Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Let's keep track of what stations have played the demos - I'll update the main post as they come in.

edited for the time being

IRS

WCCC-Hartford

looks like it shouldn't be too hard to keep track of ;)

doh

IRS

97.7 Htz FM - St. Catherines, Ontario

WCCC just played it (IRS) again (around 6 PM) and took calls on reactions.

They were mostly not so nice.  Couple of positives.  The most common complaint was the mix on Axl's voice.  Picozzi (the DJ) pointed out he doubted it was the final mix.

Personally, I like it.

I just called up Iron Mike and he said they did play it... But the record company called them and told them not to  ;D... He said the track had a good groove but it was still a rough cut.. Spounded pretty positive about it though, which is cool... Of course i acted dumb like i havent heard it, to get his unbiased opinion of it!!

those guys at ccc are dicks they will licking axls ass when cd is out. People dont understand its a demo not the final version why ppl dont like it i haven't the slightest idea. It kicks ass so does better man i cant wait for cd.

94.3 in Montreal
IRS and Better
The dj is so exctied and a lot of  positives comments from the caller

mp3 of the show (french)

http://rapidshare.de/files/13438307/intro_Feb_16.mp3.html

Can you translate?

WCCC Played IRS? FUCK!

He talked about how Axl owns gnr now, and he completly loooooooove the demos.. specially the intros
he talked pretty fair about the gossips and how to be patient and not to believe the march one

Did anyone else listen to 92.3 in NYC tonight?  They played a short clip of a new song (they didn't say what it is called) with the rest to come before 11pm tonight.  It started off kinda slow with a few Axl vocals.

92.3 in NYC turned to talk radio. 92 Free FM which was 92.3 K-Rock

So FAIL.

They still play music???? I thought they are only talk now once Stern left?

They are.. I think this may be another BSer. Why would TALK RADIO play it. Hey FBI, what DJ was it?

I bet it was ... wait for it ... I.R.S or Better!!! I just have that feeling.  :peace:

I understand that. ?Its a talk show called the Booker Show which talks about sports, girls and other guy stuff. ?They came back from break with You Could Be Mine, played a short clip of the new song, went on to make fun of it then played clips of old GN'R to show how cool they used to be. ?I cant guarantee they will play it but i know what I heard.

nope.....it was TWAT!!!!

Sorry I jumped on you. That does sound like something Booker would do.. Very Anti Axl. Its prob what was leaked.

I wanna change my answer to Catcher In The Rye

No problem, they said they had the CD, probably not all of Chinese Dem. but maybe a single. ?I havent heard any of the leaks so i cant tell you which one it was. ?Hopefully they arent screwing around but they did play some.

92.3 plays music all weekend long

Its thursday.. I have it on live on my PC.. so ill keep you updated as long as I am online.

:hihi: :hihi:

hey man - didnt you know the 25th anniversary of Lennons death has past? :hihi:

that would be great thanks alot

If any one is able to record it if it comes on please send me a copy. Thanks

I left instant feedback. And 866.313.3733 is the number for the studio.. Nothing better than a group of angry gunners.

not sure if its been posted

Howard Stern Comments on I.R.S. track
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C2T3PZA4

That never works, you know lol  :peace:

StoneTempleRoses

i think this for god or bad.. the best publicity for gnr...

923freefm.com is the site.. im leavin in 10-20 so if anyone else wants to listen.. IDK if this is bullshit.. You never know.

Thanks alot! I'll definitely play this when I get home. 8)

IRS
96.1 Raleigh, NC.

I did not personally hear it, my friend said he did. 

Honestly, it is not good when it gets to the radio stations and is 4 years old with drum machine beats. The song is good but is clearly not going to be the final version. We don't even know if it is on the album. It is good for us fans to get something like this, but it can be detrimental to the band if the song doesn't make the album or is not even going to be a single. If I had been away for such a long time, I would not want that to be my coming out party. Then again, Axl is his own worst enemy. Too long is too long. He has talked about an album since 1997. If he wants to cut this shit off, take your best cut and send it out to radio within the next month. No promotion no advance warning...just send it out and let it fly. That is all the promotion it will need. New quality Gnr will shut the majority of people up. :beer:

Wow, sounds like its really gotten out there......anyone know what the general consensus has been? So far from what I've gathered:

Stern thought it was ok (but didn't know it was demo)
and Booker made fun of it (as if they even play music on Krock anymore, which isn't bad b/c all they ever played was RHCP and the Strokes - like every ten minutes...no exaggeration-----ok, maybe a little one).

THEY ARE PLAYING I.R.S!!!! No joke.

IRS is on now

92.3 Free FM. The Booker SHOW

Sorry I doubted you

are anyone recording? or a does the radio have a website?

923freefm.com

yeah i'm listening

"i didn't really pay attention to it" was booker's comment after the track

Interesting. they seem to be having a conversation about stealing peanuts out of a vending machine.

I wouldn't lie. What do you guys think of it?

Its 100 percent legit. I heard it. My brother heard it. And my friend did on the way over.

they were talking about the vending machine before the break then IRS came on in the back round and booker said "Right now, Im gonna let you hear the new guns n roses."

A different version of IRS or the same one that leaked out last night?

I never heard the leaked one but this one sounded CD quality.

now they are talking about/with a girl, called jessica ?:-\

It was the leaked version. And Booker just goes from topic to topic.. I aint lying. Why would I on an internet site and I spent have the day bashing people who did lol. Its legit.. it was the demo.. Jus like Stern played it.

WCCC-FM in Hartford played IRS 3 times today and even had a Q&A with the fans and DJ.


Most of the listeners they questioned couldn't get over the fact that slash was gone and the changes in the sound of the band, but 2/3 DJs liked it alot.

Typical Booker stealing Stern he already did it earlier today. Ok now I'm thinking again, is there a possibility that IRS is the first single, and the waters are now being tested by allowing some of the nations top radio announcers to play the track.

When will the GnR cease and desist orders come out?

Their ink is probably not dry yet.

So they played TWAT and IRS?

Nah.. something better will be the first single.

No, not TWAT. Only IRS.

No TWAT. It has never been played on radio.

Stern played it? ?I was stuck in a meeting all day! ?What did he say about it?

Damn!! I was about to freak out.  Oh well, atleast I got to hear IRS so far.  It's really a good song, just not earth-shattering unfortunately

lol, clever.

here ya go

Howard Stern Comments on I.R.S. track
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C2T3PZA4

he cut on Axl, said the mix was lousy, but thought it was kinda good.

No i dobut it.. 97.7 Htz FM was called by the record company after they played it ?today... I was told this personally from Iron Mike Benson!!

i dont think any mroe gnr shit will be on.. im off.. time for a blunt.. later

I think Stern is playing dumb... How can he not know about GNR? I remember during the '02 tour he was trying to accuse Axl of lip syncing(or someone on his show was) after hearing nothing from the shows... Then he had VR in studio and then talked about Axl

Probably not.  seems like everytime we get a little something, we have complete silence afterwards.  But hopefully things are different this time around

Howard didn't accuse him of lip-synching, one of his guests did that was in the studio:

http://www.marksfriggin.com/news02/12-2.htm

I agree, he simply played dumb to highlight his opinion of their irrelevance.

The reason radio stations are playing it is because people are sending the demos to radio stations. It has nothing to do with GNR. Our community is the reason why its being played.

If you listened to his interview with Velvet Revolver from a year or so ago, Howard thought that Slash/Duff/Matt fired Axl and hired Scott Weiland. They had to correct him and say that they left Axl.

So I don't think Howard intentionally dissed them, he's just misinformed.

The way he was talking about it, it seemed like he listened to it already...

so after that he should know that axl is singing for GNR at least....its not like axl is gonna hire new guys the they are gonna boot him

107.3 WAAF Boston played IRS at about 6:30 pm Thursday
Mistress Carrie.

She has been bashing Axl since the day GN'R ceased to exsist. She said it didn't sound like Axl.

what idd the callers say about it

I actually tried to call but couldnt get through. Then they played about 3 shitty songs in a row, and I had to get out of my car.
I listened all day and there was only a small mention of it. Of course she bashed it without even hearing it.

i turned it on halfway through... did Booker say anything before he played it?

what did the other stations (CT) DJs have to say about it?

i'm curious what the reaction was besides Stern...

i just waiting for an official statement from the gn'r camp about all this, im interested as to what they think about it.

I'm listening to this show now and it must have been torture just to hear IRS.....woulda been happy to send you the song :)

and save you the pain

Gonzo said they were gonna play it on top 9 @ 9. did they play it again? I missed it

Dunno man.. I'm sure theres a big memo on the wall advising against it

cool dude! thanks anyway, oh well i heard it at 5 and it was sweet :)

Yep...my friend just im'd me, telling me his friend heard a new song by GNR on Kroc.

And to think it all started with these forums.. some power eh?

so if radio stations are playing a unreleased gnr song without management responding, then something definetly has to be going on right?

If they are coming down on the forums, they would have to come down on the radio stations...one would think anyway.

KXXR (93x) in Minnepolis just played both songs.  The DJ's Loved them, but they made fun of the intro to Better and the lyrics to IRS.  They said that maybe if Axl wasn't calling so many people (in the lyrics to IRS) he'd have more time to finish the album.  It really made me laugh.

AAF sucks ass! They have been playing shit like Linkin Park, Creed, Godsmack (who they love) and Limp Bizkit for the past 6+ years, fuck AAF. WBCN is by far the best station of Boston.

Kinda funny I got up this morning to here WTTJ and Puddle of MuDD right in a row. I thought it was funny after hearing a rumor that Wes is the one that may have leaked it.Wonder if they are going to play the leaks later?? Well I won't be listening so I may never find out.

Wes from POM leaked these??? WTF?

Absofuckinglutely.

If anyone on this forum wondered how much promotion CD would need...you now have your answer.

A leak playing on radio stations all across the continent in a MATTER OF HOURS.

Promotion?? Promotion?

CD isn't going to need it.? It's going to get so much publicity, it'll promote itself.? .

Drop a single...a real, official single...out of the blue and Axl would be done.? Promotion over.

Edit: Changed country to continent courtesy of my friend Nemo's correction. :)

I'd be surprised.

I think the "Wes" username was a "homage" to Wes Arkeen.

But that's just a guess.

Right on Pilferk I've been saying that for a couple years : ok:

and it wasn't just the USA it was Canada too :peace:

Now that's funny! :rofl:

99X in Atlanta just played the Better clip and part of IRS...

97.5 "the hawk" in philadelphia.

this was interesting because they are a classic rock station who never plays gnr. which lends even more credence to the point pilferk just made about promotion. 

they played it on their morning show today around 8:30. they spent a good 20 minutes talking about the songs, the new lineup, etc.  they were totally clueless about who was/is in the band and what's been going on. they even took a bunch of phone calls to discuss.

their morning guys are annoying....the two main guys call themselves "free beer" and "hot wings". they were critical of the fact that axl is calling this band gnr, and said people won't be fooled if CD is ever released. they said the general public will want to know where slash is.

but they gave the clips a fair listen and had a positive opinion of them overall.

I think this is a serious PR issue....the general public REALLY doesn't know much about GNR....my buds and I went to the MSG show in 2002 and I had to explain to them who buckethead was etc.....they LOVE AFD and the big UYI songs but just aren't that into the band to follow them the way most of here seem to.  Of course, everyone loved the show, but i must have heard, "its not the same without slash" a MILLION times from my friends.

Great concert btw.

93x in Minneapolis is apparently going to play the full I.R.S demo between Noon and 1pm  They also played bits of both leaked demos earlier today.  They are a station that received a "cease and desist" order from Tool management for playing a song from Lateralus before it was released  so they have a history of being naughty  : ok:

Hey guys.  I heard that "Better" was leaked on Maxim Radio of Sirius Satellite Radio around 11:00 or 11:30 by a caller.  I think that's the Rich and Covino Show?  I usually listen to Maxim Radio after Howard Stern but I was in class at the time.

Sweet, more press for gnr!!

The whole song or the 1:20 clip we have......I mean others (not me) have :-X

This is sweet!  :peace:

Updated - still need confirmation that Maxim's Sirius station played "Better" today.

Apparently WRIF out of Detroit played it twice today. : ok:

Which song? Both?

I'm listening right now.  Maxim Radio leaks both songs and discuss the song on Bower's Show.  WOW!  Crazy!!!!!

thats cool...

IRS, the Drew and Mike made fun of it. typical

Full versions? Has it been 24 - 32 hours already?

the full version of BETTER?

exuse me?

Has Better been leaked full?

Yeah I am sure they are salad tossers DJ go with what the majority of their fans say and think. PLaying these demos are only showing the uniformed fans that GnR is subpar. the average joe doesnt consider a leaked rough cut, they consider Crazy new GnR by Axl work.

No, they did not play the entire song of "Better."

Chez 106.9 in Ottawa, Canada played pieces of both clips this morning, took callers, gave their opinions on them. The general consensus from the callers was that Better had "potential" and that IRS had "good guitar work", the DJ's were pretty clueless about Gn'r though.... the DJs were cool about the fact that the clips were demos though, and said, "I don't want to play the clips in full because they're internet-quality, and you'll hear them the way they were meant to be heard once the CD comes out" or something of that nature.
I was impressed that they even played it really, they rarely play Gn'r. But it was cool.

102.9 The Hog in Milwaukee, WI  played IRS this afternoon at 1:30.   :peace:

WEDG in Buffalo played it a half hour ago.

I added a bunch more stations to the list.

Keep them coming!

i guess rover's morning glory morning radio show based in chicago, which also broadcasts to cleveland and some other cities, played both this morning and the two guys on the show loved both songs.  my buddy told me about it, he said they took calls, which were mixed but mostly positive, and talked about them for about 20 minutes.  awesome, awesome

93.3 wmmr played the clips around 5:30 today.

i've heard the DJ (Jaxon) rip Axl in the past. and he said both songs "blow".

he took a bunch of calls and everyone of them was negative. they all agreed the songs sounded like shit.

People in Philadelphia don't like the current lineup of Guns N' Roses?

Gee, I wonder why.

 :hihi:

WAAF in Boston is now playing IRS at the top of every hour, and they even have a promo/teaser playing during commercials for it.

I think they stream online too..... WAAF.com


--pjv

Sorry....just checked a different thread.  I guess this is old news now.

finally a caller said the DJ was just being negative cause he hates axl (for many reasons, including the cancelled show).

the DJ said, yes i hate axl, but i'm keeping an open mind on anything axl releases cause he's so talented. he called appetite the greatest rock album of all time. and he said if CD ever comes out, he will listen to it and he's sure there will be at least a couple good songs on there. but that he honestly thinks these two "really blow".

Better is a terrific song. It doesn't blow. A critic can say that it doesn't do anything for them b/c of the mix, the guitars, the vocasl.... but he dismisses the song without explanation. lame.

Not sure if this is new news.  This is my first time posting.  None of you will believe me if it is new but here goes.  Listening to 99.1 WPLR this morning on way to work.  DJs highlight GNR preview tune 'IRS' and play a sampling of it.  I heard some.  Some they talked over (I couldn't believe they didn't just pipe down).  Anyways, good song from what I heard.  Axl has high voice, medium tempo tune.  Sounded like an electric acoustic guitar to start up and electronic drum beat - sounded bubbly to me.  Anyway, has great rythem.  Axl did sound really good...All in all, it sounded better than I would have expected.  Only legibly heard a few lyrics 'Gonna call the IRS, Gonna call the FBI'...Again DJs were talking over it.  If this is news, call 99.1 WPLR in CT for verification.  Anyways, it was fun to hear.  Hopefully, I will post more often and look forward to your comments.

I rarely listen to the radio anymore.  Does anyone know if IRS is still being played by the stations that were playing it yesterday?  Has there been an C&D issued from management or the label to the radio stations that were playing it?  It seems odd, because last time when it got played on the Eddie Trunk show they received a C&D within minutes of playing it and never played it again. 

Maybe GNR mgmt sees the value of the leaks as free promotion if indeed CD is coming soon

yeah, they played it two times here in detroit today already....

hey guys a station called the rock radio just played "THE BLUES" even though it was the live version and i don't know that station as i am from australia i just found it on the net

i WAS WONDERING IF ANY AUSSIE STATIONS ARE PLAYING THEM. i emailed triple m in sydney to ask, but im not gonna help them get the music.

Triple M are too busy playing Missy Higgins and Phil Collins.

Triple M are no longer a rock station. I don't think Australia has one now.

            Goodpoint australian rock stations suck they only play the old gunners songs

we got some pretty good ones here in tasmania, but i dont know if the copyright laws are different here than the U.S and so forth.

I occasionaly here SCOM. A couple of years ago WTTJ and SCOM and a few years ago all the hits.

I'd love to know of some other rock stations here in Sydney but as far as I know MMM are the only one, and they have just lost the plot.

Thats pretty weird, when i used to live in sydney i remember mmm playing all good shit. Its not uncommon to hear YCBM, Paradise city, KOHD, LALD, SCOM,WTTJ sometimes a few in the same day on my local station. It rocks, Down here its all metal and hard rock, I see gunners shirts constantly.

Yeah I occasionally hear SCOM on MMM, and in fact I heard it on 104.3 Gold FM the other day  :nervous:

A few days ago I heard Don't Cry on Nova 100.3 ... it was a phone in poll, whether you wanted to hear Don't Cry by GNR or Wonderwall by Oasis.... Guns won with 66% of the vote.

triple mmm are just corporate whores who go where the advertising revenue is best so i'm not surprised about the melbourne triple mmm.
yeah ur right about the crap music they play too

I go to Penn State University and while driving home on Friday night just outside of State College PA I heard IRS on 98.7 QuickRock...The guy who broadcast it said "Well there it is...and I don't know what to say. I feel like after 10 years I should listen to that song and it should blow my face off, I should be sitting here faceless. But it didn't. I'm not going to give it a thumbs up, but I'm not going to give it a thumbs down...I give it a thumbs in the middle."

Just thought it was interesting :)

Did he mention that it was an un-mixed, un-finished demo?

Your expectations were too high.  CD is hyped so much.  Compare the songs with other bands and you will see there is no comparison.

Well, it should be better once it is produced and mixed.? IRS and Better have potential.? IRS really grows upon one, the more one hears it.

Newsman, I thought you said this stuff was taking over the radio industry?? You created 10 threads claiming that fact.

Pure rubbish.  I did not create ten posts saying that, and will not be baited into one of your arguments.   

ok, maybe it was 9.

hehe just kidding dude.  you were posting a lot that one day, but i guess you were just excited - no harm in that I suppose.

Nothing on the radio today compares to TWAT and Better, I like IRS too, but its #3 behind those 2, but its still good as hell.