Guns n Roses: Critical Rehab

one angry man

lol @ "docket queen"

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are those axl's daughters

I HATE HIS GINGER FACIAL HAIR AGGGGH MAKE IT STOP

Axl was good but they should getta guy named Yodel to sing for GNR

ROCKERS Guns’n’Roses have requested the front row of their Scots gig is filled by stunning models.

The legendary band, fronted by Axl Rose, contacted a model agency to demand 20 of their prettiest girls for their gig at Glasgow’s SECC on Friday.

Sources claim the Sweet Child of Mine and Paradise City rockers are keen to have eye-candy in the front row during their gig.

The band’s promoter invited 20 models, from All Talent – The Sonia Scott Agency, to join them backstage after the concert.

The band will then party into the night with the girls.

A source said: “The band’s promoter contacted Sonia and asked if she could provide the band with models for the gig.

“He asked Sonia for 20 of her prettiest models to stand in the front row and wow the band while they’re performing.

“The girls have then been invited to join Axl and the boys backstage for drinks and they’ve even asked Sonia if she can arrange a party for the band.”

Our source revealed the band have a soft spot for Scottish girls.

"the band"

what an embarrassment for All Talent – The Sonia Scott Agency, to have this private business transaction splashed into the press

The band will then party into the night with the girls.

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after like a decade of kneejerk-defending these guys, i've come to feel a lot more ambivalent about them. i'd still defend 'appetite' as a near-perfect album, but even there axl's lyrics and persona often come off as so fucking dumb. so many moments i once thought of as being his 'cool' moments just sound so forced and stupid now -- 'take that one to heart!', etc.

appetite is way more dumb than UYI

they always sucked

you did

appetite might be dumber but there's at least 1/3 of UYI that's just straight up trying to hard. I'll take dumb over that. (And I do like a lot of UYI, but there's a lot of it that is horribly dated)

*too

yeah appetite has no pretentiousness problems

but it doesn't have Estranged either

true

doesn't have steven adler tho

UYI needs more snake-hips-microphone-dancing

estranged does not have slash doing a solo on top of a piano <-- argument that it wasn't pretentious enough.

"Put 20 of your prettiest models in the front row. Then put your second prettiest models in the second row. Then the third prettiest models in the third row. And so on, until you've run out of girls. Then take the girls in the last row, put them in the front row, and tell them they are now the prettiest."

lool

I got an email yesterday from Time Out's attempt at doing Groupon. They were pushing 2 for 1 ticket sales on the GNR nights @ London's O2 Arena. It really does not look as if it is selling very well.

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That better be his mom.

none of those people look like anyone from GNR

p sure they are all meant to be DJ Ashba

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my girlfriend heard me listening to "One in a Million" the other day. When the lines "Immigrants and faggots / They make no sense to me / They come to our country / And think they'll do as they please"
came on, she perked up and said matter-of-factly, "Faggots come from Faggotland." LOLZORS

btw, does anyone understand how the chorus of that song is related to the verses? I don't really get it.

i've never heard it -- is it worth listening to?

it's the most controversial GNR song. It's well liked as a tune, but certain sentiments are disturbing.

there was a lot of controversy over that manson song they covered, but it was a pretty weak song...

All day, I've been assuming this thread got bumped for Rock of Ages.

Dude on far left of that tattoo looks more like Johnny Rzezezeinck from the Goo Goo Dolls.

the middle one looks like a cross between the Crow and Michael Jackson

"Yes, I'd like the Guns N Roses tattoo but can you include variations on Criss Angel instead of the band?"

my girlfriend heard me listening to "One in a Million" the other day. When the lines "Immigrants and faggots / They make no sense to me / They come to our country / And think they'll do as they please"
came on, she perked up and said matter-of-factly, "Faggots come from Faggotland." LOLZORS

― Poliopolice, Wednesday, June 13, 2012 4:59 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Sigggghhhh. The two phrases relate to the two groups separately. It's a lyrical trick. The next line makes it clearer "Like start some mini-Iran, or spread some fucking disease."

I feel like the Republicans should start blasting this during their rallies.

The next line makes it clearer

glad we cleared that up

always important to establish the logical consistency of bigoted morons

But tying them together with the "It's all Greek to me" wordplay.

But, hey, lyrics that deal with the world in a rational way are the least interesting.

i never bothered with Lies so i've been hearing about that song for 20 years before finally giving it a listen on Spotify because of this thread. pretty lame, lyrics definitely not redeemed by the music remotely as much as on "Get In The Ring" or anything.

why are you listening to Lies when you should be listening to the Bee Gees

:(

just from this sampling, I'd say "get in the ring" represents a maturation in lyric craft. less show-offy is better.

^^^first time "What, you pissed off 'cause your dad gets more pussy than you?" has been praised for its subtlety and maturity