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Because if it does well, maybe we get more, instead of having just 1/3rd of an album spaced out over two years. I’ll also say that it’s more of the logistics that’s pissing me off too. I would like to have a digital release so I could listen to it easier. Share it with family members who care about GNR without telling them to check out a weird audio file. Why restrict that from the fans? And if they were gonna restrict that from the fans, why not make it a pivotal marketing point of the vinyl so it would sell better? But you’re right that I’m giving GNR and Axl way too much credit and having too high of expectations for them to do anything in an optimal way at this point. Axl has been mentally checked out for years if not decades.

You’re right. Axl doesn’t care and hasn’t for a while. But I want the band I’m a fan of to do things optimally and be as successful as they can possibly be. These weird obscure releases only makes “new” music less and less likely. With Perhaps they were rewarded with praise and good enough metrics for a band their size. No one will even know this song exists.

Very well said

So you’ve heard the song? You know that it’s a garbage and not worth releasing on its own?

Great decision by the band. Lose free publicity and additional streaming revenue in a trade off for fans listening to the song for free anyways with none of the above. Genius. Just absolutely brilliant.

I’ve heard the song has been shipped exclusively to every General in the USA. They will be asked to rank the song on a scale of 1 to 10, and if every single one does not give it a 9 or above, then the single will be cancelled and the copies will be burned to a crisp.

Who’s excited for the entire forum to fall into despair and people thinking the song has been cancelled once it’s not out in 5 hours?

That’s an unnamed band member. The AI combined Slash and Axl into the main character.

Anyone excited for the GNR Pixar movie?

It still has to ship. It always said “ships October 27th”. So it’s probably another week before we hear the vinyl rips.

GNR is the only band in the world where we don’t know if a song that’s gonna be released will even be released.

Possible that’s the case but it still doesn’t mean it’s going to happen at all digitally.

Yeah, it’s not happening. No link fire. No imminent live performance. All signs point to a vinyl exclusive release.

AI: The intense dedication and enthusiasm displayed by some fans within the Guns N' Roses community can be seen as a testament to the band's enduring impact and the deep connection fans feel toward their music. The behaviors you mentioned, such as closely monitoring Spotify titles, playing guitar alongside clips, and checking for website updates, highlight the passionate engagement and anticipation surrounding the potential release of new material. This level of dedication underscores the lasting influence and cultural significance of Guns N' Roses, as their fanbase continues to actively follow and engage with the band's creative endeavors.

I heard the song everyone. I can confirm there is a one note of a DJ Ashba bend that lasts 10 seconds. I’m pretty sure it’s Steven Adler on drums. Chris Pitman’s towel solo was better than ever. I’d give it a 11/10.

Various news sites have posted about it being exclusive too, one of which was the website that was the only one who correctly reported Perhaps would be delayed a week.

This is assuming the song gets released digitally and is played live at all, neither of which may happen.

I really just hope it’s released digitally instead of having to hear a potentially mediocre vinyl rip. Would be nice to see this treated as any other GNR song and not some bizarre rarity that dies to history. This is GNR though so not holding my breath.

If it’s been 20 years, no matter what, even if it’s perfect, it’s gonna let people down. I expect to see a lot of complaining when it releases honestly. I think we as fans have a duty to try to not overhype it and treat it as a stand-alone song, which is hard given the history of how GNR has treated us with new tunes.

I think there’ll always be mystery until we hear Soul Monster, Oklahoma, maybe the redone Atlas, Seven, but I agree that realistically The General is the end and final CDII song we’ll hear. With OMG and Going Down (even if officially unreleased, we’ve heard a complete version), we have 20 CD songs, so at least it feels sort of like we’ve gotten 2 albums worth of songs from this era. I don’t really think GNR will ever actually release new-new music so this may be the last release in their discography ever.

What if The General is just a cover of The Monster Mash?

We know it’s under 6 minutes due it being vinyl so it can’t be a combination of two songs unless they’ve shortened each by a considerable amount.

Duff is not respecting what’s going on in the world right now by releasing a new album.

If this is the only way we’ll get an albums worth of songs, then fine. I’d rather have that than nothing, even if it’s painful. But we really should’ve just had a full album of these songs 20 years ago.