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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

They don’t do promo. Why would this be any different?

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

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

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

It will be a crowd either car or train. People will leave at the encore

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

Well it’s Monday morning so kind of expected. Nobody was working or willing to fix it on a weekend. Yesterday was the window to hear it Now we know that it exists and it was ready for release. Hopefully they put it out there soon

Just blasted Mix is good. Axl way in front and clear. Duff has some signatures bass lines, some moving guitar riffs. Guitars seem to have replaced the ooo’s. Otherwise a low voice on the chorus that we haven’t heard yet BTW I heard this at a bar alone through TouchTunes. Don’t have anything

Also, the only people playing this song on TouchTunes are people in this forum and the type of people who are seeking it out. This doesn’t really ruin much of their overall release plans or far reaching strategy

My local bar down the street is probably still “open” from last night. Im gonna swing by before playing by some hoop

There’s so many moving parts with uploading songs to these servers/distributors and getting ready for a release on multiple platforms. Sometimes things just slip by. Especially if it’s a last min decision to delay things

Also if they were smart/or allowed, they’d record a video of Duff, Slash or Axl doing this, listening to part of the song and then make light of the situation on social media

Oh I can definitely see them pulling up the app to see an open jukebox in the area, walk down , and then play it to see if it’s true

The way this really plays out historically is that it gets pulled from Touchtunes and then never gets released. Leaving fans with phone recordings of the song with bar chatter in the background as the only source for years

The crew is in NYC. I can imagine Del at a bar today after hearing the news and playing it on TouchTunes

Slash and Duff were in VR and have a relationship with the photographer. A single release could have buried any PR or social media posts they shared for that announcement

As a courtesy? Maybe

Ross Halfin started pre-orders for his Velvet Revolver book on Friday

Honestly the VR book might have been reason enough to push things back as well. Perhaps they did it as a favor

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

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

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

You’re assuming Axl wants to promote it My guess is that them releasing these songs has more to do with their deal with Live Nation and the US Tour and it got them a little extra cash or it fulfills promotional requirements so they don’t have to do press