Did the Red Hot Chili Peppers Air-Guitar on the Super Bowl? Axl Rose Weighs In

[spgunner]

Have you read any of the news articles about this "incident"?
People are outraged, shocked, surprised, you name it. To the point where Flea had to defend his band!

This is not exactly serious.....  But you take it seriously.
What happened to fun?

Axl's promoting shows in South America by commenting on the halftime performance at the biggest sports event in the US?




/jarmo

Axl taking the piss out of a band that's sadly been way more relevant for years than GN'R hardly qualifies as "fun" don't you think? Just looks a bit desperate and attention-seeking.

And yeah, promoting shows by commenting on sports events is about right for GN'R nowadays seeing as there's not been any (let's do a list); Axl interviews, band photoshoots, new singles or videos. I'd LOVE to see any of those, not some semi-incomprehensible half-joke that we're all supposed to fawn over and think is hilarious just because it's Axl.

Don't get me wrong, from what I've seen and by all accounts he's very quick and funny and it's hardly the end of the world,  but let's not pretend it's amazing either and it probably makes him look quite bad in most peoples' eyes.

CD is way more relevant and advanced than anything RHCP released after One Hot Minute. Since they discovered how to make easy and smooth songs to entertain and to sell, they forgot who they used to be. So Id rather have ONE hell of a CD with no videos or singles or whatever than all this stuff, related to albums that don't mean anything new musically speaking.

Attention seeking? If Axl really wanted to seek for attention he could do it in so many ways... gimme a break. If axl breaths someone here will say he's breathing the wrong way. Give him a break!

Google Ass is the shit !!!!!!!!!

[Ali]

Have you read any of the news articles about this "incident"?
People are outraged, shocked, surprised, you name it. To the point where Flea had to defend his band!

This is not exactly serious.....  But you take it seriously.
What happened to fun?

Axl's promoting shows in South America by commenting on the halftime performance at the biggest sports event in the US?




/jarmo

Axl taking the piss out of a band that's sadly been way more relevant for years than GN'R hardly qualifies as "fun" don't you think? Just looks a bit desperate and attention-seeking.

And yeah, promoting shows by commenting on sports events is about right for GN'R nowadays seeing as there's not been any (let's do a list); Axl interviews, band photoshoots, new singles or videos. I'd LOVE to see any of those, not some semi-incomprehensible half-joke that we're all supposed to fawn over and think is hilarious just because it's Axl.

Don't get me wrong, from what I've seen and by all accounts he's very quick and funny and it's hardly the end of the world,  but let's not pretend it's amazing either and it probably makes him look quite bad in most peoples' eyes.

No offense, but you're just proving Jarmo correct in the assessment that you're taking something seriously that seems to many to be a clear sarcastic, humorous commentary.

Ali

[jarmo]

Axl taking the piss out of a band that's sadly been way more relevant for years than GN'R hardly qualifies as "fun" don't you think? Just looks a bit desperate and attention-seeking.

Nice logic.
They can be relevant or sell millions. Doesn't matter. This event happened, there was an "outrage". Axl made a comment.

I also don't get the relevancy issue. If they are so relevant, why were they performing a song from 1991 at the 2014 Superbowl? I guess the lyrical content of the song is relevant to this day.... 


What's next? He's not allowed to mention the South African guy because he's not South African?


Where have you been when other bands been attacking GN'R and/or Axl?

And yeah, promoting shows by commenting on sports events is about right for GN'R nowadays seeing as there's not been any (let's do a list); Axl interviews, band photoshoots, new singles or videos. I'd LOVE to see any of those, not some semi-incomprehensible half-joke that we're all supposed to fawn over and think is hilarious just because it's Axl.

You mean interviews in the US to promote a tour in South America? No, we didn't have that yet. 



/jarmo

[kyrie]

I Google Ass all the time. I should probably get help for my damn porn addiction! 

Personally I thought it was funny. People take shit way too seriously.

[spgunner]

Yeah - let's promote a SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR by saying bad shit about another band in a show that almost anyone in South America has seen.

I personally love football but this sport ain't huge in South America the way it is in the US SO many people who aren't Peppers fans didn't even know they played at the Super Bowl (and many people from South America have NO IDEA what Super Bowl is !) so.. yeah very clever to promote a South American tour by bashing something that 90% of the south american people haven't even watched !!! LMAO !

[JAEBALL]

I know Axl is probably just having a light-hearted dig at the situation, we all know Axl's sense of humour and this is totally him. But as a fan, I find it extremely odd for Axl to comment publicily about this kind of thing, especially considering he doesn't say alot at all within the media. 

I know it's all in good fun, but I would rather Axl show more restraint in doing this kind of thing. Because it just opens up opportunities for people to bash GN'R and him in general, like some already have.

Maybe he should do it more often, then we wouldn't find it so strange... 

If he would of said this in the 87-93 era, people would of just laughed it off. Simply because, he used to do it all the time in magazine interviews, tv interviews, on stage etc. But the fact he doesn't say hardly anything these days to the media (can go months, years etc), that is why a section of the GN'R community find this rather odd, which is fair enough. 

agreed... joking/not joking/funny/not funny

my initial reaction was THIS is what he wants to talk about? ha

[norway]

I lol'd

[GeetarMikey]

Sorry, forgot I can't have an opinion; let me correct myself - I AM taking an OBVIOUSLY really funny joke way too seriously, Axl is hilarious and has great judgement ALL the time and RHCPs albums BSSM, Californication, BTW and Stadium Arcadium which sold millions and kept them in the public eye for about two decades are no where near as relevant as a 'pretty good' album from a band no-one in the general public recognises anymore that was 15 years in the making.

[jarmo]

How are you allowed an opinion if Axl isn't?
Unless you've sold at least the equal amount of records and accomplished what he has, you've got no right to comment on anything about him. Isn't that your whole logic?

Don't get so upset when GN'R fans prefer GN'R to your other favorite band. You're not on a RHCP fan site.
Now go listen to those million selling albums. Personally I'd rather watch the snow melt outside my window.....



/jarmo

[rebelhipi]

how this got into a debate?
i dont know.

[ITARocker]

how this got into a debate?
i dont know.

Because there's nothing else to talk about. As usual.

Anyway, you're right...  axl made a tweet. Should we really fuckin care? He doesn't even talk about gnr, so lets' move on

[Princess Leia]

how this got into a debate?
i dont know.

I guess because it was kinda shocking and out of the blue that Axl would comment about SB performance. As far as I know he never did it before. Personally I hate it when the media makes a big deal about the music show. The SB is about a football game. I look at the bright side. Slash performed a few years ago at SB half time show, Axl said nothing about it. So Axl might have like that one

 

[D-GenerationX]

I love Axl Rose, but he needs to work on his writing skills. His incoherent ramblings are extremely confusing. I wonder if he wrote that drunk.

Hahaha, I thought the same thing.

But I've long thought that about his writing style.  That strikes me whenever we get the talk about him writing an autobiography.  Would it even be coherent?

[carmiedisco12]

I swear, I want to write a really positive post one day i really do but Jesus that was a constipated attempt at humor. I too have often wished Axl would do an autobiography but every time he releases a sample of his writing you tend to think' What the hell was that?" He simply does not write in a conversational style, it's hugely stilted and hard to follow but also with teenaged girl shortcuts.

[jarmo]

I swear, I want to write a really positive post one day i really do

And I want to win on the lottery!
My odds are better than yours.   




/jarmo

[carmiedisco12]

sadly you may be right Jarmo

Let me give you an insight on where I may make a positive comment about the bands current state....not a positive comment about a historical concert or album.

- hearing a new song that is really good.
- release of a really good album
- really strong vocal performance in the upcoming shows
- open and honest updates from the band that do not require an interpreter or are so deliberately vague that they make the Bible look like it'snot open to interpretation.

Basically what a band should be doing.

Show this 'joke' to any non GNR fan and I would say 90% of people would go 'WTF was that??'.

meh it's only a joke but there is a vacuum to fill so being the only topical thing to discuss it will get over-analyzed. I could suggest a solution but it'snot a popular one (whispers ....make new music)

[jarmo]

All of those are down to personal opinion.
....... And chances are you'll still manage to find something "not good" so you don't have to say anything good to begin with.

 




/jarmo

[BOILER GUNZ]

I swear, I want to write a really positive post one day i really do

And I want to win on the lottery!
My odds are better than yours.   

Jarmo, I'd say they are, you have hit the jack pot...you get to tour with Guns N Roses every year and hangout with Axl Rose.  You are the biggest winner above all of us other fans.  I wish I had your luck. 




/jarmo

[gnrfan1797]

If Axl did choose to do a book it wouldn't be written by him anyways. Anywho. I like when axl rambles. It's his own language and after following him for 20 plus years i come to understand what he means when he rambles or writes. 

[D-GenerationX]

Well, HuffPo is reporting this as "Axl Rose slams halftime show".