Originally posted by anarchywrksbest
I have loved this band for years! Ever since i found my sisters old vinyl records from the 80's. They are just great, I love all their songs and Appetite For Destruction one of the best albums of all time.
My vote - Hate them!
You clearly enjoy their music (good for you), but what do you care what other people think?
It's music you like and enjoy - so why should it matter to you that, others don't like them. I no doubt listen to music you and others wont like. But I listen to it for my enjoyment and no-one elses.
Or maybe your just trying to draw out the anti-GN'R fans onto the field of your choosing, to do battle with, hey?
Aside from a slight bit of diva-ness in the later years I have nothing but praise for Axl, Slash and the guys! But yet i see people here who don't like them! Is it just different tastes in music or did hey do something to offend you?
As for the diva aspect, they aren't the only band guilty of that. So thats no big reason to indict them. Dave Mustaine from Megadeth was quite the Diva in his nose candy years. But Tom Araya crushed him back into place.
But I remember well the GN'R rise in the 80's, thats where alot of the dis-like and emnity stems from.
The True Metal Warrior Argument {Joey would be proud}
Back in the days of the big four Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth and Metallica and sadly there was also GN'R. Alot of the metal warriors
saw GN'R as an insult to the cause of metal. Since alot of GN'R fans, I had to put up with back then considered GN'R metal and the real warriors of metal took offense to that. I don't know or remember if GN'R the band ever came out and claimed they were metal (I don't think they ever did).
So all of sudden - if you were a GN'R fan - you became a posuer. As you weren't seen as being into real metal.
The band themselves were seen as posuers Axl with hair spray and eye shadow. A Terrible sight that, which just encouraged the metal fans to 'trash' the band and their fandom.
Because back then real metal acts didn't use hair spray or wear make up. Although it is a deep dark secret - that Slayer started out as a glam metal act, but we never speak of it!
The other side of it is - Local Radio really killed of some of their songs. It's not the first band they done that too. With the standard formula of we just give our listeners what they want to hear. And they just repeat the same popular songs over and over again.
Patience - was actually a good song till the radio played it that damn much you wanted to break the radio in two.
Just as the radio stations did the same with One - Metallica - another good song, yet radio overplay completely killed it.
I can't stand that!! I heard it at school last week and had to leave the room!
