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Not sure if you guys saw this, but Linkin Park just announced a reissue SDE box. It’s got 3 vinyl albums, 5 CDs with some containing unreleased demos, b-sides, etc., 3 DVDs featuring a documentary, backstage footage, 2 entire live shows and another 90 minutes of unreleased live footage, a cassette tape, an 80 page book and some trinkets - $200.
I’m not a fan of Linkin Park but here’s another example of a band celebrating an important album in a way that I think is cool. The only thing this set is missing is a 5.1 or Atmos mix.
I am hopeful that we’ll get something like this for UYI, but I suspect I’m setting myself up to be either let down with the content or forced to spend $500+ to get it. Being a gnfnr fan really f’n sux.
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On 8/10/2020 at 12:07 AM, zigzagbigbag said:
ok, and you are not familiar with the typical marketing strategy in terms of best of releases?! honestly, this is surprising. i could have bet you are 16 or so 😄
because in history 9 out of 10 greatest hits albums have some kind of an unreleased extra track in order to make even those fans buy the album which already own the other content.
never gonna happen with this band, unfortunately. what they should do is press Hardschool on a bonus 7 inch that comes with the version you buy direct from GN'R's website. That would be waaaaayyyy too obvious though for Team Brazil.
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9 minutes ago, lukepowell1988 said:
He only sounds that good becouse he is stationary
No, I saw the last show of the Axl/DC tour in Philly. He was out of the chair by then and he sounded even better than these videos.
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1 hour ago, rocknroll41 said:
I recently revisited the AFD box, and I realized that one of the coolest things about it is that, on the sound city discs, the AFD songs come first, and are ordered in the same exact way they are on the final album (apart from the three songs that hadn’t existed yet, of course).
So, in a way, it was like listening to a “rough draft” of the album itself.
If they could somehow create a similar experience like that for UYI, then that would be cool. I guess the best way to do that would be to use those “rough mixes” that slash had talked about.
Yeah, I agree - that is really cool how they did that. The sound quality on the vinyl is excellent, as well.
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4 minutes ago, rocknroll41 said:
What nirvana compilation is that you’re referring to? Is it the self-titled one from 2002?
Yep, and I'm specifically referencing this pressing: https://www.discogs.com/Nirvana-Nirvana/release/7807206
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53 minutes ago, WhazUp said:
I never quite understood the appeal of Greatest Hits albums on vinyl to begin with, like to me the beauty of the format is being able to listen to a specific album in full, with the intended sequencing and cohesiveness that only can occur from a true album as opposed to a compilation
Sometimes GH LPs get remastered for vinyl. There is a Nirvana GH double LP that plays in 45rpm (instead of 33rpm) and it sounds awesome on an audiophile rig. Blink 182 put out a GH package that remixed/remastered some of their old stuff (e.g. the song Damnit sounds 1,000 times better on the GH LP than it does on any pressing of the underlying album Dude Ranch). The attractiveness of the GN'R release really hinges on the sound of the vinyl and whether any of the tracks are remastered. For those that don't play or like vinyl, nothing to see here (although it is interesting that SOYL was added, but nothing from CD).
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10 minutes ago, rocknroll41 said:
Is it confirmed that these tracks are all remastered for this release?
Also, I imagine that TSI is gonna get folded into the UYI box, like how Lies got folded into the AFD box.
Slightly off topic, but I feel like there was at least room for Better on this reissue. Shame it’s not there. Oh well.
No, I haven't seen any confirmation of remastering - just speculating.
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Interesting - I'll wait for reviews to see how the vinyl sounds. Seems like they'll be using the remastered AFD songs from the recent reissue, and if the UYI songs are remastered, that's a good indication of how far along they are with respect to the UYI reissue. Lastly, if the SI tracks are remastered, maybe that means they'll repress/reissue that album, as well. I just picked up an original European press of SI and it sounds ridiculously good, so that album probably doesn't need a remastering treatment, actually.
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Just listened to it twice. I like his version of the outro melody - just different enough to keep it interesting but loyal to the original. He had such a great voice. I was lucky enough to catch one of the Temple of the Dog shows - they played No Quarter by Zeppelin and covered Sabbath if I recall and his voice absolutely wailed on those tracks.
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Seeing this thread bumped caused me to go back and watch part of this show. If Axl sounded like this on the NITL tour, I would have taken a second mortgage on my house and seen every single show within a 300 mile radius of my house.
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54 minutes ago, RussTCB said:
I've got an Ortofon 2M Bronze currently and have gone through many different styli over the past 12 years since CD was released.
I've also gone through at least 10 different copies. I've mentioned this previously, but I have almost 1400 LPs from the last 4 decades that cover nearly every type of record pressing that's been done. The US pressing of CD is the one and only record I've ever played with anything near the terrible issues it has.
In addition to all of that, people outside of this forum have reported the exact same issues with the US pressing. People who have setups with $5000 and above styli have reported the issue.
I have basically the same stylus (om 30) - playing on a Pro-Ject Essential III -> Pro-Ject S2 preamp -> Denon AVR (my weak link) -> B&W 606 bookshelf’s. Amazing. Guess I just got really really (really) lucky. I’ll pop on the 1st LP this week and check the inner grooves to test that one. I hate SOD so I’ll have to test Catcher.
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17 minutes ago, RussTCB said:
Must be the only US pressing without inner groove distortion.
What shape needle is your stylus? I used to have really bad distortion and sibilance on some records when I had an elliptical stylus, but then I sucked it up and upgraded to straight line stylus (which costed more than my turntable - ouch), and most of those issues went away. Not sure whether it would matter for your copy of CD.
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4 hours ago, RussTCB said:
Wow, that's incredible. That would be the only US pressing I've ever heard of with no sound issues.
I listened to side C - Sorry and IRS (both the inner tracks) and they sounded great. Quiet, no surface noise, etc.
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Listened to my US pressing last night. Sounds good - no issues with the inner grooves. I guess I got lucky. Also, I’d throw in for a custom printing of one of the other covers/booklets.
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Nice to see some movement here.
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At least 1 complete (previously unreleased) live show on Blu-ray + another complete (previously unreleased) live show on vinyl.
Also, give me 5.1 and Dolby Atmos mixes of UYI - the 5.1 AFD remix was one of the highlights of the first box set.
For the inevitable remasters of the albums, they should be cut straight from analogue, and mastered by Chris Bellman.
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On 5/24/2020 at 5:41 PM, LikeADog93 said:
In hindsight, 2006 would have been the perfect time for a reunion. Axl was on top of his game, Slash and Duff had their chemistry back after playing together in VR for a few years, and Izzy was willing to play out in public. The only outcast would have been Steven because he was still struggling with addiction at that time, but Sorum could have easily stepped in. It's a shame it didn't happen. Would have been great.
Totally true. If only Axl had actually let Slash into his house that night.
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2 hours ago, RussTCB said:
Check this video out. Not my YouTube channel, but my set up is featured at the 2:26 mark
That setup is sick!!!
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Saw some activity on this thread and actually felt a glimmer of hope for a second. I must be high.
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3 minutes ago, guitarpatch said:
Publishing is separate from album sales. It also wouldn’t include other songwriters, just Axl’s portion. He got his lump sum for the deal
True, unless he had Slash/Duff sign a contract in connection with re-joining GN'R that required them to sign their rights in new material over to "Guns N' Roses." Not exactly inconceivable.
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My guess is that all this stems from that 20 year publishing deal Axl signed in 2005. They're probably trying to figure out a way to circumvent having to pay someone else all the profits from the "new album."
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Seems like they are committed to playing Maddy, which is great.
The "New Album" Thread . The maybe, possibly, at some point, soon, whenever, wtf Axl thread🤞
in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS
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What a joke. When CD dropped in ‘08, I never thought in my wildest dreams that we’d be waiting a minimum of TWELVE years for another album. I thought the guy finally got comfortable releasing music. Nope.