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Re: Anyone else losing interest?
Yeah, I feel that way. I think for 2 reasons, this really isn't 'the band I love'. (ie the new lineup). And 2. I think I originally joined the forums to be updated on CD's status & any news for it's potential release. Now that it's released, a tour will be cool, but other than that, not much to it. Unless you want to read about Fernando claiming Lars Ulrich is holding up the band?! Videos & shit don't interest me, personally I could go without seeing any of them.
Re: Anyone else losing interest?
Its understandable if people lose interest. Everyone waited for Chinese Democracy, and we finally have it. Whether or not it lived up to expectations is beside the point. We have it. Its also understandable if old school fans are tired of a merry go round of musicians being labeled GNR.
My interest is in the community here and not the band. Sure, I'd like to hear more music from the vault but its not something I absolutely need. If I had my choice of hearing whats left in the vault or a sneak preview of M.I.A.'s next album, I'll choose MIA without hesitation. I would also choose Santogold. Hell, I'd take hearing Rye Rye's debut album over a peak in the vault.
I know that might sound terrible coming from an administrator of a GNR site, but its how I feel. I'll probably always follow the GNR saga to some extent no matter how good or lame it gets because I'm a life long fan, but there are other artists I am more interested in than GNR scraps from the vault.
Re: Anyone else losing interest?
Don't get me wrong though guys, I'll still post all day in our off topic threads...i just get sick and tired of all the unnecessary drama associated with GnR.
For the decade before the album came out it was different. I had to put up with all the dumb bullshit that surrounds the band/album, now that I have the album, I'm still interested, but I don't feel obligated to pay attention to all the minute details of the soap opera.
Re: Anyone else losing interest?
Don't get me wrong though guys, I'll still post all day in our off topic threads...i just get sick and tired of all the unnecessary drama associated with GnR.
For the decade before the album came out it was different. I had to put up with all the dumb bullshit that surrounds the band/album, now that I have the album, I'm still interested, but I don't feel obligated to pay attention to all the minute details of the soap opera.
my thoughts exactly, tommie....
i find myself lurking alot more now and posting in off topic threads... until something HAPPENS... i'm here for the community.. not so much gnr shit.
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Re: Anyone else losing interest?
I think it's just because now we have the album, the wait is over and in the current absence of a tour, there isn't much for us to obsess over. The nature of what it is to be a fan of this band has shifted....it used to be about a potential album etc etc
When it comes down to it however, this album, these songs, have been incredibily influential in my life, both in the waiting, listening to the gestation over various leaks, and in the final product which personally I really enjoy and means a lot to me.
So i'm looking forward to hear more of the CD songs played live when a tour eventually happens.
And athough I don't anticipate anything happening in the short to medium term, I'm very interested to hear any other new music that may one day be released from Axl, as CD along with his back cataloge demostrate to me he is always going to be an artist who'se works will resonate with me.
