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It definitely can be interesting how different people can interpret sounds in different ways! Which of course I never wanted that previous post of mine to sound know-it-ally or anything like that lol, I think that especially in Guns N' Roses fandom little rumors or things that fans can say can quickly be repeated by folks and it becomes fact very easily That said, I can hear definitely some stylistic similarities, like definitely some note choices especially in the beginning part not outside of what Brian may pick note-wise on these types of tunes!

For me the thing to really debunk the rumor would be the missing of his signature Red Special lead tone during the Perhaps solo, I can hear it on Atlas and Catcher but on Perhaps there are some lyrical lines being played but not with the tone and vibrato I would attribute to Brian

If I may add, I don't think Brian May ever played on Perhaps, at least the Village Session demo that leaked - I am pretty sure that is Robin taking the lead and Brian only having done Catcher and Atlas, as well as according to Tommy some preliminary stuff on Riad way back when

There is a more recent, better phone recording of the song playing in a bar, but so far nothing that is just the song straight from the file

I think Slash's solo on Perhaps is fine. Then again I have always thought most of the complaints about his playing since 2016 are greatly over-exaggerated so that is coming from that mindset lol

Maybe Paul Tobias swooped in and re-recorded Robin's high notes over Slash's solo just to pretend like it is the good old days again

It sounds like a different vocal take for sure on the lead vocals, that said it has the same Axl vocal qualities as his late-90s voice he used for Chinese mostly so if I had to take a guess it is still in that timeframe, the Village Session version we have just a different vocal comp or an earlier vocal pass? The low voice on the chorus could be a later addition though, right? Like the low voice on the chorus part of There Was A Time which didn't appear on the early leaked demos we got from it The mix sounds punchy, maybe it is just the speakers from the bar but I am digging the heavy low end bass presence and hope it is like that on the actual mix on our speakers/cans

Yeah I heard that too and found it odd, like to the point where I thought it was just me imagining those high notes there from being so used to hearing the Village Sessions demo solo lol. I am curious as to what it sounds like hearing the actual mix and not a recording of it playing over speakers

I dunno, how many die hard GNR fans do we think will flock to a physical bar to play this song, and how many patrons do we think will realistically go "hey that song is great let me look it up on my own time"? lol To me this is either a big mistake and they didn't stop the song from being released to bar jukeboxes like they did the rest of the initial plans for this songs release, or they have no concept of how to properly hype up a release

I think the forums' lowest moment was years ago when "Team $la$h" and "Team Axl nut swingers" were actual things and people treated their personal rift like an actual war lol nothing I have seen from here comes close to the level of infighting fans had like around 2009-2011ish

We haven't even heard this new version in full quality yet lol at the very least let's give it a chance

Why can't anything just be straightforward with GNR? Lol this takes me back, anyone else remember how before Chinese was released someone recorded the title track and If The World with a cellphone at a listening party or something like that?

Listening to the soundcloud page now, Slash's solo sounds fine to me, it seems like folks are already attacking him for his playing but I think it is totally serviceable for the song Granted I really want to hear the actual mix not obscured by the noise and the aspect that it is a recording of a recording, but the note choices I hear are fine

Their account was made yesterday, I am not taking that post with any sort of credibility lol

I am not kidding, last night I must have read posts here before I went to bed cause in my dream I was driving and Perhaps came on the Sirius rock channel in my car - I turned to my friend and was like "dude this is the new GNR song!" before realizing on the album title it said "unofficial bootleg" and was the Village Sessions version So not even in my dream is GNR able to release new music

I remember "This I Love" was a song hyped up because it was one that Axl mentioned a few times in interviews in the 90s before GNR even broke up, so knowing that was one that was being worked on and it had the strongest ties to the old days was very intriguing to me. When the news came out of Patti Hood working on the harp part, I was like "harp? This must be epic" Finally hearing the song when CD in full leaked a couple of weeks before the release date I remember liking it, but underwhelmed because it is hard for a song to match that level of mystery and hype. But once my expectations were more down to earth I came to love the song for what it is and I still really enjoy it

The General stuff are just people wanting attention, we are giving them exactly what they want by posting the graphics here and having their bullshit dominate what was the other bullshit with GNR not releasing Perhaps today lol

Or you know, it is GNR's plans changing on the fly because of GNR, which seems pretty on brand since 1993

I would hope GNR releases music for the same reason all bands do - money is part of the equation in the music industry no doubt but artists make music because that is what artists do, they create art for people to get meaningful interactions from Most other bands in the world who are still active, are finding motivations to still release music so for GNR, saying there is no point to anymore because the business model has changed, would be a pretty silly cop-out if they ever gave that excuse

I mean, to be fair just because Izzy said "they didn't share the fair share of the loot" what does that actually mean? For all we know Izzy wanted a large sum of money to guest appear and not even be an actual member of the band - which is as plausible as him wanting to take Richard's spot full time for as much money as Slash and Duff Unless we have more facts, what you are saying is more or less just making stuff up

Well stated, I agree I think we are at a point now where the setlist changes have been gradual and constently changing enough to where it is a pretty good payoff to seeing GNR again if you hadn't seen them in a few years

I had the same feeling hearing DJ Ashba's Patience solo

Mods can we please make this the banner at the top of the site? This is the best GNR thing I have seen since Glastonbury's stream

I have no doubt Axl is at the helm of it for sure, that is why so much stuff doesn't come out

I find it interesting that all the "it might be.." explanations you give in various threads about various things, none of them ever include the possibility that anything is ever GNR's fault or imperfection on any of them