BareFace

[IndiannaRose]

Some of you people act like he can't grow it back in a week or so. I find it funny how some people just like to micro-analyze everything about Axl these days.

[GNR4L]

Looks terrible yikes 2002 GROW IT BACK GROW IT BACK !!!

[HoldenCaulfield]

Yeah, he looks much better WITH facial hair. IMO, his face looked slimmer. Something about a beard or goatee looks a lot more rock-star. One thing, he definitely needs to trim the braids again. They looked a lot better when they were shorter, but I'm nitpicking...

[bDinan]

For some reason he looks younger with the goatee. I could care less either way, but the bare face doesn't seem to fit this new "hair"style... if you want to call it that.

[IndiannaRose]

Gah, he looks so pissed.  Hah, I can just imagine the day that he lets those braids go. This forum will most likely have some mega-party. Although, I must wonder...wouldn't he get sick of them after 4 years? I guess he doesn't miss having actual hair.

[HamsterDemocracy]

Gah, he looks so pissed.  Hah, I can just imagine the day that he lets those braids go. This forum will most likely have some mega-party. Although, I must wonder...wouldn't he get sick of them after 4 years? I guess he doesn't miss having actual hair.

You know, I don't mind the braids a whole lot, and I admire Axl for trying to do something different with his style every time he comes out of hiding (especially in 2002...it was both complete genius and a dreadful mistake what the band did then - in some ways it was brilliant but I don't think it worked as GN'R, it was too different...).

My problem with the braids is that it reminds me of the nu-metal movement at the turn of the millenium and it very much reminds me of bands like Limp Bizkit for some reason. It doesn't look like Axl and it doesn't look like a classic rock band. Finck's got the look right now - if he had looked like that in '02 it would have been great, I thought he was the weak link when it came to the band's image then.

If Axl lost the braids and let his hair loose he would definitely get an easier break from the critics, but at the same time I think it's cool that he has his own look going with Chinese Democracy - he's really trying to reinvent the public perception of the band, I think he's just going about it the wrong way.

[GNRfan2008]

Gah, he looks so pissed.  Hah, I can just imagine the day that he lets those braids go. This forum will most likely have some mega-party. Although, I must wonder...wouldn't he get sick of them after 4 years? I guess he doesn't miss having actual hair.

You know, I don't mind the braids a whole lot, and I admire Axl for trying to do something different with his style every time he comes out of hiding (especially in 2002...it was both complete genius and a dreadful mistake what the band did then - in some ways it was brilliant but I don't think it worked as GN'R, it was too different...).

My problem with the braids is that it reminds me of the nu-metal movement at the turn of the millenium and it very much reminds me of bands like Limp Bizkit for some reason. It doesn't look like Axl and it doesn't look like a classic rock band. Finck's got the look right now - if he had looked like that in '02 it would have been great, I thought he was the weak link when it came to the band's image then.

If Axl lost the braids and let his hair loose he would definitely get an easier break from the critics, but at the same time I think it's cool that he has his own look going with Chinese Democracy - he's really trying to reinvent the public perception of the band, I think he's just going about it the wrong way.

Nicely said, there. I couldn't agree more.

[deanaxlrose]

do you guys think he shaved his goatee. had something to do with the videos?

[blaqktiger]

do you guys think he shaved his goatee. had something to do with the videos?

When I saw the goatee was gone the first thing I thought was promo pictures for the album!

[Ranma_br]

do you guys think he shaved his goatee. had something to do with the videos?

hahahahahaha ... GNR FANS are the best !!
Each small change in the GNR world is a reason to make us happy
BUT THAT IS NICE !! I'm a fan too 

Well, it is possible that he has shaved his goatee for pictures in the album like blaqktiger said

[Lara]

If Axl lost the braids and let his hair loose he would definitely get an easier break from the critics, but at the same time I think it's cool that he has his own look going with Chinese Democracy - he's really trying to reinvent the public perception of the band, I think he's just going about it the wrong way.

Maybe there's not much hair to let loose.... 

[strattao]

Just to add my opinion - I think he looked awesome with the goatee. It made him look matured, and stately. It was a good look. Bring it back man.

[jimb0]

He  looks younger without gray hairs in his beard. 

I wonder what his hair looks like down now.

[mrpukie500]

I think the critics would be harder on him if he let his hair out, like Sebastian Bach, saying he was still living in the "hair band" heydays.