ZoSoRose Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 This song is super likable as a GNR song. I really can’t think of anything wrong with it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allwaystired Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Martin Riggs said: No. Ok. I won't say it....but I'll still think it! Haha! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaskingApathy Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 3 hours ago, SMG said: Y'all got so confused about SOYL. It was just remixed and remastered stems from back in the day. Bit of time alignment here and there, more processing for sure, but it's all still the boys from back then. They didn't have stems back then. 2 hours ago, cqleonardo said: me too. I wouldnt mind an EP with the CD leftovers re-recorded by the current line up and later 2022/23 a new album written by this lineup I'm down with that. 1 hour ago, Gunsforever said: Its Frank! Do we know for sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickzark Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Wow !!!! Fuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantomas Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, RussTCB said: Oh I didn't wait either lol. I played it a few times through my laptop 😂 I'm excited to hear it in better quality tomorrow and very excited (of course) to get it on vinyl too! This feels like GnR to me. Absurd did not. Feels like one of the three minute quick rock songs from Illusions. Not epic or classic, but as decent quality filler track. Like Right Next Door, Perfect Crime, Garden of Eden etc... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilacmess Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tom-Ass said: Thanks.. I'll pass Aren't you like a big Slash Fan? His guitar parts are very nice. Really. I know you're against the way they produced this. But it is what it is. And it's beautiful. Very melodic and touching. Eta: no matter when they were recorded the vocals are energetic and moving. I think the song works much better than I woud have expected. Edited September 23, 2021 by lilacmess 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) I like the red image of the Skool locker. Seems the song hasn't made it to YouTube yet, although it appears to listed on the official GNR YouTube page. I do like the Slash snippet of Hard Skool recorded during the sound check. I like what i have heard so far.. sounds way better than Absurd. Edited September 23, 2021 by star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamillos Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Now, somebody, for the love of god, explain to me why THIS wasn't released as the first single, including a video made of those social media snippets. Just why? Well, fuck it, we finally got Checkmate aka Jackie Chan, and I'm loving it. Yes, kinda copy/paste, but a great start overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabioRoses Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Intro bass reminds of Down on the Farm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lipfel2 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 After the clips from the soundchecks, I didn't think I would like it that much. It still leaves a bitter taste, that Axl really didn't add anything substantial to the song from himself, the middle part would leave room for that. Nevertheless I really like the changes they made from the demo-version, the intro is really nice, Slash's guitar is nice to hear, but... My favourite moment in the demo was always the breakdown, it was perfect in my opinion. Especially the drums were just too good with a very melodious guitar. Now it's just... boring. That said, it appears I'm in the minority with this opinion, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Just now, Lipfel2 said: After the clips from the soundchecks, I didn't think I would like it that much. It still leaves a bitter taste, that Axl really didn't add anything substantial to the song from himself, the middle part would leave room for that. Nevertheless I really like the changes they made from the demo-version, the intro is really nice, Slash's guitar is nice to hear, but... My favourite moment in the demo was always the breakdown, it was perfect in my opinion. Especially the drums were just too good with a very melodious guitar. Now it's just... boring. That said, it appears I'm in the minority with this opinion, so... The good thing is that we still have the demo with Josh's awesome drums and Robin's melodic guitar melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Glow Inc. Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 32 minutes ago, Manfisman said: I FUCKING LOVE the solo scream, then the sudden stop and how the drums gets in right when Axl sings "had to play it COOL" So tasty True...That's the best part of the song. It genuinely surprises me every time and I might be on my 80th play in a row right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, batatadoce said: i'm wondering when is fernando going on reddit post some snarky comment I have been out of the GNR loop for years. Is Fernando still around? ..i guess so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jw224 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) Really enjoying this one, I feel like with the school bell and artwork that they know and are just taking the piss at this point, so I find it rather amusing, and not in a bad way lol. Edited September 23, 2021 by Jw224 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manfisman Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 13 minutes ago, adamsapple said: Who wrote the lyrics? Who composed the music? What is the song about? What was the inspiration for it? Chords? Tabs? Will an album follow? I don't fucking care anymore. Too little, too late. Just one bloody fucking mess. In another universe from 20 years ago, my 20-something old me might have been interested in it. If anything I might be mildly interested in hearing it performed LIVE. However, if Absurd and Hard Skool are to what's to be expected from a new album (= chinese leftovers with Slash adding some guitaring), then they better keep touring their shallow little nostalgia act. Maybe my ears are spoiled with music from these guys that is actually really good and worth listening to. Maybe I'm just too hard to please, expecting too much, I don't know. I think its great they are still around doing their thing and I'm happy for everyone enjoying it, but my problem with the new track is the same problem I had with Absurd: It's just not my rave. And that's saying something, since I like 99% of all GNR songs, some more, some less but I generally like GNR very much, it's one of my absulute fav bands. And also like Chinese Democracy a lot. But this track? No. Just no. Just like Absurd, an insult to my ears. It's not even the sound or the performances of musicians mixed together form perhaps four different lineups, it's the core, the heart and soul of the song, there is just none of that in there. The entire operation is utterly pointless but not in a cool way, just a waste of time. These songs, Absurd and Hard Skool are the one thing both classic GNR and Axl's CD-GNR never stood for: Resignation. If they still want my attention, dedication and money at this point in my life boy they have to come up with more than Absurd and Hard Skool, a lot more than that. Gonna check out tonight's streams/videos, if they don't sell it to me live I guess I have no more business hanging around here as the current state and music of GNR just might not be an enjoyable thing for me anymore. I don't know what's worse GNR put out shitty music or their fans loving it. It used to be so much more and better than that. You listen to Layla because is a great song or because it is a song wrote by a guy who was fucking his friend's wife? Who cares man. You may not like the song at all, that's subjective, but the first half of your post is non-sense. Would you rather them not to release this just because is old? It's a new song, never released or played before. We only know of its existence because of the leaks. Yes, it took a long time, but that doesn't make it less good. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR_RNR Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Just now, jamillos said: Now, somebody, for the love of god, explain to me why THIS wasn't released as the first single, including a video made of those social media snippets. Just why? Well, fuck it, we finally got Checkmate aka Jackie Chan, and I'm loving it. Yes, kinda copy/paste, but a great start overall. Hardskool may very well still be the first real single. Absurd seemed to act more as a promotional single/beside, and I think it’s safe to assume it being performed/released first was due to it being easier to sing. whereas we have a much better chance of getting an actual video and air play for hs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycgunner Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 1 minute ago, jamillos said: Now, somebody, for the love of god, explain to me why THIS wasn't released as the first single, including a video made of those social media snippets. Just why? Well, fuck it, we finally got Checkmate aka Jackie Chan, and I'm loving it. Yes, kinda copy/paste, but a great start overall. Maybe they just had to get Absurd out of the way with in order to please Axl. I am glad we got through that dark moment and are on the way to greener pastures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) Gave it a few more spins. Starting to grow on me! I think the casuals are really gonna like this one Maybe Axl just HardSkool’d me in the ass too hard at first and I just needed time to ease into it… Edited September 23, 2021 by rocknroll41 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffgnr86 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 At 2.32 they should have put the "Who's your mcDaddy" 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoochild Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 2 hours ago, betterman said: Its an organ almost theough the entire song I think I hear during the verses, but very very low in the mix. 1 hour ago, Manfisman said: This! Don't use Hola VPN. Please. Yeah. This one was also a Chrome extension and it went really bad. Try to use yts.com and download the song as mp3 or whatever, like someone already said here (sorry, too mano pages behind to give proper credits). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Riggs Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Does anyone know if it will be released everywhere in the USA once it’s Midnight on the East Coast?? I’m on the West Coast and DO NOT want to have to wait another 3 hours. Pretty damn cool this is happening though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manfisman Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, The Glow Inc. said: True...That's the best part of the song. It genuinely surprises me every time and I might be on my 80th play in a row right now. Out of likes, but yeah same here lol I think this can be a hit (in the rock world obviously, not Taylor Swift level) if they do some decent promotion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamillos Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, GNR_RNR said: Hardskool may very well still be the first real single. Absurd seemed to act more as a promotional single/beside, and I think it’s safe to assume it being performed/released first was due to it being easier to sing. whereas we have a much better chance of getting an actual video and air play for hs. I surely hope so! 3 minutes ago, nycgunner said: Maybe they just had to get Absurd out of the way with in order to please Axl. I am glad we got through that dark moment and are on the way to greener pastures! Good luck to us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsapple Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, SoulMonster said: It is kind of baffling that you can like 99% of old Guns songs, which covers so many genres, and so utterly despise both Absurd and Hard Skool. I get it with Absurd, it's very different, but Hard Skool could easily have been on Appetite or UYI. It seems to me you are not open for new music from the band. You might be right, maybe I'm just not open. I couldn't even put my finger on what it is exactly that turns me off so much about these "new" tracks, but they just don't click with me. Maybe I'm getting old, but I find myself enjoying songs like their cover of Wichita Lineman a lot more than stuff Absurd or Hard Skool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebagn'r Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 They deleted the buckethead tapping...I prefer the leak version. It's sounds more powerfull, this new version is too much soft. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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