Maybe A Full Out Reunion Won't Happen For A While But...

[Slashead]

NO! nor am i interested in seeing it...its the one thing that would make me not a gn'r fan!

... comment's like this make me think you are not a GNR fan.

A GNR reunion > anything else.

its remarkable to me that anyone who claims to be a fan of GNR could not want that to happen?

Yeah but there are the "new" fans now.

You know - the ones to whom Slash, Izzy, Steven and Duff mean nothing. ?

Hell... I love this new band but we shouldn't forget who Guns N' Roses really are.

or were.

or should be.

Anyway, good question...

I mean... who's next ?

Duff ? Alice In Chains is going to coincide with Axl's band this summer...

[Mr.Intensity]

I've never wanted a reunion, I've always wanted to see what direction Axl would take a new set of musicians in when the other guys didn't want to stick it out.... I'm waiting on Chinese Democracy.

If the album isn't good, then I'd probably hope for a reunion, but it looks like the album is going to be great.

I appreciate both what Guns N Roses was AND what Guns N Roses has now become.

[BLS-Pride]

Im down for a reunion but that shit won't happen. And I am more than happy with the New GnR. So in this situition I win either way.

[Rob]

I've always said I'd take a reunion in a second.  I was at the show last Friday, best damn show I've ever been to.  Hats off to the new band, they were great.  That being said, if Slash, Duff, and Izzy were to reunite with Axl I'd forget the words Chinese Democracy and the names Finck, Fortus, Bumblefoot, and Stinson in about 3 seconds.  I still think its gonna happen (a reunion that is), and I also think its not as far off as we think.  Pretty much every band gets back together eventually.  Aerosmith, the Eagles, Black Sabbath, Motley Crue, and tons more have went from absolutely hating each other to it being just like old times.  Its gonna happen one day, and when it does we'll all remember who Guns N' Roses truly is.  Not just Axl...but Axl, Slash, Izzy, and Duff.  I'd like to reiterate, this isn't a knock on the new band.  They're talented dudes and they put on an awesome show.  That being said...when Robin, Fortus, and Bumble were playing those solos, not a second went by when I wasn't thinking in the back of my mind..."Damn I wish that was Slash playing that Les Paul."  When Tommy was doing a kickass job on the bass, the whole time I was thinking, "How cool would it be if that was Duff up there?"  And you all can deny it, but I'd bet a good deal of money that if Slash, Izzy, and Duff got up on stage during those Hammerstein shows, you all would have screamed, danced, and head-banged just a little harder.  Ok, I've said my piece.

[Locomotive98]

Well said Rob - jeez, the guys on here that flame the old band etc. What the fuck are you thinking of?!!! Granted, the new Gnr are good, but they are in effect a covers band. Especially when 90% of the setlist is by the real Guns. Cmon, take off the 'Rose' tinted spectacles and say to yourself really 'Idont want the proper Guns to reform, I want the new band' Lol it cracks me up.

Bet if you went to watch the Stones and just Jagger turned up you wouldnt be going 'Oh that hired guitar player ruuuuuuuuuuuulllles far more than keef Richards dude - I hope the proper band never come back'.

[mikegiuliana]

You guys think Axl might invite some more old GN'R members on stage over in europe?
Like maybe if VR were in the area, you think Slash and Duff would follow in Izzy footsteps and maybe play a few songs with Axl on stage?

This seems alot more plausible then a full out reunion right now.
Maybe one could happen after both Axl+friends and Velvet Revolver stop touring though.

it's not impossible for another ex gunner to step onstage with them..... If slash would have stepped onstage at hammerstein the entire place would have went 3 times as nuts then for izzy... People were talking about slash all over the building..

[mega_music]

You guys think Axl might invite some more old GN'R members on stage over in europe?
Like maybe if VR were in the area, you think Slash and Duff would follow in Izzy footsteps and maybe play a few songs with Axl on stage?

This seems alot more plausible then a full out reunion right now.
Maybe one could happen after both Axl+friends and Velvet Revolver stop touring though.

it's not impossible for another ex gunner to step onstage with them..... If slash would have stepped onstage at hammerstein the entire place would have went 3 times as nuts then for izzy... People were talking about slash all over the building..

I agree, Hell they could sell out Madison Square Garden 10 nights in a rew in under 5 minutes if Slash was to join the guys on stage.

[SADIS]

The fucked up thing is with Izzy joining them on stage I want a reunion even more. It's just crazy.

[St_Jimmyuk]

i renunion is something everyone wants to happen, i think its very unlikely to do so, and anyway if it did it would not have the energy of a band that wants to be playing together

look at pink floyd at live 8 they were back enjoying individually but they were not the band they once were i don't want to see the same thing happen to gnr they have issues with each other maybe not all the members but certainly 1 or 2 of them so a full reunion in my eyes just will not happen

people have been saying for months now how the new band rocks (not just because they are now doing live shows) so why does all this come out just because izzy joined the band for a few old songs, thing is axl is unlikely to drop the enw songs from his set list, or at least all of them if a reunion happened axls new songs would not get played, would he like that?

[KOK]

Or we can enjoy this KICK ASS band that everyone here LOVES!

I completely agree dude!?

Me to. I want the new band

[metallex78]

The one band I could compare the GN'R saga to is Anthrax.

The original band (lead by singer Joey Belladona) split in 1992 and got a new singer (John Bush) and continued to tour and put out albums up until last year, when the original line-up reformed. And since then they've been doing a reunion tour playing only pre-1992 Anthrax songs.

Now I was a fan of the John Bush fronted Anthrax, so didn't particularly care for this reunion and the fact that they don't play any John Bush-era songs, whereas the new Anthrax (with John Bush) did play old songs as well as new.

So having said all that, I guess you'd have people in the same boat with GN'R.
There might be fans of the new band that don't care to see the old GN'R reform only to play old songs, much like myself with the Anthrax reunion.

Does that make sense?

[mikegiuliana]

The fucked up thing is with Izzy joining them on stage I want a reunion even more. It's just crazy.

made me feel the same way, but it is also because the set list is very heavy in old material.... So it's kind of like new band but lots of reminders of something I'm trying to look past..   Then again less then half the crowd knows all the leaks, people still talking about where's slash and missing older members...

I'd like the new guys to carry out this project being they worked on cd... in a few years if it changed it wouldn't matter to me... Old guys can play the new music just like the new guys play the old..

[You Gonna Eat That?]

It would be cool at Rio or somthing if Duff came onstage and played/sang on It's So Easy.

That, and more Izzy appearences! Patience, Brownstone, DTJ, 14 Years, Think About You, Don't Cry...ah hell just replace Bumblefoot.

[Megaguns]

izzzy is the key to the gate of unleashing GNR on the world. the first steps have been taken and since he is on speaking terms with almost all original members, i say that it will happen, i always did, but it may still be a while away.

[Axl8302]

i've been waiting for CD for years and years. If a reunion happened the wait for CD would be over, there would be no CD. I 100% do not want a reunion to happen, i want to hear CD!!!!!

[snakepipero]

What do you think? Do you think it's posible in a near future?
I'm goin to see Axl to rio. The tickets have just arrived and i'm very excitin' to see welcome to the jungle, it's so easy, paradise city .... It's goin to be awesome. But i'd like to see Guns n' roses and not a bunch of guys who i don't know and don't mean nothing to me, They're not Guns

I hope they can get the way to get back to the original line-up.

[AxlsMainMan]

Even if a reunion were to happen, whose to say the chemistry, or any chemistry would still remain amongst them?

They haven't all been on the same stage together in over a DECADE...

That's a long ass time to go without playing with eachother...

Back then it was natural chemistry, and creativity between the original guys, in particular Axl & Slash...and I seriously doubt no amount of rehearsing could recreate or reignite that natural born chemistry that was once there.

All of the guys have all gone in completely different directions both musically and in life, and finding their way back to eachother on a relatable and respectful level would take a ton of work and effort for all those involved...

[The Dog]

I can't help but think there is a lot of hard feelings between the old guys.  I think axl also wants to show what he can do on his own.  There is NO WAY we'll see a reunion of any sorts until CD is released.  I would bet that Axl is determined to shatter the sales numbers of Contraband.

I still think a full blown reunion will never happen, maybe a few shows, but not an actual tour.  Not anytime soon at least.  Maybe in 5-10 years if they still want to rock out and tour ala KISS/The Stones....

The way Axl sounds right now though, you'd think GNR could play for another 20 years! 

[ppbebe]

i'd like to see Guns n' roses and not a bunch of guys who i don't know and don't mean nothing to me, They're not Guns

Same here.
If it weren't for this GNR, I, just as a rock fan, wouldn't know every ex gunners name. One day I came across the song Chinese Democracy and since then I've learned a lot about the band-The 2002 lineup. And now I know them better . 
I like this band better or rather, there is no comparison. Even what they say in interviews sounds cooler than former guys comments.
Among the formers, Izzy proved himself bigger. It might be Nice if other former guys realize it was their band and not anymore and come as guests to give their blessings to successors. But I don't see it happening.

What it is now is the only real GNR.
I'd refuse to call you a fan if you were wishing them a bad luck, such as disbandment.

[WAxlRose]

I'm predicting a full out reunion show in 2012 when GNR is eligible/inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame. wouldnt that be awesome old school Gnr back for at least one show.