the meaning of cover

[ycagwyw]

a old bike with a big basket, what's that mean?  and the designer seems to make the bucket stand out in the cover specially, maybe they miss buckethead too much, lol.

[Years Of Refusal]

a old bike with a big basket, what's that mean?  and the designer seems to make the bucket stand out in the cover specially, maybe they miss buckethead too much, lol.

Maybe the bike is symbollic of the ride we've been taken for by Axl for the last few years, and the empty basket is symbollic of all his empty promises to release the album sooner, and the spray paint represents the youths (and wannabe youths) who seem to have had nothing better to do than wait for this album.

Or, as I suspect, it's just a picture Axl saw somewhere and decided he liked it.

Perhaps a Better (pardon the pun) thread would be to find out the original source of the picture.

[aussie_GNR92]

I'm pretty sure the picture was made with the albums specifiacly in mind. Didn't Axl describe this cover back in '02?

[Journeyman]

I seem to rememb Axl talking about this picture and describing it saying it was he or someone that was with him that took this picture. someone else remembers this?

[GNRVahland]

Read om another forum the man who took the picture was a technician / friend of Dizzy while they were in China 2002... Don't know how reliable it is.......Maybe more of you heard / read this...

[ShePoutsHerBest]

It has always been my personal theory that the picture is real and nothing is set up and that, which is why they are using it

[BarryTheBastard]

just noticed your screen name there "years of refusal" lol.

Morrissey is my other favourite music too!! Seen him live three times

[Faxl]

I can see it fitting in nicely with the othes, now.

[Journeyman]

It has always been my personal theory that the picture is real and nothing is set up and that, which is why they are using it

thats what i said earlier in this thread, i remember Axl saying this is a real picture. Axl or someone of his crew took it when they were in china!

[Years Of Refusal]

just noticed your screen name there "years of refusal" lol.

Morrissey is my other favourite music too!! Seen him live three times

Ah, someone with a bit of taste around here finally.

And I've seen him live 4 times...

[reddragon53545]

it is kind of interesting to think that it is a real picture and the story behind it.. you know just some random chinese guy, living a simple life in opressed china and Axls music reached that far, to inspire the guy to spray paint it on the wall.. no political message, no tag signs , just a simple guns n roses.. it must have made him feel pretty good to see it..   and it is so simple but it says alot about the legacy of GNR

 I didn't like it at first  but I totally dig it now

[Faxl]

just noticed your screen name there "Journeyman" lol.

Journey/Maiden are my other favourite music too!! Seen them live once.

[BarryTheBastard]

GNR n Maiden? Pretty obvious there will be fans of both!!

GNR and the Smiths? Not so much.

Fuckin wee dick!!

[MrBrownstone1475]

Journey!