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They could definitely do with a lesson in expectation control....

I don't look at these things but i imagine there are loads of comments on the post expecting/requesting a new album. 

Just stick the new video out there. Drumming up hype in a mysterious way when there isn't anything much at all to deliver never goes well in any business. 

5 hours ago, Voodoochild said:

I think he doesn't like to talk abou it that much. Even talking about harmless things like his own parts on CD seems like a touchy subject.

I wonder if that is wrapped up in NDA stuff though? We'll never know I suppose. 

Wouldn't mind hearing Pitman's stories either really! 

Obviously he'll have signed all sorts of NDAs so it won't happen, but I would absolutely love to hear Bumblefoot's stories from his time in GNR. 

57 minutes ago, 中国民主 said:

Yeah, let's derail another fucking thread with endless bullshit discussions. Great job.

Feel free to put all the threads back on the rails! 

There's pretty much fuck all going on, so all the threads are just people rambling now. 

Wonder when the last time the words 'new album' got actually spoken to Axl? 

Probably around the time Bumblefoot got his marching orders. 

2 minutes ago, Karice said:

I'm definitely confused on what a meet and greet is if it isn't sitting down and signing autographs and taking selfies with fans. 🤔

It's one of those incredibly embarrassing events where people pay considerable amounts of money to queue up and get a photo/autograph with someone. 

I've no idea why people do them, as personally there's no-one I'd pay to meet, but there we go. GNR don't do them, which, in my view, is a good thing. 

1 hour ago, Karice said:

Thank you for backing up my quote. 💡 I truly believe the woman who said she got double punched when she was an innocent bystander. Axl has called out guys for fighting at Guns N'Roses shows. I Iwonder if she could have just moved when it got clear that these guys were most likely cussing each other out and would most likely get physically violent very quickly. 💡 Guns N'Roses shows don't have assigned seating, right? 💡

You know fights happen at gigs all the time right? It's really not an uncommon or remarkable thing to happen. 

11 hours ago, Karice said:

A Woman said she got double punched in the face at a Guns N'Roses Concert when two men on both sides of her were fighting with each other and were trying to punch each other, except they both punched her who was an innocent bystander just trying to enjoy the concert! 😱🥶

Sounds like Christmas at my house. 

10 hours ago, 6lake sa66ath said:

Was Hard Skool available on Amazon for 4 quid though.

Perhaps is a Japanese import so not much of a comparison.

I don't know actually, I ordered Hard Skool from the official site at the time. 

Imports do tend to be a little more pricey, but it does seem very highly priced to me. I can see it getting a wider release though pretty soon. 

10 hours ago, JimiRose said:

£20 for a 2 song CD!??? what the fuck! full albums are £10. What absolute rip off con artists

Especially weird given that the Hard Skool CD was really reasonably priced at £4! 

59 minutes ago, Nintari said:

What's really amazing to me is how someone can be a fan of Axl Rose and be such a woke, politically correct, soft little bitch. Seriously. It's beyond me.

If valuing the feelings and rights of women and not coming out with ignorant tosh about sexual assault and "not being able to enter the same room as a woman without asking for permission" makes you a "woke, politically correct, soft little bitch" then personally, I'm happy to be that. 

It's a lot more fun then being a sexist neandathal moron. Worth a try sometime. 

16 hours ago, Sweersa said:

I live in a rural area (not a city) where I'm certain a majority of homes have firearms, and there's constant shooting but target shooting for sports and some hunting. I suppose it's cultural, in the city, it's another situation. (Crime is far more common there)

Haha I'm probably on whatever list that would be so I can Google it for you.  My gun dealer even says that, as when I purchase exotic things (suppressors, short barreled rifles, machine guns, etc.) my government approval times are shockingly fast. He says I must be being watched because they approve my stuff too fast. Onetime my background check failed because it said I wasn't old enough to buy a gun, it was my 32nd birthday so it must have caused an error. Re-ran the check, and I was old enough lol

First time I've ever heard of a machine gun being described as 'exotic'. 

13 hours ago, colonizedmind said:

As a planet or as a forum or both? 🤷‍♀️

The way things are going.....both! 

1 hour ago, colonizedmind said:

An argument for 20 years or so from now...

Wonder if we'll all still be here? I dread to think! 

22 minutes ago, colonizedmind said:

Do you think his will, will be everything to Team Brazil? Hoping there's a redheaded stepchild out there somewhere!

In my guess, I'd say yeah. I can't imagine anything else happening than that. 

I wouldn't be surprised though if there's arguments and chaos on regards to various rights things anyway. 

58 minutes ago, colonizedmind said:

Shocking that they paid for it and no doubt it sounds great, based on his form....my guess they're saving it for some fanclub gift (they still have all those live gigs mixed from 91-93 to use too) or double dip anniversaries.

My guess would genuinely be that it's been scrapped alongside all those other things we know they have but don't want to release. 

When Axl dies the floodgates will open as people look to continue to make money from him. 

Not hit anywhere near the right price for me yet. I'd want under £100 for the CD version. 

23 minutes ago, DoMw94 said:

Of the five covers they played at the last show I went to, two were on the Illusions albums and were hits (and they'll never cut Live and Let Die or Knockin' on Heaven's Door), and one was a Velvet Revolver song (and I think that has its place – if they're playing CD stuff, then one VR song is reasonable). So that's only really two songs you'd cut from a 27 song set – Down on The Farm and T.V. Eye. 

T.V. Eye you could replace with So Fine for Duff's spot, and Down on The Farm? Well... okay, so you've cut a 27 song show down to 26, big deal.

As is the case with most things with this fanbase, the "too many covers" thing is blown way out of proportion. In order to shorten a show (which I don't think they need to at all), it's the 10 minute Rocket Queen and Knockin' on Heaven's Door jams that need slimming down, not the setlist.

The versions of KOTD and RQ at Glastonbury were perfect lengths. Edited down really nicely. 

I still had friends messaging me though who were watching it on TV saying "these songs go on forever". They couldn't believe it when I said they were normally way longer! 

Long shows are good by me. No complaints on that front. I know plenty of music fans though that hate it when bands play for hours and prefer shorter, 'less is more' shows. 

I see both sides, but I think GNR's music suits the long sets. 

It's actually one of the few things they seem to give a shit about - they could do a lot less and get away with it. Seeing as the usual GNR way of operating is 'do less than the bare minimum' it's quite surprising. In a good way. 

5 minutes ago, SoulMonster said:

You missed the point where I did some speculation on whether such people are angry about all details in their lives, or whether they have nothing more important to be angry about.

Don't worry about it. It's a band forum. 

It's no indication whatsoever of what people have going on in their lives. 

Just now, SoulMonster said:

I think it is clear that people react differently to what is thrown at them in life. And I think reactions here to The General is representative of this. We react differently, that's just how it is. Some see the glass half full, etc. And yes, of course our reactions online can be an indicator to how we deal with setbacks elsewhere in life, too, although I am VERY cautious to not suggest that people who expresses disappointment over this song has some anger issues or anything like that. I want that to be very clear, I do not believe that. For most, if not all, I am sure this is just an isolated overreaction. But still, I can be happy about not overreacting and try to balance my emotions more constructively. 

Don't worry about it. It's a band forum. 

It's no indication whatsoever of what people have going on in their lives.