The "New Album" Thread. Thanks to the long ass thread, I’m going home!

[Nick85]

5 hours ago, allwaystired said:

Be great to be able to discuss a new album wouldn't it, rather than Axl's sartorial choices.....

Ah well. I'll move it on to the next stage- that unfiltered Stella he's drinking is pretty good. Tried it for the first time last week and was impressed. 

As much as I fanboy out when this band does something interesting every 20 years, I never get how others can prattle on about how Axl looks for pages on end. That’s next level.

[metalavenger99]

1 hour ago, Blackstar said:

I don't know if there's malicious intent. I don't think so.

It's probably just that when media outlets are looking for related pictures to accompany their news articles, they're looking at agencies. And since GN'R don't allow media photographers at their own shows, the only available pictures from news/photo agencies are from GN'R performances at festivals (the picture in question is from Austin City Limits). Recent articles have started using pictures from Glastonbury.

Well yeah i mean, not malicious intent as in "Lets harm William Axl Rose, fuck him" i see it more as, "we know that photo looks like shit, let's use that specific one anyway" (besides if there is wide availability of photos or not)

Like most "What happened to Axl Rose's vocals (or just Axl)" vids on YT (english or spanish). It's almost like they HAVE to show him as a washed up fat fuck.

I remember i was still in college (there a lot of superficial jerks in there) during the early years of the reunion and people would laugh at me for being into GNR that much, because of Axl.

But then i realized it was mainly because a ton of entertainment pages on Facebook were using the 2010 fat Axl in white shirt photo for everything lol, and a lot of casuals maybe believed it was from 2016. That's mostly what i 've noticed. And it might be happening again, but this time no one cares as much anymore.

I hope they all start using Glastonbury photos from now on like you said, the guy is putting effort on his personal image and that deserves awareness.

Edited August 2, 2023 by metalavenger99

[UYI4]

This must have been new single/cover Axl was working on 

 

 

[AxlSlashthebest]

lol.what's that ?

Edited August 2, 2023 by AxlSlashthebest

[We love Axl Rose]

50 minutes ago, UYI4 said:

This must have been new single/cover Axl was working on 

 

 

From the same channel: 

[Uncle Bob]

1 minute ago, We love Axl Rose said:

From the same channel: 

This one is the coolest

 

[Dean]

Boston '02 was perfect as it was!

[rocknroll41]

8 hours ago, Blackstar said:

These pictures are from 2019. He had lost weight in 2021.

Yeah I think Covid/lockdown helped him improve his diet or his exercise routine or something.

[UYI4]

Wow that beautiful dangerous one is pretty damn good

[AxlSlashthebest]

make me scare !!! incredible 

 

[quikspade]

3 hours ago, Blackstar said:

I don't know if there's malicious intent. I don't think so.

It's probably just that when media outlets are looking for related pictures to accompany their news articles, they're looking at agencies. And since GN'R don't allow media photographers at their own shows, the only available pictures from news/photo agencies are from GN'R performances at festivals (the picture in question is from Austin City Limits). Recent articles have started using pictures from Glastonbury.

It’s almost like an algorithm.  They search a photo, that one comes up, they click on it, thereby keeping the algorithms going. 

[Blackstar]

This thread has really turned into a general GN'R chat thread, although there is already one for that.

Anyway, maybe someone should start a new thread for these AI covers (the existing one is for a specific project).

[Voodoochild]

Well, I was a journalist for 20 years and I can say that people often chose the picture by what they think it will generate more clicks. Every single story about Axl has this "look how decadent he is" angle for this reason too. 

Also, people from the Entertainment section tends to be more inclined to the alternative and trendy stuff. Axl was always viewed as an easy target for them, especially since he refuses to actually give interviews in the last 30 years.

[GnR Chris]

So, um, we quickly gave up hope that they’d release any new music during the overseas leg of the tour. Our our hopes high we’ll get “Perhaps” and/or “The General” within the next couple weeks? 

[Gordon Comstock]

9 minutes ago, GnR Chris said:

So, um, we quickly gave up hope that they’d release any new music during the overseas leg of the tour. Our our hopes high we’ll get “Perhaps” and/or “The General” within the next couple weeks? 

 

Weeks? Assuming it will just be a digital release at first, and Axl was recently in a studio known for mastering work, if it isn't out this Friday or at least played at the show on Saturday, people should assume plans have changed and abandon hope for new music this year

[Tom2112]

34 minutes ago, GnR Chris said:

So, um, we quickly gave up hope that they’d release any new music during the overseas leg of the tour. Our our hopes high we’ll get “Perhaps” and/or “The General” within the next couple weeks? 

I don't think you can have high hopes.

Reasonable expectations that something might come out... that's a fair position to hold considering all the clear indications and clear statements from people well in the inner GNR circle. I'm just finding it hard to understand the hold up. If I was a hoping man (in relation to GNR) I'd hope the delay in all of this is that the release is much larger than a song or two and we've been lied to by the band to throw us off the scent.

[allwaystired]

47 minutes ago, GnR Chris said:

So, um, we quickly gave up hope that they’d release any new music during the overseas leg of the tour. Our our hopes high we’ll get “Perhaps” and/or “The General” within the next couple weeks? 

Nope. I'm of the view the year will pass by now with nothing. 

I hope to be wrong of course, but it feels like the moment has passed. 

[Draguns]

3 hours ago, Blackstar said:

This thread has really turned into a general GN'R chat thread, although there is already one for that.

Anyway, maybe someone should start a new thread for these AI covers (the existing one is for a specific project).

I agree. I have no interest in listening to AI trying to be Axl. 

[Sonicjam]

I mean, i'll lose hope if it gets to metlife and there is no single on the horizon at that point. 

Until then, we BELIEVE 

For all we know, slash and axl were in the studio a few weeks ago changing the single, and that has possibly delayed it.

I've just discovered some of britney spears' albums are pretty awesome, so i'm sweet for a bit haha.

Edited August 2, 2023 by Sonicjam

[metalavenger99]

1 hour ago, Gordon Comstock said:

Weeks? Assuming it will just be a digital release at first, and Axl was recently in a studio known for mastering work, if it isn't out this Friday or at least played at the show on Saturday, people should assume plans have changed and abandon hope for new music this year

100%.

A release was supposed to be imminent. (i say that based on what the two insiders told us, Duff and Tom). Just look at the San Antonio ticket sales. Holy crap. 

We know they are gonna play it safe the first date, but then they have to pull off an ABSURD again and do it the second night. Expect Axl to grab the mic and start talking to the audience before the first half of the show, because the very second that goofy ass crackhead voice sample from Civil War starts playing and they haven't debuted Perhaps... it's the moment to say goodbye to new songs.

[Tom2112]

1 hour ago, Draguns said:

I agree. I have no interest in listening to AI trying to be Axl. 

Yes....Although Axl singing shake it off is surprisingly good

[Blackstar]

1 hour ago, Draguns said:

I agree. I have no interest in listening to AI trying to be Axl. 

Yeah, I'm not particularly interested either. I don't mind AI covers of non-GN'R songs (some of them are fun to hear even), but, as you say,  I don't see the point of making AI covers of songs Axl has already sung.

I know that it's inevitable for this thread to get often derailed (as there's nothing tangible that can keep the discussion "on topic"), but at least as far the AI covers are concerned, I think they should have their own thread for those interested instead of randomly being posted here.

[Stro]

The real way to do the AI Axl is to actually sing yourself, so you can add in Axl's cadences and appropriate registers and quirks. Otherwise you're at the mercy of singer of whatever track, which can be hit and very, very miss. Basically, you need to use it on a song where the singer you are using a model of already sounds similar in register/key to begin with.

[Blackstar]

1 hour ago, metalavenger99 said:

100%.

A release was supposed to be imminent. (i say that based on what the two insiders told us, Duff and Tom). Just look at the San Antonio ticket sales. Holy crap. 

We know they are gonna play it safe the first date, but then they have to pull off an ABSURD again and do it the second night. Expect Axl to grab the mic and start talking to the audience before the first half of the show, because the very second that goofy ass crackhead voice sample from Civil War starts playing and they haven't debuted Perhaps... it's the moment to say goodbye to new songs.

Absurd was supposed to be debuted at the first show of the tour (it was in the setlist of the Hershey show that appeared on ebay a couple of days later) but the live debut was seemingly postponed because that show was a debacle

So if they are to follow the Absurd pattern (I don't think they will though) they should play the new song at the first show.

[metalavenger99]

7 minutes ago, Blackstar said:

that show was a debacle

And they're coming back this year, they want more