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Clear Channel pulled the tour due to the two riots because of no shows. If the Philly show was just canceled/postponed or if the fans didn’t tear up the place, the tour may have continued There was a lot of momentum building from the east coast shows

I wonder if it’s more a contractual obligation with the tour and Live Nation that they release them to fulfill their end of promo. Keeps the train rolling for these big shows As far as the re-release of AFD? I think it’s cool. First time that it’s been officially released since the first run in the US. If anything you want to get these projects out now before anything new. It’s a limited print run and the people that buy this stuff will buy anything new as well

This sounds like a great way to not have to answer any more questions and stop doing a Q&A on the VIP Tour Brilliant if done purposely

The agent negotiated the deal. The agent also takes direction from management/the artist on any specific demands. It’s not entirely impossible they brought it up. However it was probably not negotiated by them The promoter pays the band up front to perform (usually in this case, a lump sum for the entire tour plus a deal for adding shows) It’s up to the promoter to make the $ off of the shows. Live Nation has a leg up on most other promoters because they also own the venues and are able to take $ from other avenues such as alcohol, vendors, etc… to help mitigate their risk

Management does. The band? Doubt it The only thing that seems to get them to release music officially are leaks. Big correlation there between what gets out and then what comes out

My thoughts is that he was upset that the label told him there weren’t many strong songs on it and that they wanted them to re-record the album around that time. A tactic by Jimmy Iovine to maybe get Slash back in the fold? Maybe it broke his confidence in the material or maybe he didn’t feel the new label was ever going to back the record and just wanted a reunion (Geffen had essentially been dissolved, many of the people the band worked with gone and the label had just merged with UMG at the time) Perhaps he just decided to blow up the label’s budget in defiance by tinkering/re-recording as they requested for as long as he could and rename the project Chinese Democracy. Something that sounds good in theory, but will never exist

They get represented constantly on all of their socials. That has a much wider reach than a few hundred posters and some adverts. They are in the band. They are not in whatever partnership the band performs under. That includes merch. My guess is that they don’t get a cut of it.

The basic tracks that were put down have a completely different vibe than what the band puts out live in 2023. By redoing the song it could capture who they are better

Yeah. The only reason to release music at this point is to create a news cycle to sell more concert tickets or because they just want to put something out GNR are a legacy touring band. People go to shows to hear songs that they grew up with or that know to be iconic Radio is dead. The idea of a single bursting through the noise in 2023 is a lottery ticket. Albums are bought for their collectibility. Music is consumed in a multitude of different ways now. Much of it can’t be measured in charts. People barely pay for streaming Maybe they’ll release something that can be licensed out to commercials or movies/tv. Most likely you’ll get a bunch or reaction YouTube vids that they end up blocking My only hope was that they’d go in and re-record those old songs to make them sound more cohesive as a unit. Looks like we’re just getting Slash and Duff pasted over 20 year old tracks. Interesting to hear, but it leaves the songs a bit hollow imo from what we’ve heard already

Worcester was also Gilby’s first shows with the band. I think it was played the 2nd night

The only reason I can think about listening to live mixes is that they plan on streaming shows at some of these festivals

Heads up on Funko chases. When these get released, you can usually get the chases directly from a store for a slight premium instead of having to buy multiples. Personally I use Clarktoys. However as of now the only option will be ebay The Knucklebonz statues are cool. I have both Axls. I like the UYI release better. Might grab a Duff. They just take up a ton of space. There’s a collector’s market for them. All of their statues generally increase in value once out of production, so you can probably always get your $ back if not more if needed

Yep. Press release are going around and preorders are up https://duffonline.com/

Well Duff just announced a new album

I wish they’d record it and put it on a EP with some other CD songs

“We’re not endorsing it, but we don’t mind if it continues” means they are essentially endorsing it It’s just really short sighted. People keep finding new ways to engage with music. YouTube is a big part of the pie now. They’re missing out. Especially if their model now revolves around getting people to the show

Yep. Maybe it didn’t necessarily fit in with any album plans or release but they released it for mass consumption as if it were single and tried to get radio play It wasn’t a demo. They just didn’t like the response it got A demo is meant as a demonstration to show glimpses of what a finished work would be. They finished the work and released it. Maybe afterwards it changed and it was a way to view it as a process. At the time though? No way did they release it as a demo

Seems like the technology behind AI is getting better every day. For music, there are already examples popping up out there with some interesting results. Some solo John Lennon and McCartney songs being redone as the Beatles, Freddie Mercury, etc… I’m sure the band will have a pretty strong stance against its use with how they police uploads. However, like piracy and streaming, the industry evolves. How do you feel about the inevitable future of an AI Axl and Slash being used? New AI songs, Axl “signing” on Slash’s solo songs or Velvet Revolver tunes, A younger AI Axl being used on official releases? Original AFD/UYI lineups on Chinese Democracy tunes, Etc… I assume there will be some opinions. I’m sure lines will be crossed