The ONLY Axl @ The 2006 MTV VMAs thread

[GypsySoul]

IMO being able to watch and hear Axl backstage like that was awesome!!! ?

Kudos to that guy for atleast asking the question.?


I really liked the on-air part too because he was 'true' to himself and us.?
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[pasnow]

I thought the crowd gave him a decent applause. He could have easily milked it alot longer and eventually got it to a standing O but he chose not to.

[russtcb]

Did anyone else not notice that he got a standing ovation as soon as he came through the door?

[sootn]

yea he was going w/ it and just like hit the brakes...

he was out the door and ppl like started standing

[Neemo]

don't matter, there was prolly an applause light anyway

[Alina]

he was gorgeous?

you so right        

[pilferk]

On the crowd reaction:

Remember, this WAS the VMA's.  You all watched it.  You saw who won, and who was nominated.

This was definitely not your average "Axl" crowd. 

I thought he sounded fine for an acapella, no warm up, impromptu scream.

[madagas]

he did sound fine and got a nice reception. Simple as that...looked like a Vampire too!

[Skinflick]

The VMA'S suck!!!? They used to be really good but now it is such a f'n debocle. That was maybe the worst awards show I have ever seen......everything new in music now is so watered down......I like some rap artists but didn't see any of them last night....Paris Hilton looks like a manican....and acts like one as well....the only cool things that happened last night were 1 - Pink making fun of Paris when she accepted her award.....and 2 - Axl Rose.......THE VMA'S SUCK.....someone over there has to become the victim of a head stabbing...sorry, but that's how I feel.....mmm honesty.

[Ines_rocks!]

oh god... I think I deserve a medal.... Spent all night, or should I say morning (00.00 to 4.30 am) watching the WORST and most BORING VMA?s of all time (What?s with all the emo and hip-hop? damn... poor american youth who have to hear all this shit all the time... and wtf was Jack Black doing in this VMA?s? he just presented... no funny gags.. nothing! oh my...) just to see like 50 seconds of Axl presenting a band... lol And I didn?t even see that interview you all are talking about ?...

lol as time went by I realised Axl would present best Rock Video... well he didn?t. then I was like... well then he will present Best Video... and Jlo came in to give the award to another stupid emo band... I was like: great! spent all night and he didnt even show up lol.... then he came in to present the Killer, who might hv been the only trully rock band who performed last night... lol it was all so quickly.... he was great I think... but I was sooo expecting more... so I went to bed right away and now I know there is an interview.. great lol

[Neemo]

oh god... I think I deserve a medal.... Spent all night, or should I say morning (00.00 to 4.30 am) watching the WORST and most BORING VMA?s of all time

If you woulda read the sensible posts in this thread you woulda just went to bed and downloaded it this morning like i did

[mornintrain]

you have no idea how many times I thought Axl would come out. ?Every chance I was like, omg here it is, this is perfect. ?Oh and I missed the interview too and found out later it was only availabe on the web stream, which made me really mad.

oh god... I think I deserve a medal.... Spent all night, or should I say morning (00.00 to 4.30 am) watching the WORST and most BORING VMA?s of all time

If you woulda read the sensible posts in this thread you woulda just went to bed and downloaded it this morning like i did

Well Neemo theres nothing like the anticipation of seeing Axl live.  I mean, that scream was fucking awesome.

[Minneapolisnewsman]

Someone needs to tell the AP, that Axl still is the lead singer of GNR!

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/en/080206mtvvidmusaward/im:/060901/482/1ff26bfbceb04eb6a35122495c36f265

[Skinflick]

oh god... I think I deserve a medal.... Spent all night, or should I say morning (00.00 to 4.30 am) watching the WORST and most BORING VMA?s of all time

If you woulda read the sensible posts in this thread you woulda just went to bed and downloaded it this morning like i did

You are MUCH smarter than me....I actually watch the Mets game and college football during the show....kept switchin' back n forth....THE VMA'S BLOW ALLIGATOR COCK!!!!!

[Skinflick]

Someone needs to tell the AP, that Axl still is the lead singer of GNR!

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/en/080206mtvvidmusaward/im:/060901/482/1ff26bfbceb04eb6a35122495c36f265

I am e-mailing them right now.....seriously...

[Natasha23]

There are new Axl VMA pics at Getty Images, Isifa.com, and WireImage.  Sorry not to post them but there's a lot.

[Neemo]

Well Neemo theres nothing like the anticipation of seeing Axl live.? I mean, that scream was fucking awesome.

it was prolly just as cool on the vid in appetite for collection

You are MUCH smarter than me....I actually watch the Mets game and college football during the show....kept switchin' back n forth....THE VMA'S BLOW ALLIGATOR COCK!!!!!

yeah actually i watched part of the NFL preseason game then passed out...i didn't bother switching to the awards I knew you guys would fill me in as to exactly what happened

[mustaine]

Found this image on an Icelandic site, www.mbl.is

[RitzWalker8]

The VMAs did suck, but they were last year with Diddy hosting. ?This year it did have more of a rock theme versus years before. ?I thought Axl looked much better than he did in '02. ?Plus, all this talk about nobody knows who GNR is Bullshit. Teenagers love GNR right now in the states. ?GNR and Metallica are like the Zeppelin and Aerosmith were for people of my generation. ?I am 29 years old. ?But I know a lot of kids between 12-18 and they love it. ?I went to 2 of the NYC shows in May and it mostly young people. ?MTV knows that too. ?If Axl puts something out they will back it. ?They are looking fore something with some interity to come out to back.

Jason

[younggunner]

now that i think about it, i think it was good idea for Axl to be there in some capacity. It looks like he and Merck were having  alil convo with the MTV execs which is a good start. Im sure Merck was telling them about the release and stuff and admist the garbage they call music im sure the execs at MtV like the idea of a rock band with some balsss will be coming back to the scene shortly.

All in all it was a good night...soon is looking like its the word