If the songs we have heard are the best on CD would u be happy?

[D]

This isnt a VR vs GNR thread so no one even think of doing it.


I remember when Slither leaked and when we found out it was the first single, many of us were extremely bummed out.

Slither in my opinion turned out to not be the best song on the album.


That being said, If "Better" is the best song on CD will u be encouraged or discouraged?

[mdttkk]

Its kinda weird but i really like anything Axl puts out, and id probably listen to CD all day long

[ScottyGNR]

Its kinda weird but i really like anything Axl puts out, and id probably listen to CD all day long

I'd say the same.  And yes if the best on CD is the what we've heard then I'd be a little dissapointed.

[faldor]

Yes I'd be happy. ?I'm already happy. ?I think the leaks we've heard are great. ?If there are better songs on the album, that'd be a bonus. ?But I'd be satisfied if Better, IRS, The Blues were the best of the crop because I'm sure I could find the other songs quite enjoyable. ?There's probably less than a handful of GNR songs that i could do without.

[GNRfan2008]

Yes I'd be happy.  I'm already happy.  I think the leaks we've heard are great.  If there are better songs on the album, that'd be a bonus.  But I'd be satisfied if Better, IRS, The Blues were the best of the crop because I'm sure I could find the other songs quite enjoyable.  There's probably less than a handful of GNR songs that i could do without.

I won't be happy if there's another "My World" on it. That is one of the worst songs of the 90's for sure.

[oneway23]

At this point, I'm so ecstatic with MOST of what I've heard that I'm simply looking forward to fully mastered studio versions.  I'd be lying, however, if I said that I wasn't expecting 1 or 2 more songs that eclipse what we've heard.

[Risico]

Eh, I'll be satisfied - I don't think we've heard the best or most interesting stuff the band has to offer, but most of the stuff we've heard has been pretty damn great.

The Blues and Madagascar are mini-masterpieces... and I don't throw that word around lightly.

[metallex78]

Yeah, I probably would be a bit bummed out if Better was the best they had to offer, I mean it's a good song, but man I expect AMAZING stuff on CD. This album has years in the making and is supposed to be epic, not just ok.

[grog mug]

I'm satisfied so far, most of these songs are not done yet so the studio versions will make them that much better. ?Overall the new songs are GREAT, but I expect "better".

[ben9785]

Yes, I don't really rate by singles. If the single is a great song that's obviously a good start but I reserve any judgement about what the album is like until I hear more songs or when I hear the whole album. Based on the live  versions, demos etc I've heard, regardless of what is a single, it's going to be one of the albums that will be a pleasure to listen to back to back rather than picking out individual songs (unless I don't have time to hear them all in the particular instant)

[-Jack-]

That being said, If "Better" is the best song on CD will u be encouraged or discouraged?

If Better is the best song on CD I will be very discouraged.

But it honestly sounds like its not... so I'm not worried. Prostitute would be my best bet.. on that setlist... the man who did the orchestration said it was the best one.. ect.

[Booker Floyd]

Id be a bit disappointed if "Catcher In The Rye" didnt make it. 

I strongly doubt "Better" will be my favorite song off of the album...its not even my favorite among the leaks. 

[Naupis]

I will be pretty disappointed. No two ways about it. I think Madagascar and TWAT have the potential to be epic studio songs, but the quality of the rock songs is just not on par with where we expect a GNR record to be given the pedigree of the band. I think that the demos we have heard are awful close to what the finish product is going to sound like, so unless the other half the songs we haven't heard are out of this world Axl has wasted an awful lot of time making this album.

[COMAMOTIVE]

Define best - because I cannot - All of the leaks are pretty much burnt out now - so anything new that is solid will most likely have me calling it the best anyway.  That aside - I think not -  I think part of the secrecy of all of this, is that there are quite a few songs not heard yet - and not heard yet for a reason -  Better is a great tune - but I think if it comes out - we can expect some cool shit

[Risico]

In regards to "Better," it's not my favorite of the new songs, so by extension it's not the best that the new album has to offer IMO.

Still dying to hear The Blues in its studio form... 

[Gunner17]

Do you think that they would throw TWAT or Madagascar as the first single? While Gunners may love these songs, I've always felt singles are the songs that appeal to the most people. I would be bummed if Better was the first single because, like a poster above me, I really expect this album to be epic on so many levels. Better is a great song, and I can't judge until I hear the studio version, but I hope that the other songs are, well, better

[Z]

My answer is "yes".

But only after hearing them perform IRS & Chinese Democracy live at MSG last Friday. ?

Better; IRS; Chinese Democracy; The Blues; Madagascar; There Was A Time: ARE ALL BETTER than anything I have heard on one album since AFD.

[Johnnyblood]

This isnt a VR vs GNR thread so no one even think of doing it.


I remember when Slither leaked and when we found out it was the first single, many of us were extremely bummed out.

Slither in my opinion turned out to not be the best song on the album.


That being said, If "Better" is the best song on CD will u be encouraged or discouraged?

I'd be content, but not "happy." I recall some talk somewhere along the way that none of those leaks were considered the top flight material. By the way, Better is not the best leak ... it's Catcher in the Rye. Catcher and The Blues are the best new songs. Better is cool though. If all the songs are at the level of those, CD will be a very solid record. For CD to be superior, classic, etc., there will need to be songs above those. Like two or three.

[Eazy E]

I would be happy... ?I don't have an official "ranking" of my favourite GN'R songs, but Catcher in the Rye would be in my Top 5. ?TWAT would be high on the list as well.

If there are songs that I enjoy as much as The Blues or TWAT, well, I couldn't ask for much more.

[GNRfan2008]

My answer is "yes".

But only after hearing them perform IRS & Chinese Democracy live at MSG last Friday. 

Better; IRS; Chinese Democracy; The Blues; Madagascar; There Was A Time: ARE ALL BETTER than anything I have heard on one album since AFD.

No offense but I don't think many would agree with you. Yes, those tracks are better than most of UYI, but I wouldn't say they're better than "Don't Cry," "Civil War," "November Rain," "Estranged," or "You Could Be Mine." They may be just as good as those tracks, but not better.