Anyone regret listening to the leaks now CD seems imminent?

[mikegiuliana]

Well even if something was added it's still similar to the leak so..

[tHeElEcTrIcSiNtAr]

The songs arent gonna sound that much different, the quality is gonna be much much better, and that will make a world of a difference. Better is almost identical to the leak. I.R.S is the most different with the new intro, new guitar solo, and the keyboards. TWAT is the same except with a new intro, maybe the drums will be there during Robin's solo, but that isnt different anyway cause they were there in the '99 demo. All the songs have changed a little bit with the exception of Better in my opinion.

With that said, I aint complaining. I like all the changes in the songs. They all kick ass and the record will be worth it to me, and thats all that matters, is if I like the record. Cant wait. 

[Mikkamakka]

Nope.

The new songs aren't as good as I hoped... but im still lookin forward to CD.

Same here. But TWAT and Better are really good songs and IRS is a good one, too 

[killingvector]

I absolutely do.

Had I known this really was the time, I would've never listened to any of the leaked songs.

Although the leaks are amazing and I now know Chinese Democracy will be one of the greatest albums ever, It kinda saddens me to think that I've already spoiled half the album.


Anyone else have regrets?

I sure as hell Don't. Cuz i think the songs we've heard so far from this album (live and leaked) arent really the "BIG GUNS".. i mean would Axl really let his best tracks leak? idonttinkso.

gawd, i cant wait to hear "prostitute" . . .

From what Axl said to Rolling Stone Magazine, we have heard what he considers his "big guns." In the interview, Axl was asked which songs he liked the most and he named The Blues, Better and TWAT. So, according to Axl's taste, we have heard the best material that he and the band have written from their ten years of being couped-up in a studio.

I think you are putting together two pieces of information and assuming they are connected. Maddie, Blues, Rhiad, and CD were not considered big guns. Axl in no way said that Better and TWAT were the big guns; he merely said that they were his favorites at the time.  It was in no way an indication of the quality of the remaining setlist. Prostitute and This I Love have been considered to be very strong tracks in their own right.

[codenameninja]

One thing is for sure, the recording quality of the sound will be the best of all the Gn'R albums released so far due to modern technology. AFD is the poorest recorded Gn'R album of them all, with TSPI? being the best. I'm not saying the new material will be better though.

The album may even be recorded 5.1 surround sound for full on versions of the epic tracks such as the Blues?

[Scabbie]

I don't think Axl would have released all of his 'big guns' before the album. I think there's much more to come.

As I said before how the songs fit together could be important therefore I wouldn't be surprised if he holds several big guns back for a future releases.

Finally, there is often big divide over what people's favorite songs are, therefore whilst Better might be one persons favorite song the remaining songs on the album maybe more to other fans tastes

[jarmo]

Maddie

Anybody who calls the song "Maddie" needs to be taken to a Bullet For My Valentine concert. 

 


/jarmo

[GnR-NOW]

I agree, I hate seeing the song called maddie, its Madagascar.  As for hearing 7 of the 13 tracks that supposedly will be on CD, definitely wont make it boring when the CD comes out.  Hearing mastered versions of these songs will be unreal, although it'll be tough to top Better, I think its awesome just the way it is.  But after hearing the 06 versions of CD, Blues and Madagascar, the mastered versions will be unreal.

[killingvector]

Maddie

Anybody who calls the song "Maddie" needs to be taken to a Bullet For My Valentine concert. 

 


/jarmo

Did you think that sitting through their opening set had no ill effects on the brain?  I hear that Mr. Intensity is now prone to seizures and requires cub scouts to feed him on occasion. I got off relatively lucky.

[nesquick]

I tell you, Madagascar will probably sound HUGE. There are tons of guitar subtilities that we will hear clearer than ever on the record.
The 2006 version is a little bit different, Fortus has added his touch on the chorus guitar riff, and it sounds better. They also cut the the hip-hop beats when the speech arrive. Once again, another improvement. all those minor details, when you add them, song by song, improve the quality of the new tracks.

[the dirt]

Were all those quotes in Madagascar there when it was played live recently? I think the song relies on them too much.

The whole thing, I don't know. I don't like it too much.

[GnR-NOW]

I hope the quotes are not in the final version, but since theyve been there since the beginning they ll probably be on the CD.

[the dirt]

I hope the quotes are not in the final version, but since theyve been there since the beginning they ll probably be on the CD.

That would suck. But if they are still there it would make sense. Taking them out when live would work better. Waiting for the answer to my qestion.

[nesquick]

For me the quotes are the best part...

[D]

I honestly dont believe we have heard the Big Guns yet.

Just because they are Axl's favorites doesnt mean they are the Big Guns.


A lot of artists sometimes despise their biggest songs and their favs are sometimes the more personal type songs.

So just cause those are his favorites, that doesnt mean they are the best.

[Demon Wolf]

I've heard the new songs once or twice... Except Better. I wanna keep 'em fresh for the album.

That song rocks so much, I listen to it all the time. "So bittersweet this tragedy..." Oh my god, I almost cry when Axl sings that on the live versions that can be found on Youtube.

[Neemo]

i kinda regret it but i don't listen to them barely ever so it's not as bad as some people i know they listened to them like a bazillion times...i'm still torn as to whether i'll dl more if they surface...i prolly will then regret it later

I managed to hold out listening to the whole new black label society album a week before its release so I imagine i may DL it then keep it safe and not listen to it...especially if there is a concrete release date...if "concrete" can be used in terms of GnR

[Skinflick]

I don't care who you are....anyone who says that they wouldn't have listened to the leaks is full of shit....You might say that....you might feel like you are able to not listen.....but this is GNR after 13 fucking years of nothing. It is easier to say now.....I don't care if they HAD a release date announced in March during the leaks for CD to come out in July......Eventually you would have yourself a nice listen....it is human nature. It is nothing to be ashamed of....it is an addiction and it is beautiful. LOVE IT WITH NO REGRETS........

[Neemo]

oh i have heard them I prolly listened to IRS the most cuz i was trying to help figure out lyrics but i bet i havent heard the others more than a dozen times total...irs maybe 2 dozen times at most

[chris75]

Axl and management authorised the leaks, no question. The leaked songs are being performed live, hence the reason why they were leaked in the first place. So if your a hardcore fan I see no possibility of avoiding material which is now woven into the fabrice of the live shows, short of burying your head in the sand. Anyway as other posters have mentioned Axl would not be stupid enough to reveal all the supposed big guns before the official release. Having said that though Better is obviously a song that is considerd to be one of the best and many expect it to be releases as a single. I have a sneaky suspicion however that none of the leaked songs will be released as singles, hopefully we will be all blown away by some monster that has yet to revealed and lies dormant. I like a lot of the new material, CD, TWAT, MADI, Better, parts of the BLUES, I think IRS is not the best song ever and as much as I like BETTER I would honestly be very dissapointed if this was one of the strongest singles on the album, Im hoping that theres half an album that wev'e yet to hear which lives up to the mysical hoorah surrounding CD.