The Gnr Material George is mastering at this time...

[jimmythegent]

If we are to believe Merck (and there are plenty of reasons perhaps not to), then it simply sounds like Santuary or Geffen archiving their property digitally for storage - this, I assume, would require digital mastering as AFD was recorded in analogue and is therefor being sourced from analogue.

[WARose]

If we are to believe Merck (and there are plenty of reasons perhaps not to), then it simply sounds like Santuary or Geffen archiving their property digitally for storage - this, I assume, would require digital mastering as AFD was recorded in analogue and is therefor being sourced from analogue.

i think believing merck makes the most sense at the moment.... if axl wouldn`t have made this interview thing i wouldn?t believe merck either....  but since axl said they?re still working on CD there`s no reason not to believe what merck said.... or do you think axl is fooling us and CD is ready?

[MR W,AXL ROSE]

i believe CD is ready and the 32 songs AXL mentioned are the follow up albums.i jus have this feeling that AXL wants at least the next album after CD ready or nearly ready before CD hits the shelves.he proberbly wants to do some major touring after the release of CD and wants all his time to go into touring and then somewhere along the line drop another album into the scene while GNR are world famous again due to their touring.that way he has more than one chance of makin an album which he believes is better than AFD.if CD was ready but axl wanted to finish the second album before its release then hes not goin to say "yeah CD is ready but im not releasin it until i have the next one or two albums ready.".maybe this is why we have waited so long for CD!
 this is jus my personal opinion,but think about it for a second.

[Warren]

i believe CD is ready and the 32 songs AXL mentioned are the follow up albums.i jus have this feeling that AXL wants at least the next album after CD ready or nearly ready before CD hits the shelves.he proberbly wants to do some major touring after the release of CD and wants all his time to go into touring and then somewhere along the line drop another album into the scene while GNR are world famous again due to their touring.that way he has more than one chance of makin an album which he believes is better than AFD.if CD was ready but axl wanted to finish the second album before its release then hes not goin to say "yeah CD is ready but im not releasin it until i have the next one or two albums ready.".maybe this is why we have waited so long for CD!
 this is jus my personal opinion,but think about it for a second.

It's a theory, not worse than another.

But it's doubtful.
If another record was released too early, it would slow down Chindem sales.

[nesquick]

I would be interested in rebuying GNR's back catalog, if it was released in some sweet ass Dolby Digital 5.1 shit. I mean shit, pay some respect to GNR and give the music the respect by dropping quality.

If Gn'R released some, or all of the old catalogue in Dolby 5.1 or something that fuckin' bad ass, Id shell out the cold hard cash for it in a heartbeat.

Appetite's 20th is right around the corner..me thinks it and Lies would be first in line if anything to be remastered.

To me, the UYI albums need to be remastered the most though..UYI 2 stands the test of time alright while to me #1 is ultra glossy and dated to my ear.

UYI 2 is absolutely perfect This is one of the best record of all time. The piano in the mix sounds huge. It's class.
UYI 1 sounds very average to me, it has always sounded average and dated exept 4 or 5 songs (November rain of course, don't cry, LALD and Coma). I've never liked this album, it sounds very "clich?", some songs sounds barely heavy-metal, and I don't think it's the right sound for GN'R.

Use 2 is more bluesy, more epic, just better for me.

[Warren]

To me, the UYI albums need to be remastered the most though..UYI 2 stands the test of time alright while to me #1 is ultra glossy and dated to my ear.

UYI 2 is absolutely perfect This is one of the best record of all time. The piano in the mix sounds huge. It's class.
UYI 1 sounds very average to me, it has always sounded bad exept 4 or 5 songs (November rain of course, don't cry, LALD and Coma). I've never liked this album, it sounds very "clich?", some songs sounds barely heavy-metal, and I don't think it's the right sound for GN'R.

UYI1 and UYI 2 were recorded at the same time by the same producer ! How can they sound so different to you ?
IMHO they sound the same : both overproduced. You can prefer one rather than the other depending on the songs you prefer (I would pick UYI 1 'cause Double Talkin' Jive is one of my favorite) not because of the way they sound... Just my opinion though.

AFD should be remastered to give it an even rawer sound... (I said remastered, not re-recorded... )

[Origen]

I want Slash (if he had the rights to) release his Illusion  albums he has which is ment to be very raw with no other the top stuff on them, I think Slash even said the versions he has sopund better then them released 

[Grouse]

I want Slash (if he had the rights to) release his Illusion? albums he has which is ment to be very raw with no other the top stuff on them, I think Slash even said the versions he has sopund better then them released?

I think that would actually be really cool

[ppbebe]

i believe CD is ready and the 32 songs AXL mentioned are the follow up albums.i jus have this feeling that AXL wants at least the next album after CD ready or nearly ready before CD hits the shelves.he proberbly wants to do some major touring after the release of CD and wants all his time to go into touring and then somewhere along the line drop another album into the scene while GNR are world famous again due to their touring.that way he has more than one chance of makin an album which he believes is better than AFD.if CD was ready but axl wanted to finish the second album before its release then hes not goin to say "yeah CD is ready but im not releasin it until i have the next one or two albums ready.".maybe this is why we have waited so long for CD!
 this is jus my personal opinion,but think about it for a second.

That's possible.

Note that the "of which 13 songs are slated for the final album" bit is not in the magazine version. Seemingly it wasn't fit to print. After all, the convo was hold in the din of a bash.

[Scabbie]

I would be interested in rebuying GNR's back catalog, if it was released in some sweet ass Dolby Digital 5.1 shit. I mean shit, pay some respect to GNR and give the music the respect by dropping quality.

If Gn'R released some, or all of the old catalogue in Dolby 5.1 or something that fuckin' bad ass, Id shell out the cold hard cash for it in a heartbeat.

Appetite's 20th is right around the corner..me thinks it and Lies would be first in line if anything to be remastered.

To me, the UYI albums need to be remastered the most though..UYI 2 stands the test of time alright while to me #1 is ultra glossy and dated to my ear.

UYI 2 is absolutely perfect This is one of the best record of all time. The piano in the mix sounds huge. It's class.
UYI 1 sounds very average to me, it has always sounded average and dated exept 4 or 5 songs (November rain of course, don't cry, LALD and Coma). I've never liked this album, it sounds very "clich?", some songs sounds barely heavy-metal, and I don't think it's the right sound for GN'R.

Use 2 is more bluesy, more epic, just better for me.

What a crock of shit

[Thorazine Shuffle]

I want Slash (if he had the rights to) release his Illusion? albums he has which is ment to be very raw with no other the top stuff on them, I think Slash even said the versions he has sopund better then them released?

You can find some of the raw versions of certain songs off UYI online.  I agree, the more raw mixes sounded better.

[pilferk]

I want Slash (if he had the rights to) release his Illusion? albums he has which is ment to be very raw with no other the top stuff on them, I think Slash even said the versions he has sopund better then them released?

You can find some of the raw versions of certain songs off UYI online.? I agree, the more raw mixes sounded better.

I think most of those are demo's, right? 

In a couple of cases I like the demo's better, in others I like the final track better (November Rain being the most obvious example).  In neither case do I HATE one version but LOVE the other.  I wonder if that's true for everyone else?

[Thorazine Shuffle]

I want Slash (if he had the rights to) release his Illusion? albums he has which is ment to be very raw with no other the top stuff on them, I think Slash even said the versions he has sopund better then them released?

You can find some of the raw versions of certain songs off UYI online.? I agree, the more raw mixes sounded better.

I think most of those are demo's, right??

In a couple of cases I like the demo's better, in others I like the final track better (November Rain being the most obvious example).? In neither case do I HATE one version but LOVE the other.? I wonder if that's true for everyone else?

Yea thats what I was referring to, the demos. 

[madagas]

If any of you are wondering how long it takes to master an album, it looks like Tool just did their record in a day! It is obviously a quick process. And, please don't go "well, Gnr is different"....no they are not. From the official Tool website:

TOOL RECORD MASTERED
Salma stopped dancing on January 29th. The next morning the members of the band flew to Portland, Maine to have the record mastered by Bob Ludwig. This was done on January 31, no doubt followed by a lobster dinner.

[Mikkamakka]

Maybe the guy is working on the Rapidfire stuff