Perhaps - New Guns N' Roses Single - Discussion

[Towelie]

Just now, AncientEvil80 said:

Boring, uninspired, decently arranged and produced (maybe slightly overproduced in the mix) but this is just CD all over again. This is not GNR. Never will be. It's just Axl with different session musicians once again. 

Oh, bore off.

[Coma16]

So who bought the magic 8-ball?

[Towelie]

8 minutes ago, Millions said:

The original solo is definitely quite a bit better though, I wish they'd left it intact, or just had Slash do a version of that one. 

Slashs ego wouldn't allow him to play someone else's solo note for note.

Even if Axl said "can't you play it like Robin does?" something tells me Slash would just be like Joey was when Pheobe was trying to show him how to speak French. 

Edited August 18, 2023 by Towelie

[Stay.Of.Execution]

Just now, Towelie said:

Slashs ego wouldn't allow him to play someone else's solo note for note.

i'd call it artistic integrity

[El Guapo]

1 minute ago, Towelie said:

Slashs ego wouldn't allow him to play someone else's solo note for note.

Even if Axl said "can't you play it like Robin does?" something tells me Slash would just be like Joey was when Pheobe was trying to show him how to speak French. 

I wouldn't do it, either.

Come on...

[guitarpatch]

9 minutes ago, Coma16 said:

So who bought the magic 8-ball?

Easiest decision ever 

[Caught_in_a_Coma]

18 minutes ago, GnR Chris said:

I really find it fascinating there’s people here who don’t like “Perhaps.” Then again, they might find it fascinating that I love “Absurd.”

I like Absurd.  I LOVE Silkworms

[EldritchRose]

It’s a good song, definitely the best out of the three ‘Chinese Leftovers’ that were released. 
The mix is very busy though, still haven’t got the chance to listen to it in a proper setting but there’s just too many layers, with all the voices, guitar, and synth tracks. 
Slash’s solo is forgettable, almost as if he didn’t really want to record on the song, feels very uninspired idk

[Stay.Of.Execution]

1 hour ago, Gibbo said:

24 bit is what ya want

https://www.qobuz.com/au-en/album/perhaps-guns-n-roses/rm307uc4nhgpa

any way to host this on a free site?

[D4NNY]

Wow. Been at work today so finally got home and watched the music video. What an absolute treat. Made me feel a little prouder to be a fan. This is all we have wanted for so long now, music with videos and something to show this group is still a ‘band’ and not just a touring act. Crazy to think our last official music video was 30ish years ago! 
Hopefully this leads to much more to solidify this incarnation of GNR as not just a “cash grab” as people have labeled them in recent years.

As for the song itself, much more polished, Axls vocals are on point and Slash makes his presence known which is obviously a nice touch. The music video really helped me enjoy it as a whole though. All I kept thinking was all the lost/missed opportunities over the last 30 years because it was that brilliant… kinda felt emotional through it 😅

[Underhardy]

Anyone else feel like Axl’s vocals are worse on the official version? The ‘heeeeey heys’ were already too much, but this version has his vocals mixed.. even whinier. And then the chorus, the best part of the song, buries the raspy vocals. The deep voice track on the chorus also feels much too high in the mix… the layering worked on Locomotive.. but here I wish they just kept his raspy vocals on the chorus to combat the Mickey ‘You’re all alone” lines. My eyes are already just on The General..

[Spiritual_Chaos]

25 minutes ago, GnR Chris said:

It’s weird. I can’t play “Perhaps” on Spotify on my iPad. I click it and it plays some different random song. Usually Creedence. Plays fine on my phone.  

Maybe you are using the free version

[axlvai]

I fn liked it. 

 

[Dangom1]

Did people consider November Rain, Back off bitch, you could be mine appetite left overs since they were written before Appetite came out or does this only apply to Chinese era songs? 🤷

[rebeldhipi]

To be fair Doug was in many videos too

[colonizedmind]

1 hour ago, VeeR said:

Looks like the song hit Canadian airwaves as well.

The radio DJs are... indifferent to the song. They are saying it's the first song the band put out in 30 years.

 

They sound pretty happy about it....dude said he's a GNR fan...

They seem to think it's the start of an album plan though and it did make me think, that's what a lot of folk will think that don't know better! Or we could be wrong and they're right for a change......who knows. Magic 8 ball where are ya....

[agustingloger]

3 hours ago, THELINESMAN said:

How can solo be a low spot on a GNR song 😱 FFS Slash should milk the solo through to the last verse/chorus 

because he didn't play note by note a solo from ROBIN FINCK . 

[Gimpy Hewitt]

What pisses me off is they left the first note of the guitar solo in there from the 90s demo of this song. It’s just pretty depressing how they’ve been back together for going on 8 years now and we just get a couple Chinese leftovers with slash pasted over top them. It’s negativity but it’s the truth.

[HollyWoodRose84]

I’m just looking forward to hearing the general 

[Sweersa]

It's not on TouchTunes yet, at least for me in the US.

[Towelie]

38 minutes ago, Stay.Of.Execution said:

i'd call it artistic integrity

Perhaps. 

Geddit?!

[Sweersa]

7 minutes ago, Gimpy Hewitt said:

What pisses me off is they left the first note of the guitar solo in there from the 90s demo of this song. It’s just pretty depressing how they’ve been back together for going on 8 years now and we just get a couple Chinese leftovers with slash pasted over top them. It’s negativity but it’s the truth.

It pisses me off they don't release the CD stuff as it was, without NITL players.

[Stay.Of.Execution]

5 minutes ago, Sweersa said:

It pisses me off they don't release the CD stuff as it was, without NITL players.

Good thing you're the only one

[UYI4]

I think my only issue with the Final released version of this song is the weird prechorus mixes of the oooooo” sounds or maybe it’s a synth.  They come in quite loud.  I only probably notice that type of shit being a musician.  Sometimes I wish I wasn’t someone who got into writing and recording because I overanalyze that shit.  Average fan won’t care.  I wonder if the general will even have slash and Duff if it’s a B-side.  Call me greedy but I hope they release at least a few more songs within the next year while they’re off.  One thing that is cool is in that video you can tell they dubbed some parts just for the video for the singing parts and one thing that stands out all of that footage.  Axl is definitely the happiest I’ve seen him in my 30+ years of being a fan. Let’s just hope their bow at the end of the video isn’t their last.

[James Bond]

Listened to it on Spotify on my drive to work. It's okay. I think in terms of production it probably sounds the best of the three tracks we've gotten so far. At least that's how I felt on my first listen.

I'll give it a few more listens, but I never loved the old leak anyways. Great that it's finally out though.