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Guns n' Roses 'reuniting' for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
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The classic line up of Guns N' Roses will reunite to attend their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in April. http://www.nme.com/news/guns-n-roses/62043The band will be inducted along with the Faces/Small Faces, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beastie Boys at a ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 14, and keyboardist Dizzy Reed has said that all those who contributed to the band's seminal album 'Appetite For Destruction' will be there. Speaking to Billboard, Reed, who joined the band in 1990 and remains in the line-up to this day, said when asked who would be attending the ceremony: "I know that all the original band is going to be there. I don't know exactly what's going to go down. It's one of those things I'm sure will all come together and be really cool." Reed added though that no talks had taken place about the band's classic line-up actually playing together on the night and that he and frontman Axl Rose had not contacted former members Slash, Duff MacKagan or Steven Adler about the possibility of performing together at the ceremony. He said of this: "Honestly, we haven't spoken about it. I don't know when or why or how to bring it up. It's not an everyday sort of thing. So we haven't really talked about it, but I'm sure we'll have to at some point." So, just to be clear, there's a good chance they'll all be on stage together. Performing together? Who knows? Stranger things have happened!
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Wondered how long it would be before some journo managed to slip the "reunite" word into their article about the event.
All that Dizzy has confirmed is that the band that recorded Appetite will all be at the venue. Onstage together - I'd say an outside chance. Performing -no chance. |
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Regardless of what people may think about Axl, he has been nothing but humble and genuinely honoured since their induction was announced.
I do think we will see them reunite to accept the award. A performance? 50/50. Axl has no beef with anyone other than Slash, and indeed Duff and Izzy have performed with the new GNR over recent years. A full reunion tour? Not a chance. Too much at stake and Axl would be an even bigger prick to ditch his current band, some of whom have been by his side longer than any of the old guys were. |
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Not gonna happen now,kind of a cop out from axl rose,heres his statement to the RNRHOF
To: The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Guns N' Roses Fans and Whom It May Concern, When the nominations for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame were first announced I had mixed emotions but, in an effort to be positive, wanting to make the most of things for the fans and with their enthusiasm, I was honored, excited and hoped that somehow this would be a good thing. Of course I realized as things stood, if Guns N' Roses were to be inducted it'd be somewhat of a complicated or awkward situation. Since then we've listened to fans, talked with members of the board of the Hall Of Fame, communicated with and read various public comments and jabs from former members of Guns N' Roses, had discussions with the president of the Hall Of Fame, read various press (some legit, some contrived) and read other artists' comments weighing in publicly on Guns and the Hall with their thoughts. Under the circumstances I feel we've been polite, courteous, and open to an amicable solution in our efforts to work something out. Taking into consideration the history of Guns N' Roses, those who plan to attend along with those the Hall for reasons of their own, have chosen to include in "our" induction (that for the record are decisions I don't agree with, support or feel the Hall has any right to make), and how (albeit no easy task) those involved with the Hall have handled things... no offense meant to anyone but the Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony doesn't appear to be somewhere I'm actually wanted or respected. For the record, I would not begrudge anyone from Guns their accomplishments or recognition for such. Neither I or anyone in my camp has made any requests or demands of the Hall Of Fame. It's their show not mine. That said, I won't be attending The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction 2012 Ceremony and I respectfully decline my induction as a member of Guns N' Roses to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please know that no one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any induction for me or speak on my behalf. Neither former members, label representatives nor the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame should imply whether directly, indirectly or by omission that I am included in any purported induction of "Guns N' Roses". This decision is personal. This letter is to help clarify things from my and my camp's perspective. Neither is meant to offend, attack or condemn. Though unfortunately I'm sure there will be those who take offense (God knows how long I'll have to contend with the fallout), I certainly don't intend to disappoint anyone, especially the fans, with this decision. Since the announcement of the nomination we've actively sought out a solution to what, with all things considered, appears to be a no win, at least for me, "damned if I do, damned if I don't" scenario all the way around. In regard to a reunion of any kind of either the Appetite or Illusion lineups, I've publicly made myself more than clear. Nothing's changed. The only reason, at this point, under the circumstances, in my opinion whether under the guise of "for the fans" or whatever justification of the moment, for anyone to continue to ask, suggest or demand a reunion are misguided attempts to distract from our efforts with our current lineup of myself, Dizzy Reed, Tommy Stinson, Frank Ferrer, Richard Fortus, Chris Pitman, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and DJ Ashba. Izzy came out with us a few times back in '06 and I invited him to join us at our LA Forum show last year. Steven was at our show at the Hard Rock, later in '06 in Las Vegas, where I invited him to our after-party and was rewarded with his subsequent interviews filled with reunion lies. Lesson learned. Duff joined us in 2010 and again in '11 along with his band, Loaded, opening in Seattle and Vancouver. For me, with the exception of Izzy or Duff joining us on stage if they were so inclined somewhere in the future for a song or two, that's enough. There's a seemingly endless amount of revisionism and fantasies out there for the sake of self-promotion and business opportunities masking the actual realities. Until every single one of those generating from or originating with the earlier lineups has been brought out in the light, there isn't room to consider a conversation let alone a reunion. Maybe if it were you it'd be different. Maybe you'd do it for this reason or that. Peace, whatever. I love our band now. We're there for each other when the going get's rough. We love our fans and work to give them every ounce of energy and heart we can. So let sleeping dogs lie or lying dogs sleep or whatever. Time to move on. People get divorced. Life doesn't owe you your own personal happy ending especially at another's, or in this case several others', expense. But hey if ya gotta then maybe we can get the "no show, grandstanding, publicity stunt, disrespectful, he doesn't care about the fans" crap out of the way as quickly as we can and let's move on. No one's taking the ball and going home. Don't get it twisted. For more than a decade and a half we've endured the double standards, the greed of this industry and the ever present seemingly limitless supply of wannabes and unscrupulous, irresponsible media types. Not to imply anything in this particular circumstance, but from my perspective in regard to both the Hall and a reunion, the ball's never been in our court. In closing, regardless of this decision and as hard to believe or as ironic as it may seem, I'd like to sincerely thank the board for their nomination and their votes for Guns' induction. More importantly I'd like to thank the fans for being there over the years, making any success we've had possible and for enjoying and supporting Guns N' Roses music. I wish the Hall a great show, congratulations to all the other artists being inducted and to our fans we look forward to seeing you on tour!! Sincerely, Axl Rose P.S. RIP Armand, Long Live ABC III |
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Him and Slash on the same stage always seemed a big ask.. basket case Axl was never going to show up
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The R&RHOF is a private club where you only get in if your face fits.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_an...me#Controversy Just recently Yes were turned down for "not being rock and roll", which means they can't take their place alongside those other rock and roll legends such as ABBA and James Taylor. |
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The R&RHOF is a private club where you only get in if your face fits.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_an...me#Controversy Just recently Yes were turned down for "not being rock and roll", which means they can't take their place alongside those other rock and roll legends such as ABBA and James Taylor. Sure, it's disappointing not to see GNR reuniting for a one-off performance, but at the same time, GNR certainly do NOT need the approval of the RNRHOF to be considered one of the best rock bands of all-time. |
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God bless Axl.
This why I'll always be a fan of him
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Precisely. The number of genuinely legendary bands who have never been inducted is staggering - the likes of Iron Maiden, Kiss, Deep Purple, Rush etc.
Sure, it's disappointing not to see GNR reuniting for a one-off performance, but at the same time, GNR certainly do NOT need the approval of the RNRHOF to be considered one of the best rock bands of all-time. |
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Tbh... most of the best acts are in. Deep Purple is an obvious omission and should be in... but i cant think of too many others.
to say the least though (how did half of the top 500 rock (experts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...Fame_inductees |
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Some of the inclusions are a little dubious
to say the least though (how did half of the top 500 rock (experts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...Fame_inductees |
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Bands who should be in there IMO
Thin Lizzy Deep Purple The Moody Blues Yes Iron Maiden Rush Hey if its a Rock N Roll hall of fame I think theres even a place for The Quo. Their stuff from 1971 to 1976 is up there with many of the best rock bands from that era. |
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Tbh... most of the best acts are in. Deep Purple is an obvious omission and should be in... but i cant think of too many others.
I agree that most of the big hitters are there (again, many of them had to wait too long), but there are still some bizarre exclusions. I would have to say that Iron Maiden are the stand-out exclusion, given their influence, longevity, popularity and record sales. |
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Bands who should be in there IMO
Thin Lizzy Deep Purple The Moody Blues Yes Iron Maiden Rush Hey if its a Rock N Roll hall of fame I think theres even a place for The Quo. Their stuff from 1971 to 1976 is up there with many of the best rock bands from that era. Captain Beefheart. PJ Harvey. Jethro Tull. And Nina Simone.
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Bands who should be in there IMO
Thin Lizzy Deep Purple The Moody Blues Yes Iron Maiden Rush Hey if its a Rock N Roll hall of fame I think theres even a place for The Quo. Their stuff from 1971 to 1976 is up there with many of the best rock bands from that era. The only prog bands that have been recognised so far are Pink Floyd and Genesis (and it took Genesis 15 years) and they were only inducted because they have both sold over 100 million albums. No Motorhead or Def Leppard from metal either. Dire Straits strike me as another glaring omission from the Hall. Mark Knopfler's one of the best guitarists in rock history, an incredibly successful songwriter, one of the biggest selling albums of all time in Brothers in Arms and the band have sold 120 million albums in total. What more do they need to do? They're obviously just not cool enough. Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel should be inducted - but Kate Bush doesn't perform live for anyone and Peter Gabriel didn't even bother turning up when Genesis were inducted, so I'm not getting too hopeful about them getting inducted either and I really doubt they care very much. |
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Tbh... most of the best acts are in. Deep Purple is an obvious omission and should be in... but i cant think of too many others.
Personally, I would say any band/artist that's sold over 100 million albums should be in there with no questions asked - because that's an awesome achievement. Other choices are always debatable. |
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has clearly been extremely biased against the genres of heavy metal and prog rock.
The only prog bands that have been recognised so far are Pink Floyd and Genesis (and it took Genesis 15 years) and they were only inducted because they have both sold over 100 million albums. No Motorhead or Def Leppard from metal either. Dire Straits strike me as another glaring omission from the Hall. Mark Knopfler's one of the best guitarists in rock history, an incredibly successful songwriter, one of the biggest selling albums of all time in Brothers in Arms and the band have sold 120 million albums in total. What more do they need to do? They're obviously just not cool enough. Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel should be inducted - but Kate Bush doesn't perform live for anyone and Peter Gabriel didn't even bother turning up when Genesis were inducted, so I'm not getting too hopeful about them getting inducted either and I really doubt they care very much. TBH, who is really going to change their listening habits depending on whether or not a band or musician is in the RNRHOF? |
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Genesis were inducted for their later period when Phil Collins was the front man.
And if it was just about album sales, like I said, Dire Straits would have been inducted by now. In fact, Phil Collins would have been inducted for his solo career, which sold almost as many as Genesis themselves. |
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to say the least though (how did half of the top 500 rock (experts