Guns N' Roses vs ... well, Guns N' Roses.

Guns N' Roses vs Guns N' Roses.

So, there's the 1987 line up, and there's the 1998 onwards, and rotating line up, and for the time since 1998, there's been the comparisons. Well I, for one, am sick of the comparisons, and think people need to get used to the idea that the GN'R of now, is all we're going to get.

I mean, everyone knows that the 1987 line up was the most successful, and the better known, but I think that's where the comparisons need to end. Yes, I love the 1987 line up for the chemistry those 5 members had, and I think they current line up lacks that somehow, but they are still a good band in their own right, and deserve the respect of the old school fans.

Axl himself is a bit of a twat yes, simply because he thinks the world revolves around him and he didn't really consider everyone else in the later stages of GN'R 1987-1998, but even if you dislike him, it needs to be noticed that he is a musical genius. His voice is the best of the era, and is instantly recognisable... who nowadays can claim that?

The one thing I'd love more than anything is for the original 5 members to at least talk to each other, and consider a tour for their 25th anniversary, but thanks to various arguments, and name calling, it's never going to happen. It would be mind blowing, the most anticipated reunion ever, and anything else you can think to call it, I haven't got the words to describe how happy it would make me personally. 

That said, I'm looking forward to seeing the current GN'R touring the UK next year, and will most definitely be at one of two shows, thinking quietly to myself how DJ Ashba is an awesome guitarist, and is even playing the well known solos note for note, which pleases me. Having watched videos from tehir recent Japanese tour, Guns N' Roses are on top form, so it should be an amazing time to see them!

So I've kinda gone off topic a bit, but I tend to do that when it comes to this topic. Either way, I still think people need to get over the comparisons and take both versions as a separate band, and enjoy the music from both era's.

Done =)