TWAT, I.R.S. and Better played in NYC, a coicidence or not?

[SLCPUNK]

I dunno.........

[axlirs]

i'm still amazed that they played those songs, it feels like a dream!
and i wasn't even there! but, we all know how well axl keeps his secret, and i've thought this all along, him mentioning TWAT, better and the blues as some of his favs to RS and then they leak and are played in concert, well it doesn't really seem like a coincidence to me. but who knows. axl's a smart guy.

[badapple81]

I think that ollowing the leaks thay jad to play those songds cos othersisw there would be no rusprise when thew album comes out so it made sense to play those.

sorry if you cant udnrstand just cam home from nght out

[Krispy Kreme]

No coincidence, and shows that the leaks  were intentional.

[JDA]

They leaked them.

[Axl8302]

i dont think they leaked them. Obviously the band know what songs leaked so they have no reason not to play them live, the cats out of the bag so to speak. I wish'd they'd played catcher in the rye.

[uncleslashbob]

they did it on purpose i was thee it was awsome

[da_pope]

For those of you saying "Well he didn't play CITR"... Why on earth would he?
That is one of the most boring "rock" songs I've ever heard. People go to a rock show to get trashed, get ripped and rock the fuck out. Not to get put to sleep by a lullaby.

[Sparksry]

Haha i think he layed them to convnce himself that he did a good job on the songs 15 years of work they better be good. I still think it was funny when he said before IRS " u downloaded them Fuckers" haha that was great... and to answer the question... not a coincidence at all in my opinion

[journey]

I've just seen the setlist, and I can't help to wonder, 3 songs that where recently leaked, all played in NYC last night, is that a coincidence or is it proof that the leaks where intentional? What do you think? I'm starting to think that the leaks where intentional...

If this is being discussed somewhere else, feel free to move the topic

It's hard to tell if they were intentionally leaked. But obvioulsy the band is aware that those three songs have gained popularity on the net.

[WARose]

a little question to the people who attended the gig...  did they add another solo to IRS?

[oneway23]

Doesn't necessarily proved that the GNR camp leaked anything.  Axl's a shrewd MF'er...He was well aware of WHAT leaked.  He only played what we'd heard, while giving us "new" additions to the setlist that didn't require that the band unleash anything unheard as of yet.

[EccoTides]

For those of you saying "Well he didn't play CITR"... Why on earth would he?
That is one of the most boring "rock" songs I've ever heard. People go to a rock show to get trashed, get ripped and rock the fuck out. Not to get put to sleep by a lullaby.

It's not really a rock song, bro. More like an experimental pop tune.

You do have a good point though - Despite the fact that I love the song, it doesn't really work as a "live" song - Axl's got enough ballads, and more "low key" stuff would slow things down way too much.

[NickNasty]

the fact that it seems he just laughed the leaks off and didnt rant about them is interesting, to say the least.

it was either an ingenious marketing plan to build buzz for the tour or just a strange coincidence that forced new songs into the setlist. either way, im gettin more and more amped for Dublin

[JAC185]

I dont think it proves they leaked them, they used the leaks to their advantage, it allowed them to play more new songs without getting more unheard stuff bootlegged or whatever

[zakas80]

i think it was intentional, i just hope we get citr one of these nights, preferably the 17th

[BLS-Pride]

Myabe if they weren't leaked they would not have been played at all.

[RitzWalker8]

1/2 the crowd was singing the leaks with him.  And he called us a bunch of downloading motherfuckers.

[The Estranged MrFlashbax]

1/2 the crowd was singing the leaks with him.  And he called us a bunch of downloading motherfuckers.

hahah yeah! that was awsome. 

that's why i think the leak and gnr playing the songs live wasnt a coincidence

[Janabis]

They played those songs because they were leaked, but that doesn't mean that GNR leaked them intentionally. These tracks were leaked on the Eddie Trunk CD YEARS ago, although most of us only heard IRS at that time. There's no way they planned this setlist two years in advance.