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- elevendayempire
- Rep: 96
Re: 26/6/16 FEDEX FIELD, WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES
This is quite fun: BTS footage from Slash:
Re: 26/6/16 FEDEX FIELD, WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES
It was never about Slash specifically, though. He said as much:
I've always thought it was a catch-all song directed at everyone who's held Axl back or told him to "just shut up and sing", from managers to the fans.
Yeah, I know, just being a bit of a cynic.
I think that while Axl may be motivated by various feelings in the moment, when they come out, they tend to be more abstract anyway.
- monkeychow
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Re: 26/6/16 FEDEX FIELD, WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES
As for Sorry - although Axl says there is no such construct as "The Fans" I always got the impression that some of it was aimed at the sort of trolls that fill places like mygnr and don't give him a fair shot. (While there's annoying things GNR has done, we all know there's some folks who just hate anything for the sake of it).
As with most GNR songs I think it probably comes down to line by line experiences though - it's probably an amalgamation of anger towards various groups that have criticised him from the negative fans, to managers, to advisers, to the label, lovers, to family and bandmates during a dispute etc. It seems simplistic to say it's directed at Slash alone. Particularly since in I think Axl rebuffed that idea from the stage somewhere around 2009.
Re: 26/6/16 FEDEX FIELD, WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES
What was attendance like? Top deck/nosebleeds seemed to be closed. Imagine a Sunday night show is a tough sell..
Start time was outrageously early. Maybe given it was a Sunday. Not my cup of tea that..
- Smoking Guns
- Rep: 330
Re: 26/6/16 FEDEX FIELD, WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES
http://youtu.be/MRiBnjSoaE4
- elevendayempire
- Rep: 96
Re: 26/6/16 FEDEX FIELD, WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES
What was attendance like? Top deck/nosebleeds seemed to be closed. Imagine a Sunday night show is a tough sell..
Start time was outrageously early. Maybe given it was a Sunday. Not my cup of tea that..
According to Del James, the band actually made it on stage ahead of schedule:
https://twitter.com/deljamesgang/status/747240690476781568
Truly we are living in a new era.
Re: 26/6/16 FEDEX FIELD, WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES
Yea, I'd have missed half an hour of the show ffs!
- tejastech08
- Rep: 194
Re: 26/6/16 FEDEX FIELD, WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES
I'm glad they don't have animosity anymore, but at this point the live show is boring to me. I'm not even sure I give a shit about new music either. As with many great bands, GN'R had their time to conquer the world and it is long over at this point...regardless of how many people are happy to show up for nostalgia tours.
Re: 26/6/16 FEDEX FIELD, WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES
I'm glad they don't have animosity anymore, but at this point the live show is boring to me. I'm not even sure I give a shit about new music either. As with many great bands, GN'R had their time to conquer the world and it is long over at this point
I sortof agree with you at this point. I have the show on July 13th & moderately looking forward to it, but I'm not amped up for it. We'll see, I hope to at least have a good time & bring a smile to my face.
- Smoking Guns
- Rep: 330
Re: 26/6/16 FEDEX FIELD, WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES
tejastech08 wrote:I'm glad they don't have animosity anymore, but at this point the live show is boring to me. I'm not even sure I give a shit about new music either. As with many great bands, GN'R had their time to conquer the world and it is long over at this point
I sortof agree with you at this point. I have the show on July 13th & moderately looking forward to it, but I'm not amped up for it. We'll see, I hope to at least have a good time & bring a smile to my face.
You will love it!
