GnR Chris

I said it earlier in the thread, but I’m sort of done harping on what I wish they did with “The General” versus just enjoying the song for what it is. Obviously, that doesn’t mean people have to pretend to like it. I dig it.
 

Mostly, I wish this band would keep tracks like “The General” and “Absurd” for a full-length album or for a bonus disc EP to an accompanying album. They’d do themselves more favors releasing groovier, poppier songs that are more palatable for the majority of the fan base. “Perhaps” was pretty well received, with the harshest criticism probably being that it’s an “old Axl song.” Or from people who are in love with the locker leak. “Hard Skool” sounds like Guns N’ Roses.

Or, you know … maybe if there was more cohesion with their releases. The weirder or experimental stuff can be the B sides., released SAME TIME as the “lead” single. “The General” as a B side to “Monsters.” “Hard Skool” as a B side to “Perhaps.” “Absurd” as a B side to “Atlas Shrugged.”

11 hours ago, jacdaniel said:

 

People just don’t like the songs. Probably because there’s no real guitar riffs, hooks, classic solos etc

 

Excuse me? “This I Love” and “There was a Time” feature great solos. “Better” not only has a good solo, but some riffing too. You’re just saying things right now. 

9 minutes ago, Live Like a Suicide said:

The song is getting torn to shreds on their social media, lol.

I expect nothing less from the majority of their fan base. They probably stopped listening to new music in 1994.

Also, sorry, I know I’m posting a lot tonight, but as much as “The General” isn’t a poppy song or something that necessarily has a memorable melody, it’s a goddamn ear worm. I’ve been singing “daddy don’t, the hell I won’t” for a freakin’ month now. And don’t get me started on my awful falsetto on “my only regret ….”

My girlfriend actually digs when I play “The General” now ‘cause I’ve had “Perhaps” on such a loop since its official release that it’s far and away my most top listened Spotify song despite it releasing only a few short months ago. So she’s like, finally, something different. Ha!

Count me among the folks who really like the ending to “The General.” I get why people don’t: Axl’s wailing hides the killer guitar work. But what jumped out to me when I first heard the leak was the ending, and how Axl’s high pitched vocals eventually blended into the weeping guitar licks to the point it almost became indecipherable what was Slash and what was Axl. That’s pretty poetic. It reminded me of the way back when Slash said Axl’s voice was a unique instrument unto itself. 

I doubt we’d bemoan “The General” for what it isn’t if this motherfucking band would just release more music. This slow trickling of tracks leaves us always wanting more with each individual song. Bigger solo. Rasp. More verses. Etc. But if we had a batch of new songs, we could just enjoy each them individually, but as a collective. You know … like a freakin’ album. Every song on an album doesn’t need a long Slash solo. Every song on an album doesn’t need to be 7 minutes. 

10 hours ago, JimiRose said:

Not because i expect it, because it makes no sense to wait another 2 years to release another 2 songs. Why? We know they are there. We already have them in near final form. Why not just release them? it's just ridiculous. All momentum will long since be lost once more then there'll be a random drop which goes unnoticed. they could have easily put those 6 songs on an ep in 2021. maybe throw in a cover of the seeker and witchita lineman. it's just so sad how shit they are. 30 years of this.

Agreed. “The General” doesn’t even seem new to me anymore ‘cause I listened a hundred times since it leaked..

1 minute ago, Spike Killer said:

Listened and snagged a copy of the song off Youtube Japan.  Not a complaint on the song.   To my hear, the official release sounds closer than the demo then I previous releases (to my ear).

What demo? The leak was the final song. Or are you comparing this to the cell phone clip? Which wasn’t even “The General.”

Sebastian Bach released a new song today and Myles Kennedy is credited as a writer. I didn’t realize they worked together. 

I don’t know anything about mixing songs. Could it be they can’t fix the clipping ‘cause it’s on the original recordings they’re pulling this from? Obviously they’re using a bunch of old parts and Axl is not gonna re-record his. Just a question. Definitely disappointing to get another GNR unicorn with a bad mix (haven’t heard the studio release yet but I never expected it to be different than the leak).

I’ve certainly felt burned before with GNR merch. Ripoff Nightrain membership for presale code to ONE stinkin’ show that didn’t net me better tickets than my Citi presale, for example. Just the way they let whoever runs their site treat fans like trash. And the Nightrain merch has almost always been such poor quality.

Another thing, I was REALLY pissed at pit prices for the show at Wrigley this year. Higher than ever. I think I paid $400+ and I fuckin’ KNEW if I waited, there’d probably be a very good chance I’d be able to cop for much cheaper due to Suckmaster’s dynamic pricing bullshit. But since I care so much about seeing GNR and never wanna miss a show, I didn’t wanna risk it. 

Those are the only times I’ve felt hot. But I get my money’s worth at the live shows. It sounds privileged to say I don’t care what it costs … Nothing lasts forever. The band won’t tour in perpetuity. They have been the soundtrack of my life since I was 10 years old. I am gonna see them every chance I get, and I proudly wear my GNR-related stuff. I don’t think I’ll ever have this type of connection with any band ever again. 

They should just reuse this vagina image as the cover for the next record. Right up Slash’s alley, honestly. 😂 

Count me in as someone who likes the Chinese Democracy cover a lot. I’m nitpicking, but I guess if I were to change something, I’d get rid of the vertical “Guns N’ Roses” text and move “Chinese Democracy” horizontally along the bottom. Gives a little more breathing room to the cover art.

I don’t remember, what gesture is the red hand doing?

15 minutes ago, Towelie said:

Does anybody really care about Spotify single covers???

 

I do. It’s just so low effort. A well-framed photograph of a band member would be better as a cover than this stuff.  

If they do use live footage from the Hollywood Bowl for a music video, I hope it’s not just the same concept as “Perhaps.” Don’t splice together a bunch of tour clips again and multiple shows. I love the “Perhaps” video, but we don’t need another one just like it this soon. Then again, it’d be infinitely better than a lazy lyric video with a crocodile dying in the background.

8 hours ago, Arnuld said:

He may have been confused. It’s just disappointing that this “mythical” song we have all been waiting 15 years to hear ended up being just a basic 4 min album filler type track. Soul Monster is good (better than the general) but I would not call it “a big gun” by any means. (Accept for the bridge. That’s big gun) 

 

“The General” never had a chance to live up to the hype. It’s as mythologized as Chinese Democracy itself was. I like the song. I like “Monsters.” I don’t get bogged down with the thought of what is and isn’t a “big gun.” I just enjoy listening to new Guns N’ Roses songs. Fuckin’ “Perhaps” is my most played song on Spotify this year … and it only came out three months ago. 😂 

25 minutes ago, Its Tino said:

I also looooove reading how the Robin/Bucket versions are better when we have literally never heard them. It’s hilarious. 

😂