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Just cut my hair and the barber also trimmed by beard without asking first. I was too shy to tell him to stop. My wife is gonna be pissssseeeeeed tonight when she gets home

Their new album, The Silver Chord, came out today. Very different. Love how the extended versions of the songs connect to their last album’s. Ordered the special extended version on vinyl. Expect it to arrive sooner than The General 😂

I havent watched the latest episode yet but so far for me its a mixed bag. Had a good first episode, a terrible second episode and a really fun third one. Almost gave up watching after the second though 😂

Thanks! Please update us on this, if possible. I won’t be home for the intirety of december, I won’t be able to physically receive the record if it arrives in december

Did they respond? I wanna cancel my order. Maybe I have to reach out top. Lol, this band

In the US. Still - it could only be obtained by purchasing the physical copy of that OST for over 7 years.

😂 Yeah its kinda like this:

No fucking way. This is fucking ridiculous.

They should've made a proper single announcement before the release. Ideally, it would have been when they put the perhaps single for pre-sale. It would've been a more honest approach like "this is a vinyl-only release" or "The General is coming out everywhere on October 27th", or whatever. Just make things clear. I don't get how it would damage them in any way. People would either prioritze buying the vinyl or pre-save the track on their streaming platforms, etc... I can see the appeal of a surprise release, but it's not really a surprise if you have listed it as a B-Side to the previous single on vinyl. It's just confirmation. Oh well... sometimes even I manage my band better than these guys manage a behemoth like GnR

Why are people considering the possibility of it being called that?

Then it was released on streaming but like 7 years after it was exclusively available on that particular soundtrack

Just remembered: GnR released Oh My God, their first single in 5 years at the time, as a track in the official motion picture soundtrack for the critically-panned and commercially unsuccesful movie, End of Days. And it still is not officially available in any other format, including streaming

But you can 😉

I love this song. Been trying to get it on vinyl for ages. But bands expect this to happen. They don't release vinyl-exclusive songs thinking "people are gonna be forced to buy the records and it will sell so much more", it's more like "diehards will have this hidden gem for them, it will be a collector's item, it will receive kind of a cult status"

This version of Absurd is, technically, a vinyl exclusive, isn't it? BTW, anyone know which concert this is from?

I don't think it's the point, actually. When a band releases a vinyl-exclusive, it's not only to boost vinyl sales, but to make the song a rarity, a hidden gem, etc... like a present to diehards and vinyl collectors.

You got a point there.

The only reason it would be really strange for them to release The General as an vinyl-only release is because they know fans are desperate for new music and it would really piss 'em off, especially being The General, which has gotten this special mythical status after Sebastian Bach's comments and all. But if it were a normal band, that releases new music in a normal timespan, it would have been a good move to make it vinyl-only. Normal bands do this quite often. It's not that out of this world. But yeah, if GnR did that, especially with this song, it would be a dick move

Came here to post this. God, Lady Gaga sings like a motherfucker

German store says it ships on Nov 3rd. Idk when US store ships but maybe we'll get a rip before the Euro customers get their records

To complement: I won't get really mad if the song doesn't come out on digital before the vinyl ships, as there is no indication of this whatsoever. HOWEVER, if by any chance, the vinyl delays... then I'm getting really, incredibly pissed.

We most probably won't, though... why would we? IMO, best case scenario, although unlikely, is Friday. Worst case scenario is like two mondays from now or whatever.

I never expected it to be any good but vinegar really adds to the flavour of the fries. Loved it when I tried it.

Weed helps with my anxiety, but I don't rely on it in any way, I also used to take meds and I still go to the therapist. Weed is more like the extra sauce for the days I find to be more tense. I stopped weed for over a year and didn't feel any drawbacks or whatsoever. Now I smoke whenever I feel like and whenever I think it might help with that issue. But not as regularly, that's for sure.

My biggest fear with this song (aside from the certain disappointment we’ll all face) is that they could have transformed the song into something that aligns with the current image of GnR: Retro stadium rock with a nostalgic appeal. This might have made the sing shorter, might have stripped it down and taken away the orchestral work, might’ve stripped it into a more shallow guitar rock (hard skool) kinda of vibe. This would suck a lot.