Roderick

Ahahah absolutely, I think I watched it 10 times in row

Btw, it'd be cool to know when Checkmate/Jackie Chan was recorded and who plays on it. I sent the clip to Brain a couple of years ago asking if it was him or Josh Freese playing, but got no answer unfortunately.

i think that someone "confirmed" that the checkmate clip was from the 1999 sessions (same source as IRS and Twat 1999) with Josh Freese

3. the "checkmate clip" was confirmed by axl to have a working title of "Jackie Chan."

I don't recall Axl directly confirming that - he basically said "you've heard bits of it somewhere" and the fanbase assumed (whether correctly or otherwise) he was referring to THAT clip.

no, the "you've heard bits of it somewhere" was regarding "The General". he confirmed the "Checkmate clip" had "Jackie Chan" as the working title

The General and Checkmate (Jackie Chan) just to see how it is in full

I really hope they release an improved version of OMG. it's one of my favourite GNR songs

Checkmate is The General...I can't remember.

No, Axl said in the chats that the working title was Jackie Chan.

and agreed that clip sounds cooler than the whole Libertad album.

i'm so curious about this song, i usually get like shivers when i listen to the clip

this is good news but i really hope they release the cd era material and without re-recording.

also i would prefer if they do release an album (or albums) that they release the cd era material and the new material separately. but i would get what i can take

are there any bootlegs of the two late 2001 (december i think) shows?

robin dressed like that in the 2002 tour. you probably saw pictures of that

the robin image can't be from rock in rio. he wasn't dressed with the "astronaut style" there.

I'm really hoping someone get's this (if it's legit) and leaks it

it'll be out in a week or so

seriously: why do you guys all care so much about videos? they can be good to watch some times and work for THE BAND'S promotion. what is important is the music.

unless it's some REALLY awesome stuff like tool's videos

It would be absolutely badass if Axl released rest of the CD Era tracks as a double album.

that's what would be the best he could do now, along with a box set with everything from the cd era

(Without re-recordings please)

Better, Madagascar and maybe IRS. Didn't IRS actually chart kind of high when it first leaked and got played by radio stations?

i want some more darker epic material from gnr

Album

Dj bothers me. his antics on stage are annoying like that "putting his hand behind his ears so people roar" his look his "I'm the Shit" stage persona. he tries too hard. his fuckups are sometimes more annoying than robin. And the changes he does to many solos are really boring and generic. I heard some of the stuff he wrote in other bands and it's boring, generic, poppy mainstream seeking hard rock. i don't really like his tone usually too, and ballad of death is overrated, but nice.

he isn't really that bad but he is annoying

Robin was an artist. I even really enjoy a lot of the changes he did to the old material. it was original. the stuff he wrote was great. i was a fan of him ever since i first saw a crappy bootleg of show in '06 where they didn't even show new songs. he pretty much always did a really great SCOM solo too.yes he fucked up often (Slash did too) and was sloppy, but he was great, a great addition to the band. he did original guitar sounds and ideas as said

i really agree with this Indigo Child posted:

"He came across like a true artist all ups and downs of that included. DJ came across like an actor and he lost me with his stupid hand behind the ear pose and lighting a cig right before his solo just so the camera could catch it parking in the guitar tuners while he played his generic minor pentatonic blues scale stuff. To me that shit in Guns at this point comes across like pure sarcasm towards the band and their audience."

and that robin solo was amazing,a blend of blues, hard rock, modern stuff and his unique style and feel

plus the intro to CD sounds really weak when played by ashba live

give me the dark, experimental shit. that era music was conceieved by the most talented version of band personnel.

+1

+ 2

that is exactly what i want

really tough choice, Duff was/is a very good songwriter and i love his playing style (particularly on the illusions, pretty underrated) and he does cool vocals, i like his playing style more than tommy i think. But i'm not completely sure if he fits in the new band, he probably does (he was in Jane's Addiction too).

But tommy is cool too, good bass player and important in the making of Chinese Democracy the songs on the album he co-wrote are really good. i would also mean more internal "weaking" of the new band, not sure how to express it.

i really don't know, i'd probably choose Duff, i always was a fan of him

someone post more arguments for Tommy i can't really choose now. Not that it matters. lol

that solo is kinda bad (it just has a fast part that the original didn't have). rest of the band, specially axl, does a great performance.

bring robin back he is sloppy but does interesting stuff

someone do this and make him play the general on acoustic on skype

Yes Axl is my idol (or maybe one of my main idols)

i would really love to hear this stuff for some reason

Someone should ask him, if Checkmate is The General..

people already have and he said no

it's been posted here twice

ok i found the thread he's posting in.

he says that he's sure the "checkmate" clip isn't the General

where are this robin f guy's original posts?

"What I can say is if you don't like this, then you probably won't like that. Same people, lots more approaches, bit meaner in places and darker in some. Robin does a really great Stevie Ray Vaughan-type solo on one track."

Hope that's what it will be like.

that's what i want