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Originally Posted by IvanMC
Basil, Two Spirit, I think you're totally right. I had no idea about Boomblefoot walking away from GNR or anything... I kind of decided to lay off music magazines, bands news, etc, long ago. That piece of news did surprise me, I must admit. I was kind of raving, anyway, because I think Ron Thal is an outstanding musician: but if there's going to be a reunion, he has no place indeed, although he was Axl's mate for nearly 10 years.
I saw GNR in 1992; those days were indeed their heyday, and I think they were special live: a luxurious band backing them up, interesting solos by Sorum and Slash, jams that blew me away... I mean, it looked more like a professional performance than to a handsome guy singing ballads. I think they did their very best. And I was there for their very last concert in 1993 as well, which wasn't as good as the one in 1992.
Cheers and have a great 2016!
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Thal is indeed a great, great guitar player but I think he is truly satisfied with doing his own thing and being a hired gun from time to time. His wife is a physician, so he doesn't need the money, lol.
As for GNR in '92, sure, they were firing on all cylinders back then, the apex of their stardom. But also consider that you can see that in almost every single band that has ever existed- that climb, the apex, that decline- they never last forever, they don't always keep getting better and things fall apart much of the time. If you could have seen the Crosby, Stills & Nash I did in the early 70s compared to the one today, you'd think they were different bands. Neil Young/ Crazy Horse was phenomenal in the 80s, not so much this last tour. And if you saw Springsteen in '76 like I did, well, you might shake your head at today's Bruce. it's nature at work, and nature isn't always kind.
Black Sabbath in 2015 wasn't anything close to it in 1975. But I went because it was Black Sabbath!