DJ Ashba: Axl Has 'Three Albums Up His Sleeve'; Two Part Audio Interview

[pilferk]

Exactly, I guess it's different strokes for different folks.  I've only gotten to see GNR twice, once in 2002 and again in 2006.  I'm still waiting patiently, along with many other US fans, for an opportunity to see the current lineup in person. 

Just for comparison, I've seen Def Leppard like 7 times the last 5 years and they've basically played the same setlist each time.  But I've never come home feeling cheated or anything, in fact it's much the opposite.  And I'm going to see them again next weekend and I expect the setlist to be basically the same again.  And I'll love it, AGAIN!

Would I rather here some different songs?  Sure.  Same with GNR of course.  I'd love to draw up my own setlist and give it to them before the show and have them personalize it for me, but that ain't happening.  So I'll take what I can get.  I'm with Jarmo on the, "enjoy what you have instead of bitching about what you don't" mantra.  Seems simple to me.

Faldor....they come to CT (wherever it is...probably XL or Mohegan) and we are SO meeting up so I can buy you multiple beers.

[faldor]

Exactly, I guess it's different strokes for different folks.  I've only gotten to see GNR twice, once in 2002 and again in 2006.  I'm still waiting patiently, along with many other US fans, for an opportunity to see the current lineup in person. 

Just for comparison, I've seen Def Leppard like 7 times the last 5 years and they've basically played the same setlist each time.  But I've never come home feeling cheated or anything, in fact it's much the opposite.  And I'm going to see them again next weekend and I expect the setlist to be basically the same again.  And I'll love it, AGAIN!

Would I rather here some different songs?  Sure.  Same with GNR of course.  I'd love to draw up my own setlist and give it to them before the show and have them personalize it for me, but that ain't happening.  So I'll take what I can get.  I'm with Jarmo on the, "enjoy what you have instead of bitching about what you don't" mantra.  Seems simple to me.

Faldor....they come to CT (wherever it is...probably XL or Mohegan) and we are SO meeting up so I can buy you multiple beers.

Color me there.  Though they skipped CT last time around, I had to make the trek to NYC.  Not that I minded of course.  GNR at a sold out MSG beats a show at the XL Center any day of the week.  The crowds aren't comparable.

I can't wait for a US tour.  It has to happen eventually, right?

[Jdog0830]

Exactly, I guess it's different strokes for different folks.  I've only gotten to see GNR twice, once in 2002 and again in 2006.  I'm still waiting patiently, along with many other US fans, for an opportunity to see the current lineup in person. 

Just for comparison, I've seen Def Leppard like 7 times the last 5 years and they've basically played the same setlist each time.  But I've never come home feeling cheated or anything, in fact it's much the opposite.  And I'm going to see them again next weekend and I expect the setlist to be basically the same again.  And I'll love it, AGAIN!

Would I rather here some different songs?  Sure.  Same with GNR of course.  I'd love to draw up my own setlist and give it to them before the show and have them personalize it for me, but that ain't happening.  So I'll take what I can get.  I'm with Jarmo on the, "enjoy what you have instead of bitching about what you don't" mantra.  Seems simple to me.

Faldor....they come to CT (wherever it is...probably XL or Mohegan) and we are SO meeting up so I can buy you multiple beers.

Color me there.  Though they skipped CT last time around, I had to make the trek to NYC.  Not that I minded of course.  GNR at a sold out MSG beats a show at the XL Center any day of the week.  The crowds aren't comparable.

I can't wait for a US tour.  It has to happen eventually, right?

Yep it will come just gotta wait a bit longer

[kukol1978]

Exactly, I guess it's different strokes for different folks.  I've only gotten to see GNR twice, once in 2002 and again in 2006.  I'm still waiting patiently, along with many other US fans, for an opportunity to see the current lineup in person. 

Just for comparison, I've seen Def Leppard like 7 times the last 5 years and they've basically played the same setlist each time.  But I've never come home feeling cheated or anything, in fact it's much the opposite.  And I'm going to see them again next weekend and I expect the setlist to be basically the same again.  And I'll love it, AGAIN!

Would I rather here some different songs?  Sure.  Same with GNR of course.  I'd love to draw up my own setlist and give it to them before the show and have them personalize it for me, but that ain't happening.  So I'll take what I can get.  I'm with Jarmo on the, "enjoy what you have instead of bitching about what you don't" mantra.  Seems simple to me.

Faldor....they come to CT (wherever it is...probably XL or Mohegan) and we are SO meeting up so I can buy you multiple beers.

Color me there.  Though they skipped CT last time around, I had to make the trek to NYC.  Not that I minded of course.  GNR at a sold out MSG beats a show at the XL Center any day of the week.  The crowds aren't comparable.

I can't wait for a US tour.  It has to happen eventually, right?

its just my opinon,but maybe the southamerican tour could be a warm up tour for a full american tour.And the reason? because I think its the only place in the world left.

[wight gunner]

Exactly, I guess it's different strokes for different folks.  I've only gotten to see GNR twice, once in 2002 and again in 2006.  I'm still waiting patiently, along with many other US fans, for an opportunity to see the current lineup in person. 

Just for comparison, I've seen Def Leppard like 7 times the last 5 years and they've basically played the same setlist each time.  But I've never come home feeling cheated or anything, in fact it's much the opposite.  And I'm going to see them again next weekend and I expect the setlist to be basically the same again.  And I'll love it, AGAIN!

Would I rather here some different songs?  Sure.  Same with GNR of course.  I'd love to draw up my own setlist and give it to them before the show and have them personalize it for me, but that ain't happening.  So I'll take what I can get.  I'm with Jarmo on the, "enjoy what you have instead of bitching about what you don't" mantra.  Seems simple to me.

Faldor....they come to CT (wherever it is...probably XL or Mohegan) and we are SO meeting up so I can buy you multiple beers.

Color me there.  Though they skipped CT last time around, I had to make the trek to NYC.  Not that I minded of course.  GNR at a sold out MSG beats a show at the XL Center any day of the week.  The crowds aren't comparable.

I can't wait for a US tour.  It has to happen eventually, right?

its just my opinon,but maybe the southamerican tour could be a warm up tour for a full american tour.And the reason? because I think its the only place in the world left.

Is that before or after he pays a visit to the moon to see his real estate....?

[faldor]

Exactly, I guess it's different strokes for different folks.  I've only gotten to see GNR twice, once in 2002 and again in 2006.  I'm still waiting patiently, along with many other US fans, for an opportunity to see the current lineup in person. 

Just for comparison, I've seen Def Leppard like 7 times the last 5 years and they've basically played the same setlist each time.  But I've never come home feeling cheated or anything, in fact it's much the opposite.  And I'm going to see them again next weekend and I expect the setlist to be basically the same again.  And I'll love it, AGAIN!

Would I rather here some different songs?  Sure.  Same with GNR of course.  I'd love to draw up my own setlist and give it to them before the show and have them personalize it for me, but that ain't happening.  So I'll take what I can get.  I'm with Jarmo on the, "enjoy what you have instead of bitching about what you don't" mantra.  Seems simple to me.

Faldor....they come to CT (wherever it is...probably XL or Mohegan) and we are SO meeting up so I can buy you multiple beers.

Just saw this on twitter.  Jim Koplik, concert promoter, says he expects GNR to play in CT by the end of the year.  Nothing definitive of course, but promising nonetheless.

gunsnfnroses gunsnfnroses
by MackArillo
Possible U.S. dates?: Heard this the other day on WCCC in Connecticut. http://bit.ly/kcDmN9 #GunsNRoses

The discussion is kind of lengthy, the GNR part comes about 3/4 of the way through.  Basically the concert promoter says he does believe GNR will play somewhere in Connecticut by the end of the year.  And they discuss playing either the Mohegan Sun Arena, which seats around 10,000 or the Comcast Theater which seats around 6,000.

[pilferk]

Just saw this on twitter.  Jim Koplik, concert promoter, says he expects GNR to play in CT by the end of the year.  Nothing definitive of course, but promising nonetheless.

gunsnfnroses gunsnfnroses
by MackArillo
Possible U.S. dates?: Heard this the other day on WCCC in Connecticut. http://bit.ly/kcDmN9 #GunsNRoses

The discussion is kind of lengthy, the GNR part comes about 3/4 of the way through.  Basically the concert promoter says he does believe GNR will play somewhere in Connecticut by the end of the year.  And they discuss playing either the Mohegan Sun Arena, which seats around 10,000 or the Comcast Theater which seats around 6,000.

I would guess Mohegan.

I took my wife to see Katy Perry there on Saturday night.  The setup really is pretty sweet.

[faldor]

Just saw this on twitter.  Jim Koplik, concert promoter, says he expects GNR to play in CT by the end of the year.  Nothing definitive of course, but promising nonetheless.

gunsnfnroses gunsnfnroses
by MackArillo
Possible U.S. dates?: Heard this the other day on WCCC in Connecticut. http://bit.ly/kcDmN9 #GunsNRoses

The discussion is kind of lengthy, the GNR part comes about 3/4 of the way through.  Basically the concert promoter says he does believe GNR will play somewhere in Connecticut by the end of the year.  And they discuss playing either the Mohegan Sun Arena, which seats around 10,000 or the Comcast Theater which seats around 6,000.

I would guess Mohegan.

I took my wife to see Katy Perry there on Saturday night.  The setup really is pretty sweet.

I would think so too.  It is a good place to see a show.  Small enough so there's really not a bad seat in the place.  The only problem is the shows there are pretty expensive.  Because there aren't any bad seats really, there are no "cheap" seats.  I'm going there this weekend to see Def Leppard/Heart.  Should be a good time.

Not sure if I believe Koplik completely though.  Touring the States by the end of the year seems a little far-fetched at this point.  Things would really have to pick up.  Of course there's probably a lot going on behind closed doors that we know nothing about, which is often the case.  So I guess it is entirely possible.  Just seems to good to be true, so as always I will temper my expectations.

[pilferk]

I would think so too.  It is a good place to see a show.  Small enough so there's really not a bad seat in the place.  The only problem is the shows there are pretty expensive.  Because there aren't any bad seats really, there are no "cheap" seats.  I'm going there this weekend to see Def Leppard/Heart.  Should be a good time.

Not sure if I believe Koplik completely though.  Touring the States by the end of the year seems a little far-fetched at this point.  Things would really have to pick up.  Of course there's probably a lot going on behind closed doors that we know nothing about, which is often the case.  So I guess it is entirely possible.  Just seems to good to be true, so as always I will temper my expectations.

The Katy Perry seats weren't bad.  We were lower level, right off the stage, pretty much even with stage level.  I think they ran about $60 each, with TM fees and such.  Not too bad.

I know the big "combo" tours (Heart/Def Leppart and Motley/Poison) and the Bon Jovi shows have been nuts, in terms of pricing.  But they've been nuts at ALL the venues.

Koplilk is usually dead on.  I know him relatively well from my time working at the New Haven Colliseum.  He doesn't usually say anything, publically, unless there's something brewing....

"End of the Year" might be slightly off...but I wouldn't be surprised if it was this winter, at least.  December/January.

[LongGoneDay]

Mohegan would be great. Going to see Soundgaden there next week.
I'd rather drive down there to see GNR at Mohegan than at the Garden, or DCU.

Foxwoods would be even better.

[sandman]

that would be about a 3 hour drive for me to mohegan. very good chance i would be there as well. i need a strong fix of live gnr! i'm hoping to hit at least 3 shows on the next leg of their tour that comes to the NE.

[faldor]

I would think so too.  It is a good place to see a show.  Small enough so there's really not a bad seat in the place.  The only problem is the shows there are pretty expensive.  Because there aren't any bad seats really, there are no "cheap" seats.  I'm going there this weekend to see Def Leppard/Heart.  Should be a good time.

Not sure if I believe Koplik completely though.  Touring the States by the end of the year seems a little far-fetched at this point.  Things would really have to pick up.  Of course there's probably a lot going on behind closed doors that we know nothing about, which is often the case.  So I guess it is entirely possible.  Just seems to good to be true, so as always I will temper my expectations.

The Katy Perry seats weren't bad.  We were lower level, right off the stage, pretty much even with stage level.  I think they ran about $60 each, with TM fees and such.  Not too bad.

I know the big "combo" tours (Heart/Def Leppart and Motley/Poison) and the Bon Jovi shows have been nuts, in terms of pricing.  But they've been nuts at ALL the venues.

Koplilk is usually dead on.  I know him relatively well from my time working at the New Haven Colliseum.  He doesn't usually say anything, publically, unless there's something brewing....

"End of the Year" might be slightly off...but I wouldn't be surprised if it was this winter, at least.  December/January.

I was able to bypass Ticketmaster and their charges this time around.  I went and bought the tickets for Def Leppard at the Mohegan Sun box office.  Saved myself $10 a ticket.  Not bad. 

Agreed about Koplik.  I doubt he would bring it up if there was nothing to it.  I think it's pretty obvious that GNR has been and continues to work on getting a US tour going.  I would suspect that they're shooting for sometime around the winter, but who knows for sure.  Good prospects nonetheless.

How was Katy Perry by the way?  I'm not ashamed to say, I like her.  Moreso her looks, but I dig some of her music too, for a pop star at least.

[pilferk]

How was Katy Perry by the way?  I'm not ashamed to say, I like her.  Moreso her looks, but I dig some of her music too, for a pop star at least.

I am not a huge fan. She's OK, and her music is better than a lot of the other pop drivel thats out there...but she's not normally someone I would go see.

The show though, was REALLY good.  Opener (Mirina and the Diamonds?) sucked.  DJ was REALLY good, and should be given a lot of credit for resurrecting the crowd.  And Katy's headline set was a lot better than I thought it would be. Crowd was super hot/into it, too, which always adds to a show.  I went in sort of "taking one for the team" because my wife LOVES her (this was a belated birthday present) and actually ended up having a really good time.  We're going to see her again in November (at XL...though I HATE the sound system there)....and I'm actually looking forward to it.  Floor seats for that show...but I'm not sure they'll be better than where we were at.

[jarmo]

Sorry to have to interrupt your little Katy Perry discussion, but this is the GN'R section...




/jarmo

[Albert S Miller]

Not to be off topic here, my daughters have had ticks to Katy for six months, they are really looking forward to it, glad to hear it was a good show!!

Oops Sorry Jarmo!!

[pilferk]

Sorry to have to interrupt your little Katy Perry discussion, but this is the GN'R section...

/jarmo

I know, I know.  It was a tagent.  Sorry...