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35 minutes ago, F*ck Fear said:

I always liked the 2002 intro tune. Did I read somewhere that its The General?

The 2006 intro tune is The General, according to Fernando.

There is backstage footage of Izzy listening to it back when he was a guest on that tour and he says “there’s that noise again...” Guess he doesn’t like that song. :lol:

Between the old tour intro, the leaked cellphone clip, Evader’s remix, and now Billionaire, it’s kinda surprising that we never got a proper leak of the song.

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Just went back and watched the new 2019 tour intro. Not only is the AFD cross on fire, but Steven and Izzy are missing! :lol:

Also, the ChiDem bike is leaning against the wall that has “Guns N’ Roses” graffiti’d on it, with that same striped rail thing from the album cover.

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6 hours ago, rocknroll41 said:

The 2006 intro tune is The General, according to Fernando.

There is backstage footage of Izzy listening to it back when he was a guest on that tour and he says “there’s that noise again...” Guess he doesn’t like that song. :lol:

Between the old tour intro, the leaked cellphone clip, Evader’s remix, and now Billionaire, it’s kinda surprising that we never got a proper leak of the song.

I don't think Billionare is The General, I see definite similarities in general (no pun intended lol) but the orchestral melodies and harmonic movement differ from the 2006 tour intro/cell clip plus a different key (G minor as opposed to D minor), although I can easily see how going for a similar vibe with the orchestral arrangement can serve as a sketch for what would be attempted later on stylistically

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The General intro was best but that's probably cuz it worked as an intro to the CD intro or jungle. Don't think it would work going into ISE.

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5 hours ago, Shacklermyrye said:

The General intro was best but that's probably cuz it worked as an intro to the CD intro or jungle. Don't think it would work going into ISE.

I loved how it gradually built, I think they could probably play just about any song after it, as the crowd were fairly pumped with the lighting and then complete darkness. I loved the 2006 intro!

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7 hours ago, WhazUp said:

I don't think Billionare is The General, I see definite similarities in general (no pun intended lol) but the orchestral melodies and harmonic movement differ from the 2006 tour intro/cell clip plus a different key (G minor as opposed to D minor), although I can easily see how going for a similar vibe with the orchestral arrangement can serve as a sketch for what would be attempted later on stylistically

Yeah, plus the fact that Beltrami hadn't even written The General's orchestral arrangement until around 2 years after that recording/mix.

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18 hours ago, rocknroll41 said:

 

There is backstage footage of Izzy listening to it back when he was a guest on that tour and he says “there’s that noise again...” Guess he doesn’t like that song. :lol:

 I thought I couldn’t love him more than I do.

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3 hours ago, Ant said:

 I thought I couldn’t love him more than I do.

He was also holding the door open for Axl and the rest of the 06 band during that moment. Seems like a cool guy.

it was trippy seeing Richard walk past him since they look so alike.

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20 hours ago, RussTCB said:

I think back then it was just lights out, then Tom screaming the intro, right? 

4 hours ago, tsinindy said:

Yes, that is my recollection of the shows I saw in 91 and 92.

I do remember a cartoon being shown at the end, do you remember that?

 

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