About twenty years ago Guns
N' Roses were the greatest rock band of the world. They played sold out arenas and stadiums and sold over 100 millions of album copies.
Fame, drugs, money and musical differences gradually led to their
break up in the mid-nineties. Ugly things were said in a public feud
between Slash and Axl. On Friday (August 21st, 2015) Slash said on
Swedish TV that he and Axl Rose are friends again. This leads
millions of fans to one question: Will the original Guns N' Roses
lineup ever get back together as a band again? In the following I try to
give you the facts you need to answer this question.
The last time reunion rumors
were getting loud was when GNR was introduced into the Rock 'N' Roll
Hall Of Fame in 2012. As we now know Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin
didn't attend this event. In a letter Rose stated that all
reunion demands and questions are "misguided attempts to
distract from our efforts with our current lineup". New Guns N'
Roses guitarists DJ Ashba and Bumblefoot left the band a few weeks
ago so maybe now the tide has turned.
The reason Izzy left the band
in 1991 was the lifestyle the other band members were living and the
chronic lateness of Axl at concerts. Unlike back in the days Slash
and Duff are sober now. I'm not really sure about the sobriety of
Steven Adler but as a last resort I could also imagine a GNR-reunion
with Matt Sorum on the drums. However, Axl's problem with being late
doesn't seem to be solved yet. I saw Guns N' Roses live in 2010 and
2012 and they were late as fuck.
On the positive side I have
to mention that there were many collaborations between the band
members in the last years. Izzy was featured on Slash's song "Ghost",
on Axl's "Chinese Democracy" album and is currently writing
songs with Duff. Duff and Izzy already played live with Axl's New
Guns N' Roses. There is also a Youtube-video (see below) where Slash and Izzy join "Adler's Appetite" on stage to perform Mr. Brownstone. The only combination that is missing is Slash and Steven with Axl.
All in all I'm not sure if there will be a full GNR-reunion including album and world tour but it is very likely that we will see Slash and Axl together on stage again in some kind of form.
UPDATE (December 30th, 2015):
Guns N' Roses recently updated their websites' background picture to the old GNR-Logo (the one with the two guns and the two roses). Rumors started spreading and now it is confirmed (at least the media all around the world reports about it): Part of the original lineup of Guns N' Roses will reunite at the 2016 Coachella Festival in California! Slash, Axl Duff and Dizzy Reed are in. It's unclear who will play drums and rhythm guitar. A North America Stadium Tour in Summer 2016 is also being planned. I hope a European Tour will to follow!
UPDATE (December 30th, 2015):
Guns N' Roses recently updated their websites' background picture to the old GNR-Logo (the one with the two guns and the two roses). Rumors started spreading and now it is confirmed (at least the media all around the world reports about it): Part of the original lineup of Guns N' Roses will reunite at the 2016 Coachella Festival in California! Slash, Axl Duff and Dizzy Reed are in. It's unclear who will play drums and rhythm guitar. A North America Stadium Tour in Summer 2016 is also being planned. I hope a European Tour will to follow!
What's your opinion on this topic?
Do you think a Guns N' Roses reunion could be possible? Do you even want it to happen?
Please let me know in the comment section and don't forget to like and share!
Do you think a Guns N' Roses reunion could be possible? Do you even want it to happen?
Please let me know in the comment section and don't forget to like and share!
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