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50 minutes ago, rocknroll41 said:

The entire album leaked. Just listened to it. Easily their best since By the Way (could even be better than that one, actually). All the other songs were amazing. Not sure what they were thinking with the singles they chose.

The Heavy Wing could very well be the new best song in their entire catalog.

And yes, Anthony says California, on two songs in particular: These Are the Ways and White Braids.

Not sure why these early reviews have been so mixed. This album is amazing.

Im relieved to hear your assessment. 

40 minutes ago, Nicklord said:

I just listened to the whole album and Poster Child and Not The One are 2 worst songs there

 

Where did you find it?

2 hours ago, DoMw94 said:

THIS! Don't understand why Get In The Ring seems to be one of the most hated songs around these parts. Musically I think it's great

Musically it’s one of thier best guitar wise. It was a fun track back in the day. Slash opening with that guitar is awesome. 

1 hour ago, DK6 said:

I'm in a bit of shock about the quality of these songs to be honest.

They were heading in a really interesting direction with Josh.

The Getaway b-sides are both quite a bit more interesting than these songs.

Black summer is pretty good - nothing groundbreaking.

Poster child - cringeworthy

Not the one - completely forgettable with no distinguishing feature to it whatsoever.

The most enjoyable thing about these 3 songs is reading the comments from the diehard Frusciante fans - he could amplify his own farts and they would say it's genius!

I've always been a big Frusciante fan myself but you have to be honest about things - poster child and not the one suck arse!

I totally agree with you on your assessment of the new material with John. It’s so disappointing. Frusciante is a virtuoso. I expected so much more. DK6 where do you see comments on the new songs?

UY2 is kinda pointless because everybody knows it’s going to be Estranged. TSI will be the most interesting to see what is chosen. I reckon Human Being Or Ain’t It Fun. 

6 hours ago, Nintari said:

Deserving. It's the most profound artist statement on the entire record imo. It may even be their magnum opus.

Estranged is the magnus opus. However, the fact GNR has 2-3 in such a short career is incredible. 

11 hours ago, Free Bird said:

GOE is on the same level as BO imo.

The Garden and DDM are far superior snd among the best of the Illusions. 

By far. Garden of Eden is a killer rock song. 

1 hour ago, WhazUp said:

Hey I didn't say a 72 year old Axl would sound great!  That didn't stop Axl some nights these past few years anyways

Have you seen Phil Collins lately?

33 minutes ago, Chester 524 said:

everyone ages differently.  30 years ago I would have said I never want to see Axl tour as a 60 year old.  but today I'm looking forward to seeing him again.  No, he doesn't sound or look the same, but once GNR is done for good, my youth is officially gone.

I think he will go as long as he can physically and mentally do it, so maybe another 10 years.  and then he will open a tiger zoo with Joe Exotic. just kidding..... I think.  

My youth is Officially gone. Lol. I never thought about it, but I’m in the same boat. Once Axl is done my youth is done too.

Just now, DurhamGirl said:

I think this tour will be the last and we wont see him again.  I do wonder if he has enjoyed any of this journey, maybe when he was starting out.

 

 

He loves it all. All of it. 

I’m just going to vote for Scraped until it’s gone. 

38 minutes ago, Gordon Comstock said:

He really fucked himself over by not releasing more material that he could sing in the long run. I can't see a 65-70 year old Axl going out on tour and doing Jungle, Better, YCBM, etc. and honestly he should've retired those songs by now anyway.

I could see him doing some occasional Vegas residencies after he's retired GNR, doing piano songs, covers, acoustic songs, telling stories, etc.

Realistically I think he's got maybe 5 years of touring left, and then we'll never hear from him again.

I don’t want to see A 65 year old Axl singing You Could Be Mine. I like how you said we will never hear from him again once he retires.

I’m curious to hear peoples opinions on how much longer Axl should continue to tour. I don’t want to see a 70 year old Axl performing live. So two tours left total. I assume Slash will perform live until death.

14 hours ago, EvanG said:

Not sure how I feel about this. I like the funkiness, but it kinda sounds like a B-side without a hook. Maybe it'll grow on me.

This is not what I expected with the return of the Mistro. This song sucks. They both have been underwhelming. This song should not have even made the album.  

GNR played the Apollo. Lol. Police and……

Slash says we will get more music, so it is to be CD2 material. 

8 hours ago, IrishgunnerII said:

Voted for OIAM because while it’s a superb song musically and in how Axl is singing as a whole, Axl decided to act like an idiot and write lyrics that can’t be condoned. And for a guy who’s not an idiot and seems very careful about what he says(court case footage for example), this was a moment he sat on his brains.

His lyrics are great. However, the song is so good that a change to the lyrics would have served the song and album better. I don’t think this survivor round thing works as well with the other albums especially this album. 

3 hours ago, 3rdandPerlo said:

Let’s try this one more time…

https://www.instagram.com/p/CaamtnJFCXC/?utm_medium=copy_link

That’s bad ass man. Well done.

I see that GVF have been opening for Metallica. Does that mean they are the best rock band to come around in a few decades?

8 hours ago, 3rdandPerlo said:

Kinda quiet on here.

Figured I’d share a poster I recently had framed.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CaaQ8ofF7eK/?utm_medium=copy_link

It won’t load. What is it?

I don’t think Bucket could emotionally handle being in a global rock band and the demands of it. I do think Axl should have apologized publicly after his shitty press release about Bucket. Bucket never once used GNR to raise his status or brand at all. Even to this both DJ and Ron will say former Guns N Roses guitarist in ads. I think Gilby does as well.  

Estranged wins. 

I always enjoy hearing about the Chinese Democracy sessions. This was a great other interview. I’m intrigued to hear how both of y’all are enjoying the post COVID world professionally. That was interesting in itself. 

5 hours ago, Gambit83 said:

While chatting privately with Doug today, we decided to have fun with this... 

 

Brando, did Doug sign an NDA that has lapsed? I haven’t heard anything on this issue. 

2 hours ago, downzy said:

Because it’s not necessary for consumers.  Having to buy an additional console (that’s handicapped from a technical perspective) just to play Nintendo games is redundant at this point. I’d love to play Mario Odyssey and the last Zelda game, but to do so would cost me $700 after taxes. If Nintendo was strictly an publishing entity, I could get 4K versions of those games on Xbox or Playstation without the huge upfront costs. And if they were available on GamePass, the cost is negligible.  The Switch did offer a unique playing experience when it first came out, but with cloud gaming and phones that are getting closer to console like graphics, there really is no need to have a console like the Switch anymore.

I realize some people will pay $$$ for every console.  But I’m not one of them. Nor is it necessary. Sega gave up on the console game for the betterment of everyone.  Nintendo would serve the gaming community better if it didn’t make them buy a second or third console.  

Great points. I purchased a switch just for Zelda and Mario Odyssey, which is borderline stupid. And I was extremely disappointed that Nintendo didn’t make new Mario Kart, Toad or Donkey Kong games. So lazy. I feel Microsoft may shift to being a content provider after this next cycle and leave consoles alone. 

1 hour ago, downzy said:

I’m still planning on getting a PS5 in the next year or two, long before I buy another Xbox.  My One X seems to be holding its own and I skipped PS4, so PS5 will allow me to catch up on some old games.  And I’m hoping the PSVR 2 will be as awesome.  Microsoft still has nothing to offer in that space. 

This has been my dream for the last ten years.  There’s zero need for Nintendo to remain a console maker. 

Why don’t you believe Nintendo should forsake producing consoles? The switch is widely successful.

On 1/18/2022 at 12:31 PM, downzy said:

Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion.

That’s a massive move by Microsoft, much bigger than buying Bethesda last year.

I wonder if Sony is wondering how long Call of Duty will be playable on the Playstation.

Looks like GamePass is going to be stacked this time next year.  

This almost kills owning a PS5.