First Single (What should it be + RUMOR)

[darknemus]

Valid point, Christos.  Unless, of course, they began asking that question last Thursday or Friday 

-darknemus

[EET_FUK]

I have a feeling (not a theory, just a feeling) that the single will be some track we just haven't heard yet, period.? It will have to be something that demonstrates a transition from 'old Guns' to 'new Guns' in the span of 4-5 minutes.? I'm not quite sure how they'll pull that off - but I have full faith in their ability to.

-darknemus

Easy...the new single will be Sweet Child from Big Daddy. ?Seriously though, I agree that it'll be something we haven't heard yet. ?It'd make more sense. ?But who knows with the mysterious Axl?

[Christos AG]

Valid point, Christos.  Unless, of course, they began asking that question last Thursday or Friday 

-darknemus

Well, even if they haven't asked that question yet, they will soon...

[The Dog]

Whatever the song is, I just hope its full of attitude, big guitars, sick solos, cool transitions, a killer outro and tons of Axl yelling little snippets like "LOOK OUT" or "SHOVE IT" or "HUUUUGHHH" 

I wanna hear this song and fall off my chair.  I want people to hear it on the radio while driving and get into car accidents.  I want to hear old ladies humming it on the subway and little kids writing the lyrics on the trapper keepers and telling their teachers to "FUCK OFF"!!! hahaha

 

[journey]

'Better' should definitely be a single. It's such an awesome and beautiful song. I can't stop listening to it.

[mick]

Whatever the song is, I just hope its full of attitude, big guitars, sick solos, cool transitions, a killer outro and tons of Axl yelling little snippets like "LOOK OUT" or "SHOVE IT" or "HUUUUGHHH" 

I wanna hear this song and fall off my chair.  I want people to hear it on the radio while driving and get into car accidents.  I want to hear old ladies humming it on the subway and little kids writing the lyrics on the trapper keepers and telling their teachers to "FUCK OFF"!!! hahaha

 

Well done!
 

[Continental Drift]

I humbly submit that it is no longer necessary to say: "no pun intended" each time someone says "Better is better than... X" or "Better would be a better single than... X".

Better would be a better 1st single than TWAT IMHO. TWAT is brilliant but will likely be lost on people that haven't been following the Axl Rose saga as closely as we have the last 13 years... it's too complex and paints with too broad a brush... he needs a "catchy" (not even necessarily a rocker) radio friendly hit right out of the gate that will be in heavy rotation. That's the kind of thing that will get the media on the bandwagon... THEN he'll have the chance to showcase his longer masterpieces.

[jasran]

I don't think any of these tracks will be the first single. If any of the newly leaked stuff...I think it would be 'Better'. You guys forget that these are only 3 tracks off the cd.. and there all pretty damn good...so who knows what else is on there.. There is probably something else. Mind you, I just heard the full version of 'Better' and it doesnt' even sound like a demo.. It sounds pretty damn complete... So maybe...

[Z]

TWAT is too long to be a single.

It does not matter if Better is not the best song on CD.  It will make for a great first single to reach many musical tastes.

You can play that thing is dance clubs.

Close your eyes while listening to Better and picture Axl singing to this song on an awards show.  It will rock the house.

[kyrie]

TWAT is too long to be a single.

It does not matter if Better is not the best song on CD.  It will make for a great first single to reach many musical tastes.

You can play that thing is dance clubs.

Close your eyes while listening to Better and picture Axl singing to this song on an awards show.  It will rock the house.

I absolutely hate this. It's the Britnification of modern music. Actually it was going on long before her.

It used to be, five minutes was ok for a single. Then it dropped down to four. Now what is it, like 3:30 songs from crappy wannabe punk bands?

It's as if the industry decided they needed short songs to get as much airplay as possible to prop up their artists.

Look where it got them.

November Rain was a LONG song, and it was GNR's biggest single. Tool does all kinds of epic songs, have great popularity, although they aren't really radio-friendly.

Metallica, before they turned to crap/sold out/stabbed all their fans in the back, had really long runtimes...

If the song is strong enough, let it run 5+ mins.

[The Dog]

^^^ I don't get that either...if a song kicks ass it kicks ass.  I guess radio is thinking if you know a song is 5+ mins and you don't happen to like it, you are going to switch...whereas if you tune in at the middle of a 3:30 song, you might stick around to hear whats next.

[Thorned Rose]

Um hello? They might and probably will release a different single from the demos...

If they did release a demo that we have now as a single later on, then I would like to hear Better... it's very fresh and borders a nu-metal sound to a rock sound.

[AxlRose4eva1]

I think they need to follow the 80's hair band method of releasing a hard hitting rock song and then follow up with a ballad like The Blues.  I think whatever single is released first will be surpassed by The success of The Blues anyways.  I mean lets face it, it is the ballads GNR released over the years that probably made them the most money.  SCOM, Patience and NR are amazing money makers and I think THe Blues will be too.

[Mr Brownface]

Supposedly the song Prostitute will be the first single.? But I have heard that the song What Danger Lurks In The Hearts of Man will be the first single.? Maybe they are the same song, but renamed.

[Sukie]

Mr Brownface....would you please stop seeking attention?  People who say "my sources" aren't usually treated very well around here. 

[axlsalinger]

But my sources tell me that the song What Danger Lurks In The Hearts of Man will be the first single.

Don't your sources work at the local Subway?

[McDuff]

IMO TWAT should be the first single. Its mind blowingingly brilliant. Its better than NR and Estranged. It would goto straight to No.1
GNR have gone to a new musical level. "lonely tear drops are calling me" - awsome stuff


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I think Better should be the first single,who know what Axl has in mind,maybe it will be a song we've never even heard of,who knows

[Mr Brownface]

Exactly.

[jameslofton29]

? But I have heard that the song What Danger Lurks In The Hearts of Man will be the first single.

Thats funny. Tell your source to make me a salami sandwich. No way in hell will the first single have such a long name. I'm not going by madison's claim of a single having a one word name. Its just common sense. Movies that are released with long titles dont do very well. Same with a single(there might be a few exceptions). Our society now has short attention spans, a more dumbed down vocabulary, and seeks instant gratification. They will not go around talking about how great a song is they heard on the radio that has a really long song title, and one they likely wouldn't even remember the name of. The first single's title will be simple, short, and to the point.

[killingvector]

I would lean towards prostitute. It's title sounds like a raw guns n roses rocker.