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Why would anyone compare rough mixes to commercially released studio tracks though? Of course there's no comparison. It's apples & oranges. Completely misses the point, IMO. There's no telling what the Village Leaks would sound like mixed and mastered to a commercial standard because we have no idea what artistic choices they would have hypothetically made. I think they're viewed fondly by many because it's cool to hear the people who actually wrote the songs play them, as opposed to the current band flying in modern pro-tools session overdubs on top of them. As much as I love Duff & Slash, what fkn emotional connection could they possibly have to Silkworms & Hard School?
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As others have said, If the World was one of the better examples of Axl trying to modernize, IMO. Great playing, great groove, great vocal performance. Scraped is one where I do get why people don't like it, but, that still always surprises me a little bit. Sure, the intro is not everyone's thing, but, the main riff is tough, the solo is good, and the bridge, as brief as it is (sadly) is one of the most "old school GN'R" sounding sections on the entire album.
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I'd say we're officially...scraping the bottom of the barrel now! Eh? Eh? No? OK
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Really enjoy the speculative "what could have been" discussion on CD2. We will never know, of course, unless a fully-mixed version of an already in the can album leaked one day, otherwise, it's impossible to discuss the quality of unheard/non-existent songs. Having said that, based on what we currently have access to, had some form of this come out in 2012, I believe it would have been really difficult to see these songs making any sort of genuine impact whatsoever. There wouldn't even have been the anticipation hook that CD had going for it as the first new GN'R record in 17 years. In terms of the material itself, sure, you have maybe one or two "A List" tracks here that could replace a song or two from CD that would have potentially made the first CD stronger, but, otherwise, these songs sound like what they essentially are: the "B list" from CD; much of the same formula, with songs that, by and large, aren't as good. Again, just one opinion.
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This is a really good point. As I said the other day, I adore Chinese Democracy, and, I love the band that Axl assembled to make it...I thought it was great that he put together an all-star band comprising members of bands which he loved, because, shoot...I love all those bands too! Here's the thing...none of the people he nabbed, other than Bucket, really, were the primary songwriters for their respective bands. NIN is pretty much all Trent, just as all of The Replacements tunes were, by & large, all written by Westerberg; sure, Tommy wrote a couple, a few outtakes, and, he had Bash & Pop and Perfect, a'course, so, he could definitely pen a tune and was probably one of the stronger writers in the band, but, still, as much as I love Thomas Eugene Stinson - and...I do! - he's probably not the guy to shoulder that burden. I own countless records with Bucket and Brain on them, and, Bucket has definitely written a few stunners, but, he does a lot of genre exercises, too, and, you could also make the argument that he's done his best work in ensemble bands with other strong writers. Brain is a sick beat/loop maker, but, he wasn't really a writer during his time in Primus or Praxis. Freeze has written a few cool tunes, but, he's a studio guy. Pitman....is Pitman? Pretty harsh reality there, but, it's a fair post.