Bitchisback Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 3 hours ago, adamsapple said: I wonder who except collectors buys a GNR greatest hits in any form or shape? They got four albums and an EP, five if you count TSI which is a cover album. You can basically get their entire catalogue on Ebay for less than half the price of a new CD and make your own best of. Reminds me of The Doors. They have a ton of greatest hits compilations, but only nine studio albums. It's like going to the cinema and see only trailers instead of full length movies. GNR needs to be experienced live and through their full length albums. The album sold over 10 mil to be fair. It's one of the top 250 selling albums of all time iirc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweersa Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 5 hours ago, adamsapple said: I wonder who except collectors buys a GNR greatest hits in any form or shape? They got four albums and an EP, five if you count TSI which is a cover album. You can basically get their entire catalogue on Ebay for less than half the price of a new CD and make your own best of. Guns N' Roses has 6 studio albums. I get it though, some Star Wars fans say there's only 6 movies, others say 3. Some say 9. Some count ALL of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugworth Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 5 hours ago, Its Tino said: Maybe it has Robin and Bucket pats intact Maybe my grandma shits rainbow sherbet. 3 hours ago, Skamos66 said: would've been a great idea to include Better or This I Love, maybe There Was a Time or Madagascar even, but nah it wouldn't make any sense to shine spotlight on Chinese Democracy to get casual fans interested, nah, lets just let them hear SCOM again again again again again again again again, and maybe one more time again after doing it again, again. Its like this band just wants to be a one-hit wonder lmao It's like some people don't understand the concept of "greatest hits". I always thought the title gave it away. Not much room for interpretation. Is this a GNR thing or across the board? Does anyone want a Chicago greatest hits that excludes the 1970s-80s material? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitchisback Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, Slugworth said: Maybe my grandma shits rainbow sherbet. It's like some people don't understand the concept of "greatest hits". I always thought the title gave it away. Not much room for interpretation. Is this a GNR thing or across the board? Does anyone want a Chicago greatest hits that excludes the 1970s-80s material? The concept of a greatest hits album not including any of the greatest hits certainly is an idea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 9 hours ago, ©GnrPersia said: Clown act to personally attack someone who just shared his opinion about a clownband. I was more referring to his avatar That being said, criticizing GN'R for releasing music is hilarious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciusfunk Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Hard Skool's inclusion or not, why are they releasing an eight track Greatest Hits? I'd rather just buy the 2004 version on vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tboneman Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 4 hours ago, Slugworth said: It's like some people don't understand the concept of "greatest hits". I always thought the title gave it away. Not much room for interpretation. People always confuse Greatest Hits with Best Of or The Essential etc. GNR should do what Cheap Trick did when their record company released The Greatest Hits without any of bands input on the tracklist. They then some years later released their own version called Authorized Greatest Hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 They must have some kind of internal metrics/sales figures to justify this release, i.e. ~3000 people who will buy anything Guns N' Roses if it has "Limited Edition" slapped on it. Think I paid £3 at a charity shop for the "Strictly Limited Edition" VHS of the Garden of Eden music video which I think I've since lost in a move 4 minutes ago, tboneman said: GNR should do what Cheap Trick did when their record company released The Greatest Hits without any of bands input on the tracklist. They then some years later released their own version called Authorized Greatest Hits. There were plans for that around 2006: http://www.troccolitm.com/CDVol2Great.html 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsapple Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 6 hours ago, Sweersa said: Guns N' Roses has 6 studio albums. I get it though, some Star Wars fans say there's only 6 movies, others say 3. Some say 9. Some count ALL of them. AFD, UYI 1, UYI 2, CD = 4 albums Lies = 1 EP (technically it was two 4-track EP's combined into one 8-track EP) TSI = cover album 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackparker123 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 1 hour ago, adamsapple said: AFD, UYI 1, UYI 2, CD = 4 albums Lies = 1 EP (technically it was two 4-track EP's combined into one 8-track EP) TSI = cover album Lies is debatable, but many people consider it a studio album. The Illusion albums are definitely two studio albums, they were marketed and sold as such. A covers album is still considered a studio album, just obviously not featuring new material. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kever20 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 5 hours ago, Amir said: They must have some kind of internal metrics/sales figures to justify this release, i.e. ~3000 people who will buy anything Guns N' Roses if it has "Limited Edition" slapped on it. Think I paid £3 at a charity shop for the "Strictly Limited Edition" VHS of the Garden of Eden music video which I think I've since lost in a move There were plans for that around 2006: http://www.troccolitm.com/CDVol2Great.html Loved the cover and disc art on this one. Too bad it never came out. I'd be willing to bet, though, in a few years there will be a set similar to this that runs through the entire catalog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbj_jam Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 it's like a crystal ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allwaystired Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 9 hours ago, luciusfunk said: Hard Skool's inclusion or not, why are they releasing an eight track Greatest Hits? I'd rather just buy the 2004 version on vinyl. $$$$$$. Some people will buy this nonsense, even at the high price, and it requires bare minimum effort to produce. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratam Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 10 hours ago, SoulMonster said: I was more referring to his avatar That being said, criticizing GN'R for releasing music is hilarious. Yes, i realized it was about his avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Its Tino Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Oh my there’s some anger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spike Killer Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Speaking of vinyl, has Lies been re-released recently? Is it only available in the big box? Greatest Hits was my first purchase. What makes it unique now is Sympathy for the Devil, which didn't have a wide release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyWoodRose84 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 They should drop a two song CD with Hard Skool and Absurd and call it GnR’s Greatest Shitz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintari Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 I own all their records, even the banned Lies album with the fully-nude model. What would I gain from buying this? Must be for the uber casual fan who's just discovering the band. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtle Signs Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 On 9/16/2023 at 8:18 AM, Coma16 said: Hopefully this means they can press a Chinese record, limited of course. I doubt that. Best Buy was dumping the vinyl for a few bucks and the CDs ended up at the dollar tree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitchisback Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 On 9/17/2023 at 9:02 PM, Spike Killer said: Speaking of vinyl, has Lies been re-released recently? Is it only available in the big box? Greatest Hits was my first purchase. What makes it unique now is Sympathy for the Devil, which didn't have a wide release. Lies will never be reissued because of One in a Million. All the other tracks were remastered and released in the locked and loaded box though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tboneman Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 4 hours ago, Bitchisback said: Lies will never be reissued because of One in a Million. All the other tracks were remastered and released in the locked and loaded box though. They could always reissued it without One in a Million. Maybe even with Move to the City (1988 Acoustic Version) added instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 9 hours ago, Subtle Signs said: I doubt that. Best Buy was dumping the vinyl for a few bucks and the CDs ended up at the dollar tree. Apples and oranges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Its Tino Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 I think they’re releasing this because “why not”. If you bought a toy truck or a laundry bag, you’d buy that too. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
©GnrPersia Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 20 hours ago, Nintari said: Must be for the uber casual fan who's just discovering the band. An 'uber casual' fan won't bother with a vinyl to discover a popular band like GNR. He'll check them out on Youtube. This is not the 70s. So I believe the target for this rather pointless release is the die hard fans who are collectors as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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