Brian May WAS scheduled to play at the Odeon

[axlsalinger]

Some interesting news from Brian May himself, on his website. Apparently he was scheduled to join the band on Wednesday night, but was unable to get to the soundcheck in time. By the way, some very nice words about the band from Brian:

http://brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssb.html

**Thu 08 Jun 06**
Axl is Magic

"Yes, it was on the cards for me to play with Axl and his boys last night - but I was unable to get to their sound-check, and, without that kind of preparation, I felt that going on 'blind' might have been a risk. Now I totally don't mind taking risks, but not if it's a risk of messing up someone else's show !! The up-side was that because I was not going on, I could sit out front, and totally relax and enjoy the show, without having to think about my own stuff. (Also it did occur to me later on that probably 3 guitarists is more than enough ! ha ha! Great band, though. ) "

I thought Axl was stunning .... riveting .... I have seldom seen Hammersmith Odeon in such a state of electric hyper- energy. Just before the band went on, I thought I could actually see sparks in the air !! There have been very few performers in the world, ever, who could elicit that kind of response. And just hearing that voice, drinking it in, letting it drench the soul, was pure therapy - enough to keep the hairs on the back of my neck standing on end the whole night. Axl, as ever, is magic. "

Cheers
bri


Here's today's post:

**Fri 09 Jun 06**
Commenting on news report 'GUNS N ROSES: ALL SLEEP IN HAMMERSMITH':

"No ! Get it RIGHT, whoever you are !

Axl said It's good to be back at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon" - showing that he knew his local history - the venue will always be Hammersmith Odeon to those of us who have grown up in it most of our lives - not "Labatt's Apollo, or whatever is the advertising name of the moment ... Then he said "No Sleep til Hammersmith" - a well-known quote in the business, of course - and then .... "and hopefully no sleep for the rest of the night".

And my car isn't a Limo - it's a Lexus !!

He's right about one thing, though ... "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" was truly outstanding - there were some notes in there that made oger and I look at each other like .... "f..... did you HEAR that ?!!" )

This song also had Axl's voice nice and high in the mix, which made it very enjoyable .... Of course Axl could just about do it without a microphone ... but - Hell - that throat is what we all went to hear ! "

Rock !
Bri

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

I've said this before, I'll say it again.  Brian May is one of the classiest people in the business.  He also complimented Axl when Catcher In The Rye leaked.  Spot on, mate! 

[saint seiya]

brian may is a cool fucking guy.

[SWINGTRADER]

Just watch,  The stupid Axl haters will be attacking brian May soon lol.   I'm glad brian put that stupid critic in his place .


I expect brian to perform with Axl soon, it will be cool.

[alexh0618]

Wow, May was really scheduled to play with them! Hopefully he can play with them at an upcomming show to make up for this one.

[F*ck Fear]

I like hearing good responses from other musicians about Guns these days it's not to often.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Does this mean Catcher is on the album? 

[dariano]

I'm not sure if you can get a better endorsement from one of the greatest guitarist in rock n roll history. ?Brian you are just too fucking cool! ?Maybe he can make the show in LA on 9/23/06 and play a solo with Brain...I can hear it now...Axl walks off the stage to get some oxygen but before Axl leaves he just says something like...and for your listening enjoyment this evening...you downloading motherfuckers...I give you Brain and Brian? ?

[Gunner80]

This is just one of the reasons why I really like Brian May. Good review. 

[killingvector]

It doesn't sound like Catcher was in the cards. He probably would have joined them for something else.

[kockstar999]

too bad its all praising axl... axl, axl, axl..... ohhh god axl!!!  there are other members on stage too besides axl...

[johnnythunders24]

someone needs to send an email to brian and ask what he was supposed to perform? citr?

[Naupis]

too bad its all praising axl... axl, axl, axl..... ohhh god axl!!! ?there are other members on stage too besides axl...

If you look at almost every written review it is like that as well. Even the negative band reviews are prefaced by..."Axl sounds great but" and then go on to get down on the rest of the band.

We should be happy Axl is getting universally good reviews himself, even if no one is going out of their way to pat the others on the back. I sense Brian wouldn't give two hoots about that line-up if Axl weren't fronting it, so it is natural he only points out how stellar he is.

[the dirt]

I sense Brian wouldn't give two hoots about that line-up if Axl weren't fronting it, so it is natural he only points out how stellar he is.

Eh, so he's an Axl fan and supports what he does. I agree with you, and there's nothing wrong with it.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

He doesn't even know the other guys.  He recorded that song with a completely different line-up (save for Tommy).

[Jonx]

Lets just hope he is around for one of the Wembley shows then!

Jonx

[warrocks]

of course he's gonna say nice things about axl and refers to axl only cuz he's the one who's been the target all of these years of criticism and crap and i think brain knows what axl's been through and that's why he supports him AND THE BAND. i refuse to believe he was in that show just for axl, i truly believe he was there for the whole band.

 as someone said before Brain's pure class! ?

[Tomorrows]

Some interesting news from Brian May himself, on his website. Apparently he was scheduled to join the band on Wednesday night, but was unable to get to the soundcheck in time. By the way, some very nice words about the band from Brian:

http://brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssb.html

Hah, no wonder him and Axl get along so well 

Pity he missed it - we probably would have heard Catcher?

[metallex78]

Or maybe they would've played Tie Your Mother Down, something Brian played on the UYI tour with the original line-up.

[cybercurves]

I would've liked to see them perform "Tie Your Mother Down" w/Brian

(oops - my post crossed with metallex78, his just uploaded while i was composing, lol)