Kaneda Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Sat through 2 hours of a fairly good movie and hear, get this, only a minute and a half of If The World. It was short but sweet. The song comes at the way end of the movie and it's very cool the way Axl's voice just appears right when the directors name Ridley Scott appears. It was awesome hearing Axl's voice again in public, especially on a new track. Out of all the leaks, this one had me a little worried. Axl sounds much better on the final mix and the song wraps around his voice a lot better now. I think that's the main issue I had with the leak was it all seemed flat and Axl's voice just seemed drop on top of the music. Now it all blends together much nicer. I don't pretend to be a sound engineer but clearly a lot can be adjusted to drastically change how a song sounds. I wish the song would have played longer because I didn't get a chance to hear any of the guitar solos or how the "la la la" goes in the final mix. Overall, I think this album is going to be exactly what Axl promised, a GNR album that has something for everyone. I am glad Axl is experimenting with new sounds and this album is going to be so refreshing. It takes a brilliant song writer to have a song like If THe World sitting next to a song like Better....I think when we view this album holistically, it's all going to make sense and be so rewarding. A final note. Judging the tracks by the leaks is a mistake. I know it's all we got at times, but it's like viewing a painting before it's complete. I just can't wait to hear the final versions of the songs we know (PROSTITUTE IS GONNA ROCK) along with a bunch of brand new songs. I am a fan of If The World...Keep em coming Axl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastar Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Thanks for posting Kaneda! Good to hear reviews of the new GNR track. Damn it all I'm ready for a cold refreshing Doc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 How was the new intro?How many people stayed and listened to it?Did you hear anyone comment on it?Did it end in any special way or just fade out?A minute and a half... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EccoTides Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) Interesting - I actually kinda expected them to cut the solo, as songs often get truncated when they're played over the end credits with other tunes.Anyway, glad to hear that this end credits version "sounds" great, even if it's incomplete. Edited October 8, 2008 by EccoTides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaneda Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 How was the new intro? - It sounded similar, maybe a little more drums. How many people stayed and listened to it? - Everyone because it starts playing during the movie. Did you hear anyone comment on it? - I was sitting with a bunch of stuffy new yorkers. Did it end in any special way or just fade out? It just faded out. A minute and a half... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoBrA2168 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) How was the new intro? - It sounded similar, maybe a little more drums. How many people stayed and listened to it? - Everyone because it starts playing during the movie. Did you hear anyone comment on it? - I was sitting with a bunch of stuffy new yorkers. Did it end in any special way or just fade out? It just faded out. A minute and a half...Awesome...this is promising...it actually happened! hahaNow for the cd...That is also awesome that it starts during the end of the movie, so everyone will probably hear some of it. Edited October 8, 2008 by CoBrA2168 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Well, hopefully we get to hear Axl comment on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 How was the new intro? - It sounded similar, maybe a little more drums. How many people stayed and listened to it? - Everyone because it starts playing during the movie. Did you hear anyone comment on it? - I was sitting with a bunch of stuffy new yorkers. Did it end in any special way or just fade out? It just faded out. A minute and a half...That's so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Picture's been getting some surprisingly poor reviews. Ridley's been on a roll lately but he does tend to be inconsistent (Hannibal and Kingdom of Heaven are only a few years old). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsguy Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 have to go see this for the movie of course lolcant wait to hear axl, glad to hear it starts as movie is endingGunsguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusions Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Would love to hear peoples comments of hearing the song, I bet thats what alot of people will be talking about as there leaving the cinema, not the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 @EstrangedReality:For the record, Body of Lies isn't getting *bad reviews*, just very few people have seen/reviewed the film yet. (I assume you are going off the Tomato-Meter?)I've read a lot of reviews that praise the film and well, it's Ridley Scott and (The Departed writer) Bill Monaghan. Can't be bad.Also Kingdom of Heaven as a theatrical release was crap, however I suggest you see the Directors Cut. It adds 50 minutes to the movie,which really brings out the original promise and premise of the film. It's like if Chinese Democracy had to only be 5 tracks. It'd be incomplete. Same with KOH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Doesn't the movie have something to say politically that not all people will like?I can see it getting some bad reviews because of this, even if it is a good, well acted movie."Saving civilisation, honey" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appetite4illusions Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Ridley Scott has done some brilliant stuff, and some not so brilliant stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 This looks a little bit like a gung ho terrorism version of The Departed.Lots of one liners and explosions.I might not be better than Blade Runner but it might be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrealer Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) I can't believe that there's no promotion around this!I mean, the first GN'R song to be available to a large public and it gets no publicity.I don't understand the marketing strategy at all, if there's one!Thanks Kaneda for the review ! Edited October 8, 2008 by Montrealer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lahey Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I can't believe that there's no promotion around this!I mean, the first GN'R song to be available to a large public and it gets no publicity.I don't understand the marketing strategy at all, if there's one!Thanks Kaneda for the review !GNR works in mysterious ways. Questions are the answers that you might need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 It's a subliminal avalanche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F*ck Fear Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I am not paying to see a movie, that I am not even interested in, for one minute and a half. Fuck that shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 It's a bit like Shackler's Revenge on Rock Band game you're not really going to see the movie just for the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Not a single professional review I've read so far has even mentioned the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F*ck Fear Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 It's a bit like Shackler's Revenge on Rock Band game you're not really going to see the movie just for the track.I was actually planning on it to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick85 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) I can't believe that there's no promotion around this!I mean, the first GN'R song to be available to a large public and it gets no publicity.I don't understand the marketing strategy at all, if there's one!Thanks Kaneda for the review !My thoughts exactly. Things are just too...weird, right now. I cant believe theres been nothing on Shackler's Revenge since it's release, nothing about If The World, and most importantly, NOTHING about the supposed 11/25 release date that has been mentioned, well, everywhere.Wheres the promotion?! Hope we hear something, gulp, soon. Edited October 8, 2008 by sofine11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 If the movie was that Kiera Knightly period drama I don't think I could sit through it, I might pay for the movie then wait til it was almost over to go in a check it out.I'd want to see Body of Lies anyway. Anything that has a gun metal grey color scheme I have to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) Gun metal greyRgghghr....Metal...Gear?? MERYLL!!!!!-Brodie Edited October 8, 2008 by Brodie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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