Guns N ‘Roses vocalist cited material that sang on a historic tour as one of the most difficult in his career
In the catalog of Guns n ‘Rosesthere are times when Axl Rose Sing with an intensity that, due to age and other issues, it is no longer possible to be reproduced by the vocalist today. However, some of the biggest challenges he faced in his career occurred with the other band: the AC/DC with whom it made an unlikely live partnership.
In 2016, Brian Johnson It was removed due to severe hearing problems. Great fan, Axl offered to help the remnants finish the tour, which promoted the album Rock or Bust (2014). THE BBCthe singer of Guns n ‘Roses reflected on the holder of the vacancy and stressed the difficulties of performing material from a classic group album: Back in Black (1980).
At the time of the tour, he said:
I can’t take anything from the vocals of Brian Johnson. He is a great singer and is really challenging to sing (his parts). I’m just trying to do justice for fans … several things from the album Back in Black They are really challenging. I’m happy and excited on the one hand, but I think it would be inappropriate to celebrate, in a way, at someone else. That’s not what I’m here for. It’s an unfortunate situation. ”
Rose made your first shows with the AC/DC with a broken foot, sitting in a kind of “throne” adapted and borrowed from Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), who used it for the same reason. The voice of the frontman of Guns n ‘Roses fit the Australian band well, who even took the opportunity to rescue songs little remembered from the times when the homesick Bon Scott It was the singer.
Brian Johnson managed to solve his hearing problems and returned to AC/DC to record Power up (2020). The band returned to the stage in 2023, as one of the festival headliners Power Tripin the United States. The promotional tour took place in 2024.
Axl Rose No AC/DC: Respect and Commitment
Besides being something unusual and unlikely, the presence of Axl Rose ahead of AC/DC He raised doubts about how the vocalist would behave. The leader of Guns n ‘Roses It is known for its difficult temperament and delays to take the stage. However, none of this was a problem.
In remembering the arrival of Axl the Rock Antenne (via Blabberouth), Angus Young It spared no praise for the singer. The guitarist classified him as very professional and showed gratitude for the favor of replacing Brian Johnson.
We didn’t know if it would work, so we rehearsed a little with him. And it worked. He broke his foot when he was working with his project, but he certainly gave him everything to go through it. It was very good on his part. I have a lot of respect (for him). It was very professional. And he was very excited. He is a big fan, especially from much of our old material with Bon. Then he was excited to sing that. As a band, we will always be grateful to him for that. ”
Chris Slade also commented on the participation of Axl. Australian band drummer at the time – also replacing a member, in this case Phil Rudd “Admits that she was afraid of the delays, but took the bad impressions she had when she met the singer.” To the Vinyl Writer Musiche said:
I heard several stories about Axl. The next day he was there. We greeted each other and I thought, ‘This guy is not bad at all.’ He was telling jokes. When he sang, I didn’t know he had that voice, he could sing like that. It was amazing from the beginning. He joined the band the next day. People may disagree, but I heard him perfectly from the stage and some notes he hit were unbelievable. He warmed for two hours every day. We were on the same floor, very close. I listened to it on the piano, making scales and everything. And he’s a very funny guy. I know that not everyone thinks like this, but that was my experience with Axl. ”
Blessing of Guns N ‘Roses
To do the shows with the AC/DC, Axl Rose also depended on the “blessing” of his companions of Guns n ‘Roseswhich was granted without problems. The bassist DUFF MCKAGANwho had just returned to the group, even attended his colleague with idols on two occasions.
To the podcast The Church of What’s Happening Now (via Blabberouth), he commented on the relationship of Axl With the Band of the Brothers Young:
I think what you got Axl… we know Angus through that. Angus He came and touched us several times. When he (Axl Rose) was 14 or 15 years old (he said): ‘Dude, one day, if I can be in AC/DC… ‘he sang with a broom. And after all, it finally got it. Incredible.”
Records of these presentations are not difficult to find on the internet, but always in filming made of the audience, with low image and sound quality. Fans of AC/DC and from Guns n ‘Roses They still dream of the official release of the recording of one of the shows. So far, there is no sign that this will happen one day.
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Collaborated: André Luiz Fernandes.
Source: Rollingstone
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