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I thought I was the only one who thought that. Libertad is a lot more developed and varied than Contraband. Contraband was good - it was refreshing to hear a band really rocking in an unironic fashion in 2004. But you could tell that these were the first bunch of songs that the band came up with. There's many similar sounding riffs. And too much 'yeah - rock n fucking roll motherfuckers' BS in the lyrics.

Here's Axl setting fire to a Nirvana hat: https://youtu.be/hy0GxcWE_ZM?si=BGYOzThDtSL167-X

Let Ashba give us a flashba. Sorry, did that out anyone off their dinner?

Let Slash be naked? What, like the time in 1989 when he ran naked across that golf course in Arizona, because he was trippin' and he thought he was being chased by little aliens? That's drugs for you!

Yes. And they probably took a very cavalier approach to protecting their ears in their younger days. Indeed - some people who were lucky enough to be at their early gigs in LA reported that they were - literally - painfully loud.

Hope that the final version is mixed so the the orchestral arrangement can actually be heard. It sounds great!

Paul was the best drummer in The Beatles, don't you know? (No disrespect intended towards Ringo, who was good in his own right).

Thanks to this lame ass illness, I'm goin' home!

Chinese Democracy ends now!

For what it is worth, the mayor of Vegas is supposedly really keen for AC/DC to be the halftime act. Don't know if they have much sway in that decision, but there it is. Even if it is a 'classic rock' act, they would probably have to have loads of crossover cameos from younger artists and genres (so probably not Axl). For all I care about the halftime show these days, they could have 'Up With People' doing an Ed Sheeran medley.

Joe Barresi is credited with mixing Perhaps (among his other credits is the miraculous most recent album by Tool). So let's hope he has mixed The General and whatever else GnR might be working on.

I think I agree. And if they were persuaded to allow a guest singer or two, it would probably be someone who would appeal more to the younger generations. Olivia Rodrigo to have a crack at 'Highway to Hell'? What a perfect time to go refill my beer glass!

Hopefully not going too far off topic here, but AC/DC are strongly rumoured to be playing the halftime show at the next Superbowl (in Las Vegas) The question is - if they do, will they invite their old mate Axl to the party (i.e. for a cameo)? Or should they? It would be good promo for any new GnR product but... could Axl bring it like he did in 2016? Either way, as long as AC/DC play Sin City - and the Bills lift the Lombardi at last - I'll be content. (C'mon - there's more chance of either happening than an Axl/DC revival!)

Because they booked lots of studio time and studio time is expensive.

All the parts and layers had more space in the stereo mix. It sounded less claustrophobic than it did through a single phone speaker. I see that Joe Barresi (most famed for his work with Tool) is credited as the mixer.

Just downloaded a ludicrously expensive hi-res file of Perhaps, and played it through a ludicrously expensive hi-fi via a ludicrously expensive USB cable. And all the elements sound much better.

Nice to hear this in reasonable sound quality The mix of this new version feels a bit... muddled?

I know, right?

The problem with Atlas is that the chorus is a bit of a damp squib (I mean the 'more than what it takes to be a man' bit). If that was improved, or maybe a good middle eight was added, it could be killer. I doubt that will happen, but that's my opinion.

Yeah, but at least let people know that it's coming, right?

Yes, but you'd think that there would be an announcement that it was going to be released, and that it's been released to radio.

No mention of Perhaps being released on Gunsnroses.com. I know that doesn't change anything, but you'd think that a new release would at least be mentioned on the official website?

What an age we live in. I just heard the new GnR single - a phone recording of a jukebox somewhere in America - whilst sitting on my toilet in England. And I had Chinese leftovers for dinner last night.

Just don't piss the money you get for his transfer fee away - like you did with the Gareth Bale money Bwahahahaha.