Popular Post Gordon Comstock Posted October 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2021 It's kinda crazy that the guy who said CD was made for audiophile and blu-ray mixes, released something as poorly mixed as Hard Skool. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 7 hours ago, Gordon Comstock said: It's kinda crazy that the guy who said CD was made for audiophile and blu-ray mixes, released something as poorly mixed as Hard Skool. But he is a PERFECTIONIST lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, El Guapo said: But he is a PERFECTIONIST lol I don't know if just because you don't like the HS mix, it means that Axl is not a perfectionist. Things that have been said about him by big name musicians that worked with him and his approach to making music indicates otherwise imo. Edited October 16, 2021 by Rovim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuzeville Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 As Noel Gallagher wrote in one of his shittest songs: True perfection has to be imperfect I know that that sounds foolish but it's true 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrichmond Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 9 minutes ago, Dean said: Courtesy of Brando's Twitter. @Blackstar fake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Dean said: Courtesy of Brando's Twitter. The fact she blocked out the codes says everything. Why the fuck would you do that with openly accessible information The person who posted this has "izzy stradlin enthusiast" in her twitter bio, man these batshit fans do crazy shit sometimes Edited October 16, 2021 by StrangerInThisTown 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, StrangerInThisTown said: The fact she blocked out the codes says everything. Why the fuck would you do that with openly accessible information The person who posted this has "izzy stradlin enthusiast" in her twitter bio, man these batshit fans do crazy shit sometimes It's odd how it hasn't appeared on the database yet though. Absurd was up in a matter of days of release I'm sure I deleted the post so to not entertain people's handiwork at trying to dupe the fans! Edited October 16, 2021 by Dean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 11 minutes ago, janrichmond said: @Blackstar fake? Yes, fake. Doesn't appear in the ASCAP database search. 7 minutes ago, StrangerInThisTown said: The fact she blocked out the codes says everything. Why the fuck would you do that with openly accessible information Exactly. 2 minutes ago, Dean said: It's odd how it hasn't appeared on the database yet though. Absurd was up in a matter of days of release I'm sure Actually Absurd took 3 or 4 weeks to appear. This one might take longer, because it probably won't even appear at all on ASCAP (none of Axl, Slash and Duff are on ASCAP and it's likely that there won't be any other writers credited). 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoochild Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, Blackstar said: Yes, fake. Doesn't appear in the ASCAP database search. Exactly. Actually Absurd took 3 or 4 weeks to appear. This one might take longer, because it probably won't even appear at all on ASCAP (none of Axl, Slash and Duff are on ASCAP and it's likely that there won't be any other writers credited). It's not on BMI either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19AT5 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Anybody want set up 24/7 database monitoring rota?!? 😉😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoForJMark Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 got curious today and went to youtube to check for reactions on the song, I unconsciously typed "Hard Skool Reaktion" wtf has this band done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Whipwreck Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 On 10/15/2021 at 7:46 PM, Gordon Comstock said: It's kinda crazy that the guy who said CD was made for audiophile and blu-ray mixes, released something as poorly mixed as Hard Skool. The production and mix is like most generic modern rock songs: loud, flat, overcompressed. Sounds basically like a Constipators song with Axl vocals pasted in. Shows Axl has thrown in the towel to some extent. Could've found a happy medium by maintaining the dynamic range of CD but stripping out the zillion layers of guitars, keyboards, bass and sub bass. Say what you want about CD and the production, how overwrought and overthought aspects of it may have been, but it wasn't the work of someone who didn't give a shit. This is. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 (edited) I just took another listen to Hard Skool since it's release. Sure it sounds unfinished, thrown together, i sort of like that approach. Maybe that's all GN'R has to offer right now, rough diamonds, which is better than nothing at all. Given the age of the band members, they probably only have one album remaining in them, maybe? Also, given Hard Skool has less than 2 million views, it goes somewhat to possibly pointing to just how far Guns'N'Roses have fallen off the radar. Maybe their aging fan base is all they have remaining. Many of those are probably content with the material from the 80's ..time fly's Edited October 20, 2021 by star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klakly Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 HS just passed on a local radio station in Italy 🥳 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 1 hour ago, star said: Also, given Hard Skool has less than 2 million views, it goes somewhat to possibly pointing to just how far Guns'N'Roses have fallen off the radar. Maybe their aging fan base is all they have remaining. Many of those are probably content with the material from the 80's ..time fly's HS has less than 2 million views because, despite insane claims from some users on here a few weeks ago, GN'R are not close to the most popular band in the world right now. There's a passing interest in the band from casual fans and zero interest from a new/younger fan base. There's a lot of factors that go into where the band is but I maintain that the biggest reason is lack of any sort of proper promotion. There's a million different ways to remain relevant and in the public eye, but GN'R isn't really interested in that. They want to take the path of least resistance that leads to the easiest money. So that's how you end up with the first new material from GN'R in 13 years (featuring Slash to boot) being DOA in the public eye. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pele Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 30 minutes ago, RussTCB said: HS has less than 2 million views because, despite insane claims from some users on here a few weeks ago, GN'R are not close to the most popular band in the world right now. There's a passing interest in the band from casual fans and zero interest from a new/younger fan base. There's a lot of factors that go into where the band is but I maintain that the biggest reason is lack of any sort of proper promotion. There's a million different ways to remain relevant and in the public eye, but GN'R isn't really interested in that. They want to take the path of least resistance that leads to the easiest money. So that's how you end up with the first new material from GN'R in 13 years (featuring Slash to boot) being DOA in the public eye. The only basis to that claim is the tour revenue. As we all know, album sales have fallen off a cliff and touring is a much bigger indicator of a bans success. The press widely reported that the GNR tour was the highest grossing tour of all time, which led to claims that they were the biggest band in the world again. Ultimately, as prices go up and up, tour grosses will continue to rise. If it was the highest grossing tour ever, it won't be for long. They are nowhere near the most popular act in music right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Ghost new single released a week after Hard Skool currently has 3 840 000 Spotify streams as compared to Hard Skools 2 400 000 streams... Kind of sad to see in a way but at the same time it's awesome that a newer band in the rock genre can still rake in those numbers now a days. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Pele said: They are nowhere near the most popular act in music right now. And I doubt a lot of people think that. They're still pretty popular, though, in a lot of places. They've played huge venues in my neck of the woods many times in the last 4 years and still sold out the concert they are doing here next year pretty much immediately. Not too shabby for a band that hasn't had a real hit since the 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, youngswedishvinyl said: Ghost new single released a week after Hard Skool currently has 3 840 000 Spotify streams as compared to Hard Skools 2 400 000 streams... Kind of sad to see in a way but at the same time it's awesome that a newer band in the rock genre can still rake in those numbers now a days. Exactly. The lack of success for GN'R studio material has absolutely nothing to do with low album sales across the music industry. It's more to do with the fact that GN'R doesn't do anything to properly promote it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pele Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 6 minutes ago, EvanG said: And I doubt a lot of people think that. They're still pretty popular, though, in a lot of places. They've played huge venues in my neck of the woods many times in the last 4 years and still sold out the concert they are doing here next year pretty much immediately. Not too shabby for a band that hasn't had a real hit since the 90's. Of course. They are Guns n Roses. They'll always be popular. They were once undisputedly the biggest band in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 8 minutes ago, RussTCB said: Exactly. The lack of success for GN'R studio material has absolutely nothing to do with low album sales across the music industry. It's more to do with the fact that GN'R doesn't do anything to properly promote it. I think he quality of the song also has a lot to do with it.. Plus the fact that it wasn't really a new song.. 20 year old vocals and all that.. People can say only the die hards on forums know that but I know plenty Guns fans in "real life" that just don't care for that reason.. Others didn't even give it a chance after Absurd.. I even know people that still don't care about the band because Izzy isn't there.. I have a friend from work that hasn't cared about the reunion at all but is a big SMKC fan believe it or not. I hear people here always say that the general public doesn't care about any of that stuff but it just isn't true.. This was just a half assed throw away track with no album behind it and many people just don't care.. That said I do have one friend that likes it a lot.. He is also the only person I have ever talked to in "real life" that likes most of CD.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Pele said: Of course. They are Guns n Roses. They'll always be popular. They were once undisputedly the biggest band in the world. I was saying that because it's needless to say that they're not the most popular music act in the world. Who even questions that? Or maybe I missed that since I don't read everything about this band, but I can't imagine many people believe that. Maybe they've been one of the most successful touring acts in the world in the past few years? But I don't have those numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 The reason I posted that they're not the most popular band in the world right not is because they're not, despite the ridiculous claims being made on this board as recently as a few weeks ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlRoseCDII Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 1 hour ago, RussTCB said: HS has less than 2 million views because, despite insane claims from some users on here a few weeks ago, GN'R are not close to the most popular band in the world right now. There's a passing interest in the band from casual fans and zero interest from a new/younger fan base. There's a lot of factors that go into where the band is but I maintain that the biggest reason is lack of any sort of proper promotion. There's a million different ways to remain relevant and in the public eye, but GN'R isn't really interested in that. They want to take the path of least resistance that leads to the easiest money. So that's how you end up with the first new material from GN'R in 13 years (featuring Slash to boot) being DOA in the public eye. Can’t wait for everyone in interviews to be like “music never sells…there’s no market for new music” regarding a new album despite them doing fuck all in promotion. We all know that excuse coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosso Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 On 10/18/2021 at 1:02 PM, 19AT5 said: Anybody want set up 24/7 database monitoring rota?!? 😉😁 How much would I get paid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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