I hate grunge.

**Frownland** · 05-01-2018, 03:12 PM

Sounds like you just listen to a lot of sellouts.

Nick1976 · 05-01-2018, 03:33 PM

Guns n Roses "Not in This Lifetime" tour was 2016's highest-earning per-city global concert tour as well as the fourth-highest-grossing overall that year. In 2017 the tour ranked as the second highest grossing worldwide tour. Also the tour is fourth highest grossing tour of all time. At the time I never thought of G n R in the same realm as Poison and Warrant and other Glam Metal bands. I remember the first time I heard Welcome To The Jungle.

I knew right away something wasn't right. It wasn't the music I had grown up with. It had a genuinely remorseless sneer to it. The wink and nod with a sly smile never materialized. I think the real disconnect here is that some folks don't understand that Heavy Metal was immensely popular in the 80's/early 90's. And thus it was the trend setter when it came to fashion. Look at early pics of Metallica. James Hetfield could have passed as Steven Adler's brother.

Oh, and one of the reasons so many bands wore spandex was because of how well the material held up. Most bands wore spandex or leather for that exact reason.

Blank. · 05-01-2018, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick1976

Guns n Roses "Not in This Lifetime" tour was 2016's highest-earning per-city global concert tour as well as the fourth-highest-grossing overall that year. In 2017 the tour ranked as the second highest grossing worldwide tour. Also the tour is fourth highest grossing tour of all time. At the time I never thought of G n R in the same realm as Poison and Warrant and other Glam Metal bands. I remember the first time I heard Welcome To The Jungle.

I knew right away something wasn't right. It wasn't the music I had grown up with. It had a genuinely remorseless sneer to it. The wink and nod with a sly smile never materialized. I think the real disconnect here is that some folks don't understand that Heavy Metal was immensely popular in the 80's/early 90's. And thus it was the trend setter when it came to fashion. Look at early pics of Metallica. James Hetfield could have passed as Steven Adler's brother.

Oh, and one of the reasons so many bands wore spandex was because of how well the material held up. Most bands wore spandex or leather for that exact reason.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this the big reunion tour of the original/most popular line-ups. I'd be shocked if they didn't do big numbers.

**Janszoon** · 05-01-2018, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick1976

Guns n Roses "Not in This Lifetime" tour was 2016's highest-earning per-city global concert tour as well as the fourth-highest-grossing overall that year. In 2017 the tour ranked as the second highest grossing worldwide tour. Also the tour is fourth highest grossing tour of all time. At the time I never thought of G n R in the same realm as Poison and Warrant and other Glam Metal bands. I remember the first time I heard Welcome To The Jungle.

I knew right away something wasn't right. It wasn't the music I had grown up with. It had a genuinely remorseless sneer to it. The wink and nod with a sly smile never materialized. I think the real disconnect here is that some folks don't understand that Heavy Metal was immensely popular in the 80's/early 90's. And thus it was the trend setter when it came to fashion. Look at early pics of Metallica. James Hetfield could have passed as Steven Adler's brother.

Oh, and one of the reasons so many bands wore spandex was because of how well the material held up. Most bands wore spandex or leather for that exact reason.

Well, that's why all my clothes are spandex.

The Batlord · 05-01-2018, 03:56 PM

Why do you think Spider-Man is so fond of it?

Black Francis · 05-01-2018, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Well, that's why all my clothes are spandex.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Why do you think Spider-Man is so fond of it?

This just proves only freaks wear spandex.

The Batlord · 05-01-2018, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

This just proves only freaks wear spandex.

Okay, J Jonah Jameson.

Black Francis · 05-01-2018, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Okay, J Jonah Jameson.

Okay guy who likes guys in spandex.

Oriphiel · 05-01-2018, 04:18 PM

C'mon, Nick. I love Hair Metal, but shit like Guns n Roses and Bon Jovi were just shitty knockoffs of Nazareth. They literally stole their whole sound from them, and made it wimpier. You go listen to Razamanaz and tell me that GnR didn't spend their whole careers jerking off to that shit.

Nick1976 · 05-01-2018, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Oriphiel

C'mon, Nick. I love Hair Metal, but shit like Guns n Roses and Bon Jovi were just shitty knockoffs of Nazareth. They literally stole their whole sound from them, and made it wimpier. You go listen to Razamanaz and tell me that GnR didn't spend their whole careers jerking off to that shit.

Axl said Nazareths Love Hurts was the song that got him singing in his higher register. And he was also a fan of Grand Funk. Sang Bad Time before SCO'M at alot of the shows on the UYI tour. And i think GNR covered them in '85 or '86 also. Pretty sure Slash was a fan of UFOs Strangers album too. I know that UFO, Zepplin, Aerosmith, Sabbath were big influences on Slash but they were not the only ones. As far as the other guys there were many bands that influenced them to become interested in playing music. I know that Izzy had different kinds of influences some for the way the band looked and some for the way the band sounded. I guess you can say that the NY Dolls and Hanoi Rocks had something to do with the way Izzy used to look but in the end it was a mix or Rock Hard Rock Punk and blues that rubbed off on the guys and they each put in something that ended up being park of the puzzle that made GNR work the way they did.Blues rock was a key part in their sound, especially for Slash who idolised a lot of blues rock bands and artists. They’re songs on AFD have a punk energy around them (as well as the band’s 80s and early 90s attitude), but I wouldn’t consider them a punk rock band. Actually, their album THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT is a significantly punk rock cover album. They blended a lot of different styles, pulling from the Stones, Alice Cooper, FEAR, the Crue, Aerosmith, Dillon. Slash played blues, Duff was a punk guy, Izzy had some folk influence, and Axl… well it depended on the day, but he idolized Copper and Jagger, but even consulted Skynard albums to find the right feel for his tracks.

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Nick1976 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 151	Guns n Roses "Not in This Lifetime" tour was 2016's highest-earning per-city global concert tour as well as the fourth-highest-grossing overall that year. In 2017 the tour ranked as the second highest grossing worldwide tour. Also the tour is fourth highest grossing tour of all time. At the time I never thought of G n R in the same realm as Poison and Warrant and other Glam Metal bands. I remember the first time I heard Welcome To The Jungle. I knew right away something wasn't right. It wasn't the music I had grown up with. It had a genuinely remorseless sneer to it. The wink and nod with a sly smile never materialized. I think the real disconnect here is that some folks don't understand that Heavy Metal was immensely popular in the 80's/early 90's. And thus it was the trend setter when it came to fashion. Look at early pics of Metallica. James Hetfield could have passed as Steven Adler's brother. Oh, and one of the reasons so many bands wore spandex was because of how well the material held up. Most bands wore spandex or leather for that exact reason.