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Gonna be there. Super excited. I havent been to this venue before, I didn't even know until right around the time this show was announced that they had even built a soccer stadium lol. Gonna be a great weekend, Ghost is playing in town Sunday!!

The General is gonna be the B side???? What!!

36 minutes ago, WhazUp said:

I like Slash's version much more personally.  I never thought there was anything that noteworthy about Robin's version let alone anything epic about it lol what specifically about Robin's solo do you like?  Any particular melodic motifs or note choices that catch your ear?

Y'all defending Slash's solo have to be purposefully trolling, or being contrarians lol. It is a terrible solo. Honestly probably the worst Slash solo of any GNR song that comes to mind. Embarrassingly bad. 

After having listened to it several more times today, my biggest takeaway is that I simply can't believe that's the Slash solo they decided to go with. I mean, im stumped. Its horrendous. 

11 minutes ago, WhazUp said:

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

Haha, this is wild to me. You seem to know a little bit about guitar. I hear Brian's tone and phrasing in that original version, painfully obvious to me. Listen to it and listen to his Catcher solo and it sounds identical to me. The tone is unmistakable to me. Like, I would literally bet my life on it lol.

8 minutes ago, WhazUp said:

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

Really? That is insanely clear to me that it's Brian May playing on that original demo. His guitar sound is unmistakable to me. Its sooooo something he would play. I might be imagining it but I was thinking he had confirmed that it was him playing on there. I remember the very first time I listened to it, I was like "that's one of the Brian May songs!!"

Always been a fan of the song, I actually really dig this version, they did the best with this out of the 3 they've redone, but my God, what were they thinking with this Slash solo?? This song begs for an epic Slash solo, but instead, we get 15 seconds of him where it sounds like half his strings are breaking and the other half are way out of tune. How did they hear that and think "that's the one!"?? I didn't expect it to top Brian May's solo (I LOVED his original one), but this is AWFUL. The rest of the song sounds pretty fantastic. 

I have to believe that Axl still has a copy of everything they've ever recorded, DAT tapes of every guitar track of every demo they've ever recorded, a million different mixes of The General, every vocal take he has ever done. 

While I'm in the US and didn't get to see any shows live, purely as an online spectator, I will say that they kind of impressed me, from everything I seen from the tour. Sure, Axl's vocals are horrendous and Slash's playing has progressively gotten worse, but Axl has looked and acted better than he has in years. He legitimately looks like he's having a good time and putting in effort for the first time in years and years. 

Out of all the songs on CD, "Street of Dreams" was the one closest to Slash's wheelhouse. He didn't have to play it note for note, but he wasn't even in the same stratosphere. And its a pretty simple solo. Im an amateur and can play that solo note for note. Its obviously not because he *can't* play it, its because he doesn't care. These guys are just collecting paychecks at this point. 

I come here honestly only to check up on leaks and/or any new material or releases. Unfortunately, I havent really cared a whole lot for much since the locker leaks.

I can't believe how many of them cut 'Madagascar'. Someone cut 'Better' and 'There Was A Time'? Good lord. Its an interesting experiment but most of them sound like pretentious hipster critics. 

It's unfortunately very sad and hilarious that, for years, everyone screamed that they wanted a reunion. And this is what we've ended up with. I literally cannot even bother with listening to this stuff. I just go back and watch my '02, '06, and '11-'12 low quality boots. 

I love Riad. I dont think its some great masterpiece but it's a fun aggressive song. Really like a lot of the guitar parts and Axl's vocals are fantastic. I just feel like the final version was very copy and pasted. And I really miss the "my Bedouin" line at the end. Some of the live versions in '02 were pretty impressive, imo, and you can tell its a song the band was really into playing. 

Im not going to get the vaccine, so I guess that would leave me out. If they don't want my money, fine by me. 

It's really just intangible. He has so many things about him that generally fascinate people. Obviously, his musical talent is first. He has an insanely unique, even polarizing voice. He has the kind of voice that people just connect with. And it was the perfect voice to deliver that music to the world. A perfect marriage. He has the kind of voice that just reaches into your soul. And he has always been magnetic when it comes to him being a front man and showman. His dance moves, his swagger, his various styles through the years. He's just the kind of guy that draws your attention and that you can't look away from. The other part is his legend and persona. I remember being younger in the late 80s and early 90s, everyone was fascinated with every move he made. Whether it was his various arrests and trials and fights and riots, he was everywhere. At that time, he was on the level of Michael Jackson and Madonna, as far as being a part of the pop culture zeitgeist. Then of course, him disappearing kept his legend alive, and the interest has never went away really. 

6 hours ago, AxlRoseCDII said:

I posted earlier, I’ve never seen Axl so energetic and talkative. I’ve probably seen or listened to what had to have been over 100 boots over the years and Axl was never as talkative and happy as he was last night.

To be fair, everyone says that about the show they go to. 

I was just going to suggest everyone stay current on the GNR subreddit, the guy that has all of the cd's is posting there before anywhere else. He even did an AMA earlier. 

12 minutes ago, Grayfox said:

Due to the lack of discussion and excitement I’m going to guess a non-cellphone recording of Atlas was a misspeak?

To me, the 3 second clip sounded louder and better quality. 

40 minutes ago, ASLayerAODsk said:

anyone done the lyrics on the samples yet? (so they can get taken down :D)

 

Here's what I get out of Hardschool/Checkmate/Jackie Chan/Whatever:

"To extend myself and lend you my hand...and when we do it, yeah we do it your way. Had to be a fool, had to throw it all away. Too hardschool and you thought you were here to stay, if that were true, it wouldn't matter anyway. As tempers fade, and lies forgiven..." 

3 minutes ago, Modano09 said:

The 22 second clip of Hardschool's gotta be about Slash.

What does the phrase "hard school" even mean? Never heard it used before. 

3 minutes ago, Live Like a Suicide said:

Atlas is not what i expected at all!

Same! Nowhere in a million years did I expect this. I remember years ago Mysteron had described it as "70s glam". Dont really get that, other than a Zeppelin tint to some of it. It's interesting. Very earthy.

1 minute ago, Voodoochild said:

The Atlas clip was clearly recorded through a cell phone. 

I assume the guy just didnt have any means to play the CD other than his PS4 or Xbox and then just recorded the audio hahaha

See? And everyone laughs at us that still buy and listen to cd's. We will have the last laugh!!