when axl looks back...

[FlashFlood]

i dont know if this a dead horse type useless topic, but im gonna ask anyway.

When Axl is an old(er) man many years from now and he is thinking about the past, what will his feelings be towards the first generation of GNR? Ya ya ya, I know that there will still probaby be a lot of animosity between the members and such, but when he reflects on that era, will he be proud of it? Will he feel some sort of hostility towards it? He seems so upset and angry with everything about the original band, I was just wondering what he feels about the good times, and the impact that the band had. Would he be proud of the music they created?

[Spirit]

Of course he's proud of it! Hell, most musicians would have given their right arm to have been a part of Appetite For Destruction. Even if the personal relationship between Axl and Slash is shit, I still think Axl really respects him as a guitarplayer. Slash still is one of the greats, and you would be crazy to say anything else..

[ryan_of_lax]

So now we're reading Axl's mind....

We really need some news to talk about

[Carlos_f_Rose]

So now we're reading Axl's mind....

We really need some news to talk about

hehe You are right man, I can't believe, why, there are still "topics" to talk about after all these years...  Honestly You have talked about almost everything in the GNR world...

[You Gonna Eat That?]

Hey why is the Slash/Axl "shit"? What happened? I never knew

 

[Spirit]

"He's up my ass, there's where Slash is!" - Axl Rose 2002

[Smoking Guns]

Slash and Axl love each other and can't admit it.  Well, at least Axl can't.  They are the divorced couple that never got over each other.  They can only reach their peak potential with each other.  They bring out the best in each other.  Sweet Child, Coma, Estranged.  They were the Plant/Page of our era.  Its really sad.

[Thorazine Shuffle]

? They can only reach their peak potential with each other.?

Lets give Axl some time to prove himself before we start making statements like this.  When the album drops, and the press and tour starts, then we can judge.

[t800 series]

? They can only reach their peak potential with each other.?

Lets give Axl some time to prove himself before we start making statements like this.? When the album drops, and the press and tour starts, then we can judge.

IF the album drops..

[Mikkamakka]

Slash and Axl love each other and can't admit it.? Well, at least Axl can't.? They are the divorced couple that never got over each other.? They can only reach their peak potential with each other.? They bring out the best in each other.? Sweet Child, Coma, Estranged.? They were the Plant/Page of our era.? Its really sad.

So true. And IMO they were even better than Robert and Jimmy. 

[Smoking Guns]

I agree.  They are just two dynamic characters that were pretty unbeatable.  Just look at the live at the Ritz DVD at how the two command so much attention and perform with so much power and actually shared the same stage.  They were awesome.  I think CD can be great without Slash.  My only point is that Weiland can't be Slash's Axl and Fink can't be Axl's Slash.  They will both have hits, but those two together is almost unbeatable.

[renthispace]

"He's up my ass, there's where Slash is!" - Axl Rose 2002

Did Slash ever respond to that?!?! 

[mikegiuliana]

one day when he gets older he will see how stupid all this shit was and learn to accept other people's feelings.. I think he will look back and love his work with the old gnr the one that made them famous and wish it never ended... he might be the type of guy that later in life will say what a great fucking thing that was ruined.. usually when people get older they se how fucking stupid their egos were and learn to compromise and forgive along with forget..

[misterID]

When he's older? He is older. The only time he may reflect is if CD is a disaster and even then, he'll still think the same. I'm still glad the original GNR broke up. They would have gone down hill fast.

*thinks of snakepit... shudders*

[jameslofton29]

I'm tired of hearing this shit about 'Snakepit' being the next GNR album after TSI. If Axl would've used Slash's riffs on the album, it would've been a completely different album. The lyrics would have been different, and most of the music as well. You guys saying Snakepit would've been the next GNR record is just an excuse for this long wait.

[misterID]

James, calm down dude. I wasn't saying that. What I meant was that if the band had gone in the direction of Snakepit, it would have been awful. Hell, if they went in the direction of some of the music on UYI it would have been horrible, out of touch and boring.

The big reason there wasn't another album is the reasons you mention: like changing the lyrics and music to snakepit.  They were going in different directions.  I think that's a good thing.

[Spirit]

"He's up my ass, there's where Slash is!" - Axl Rose 2002

Did Slash ever respond to that?!?!?

don't think so...

[jameslofton29]

 MisterID,I agree it wouldn't have been a great direction to go in. They needed to do something that they hadn't done before. I think doing a grunge record would have been a mistake also. They would have been seen as trend followers. I've said this before, and people think I'm insane, but I think GNR should have done something like Slayer's 'Seasons in the Abyss' album. From the moment I heard it, I thought GNR could have taken the speed metal genre to a new level. Axl has the voice(and the scream) that would be suited for that type of music. Slayer came within a "hair's breadth" of bringing that style of music to the mainstream. GNR could have stunned the world with an album similar to 'Seasons'. It would have been a great album to counteract the grunge movement.   

[Krispy Kreme]

i dont know if this a dead horse type useless topic, but im gonna ask anyway.

When Axl is an old(er) man many years from now and he is thinking about the past, what will his feelings be towards the first generation of GNR? Ya ya ya, I know that there will still probaby be a lot of animosity between the members and such, but when he reflects on that era, will he be proud of it? Will he feel some sort of hostility towards it? He seems so upset and angry with everything about the original band, I was just wondering what he feels about the good times, and the impact that the band had. Would he be proud of the music they created?

Many years from now, as we still await CD (20 years hence), Axl MAY (OR MAY NOT), think: why did I waste my productive years and not release 2-4 albums of new material and  make an impact on the music world instead of fading into obscurity and becoming an icon of ridicule?

[mikegiuliana]

When he's older? He is older. The only time he may reflect is if CD is a disaster and even then, he'll still think the same. I'm still glad the original GNR broke up. They would have gone down hill fast.

*thinks of snakepit... shudders*

I happen to think snakepit was fucking awesome.. Slash played his ass off on that album.. I agree with what james said.. It seems like the people who side with axl on almost everything or hate VR always bash snakepit and say oh thank god they broke up or we'd have snakepit..  You didn't have to like eric dover or rod jackson but to act like the instrumentals weren't good is crazy..

You can never say what would have happened because you never know... It could have had a real rock edge with some big ballads.. Who am I kidding if axl sang on the fucking thing alot more people would have just liked it from this forum..
it's very common if  aband splits people take sides and only seem to enjoy the music their side plays.. So if axl was on even some vr songs like dlt, ygnr, lta or maybe slither people would change their tune..

When one groups stays together you get true opinions, when you get one group split how many times awaiting some album that never appears while ex mates continue to wait you get hate and excuses..