*Brian May Responds To Axl's Reply About CITR*

[killingvector]

Dr. Brian May. He's the only guy in rock n roll who can roll out that PhD and look even cooler.

[carmiedisco12]

I have played both the brian may and the finished versions to about 20 people ranging from my brother whos a musician to drinking buddies to girls im seeing.......not 1....i repeat....not ONE has preferred the guitars on the finished version over Brians guitars.


A massive shame.

Still a pretty good song....but deleting near perfection , along with too many layers on a simple song has somewhat ruined it.....just a personal opinion.......sometimes less is more though.

[dk]

Very generous and classy of Brian.

I hope those sessions are on film somewhere.  They have to release a making of CD DVD one day.

[ppbebe]

you wouldn't see axl but sean in the session with Brian tho.

[reed2009]

is anybody better than brian may? i dont think so, great guy! 

[Mobenrad]

BRIAN MAY FTW

[FunkyMonkey]

**Wed 17 Dec 08**

SMOKIN' GUNS ...

? brianmay.com
(See Copyright Note)

Hey, all you Guns n' Roses devotees out there ... I'm very touched by your kind messages ... I never expected any of this ... I feel very cared for ... much appreciated.

Merry Christmas, folks. Rock on!

Cheers

Bri

[GNRreunioneventually]

thats a really good way to look at things, i admire his humbleness

[dont_damn_me]

Did Axl thank Brian on CD credits?

[Chief]

Did you check the booklet?

Did Axl thank Brian on CD credits?

[IKnowWhereIAM]

While Bri may ( Brian May, may) not have made it into the final product, without his work, Axl could very well have become lost - and CD with him.  Bri filled a void in a very critical time for GnR...we should all be thankful....oh, yeah, and hes a f--king class act. 

[dont_damn_me]

While Bri may ( Brian May, may) not have made it into the final product, without his work, Axl could very well have become lost - and CD with him.  Bri filled a void in a very critical time for GnR...we should all be thankful....oh, yeah, and hes a f--king class act. 

Thats why I was wondering if Axl thanked him, since nobody knows off the top of their head, i'll take a few minutes right now to root thru the MANY Axls thank yous. To not include him amoung ALL those people is a little strange.

..half an hour later.....Brian May was not thanked.  Some other interesting names I had forgotten since i read it last a month ago....how time flys!.....He thanks Kat....wonder if its Kat Von Dee? Cool to see Axl get a tattoo done be her, even though her show is lame, she cool and great artist.

[lynn1961]

While Bri may ( Brian May, may) not have made it into the final product, without his work, Axl could very well have become lost - and CD with him.  Bri filled a void in a very critical time for GnR...we should all be thankful....oh, yeah, and hes a f--king class act. 

Thats why I was wondering if Axl thanked him, since nobody knows off the top of their head, i'll take a few minutes right now to root thru the MANY Axls thank yous. To not include him amoung ALL those people is a little strange.

..half an hour later.....Brian May was not thanked. 

   You're funny!

Anyway, yeah, I agree - what everyone said.  Class act, indeed.   

[Black Betty]

Maybe Axl didn't use the solo because it's inferior to BBF's. Because it is.

[Jim Bob]

May's solo was nice, and so is Ron's.   either one is fine with me, and I can understand Axl wanting to use one of the guys in the band as opposed to an outsider.

[IKnowWhereIAM]

Maybe Axl didn't use the solo because it's inferior to BBF's. Because it is.

Inferior is a harsh word...I would agree if you said BBF's is much more 'appropriate'.  Again, a wind-up monkey with cymbols could have done the trick, if it got Axl from A to B...A being losing his guitar player - B being getting him back.  Brian was able to help Axl through that period, and keep the album rolling - that can't be cut/edited out.

[dont_damn_me]

Maybe Axl didn't use the solo because it's inferior to BBF's. Because it is.

Inferior is a harsh word...I would agree if you said BBF's is much more 'appropriate'.  Again, a wind-up monkey with cymbols could have done the trick, if it got Axl from A to B...A being losing his guitar player - B being getting him back.  Brian was able to help Axl through that period, and keep the album rolling - that can't be cut/edited out.

Who knows if he helped Axl through that period and kept the album rolling......I would think not considering May wasn't thanked.

[IKnowWhereIAM]

Maybe Axl didn't use the solo because it's inferior to BBF's. Because it is.

Inferior is a harsh word...I would agree if you said BBF's is much more 'appropriate'.  Again, a wind-up monkey with cymbols could have done the trick, if it got Axl from A to B...A being losing his guitar player - B being getting him back.  Brian was able to help Axl through that period, and keep the album rolling - that can't be cut/edited out.

Who knows if he helped Axl through that period and kept the album rolling......I would think not considering May wasn't thanked.

I would think Brian May would know a bit about that: "...Axl phoned me up, out of the blue, and told me he felt he was losing his way over guitars on the tracks on the album, and asked me if I would come over for a couple of days to LA and have look."   Of course I am just looking at the timeline, and assuming that he didn't hurt the project.  Perhaps someone will ask Axl next time he visits.