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And here's yet another version, this time in Belo Horizonte, Brazil (starts at 14:00). 

I mean, lists with Creed and so and so stuff hitting the #1 spot. 

I know people like to shit on CD, but the 2008 song is a generic power ballad. I'd take even Kings of Leon instead of this one (which I really like, but I don't consider it to really be a rock song).  

Not sure if it was posted before, but in Colombia they played the song and Slash improvised the solo again. Safe to assume that it wasn't a mistake, he just wanted to play it different. 

8 hours ago, Top-Hatted One said:

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Eye for an Eye & Room 169🤘🤘🤘🤘

 

Where all those instrumental ideas went? Did Slash used anything from that batch after VR?

28 minutes ago, DTV88 said:

Yes, I totally understand and agree. I’m just going off the other three songs that all have seem to have the identical vocal tracks as the Village Leaks. If he couldn’t be bothered to add a second verse to the officially released Absurd I doubt he’s added anything significant since 2006 when CD was done prior to Bumblefoot’s additions.

 

Of course, I would be happy to be proven wrong!

I get that and I agree, but it's just that we don't know for sure. And maybe the fact that both songs were not part of the Village batch means that it would still need some overdubs by 2020-ish. It's not safe to assume anything until we have access to some demo from pre-NITL era.

1 hour ago, DTV88 said:

Michael Schenker is apparently working on a solo album and the rumors are that this is what he was doing in studio but who knows. Pretty sure we haven’t heard anything recorded by Axl later than Rock the Rock. 

We don't know if Monsters and The General has any new Axl recording/overdub.

12 hours ago, evilfacelessturtle said:

Anastasia is overrated IMO.

Disagree, but maybe I'm thinking as a guitarist. I def got into the song way later than the average GNR fan, and I totally understand why it's considered one of his best solo songs. Both the riff and chorus are extremely catchy.

I do agree that Fill My World is very good, though.

10 hours ago, MaskingApathy said:

I think the video shoot is related to the Magnatone amp.

But why would he use that semi-hollow guitar for the Magnatone video?

10 hours ago, MaskingApathy said:

Yeah that looks cool too. My brother played through the new Friedman 50w plexi which is part of their "Vintage" line and that's a cool amp. 

So we go to the Magnatone booth and finally there's not a lot of people around and it's open for us to play. My brother goes first, jams a few licks and a little bit of Dr Alibi, then I try it. Can't really turn it up at the level it's intended to be at so it's not as overdriven as it should be, but I play some licks and the riff from We're All Gonna Die then the Magantone guy (same guy who's in those videos that have been shared here) is like "hey other people want to play too." Other people was just one older guy who then takes the guitar and plugs into the other amp (the baby M-80 or whatever they're calling it) and plays old man blues licks. Like dude, we just want to play for a few minutes and try it out, we're not going to stay there for a long time. Their overall presention was very disappointing too, certainly not as good of a job that Marshall or someone would've done.

Oh the amp itself is just another Marshall copy, super overrated and way overpriced. I'm sure it sounds awesome at concert volume but it's designed for one particular sound, which you can get with lots of other amps too.

Not sure how old you are, but the older guy may have looked like (meaning: $$$) he would be the target costumer for the company hahaha

Anyways, that sucks. And I totally get what you said about the amp. And it's a 100 piece limited run, which will no doubt make an already expansive gear into a collector's item. Fuck that.

13 hours ago, Rindmelon said:

Isn't there a VR song called that? A version of one of the demos put out there for singers to try out 

The VR before Scott sounded really good IMO. With a good producer, I think it would be really awesome. But I totally get why they didn't want to slap some generic LA singer on top of all that and instead wanted to try someone really different. 

46 minutes ago, rumandraisin said:

And the dozen or so songs Ashba wrote for Guns. I can't understand why they waste their time, they must know deep down Axl isn't going in to a studio anytime soon. 

I think Duff's demos have priority in this case. Keep in mind that both Duff and Slash are not Axl's employees. 

28 minutes ago, Free Bird said:

I really hope he‘s well informed and knows what he‘s talking about. I somehow doubt it. Not saying he‘s lying but probably he‘s not remembering it correctly 

21 minutes ago, Free Bird said:

A release date in March would mean he couldn‘t promote it like he use to promote his records. I think it‘s most likely that he‘ll finish the tour, promote it for one or two months with interviews for big magazines etc. and release it in summer.

Maybe it will have a single by March. All things considered ®. 

On 1/28/2024 at 12:40 AM, GNRRHCP98 said:

“Amen” being the first ORIGINAL composition from the semi-reunited GNR would be quite a hoot. 

Plus, they did say in the press release for the “TG” music video that it was meant to “kickstart” 2024… 

Amen to that. 

5 hours ago, Ant000 said:

Slash works fast, but if it was coming in like ~6-8 weeks I feel like we'd have seen a few more signals by now. 

It'd be kinda sick if Slash just served up a song that was completely his own creation for Axl to sing on, to contrast all the recent CD frankensteins. 

 

Also, who exactly is that Magnatone amp for? ~$8000 for the amp and cab. Dentists of the world, get ready to riff. 

And the amp interviewer didn't like Slash in GNR, but liked his solo stuff?? No. No. No. 

I think there's a lot of controversy out there because of this amp being so much like a JCM but overly priced. As someone who can't afford a JCM anyways, I'll just have to go with my cheap gear lol.

The Magnatone guy repeated the same thing about Slash's solo album coming in March in this interview for Andertons:

11 hours ago, MaskingApathy said:

I'm at NAMM too; I played that amp today and it sounds just like any other Marshall. Nothing remarkable otherwise. Also the Magnatone guy was being really annoying when I was there.

That’s upsetting. What did he do?

And what else did you see there? I thought this was really cool: 

Maybe I posted this in the wrong section, but it seems like Magnatone's guy is expecting Slash's solo album for March already. 

Edited with the SERPENT festival announcement:

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Edited again with official info about the single. Will update once the full tracklist goes official.

The first song is Killing Floor (feat. Brian Johnson). It's already out depending if you live in the future.

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Edit: Seems like something is coming indeed.

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The Magnatone guy kinda went ahead and said he thinks Slash's new solo album will be out by March. Check it out from 2:12 below. 

23 hours ago, Free Bird said:

In all honesty and in my opinion of course, SIDHY is the worst song, that the classic era has ever released. I don’t count My World which I don’t consider to be a song at all. 
I agree on the combo you posted. Good stuff and it peaks into Raw Power and Ain‘t It Fun.

I don't consider it the worst song, but I think it's boring. I agree 100% with Raw Power and Ain't it Fun.

22 hours ago, downzy said:

Never understood the love that Ain't It Fun got.  Good vocal and guitar performances, but the never liked the song itself.  

I love it. It was one of the songs (alongside with Breakdown) that got me into learning how to play a guitar.

Found this other video, a bit longer:

And this one gets the solo at least, with better audio quality:

3 minutes ago, kingcanyon said:

About 2 minutes of it

 

 

Thanks! I wish he had stick to the original solo, but it's great to see this performed live.

The full release notes:

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Link in Bio to the full music video or just check out the Guns N' Roses YouTube channel

2 minutes ago, Ratam said:

I guess TIL is the most CD mainstream song.

Seems like. The only thing I like about this song is the solo. 

Since I Don't Have You isn't really that great. I love the New Rose - Down on The Farm - Human Being - Raw Power - Ain't it Fun combo. 

And it's interesting to me how TIL is so popular above the other CD tunes. If they released a video for that, I'm sure it would stack up way higher.

20 minutes ago, ZoSoRose said:

Holy shit that is awesome! First time thats been played, right?

Yes.

1 minute ago, adamsapple said:

Has it ever been done live by Axl or is this a first, like an original GNR song played live for the first time ever without Axl?

First time ever.