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Guy at work mentioned this to me too, he missed out on the UYI award. Someone else nabbed it before him. 

1 hour ago, JimiRose said:

The only logical boxset now would be CD because we have so little of those initial songs. There talks of 80 instrumental demos, appetite completely re recorded. 32 finished songs with vocals, an entire remix album of possibly 12-15 more, plus buckethead versions, ashba versions, bumble versions etc. It's probably the only album GnR have that is worthy of a boxset, they could literally give us 15 discs and still being leaving things off of it.

I'd pay good money for unreleased Buckethead CD content. Official, or otherwise.  

3 hours ago, Karice said:

If the lyrics were changed to African Americans, it would STILL come across as racist. The line should be changed to something universal and non offensive, like,""Idiots, get out of my way." 💡🤔

Certainly, though I feel the original lyrics are appropriate from an artistic standpoint, and a realism standpoint. (Obviously, far from politically correct) I believe art in all forms shouldn't be subject to political scrutiny, with very few exceptions. (For example, media with illegal content) 

I can relate to that line as well, from personal experiences... so it resonates. 

I can't wait for Pitman to do the same. Would be nice getting one of his iPods, and a folder of CDs.  

59 minutes ago, jamillos said:

 Eight years since the biggest rock reunion of the last decades... and nothing. 

At least we got Nothing, the song! 

4 hours ago, Gunner Gilby said:

Is that your favourite GN'R ballad 😁? 

Seeing as they left One In A Million off the Appetite/Lies boxset it's a pity they left Cornshucker off. 

Which is a shame, One In A Million is an excellent song. 

Maybe they could update that line to "police and African Americans, get out of my way" 

18 hours ago, jacdaniel said:

If Guns want to get played on the radio then they need to ditch the CD era. That whole era is full of mid tempo songs with no real guitar riffs and lyrics about all the people that wronged Axl in the 90s. People don’t really relate to that. 

 

I think Zodiac 13, Oklahoma, and Me & My Elvis would make killer songs, and assuming all three were finished with vocals, and maybe Bukethead, they would be. However, the NITL will suck the life out of them if they touch them, much like they did with a majority of the new singles. 

15 hours ago, jacdaniel said:

Probably because he’s completely irrelevant. I’ve often wondered why he bothers to stay on stage shaking a little percussion instrument that no one can hear during half the songs. 

 

I'd rather be doing that than doing this. 

15 minutes ago, Politania said:

Are there any rumors about where he lives in general?

He doesn’t live inside of that song, only IRS.

On 4/22/2024 at 11:51 AM, Free Bird said:

Before or after the solo?

I believe after, but I'm really not sure. I liked most of the guitars I heard. I'll have to give it another listen tonight. 

Edit: Listening again now, this time I'll finish it. The beginning sounds close to the Princess Leia theme from Star Wars. Also get a little Myles Kennedy vibes (The Ides Of March) from the lyrics, and the vocal delivery reminds me a little of Bumblefoot's Argentina. 

I'm on the Slash solo now. It's good, I just feel like I've heard it before if that makes sense. 

I think I'm towards the end of the song now. I hope I am. 

Every time I think it's done, it's not. The damn guitar just won't stop.

It's finally over. Mediocre, in my opinion.  

20 minutes ago, Voodoochild said:

Slash's solo is amazing, but the song is way too long (which I don't mind if the music is interesting, but in that case I didn't really think much of it).

I stopped it about half-way through. 

10 minutes ago, Dean said:

It's a win if they are heard in any form, however part of me would be disappointed if they were released under his own name and not Guns N' Roses. It would go against everything he has said since the band disintegrated in the 90's, but it's better to have them than not - which I don't think we will, I reckon they'll still be drip fed under the GNR banner.

I agree, I’d prefer all of the CD stuff to be released as Guns with Robin and Bucket’s stuff there. But I’d accept those songs as they were with those players over any NITL version through any release method. 

The Honor of Thieves 2

Would be a great way to release the tunes with the best of Robin and Buckethead! 

33 minutes ago, ZoSoRose said:

Jesus Christ

Amen

I'd be much more receptive to Slash being on these songs if they could do it in a way that doesn't make them sound like a mess. If they were mixed properly, it would be a start. So far, Perhaps has been the best in that regard. The weird transition from Robin's two seconds into Slash's dull solo is jarring and takes me out of the song for a moment, but back again right before the solo ends. 

8 hours ago, Rovim said:

a Bucket second here, 2 Robin seconds there is not the same as a full solo though. 

Of course.

On 4/10/2024 at 3:31 PM, Free Bird said:

So you admit that Axl prefers Slash’s take on the released singles over Fincks, Bucketheads and Bumblefoots?

No. If I had to guess, he probably prefers the original solos. But, he respects them enough to give a little, even if it means sacrificing the overall quality of the song. Another example of this is Bumblefoot's solo on Riad, which is garbage IMO. 

On 4/10/2024 at 3:30 PM, StrangerInThisTown said:

There won't be any lead guitar by anyone other than Slash or Fortus on new GNR songs. It is literally asinine to me to think you're gonna hear Buckethead soloing on new GNR releases while Slash is in the band. None of the Slash replacement dudes solos will stay on whatever they plan to release...that is an OLYMPIC LEVEL stretch. Don't set your own self up for disappointment like many like to do with this band.

Why not? There already has been, we got two seconds of Robin on Perhaps, maybe even more. Bucket's kill switch intro to Silkworms was kept.

48 minutes ago, jamillos said:

I've watched it exactly once in this lifetime. 

I've seen it twice. The first time was at work, so I couldn't fully immerse myself in it. 

The second time, which was recent, I was at home, and not sober, so it was much better. (But still not great)  

Overall, the Perhaps video is better, however, Fernando being in the Perhaps video took it down a notch, not as much as Slash's guitar solo though. It needed to be in a higher note, didn't match the song. It was nice they kept two seconds of Robin, and the very last bit of Slash's solo sounded alright. 

22 hours ago, Rindmelon said:

I remember that, was one of those 'where the fuck did that come from?' moments

I need to find that! On the subject of Nightrain, the 2002 Boston performance with Bucket was amazing.

3 hours ago, Free Bird said:

In opposition to those who think Axl is the only one who makes the decisions I believe as long as Duff and Slash are in GNR there won’t be song releases without their input.

I think Axl, as a courtesy, may ask for some input, but I believe he's the ultimate shot caller. If Axl really wants Robin to stay on Zodiac when it's released, Robin will stay on Zodiac. If he likes Bucket's solo on Seven and wants it to stay, it will stay, etc. If they ever drop an album, of the 12+ songs, it would probably even be easier or smoother to include a few tracks with parts from older members intact, much like there was on the 2008 album, and we already have this to some extent with the NITL releases. 

Wouldn't it be great if after they officially release Monsters, that they later release a CD-era mix titled Soul Monster? Same with Hard Skool, vs Hardschool. Name the older mixes with Robin and Buckethead something that can differentiate them from the NITL versions. Even if it is on some bonus or digital download, it certainly would be welcomed by the hardcore fans, even if rough mixes. Minimal effort required. 

13 hours ago, 2020_Intensions said:

You're all forgetting the most IMPORTANT factor to these desires. Axl writing lyrics and recording vocals. 

Well, that goes without saying! I really hope he finished some of the better Village instrumentals we got with vocals. 

7 hours ago, SoulMonster said:

Example, if it weren't for the fact that he played an Elvis Prestley cover song he had created - all by himself, about 27 years ago - for some friends and one of them decided to talk about it, we wouldn't have known about the existence of this tune. 

Where did this info come from? I'm curious. 

Was listening to Velvet Revolver's Libertad in the car yesterday. 

It gave me some hope, as the current band is basically a blend of Velvet Revolver (old guns) and "New Guns". With the more traditional rock sound VR had, with the more experimental, or even weird Chinese era stuff, I think actual new material by this lineup would be good. I imagine Frank will play drums on new material, stuff that Brain or Josh wasn't involved with. 

14 hours ago, Ratam said:

Welcome back @Danny! I miss you, almost i put you in MIA..

The missing posters worked!