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1 minute ago, DarkLotus1111 said:

I do miss the drums from Josh Freese. Still that's just me, I enjoyed the "new" HS.

I was about to say lowkey, but since the village leaks it has become more or less understood that Josh Freese was the best drummer to ever cross GnR's path.

ughhhhhhhhh in the US can't find it anywhere this is one I was *really* hoping they would release. Generally seeing positive reviews, at least this one *sounds* like a gnr song. Can't wait til it is out here

Hey gang,

I was wondering if anyone knew where some slash multitracks or isolated guitar tracks from his more recent output? I have a way of making guitar cab IR's from such tracks and was hoping to make a good modern slash cab.

1 hour ago, WhazUp said:

I dunno, I have seen both DJ and Slash in GNR live and at least the two 2016 shows I caught, I got way more feeling from Slash's improv.  Maybe I just caught him on two good nights in a row, but I found his improv both more technically impressive and emotive than Ashba's take on it all personally as a guitar player

At least with Slash’s improv, there is a chance of the solo turning out well. Ashba was an embarrassment. 
 

I’m not a fan of his music, but objectively he is a successful songwriter with Sixx:AM. But as a lead guitar player in a world touring band, particularly playing the guitar parts of one of the most iconic and legendary guitarists in rock n roll, I mean I’ve seen kids with epiphone les pauls and first act combo amps play Slash solos better. To this day I do not understand the calculus of him being in the band. 

My final conclusion:  as the first comeback single from my favorite lineup of my favorite band in 30ish years, it’s disappointing. But if you let yourself have fun with it, it’s pretty damn fun.

I will say, it is a vibe blaring in the car.

The strangest part about this isn't just that it was some weird 20 year old leftover track that got eworked, but it was a weird 20 year old leftover track and Axl only sings for two lines with it drowned in effects and synths. The only way the average person would have a clue this had anything to do with GNR is the random wails. 

...but I respect it? I truly have no idea what I think, it changes every minute.

This does make me want to hear Slash and Duff lift Atlas, Perhaps, and Hard School

Just now, guitarpatch said:

So if there’s an album, we’re getting CD II with Slash and Duff pasted over the top

In some instances, I'm perfectly fine with that. Atlas, Perhaps, hard school, that would be great to have fully mixed and mastered with Slash and Duff. But it probably means we will have to go through a couple of these.

I will say, it is weirdly infectious. 

Just now, cqleonardo said:

so is basically the Bumblefoot version with Slash and Duff plus the word absurd in the chorus

But the Slash and Duff of it all makes a significant difference, plus it being a full on mixed and mastered track. It is far more guitar-driven, Slash sounds great on it.

I still can't believe of the vast swath of songs, this is the one the redid. This is probably the best possible version of it that could possibly exist, but Jesus.

It is a vast vast vast improvement over what it was. It becoming more guitar-driven salvaged what was truly a... Not great song. But this is a super God damn weird choice for a “comeback” single. Axl isn't even technically singing at any point other than the bridge, where his voice is so modulated it hardly registers in the sea of synths. Slash is great on it, though.

I actually like silkworms, don't mind the verses, Slash's feel adds an element to it that avtually makes it sound like GN'R, but I did not imagine they could find a worse chorus to the song until I heard Axl yell "ABSURD!"

I have really enjoyed these, and while improved, the mixes on these are brutal my god please send me the stems I will do it for free.

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On 6/11/2021 at 6:53 PM, Klay said:

Doesn’t your eDrums module allow you to play samples you load in wav/mp3 format?

I sampled a GN’R kit from bits from songs - snare from 14 Years intro, toms from Don’t Cry, cowbell from think about you. It literally sounds like the records, eh eh

I don’t have edrums, for me it is for programming drum parts while recording

4 hours ago, Klay said:

Great question, I have it sampled from the Think About You intro on my edrums kit.

There's this plugin company Ugritone that makes different themed expansions for their drum sampler, KVLTII drums, and they are doing an arena rock expansion now and they said if I could find out what cowbell was used, they would include it, so it's pretty important to me to figure out lol

My cursory google search has only led to a single person on a forum suggesting it was a standard tama cowbell, I was wondering if anyone knew for sure?

It's one of my favorite tracks, particularly the “ohhhh my salvation” chorus bit. Production-wise it suffers similarly to the rest if CD except worse, just a bunch of extra bullshit bleep loops that serve no purpose.

This list pops up every now and again, and if I recall it was just a ranking of the vocal ranges of the 100 singers on Rolling Stones’ top 100 singers list. The RS list wasn’t based just on vocal ability, it included all the other intangible qualities of being a performer and a star. That is the reason why excellent vocalists with similar quality ranges are not listed, because they weren’t on the RS list.

I mean this is quite clearly and far away the best NITL select yet, this is a great show performance, and great work by TB. Have to give credit it when it is due.

I will always respect Slash's refusal to ever get good at slide guitar but his insistence upon doing it.