Why not America???

[jmapelian]

And some people just don't think the new music is all that earthshattering

[littlewing]

No disrespect to you Shuffle, but I highly doubt Axl gives a rat's ass about what Clear Channel thinks.

It doesn't really matter whether Axl cares or not. Clear Channel controls a very large percentage of US concert venues, if not the majority of them. They have to be shown that the band can be counted on.

[W. Botaxl Rose]

It's smart of whoever to not have GNR play America.

Nobody here cares & most think Whaxl is a 45 year old whigga!

[damnsmooth]

It's smart of whoever to not have GNR play America.

Nobody here cares & most think Whaxl is a 45 year old whigga!

And to think, I started this thread for at least semi-intelligent conversation.

[Mustapha]

AMERICA MUST PAY FOR EMBRACING RAP ALL THESE YEARS?

BRILLIANT post 

[BD888]

People will be too judgemental in the US, here in the ROTW (The Rest of the World) we like to go to a concert for a good time!

[W. Botaxl Rose]

Sorry it's not what you want to hear, but IMO, it's the truth. Most sane people in America put Axl in the same class as a Mike Tyson or a Bobby Knight. People who were once great at what they did, but are now way past their primes & more than a little crazy.

So, it's a good idea to play other continents where Axl seems to still have some credibility.

[The Dog]

umm if you wanna know why not america go listen to what people are saying about the new stuff on WAAF...

Face it, if someone doesn't like axl there's a big chance that someone is yelling WHERE IS SLASH ??

But I do like all the songs, just some more then others.. I don't do crazy anymore, it would take a lot for me these days to just slobber on some song like I once did..  Well you should have seen me at msg, I didn't sit for a second..

I don't think ANYONE was sitting at MSG.  I hope you weren't in the row in front of me as my friends and were drinking the entire night and didn't want to miss a song, so we just pissed right on the wall (we were all the way up in the 300s).  I'm surprised I remember that night as well as i do haha.

[littlewing]

Sorry it's not what you want to hear, but IMO, it's the truth. Most sane people in America put Axl in the same class as a Mike Tyson or a Bobby Knight. People who were once great at what they did, but are now way past their primes & more than a little crazy.

So, it's a good idea to play other continents where Axl seems to still have some credibility.

I kind of agree. I think the band can get back to a higher level of popularity in the US if the album is good and if they can actually show up for their gigs. But it's been too long and lots of people have forgotten about them or are too young to even know about them. It's going to be an uphill battle to regain the US fanbase.

[tp4ever84]

Why don't we have any big festivals here in the States?

[jmapelian]

People will be too judgemental in the US, here in the ROTW (The Rest of the World) we like to go to a concert for a good time!

So do the peple here in the US, typically that means having the band show up

[The Dog]

Why don't we have any big festivals here in the States?

rock is more or less dead in the states -- if you had a ton of bands play in a festival it would either be a bunch of bands with small followings or a bunch of has beens who nobody cares about anymore

and the last BIG festival we had here led to a massive riot with tons of damage (woodstock).  Us Yanks know how to party! haha

[damnsmooth]

What about Ozzfest?

[The Dog]

Ozzfest works for me   Will GNR headline though?  Will Axl want to be underneath someone elses umbrella (ozzy).  I don't see him doing it.

A solo tour with an opening act gives him more flexability to do his own thing, which we all know he loves to do.

[littlewing]

Ozzfest works for me   Will GNR headline though?  Will Axl want to be underneath someone elses umbrella (ozzy).  I don't see him doing it.

A solo tour with an opening act gives him more flexability to do his own thing, which we all know he loves to do.

Ozzfest might draw in bigger crowds than GNR could on its own (for the time being). But I'd rather they do smaller venues and work their way back up. I hate sitting through a bunch of other bands and the shortened sets.

[Neemo]

What about calgary?? or vancouver?? you guys from ontario think you're the only place that matters in canada?

Ummmm, ahhhh, Hey, how 'bout Women's Olympic hockey team? And our Men's team today? Go Canada Go!!!

seriously though, all canada matters. I meant that they should do those places whilst touring Canada. And for sure they should set the record straight in Vancouver and Montreal.

[SOLGER]

I think Axl will tour america when C.D is out. I think the album will be a musical revolution. Amercia the way I see it has the chance to se a better performance than Europe...why? Because in this early gigs lots of things go wrong.."sound wise" and with all this new technology GNR has probably it will be a little time before they get used to it or able to control it perfectly in a live situation.

[Thorazine Shuffle]

What about Ozzfest?

I think with Ozzfest they can play maybe a max of 1 1/2 hours and in my opinion it just wouldn't have the same "feel" seeing Axl at Ozzfest. ?And could you imaine the clash of egos between Sharon Ozbourne and Axl? ?My God it would be Nuclear.

[damnsmooth]

What about Ozzfest?

I think with Ozzfest they can play maybe a max of 1 1/2 hours and in my opinion it just wouldn't have the same "feel" seeing Axl at Ozzfest. ?And could you imaine the clash of egos between Sharon Ozbourne and Axl? ?My God it would be Nuclear.

Yes, but it would be entertaining.

[badapple81]

I'm sure Axl will do the first actual tour dates in the US. I think these festival dates are just warm ups.