Nick85 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Just now, rocknroll41 said: What did he say? That the rumor didn’t make sense considering they’ve released every other song digitally and to radio. He’s on tour with the band rn so I’d say that’s as close to a confirmation as we’re going to get before it comes out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalavenger99 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 So, how long until we confirm or debunk this "vinyl only" shitshow? The day after it's been released? The friday after it's first played live? (if it is) I guess if its not on digital a month after the vinyl release, it's over, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlRoseCDII Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, Nick85 said: That the rumor didn’t make sense considering they’ve released every other song digitally and to radio. He’s on tour with the band rn so I’d say that’s as close to a confirmation as we’re going to get before it comes out. Is he anything close to an insider or someone that would even be able to definitively say? For all we know he’s just giving an opinion. It could go either way but at this point if I was a betting man I’d say it’s vinyl exclusive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick85 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, AxlRoseCDII said: Is he anything close to an insider or someone that would even be able to definitively say? For all we know he’s just giving an opinion. It could go either way but at this point if I was a betting man I’d say it’s vinyl exclusive. We’ll see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabby Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 The twitter account today asking what Biloxi wants to hear tonight? About half the responses are The General 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweersa Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Could not initially having CD and audio cassette versions of the Perhaps single, but only a vinyl be a way for them to make it harder for folks to rip and share from vinyl before it's released digitally? I'm almost certain we will see a CD and cassette release, this may be a tactic to sell more vinyl, but something is fishy here. On second thought, wouldn't it be funny if they included a slip with a digital download code for the track in the vinyl sleeve? They did that on the 2008 album on vinyl, it was in 256Kbps MP3. 1 hour ago, CaioAKR said: This screams to me "you're not allowed to confirm nor deny it". lol To me it still seems they're trying to sell more vinyls before streaming it. lol But let's wait and see what happens. Right, but they could have also chosen not to respond at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaioAKR Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, Sweersa said: Could not initially having CD and audio cassette versions of the Perhaps single, but only a vinyl be a way for them to make it harder for folks to rip and share from vinyl before it's released digitally? I'm almost certain we will see a CD and cassette release, this may be a tactic to sell more vinyl, but something is fishy here. On second thought, wouldn't it be funny if they included a slip with a digital download code for the track in the vinyl sleeve? They did that on the 2008 album on vinyl, it was in 256Kbps MP3. Right, but they could have also chosen not to respond at all. Perhaps. But I sent this to their customer service, as it was a description on a product they were selling. They kinda had to respond. Even when I sent the message, I got an automated response saying they would answer in 48 hours. And this is pretty much a non-answer anyway. What I got from this is they very much want to keep us guessing about a digital release. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-p-d-a Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 hour ago, AxlRoseCDII said: Someone just got an email response from a Universal account confirming that The General is vinyl only. for now but not in the future Like new movies in cinemas and then streaming and release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 13 minutes ago, Sweersa said: Could not initially having CD and audio cassette versions of the Perhaps single, but only a vinyl be a way for them to make it harder for folks to rip and share from vinyl before it's released digitally? I'm almost certain we will see a CD and cassette release, this may be a tactic to sell more vinyl, but something is fishy here. While I'm certain the track will be released digitally, I'm not so sure about a CD release. Vinyls now outsell CDs, the kind of collectors who shell out for these things are all in on vinyl for whatever reasons. Digital for the casuals, vinyls for the collectors, that's how the market is split these days. I saw the Hard Skool CD for £5 in a shop the other day and even as a die-hard fan I passed on buying it since I already had bought ABSURD and Hard Skool off iTunes on release. I'd buy an album on CD, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweersa Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, CaioAKR said: Perhaps. But I sent this to their customer service, as it was a description on a product they were selling. They kinda had to respond. Even when I sent the message, I got an automated response saying they would answer in 48 hours. And this is pretty much a non-answer anyway. What I got from this is they very much want to keep us guessing about a digital release. If that is the case, I wonder if the next release will be more intricate. They surprised us with Absurd, seemingly out of nowhere, Hard Skool, can't think of anything special about that (including that mix itself ) but Perhaps coming a week early to bars in the US was a fun time, and now The General on vinyl only, at least for now. Maybe Atlas will come out first in a video game or TV show. I do commend them on having a pro do the mixing and mastering for Perhaps, that was a concern after Hard Skool. Absurd seems to suffer less from poor production. I certainly hope they do the same with The General, and any subsequent songs. I do like the guitar solo/riff from what we can hear from the 2010 party recording of The General. If Slash re-records that, I hope it's just as good, if not played exactly like it was. Also, I seem to be able to hear Axl saying repeated "Oooooooooo.......oooooooooooo" and then "talk" like singing, something like between his clean singing on Chinese Democracy (the song), and the clean lower notes of Sorry, before the song busts out in Scraped-like high piercing Axl vocals. I think we are in for a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweersa Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, Amir said: While I'm certain the track will be released digitally, I'm not so sure about a CD release. Vinyls now outsell CDs, the kind of collectors who shell out for these things are all in on vinyl for whatever reasons. Digital for the casuals, vinyls for the collectors, that's how the market is split these days. I enjoy all formats for what they are, but CDs happen to be the most convenient, usable format for me. I buy them all digitally in high-res (if available) anyways, and at least two of every physical version they come out with. I thought cassettes were still popular? They seemed to have a resurgence, similar to vinyl, but I don't know why since vinyl seems to have more player options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, Sweersa said: I enjoy all formats for what they are, but CDs happen to be the most convenient, usable format for me. I buy them all digitally in high-res (if available) anyways, and at least two of every physical version they come out with. I thought cassettes were still popular? They seemed to have a resurgence, similar to vinyl, but I don't know why since vinyl seems to have more player options. I bought the AFD Super Deluxe (with the CDs) once it hit £40 on eBay, and I'm similarly holding out on the UYI Super Deluxe to have a comparable price drop (though I bought a handful of tracks off iTunes). Cassettes seemed to be "in" for a while in a quirky hipster retro sort of way but they're a much smaller market than vinyl or CDs. Whenever I walk into my local HMV (one of the few left in the UK), the vinyls are always at the front of the shop, CDs way at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweersa Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 11 minutes ago, Amir said: I bought the AFD Super Deluxe (with the CDs) once it hit £40 on eBay, and I'm similarly holding out on the UYI Super Deluxe to have a comparable price drop (though I bought a handful of tracks off iTunes). Cassettes seemed to be "in" for a while in a quirky hipster retro sort of way but they're a much smaller market than vinyl or CDs. Whenever I walk into my local HMV (one of the few left in the UK), the vinyls are always at the front of the shop, CDs way at the back. In the states we have a store called FYE, which sounds similar to HMV. For years, they were full of CDs, that is what they specialized in, they of course also had DVDs, Blu-rays, VHS, etc. of movies, TV shows, etc. and some toys and other things. Eventually they got a small vinyl section, which has grown. Even Target and Cracker Barrel stores have a lot of vinyl now, which is pretty cool. FYE today, has far fewer CDs, and seems to have as many movies as they had CDs back in the day. I checked out their CD section a few weeks ago for NIN stuff, which was empty. Their GN'R section had a few copies of UYI I and II that were from the recent anniversary release and they were priced stupid expensive at like $20 a piece. I usually go there to find Chinese Democracy in the bargain bin and buy them for friends and family. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 2 hours ago, AxlRoseCDII said: No way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dummy Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 My hopes my dreams have died... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cosmo Posted September 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2023 Bad news, guys... 2 2 31 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riot Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Can't believe it won't be ripped from the vinyl the day after by some internet hero. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 It wouldn't matter. If not on Spotify, I'll never hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlRoseCDII Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, riot said: Can't believe it won't be ripped from the vinyl the day after by some internet hero. Which makes not releasing it digitally a bone headed move. May as well make a little revenue off of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavgnr Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 As a matter of fact, fuck you too. 🤣🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neider Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, riot said: Can't believe it won't be ripped from the vinyl the day after by some internet hero. I agree. In fact, someone did that with the other tracks on the Hard Skool vinyl (SOYL and Absurd live), as well as the tracks on the cassette (Don't Cry and You're Crazy live). The quality of all the tracks is as it would be on streaming, so hopefully someone will do the same with The General. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonizedmind Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 What next? To hear Berlin, you have to head to Germany and scale the Reichstag building ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cosmo Posted September 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, colonizedmind said: What next? To hear Berlin, you have to head to Germany and scale the Reichstag building ! You can always go to Oklahoma and listen to the demo version. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dummy Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Cosmo said: You can always go to Oklahoma and listen to the demo version. Yea but it doesn't have vocals 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CaioAKR Posted September 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2023 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Cosmo said: Bad news, guys... This is nothing. My uncle who works at Guns N' Roses told me you'll have to go to the Tokyo Pokémon Center with a Gameboy Advance and a copy of Pokémon Emerald to get Cuban Skies by Mystery Gift. Edited September 20, 2023 by CaioAKR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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