Axl and Slash getting along great, putting together new stuff

[14 Yrs Of Silence]

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Rose, 55, was at the new Fifteen Stories rooftop lounge at Mondrian Park Avenue after Guns N? Roses? Madison Square Garden show, ?surrounded by women,? a spy said. Rose was overheard telling pals that ?he and Slash are ?getting along great? and having so much fun rocking all of their old stuff and putting together some new stuff,? the spy said. ?And that once he and Slash got past ?stubbornness? and talked to each other, everything became cool again really quickly, and reuniting was a simple decision after that.?

[Ali]

https://pagesix.com/2017/10/17/axl-rose-parties-after-madison-square-garden-show/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=message_app

Rose, 55, was at the new Fifteen Stories rooftop lounge at Mondrian Park Avenue after Guns N? Roses? Madison Square Garden show, ?surrounded by women,? a spy said. Rose was overheard telling pals that ?he and Slash are ?getting along great? and having so much fun rocking all of their old stuff and putting together some new stuff,? the spy said. ?And that once he and Slash got past ?stubbornness? and talked to each other, everything became cool again really quickly, and reuniting was a simple decision after that.?

If this is true, this is fantastic to read.

Ali

[Bridge]

If this is true, this is fantastic to read.

I'll second that, although I'd still love to hear it on the record so we know it's legit.

[izzyjim]

A spy?
Whatever happened to "a source" or "friend of the band" ?
Do we actually need to spy over Axl? (the correct answer is, btw, fuck yes  )

What can I say, hope it's legit

[allwaystired]

If this is true, this is fantastic to read.

I'll second that, although I'd still love to hear it on the record so we know it's legit.

Agreed. We've been down this road so many times now, that I don't believe anything unless it happens really.

[Ali]

If this is true, this is fantastic to read.

I'll second that, although I'd still love to hear it on the record so we know it's legit.

The problem is GN'R isn't doing press. The fact that tour dates kept being added tells me they must be getting along fairly well.

Ali

[DeN]

that was a nice rumor to read.

I can't help but remembering how Slash & Duff demonized Axl after the GNR
classic band break-up, yeah it was a long time ago, and then demonized Scott
after Velvet Revolver break-up, and how they always failed to deal with singers.

but hey, good thing if now they can...that's sure a better financial option to deal with Axl.

I just hope they'll do some new music before one of them is bored by the whole thing...

[zombux]

If this is true, this is fantastic to read.

I'll second that, although I'd still love to hear it on the record so we know it's legit.

Agreed. We've been down this road so many times now, that I don't believe anything unless it happens really.

I think that was a misinterpretation. by "putting together new stuff" I guess playing ChiDem era songs live during the current tour.

[Wooody]

If this is true, this is fantastic to read.

I'll second that, although I'd still love to hear it on the record so we know it's legit.

Agreed. We've been down this road so many times now, that I don't believe anything unless it happens really.

I think that was a misinterpretation. by "putting together new stuff" I guess playing ChiDem era songs live during the current tour.

we don't really know what that means.

[zombux]

we don't really know what that means.

indeed, but based on 32 years experience, we can have an educated guess.

[allwaystired]

we don't really know what that means.

indeed, but based on 32 years experience, we can have an educated guess.

I'd also be amazed if they have had any time to 'put together' anything new. Tour has been ongoing, with quite few long breaks. Writing/recording together would take sustained time.

Also, I'm convinced that if they had entered a rehearsal/recording space together we'd know about it, in the same way we did when Axl went to ACDC audition/rehearsals. That sort of stuff always leaks. We've had nothing at all to suggest they've been doing anything like this outside of soundchecks at shows (all of which are usually overheard).

[sandman]

If this is true, this is fantastic to read.

I'll second that, although I'd still love to hear it on the record so we know it's legit.

Agreed. We've been down this road so many times now, that I don't believe anything unless it happens really.

I think that was a misinterpretation. by "putting together new stuff" I guess playing ChiDem era songs live during the current tour.

I agree. CD songs and some of the intros for a few songs are "new" (DTJ and Better) as well.

[allwaystired]

If this is true, this is fantastic to read.

I'll second that, although I'd still love to hear it on the record so we know it's legit.

Agreed. We've been down this road so many times now, that I don't believe anything unless it happens really.

I think that was a misinterpretation. by "putting together new stuff" I guess playing ChiDem era songs live during the current tour.

I agree. CD songs and some of the intros for a few songs are "new" (DTJ and Better) as well.

There was also a lot of people hearing soundchecks of CD songs and claiming they were rehearsing 'new' songs, simply because they hadn't heard them before....

[russkwtx]

It would not surprise me in the least if "new stuff" referred to the new covers the band introduced into the set list during this leg--Wichita Linemen, Black Hole Sun, Melissa. And it would surprise me if it meant new songs from the GnR camp for a new record. I do not expect that to happen. In fact, my guess is that after this tour Slash will resume his career with Myles and Conspirators, Duff will pursue his solo career, and I have no idea what Axl will do.

[Ginger King]

that was a nice rumor to read.

I can't help but remembering how Slash & Duff demonized Axl after the GNR
classic band break-up, yeah it was a long time ago, and then demonized Scott
after Velvet Revolver break-up, and how they always failed to deal with singers.

but hey, good thing if now they can...that's sure a better financial option to deal with Axl.

I just hope they'll do some new music before one of them is bored by the whole thing...

Arguably, the demonizing was a two-way street, as Axl said some pretty harsh stuff too (cancer, anyone?).

Anyway, obviously all of that is water under the bridge, as the boys have gotten along pretty well these last two years.  Regarding what "new stuff" means, literally nothing would surprise me.  Unfortunately, we're not likely to get a straight answer, but we'll have to piece together things (like Hookers and Blow announcing shows, etc.). 

[Bridge]

Arguably, the demonizing was a two-way street, as Axl said some pretty harsh stuff too (cancer, anyone?).

I wouldn't even say it's "arguable" that the demonizing was two-way.  I'd say it undoubtedly was.  All of that stuff about the forcible contract may have been a jagged pill for Axl to swallow.  But for Slash, his mother died from cancer at about the same time that Axl made that infamous "Slash is a cancer" comment, and that definitely couldn't have been easy for Slash to take.

Either way, they both had their own sides of the fence to mend, and it's commendable that they both did it.  I certainly never though it would happen, even when the rumors started!   

[Zon]

Why, if they're ?getting along great?, is there no interaction or chemistry between them during live performances?

[PermissionToLand]

Why, if they're ?getting along great?, is there no interaction or chemistry between them during live performances?

What do you want them to do, fornicate each other?

How many other bands extensively "interact" throughout a show? Definitely a minority. They're focused on the music. Hell, it's overstated how much they interacted in the past anyway.

[Zon]

Why, if they're ?getting along great?, is there no interaction or chemistry between them during live performances?

What do you want them to do, fornicate each other?

How many other bands extensively "interact" throughout a show? Definitely a minority. They're focused on the music. Hell, it's overstated how much they interacted in the past anyway.

The interaction is less than in the past.

[allwaystired]

Why, if they're ?getting along great?, is there no interaction or chemistry between them during live performances?

What do you want them to do, fornicate each other?

How many other bands extensively "interact" throughout a show? Definitely a minority. They're focused on the music. Hell, it's overstated how much they interacted in the past anyway.

I'd disagree with that. There's far more now than there ever has been on stage I think, barring the very early days.
The interaction is less than in the past.