Injury Forces Guns N' Roses To Postpone Concerts

[Danny]

I wonder if this is the "suprise" Axl was talking about in the interview.

[GypsySoul]

Its SO easy to find a replacement bassist. its not like hes an original member.

But it's NOT SO easy to find a replacement bassist for an original member of The Replacements who is the replacement for the original bassist for GNR.?


Get Well Soon, Tommy. ?

[Jaakko]

This is just unbeliavable, just so Guns N Roses. Hope Tommy gets okay !

And I hope Japanese fans don't lose their patience... *ahem*

What next ? More finishing touches ?

[alternativemonkey]

True or not. Once again, GNR sinks to the ocassion . . . They cancel way too many concerts.

Well that's bullshit.

I guarantee that if GNR wanted to play in Japan, they could get a replacement bassist in time. There are lots of professional musicians out there that would jump at the chance to fill in. If you don't play an instrument yourself, you may not realize there are really musicians out there that could learn songs in hours. It might not be the same as how Duff or Tommy might play "Welcome to the Jungle", but hell . . . fans would understand.

Well you may not realise that in a band if you lose one of your members especially one of the rhythm section it's really quite different if you have someone 'fill in'.
Adding to the fact they haven't just lost their bass player but also musical director of the last 10 years.

Are you saying GNR doesn't have an excessive number of cancellations? Perhaps, you don't remember January 2007. Remember when Buckethead came down with a stomach ailment in 2001 cancelling the European Tour? Nevermind 2002 or 2004.

John Entwistle, bassist of the Who drops dead June 27, 2004. The Who are playing again July 3, 2004 with Pino Pallidino on bass. Case closed. They would've started sooner if it wasn't for the funeral.

Back in GNR's heyday they got replacement musicians on short notice. Fred Coury of Cinderella substituted for Steve Adler on short notice in 1988. Another rhythm replacement. Oh yeah, and Frank Ferrer substituted for Brain on short notice. Need I go on!

[CheapJon]

What next ? More finishing touches ?

I sure hope so

[Disco Volante]

Yeah this injury is fn painful.  I tore ligaments in my ankle a few years ago and was sidelined for about 3 months.  Severe sprains can be worse than broken bones.  Japan will have to wait until "the General" is healed to see GNR again which kinda sucks but ...SHIT HAPPENS.  Get well Tommy Boy.

[Disco Volante]

I have a hard time believeing it. sorry. "falling down the stairs"? thats as bad an excuse as dog eating your homework.

My bet is they postponed the japanese tour to finsih up chinese democracy. They couldnt use the same excuse twice could they? had to mix it up!

Guess What? I actually tore ligaments at a Primus Concert in NYC by...Falling down the stairs.  Had one too many drinks

[spyder8739]

I have a hard time believeing it. sorry. "falling down the stairs"? thats as bad an excuse as dog eating your homework.

My bet is they postponed the japanese tour to finsih up chinese democracy. They couldnt use the same excuse twice could they? had to mix it up!

Guess What? I actually tore ligaments at a Primus Concert in NYC by...Falling down the stairs.  Had one too many drinks

Yeah, shit happens.  You really think they would make this kind of shit up?

[*ReON!*]

This is just unbelievable. ?True or not, the fact is that GnR should stop cancelling concerts for nothing...just like someone written up there.

Get well soon Tommy !

[JB9988]

this sucks, well now they can do shit with cd.

[CheapJon]

this sucks, well now they can do shit with cd.

yeah they can, recording is done, they just can't play shows.. they could even shoot a video...

[Danny]

Sorry. ?I still don't beleive these shows are cancelled. ?Axl and the band has told us numorous times that the best place to get information regarding GNR is gunsnroses.com. ?I look there and all I see is the announcement about the tour.

[slashBOG]

man,, what a way to start the day.. bad news.. but still.. as far as i'm concerned , i will not believe this until I see it on gunsnroses.com .. 

[SADIS]

Man, this is getting more ridiculous by the week. I mean, come on! A bass player is pretty easy to replace, and it's not as if Tommy is a member that all the Japanese fans are desperately waiting for. And he can still be the musical director without actually playing bass, his mouth is still working.

This sounds like bogus to me; if true. I think that GnR should really come forward with a statement about everything, this way they keep losing credibility, and there's not much left.

[axlnyc]

^^^^ yeah what he said!  This isn't verified yet, not until a 'statement' is posted on gunsnroses.com.

[Neemo]

see what years of silence and half truths does to a fanbase? A guy gets hurt and we cant even trust the damn news...WTF

[gnrjanus]

Why do u all blame GNR, like THIS SUCKS they can replace him anytime, like they did last with Chris.

this happened this weak, the tour starts this weekend, anyone know how hard to find someone before that time,  letting him learn all the songs(new ones through a computer given by AX)

this is just an injury he'll be better in the couple of days, and the man's right wait till there's something on GNR.com or else the tour is just going to happen.

this could happen to anybody.

[Nytunz]

well, i dont belive it before www.gunsnroses.com says something... so.. lets not take this for fact yet.. 

[Axlfreek]

So you pieces of shit are blaming guns n' roses for something that tommy did ?


pathetic.

[russtcb]

I'm really hoping that the theories floating around about the similarities between the Tommy situation and the BH illness are not true at all.