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[–] mayorchid@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (2 children)

My high school music teacher went to a Dragonforce concert circa 2008. He said they were completely wasted, didn’t sound anything like the album, and barely knew where they were. Just an absolute waste of time. He got an autograph from one of them (must’ve paid for a VIP ticket or something) and they wrote “wish I didn’t have to meet you, asshole.”

He liked them a lot less after that

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Guns and Roses pulled that shit on me on '91. Couldn't even tell what song Axle was on he was so fucking wasted. And the acoustics were awful.

We were tripping acid and got turned around on the road trip to OKC, missed some opening band called Smashing Pumpkins.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

For what it’s worth, Axl Rose is basically the poster child for diva musicians. There are entire AV companies that specifically refuse to work with GnR because Axl is such a renowned asshole in the music industry. Basically every person who has met him for longer than 15 seconds has some sort of horror story. He’s basically the reason the “musician trashes hotel room” stereotype exists. He has like 30 or 40 arrests on record, largely for asshole behavior like drunkenly grabbing women in public, throwing things at people, etc… But the record label treats him like a golden child because the band still draws crowds.

Source: I work in the music industry.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 2 points 5 hours ago

Axl Rose is...the reason the “musician trashes hotel room” stereotype exists.

Heh. Sweet summer child.

Keith Richards and the Rolling Stones, Keith Moon and the Who, and Led Zeppelin would all like a word.

[–] urheber@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 19 hours ago

Good on you the smashing pumpkins aren't all that good

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 hours ago

I went in 2007 and they sounded exactly like their album, they out on an incredibly show, and I got high-fives from a couple of them as they were running through the crowd. I’m sorry his experience wasn’t good, but I can provide another perspective. My friends and I all had a wonderful time.