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keefriff99
I think the Young brothers were VERY no-nonsense and cold when it came to band and business affairs.
I read an article about how after Bon died, they became even more insular and controlling than they were before. Brian and Cliff were the big partiers back during the BiB/FTATR era, and they ended up clamping down on excess even back then
Malcolm was always the leader, so I think Angus has just followed in his footsteps. Malcolm, even though he was reserved onstage, seemed much friendlier.
I met Angus and Malcolm in 2000...Malcolm was really warm, looked me in the eye, shook my hand, asked me how they sounded that night. Angus was polite but super quiet, and looked exhausted. Didn't have much of anything to say really.
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keefriff99
I'm not criticizing him...he stood there and signed and posed for dozens of people. I didn't expect him to be chatty based on what I'd seen in interviews. I was more surprised at how thoroughly pleasant Malcolm was.
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Paddy
What’s people’s take on Angus? He’s seems like a mercenary type of little @#$%&. But also without a lot of facts it’s hard to know. Is it possible that stuff was all ok’d with Brian present Axl would finish your, they’d say @#$%& all, Brian would go do what he needed to do to recover and once better record an album.
Or did he kick johnson to the kerb say @#$%& him and moved straight to Axl?
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keefriff99
Angus was polite but super quiet, and looked exhausted.
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keefriff99
Angus was polite but super quiet, and looked exhausted.
I would mistrust a performer who doesn't come offstage completely exhausted. Why would he save some energy for? Girls and post-show in-and-out? Fan interaction? Nah let's give it all to the audience!!!!
And have you ever seen this amazing pic of Angus taken backstage during the "encore" break? He's breathing deep from an oxygen mask. Great pic great attitude!
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RollingFreak
Lol Alan Niven doesn't know a single @#$%& thing, no offense.
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Lol Alan Niven doesn't know a single @#$%& thing, no offense.
With Niven you have to sift through his BS, he’s been spot on with a lot of stuff over the last few years, some as you said is bullshit. Niven is still tight with Izzy so that’s his source for the current goings on, but even Izzy is getting second and third hand info through managers.
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Lol Alan Niven doesn't know a single @#$%& thing, no offense.
With Niven you have to sift through his BS, he’s been spot on with a lot of stuff over the last few years, some as you said is bullshit. Niven is still tight with Izzy so that’s his source for the current goings on, but even Izzy is getting second and third hand info through managers.
Again, none of this is meant offensively but what has he been right about? I remember an interview around the time of the reunion but he didn't really say anything any average fan couldn't have guessed. If I remember correct, he just tried to glom on when he actually has nothing to do with it. And I don't know if he is still tight with Izzy, but if he is that means nothing cause Izzy isn't part of the GNR-sphere at all right now. He was for a second when they lowballed him, but thats it, so he certainly wouldn't know anything about Axl's AC/DC plans. I just can't imagine at all what information he would have thats actually legit or relevant. None of current GNR speak to him or have anything to do with him.
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keefriff99
Photo of Brian and his wife:
[www.blabbermouth.net]
He looks a little strange...hope he didn't succumb to getting a facelift.
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Photo of Brian and his wife:
[www.blabbermouth.net]
He looks a little strange...hope he didn't succumb to getting a facelift.
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powerage78
Cliff was there in Vancouver last summer ( Shangri-La Hotel").
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Yeeaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !
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keefriff99I wouldn't put a whole hell of a lot of stock in something like that just yet.Quote
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Yeeaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !
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Irix
Any chance of the classic Line-up with Angus Y., Stevie Y., Brian J., Cliff W., Phil R. on the next Tour?
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keefriff99I think that's the ONLY way it will happen.Quote
Irix
Any chance of the classic Line-up with Angus Y., Stevie Y., Brian J., Cliff W., Phil R. on the next Tour?
I think Phil has put his issues behind him, and Cliff has been persuaded to return once more now that Brian and Phil are back in the fold.