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  1. https://youtu.be/PWnXod-HHXw?si=AglZZ9Y7lGBV1vfl Not sure if this version has been posted but it’s my favourite of the live General videos I’ve seen. Nice and close up, decent audio quality too.
  2. I mean Bucket plays something that sounds VERY similar during the outro on the demo but I suppose it could just be Slash replicating it on the final mix.
  3. I just listened to Absurd again for the first time in over a year… I still cant believe they released this absolute turd with the same verse repeated 3 times and a chorus that is literally ‘Absurd’ shouted a few times. 🤦🏼‍♂️ Then you’ve got the ‘Screaming fucking banshee’ line out of sync in the first 2 verses then in time on the 3rd verse, which wether intentional or not, sounds sloppy as fuck… If you can’t tell… I hate this song 🤣
  4. Wasn’t there talk of some fast noodling by Bucket being left in the outro on the released version of Hard Skool?
  5. The version of ‘The General’ I have been listening to seems to have like a millisecond of other music at the start before that main foreboding riff comes in… Anyone else noticed that? I’m wondering now if it actually has a longer intro that has been cut from the leak?
  6. I believe that is Axl saying “Oh daddy don’t” in a higher pitch. He seems to do that during the verses as it is also present at 0:37, albeit buried in the mix.
  7. FYI (because it’s been discussed here) the majority of fans on Reddit like the SKOOL bell on HS… The poll results are in!!
  8. Is it wrong that I find ‘The General’ extremely catchy and find myself singing “Daddy doooont” out loud? I doubt it was Axl’s intention when he wrote it but it really is an ear worm. I think I’m favouring it over ‘Monsters’ now but it’s very close.
  9. If the band have no intention of writing new material together, how do we all feel about an album consisting of the songs released over the last 2 years, some other CD goodies and then pad it out with some of the unreleased gems Slash & Duff contributed to? Guns N’ Roses - Self Titled (Geffen 2024) 1. Absurd 2. Hard Skool 3. Perhaps 4. Atlas Shrugged 5. State of Grace 6. Oh My God 7. Crash Diet 8. It Tastes Good Don’t It? 9. The General and Monsters and Cornshucker 10. Audio commentary from Frank Ferrer & Melissa Reese Can I secure your pre order??
  10. I read somewhere (maybe here?) it was originally going to be released as ‘Hard F’N Skool’ which would have been even worse. At least Axl’s ‘hey heyyys’ from eye on you got put to good use in the final version I suppose.
  11. Yeah I’ve heard people say that, it all just sounds like Slash to me tbh but I’m happy to be proven wrong… That's if they ever officially break down who plays what.
  12. I can understand people maybe thinking the outro to ‘The General’ is Bucket but that’s about it. The outro solo on ‘Monsters’ is 100% Slash, clearly his style.
  13. Whilst I enjoy all of these ‘new’ songs to some degree (with the exception of ‘Absurd’), I think they all suffer slightly from having either short or repeated verses. I wish Axl had worked on them lyrically a little more.
  14. Oh come on, we all love the wanking robot during the breakdown of ‘Better’!! 🤖 💦
  15. Well, I do like both songs but can kinda see why they got a b side release. ‘The General’ has a creepy, ominous tone with deeply unsettling lyrics about child abuse. Definitely not one for the casual GNR fans and although the chorus has been getting stuck in my head a bit (and even the verse “Daddy don’t”) it’s not a song I see myself playing a lot mainly due to the dark subject matter and feel. ‘Monsters’, whilst still rather dark in tone, I guess has more potential to appeal to more casual listeners. Complete with its ‘oooh hoos’, catchy chorus and that Axl bridge with vocals that harken back to his hey day. Slash’s solo in the middle of ‘Monsters’ is inoffensive I guess, it serves its purpose and his outro solo has a bit more feeling than what he’s come up with the last few years. HOWEVER, if a version of both of these songs exists with Buckethead playing on them, you can almost guarantee whatever he played will be far superior and I for one would LOVE to hear the original mixes.
  16. Remember when Fernando and Axl decked that photographer in the airport… Well Axl floored him but Fernando said “yeah sup now bitch” or something afterwards… This isn’t relevant to the conversation btw, it’s just when you mentioned his name it reminded me of the video.
  17. Weren’t Peles theories basically that there’s not much unreleased GNR material (with vocals) that we haven’t heard? I still don’t see what’s so outrageous about that tbh… As I said to someone else earlier in the thread: Why would they release (so far) 3 songs we’ve already heard in leaks (including wank like Absurd) if they had these amazing ‘unheards’ stashed away?? The last time we actually heard something ‘NEW’ that hadn’t already leaked was in 2008, that’s 15 years ago! For all we know The General could well be the lone unleaked song from the Chinese Democracy sessions and its starting to look like Axl has had second thoughts about putting it out into the world.
  18. I hope you’re right but why would they release (so far) 3 songs we’ve already heard in leaks (including wank like Absurd) if they had these amazing ‘unheards’ stashed away?? I’d love to hear something ‘NEW’ as I’m sure most fans would.
  19. Well, so far we’ve had Absurd, Hard Skool and Perhaps. 3 songs we’ve already heard leaks of. Then the one time they’re supposed to release an ‘unheard’ song it gets delayed by 2 months. The vinyls clearly aren’t pressed yet which leads me to think the mix isn’t to Axl’s liking and it honestly wouldn’t surprise me if it never sees the light of day now. I just don’t think there’s much in the archives we haven’t heard, Axl clearly hates recording. *edited* to add I HOPE I AM PROVED WRONG.
  20. Is anyone else in the U.K. still holding out hope this hits streaming services in 1 hour and 4 minutes??
  21. I’m not sure about that. He bizarrely okayed Slash’s wankery on Perhaps so I think the bar is quite low.
  22. Let’s face it, the reason for the delay is likely that Axl isn’t happy with the mix. The finished version of Chinese Democracy had to be pried from his hands after years of tinkering.
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