KLOS

[Luigi]

Would love to see or here some type of advertising this week but we know the answer to this  

[AxlFink]

they could hook up with someone like budweiser or something for the commercial... or a sponsor.  it wouldnt be gnr alone due to money but i still dont see it.   

[Nytunz]

I think Tommy should be the "talker" for GNR! Dont get me wrong! I would LOVE to hear Axl on the radio, But i also think that it is important to include the other members in this! Tommy really knows how to put the words.! 

[CAFC Nick]

KLOS 95.5 here in Los Angeles, the only classic rock station in the region was talking about a March release date for CD.? Maybe Slash is right.?

Or maybe they read the news online.

News travels fast. This thing has even made it into some newspapers outside of USA. So why wouldn't a radio station pick it up....



/jarmo

You beat me to it Jarmo I was going to say that.

This news has reached GN'R fans high and wide and I'm pretty sure they didn't get an exclusive but just heard Slash's comments or read a GN'R Fan website.



Also

Although I'm not American and am from UK, I see no chance of there being a CD Commercial at the Superbowl

[WAR41]

I work on this stuff on a daily basis, and I've yet to see a memorable commercial for an album. 

exactly... there have been no commercials for albums that have stuck in my head.  The only one I can think of right now is the Eminem iPod commerical because it is so recent. 

But I do think they could make a memorable one.  Rather than doing the ones where the music is playing (most likely a recent single) and they say "Band Name's new album is in stores This Day".  I think if they just told people it was coming it might get people interested.  No music, no pictures of the band....  Just like tell the bands name the cd title, and the date its coming. 

[NickNasty]

KLOS 95.5 here in Los Angeles, the only classic rock station in the region was talking about a March release date for CD.? Maybe Slash is right.?

Or maybe they read the news online.

News travels fast. This thing has even made it into some newspapers outside of USA. So why wouldn't a radio station pick it up....



/jarmo

I agree-they probably picked it up from here or even the station's site. I still think March is too early for the actual album itself-i think that will happen closer to may or june (if it comes out at all)-just because that would be closer to RIR and soundtrack time for the major summer movies. But I think by March we will hear something about what the band is doing-we should know for sure if they are doing RIO by then!

[BurningHills]

If the album really is coming in March, we'd need to hear SOMETHING in the next two or three weeks. There's no way you'll see a Super Bowl commercial and then have a single rush released to radio - its possible, but I doubt it'll happen. HOPEFULLY, we'll see a single a few weeks, but until I hear it, or have it in my hands (I'm a college radio DJ), I'm not gonna believe it.

-Jeff

[C0ma]

There is Zero chance of an ad popping up for the Super Bowl. Last Year Fox was charging 2.4 Million Dollars for a 30 second spot. That number is only going to rise.

All though this is an interesting set of numbers (for all the suprise Super Bowl Preformance theorists):


2004
 
Increase in album sales the week after the Super Bowl for Justin Timberlake?s ?Justified?
 160%
 
Increase in album sales post-Super Bowl week for Janet Jackson?s ?All For You?
 160%
 
2003
 
Increase in album sales the week after the Super Bowl for Shania Twain?s ?Up?
 41%
 
Increase in album sales post-Super Bowl week for No Doubt?s ?Tragic Kingdom?
 58%
 
2002
 
Increase in album sales post-Super Bowl week for U2?s ?All That You Leave Behind?
 142%
 
2001
 
Increase in album sales post-Super Bowl week for Aerosmith?s ?Greatest Hits?
 100%

 Source: Nielsen Entertainment

[Chodem]

They'd definitely have to hook up with a sponsor or something like that.  There is no way they could afford a million dollar time slot on the superbowl alone.

[BKinNYC]

I agree with ChoDem and COma on this one.  In my opinion, Axl advertising during the Super Bowl is a lose/lose situation, because:

1.  The commercial will be just cheesy and forgettable (as I stated in an earlier post)

2.  People who forgot that the band was around will say "That's not Guns n' Roses!"

3.  Attaching the Gn'R name to a sponsor will make them look like huge sellouts, which is what's typically associated with bands that attach either their name or songs to sell products.   Not exactly the publicity you're looking for on a new release.

-Also, with the past examples given, remember:  These artists' sales increased with a performance, not a commercial. Also, (I could be mistaken here) but all of their albums were already released, and this just enhanced the sales. 

[C0ma]

-Also, with the past examples given, remember:? These artists' sales increased with a performance, not a commercial. Also, (I could be mistaken here) but all of their albums were already released, and this just enhanced the sales.?

I tried to qualify those stats with the following comment: "this is an interesting set of numbers (for all the suprise Super Bowl Preformance theorists)"

meaning that maybe a preformance would help the impending** release of Chinese Democracy

** by impending, I meant as impending as the 2nd Ice Age.

[CDesigner]

I'm not sure how it is around the world, but in the U.S, think about it:? How many "new album" commercials do you see for bands?? The only ones that I can think of is for some shitty rap albums, that look like they cost like $1.50 to produce.?

And even then, I can only think of a couple I saw this past year:? Eminem's Greatest Hits, and one other one where I just remember the announcer yelling "Yo Yo, the new album drops..." but then I immediately tuned it out because it was so annoying.

So I'm hoping that there ISN'T a commercial for the album.?

i saw a GNR GH commercial once. not that i'm expecting anything, i'm just saying...

[EvilSmurf]

KLOS definitely reads this board, they also reported Axl being spotted in Santa Monica with his new BMW.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

when did you hear that, evilsmurf?

[EvilSmurf]

It was right after they mentioned the March release date. I also recall a few weeks earlier they were talking about Fortus coming back to record with GNR, which was also mentioned on this board. So... they definitely read this board for GNR news/rumors.

when did you hear that, evilsmurf?

[Carlos_f_Rose]

Just imagine Slash is right... Axl must be like crazy.

[The New Fiona Apple]

Aren't WMMR and K-Rock both reliable as well? They've reported false dates. Not gonna believe it till I see GNRonline UPDATED!