Maybe it's nostalgia and the want to hear more music from them but the new track sounds good to me. Nothing that reinvents the wheel but well thought out and great to hear Axl's voice on something fresh, really enjoyed the leads too. Hopefully they'll drop a record but god only knows almost 40 years at it and only 4 studio albums to show for it :laugh:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCHPBDN2Tp0
Curiosity got the better of me and I listened to it this morning. It's weak as fuck. Granted, it's immeasurably better than Hard School but released under any other name it would sink without trace.
Ah no, while I admit there's nothing new going on in it there's a layer of class about it that would put it above their peers.
As far as I know this is another reworked track from the Chinese Democracy era.
Definitely one of the strangest reunions in rock, get back two iconic members and then in the next 7 years release 3 singles that were written during the bands most maligned era.
Would have been interested to hear what they could come up with but it's not a great sign.
That sounds like a rocked up Scissor Sisters
QuoteDefinitely one of the strangest reunions in rock, get back two iconic members and then in the next 7 years release 3 singles that were written during the bands most maligned era.
Now that I'll agree with. Bizarre altogether as is their endless touring.
I've read snippets and yeah a bunch of the record is stuff left over from the Chinese sessions but apparently there's stuff on there that they've written together.
woeful shite
Quote from: Pagan Saviour on August 18, 2023, 09:56:41 AMAh no, while I admit there's nothing new going on in it there's a layer of class about it that would put it above their peers.
It's probably had more spent on recording it than their peers would see collectively in their lifetime. It's still fucking terrible, though. It's a weak song just polished up nice and shiny.
That fucking sucks. Wouldn't have particularly high expectations for new G'n'R material but that wouldn't even make the grade for Chinese Democracy.
I've always maintained that GNR wrote one great album ('AFD') and have coasted off it ever since. Not bad for one good album, respect.
Quote from: Pagan Saviour on August 18, 2023, 10:42:06 AMQuoteDefinitely one of the strangest reunions in rock, get back two iconic members and then in the next 7 years release 3 singles that were written during the bands most maligned era.
Now that I'll agree with. Bizarre altogether as is their endless touring
Wouldn't say it's bizarre at all. I'd reckon they're savvy enough to know that most folks will only want to hear the classic stuff and they probably won't ever come close to recapturing that energy anyway with new material so why not tour as much as they can and bring in that nostalgia money.
Not a bad song. They'll never in a million years recapture what they did in the 80s so no point even thinking about it. I reckon an album full of Don't Cry or November Rain style epics wouldn't be beyond them and could be a real treat. I think the grit, energy and obnoxiousness of the early stuff is well out of reach but I bet Axl could still pen a proper tear jerker on the piano.
Fired on Appetite 8)
I think the song is very bland. Some of the video sequences, whatever way they shot it look class.
I didn't realise there was so many randomers in GnR. Reed's wife.....? Fortus, if ever there was a hired hand. Ferrer is a good enough drummer. I was reading the song credits for Chinese democracy and the scatter of tunes these lads actually play on! its not really a band. For example Josh Freese is the drummer on Hardskool its self..... confused! defo not a solid line up.
I bought the Hardskool ep which I quite liked and the sound on it is far superior to what was transmitted via youtube.
I can see why it's a discarded Chinese Democracy era song.
Chinese Democracy was muck, don't know why they're bothering going back to songs that Axl didn't think were good enough for it at the time
Then again, they've managed to pull off a 40 year career off the back of one good album, their fans will lap up any shite they put out
I like it fine. Fair play to them
And this one definitely wasn't worth waiting for to listen to with proper speakers.
.....all that stuio effort and listening to multiple mixes to release it on Youtube and Pub Juke Boxes.... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Come on!
Listen to Axl singing November Rain at Lisa Marie's funeral and you'll understand that one no longer simply mixes G unfuggen R :abbath:
Another Chinese Democracy reject with a Slash solo thrown on top, whatever about touring to make some money, but the fact they seemingly can't even get into a room to actually write some tunes together is just a bit sad tbh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35IMLsf54oI
That's the worst new one yet. Dire altogether.
Are these cunts commentating on youtube listening to the same song?
Quote from: ldj on August 18, 2023, 10:27:50 AMAs far as I know this is another reworked track from the Chinese Democracy era.
Definitely one of the strangest reunions in rock, get back two iconic members and then in the next 7 years release 3 singles that were written during the bands most maligned era.
Would have been interested to hear what they could come up with but it's not a great sign.
That is as odd as fuck laid out like that isn't it. As mentioned though, they've never been prolific.
I also think they are massively overrated despite Appetite being up there as one of my all time favourites and the album that got me into rock music back when it was a new release
Quote from: The Heretic on December 08, 2023, 08:08:45 PMAre these cunts commentating on youtube listening to the same song?
This has to be some sort of AI bot comment farm of madness. I won't accept any other answer!! Mind boggling someone could actually think this is decent.
Quote from: astfgyl on December 08, 2023, 08:12:53 PMI also think they are massively overrated despite Appetite being up there as one of my all time favourites and the album that got me into rock music back when it was a new release
You're not alone. One truly great album and they got rapidly worse to the point of being total shite for three miserable decades now. Their decline has been unstoppable, but the cash keeps rolling in. It's gas, if you actually think about it. The live stuff on youtube, since the other two heads took the cheque and came back, has been fucking terrible. There's no way fuckers are actually
listening to them, they're just seeing the name and their brain is shielding them from the emotional damage the truth would do to them. It's musical Stockholm Syndrome or something like that.
As an aside, I see Lidl are selling the Appetite LP. A single 12" record for a 55 minute album? That's got to sound shite. Shameless.
Quote from: Bürggermeister on December 08, 2023, 09:02:10 PMQuote from: astfgyl on December 08, 2023, 08:12:53 PMI also think they are massively overrated despite Appetite being up there as one of my all time favourites and the album that got me into rock music back when it was a new release
You're not alone. One truly great album and they got rapidly worse to the point of being total shite for three miserable decades now. Their decline has been unstoppable, but the cash keeps rolling in. It's gas, if you actually think about it. The live stuff on youtube, since the other two heads took the cheque and came back, has been fucking terrible. There's no way fuckers are actually listening to them, they're just seeing the name and their brain is shielding them from the emotional damage the truth would do to them. It's musical Stockholm Syndrome or something like that.
As an aside, I see Lidl are selling the Appetite LP. A single 12" record for a 55 minute album? That's got to sound shite. Shameless.
This exactly. All of the things we've ever disagreed on are sorted now with this assessment. Fuckin bang on
Terrible song for any of them to put their names to.
On the plus side... Sebastian Bach's new song was next on the YouTube list so I skipped to that instead and it's not too shabby at all.
Yeah..... got through about a 45 seconds.... turned it off....
Jesus what the hell was that!
I haven't even listened to it. Don't think I need it
Edit: was bouncing around with a few mushies one of the nights and turned on a burned CD of Chinese Democracy.
Got to about track 4, opened the tray and threw the disc in the fire.
A burnt CD indeed
Quote from: astfgyl on December 10, 2023, 11:59:30 AMI haven't even listened to it. Don't think I need it
Edit: was bouncing around with a few mushies one of the nights and turned on a burned CD of Chinese Democracy.
Got to about track 4, opened the tray and threw the disc in the fire.
A burnt CD indeed
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Bit insipid, but would be grand in the middle of an album.
What sticks out most though is... has Axl started counter-imitating M. Shadows? :laugh:
I like the general vibe of the song, as somebody mentioned in the YouTube comments, it sounds a bit James Bond-esque.
I like the melody of the vocal line on the chorus, but that's the only praise I can give the vocals. They sound awful unfortunately.
QuoteGUNS N' ROSES has announced that keyboardist Melissa Reese will not be joining the band on tour this spring "due to unforeseen personal reasons".
GUNS N' ROSES says: "We hope our fans understand."
I wonder will anyone notice, honestly.
I didn't even know that Dizzy wasn't there anymore?
He's still there. They have two keyboard players. Three, when Axl is doing November Rain :laugh:
Eh? Who the fuck needs 2 keyboard players unless you're Depeche Mode?