holy shit! this is THE BEST gnr line-up EVER!

[falungong69]

i just have to say it... the guys in the band right now make this the single greatest gnr lineup ever.  period.  end of story.  as much as i love finck, his time has passed.  dj ashba is going to blow the doors off this mutha.  mark my word.

here's what's so amazing... every time gnr invites a new member into the family, i always think they've managed to take a perfect band and make it even more perfect.  and somehow, they just keep doing it.  even when you think they couldn't possibly top themselves.  this band truly does get better with age. 

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE CHINESE DEMOCRACY WORLD TOUR!  IT'S TIME TO SHOW THE WORLD WHAT GNR IS ALL ABOUT!!!!!

[Dr. Blutarsky]

Did you just find out today?! 

[dont_damn_me]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! falungong69 is back starting threads!  I dunno if its the best GNR line up ever, i'd sure like to be proven so,  but we need a tour or new material for that.   Hopefully DJ has been writing some new stuff with the band since he joined.

[TomFriend]

Pretty presumptuous to call this the best lineup when you've not heard a note out of them. It ain't about the parts, it's about how they fit together in the machine. You can't just slam together a bunch of great musicians and expect it to be a great band. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure when/if these guys do hit the stage, some magic's gonna happen.

[Eclipsed107]

ok.

[jacdaniel]

They have A LOT of work to do before that statement could even be considered.

[wadey]

WOW!

[WTTJ_91]

i just have to say it... the guys in the band right now make this the single greatest gnr lineup ever.  period.  end of story.  as much as i love finck, his time has passed.  dj ashba is going to blow the doors off this mutha.  mark my word.

here's what's so amazing... every time gnr invites a new member into the family, i always think they've managed to take a perfect band and make it even more perfect.  and somehow, they just keep doing it.  even when you think they couldn't possibly top themselves.  this band truly does get better with age. 

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE CHINESE DEMOCRACY WORLD TOUR!  IT'S TIME TO SHOW THE WORLD WHAT GNR IS ALL ABOUT!!!!!

You kinda proved your own point there... Anyways I'm not making any assumptions about the line-up until I actually hear some live stuff. You can't really judge DJ on his previous work , his input and sound to GN'R could be a lot different , good and bad. I'll wait to actually you know hear the band before I'd claim that it's the best line up. 

[MeanBone]

if we judge DJ for his work with beatiful creatures, this might be the most exciting gnr tour. the guy brings the house down and his stage presence was insane as well.

[estebanf]

I'm very happy with DJ Ashba as new guitarist, but IMHO the best lineup EVER was the one who rocked Hong Kong in 2002

[The Glow Inc.]

if we judge DJ for his work with beatiful creatures, this might be the most exciting gnr tour. the guy brings the house down and his stage presence was insane as well.

Word. Can't wait.
But we have to remain cautious though because I really wonder how some of the ChiDem songs will song once performed live.
Some of them are incredibly hard to sing. I know that it's Axl we're dealing with but songs like Scraped ( because of the multiple vocal layers ) will probably sound different
than how they do on the album. Also, I can't picture Axl singing that If the World - extremely hard - chorus correctly if he has the slightest problem with his voice.
I mean he has had some problems with Better during the 2006-2007 and that's nowhere near the hardest song on ChiDem.

So yes, as far as musicianship goes, I agree that this lineup is pretty solid and maybe the most solid until now but they will also have to play incredibly hard material and I sure hope that rehearsals went well...
( just try to imagine Riad n' the bedouins with the VMA Axl or This I love played like the terrible Estranged Tokyo 1992 version...it would be aweful )

[LunsJail]

  A lineup that hasn't played a single note together live or on record is the greatest GNR lineup ever. OK 

[uzisuicide2002]

A lineup that hasn't played a single note together live or on record is the greatest GNR lineup ever. OK 

I'm with you on this one. And i think there will be more ppl in and out of the band as the years go on. I liked the 2001/02 line up. I was even ok with Ron when he came in. But now its getting to seem like anyone can go and they'll be someone else in the spot. But you know what? what ever the line up is there better then any band out there today...

[kollemann]

The best Line-up????No .......

[ppbebe]

OP's point is that as the band has kept bettering itself, he has no doubt  about this new lineup.

I'm very happy with DJ Ashba as new guitarist, but IMHO the best lineup EVER was the one who rocked Hong Kong in 2002

as much as i adore that lineup in which each members striking individuality stood out, i must admit the band as a whole sounded and looked more united in 2006/7.

But we have to remain cautious though because I really wonder how some of the ChiDem songs will song once performed live.
Some of them are incredibly hard to sing. I know that it's Axl we're dealing with but songs like Scraped ( because of the multiple vocal layers ) will probably sound different
than how they do on the album. Also, I can't picture Axl singing that If the World - extremely hard - chorus correctly if he has the slightest problem with his voice.
I mean he has had some problems with Better during the 2006-2007 and that's nowhere near the hardest song on ChiDem.

altho i agree that new songs are hard,
I don't think better is easier to sing than if the world, this i love or scraped and the band wise, riad seems huge toughie.

[norway]

I think they should get a new singer (who is that guy anyway, he played in VR?) but other from that it's ok....

 

And yeah,
-DJ Ashba + Axl looks as a very promising mixture.

[jacdaniel]

A lineup that hasn't played a single note together live or on record is the greatest GNR lineup ever. OK

Thats what i thought!

When you're the biggest band in the world and selling millions of albums, then you can be compared to previous versions.
This should really go to Dead Horse.

[falungong69]

A lineup that hasn't played a single note together live or on record is the greatest GNR lineup ever. OK

Thats what i thought!

When you're the biggest band in the world and selling millions of albums, then you can be compared to previous versions.
This should really go to Dead Horse.

says the guy with cancer as his avitar.  very telling.

so to all the haters, lemme ask you this... why on earth would you think axl would hire musicians who are less-than-the-best?  simply put:  he wouldn't!  this is guns n' roses.  he is axl rose.  he could pick anyone he wants to join this band.  so why would he invite subpar players?  if axl didn't think this was the best line-up, then he would have made a different line-up with different players.  holy shit, i can't believe i have to spell that out for SOME PEOPLE...

haters tried to ruin the fun again.  haters FAIL.  AGAIN!

[LunsJail]

haters tried to ruin the fun again.  haters FAIL.  AGAIN!

Haters aren't trying to ruin your fun. Some of us just don't say that this is the greatest flavor of Kool Aid ever without taking a sip first....no matter who is serving it.

[falungong69]

haters tried to ruin the fun again.  haters FAIL.  AGAIN!

Haters aren't trying to ruin your fun. Some of us just don't say that this is the greatest flavor of Kool Aid ever without taking a sip first....no matter who is serving it.

but if the guy serving the kool aid was an EXPERT on kook aid, and had made the best kool aid in history every time he ever tried to make kool aid, why wouldn't you believe in his ability to do it again?

open your mind!  just let yourself relax and love gnr. 

get on board or kindly FUCK OFF!!!