Perhaps 'the Blues' 2002 radio promo clip is just . .

[Steel_Angel]

. . .? The Blues (HOB 01) soundboard? some say its the studio version but if you hear both of them they kinda sound a lot alike. yall compare:

http://media.putfile.com/The-Blues-HOB-01clip

http://media.putfile.com/the-blues-Boston-Radio-Promo-Spot

[Mustapha]

You are right indeed. But remember that HOB was the first show where The Blues was performed EVER. So, my guess is that he had been practicing the song to sound exactly like the one he had alraedy recorded. Both possibilties are believable tough...

[Cjc1706]

hmm yeh sounds like theyre pretty much the same thing

CJ

[Skinflick]

hmm yeh sounds like theyre pretty much the same thing

CJ

They are completely different...the first was the vegas show.....and the 2nd is ABSOLUTELY a studio clip of The Blues used for promoting the 2002 tour....On the ENTIRE clip there is a part of Chinese Democracy and Madagascar as well....both sound incredible....I have had the ENTIRE clip for 4 years now.

[themovieaddict.com]

I don't think anything on those promo spots was studio material, just cleaned-up soundboards that aren't available to us.

[Saul]

I don't think anything on those promo spots was studio material, just cleaned-up soundboards that aren't available to us.

I agree , starting now. 

[-Jack-]

The Blues at HOB didn't have Richards outro solo (or any outro solo) on it.

So, no. I doubt it.

Im surprised people think those are soundboard clips... if you listen to the intro to Chinese Democracy on the promo it's pretty apparent that its studio.

[31illusions]

It could be either.  but if you heard the live version 50 times then the studio version ain't going to be that much different. So....

[darkmonth]

Whoever says it's Soundboard is deaf.  Tone and detail deaf.

It's BLATANTLY studio cuts.

[Ellroy]

Dude, your links don't work for me, but I listened to the recording of HOB that I have and the Boston clip and the HOB version is considerably faster and missing the guitar parts. Can you post your HOB on yousendit or something so I can listen, because mine is way faster and minus the solo. I didn't know there were multiple recordings of HOB.


Edit: Okay your links work now. What the hell are you talking about??!! Dude, you have better ears than that, I know it. As I said above, HOB is MUCH SLOWER than the boston clip and also MINUS the guitar solo. Do you think A) Axl and the gang took the soundboard from HOB, slowed it down to fit the tempo of the 2002 version of the song, and added a Fortus guitar solo or B) Used a studio clip of the song? Which makes more sense?

[Steel_Angel]

Dude, your links don't work for me, but I listened to the recording of HOB that I have and the Boston clip and the HOB version is considerably faster and missing the guitar parts. Can you post your HOB on yousendit or something so I can listen, because mine is way faster and minus the solo. I didn't know there were multiple recordings of HOB.


Edit: Okay your links work now. What the hell are you talking about??!! Dude, you have better ears than that, I know it. As I said above, HOB is MUCH SLOWER than the boston clip and also MINUS the guitar solo. Do you think A) Axl and the gang took the soundboard from HOB, slowed it down to fit the tempo of the 2002 version of the song, and added a Fortus guitar solo or B) Used a studio clip of the song? Which makes more sense?

its the same one u have.  its an audience recording.

[Voodoochild]

Whoever says it's Soundboard is deaf.  Tone and detail deaf.

It's BLATANTLY studio cuts.

Agree. Ask to any musician - they will know for sure that its def a studio clip.

I have no doubt about this at all. Also, like people already said, there's no Richard's outro solo before the US tour in 2002, so why would they put an overdub in the soundboard recording?

And Axl's voice, the guitar tone and everything in the Chinese Democracy clip sounds studio recordings.

I have a really hard time trying to figure out why so many doubt such an obvious thing.

[Steel_Angel]

Cuz CD wasnt finished in 2002... i think.

[Ellroy]

^^ Don' forget the speed of the Blues! The slow version started on the 2002 tour, thus ruling out that the clip is from a live 2001 show. Add the guitars that weren't added until after the clip appeard and it equals studio.

in reply to frozen's last post: A few songs were probably more or less done (probably have been changed since then). Oh My God for example. Didn't that girl that got invited to Axl's Halloween party way back in the day hear a recording of Madagscar that Axl played for a few people? Am I remembering that right?

[themovieaddict.com]

Well, considering the fact that it's soundboard, I think it may just be soundboard.

[Steel_Angel]

Well, considering the fact that it's soundboard, I think it may just be soundboard.

O RLY? 

[themovieaddict.com]

Well, considering the fact that it's soundboard, I think it may just be soundboard.

O RLY? 

Yes.

Considering the fact that I know for sure it is soundboard material collected from the 2002 tour I would have to say: "Hey, that's a soundboard recording." Just my two cents.

[Ellroy]

Okay, let's settle this. Someone dig out the European 2002 bootlegs (I lost all mine when my old computer crashed). We'll listen to The Blues from all of them. If we don't hear Fortus' guitar solo played in that exact way (I don't even think he was playing that solo yet in Europe) on any of them then can we agree that the clips are studio?
       RR, could you PM me or something with the Euro 2002 bootlegs so I can give them a listen?

[KIKO2K6]

The Boston promo is not soundboard.
Heard the guitar tone on Cd, AXl voice on Madagascar etc.. this is dead horse.

[the dirt]

....I have had the ENTIRE clip for 4 years now.

Maybe a radio station will air a new 20 second commercial promoting a show with a polished 9 second soundboard clip of IRS to keep you content for another few years. ?