It's May 24, 2024, 09:44:07 AM
Anyone here checked out any of GNR's new material? Live new songs from their 2000-2002 tours and now 2006 tours have leaked onto the internet. Studio demos have also leaked. New songs - Live only: Chinese Democracy, Rhiad & The Bedouins, The Blues, Madagascar (best one IMO), and SilkwormsNew songs - Studio demos: Better, T.W.A.T. (There Was A Time), I.R.S., Catcher In The Rye (with Brian May from Queen) With the exception of Silkworms and Catcher In The Rye, these are supposed to be on the long awaited Chinese Democracy album (Fall 06 release date). Also, these are all over the internet, and easily accessable for those interested.
Yeah, I can see why people don't want to consider the latest incarnation of GNR the "real" GNR. But, GNR has always had a kind of revolving door of characters since the early 80's. Tracii Guns and Rob Gardner were replaced by Slash and Steven Adler. Adler was fired and replaced by Matt Sorum. Izzy Stradlin then left the band and was replaced by Gilby Clarke. Clarke was then fired, etc, etc. Yes its true that with Slash & Co, GNR accomplished everything and made the name famous, but that doesn't mean that the new Guns can't make good music. Will it be the same? No, but I dont want to hear the same stuff rehashed and thrown onto a CD. This rarely works for any artist of any kind of music. I like the direction of the new band, because it is a new kind of music, with some of the same elements of the old band. Dont get me wrong, I love the old band, I just appreciate the new one also.
Quote from: Big D in 06 on July 24, 2006, 03:35:07 AMYeah, I can see why people don't want to consider the latest incarnation of GNR the "real" GNR. But, GNR has always had a kind of revolving door of characters since the early 80's. Tracii Guns and Rob Gardner were replaced by Slash and Steven Adler. Adler was fired and replaced by Matt Sorum. Izzy Stradlin then left the band and was replaced by Gilby Clarke. Clarke was then fired, etc, etc. Yes its true that with Slash & Co, GNR accomplished everything and made the name famous, but that doesn't mean that the new Guns can't make good music. Will it be the same? No, but I dont want to hear the same stuff rehashed and thrown onto a CD. This rarely works for any artist of any kind of music. I like the direction of the new band, because it is a new kind of music, with some of the same elements of the old band. Dont get me wrong, I love the old band, I just appreciate the new one also.I agree in some waysI know the bands been a revolving door, but we all know Axl Slash Izzy & Duff were the main contributors, & with only 1 of em left (thou who knows Izzys been doin some of the concerts so he may come back who knows) it shouldnt be called GNR.Velvet Revolver is more GNR-ish than this GNR, thou i do like this GNR
Quote from: syxx_aka_engies on July 25, 2006, 07:33:42 AMQuote from: Big D in 06 on July 24, 2006, 03:35:07 AMYeah, I can see why people don't want to consider the latest incarnation of GNR the "real" GNR. But, GNR has always had a kind of revolving door of characters since the early 80's. Tracii Guns and Rob Gardner were replaced by Slash and Steven Adler. Adler was fired and replaced by Matt Sorum. Izzy Stradlin then left the band and was replaced by Gilby Clarke. Clarke was then fired, etc, etc. Yes its true that with Slash & Co, GNR accomplished everything and made the name famous, but that doesn't mean that the new Guns can't make good music. Will it be the same? No, but I dont want to hear the same stuff rehashed and thrown onto a CD. This rarely works for any artist of any kind of music. I like the direction of the new band, because it is a new kind of music, with some of the same elements of the old band. Dont get me wrong, I love the old band, I just appreciate the new one also.I agree in some waysI know the bands been a revolving door, but we all know Axl Slash Izzy & Duff were the main contributors, & with only 1 of em left (thou who knows Izzys been doin some of the concerts so he may come back who knows) it shouldnt be called GNR.Velvet Revolver is more GNR-ish than this GNR, thou i do like this GNRYup, VR is more Appetite-ish era GNR than new GNR. Just simple hard rock, with less ballads and experimental music. But I do like how Axl has evolved the band, not to stay up with any fad, but to try new musical ventures. I would love Contraband if the original GNR had never existed, but I cant not compare the two (which is a decent album at worst). Weiland's lyrics just dont really move me like Axl's.