Who you think/want will replace DJ and BBF

[EmilyGNR]

Slash and Duff.

Time to cut our losses.

You're not a real GN'R fan. You just liked that stupid hair metal lineup from the 80s. Get over it! Slash, Duff and Addled are never coming back to stop Axl. Axl's vision will finally unfold now that he's free of all the fake band members who tried to bring him down.

GNR was never hair metal, what is your game here?

GN'R is considered hair/glam metal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glam_metal

I don't care what wikipedia says, GNR was never hair metal and those around at the time are well aware of it and don't need any history lessons from later generations.

Sorry, but they were absolutely hair metal.  Rock influenced by punk bands like Hanoi Rock and the New York Dolls?  Yeah, that doesn't sound like GnR at all...and this isn't a history lesson from a later generation, btw.

Sorry but opinions vary-

 Not hair metal at all, anti-hair metal if anything. Maybe early on some would have classified them as hair metal but it became apparent they were distinctly another animal.

[D-GenerationX]

Slash and Duff.

Time to cut our losses.

You're not a real GN'R fan. You just liked that stupid hair metal lineup from the 80s. Get over it! Slash, Duff and Addled are never coming back to stop Axl. Axl's vision will finally unfold now that he's free of all the fake band members who tried to bring him down.

GNR was never hair metal, what is your game here?

Exactly right. 

To be honest, I took that post as a wind up.

[EmilyGNR]

Slash and Duff.

Time to cut our losses.

You're not a real GN'R fan. You just liked that stupid hair metal lineup from the 80s. Get over it! Slash, Duff and Addled are never coming back to stop Axl. Axl's vision will finally unfold now that he's free of all the fake band members who tried to bring him down.

GNR was never hair metal, what is your game here?

Exactly right. 

To be honest, I took that post as a wind up.

So did I, very obviously disingenuous 

[Ginger King]

Slash and Duff.

Time to cut our losses.

You're not a real GN'R fan. You just liked that stupid hair metal lineup from the 80s. Get over it! Slash, Duff and Addled are never coming back to stop Axl. Axl's vision will finally unfold now that he's free of all the fake band members who tried to bring him down.

GNR was never hair metal, what is your game here?

GN'R is considered hair/glam metal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glam_metal

I don't care what wikipedia says, GNR was never hair metal and those around at the time are well aware of it and don't need any history lessons from later generations.

Sorry, but they were absolutely hair metal.  Rock influenced by punk bands like Hanoi Rock and the New York Dolls?  Yeah, that doesn't sound like GnR at all...and this isn't a history lesson from a later generation, btw.

Sorry but opinions vary-

 Not hair metal at all, anti-hair metal if anything. Maybe early on some would have classified them as hair metal but it became apparent they were distinctly another animal.

I agree they are more than hair metal...but that's how they started.  Others (Poison, Crue, etc.) never really moved on from that.  Guns evolved and became more than just a hair metal band (not sure why that's really a put down, btw) but their roots are clear, IMO.

[GNRMTL]

All these topics are the same  with different subject titles.  The truth of the matter is the guitarist is slash the guy on bass is duff the red head is gonna be singing hiss ass off.  Who's  in the rest of the mix will see. But you'll see will  all see. And guns aren't a glam hair  band. Whom ever thinks that is a tool .

[draguns]

Slash and Duff. GNR was NEVER a hair band.

[jarmo]

Reading some of these replies.... I don't think some of you read the subject line.

Or am I missing something?



/jarmo

[C0ma]

They know the act... no one (obviously I don't mean that literally) could name a song he performs by himself or with one if his random projects like Bernies Bucket of Brains...

Can they name a song Slash performs by himself or with one of his random projects?

Are you counting Velvet Revolver... if so than yes, MANY more people will be able to name one of those songs.

[Wooody]

Reading some of these comments? I can't help but to agree. It took a while for me to like Robin but by the time he had a beard I already loved him and fully embraced him! Buckethead was hard to swallow, but I accepted him because I thought he had the skills that Axl Wanted for the album.

Then Buckethead left and in came Bumblefoot? From bucket-head to bumble-foot it was an easytransition, at first I thought he was kind of a geek, but through the years and after all he went through he kind of metamorphosed into an artist, and he brought new life into some songs like DOnt cry or estranged, so yes I came to love him and embrace him too.

After Robing Came DJ Ashba, and it was also hard to swallow, he looked more like he came from the Motley Crue side of the spectrum, and motley crue has always been Vomit to me. But after I heard him speak in some interviews he was kind of a cool cat so I accepted him as well?

I felt like acceptance came natural, but also from believing that ok? so this is the one?but no..  so I guess that If other guitar players come I will accept them too. But at this point I think Slash feels like a better idea, if they are indeed in good terms and its not just for the money. A revolving crue of guitarists makes this feel like its not really a band, but rather a jam project..When a band has an identity, you have a specific personality of sound, that can evolve. When you have a jam project and you make different songs with different styles and different guitar players, it doesnt really have one personality as a band, but rather several personalities? which would be ok, if they actually released those songs !!!! so we could hear them !

[123191]

Slash you'll see will all see.  It's happening 

Curious about your signature.  They didn't play Miami in 1992.  They played JRS on 12/31/91.  I was there.

[OscarAxl22]

I agree with Ginger... there is Hair Metal Roots (pun intended) in GNR's early history... but i also agree with the other posters when they say they arent a Hair metal Band.. they quickly shed those hair metal roots and became a Rock Band that was pretty much trail blazing their own path rather than following any previous Genre....

So no.. they arent Hair Metal... but there was an element of it in the very early days.

[norway]

Presuming CG is being sarcastic...

Slash and Duff.

Time to cut our losses.

You're not a real GN'R fan. You just liked that stupid hair metal lineup from the 80s. Get over it! Slash, Duff and Addled are never coming back to stop Axl. Axl's vision will finally unfold now that he's free of all the fake band members who tried to bring him down.

Some (modern)gnr-fans have limited intrest in the music the afd-lineup would make.

I got the impression that reunionists are like the nostalgic rockfans who expect nothing less than a revolution.

[norway]

Some (modern)gnr-fans have limited intrest in the music the afd-lineup would make.

And yes yes, it would probably rock and I would go see it!

(I am just not seeing it happen in this lifetime, not under the gnr-name)


Slash himself:
'There will never come a time when we get all together and play under the name GUNS 'N ROSES because it's too fuckin' tainted,"

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/a-guns-n-roses-reunion-no-way-says-guitarist-slash/

Then Buckethead left and in came Bumblefoot? From bucket-head to bumble-foot it was an easytransition, at first I thought he was kind of a geek, but through the years and after all he went through he kind of metamorphosed into an artist, and he brought new life into some songs like DOnt cry or estranged, so yes I came to love him and embrace him too.

Yeah, BBF was good. He stood out in rio6 to me and I keep putting his parts on repeat from 09+, I really enjoyed listening to him, and watch.

To me, Slash, Buckethead and BBF are the godlike guitarists gnr had. DJ was more entertainment and imo his musicianship borders on parody, but he is very real.

[dmathski]

Slash. And Duff to replace Tommy as it's apparent he's out

[D-GenerationX]

Reading some of these replies.... I don't think some of you read the subject line.

Or am I missing something?

You are, but I suspect its very intentional on your part.

People are saying cut the cord on this misadventure and see if there is one more run in the tank with the actual people that made us lifelong fans of this band.

Look, he gave it a shot.  And we've certainly beaten to death how hard he tried or how successful he was.  Those opinions vary, are long dug in, and will never change.

But what I think you are seeing in all these threads is that even people that extended him every benefit of the doubt are about ready to cash out.

If there is only one more real run, why not do it right?

[sofine11]

If the next album is actually coming, Robin & Bucket.  If no album is coming, Slash & Izzy.

[D-GenerationX]

If the next album is actually coming, Robin & Bucket.  If no album is coming, Slash & Izzy.

I think that's fair.

Look, I am in either way.  But he's been looking very seriously at what he's doing in that regard for what...a year?  Year plus? 

How's that working out?

Now, if it does....great, sign me up.  But if it never comes together (contain your shock, folks) I'm certainly less interested in GNR version 4.0 with more randos. 

If its a tour with no new album, give me Slash and Duff.

[sofine11]

If the next album is actually coming, Robin & Bucket.  If no album is coming, Slash & Izzy.

I think that's fair.

Look, I am in either way.  But he's been looking very seriously at what he's doing in that regard for what...a year?  Year plus? 

How's that working out?

Now, if it does....great, sign me up.  But if it never comes together (contain your shock, folks) I'm certainly less interested in GNR version 4.0 with more randos. 

If its a tour with no new album, give me Slash and Duff.

Yeah, I'm starting to look at the next album as more of a nice fantasy these days.

Ya know what talks? Money. And a reunion tour would make a ton of it. That seems more realistic.  Not some new fantasy album that's been hung over the remaining fan base's heads for years now.

[D-GenerationX]

Yeah, I'm starting to look at the next album as more of a nice fantasy these days.

Ya know what talks? Money. And a reunion tour would make a ton of it. That seems more realistic.  Not some new fantasy album that's been hung over the remaining fan base's heads for years now.

Look, I got sucked in.  I'll cop to it.

Yes, yes, a professional cynic that just about always feels Axl will struggle to come through in some meaningful way...but I was sucked in by that interview.

My rationale was that he never said shit about this for YEARS.  Suddenly, he was talking.  He seemed to be having fun onstage at that Golden Gods thing and the residency.  I thought he was finally ready.

Of course...2015 DX looks back at 2014 DX and says..."what are you, an idiot?"

Since that interview, not a peep of any progress.  3 major band defections.  And a management team we can't get an answer out of at gunpoint.

Nothing has changed.

And you know what, I'm labeling that stone cold gospel.  What the fuck, right?  Might as well go on record so I can reap the rewards later.  Not be that wishy washy optimist type that can't find the words to go on record, but will still claim they believe.

Fuck that noise.  I don't believe.  It's not going to happen.  Let there be no confusion where I stand.

[EmilyGNR]

Even Robin was not a household name before GnR

So this is how we rate it now?

It's what I meant by Random... You can grab a kid from the Berkley School of Music in Boston (Home of Joe Satriani) who is probably the most technically proficient guitar player in the last 20 years... he would be a random (who no one has heard of). Especially if he is just there to play other peoples songs live... which is my whole point, adding guitarist #10 and 11 in the history of the band playing material from people who have been out of the band for a decade or more is the definition of a tribute band.

Even Axl didn't really know who Robin was when he saw him at Cirque.

He had undoubtedly heard of Robin, being a NIN fan-

Here's an excerpt of a Robin interview:

How did you get involved with Guns N' Roses and the "Chinese Democracy" album?

I didn't know Axl. I was no longer playing with NIN at the time and I had jumped on a tour with a touring show from Cirque du Soleil, which at the time was not everywhere in Las Vegas like it is now. It was a North American tour under a blue and yellow big top (tent). What I'm telling you now is after this all happened. Axl had come to simply see the circus (laughs) and he and I had never met and he didn't know I was there. One of the guys Axl was with in the grandstands pointed and said (in hushed excited voice), "Axl, you see that guitar player down there? That's Robin from Nine Inch Nails."

The way you said that makes it sound like Axl did know who you were.

Axl was telling me this after the fact. And he just kind of scratched his head and was sitting there thinking, "What is he doing here?" Hah hah hah. At that time Axl was no longer playing with Slash but the rest of the original guys were still together. I was in my Oakwood apartment with the rest of the circus. This was before cellphones and I had the curly-cabled telephone hanging on the wall in the kitchen. It rang and someone said they were a representative of Axl Rose who wished to speak to me - "Would I be at the number in 15 minutes?"

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/robin_finck_ive_been_very_blessed_with_the_opportunities_and_ive_enjoyed_saying_yes_to_them.html?no_takeover