Rovim Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 8 hours ago, MYWIFEMYLIFE said: oh is it a leak then? yes, Monsters leaked 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vloors Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Do we really need yet another thread for this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYWIFEMYLIFE Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 On 12/24/2023 at 7:37 PM, Rovim said: yes, Monsters leaked missed that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Matinator Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 My theory is either a hoarder/the band leaked it & threw Monsters in to stop confusion over The General. As for them being credited on the same track, the band probably just rushed the credits after the release & since they had the same writers just registered one song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweersa Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 On 12/24/2023 at 10:13 AM, Jw224 said: Yeah, seems someone listened to the song and wrote down what they heard, lol. Caram didn’t make that job easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vloors Posted December 26, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2023 Since the bands now on hiatus, I think its time to make a 3rd, 4th or even 5th thread for The General and Monsters. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavgnr Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 My money’s on Fermanager. He could see the shitstorm brewing online with the botched release date and threw in Monsters to clear up the confusion. Can you imagine how said shitstorm would’ve spiralled out of control if we only got to hear The General when fans had believed for over 10 years that Soul Monster was The General? Sounds batshit crazy but that’s my take. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAFC Nick Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 8 hours ago, gavgnr said: My money’s on Fermanager. He could see the shitstorm brewing online with the botched release date and threw in Monsters to clear up the confusion. Can you imagine how said shitstorm would’ve spiralled out of control if we only got to hear The General when fans had believed for over 10 years that Soul Monster was The General? Sounds batshit crazy but that’s my take. Nah not batshit, think it’s relatively plausible. The fact it leaked literally the night before release, once the delay was confirmed, I think adds credibility to what you’re saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underhardy Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Yes, I think the band leaked the tracks. Didn’t GN’R officially register ‘The General and Monsters,’ a week before the leak? Why would Monsters just be tacked on to the documentation… seems to me the band was planning the leak immediately following the delayed release. Who really would’ve been able to get soundboard mixes of these 2 songs and leak them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonizedmind Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 On 12/26/2023 at 11:09 AM, vloors said: Since the bands now on hiatus, I think its time to make a 3rd, 4th or even 5th thread for The General and Monsters. Add zeroes to each of those,.this time next month.... On 12/26/2023 at 8:39 PM, CAFC Nick said: Nah not batshit, think it’s relatively plausible. The fact it leaked literally the night before release, once the delay was confirmed, I think adds credibility to what you’re saying. It was day of proposed release, wasn't it? 27th.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonizedmind Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 On 12/26/2023 at 11:44 AM, gavgnr said: My money’s on Fermanager. He could see the shitstorm brewing online with the botched release date and threw in Monsters to clear up the confusion. Can you imagine how said shitstorm would’ve spiralled out of control if we only got to hear The General when fans had believed for over 10 years that Soul Monster was The General? Sounds batshit crazy but that’s my take. Batshit crazy is more plausible than logical means with these cream crackers...so YEP! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_school_gnr_fan Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 We’re still trying to find good things to say about ‘The General’? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonicjam Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Can someone enlighten me, why would the band leak something when they have the means to just release it officially? Is there another entity in charge of their music releases? My guess is the original vinyl had both songs and thats where they leaked from. It was close to the release date of that vinyl too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangoSkank Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 17 hours ago, Sonicjam said: Can someone enlighten me, why would the band leak something when they have the means to just release it officially? Is there another entity in charge of their music releases? This is a good question because nowadays it's super easy to get a song onto streaming sites with relative ease. Makes you wonder why they wouldn't have uploaded it already since it's out there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfacelessturtle Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Unanswered questions are what give GNR that mystique, if we're being honest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTV88 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 23 hours ago, Sonicjam said: Can someone enlighten me, why would the band leak something when they have the means to just release it officially? Is there another entity in charge of their music releases? My guess is the original vinyl had both songs and thats where they leaked from. It was close to the release date of that vinyl too. This makes the most logical sense 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronartest2004 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 12/26/2023 at 5:44 AM, gavgnr said: My money’s on Fermanager. He could see the shitstorm brewing online with the botched release date and threw in Monsters to clear up the confusion. Can you imagine how said shitstorm would’ve spiralled out of control if we only got to hear The General when fans had believed for over 10 years that Soul Monster was The General? Sounds batshit crazy but that’s my take. I don’t think it’s batshit crazy. It’s been confirmed that some of the original leaks in the early to mid 2000s came from Fernando. I think TB has realized that Axl has a hard time releasing new music so they’ve done some things behind the scenes to force Axls hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoochild Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 3 hours ago, ronartest2004 said: I don’t think it’s batshit crazy. It’s been confirmed that some of the original leaks in the early to mid 2000s came from Fernando. I think TB has realized that Axl has a hard time releasing new music so they’ve done some things behind the scenes to force Axls hand. It came from Fernando but it wasn't his intent. He just trusted some people, who trusted some other people, who trusted some other people.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmus1 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 1/5/2024 at 3:04 PM, BangoSkank said: This is a good question because nowadays it's super easy to get a song onto streaming sites with relative ease. Makes you wonder why they wouldn't have uploaded it already since it's out there. This is also just for the actual distribution. Knowing GNR, I’d bet their contracts are written in a way that requires weeks of confirmations from various parties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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