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fantomas

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  1. Oof, this list is pretty dire in parts. Sure, I have my own biases for certain bands, but there is a ton of quality music missing. No Nine Inch Nails' Closer? I still love finding new music, When I lived in England in the early 90's the Our Price Music near me would blow out CD singles 10 for £1. I'd buy all kinds of random music to figure out what I did and didn't like. Found a lot of shit, but also found a lot of cool stuff. These days I let Spotify suggest new music based on artists I like, and for the past five or six years I have a personal goal of finding one new album/artist a week I've never heard before. This week, my new band is Bexley. Particularly "I'm Sorry".
  2. Dammit, I go on vacation to Cali for three days and miss everything... curse my addiction to soccer.
  3. Wait. Is this Gn'R? This release doesn't feel half assed. There's a music video AND a link to the 45 with another track. This feels like something a normal band would do. I'm confused. Hold me.
  4. I'm in Arizona and switched my VPN to Australia and was able to see it on YouTube. Without a VPN you just have to wait.
  5. Missed the midnight play, but can confirm that VPN works for Australia. Listening right now.
  6. If the definition of insanity is repeating the same task and expecting a different outcome, Gn'R fans must be the most insane of all It doesn't feel like anything has changed since 1999 and yet here we all are expecting the band to be a normal band doing normal band things
  7. lol, that's a great article. "a stop gap measure to pacify long-suffering fans who are unlikely to see another studio album from Guns until next summer". aaaaand nine years later...
  8. Man, I remember when they played it on the radio for the first time. I was like "This is their comeback song? This is awful." It aged better than I expected though, but I certainly wouldn't put it in my top 10, or even top 30 Gn'R songs.
  9. Honestly, hearing how ragged and raspy the replaced vocals are, it makes you wonder how he didn't blow his vocal chords years ago. It sounds like he is shredding his throat. And for the record, it sounds way better than the original. This isn't a dig at all. Just interesting hearing current Axl and old Axl side by side.
  10. Thanks for all of the effort put into this. This has been a fantastic read.
  11. I checked and there is a transcription for that interview. Oh, and nice callback
  12. At no point did I ever say god or any other religious entity had anything to do with it. With how complex the brain works, some people are wired differently. That's genetic, not religious. Explain this link, a five year old piano prodigy playing Carnegie Hall. This isn't practice. Most five years can't even tie their shoes. Child piano prodigy plays Carnegie Hall - YouTube
  13. Say we do go all in on AI, what happens to the live experience? Sure, we have tools that enhance vocals, like the voice box Slash uses for example. But if an AI application entirely replaces the vocals, is there a need for the vocalist? Can the vocalist give a passionate performance if they aren't singing? I think if we as people are prepared to give up the human element, it speaks a lot to how society sees the arts, and that is the end product we care about and not the heart, soul, pain, love, energy and experiences that go into creating it. Can a computer really explain heartbreak, or anger, or love on a level where humans can relate? If we can relate to a computer, what does this say about us? I hope you understand these are more general questions and not necessarily aimed directly at you, mate. I think this is a great discussion.
  14. That is just how it is. Not every skill is learnable or teachable. Not everyone is wired the same, or built the same. It's why child prodigy musicians are so rare. There are some people who are naturally talented. If these skills could all be learned, we wouldn't have standout performers in all types of art. You're saying the only thing preventing people from having the same artistic talents is desire to practice.
  15. Exactly. I don't think it is a blanket discussion covered under one umbrella. AI really hasn't been the future for a while, it's now just reaching a more commercial market and inevitably that is where the cracks always start to form. That's when the hands who have no rights to touch it start to getting involved. When it starts to move away from science and towards commercial applications.
  16. Yeah, a couple of the songs on CD were unforgivable. It soared in places, but crashed and burned on others.
  17. Jesus, if State is a big gun. Although with better musicians it could work. I would be interested to hear Atlas with Duff and Slash as it feels a bit light in its current state.
  18. Library of Congress is already putting rules into place for what can and cannot be copyrighted. So there is at least some movement there. The big issue is there are simply too many variables right now, and I worry that by the time we've figured them out, the ability to protect anything will be gone. Again, thanks for the civil discussion on this! Appreciate it.
  19. I said I liked Hard Skool. It was the unreleased song I'd been waiting for the most, but it did feel a bit cut and paste. Absurd on the other hand was simply dreadful and hardly screamed Gn'R is back. Two very different songs that showcase the range of unreleased songs. I guess any new music is good news, but what could be sitting in the wings could be a bit dubious based on what we've heard so far.
  20. And that is a great point. How can we do that? Especially with artists who are dead and have estates that cash in on their legacy. Say a big name band is under contract for 5 albums, but only turns over 3 albums. Will the label produce two more under the bands name using AI tech with existing master recordings? It's a lot easier to train AI with vocals on a standalone track. We know the industry doesn't protect artists anyway. We need checks and balances in place soon. But I think it's already too late for that.
  21. There is a difference between augmentation and creation. Using AI to supplement existing art is different than allowing it to create it from scratch. When you can skip the human middleman, you have tech creating tech and by it's very definition it is soulless. I disagree as far as talent not being a gift or skills. You can learn the fundamentals, but if you don't have the natural eye for scale, depth, perspective or the ear for pitch, tune or tone. you won't fully hone your craft. Not everyone can act, or write or produce music. That's just how it is. We will always need entertainers. But if everyone can create, where is the need for us to gather in communities to celebrate it? It would remove uniqueness and the social need for art and talents that brings us together. As far as needing talent to create AI art, I'm guessing you haven't used Midjourney yet? If you can string five words together it will create your vision. It's lazy. And in an era where we suffer from massive plagiarism, this will make things even worse.
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