Azifwekare Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, donny said: so this insider source that says 8000-8500 have been sold, would that be the same insider that said it will retail at $650 ? It's always funny seeing your avvy - it makes it seem like Ashba is gracing us with his presence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post donny Posted August 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2018 9 minutes ago, Azifwekare said: It's always funny seeing your avvy - it makes it seem like Ashba is gracing us with his presence. well GNR died the day Ashba quit so i'm just trying to keep the spirit alive 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VORTEX1082 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Nope. I may be in the minority but I am happy with the digital version. All I wanted was the music and excluding my car don't have a cd player anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surforia Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 $930.00 USD on Amazon right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Nygma Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Can't be that many copies of the locked & loaded boxset yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklord Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 On 8/30/2018 at 3:58 PM, TheHelgo said: People may not like and may feel like the bands are sticking it to them, but in the end, it truly is a business and it is capitalism at its finest. The bands are selling a product on the market (concerts, merch, music) and they do so at a price that is designed to equal out supply and demand while maximizing profit. A band like GNR is really no different than a company like Apple. Apple sells their iPhones at ridiculous prices compared to how much it costs to produce them. Why? Because their loyal following will pay those prices. If enough people stopped paying those prices, basic economics would force the price down for future iPhones. Same is true for GNR - as long as they are at an optimal Supply/Demand price point, why change? Why sell a stadium of 40,000 seats at $30 when they can do so at $130? It will change when economics forces it to. This isn't meant to sound cold, but companies (bands) are typically not in the business of making less money than the the market will support. I know this is more than 2 weeks old but fuck it Yeah, it's business but it's also art. You can't ditch the 2nd part completely like they did with this box. Check out any Metallica's (yeah I know they are used all the time for this) CD remasters, they're 200€ but they have 4-5 live CDs, interviews, a dvd, 2-3 CDs of demos, riffs, song origins and a hardcover book alongside with the remaster. That's being a business but also showing what you really as a band were at that time 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Nicklord said: I know this is more than 2 weeks old but fuck it Yeah, it's business but it's also art. You can't ditch the 2nd part completely like they did with this box. Check out any Metallica's (yeah I know they are used all the time for this) CD remasters, they're 200€ but they have 4-5 live CDs, interviews, a dvd, 2-3 CDs of demos, riffs, song origins and a hardcover book alongside with the remaster. That's being a business but also showing what you really as a band were at that time 100% this. What GN'R ended up releasing was basically a whole box of nothing and then way overpriced it to boot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surforia Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, RussTCB said: 100% this. What GN'R ended up releasing was basically a whole box of nothing and then way overpriced it to boot. I guess I"m in the minority in that I think the box was cool, but I would have included a live show on double vinyl and a bluray of an AFD era show. Waaaaayyyyyy over priced though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRfanMILO Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 54 minutes ago, surforia said: I guess I"m in the minority in that I think the box was cool, but I would have included a live show on double vinyl and a bluray of an AFD era show. Waaaaayyyyyy over priced though. But from what I undestand, almost nobody thinks the box "isn't cool". It just could have been A LOT better. Get rid of all those stupid toys and add more live material. I'm not against the lithos and tickets and even the flag, but fucking rings? Fake tattoos? One or two live shows would have been a lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TupacShakur Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 On 8/28/2018 at 6:38 PM, Wagszilla said: If you buy the Locked N' Loaded box set and put on all of the rings, do you get Thanos-like powers which enable you to force Axl to release new music? captain planet powers to save the dolphins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTJ80 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Nicklord said: I know this is more than 2 weeks old but fuck it Yeah, it's business but it's also art. You can't ditch the 2nd part completely like they did with this box. Check out any Metallica's (yeah I know they are used all the time for this) CD remasters, they're 200€ but they have 4-5 live CDs, interviews, a dvd, 2-3 CDs of demos, riffs, song origins and a hardcover book alongside with the remaster. That's being a business but also showing what you really as a band were at that time As someone who has all the Metallica Deluxe boxsets to date and will get AJFA, it’s a valid point to say that as a comparison the Metallica ones really are far superior. They truly document that album and the time in such a way that it proves they are on the fans wavelength. Expensive yes but value for money IMO. I’d argue that if you took away the fancy cabinet, the contents of L&L would be the same as the Master if Puppets Deluxe which was about £170 pounds!! I hope they get the inevitable Illusions ones better. The one thing the AFD reissue got right over Metallica is the blu-ray 5.1 - why Metallica didn’t do that is baffling. And some may say that disc alone is worth paying decent money as it has been done so well. Edited September 17, 2018 by DTJ80 Rubbish spelling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTJ80 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 3 hours ago, RussTCB said: 100% this. What GN'R ended up releasing was basically a whole box of nothing and then way overpriced it to boot. A bit harsh to say a box of nothing. The 5.1 is a massive win. Unfortunately the demos etc would have been a big deal had they not been available online for years (although these are much better quality). Overpriced BIGTIME I agree though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I have been pooling my money together and it’s not that I don’t have the money, it’s just getting it together to go to a shop and take money with me or a card and buy the double cd version. We’ll see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troccoli Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 8/30/2018 at 7:23 AM, donny said: so this insider source that says 8000-8500 have been sold, would that be the same insider that said it will retail at $650 ? Hard to know. That $650 price came from Mitch Lafon. Who he heard it from is anybody's guess. The 8000-8500 number came from my contact at the label. But yes, could all be horseshit. But so can anything said to any of us by anyone ever. This person has no reason to lie to me that I can think of, they certainly have no idea that I would report that here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31illusions Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) L & L box is $877.60 right now on Amazon. Audio CD 3 New from $877.60 Edited September 18, 2018 by 31illusions 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTJ80 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 7 hours ago, 31illusions said: L & L box is $877.60 right now on Amazon. Audio CD 3 New from $877.60 😂 £666 pounds that equates to! 🤟 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donny Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 so if i bought that 1K box using that $88 a month payment plan i would still owe more money than what it now retails for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 There was just something really distasteful about the whole boxset thing. I think it was the point when the band ceased to be a band first and a brand second and embraced Gene Simmons's school of economic philosophy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourettes2400 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Until GN'R learns to do a boxset like Metallica, I am not really interested. Especially for these prices. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoKiss344 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 48 minutes ago, Tourettes2400 said: Until GN'R learns to do a boxset like Metallica, I am not really interested. Especially for these prices. You see that Justice boxset Metallica is releasing ? Looks fucking awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourettes2400 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 1 minute ago, PsychoKiss344 said: You see that Justice boxset Metallica is releasing ? Looks fucking awesome. Yes and it does look amazing. It's really crazy, it's like they actually care about their fans 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surforia Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 59 minutes ago, Tourettes2400 said: Yes and it does look amazing. It's really crazy, it's like they actually care about their fans I have the MOP box - it's sick. They've certainly come a long way from Lars handing a ledger to a federal judge providing the names of every Metallica fan who illegally downloaded their music on Napster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourettes2400 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, surforia said: I have the MOP box - it's sick. They've certainly come a long way from Lars handing a ledger to a federal judge providing the names of every Metallica fan who illegally downloaded their music on Napster. Agreed, but what I really like is the fact that they try to sell their fans what they want and that they realize the fans are the ones that are going to spend their hard-earned money on it. Edited September 19, 2018 by Tourettes2400 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTJ80 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, surforia said: I have the MOP box - it's sick. They've certainly come a long way from Lars handing a ledger to a federal judge providing the names of every Metallica fan who illegally downloaded their music on Napster. I have the first 3 boxes - all tremendous. Regarding Napster - it was a clusterfuck of a situation that spiralled out of control. Thing is - it was so new that there was NO precedent to follow. I truly believe it was about the right of choice as opposed to the money - but the way it went on was a mess for sure. They did sue their own record company for the masters! Time has shown him to be right in many regards as it has killed the industry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Someone PM me when it drops under $100 Any more would still feel like sucking Fernando's dick. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.