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Unless your name is Taylor Swift or Beyoncé or you own your own pressing plant for vinyl or CD, you weren’t having a physical release; hence those who don’t give a shit will continue to not care.

My opinion, Covid delayed everything, including physical music releases and still affects pretty much all sorts of things. That aside with this band, those that didn’t give a shit before still don’t and those that did probably give less of a shit now. I doubt royalties are stopping it as those things are usually hashed out in the beginning and I’m sure several lawyers were involved. The guys in a band making music is long gone and the business partners in GNR will do what’s good for their interest in the business.

I remember back in the UYI days and I think it was Duff who said they emptied the vault for those albums so they could start fresh. If true, when was this trio truly in the zone?

I believe GNR is holding onto music, either themselves or the label to bolster the much more lucrative touring and merchandising. More people stream than buy physical music nowadays. Less money is made streaming. when the touring slows down and they start downsizing the venues, maybe they’ll start throwing the name around more; like sponsoring race cars or pushing exclusive music to the Nightrain membership. I think new music (tracks trickled out or an album) is inevitable but I also believe the Brand GNR doesn’t want too if they don’t have too. They seem to be content with their legacy branding as long as it makes money. $>legacy>new music