Free Bird Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 4 hours ago, Uncle Bob said: What was the reason GN'R didn't release a follow up to Chinese Democracy after 2008 until he left in 2014, with songs like Absurd, Hard School, Perhaps or the upcoming The General? Did the label reject any follow up album plans? A.X.L. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAFC Nick Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 3 hours ago, bumcheecksmcghee said: Ask him straight out, did he play on the OG version of the general? (And how long was that version in running time?) An will it be butchered with duff an slash recording over it, like the rest of the recent songs have been. Yeah I think these are the questions that right now I would be fascinated to ask, especially the latter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Free Bird Posted October 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2023 3 hours ago, bumcheecksmcghee said: Ask him straight out, did he play on the OG version of the general? (And how long was that version in running time?) An will it be butchered with duff an slash recording over it, like the rest of the recent songs have been. Do you really believe Slash and Duff won't be on a new released GNR song? Of course they try to save what's already damaged by the Frankenstein Era 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumandraisin Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 33 minutes ago, bumbleslash69 said: I've done Tommy meet and greets and Q/As before. I don't mean this as a dig, but he's very much showing his age and lifestyle. I loved seeing him and would go again. But anything Guns related was meant with generic answers or very appreciative/complimentary answers towards Axl and the project as a whole. I've heard he doesn't care for some of the former band members, but he never mentioned that. Couple tour stories and stories about his audition. That was all we got. The way I took it was he talked about Guns like how any other mid-50s guy would talk about a job he had 20 years ago. There weren't a lot of details. Would be awesome to hear him comment more on the intricacies of the recording process and the unreleased material. But again, not to sound like an ass, I don't think he has a ton of insight that people from this forum would find fascinating. I get the feeling he'd rather talk politely about that era and move on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoochild Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 33 minutes ago, bumbleslash69 said: The way I took it was he talked about Guns like how any other mid-50s guy would talk about a job he had 20 years ago. Though he was still in the band about 10 years ago, after being a long-ass period with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitchisback Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 5 hours ago, Blackstar said: He told a fan that he wished he could take it back or that he would try to take it back (it wasn't on a interview). That was two or three years ago. But meanwhile he took it back, as it seems, since he registered it on ASCAP along with another one of his demos from the locker leaks, "10%er". Oh yeah ok Not sure how that works though. He might have the writing credits for the song but GnR could still own the publishing rights correct? I believe he would just get paid if Axl were to use the song. I don't think theat means he could legally put it out there? Maybe as a cover lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadcaplaughs Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, rumandraisin said: I get the feeling he'd rather talk politely about that era and move on. He still talked about it with enthusiasm and did say, without reservation, he'd still love to be there and would be if his family situation hadn't called for him to leave the band. Like @bumbleslash69 said though, so much of the details we are asking about (studio time, song names, who played on what) is just stuff he genuinely does not remember. The fact of the matter is, his actual studio time with GN'R was probably over in 2006/2007 if not earlier and everything since then was just touring. I probably wouldn't be able to remember those kind of details almost twenty years down the road, particularly when he is involved in multiple projects. I imagine, beyond wanting to live in the moment, he's more excited to talk about new projects since that is what he remembers the most and are most "fresh" in his mind. Edited October 11, 2023 by themadcaplaughs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiRose Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 21 hours ago, StrangerInThisTown said: Yeah not sure why people assume the day the vinyl starts SHIPPING is the day you get to hear it I called this weeks ago and I'm sticking to the theory that The General will be released to Youtube with a full music or lyric video on Halloween, aswell as come out everywhere else digitally like Spotify, Apple music etc. on the 31st. Are you expecting it to be the sequel to the monster mash or something? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ShadowOfTheWave Posted October 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Free Bird said: Do you really believe Slash and Duff won't be on a new released GNR song? Of course they try to save what's already damaged by the Frankenstein Era LOL, we are still in the Frankenstein era. Hard Skool sounds more frankensteined than any track on CD. 9 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 15 minutes ago, ShadowOfTheWave said: LOL, we are still in the Frankenstein era. Hard Skool sounds more frankensteined than any track on CD. Can't argue about that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimisbatman Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/fall?iso=20231027T00&p0=137&msg=The+General+UNLEASHED&font=cursive Seems surreal that it's being released. I'm checking on here twice daily for any updates, think I just gotta take a chill pill and leave it for a week or so. Good times. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chester 524 Posted October 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2023 seems like the recent releases have progressively more "hey"'s in the lyrics. what's the over/under on "Heys" in the General? I'm going with 317. and I'll take the over. 3 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjarne Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 For the first time ever Guns comes up in spotify when typing The General in Denmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betterman Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Anybody tried the jukeboxes recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePreacher Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 The General brings GNR as result now in Finland too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 No General this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kingcanyon Posted October 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 minute ago, ZoSoRose said: No General this week that seems to be The General opinion but Perhaps were in for a suprise 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTK Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 20 minutes ago, ThePreacher said: The General brings GNR as result now in Finland too! And you can't listen to it...it means nothing until the B side release date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoochild Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 10 hours ago, Chester 524 said: seems like the recent releases have progressively more "hey"'s in the lyrics. what's the over/under on "Heys" in the General? I'm going with 317. and I'll take the over. This deserves to be a new thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowOfTheWave Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 @klakly still hiding being emojis because you can't debate and defend your positions? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 53 minutes ago, ZoSoRose said: No General next week Fixed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allwaystired Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Quite surprised this hasn't leaked yet. With the pressing of physical copies etc it must be in a lot of people's hands by now. It's not like Perhaps when it was just waiting for a digital drop (and even that leaked). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumbleslash69 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 My bad if I missed it. But was the consensus that this is the General playing in the Hollywood Bowl promo/short/reel? Minus the swooshes, whooshes, and cheering used during scene transitions? There are some military sounding sound effects added on too. They seem to love their sound effects. Sort of checks with Hard Skool's school bell. Reminds me of the old tour intro and Evader's recreation. Plus they seem to only use original GnR songs for most of their promos. This is definitely the most excited I've been in a long time for any kind of release though. I can't wait to get the record, listen a few times, and then get on with life lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoMw94 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, bumbleslash69 said: My bad if I missed it. But was the consensus that this is the General playing in the Hollywood Bowl promo/short/reel? Minus the swooshes, whooshes, and cheering used during scene transitions? There are some military sounding sound effects added on too. They seem to love their sound effects. Sort of checks with Hard Skool's school bell. Reminds me of the old tour intro and Evader's recreation. Plus they seem to only use original GnR songs for most of their promos. This is definitely the most excited I've been in a long time for any kind of release though. I can't wait to get the record, listen a few times, and then get on with life lol. No, it's not 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NewGNROldGNR Posted October 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Voodoochild said: This deserves to be a new thread What is the ratio of James Hetfield saying "YEAH" to Axl saying "Hey" on the last 3 GN'R singles vs the last 3 Metallica singles? 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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