The General being released (perhaps B-side)

[axlroses]

Correct...Management purposely delayed to reunion until 2016 as well.  All their fault.

[D-GenerationX]

Id rank the new songs.

1. Perhaps
2. Absurd
3. The General
4. Hard Skool

I have #2 and #4 flipped here.

But I think the biggest gap/drop off (whatever you want to call it) is between 'Perhaps' and whatever you have #2. 

Just think that was so far and away the best effort.

[D-GenerationX]

1. The General
2. Perhaps
3. Hard Skool
4. Absurd (Only included for completeness)

Hahaha.

I have it on a GNR singles playlist.  Because I like it?  NO.  Think its a total misfire.

But to a completist asshole, which I am...it needs to be there.

[D-GenerationX]

Knowing well that the song were completed and fit the album (like we said) 15 years ago, what's the remaining point? Yep, right. I mean I'm listening to people calling the general a masterpiece like estranged, when the author himself put it on a b-side. Cmon now.

Hahaha.  Seriously.

Strange thing about this fanbase.  They build stuff up based on myth and legend.  "The General" was one of those.

I mean...what did you know?  It was just words.  I mean, if you told me years before I heard it, GNR had a song called 'Madagascar', I have said...OK.  then what?  What do I do with that info right now?

Look at 'Prostitute.  WAY talked up before arrival.  People were pumped.  I happen to really like it, but it doesn't like the reaction matched up to when it was just a rumor.

[D-GenerationX]

I gotta be real.

I came at this tune pretty hard, guns hot.  But it has grown on me.

Things like no hook and no solo still annoy me.  But it's actually a pretty well put together production, overall.

[jarmo]

Knowing well that the song were completed and fit the album (like we said) 15 years ago, what's the remaining point? Yep, right. I mean I'm listening to people calling the general a masterpiece like estranged, when the author himself put it on a b-side. Cmon now.

Hahaha.  Seriously.

Strange thing about this fanbase.  They build stuff up based on myth and legend.  "The General" was one of those.

I mean...what did you know?  It was just words.  I mean, if you told me years before I heard it, GNR had a song called 'Madagascar', I have said...OK.  then what?  What do I do with that info right now?

Look at 'Prostitute.  WAY talked up before arrival.  People were pumped.  I happen to really like it, but it doesn't like the reaction matched up to when it was just a rumor.

Funny you mention those.

People, who went to shows, had heard parts of both without knowing. The intro used at the shows in 2006 was from The General. The piano intro before November Rain was from Prostitute.







/jarmo

[Mysteron]

Knowing well that the song were completed and fit the album (like we said) 15 years ago, what's the remaining point? Yep, right. I mean I'm listening to people calling the general a masterpiece like estranged, when the author himself put it on a b-side. Cmon now.

Hahaha.  Seriously.

Strange thing about this fanbase.  They build stuff up based on myth and legend.  "The General" was one of those.

I mean...what did you know?  It was just words.  I mean, if you told me years before I heard it, GNR had a song called 'Madagascar', I have said...OK.  then what?  What do I do with that info right now?

Look at 'Prostitute.  WAY talked up before arrival.  People were pumped.  I happen to really like it, but it doesn't like the reaction matched up to when it was just a rumor.

Funny you mention those.

People, who went to shows, had heard parts of both without knowing. The intro used at the shows in 2006 was from The General. The piano intro before November Rain was from Prostitute.







/jarmo

Heh, I never noticed the Prostitute thing, but I can hear it now

[D-GenerationX]

Funny you mention those.

People, who went to shows, had heard parts of both without knowing. The intro used at the shows in 2006 was from The General. The piano intro before November Rain was from Prostitute.

Holy shit!  That's wild. 

Great call.  Gonna go dig that one up.

[Vezara]

Knowing well that the song were completed and fit the album (like we said) 15 years ago, what's the remaining point? Yep, right. I mean I'm listening to people calling the general a masterpiece like estranged, when the author himself put it on a b-side. Cmon now.

Hahaha.  Seriously.

Strange thing about this fanbase.  They build stuff up based on myth and legend.  "The General" was one of those.

I mean...what did you know?  It was just words.  I mean, if you told me years before I heard it, GNR had a song called 'Madagascar', I have said...OK.  then what?  What do I do with that info right now?

Look at 'Prostitute.  WAY talked up before arrival.  People were pumped.  I happen to really like it, but it doesn't like the reaction matched up to when it was just a rumor.

Funny you mention those.

People, who went to shows, had heard parts of both without knowing. The intro used at the shows in 2006 was from The General. The piano intro before November Rain was from Prostitute.







/jarmo

Please help me out with that NR intro, I can't seem to find it. What year? It must be before CD came out. I found the rock am ring intro, but I cannot find the resemblance...

[Mysteron]

Knowing well that the song were completed and fit the album (like we said) 15 years ago, what's the remaining point? Yep, right. I mean I'm listening to people calling the general a masterpiece like estranged, when the author himself put it on a b-side. Cmon now.

Hahaha.  Seriously.

Strange thing about this fanbase.  They build stuff up based on myth and legend.  "The General" was one of those.

I mean...what did you know?  It was just words.  I mean, if you told me years before I heard it, GNR had a song called 'Madagascar', I have said...OK.  then what?  What do I do with that info right now?

Look at 'Prostitute.  WAY talked up before arrival.  People were pumped.  I happen to really like it, but it doesn't like the reaction matched up to when it was just a rumor.

Funny you mention those.

People, who went to shows, had heard parts of both without knowing. The intro used at the shows in 2006 was from The General. The piano intro before November Rain was from Prostitute.







/jarmo

Please help me out with that NR intro, I can't seem to find it. What year? It must be before CD came out. I found the rock am ring intro, but I cannot find the resemblance...

If you listen to the small piano bit beforehand, you can hear it. The 'for what you might lose' bit just before november rain starts. There's lots of 2006 on youtube

[Vezara]

Thanks, there is no way I would put those two together

[arnarsi]

something that has been puzzling me and that is the last drumming outro part of the song.  Why am I not getting proper snare sound out of Brian´s drums vs the other choruses and outro chorus.

[arnarsi]

oh shit, forgot to state, but whatever been said, I fuckin´love this song, listened to it at least 100 times and god damn it is good, ducking masterpiece.

[Silex]

https://youtu.be/2yNHOoPi97o?si=Z-eEqzPaEnY2nysl

Vinyl rip. I think this sounds a lot better than the digital release. Especially bass is a lot clearer in the mix.

[arnarsi]

Amazing.  You can hear the snare in the end part.

[rebelhipi]

Knowing well that the song were completed and fit the album (like we said) 15 years ago, what's the remaining point? Yep, right. I mean I'm listening to people calling the general a masterpiece like estranged, when the author himself put it on a b-side. Cmon now.

Hahaha.  Seriously.

Strange thing about this fanbase.  They build stuff up based on myth and legend.  "The General" was one of those.

I mean...what did you know?  It was just words.  I mean, if you told me years before I heard it, GNR had a song called 'Madagascar', I have said...OK.  then what?  What do I do with that info right now?

Look at 'Prostitute.  WAY talked up before arrival.  People were pumped.  I happen to really like it, but it doesn't like the reaction matched up to when it was just a rumor.

Funny you mention those.

People, who went to shows, had heard parts of both without knowing. The intro used at the shows in 2006 was from The General. The piano intro before November Rain was from Prostitute.







/jarmo

Please help me out with that NR intro, I can't seem to find it. What year? It must be before CD came out. I found the rock am ring intro, but I cannot find the resemblance...

He did it many times during 2002/07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWbiOtENE90 53:40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AValGzOkrg

[kyrie]

Got the Japanese single today. Still no Vinyl. No response from UMG either. No notice that it even shipped. Japanese single is cool though. No issues there.

[rebelhipi]

Got my vinyl yesterday.

[jarmo]

Got my Japanese cd as well last week.



/jarmo

[shaundix]

Does anyone actually play their CDs or vinyls?

I got my Perhaps 7" before Christmas, but haven't actually taken it out of the plastic packaging.