First Single (What should it be + RUMOR)

[BLS-Pride]

I hope the single is something we havent heard...

Exactly. I dont know how people make up their minds on what it should. We still have atleast half the album that we haven't heard.

[Mattattack]

I hope the new single is something we haven't heard. I'll be dissapointed if it's not a full on rocker that's in the same league as Jungle, SCOM, PC, or YCBM. I believe in Axl though and i'm confident he has a rocker that's as kick ass as those I just mentioned.

[whiny]

from the material we've heard, "better" would be the best choice: it's so damn catchy and melodical, got power, is agressive and also groovy-relaxed (verses) as well as melancholic: typicall axl all in all with a new flavour added;

but i'd also prefer something we haven't heard yet for the first single; 2nd single ("catcher"?) should be a ballad and "better" the third single... but please no "irs" as a single

[agropolus]

TWAT should not be the first single IMO, my guess is that it will probably be the 2nd or 3rd.
IMO they need a more rocker song to be the first single, right now it seems the first will be Better or IRS, or maybe Chinese Democracy, why not

[dave-gnfnr2k]

I think it will be Prostitute

[agropolus]

from the material we've heard, "better" would be the best choice: it's so damn catchy and melodical, got power, is agressive and also groovy-relaxed (verses) as well as melancholic: typicall axl all in all with a new flavour added;

but i'd also prefer something we haven't heard yet for the first single; 2nd single ("catcher"?) should be a ballad and "better" the third single... but please no "irs" as a single

I want IRS, it's such a cool song, every time I listen to it it gets stuck in my head the whole day. The live version is way better than the demo and I bet the album version will be killer, that song's got potential

[Communist China]

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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Yea, right, because Estranged had so much success as a single.

First single MUST be a rocker or the public will laugh at the nuGuns and turn their back. Better looks good, even IRS could be a good single.

[zakas80]

Suckerpunched will be the 1st single, the video can mach the debacle between Axl & Tommy Hil! Lol  No but seriously I hope its something we havent heard yet.

[mikepatton]

I got an idea......Lets worry about the damn album being released before we worry about a single or cover art....I am still not even close to believing the album will be released this fall.........I am waiting for the announcementin early september that the album will be delayed until XMAS.........Then on Xmas the album will be delayed until March, then in March 2007 the album will be delayed until summer 07..etc etc etc......................I will worry about the single when i got the album playing in my stereo

[Jessica]

the two professionals who sat infront of me at the concert said Better was a potential hit, so .....

[estranged.1098]

Out of the songs we heard so far only Better and IRS have potential to be a radio single, with Better being an obviously better option.

[Bostonrose]

I would go as far as saying this is proably the biggest DEAD HORSE topic going right now

[AxlsMainMan]

Originally, I thought the first single would most definately be a song we haven't heard yet, but listening more and more to the newly re-worked Chinese Democracy, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Axl chose to launch this brand spanking new album, with nothing short of the brand spanking new title track.

Almost all of ya, are insisting the new single, no matter what, should be a kick ass rocker, and Chinese Democracy fills that description down to a stitch

[Neemo]

Originally, I thought the first single would most definately be a song we haven't heard yet, but listening more and more to the newly re-worked Chinese Democracy, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Axl chose to launch this brand spanking new album, with nothing short of the brand spanking new title track.

Almost all of ya, are insisting the new single, no matter what, should be a kick ass rocker, and Chinese Democracy fills that description down to a stitch

yeah i was thinking this too but then they sometimes omit it from the setlist so it makes me kinda question that logic

the only two songs they play at every show are the blues and better. so if they were to pick a track we've heard already as the first single i would reason that it would be one of those 2...if it's gonna be a rocker then Better...if a ballad then the blues

[AxlsMainMan]

Originally, I thought the first single would most definately be a song we haven't heard yet, but listening more and more to the newly re-worked Chinese Democracy, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Axl chose to launch this brand spanking new album, with nothing short of the brand spanking new title track.

Almost all of ya, are insisting the new single, no matter what, should be a kick ass rocker, and Chinese Democracy fills that description down to a stitch

yeah i was thinking this too but then they sometimes omit it from the setlist so it makes me kinda question that logic

the only two songs they play at every show are the blues and better. so if they were to pick a track we've heard already as the first single i would reason that it would be one of those 2...if it's gonna be a rocker then Better...if a ballad then the blues

I think Chinese Democracy is a much more accesible, and straight ahead rock song than say Better, for the casual listening public though...

Better almost seems like flawless radio, friendly music...until the screaming part in the middle

For example, I played the demo for my 66 year old grandmother the other day, who isn't a rock and roll fan by any stretch of the imagination and she absolutely adored the song, since I had a print out of the lyrics for her to follow along to up until...you guessed it...the screaming part.

Axl has the right direction of the song,? it's just that if he wanted to take it in the radio airplay direction,? the hardcore screaming part that totally shifts the momentum of the song will be a hard pill to swallow for the large age 40+ demographic, whereas with Chinese Democracy...it's edgy and gritty, but as I said, it's much more digestible to the casual ear, while remaining equally as intriguing as say Better

The Blues will also be a future single, there has never been any doubt in my mind about that...just not a first single

[Neemo]

AMM i totally agree I'm just saying that if CD is gonna be the first single...i think they would play it at every show to get the fans ready to have that song "shoved down their throats" to use an Axl quote from the trunk interview

[Jude]

Better would be big radio hit, and then maybe TWAT for second single, or some new songs..

[AxlsMainMan]

AMM i totally agree I'm just saying that if CD is gonna be the first single...i think they would play it at every show to get the fans ready to have that song "shoved down their throats" to use an Axl quote from the trunk interview

I disagree completely man.

I think Chinese Democracy going from the live version we've come to know and love, to a definite masterpiece on the finished album will be all the shoving needed to shove that song, or any other song down our throats...

Sure the song has bite live, but on the album, I think it will exceed just "bite."

Dave said last week he see's it being the first song on the album, and I think he's right.

Remember the 5 second Boston Radio Promo we got in 2002 that may or may not have had studio clips of the Blues, Maddy, and CD on it?

Well listening to the brief clip of CD from that old promo now, the intro has obviously changed since, however if the recording quality has remained up to par, then I think that really could be our first single...it's the one "rocker" we've gotten so far where you're ass is getting kicked literally as soon as you press play

Title tracks as first singles can be viewed as "ultra safe" sure, but the more I think about it, this album is going to be such a melting pot of different styles, and littered with so many epics, that a simplistic title track may really be all that's needed to sell the album to the public, hook, line and sinker..

[Neemo]

cool...anyway it'll be interesting stuff for sure to see what does make it for the first single

anyway here are the times they've played each tune live so far in 26 shows this year

Better - 25 (didn't play at the acoustic gig)
The Blues - 25 (didn't play at the first finland show?)
IRS - 20
Madagascar - 17
Chinese Democracy - 14
There Was A Time - 2

i still say if it was gonna be the first single that they'd play it mor than just a measily half the time...but of course it's just my opinion...they are testing the waters IMO see what the fan base wants...if it points to rocker....say hi to better if a ballad get ready for the blues....IF they go for a song that we've heard before..we'll agree to disagree

[masterdan]

Prostitute will be the 1st single.

Have you turned into a fake insider?

No dude; Silkworms will be the first single.

I think Axl already said Silkworms and Riahd won't be on the new album(s)