CAFC Nick

Has anyone turned the General artwork into a phone wallpaper yet? Annoyingly I lack the skills to do this on photoshop without it being super warped...

But realistically we have ‘Monsters’. No doubt this is the final version and not an early demo so apart from it being released via official channels we do have it.

Wonder if the release of ‘The General’ was closure for a lot of people? Certainly felt that way for me, especially with the ‘Monsters’ leak, feels like this part of my life has got that closure. Anything from here on out is a bonus but I no longer have any expectations or clamour.

Wow! Have absolutely no recollection of that thread or him ever being considered. Cool find and well done Brando.

Thanks for sharing, really cool. Really happy to see that Tommy looks and sounds great!!

Definitely sounds like Axl to me

No.

If your hypothesis is accurate, it was probably a smart decision. Axl doesn’t have the best track record in things he says coming to fruition, especially within a normal timeframe.

Nah not batshit, think it’s relatively plausible. The fact it leaked literally the night before release, once the delay was confirmed, I think adds credibility to what you’re saying.

According to Apple Music it’s ‘forget’ - makes sense.

They were just part of the Rock Band stems right? The best one for me was the isolated Baz vocals from Sorry. Pretty horrified when it turned out they were auto tuned!

Honestly I actually loved the mix of The General into Monsters as one big epic two-part song. Honestly thematically and stylistically they are so similar and I just love the idea of them being one combined song although I'm sure I'd be in the minority with this take.

And a guitarist with a top hat we got

Actually think his contract was up after the ANZ tour in early 07 so believe he was no longer an employee. Of course I imagine he was first choice but don’t think he was under legal obligation by the time CD actually came out.

Absolutely LOVE the artwork

Just before everyone kicks off - the leaks will be the final product. No changes to mixing or any guitar work

This makes for incredibly hard reading. So sorry Kat had to go through this abhorrence.

Amazing work as always mate

It’s definitely much easier to make out now we know the structure of the song. I admit the first couple times I heard it when it originally leaked I thought it was mangled garbage with only a few discernible moments.

Wow, I went onto Setlist.fm to see the set and saw it had "The General" so naturally I was like "yeah...sure!" Just seen the videos and must say I'm incredibly impressed by it! All things considered, Axl nailed it. Bravo.

Can confirm

You’re absolutely right - just went back and listened to the clip with Brando and his great work on Appetite for Distortion. Cheers for clarifying!

Wonder what happened to the samples from Ben-Hur that Brain mentioned in the AFD podcast? Imagine it went the same way as some of the sampling on Perhaps…

It was a loose connection based on the fact that Tommy’s nickname at rehearsals was ‘The General’ because he was basically the MD.

Huge fan of these songs, especially Monsters! This is basically what I expected CD to sound like (before the leaks) Quite incredible that Axl has been sitting on these songs for 2 decades, isn’t it? Must admit I do feel quite vindicated always going to bat for Axl and saying that he has a treasure trove of songs. Bravo! Also amazing how they have this amazing material and still manage to fuck up the release