I've been walking in the footsteps, Of society lies.... I don't like what I see no more, Sometimes I wish I was blind... Sometimes I wait forever to stand out in the rain. So no-one sees me crying, trying to wash away the pain.... Don't you know it's never too late... Right now we gotta Keep The Faith. ----- Keep the faith, Keep the faith(1991)

The problem in Malaysia... or is this happening to the world already???

It was a darn great Saturday night and I was IRC-ing (cyber-chatting). And out of the blue I had this urge to chat with some fans of Gunners... so I typed in the main channel : any GN'R fans 4 a chat?

And guess what I got??? Nope not bunch of gunner fans MSG nor DCC-ing me... but some nasty comments from all (ermm... if not all... 90% I suppose..) of them. 'GN'R sucks', 'GN'R sissies', 'Axl Rose is an asshole' , 'Slash is gone n so is GN'R', 'GN'R is history'.... want me to go on?????

It wasn't a pleasant sight, trust me. But somehow it got me thinking... the phrase 'Guns N' Roses' no longer a symbol of coolness, music, guitar skill and glory like what it suppose to be years ago. Is it because Slash is gone?? Because these guys haven't been active enough currently?? Because alternative music is catching on fast?? Because rock n' roll is dead?? Because all the fans are loosing faith in Axl and band??

I attended a local band competition lately and out of the 20-over bands, only 1 single band played GN'R song (November Rain). The rest?? Don't ask me... sound to me like some alternative or grunge shit I think. Is time really wearing the Gunners off already? Here I want to thank the 4 guys who performed November Rain and a salute to them.

All those opposed?? They don't know a thing about rock and music. No doubt Slash is gone and things will never be the same anymore... but GN'R is still the best band on earth and they will remain as legends. Alternative music catching on fast?? Well... like what Eddie Van Halen said : 'Alternative and grunge is rock music?? They require no skill at all... all you need to do is to do a few bar chords and you got alternative. Can never be part of rock's history.' Rock N' Roll is dead?? It has been around us for decades and I think it will for more years to come. Fans loosing faith in GN'R? In this case they shouldn't be labeled as fans at all. They love GN'R when the guys are hot in the charts, they wear GN'R t-shirts, they sing to the chorus of 'Don't Cry' and they call themselves GN'R fans. Ermm... Axl did the talking for me already. I rest my case.........

So what is your say?? What do you think?? E-mail me and send me your comments, hate-mail (if you disagree with me), or suggestions to me and I will feature it in my 'Visitors' Page' section.


                       Alternative music is an underachievers' industry. It basically says
          "If you can make noise with something that resembles a musical instrument, you're in!"
                                                         -Barbara Fraser

                      Alternative culture is about being different, just like everybody else.
                                                         -Scott Showalter

                               There are two types of bad music in today's music scene:
                                             people who don't play real instruments
                       and people who don't really know how to play their instruments.
                                                         -Dan Smith

                                       Alternative music...alternative to what?
                                                         -Billy Joel

             If alternative bands would spend less time on making themselves look HIDEOUS,
              and devote that time instead to their instruments, they could possibly join the ranks
                     of true musicians instead of having to disparage virtuosity in order to
                  justify their own existences, and console themselves over their lack of talent.
                                                         -Leigh Anne
 

Quotes provided by Daniel Smith. Thanks Dan.

Don't damn me when I speak a piece of my mind, 'cause silence isn't golden when I'm holding it inside. 'cause I've been where I have been and I've seen what I have seen... I put the pen to the paper 'cause its all apart of me.... -------Don't Damn Me, Use You Illusion 1 (1991)


 
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