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[duga]

How about a 2 yr worldwode tour to raise awareness of GNR before deciding to release the album? 

How about release the damn album before ever touring again?

[Drew]

PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO WRESTLING!!!!!

[nesquick]

single + video... it still the best.

[Scabbie]

single + video... it still the best.

I still think they should be like Led Zep and not bother with singles

[Judge Dredd]

single + video... it still the best.

I still think they should be like Led Zep and not bother with singles

Same here.

Just release the album.

Axl is one of the few peope in the world who has big enough stones to pull that off.

[Scabbie]

single + video... it still the best.

I still think they should be like Led Zep and not bother with singles

Same here.

Just release the album.

Axl is one of the few peope in the world who has big enough stones to pull that off.

My only reservation is that we could miss out on B-Sides - but there's always EPs and more albums for that!

[Judge Dredd]

^ If it ain't good enough for an album, it shouldn't be released.

[DizzyReed63]

A truck pulls into downtown New York, Times Square, around Rush Hour.
A bunch of guys get out and start setting up a stage...then Axl and the band come out and put on a 1-hour show with the announcement of the U.S. tour and album release date.

[nesquick]

yeah... something crazy would be cool also
Or a free show in Central Park?

[jarmo]

Or he could come back to Sweden.... Visits to Sweden seem to generate press for Axl.? ?



They got a lot of press by "taking over" New York in May. Something similar could work again....

Add some tv appearances and interviews to that and the ball is rolling.



/jarmo

[Bandita]

yeah... something crazy would be cool also
Or a free show in Central Park?

Could you imagine???  Central Park would never be the same again!

[Lucky]

one thing you people dont understand...

It's not Axls job to worry with the comertial strategy, and I dont think he cares if album sells or doesnt sell.
most of the money of the album sales goes to the record company.
if the album sells 10 million copies (and it probably wont), Axl would probably earn no more than 10 million $, and he earned more of this euro tour than that(since the total tickets sold amount to 35+ million $$).

He probably doesnt care if he sells 10 000 copies more or less.
you people need to understand that.

nobody in the band is obsessed with the things some of u are obsessed.

[Bandita]

one thing you people dont understand...

It's not Axls job to worry with the comertial strategy, and I dont think he cares if album sells or doesnt sell.
most of the money of the album sales goes to the record company.
if the album sells 10 million copies (and it probably wont), Axl would probably earn no more than 10 million $, and he earned more of this euro tour than that(since the total tickets sold amount to 35+ million $$).

He probably doesnt care if he sells 10 000 copies more or less.
you people need to understand that.

nobody in the band is obsessed with the things some of u are obsessed.

I don't believe this at all.  Axl has his hands in everything when it comes to touring and especially this album that has been worked on for a million years now.  CD is gonna make or break this band at this point and if you think Axl doesn't realize or doesn't care, you are mistaken for sure....

[Sizzle]

They could do what U2 did, go through Times Square on the back of an open top lorry playing Better and announce a realease date then.

[philspectorshotme]

no offense to wrestling fans (im sure you're all well to aware of the esteem you choice of entertainment is held in the mainstream), but it'd be pretty bad PR. a damage to gnr's credibility (ha!).

two things:
1) gnr arent your kid rocks/korns/limp biscuit/whatever run of the mill heavy rock band soundtracks wrestling. gnr are one of the absolute elite in rock n roll. the name rubs shoulders with the true royality, the zeppelins, sabbaths, ac/dcs, queens, stones. soundtracking the wwf (yes, it galls me too trying to call it 'e') is a level far below gnr's status.

2) like i say, it'd be embarrassing for the wider audience to have gnr associated with wrestling (- or rather, in their minds it would be). people think (know?) axl is an asshole, but if he were to give them the incentive of a wrestling tie-in, it would induce sniggers of derision (as opposed to the sullen, suspicious apathy of present).


they wont need any extra publicity stunts such as this when the record gets released. this year (and indeed '02) still proved just how big a brand gnr is and how much power it and axl wield in the mass media. wrestling links would only damage that.

[Scabbie]

one thing you people dont understand...

It's not Axls job to worry with the comertial strategy, and I dont think he cares if album sells or doesnt sell.
most of the money of the album sales goes to the record company.
if the album sells 10 million copies (and it probably wont), Axl would probably earn no more than 10 million $, and he earned more of this euro tour than that(since the total tickets sold amount to 35+ million $$).

He probably doesnt care if he sells 10 000 copies more or less.
you people need to understand that.

nobody in the band is obsessed with the things some of u are obsessed.

Artists probably make a lot of money from publishing royalties (radio play etc)

Of course he cares if he sells records...he's put over 10 yrs into this project

[jarmo]

It's not Axls job to worry with the comertial strategy, and I dont think he cares if album sells or doesnt sell.

I think most artists would like to have some kind of input on how their recently released material is marketed.




/jarmo

[erose]

yeah, axl doesn't care how his record is going to do.... as long as he has his little klick of fans who actually enjoys it...

[nesquick]

It's not Axls job to worry with the comertial strategy, and I dont think he cares if album sells or doesnt sell

Axl cares. Obviously he cares. He doesn't want this record to fail. He cares of the record sales, not just because of money, but because of musical and commercial achievement. EVERY artist cares of how successfull his music is. because it's an achievement.
They haven't worked for over 10 years to see this record failed. This is their album their baby. For all of them, including Axl, this is THE most important record of their career. If you think "they don't care", you are completely wrong. It's been hard working for them and they certainly do care!

[the dirt]

Although it would be a curious experience to view at first because of the fact that GNR were one of the originators of huge, epic oriented big budget videos I don't want any for this album.