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Haven't even read through the thread yet but the title just made me laugh.

Oh this band..

No Silkworms, and we riot! 😄

In all seriousness, I'm excited for the show tonight.. hoping the guys (and lady) put on a great show. Looks like a fun venue for those lucky enough to get tickets.

Damn, the more I listen to this song I'm liking it more and more. This song has such a heavy vibe; love the instruments and Axl's vocals at the end.

When I listened to Perhaps the first time I instantly loved it. This song took more listens to connect for me; now I can't stop listening!

If Axl's reading this..

Bravo - this song is simply outstanding.

It really does sadden me that a song like this never got officially released; I want to support the songs I love by paying for them! 

Hey Man, just bought the album on Google play. This is a FANTASTIC Cover album. Loved hearing these songs again in a different way; Great Job!

2 hours ago, pentatonicamenor said:

I think that everything is on the way to release new music from Gn'R, first Slash finishing the album that was almost recorded before the reunion, Gn'R doing the last dates.

Then, I'm pretty sure they will work together for new Gn'R music, and maybe there could be something recorded, riffs, melodies, ideas... for sure.

I really hope that's the case. Gnr has always been my favorite band but I follow all types of artists and bands. I seriously can't think of another band that has such an aversion to releasing new music. But hopefully with the reunion going well and the tour dates winding down (I think?) they'll be able to release some new tracks. Will be an exciting day if it ever occurs!

I know this is probably late but have been listening to driving rain the last couple days and I've gotta say - I'm loving it! Fun song and sounded great when I was driving on the freeway. Great guitar playing by Slash and I always have enjoyed vocals done by Myles.

It's still so frustrating that we can't get new songs out of GNR (which I can only assume is due to Axl). No one is expecting the best album of all time. Just go in and have some fun and record some songs. Some people will hate them but a lot of people will like them and respect the band for putting out new material. Until then I'm excited to see how the rest of this SMKC album shakes out - Thanks Slash!

Probably discussed already but I kind of checked out after that Berlin show. Had some free time and watched a lot of videos from that Nijemegan show; I thought Axl sounded really good on almost all of the videos I watched; especially Madagascar! At this point, new music is the only thing that would be truly exciting to me but I've also come to grips with the fact that touring is where you make your money in this day and age. The band sounds tight, the guys look like they're having fun, and I'm sure its a rush hearing tens of thousands of fans screaming your name. 

Sorry for the rambling, but my point is that Axl's voice has improved a lot since the beginning of this 2018 leg and I truly am happy about that. Haven't followed every show but that's what my ears are telling me after hearing that Nijemegan show. Just my two cents. 

For me, it is by far new music. This shouldn't be this difficult; it has been 10 years since an official release! Nobody knows what is in the "vault"; it could be a hundred songs or it could be two songs. At the very least it seems that titles like Atlas Shrugged and The General have been completed so that is two songs right there. Maybe the band could rerelease Better with the new arrangement they've used during the NITL tour. Or maybe Duff, Slash, Richard, etc. have come up with some cool ideas for new music; they've only been on the road together for 2+ years .

Like I said before, I have no idea why it is so hard for this band to release new music. I am certainly not expecting a perfect record and I believe the majority of the fans are not expecting perfection or needing an album better than Appetite. All of the members are talented and all are capable of producing good work; they should be confident in their ability to deliver a good record. At this point, I don't think the fans will be too picky; we just want new music!

1 minute ago, Billly B said:

Sorry but CDII has been cancelled. I think that the current lineup may rework and combine material from all projects to make a couple of releases but nothing full length.

Yep you're right. I honestly have no expectations for new music anytime soon; I'll have to see it to believe it. I was just referring to the descriptions; if the songs were really as Wasted describes that'd be a damn good album.

But like I said before, I wouldn't hold my breath for anything new

12 hours ago, wasted said:

The General aka Checkmate aka Jackie Chan. Obvious CD II opener. 

Berlin aka Oklahoma - seems like a rant track as per Axl's quote

Soul Monster - most Sabbath thing they've done accord Axl. 

Thyme - Beltrami orchestra track

Seven - Beltrami said the best song he worked on

Atlas Shrugged - Zutaut said the first single, a glam rock Nov Rain

quesrions on a postcard

Your descriptions of CDII songs get me so hyped for the album lol. New music would be great!

Have been following off and on but great to see he is much better than Berlin. Good job Axl!

2 minutes ago, BrayWyatt said:

Im not one of these people who come on here and constantly criticise axls voice but its hard to listen to rocket queen (one of my fav songs) nowadays.

RQ is one of my favorite GNR songs but it might be my least favorite to watch live nowadays. The songs drags forever and I just can't listen to the vocals. 

From what I saw at least Axl sounded a bit better on Slither. The instruments rock on that song!

3 hours ago, koldweather said:

His voice just wasn't there for TIL. He pushed it on the first part but it sounded shot to me. Then from that point he began dropping notes all over the shop for the rest of the concert.

I've heard people mention this and after watching the video you may be right. I still think he sounded under-prepared but what happened yesterday may have been more to do with sound issues and vocal problems after TIL. Hopefully he can do better in a couple of days!

I think my biggest problem is with his preparation for these gigs. We have no concrete way of knowing what he does before the legs of the tour but it really does feel like he hasn't sang in months and is trying to work out the kinks DURING the live show. While there were definitely seemed to be major sound issues at Berlin, he still couldn't hit a lot of the notes he could in the past. Almost reminded me of Rio 2011. Now it looks like he is going to have to put in some work just to get back to the 2017 vocals which many (myself included) thought were substandard. 

I saw them in Foxboro 2016 and from my live experience (and watching some videos from YouTube) I thought his vocals were very solid. I think he could get back to that point but his approach to these songs and preparation needs to change as he gets older. I give the guy a lot of credit, he's played an insane number of shows over a 2 year period and has been very reliable; he should be commended for that. Right now though, the vocals just aren't there. 

I've always found the Madagascar instrumental to be fantastic. It's crazy how many different things were going on during these songs!

What a fascinating video. I liked learning more about Robin and he speaks in a weirdly captivating way. I would love to hear some new tracks by him someday..

Honestly the first tribute band I've heard where the singer sounds like vintage Axl at parts. Wow, great raspy vocals!

3 hours ago, AxlRoseCDII said:

I think it should be reduced to 6 minutes as well but when your actually there in person it goes by a lot faster and is a lot of fun for the crowd. I never watch videos of KOHD but really enjoy the song when I’m actually at the concert. 

My experience was similar at Gillette. I thought it was one of the highlights as the crowd had a great time and was engaged. I also think it gives the band members a bit of a break while still having fun. I could see how it could be a drag for people watching online though. Especially when they already have so many long songs in the setlist (Coma, RQ, KOHD, DTJ, etc.). Personally, I would prefer RQ to be played closer to the studio version.

Hey everyone, first time poster! I have really enjoyed reading the forum and it is fun to see all the varying viewpoints on the band! I went to the Gillette Stadium show in 2016 and had a blast. I've become a huge fan of Richard Fortus and really like the two solo's he does during Knockin on Heaven's Door. Obviously he changes it up a bit every show. I'd figure I'd create this topic because I haven't been following the tour as closely this year as I did in 2016. What in your opinion was the best Richard Fortus KOHD solo from the NITL Tour (or NUGNR days)? 

I personally think these two solo's are amazing from Little Rock (4:54 and 8:11)

https://youtu.be/mOW6pVqKXvg?t=4m54s

Thanks everyone!

PS I can't seem to embed the youtube video in the post? Any help with that would be appreciated lol.