Would you rather hear: CD II, or new album by new lineup?

[CherryGarcia]

If you could only choose one -
CD II/the other tracks from the CD era -
Or a new album by the current lineup plus next guitarist(s)-
which would you prefer?

[D-GenerationX]

CD II, almost strictly for time's sake.  Axl has been putzing around for 15 years on shit he's already supposedly done.

To have him start from scratch is a doomed operation.  Of these choices, give me CD II.

[CherryGarcia]

I would pick CD II but only if it had new vocal tracks. I have no problem with this - A new vocal track, IMO, makes an old song "new" moreso than a guitar overdub by a new guitarist would. Tattoo You by the Stones and Physical Graffiti are good examples of 'new' songs created by adding new vocals to older tracks, and then overdubbing new guitars on top of the older base.

[EmilyGNR]

I would happily buy whichever was released.

If I haven't heard a track, it is new to me- whether it has "new vocal tracks" isn't honestly important to me at all. 

[D-GenerationX]

I would pick CD II but only if it had new vocal tracks. I have no problem with this - A new vocal track, IMO, makes an old song "new" moreso than a guitar overdub by a new guitarist would. Tattoo You by the Stones and Physical Graffiti are good examples of 'new' songs created by adding new vocals to older tracks, and then overdubbing new guitars on top of the older base.

Maybe, maybe not.

For instance, the vocal track we heard on that first 'I.R.S.' leak never changed.  I also was with you that I thought it odd no new vocals were done amidst all the tinkering.

But, between that first leak and the 10 years after when it finally came out, some of Axl's live vocals were hit or miss.  Since the album came out, they have been WAY hit or miss.

So if he has something where he sounds good, even if it was recorded in 2001, I'd say keep it.  If it sounds good, it sounds good.

[D-GenerationX]

I would happily buy whichever was released.

If I haven't heard a track, it is new to me- whether it has "new vocal tracks" isn't honestly important to me at all. 

But you'd also be fine if he simply read the phone book.  Or sang in pig latin.

[Spirit]

CD2 would be the soonest release. I hope we don't miss out on those songs.

Of course, an album by the original line-up would be very welcomed as well.


If I had to choose, disregarding the time-scope, Axl and Izzy writing songs again would trump everything.





EDIT: In these "reunion-times", I misread the topic. I thought it was between CD2 and a new album by the original line-up.


In the case of CD2 and a new line-up album... CD2 in a heartbeat.

[westcoast_junkie]

CD 2.

[EmilyGNR]

I would happily buy whichever was released.

If I haven't heard a track, it is new to me- whether it has "new vocal tracks" isn't honestly important to me at all. 

But you'd also be fine if he simply read the phone book.  Or sang in pig latin.

Still think you know people by your miraculous powers of internet observation? Delusion seems to be a real pastime for you.  

[D-GenerationX]

In the case of CD2 and a new line-up album... CD2 in a heartbeat.

You'd need and actual line-up for a new line-up album, right?

What's that going to take, 10 years?  15?

[D-GenerationX]

Still think you know people by your miraculous powers of internet observation? Delusion seems to be a real pastime for you.  

If something has come down the pike you were critical of, and didn't just eat up with a spoon, I've missed it, yes.  Me, and everyone else, I suspect.

If that's how you choose to roll, that's how you choose to roll.  But you are one poor example of a critical thinking fan, my dear.

[Spirit]

In the case of CD2 and a new line-up album... CD2 in a heartbeat.

You'd need and actual line-up for a new line-up album, right?

What's that going to take, 10 years?  15?

Something seems to be planned for 2016, so...

[estebanf]

CD 2 without a second thought

[EmilyGNR]

Still think you know people by your miraculous powers of internet observation? Delusion seems to be a real pastime for you.  

If something has come down the pike you were critical of, and didn't just eat up with a spoon, I've missed it, yes.  Me, and everyone else, I suspect.

If that's how you choose to roll, that's how you choose to roll.  But you are one poor example of a critical thinking fan, my dear.

But your skewed and inaccurate definition of "critical thinking"
means to whine and cry about every imaginable thing under the sun and to state your opinion as truth even after somebody who knows the facts comes in here and points out you are wrong.

You simply aren't credible my dear.

[santiago-gnr]

CD II, there's no doubt to me. 

[kyrie]

I actually think a mix would be the best way to go. Six tracks of CDII stuff, six tracks of new stuff.

Or a double album, one disc of each.

[Ow-So7411501]

New Album by New Lineup. Songs tend to get stale the more your tinker with them and God knows they've been tinkered with a lot over the past how many years. Raw in the moment not overly produced songs always seem to work best in my eyes.

My Opinion

[D-GenerationX]

New Album by New Lineup. Songs tend to get stale the more your tinker with them and God knows they've been tinkered with a lot over the past how many years. Raw in the moment not overly produced songs always seem to work best in my eyes.

I'd be right with you, but we don't even have a line-up right now.

Given Axl's issues with pace, what's the best case?  2 years from now?

[GnR-NOW]

CD 2 with Bucket and Finck still on it

[sofine11]

CD 2 with Bucket and Finck still on it

Yep.