Lies They Tell

You're remembering the right songs, but TWAT has the lowest note and Ain't It Fun has the highest note. It's the whistle note type scream in Ain't It Fun that's the highest note by Axl ever. It's the very low background vocals in TWAT that are his lowest notes.

Sure, why not! Anyone would have been better than Trump/Putin

I really like it! If there's any pitch correction, it's subtle enough that it doesn't bother me at all. As someone who loves Axl's voice, it's been incredible to hear some fresh studio vocals from him. Even though the song itself might feel a bit underwhelming if it were a GNR track, Axl's delivery elevates it. He has a way of making even the more average songs sound great,

I haven't listened to them all cause I don't want too many spoilers. Oklahoma is really cool though.

It was a cool era, even if I will always prefer Slash and Duff over the so called nuGNR members. Chinese Democracy was an amazing album and a lot of the other material that they wrote during those times was really cool as well. The current era is pretty great as well, even if Axl's voice has become pretty weak compared to those times. But the 4 songs that they've released in recent years have been amazing. I much prefer them compared to the Village leaks. This lineup has a lot of potential and I'm looking forward to what else they have in store.

That explains the anime inspired video for The General

Let's not forget the song called Amen, that Duff mentioned recently. Hopefully Axl records vocals on it. Then there's the DJ Ashba stuff that he called Appetite sounding. That Axl apparently called dope. I'm especially interested in hearing the one that Sebastian Bach would like to record. Who knows if those songs ever became GNR songs, but it would be interesting to hear them in any form.

For me this quote tells me everything I need to know about Axl's views regarding new music: "REVOLVER Congratulations on winning the Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award. AXL ROSE Thank you. It was actually kind of a surprise to me. And I appreciate it and stuff, but personally, I don't feel like I've done enough of anything to have a lifetime achievement award. But that's just me. I know other people were really happy for me about it so that was a good thing. I just feel like, you know, it's been a long, slow process beyond comprehension with Chinese Democracy, but it's still moving forward and there's a lot more that we hope to do" Clearly he still wants to release new music, but he seems to be a slow songwriter and he's not in any kind of rush to put out music. Personally I would be very surprised if GNR released new music this year. At the same time I would be very surprised if GNR didn't release any new music within the next 5 years. I have a feeling that GNR will keep on releasing new songs at a slow pace. Not every year, but every now and then.

Well, I still hear Hard Skool on rock radio stations, at least in my country. And I don't even listen to radio much. I've just happened to hear Hard Skool when I've been in bars that plays rock radio. I wouldn't be surprised if they played Perhaps too. But at least Hard Skool is still played, even if it's a few years old already.

Sure, he used the name "Dexter". I asked him this question on the chinesedemocracy.com message board back in the day. Unfortunately that website no longer exists.

This: Lies They Tell: Hi Axl! Chinese Democracy awesome, but it's a pretty ballady album compared to previous GNR albums. Is this the new direction of GNR or will some of the future GNR albums be more focused on hard rocking songs again? Axl: What I know is it's the record that was able to get through the red tape and get itself out there while helping friends, loved ones and myself along the way. The whole ballad or rocker thing has never been something I've ever cared too much about. There's some meaner sections ahead but a particular focus once there were a few of the newer guys together was to bring a bit more beauty into our efforts.

I hope so! Those were good times. Axl even answered one of my questions.

This is a weird thread, but I guess I'll answer anyway. 1. Hard Skool This is exactly what was missing on CD1. A pure old school rocker. Amazing aggressive vocals. Love the finished version so much more than the demo. 2. The General I just love dark and epic music. Wish it was longer. 3. Absurd Simple but effective. Gets me pumped up every time. 4. Perhaps Great melodies, but a bit repetitive. 5. Just Ken It's a fun little tune, but not really something that I would listen to outside of the movie. 6. Killing Floor Instrumentally it's great but unfortunately I can't stand Brian Johnson's vocals on this one. Sounds like Tom Jones or something. Obviously it's not objectively bad, but it's just not my cup of tea at all.

Again, what on earth do you want Axl to say? He's not retiring, so he can't say that he is done releasing music. It's more or less guaranteed that they'll be back touring again at some point and it's pretty obvious that they'll release a couple new songs again. Your problem is that they are releasing music too slowly. So, I'll ask again, would you be satisfied if Axl said that he is a slow songwriter. Cause I don't know what else you're expecting him to say. He is not done releasing music, so you can't expect him to say that he is. Quentin Tarantino has said that the next movie will be his last. But even if he changed his mind and retired without making that last movie, it would be fine. It's his life. The fact that I'm his fan doesn't change anything. He doesn't owe me more movies. You mean some nerds on Mygnr? Most casual fans loved Hard Skool and Perhaps. You only need to step ouside of Mygnr and look at the Youtube comments section for example. Most comments are overwhelmingly positive. Most people don't have a problem with the mix. Absurd and The General have been more controversial, because people always tend to hate new GNR songs that don't sound enough like classic GNR. Then again a portion of the fans want songs that are more experimental. So GNR have been pretty successful at pleasing both types of fans. Which in my opinion is another sign of the fact that Axl actually cares. He tries to release songs for both the old school fans and for the fans who enjoy more experimental sounds. Everyone and their mother called Chinese Democracy overproduced, so I'm not personally surprised that these songs have this raw underproduced sound to them. One could argue that if Axl didn't care about these songs he wouldn't have listened to the criticism that CD1 got. But it seems like he did listen. Maybe they overcorrected with this raw production, but at least it's not overproduced. You know, there's a difference in saying that Axl doesn't care and saying that Axl doesn't care enough. If your expectation is that GNR should be promoting the shit out of these songs and doing the best they can to become the biggest band in the world again, then no, I don't think Axl cares about that. But clearly he still cares about releasing music. otherwise he wouldn't release music.

What deal? Who made this deal with you? That's not how it works. I'm a fan of Quentin Tarantino, but that doesn't mean that he owes me more movies after the next one, that's apparently his last movie. I've never made a deal with Quentin Tarantino, just like you've never made a deal with Axl. The deal is nothing but your imagination. It's not a real. If I decide that I'm a fan of your posts here, that doesn't mean that you have to post here for the rest of your life. That is such absurd logic. Quit acting like an entitled bitch. Axl has never promised you to release more music if you buy GNR merch. You made it up yourself and now you're whining because GNR doesn't follow the rule that you made up in your head. If you buy GNR merch you get GNR merch. That is the deal. That has always been the deal. Nobody has ever promised you anything else if you buy GNR merch. You're acting like one of those creeps who buys flowers to a woman and then starts yelling cause she doesn't automatically spread her legs . As if she owes you sex because you decided to buy those flowers. That's not a healthy attitude. Artists often experience periods of creativity and periods of less creativity. That's shouldn't be news to anyone. You tend to write more and faster when you are very inspired. But then you can have periods when you write slower. Especially when artists become older, they often start to write either slower or their art might also become less insipired. It's normal. What are you talking about? Nobody has ever said that Axl doesn't care about these songs. What quotes are you talking about and what are these quotes supposed to prove? You got that right! As I said, this is all just speculation I don't have my own definitions. According to merriam-webster, one definition would be: "to feel interest or concern". If he doesn't care about these songs, why did he release them? Why did they rework these songs with Slash and Duff and why are they playing them live? Why didn't Axl just abandon these songs if he doesn't care about them? If he didn't care about releasing music, you would think that he wouldn't release music. Instead he is releasing music. So that is pretty major evidence against your claim that he doesn't care about releasing music. When he is in fact releasing music.