden and NIN - edgy, cutting edge for it's time and IMO timeless in many instances

[Captain Obvious]

He also said he thinks 'Limp Bizkit is fun'. Those bands are mainstream bands that everyone says they like.

Seriously. You listen to Soundgarden? Join the club.

[Aero]

Moby

And ovbiously... Thin Lizzy... he even has tattooed one of his album covers, the black rose.

[the dirt]

I love the fact that at one point The Four Horsemen were his favorite band.

[Falcon]

I love the fact that at one point The Four Horsemen were his favorite band.

I loved the Four Horsemen, never new Axl dug 'em.

[jameslofton29]

Axl's also a big fan of Electric Light Orchestra.

[jimmythegent]

He also said he thinks 'Limp Bizkit is fun'. Those bands are mainstream bands that everyone says they like.

Seriously. You listen to Soundgarden? Join the club.

well, I wasnt refering to Limp Bizket - I was refering mainly to Janes actually.
Bizkit is perhaps an ?isolated indiscretion

And as far as alot of people liking Soundgarden is concerned, that doesnt minimise the fact that those who do have great taste imo

[jameslofton29]

Jimmy, I agree. I think Soundgarden is one of the best bands ever. I think being labeled as grunge hurt, instead of helped their career. They were clearly not grunge.

[jimmythegent]

Jimmy, I agree. I think Soundgarden is one of the best bands ever. I think being labeled as grunge hurt, instead of helped their career. They were clearly not grunge.

Love em as well - their first few albums (Louder than Love, Ultramega OK) defined grunge imo- the sludgy, detuned, drony guitars, anguished vocals etc..
but they certainly broke out of that mould with their last 3 albums, moving into more psychedalic, late- Beatles era territory.
But I would say that their association to grunge enabled them to find a wider audience if nothing else - it's a blessing and a curse that they broke up, a bummer that we have no new Soundgarden albums, but also cool that they bowed out on top - every album they released was a gem, they never released a bad album IMO

[killingvector]

I don't know about Limp but Axl probably hears stuff months before we do.

[jameslofton29]

Jimmy, you think Louder than Love sounds like grunge? I disagree. Listen to Hands All Over. That is balls to the wall metal. They really went metal with Badmotorfinger, and thats the album that really got them labeled as grunge. God, I love that fucking album. Badmotorfinger is one of the best albums of all time. Anyone who insults Cornell and denies his talents has obviously never heard that album. Back in 88 or 89 Axl talked about how great Cornell was, and I had never heard him. About a year or so later, I heard Soundgarden and truly realized Axl had good taste. LOL!

[Jessica]

Axl's also a big fan of Electric Light Orchestra.

IS HE ?

I love them, but don't know many people who do.

[willow]

Axl is much more diverse than that! He also likes Frank Sanatra and Bessie Smith. There are just to many to mention. I would really like to know what he is into now.

[jameslofton29]

Right now, he's probably into Nazareth, Supertramp, Run-DMC, The Bangles, Bulletboys, and Cinderella. In other words, he likes bands that dont release albums.

[jimmythegent]

Just speculating, but I reckon he'd be into Muse - epic sounding, almost Queen like

[jellyhead]

Right now, he's probably into Nazareth, Supertramp, Run-DMC, The Bangles, Bulletboys, and Cinderella. In other words, he likes bands that dont release albums.

Run DMC and The Bangles have both put out albums of new material in the past few years.......

[jameslofton29]

Really? I didnt know that. Be sure not to tell Axl about that mythical Bangles album that came out. He might stop "finishing touches" on CD and start spending his time on Bangles message boards!

[Nytunz]

Diden Axl Said in a interview he was a Tool and Radiohead fan?

[anythinggoes]

Diden Axl Said in a interview he was a Tool and Radiohead fan?

i remember once someone saying he was spotted at a tool concert in the mid late nineties

[Butch Français]

he's got good taste indeed. Jane's is one of my alltime fav bands, Axl was a fan of them even before they had an album out. they rehearsed next door to GN'R back in the mid 80s.