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Perhaps - New Guns N' Roses Single - Discussion
guitarpatch replied to downzy's topic in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS
The owner of iheartradio also has a controlling stake in LiveNation If these songs are being released to fulfill promo obligations for their Live Nation tour, they could have also been asked to debut the song with their partner as part of it Essentially they get one day to drive traffic from the fanbase. It’s all connected -
Perhaps - New Guns N' Roses Single - Discussion
guitarpatch replied to downzy's topic in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS
They don’t do promo. Why would this be any different? -
Perhaps - New Guns N' Roses Single - Discussion
guitarpatch replied to downzy's topic in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS
I think it’s most likely that these songs are here to fulfill the band’s promotion requirements with these Live Nation tours. It would mean Axl doesn’t have to do press to promote shows/tours to get news cycle flowing I think it’s obvious by now that he doesn’t want do those types of things. Also that the band (and label if they are even involved outside of distribution) do not want to spend $ and the internal time to promote it any further There will be a few social media posts and then perhaps some physical media to push to the fans at some point -
Perhaps - New Guns N' Roses Single - Discussion
guitarpatch replied to downzy's topic in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS
It’s a good song. I wish they’d release whatever else they have As far as it being radio friendly or any thoughts of GnR capturing some part of the cultural zeitgeist? None of that matters and it’s a pretty high bar for those types of expectations or hope. Who listens to radio? It’s “success” or however you want to measure it shouldn’t matter to us. It’s impossible to compare to the past. Do you enjoy the song or not? Comment sections tend to be negative in general -
08/15/23 - East Rutherford, NJ - Metlife Stadium
guitarpatch replied to downzy's topic in 2023 Tour Dates
Gibson did a custom shop Firebird for him when they released the Epiphone version. There’s actually two different finishes for the custom shop release -
1. There are numerous big time artists who have managers that are close family members or friends. There’s a level of trust that needs to be there for success. Every artist has different needs and that determines what they need from management 2. Axl/GNR has had professional management before. They had the top manager in the business. It didn’t end well. It didn’t solve much of the issues that seem to surround the group, tours, albums, and the relationship with the fanbase as well. 3. Good management takes directive from the artist and knows when to interject as well. Ultimately they are there to carry out a vision. None of us know exactly what that is 4. Nothing is perfect, but we’ve gotten numerous tours with the band showing up on time, a reunited lineup, new music, live dvd, and fan club releases during their tenure. They haven’t been a roadblock for things to happen. Those things didn’t happen consistently under previous management 5. Sometimes the criticism of Fernando/Beta crosses the line of role/relationship and goes elsewhere in underlying ways. Not saying it’s anyone in here, but it has at times. 6. There are issues between management and this part of the fanbase. Something that they don’t seem the need to try and address anymore. It’s a shame they can’t/won’t engage and nurture this part of the base. It is what it is. Perhaps at this time, they don’t need to
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08/15/23 - East Rutherford, NJ - Metlife Stadium
guitarpatch replied to downzy's topic in 2023 Tour Dates
It will be a crowd either car or train. People will leave at the encore -
08/15/23 - East Rutherford, NJ - Metlife Stadium
guitarpatch replied to downzy's topic in 2023 Tour Dates
It’s going to keep changing all day. Hopefully it’s nothing too bad. I’ll be there tonight. MetLife is isolated so shows can go long. Show poster looks cool. Fortus posted it. Don’t think I can get there in time to grab one though. Might have to be eBay unless someone here wants to help out -
Obviously this was an oversight or a mistake However these things can happen when you operate in this fashion. Pulling singles last minute, having a part of the fanbase who’s constantly looking for nuggets of info since the band is mostly silent, etc… It creates extra work and combing through an entire release plan last minute. It leaves a lot more room for error when things move in this fashion. Other artists don’t typically work this way and don’t have to worry about fanbases combing for info
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They could do promo for months for a new song or album and nobody will care. No one outside of this community and small group of people, who would find it anyways, cares about new GNR music in 2023. GNR is a legacy touring act and people go to shows to see Axl and Slash play the hits and relive their youth
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Tommy Stinson on Chinese, GNR and Axl
guitarpatch replied to Dean's topic in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS
UYI was more of we should empty the vault and get everything out before the band implodes and/or someone dies. There wasn’t much thought of holding songs back and developing anything for a follow up