GnR Reunion: Anyone Care?

[Irongrip400]

bring back Weiland to STP is my wish but that will never happen. Most alpha hard rock band ever.

But I can dig GNR getting back together. Too many good songs...

I saw them in concert two years ago and he was singing.  Did they break up again or something?

[King Shizzo]

The whole point of the post, originals (Axl and Slash, anyway, maybe Duff) tentatively agreed. I'd never start a thread about Axl's goofy tribute band.

So what was the story behind Axl being able to retain the rights to the Guns and Roses name? Was he the only one raking in royalties all of these years?

Why on earth would the other band members sign off on that?

[Irongrip400]

So what was the story behind Axl being able to retain the rights to the Guns and Roses name? Was he the only one raking in royalties all of these years?

Why on earth would the other band members sign off on that?

I'm sure Slash got money too, his name is listed on the writing credits.  I think his first name is actually Saul.

[funk51]

no, overrated

[King Shizzo]

I'm sure Slash got money too, his name is listed on the writing credits.  I think his first name is actually Saul.

Obviously they all get paid back when they were together as a band, but what happened after Axl retained the GnR name, and everyone else left? I'm sure that the rest of Guns have not seen a dime off of all the tours that Axl has been doing with the band's songs.

I could be wrong, but I'm sure someone knows the details.

[bigmc]

Obviously they all get paid back when they were together as a band, but what happened after Axl retained the GnR name, and everyone else left? I'm sure that the rest of Guns have not seen a dime off of all the tours that Axl has been doing with the band's songs.

I could be wrong, but I'm sure someone knows the details.

axl owns the name

but the royalties are split across the writing so the drummer gets shit

part of the reason they split up was axl tried to make slash an employee after they had signed the name over

axl was a dictator in the band -  the rest of them were so fucked up all the time they never noticed

id be surprised if slash would resign he hates him

unless he needs the money which is surprising his solo stuff is great and sells really well

id only go if its the original line up

[King Shizzo]

axl owns the name

but the royalties are split across the writing so the drummer gets shit

part of the reason they split up was axl tried to make slash an employee after they had signed the name over

axl was a dictator in the band -  the rest of them were so fucked up all the time they never noticed

id be surprised if slash would resign he hates him

unless he needs the money which is surprising his solo stuff is great and sells really well

id only go if its the original line up

That was my point. Why the hell would they sign over the intellectual property of the Guns n Roses name to Axl?

If anything, they should have kicked his ass out of the band. We have seen numerous examples of bands who continued to be successful with a different front man.

[_bruce_]

I would pay good money to see the full original line up play only the appetite for destruction set..

Golden times. 

[ritch]

I saw them in concert two years ago and he was singing.  Did they break up again or something?

if you saw STP two years ago, it was not Weiland, but Chester. If Weiland was signing, then it was with his band called "Sctoo weiland and the wildabouts"

They came to MTL last summer I passed on going and the reviews were horrible. Scott sang for 45 minutes, was not moving much said he hurt his ankle in Quebec city the night before.

Sure....

[wikkedonez]

I saw the original band on their use your illusion tour...Whitesnake got off the stage at 8:30 and Ax hole decided to come out when
he was ready..at 11:15..on a Tuesday night..DICK!!

[ritch]

I saw the original band on their use your illusion tour...Whitesnake got off the stage at 8:30 and Ax hole decided to come out when
he was ready..at 11:15..on a Tuesday night..DICK!!

Damn. Hard to forgive such bullshit.

[The Ugly]

I saw the original band on their use your illusion tour...Whitesnake got off the stage at 8:30 and Ax hole decided to come out when
he was ready..at 11:15..on a Tuesday night..DICK!!

Saw them with Skid Row in '91. Already sounded bad at that point, Skid was better.

[Irongrip400]

if you saw STP two years ago, it was not Weiland, but Chester. If Weiland was signing, then it was with his band called "Sctoo weiland and the wildabouts"

They came to MTL last summer I passed on going and the reviews were horrible. Scott sang for 45 minutes, was not moving much said he hurt his ankle in Quebec city the night before.

Sure....

Maybe it was three years ago. It was at a free concert and it sounded just like him.

[SquidVicious]

This is nothing more than the Slash n Axel reunion tour. No one really gives two fucks about the rest of the band. As for making money, no rock bands really sell any records anymore so neither one has made money from royalties except from sales from their heyday catalog. The money is in touring and merch and that's where they'll clean up with this tour. How can Slash turn down an extra $15M?

[CalvinH]

I saw them open for Deep Purple and Aerosmith and they were the best band on the stage that night.
part of the footage from that show ended up in the Paradise City video.


....but now, meh.

[oldschoolfan]

van halen had done this to years ago before roth  reunited with them, they had signed a new royalties deal giving the brothers  a much larger share

from the record sales from when dave was in the band,   behind daves back.  dave found out sued and won .

[Fortress]

Why anyone would give Axl one penny after he's been SUCH a crud human/performer for so many years is beyond me.

The turd can't sing worth a shit (his studio work was unique and compelling at one time, I admit), he's always making audiences wait ... and wait ... and wait, his extremely limited musical output since the glory days has been beyond underwhelming, his antics toward his ex-bandmembers (who are every bit as important to Guns' onetime monolithic success as Axl is) has always been deplorable ... etc., etc. etc.

Without exaggeration, the man is mentally ill and plagued with an enormous and destructive ego.

Screw W. Axl Rose. 

[Yamcha]

[Skeletor]

Why anyone would give Axl one penny after he's been SUCH a crud human/performer for so many years is beyond me.

The turd can't sing worth a shit (his studio work was unique and compelling at one time, I admit), he's always making audiences wait ... and wait ... and wait, his extremely limited musical output since the glory days has been beyond underwhelming, his antics toward his ex-bandmembers (who are every bit as important to Guns' onetime monolithic success as Axl is) has always been deplorable ... etc., etc. etc.

Without exaggeration, the man is mentally ill and plagued with an enormous and destructive ego.

Screw W. Axl Rose. 

Great post. I concur.

[El Diablo Blanco]

Is Axl is even capable of finishing one song without take a break to catch his breath?  last I saw of him he was a bloated pig.

[michael arvilla]

I did care!
(But after seeing that video of him butchering those classic G&R songs .... Now I don't) * side note the new "Stryper and W.A.S.P" are some of their heaviest and best songs in years!

[SquatsRule]

I saw them in 2012 in Hollywood and Axl actually sounded decent. They would sell out every venue if this happens. I would by tickets. And they have more than 1 good album. Their whole catalog is pretty decent including Chinese Democracy

I didn't care for the Spaghetti Incident it was mostly cover songs, but I did like Chinese Democracy.

[BlackMetallic]

I did care!
(But after seeing that video of him butchering those classic G&R songs .... Now I don't) * side note the new "Stryper and W.A.S.P" are some of their heaviest and best songs in years!

Blackie looks like he's melting

[michael arvilla]

Blackie looks like he's melting

lol! ( sounds good tho!)

[ritch]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!