Arnuld

The Chinese Era needs to end already. It has been going on since 1997. It’s exhausting to think we are still waiting for songs from 20 years ago. Just release whatever is left and move on.

Also to think there are probably people who payed hoarders thousands of dollars for the general. Unreal….

Oh to be a GNR fan. We wait 16 years to hear this song and most people don’t like it. Or think the mix sucks. Or the master. Or the Frogs. Or the lyrics. Bach over hyped Sorry. Bach overhyped The General. It’s too bad these songs had to take on this mythical status. Otherwise we could have appreciated them for what they are. Decent GNR tracks from Axl’s weird period that never seems to end.

CD is a weird song. The intro is long and weird, the guitar riff sounds like 1994 grunge, the drum sound is lifted from smells like teen spirit (on purpose mind you) and the lyrics are weird. Now I don’t mind any of this but this song had no business being a single especially a lead single. It should have been Better which is really the only CD song with any pop appeal. Having CD as the lead single would be like having Absurd be the lead single for CD2……Oh wait that actually happened too…..

I listen to the modern era more as well. I just enjoy the more modern flourishes. I like the hip hop elements, drum loops, synths ect…I understand that many people hate this and consider it trend chasing and not very “GNR” but I like the complexity

I think what most old school fans struggle with is separating the early work from Axl’s modern work. It’s two completely different entities. While the CD work has elements of the previous work it’s not the same thing. Not the same band, not the same style. If CD was a brand new album by a brand new artist it would be considered one of the most ambitious and best debut albums of all time. Same with the follow up singles that comprise CD2. It’s the connection to the previous history that makes the mind think this music is bad when in reality most of it is quite good.

I love the UYI covers. So cool. Fit the album title so well. Use your Illusion is such a great album title. The Alt CD covers were pretty cool as well. Especially the grenade cover. The Best Buy CD cover looks like it’s printed off an early 2000s inkjet. The single covers are extremely mediocre. The Perhaps 8 ball is by far the best. The Hard Skool cover is so cheesy. Just like that dumb school bell. I don’t know how they managed to make a pretty cool rocker into queso city.

I guess they had to spend the logo money to pay off Kat. It looks like Fernando’s 3rd cousin from Brazil who moonlights as a graphic designer came up with that artwork.

Of course it won’t. Nothing gets released early ever with this band. I’m not that excited. Unless the digital release is 7 mins long

It will be exactly the same. Everyone will get to experience Caram’s terrible mixing in full lossless quality lol

He may have been confused. It’s just disappointing that this “mythical” song we have all been waiting 15 years to hear ended up being just a basic 4 min album filler type track. Soul Monster is good (better than the general) but I would not call it “a big gun” by any means. (Accept for the bridge. That’s big gun)

Also The General being the Sequel to Estranged is one the most ridiculous things that Axl has ever said. I cannot even imagine how those two songs relate in his mind. His Brain must be like one of those police investigation walls with strings connecting seemingly unrelated events or people.

I still can’t believe The General is not a 7-8 min epic. I don’t hate it but it is nothing like I expected it to be

It’s not really any different. Just a rip off a radio station

Ok got to hear it. Only difference is the bass. It’s definitely more thumpy for lack of a better word. Also it seems like the strings are a bit higher in the mix. I actually like the added bass. The biggest disappointment with this song is that it doesn’t have a ton of orchestra. In my mind it would because of how long and dramatic the string arrangements used to be before the shows would start back in the day

Can’t listen to the Japan Radio thing. It’s says you have to be in Japan. Did anyone rip it?

I think all that was just bullshit to placate a bunch of pissed off fans

Who said it was not the final mix?

Dude Fuck off. Someone asked if anyone had met Fernando. I just told my experience. I didn’t say whether he was good or bad I just told exactly what happened. I didn’t expect anything from anyone.

I met him in Vegas in 2011. I tried to be cordial and say what’s up. He was staying my floor a few rooms down from me so it was just me and him in the hallway. He kind of just brushed me off. I was being pretty chill because you know whatever. He said he would see me later at the party but I had no idea WTF he was talking about.

Also some of her claims were incredibly specific and really bizarre. (Like the monkey thing lol) that is not the kind of thing most people just make up. And if she still has those texts of Fernando sending her porn…..He’s toast.

Impressive

Did the version we have even have guitars? It always sounded like Axl singing over electronic stuff

It’s impossible to say. The clip is so short and muffled.

It’s pretty hard to hear. It’s not a very clear recording. It was obviously recorded off a 2000s era cell phone. You can make out the structure of the sound and some of the guitars and vocals but it’s muffled and people are talking over it. From what I can hear they certainly changed the song quite a bit with the Slash and Duff re-record.