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#21 Re: Guns N' Roses » The General and Monsters » 95 weeks ago
I’m actually really starting to love this song….the power chords, lyrics, and Axl wailing at top register…it’s cool.
Of course, it’s not as cool as Get In The Ring but I digress….
Two things can be true - Get in the ring being a turd (which it undoubtedly is) doesn’t mean that the General can not also be one of their worst songs .
All subjective of course
#22 Re: Guns N' Roses » The General and Monsters » 95 weeks ago
FlashFlood wrote:carlossacanell wrote:For me Brain is one of the BEST drummers ofvthe world and when he left his parts can't be replaced for anyone out there in the GNR camp
He’s used to get HAMMERED on the boards for the YCBM intro though. Can’t win em all i guess!
When i listen Prostitute i think is a fucking great song with the worst mix posible.
A bit of more powerful guitars here, a little less clean Axl voice there ... And It would be one of the BEST GNR song ever
As with the whole album, it’d be nice to hear the actual basslines. Drums, guitars and Axl are phenomenal.
Comparing it to the clipping aimless sonic mess that is The General is night and day
#23 Re: Guns N' Roses » The General and Monsters » 95 weeks ago
It’s not only one of my favorites, but I can think of many GNR songs that are way inferior.
I mean it all comes down to preference. It’s still beyond me when some fans said the same about Prostitute
I think Prostitute is a masterpiece - the cream of CD. Sorry is very strong bar some of the lyrics. The General is not in the ballpark of either.
#24 Re: Guns N' Roses » The General and Monsters » 95 weeks ago
The General is undoubtedly one of the worst songs in the entire GNR catalogue
#25 Re: Guns N' Roses » The General and Monsters » 96 weeks ago
Someone on mygnr has finally called out the clipping on the bass drum throughout.
Thought I was the only one who heard it.
The appalling mix notwithstanding, this is just so amateurish as to be laughable. Right up there with the CD liner notes debacle for me.
#26 Re: Guns N' Roses » The General and Monsters » 96 weeks ago
Sky Dog wrote:Compare the latest Stones album to Sticky Fingers or Exile On Main Street? Same shit for Guns. These guys will never recapture the past….The Who?
These type of rock bands don’t get better with age.
Most of this board is 100% unrealistic.
Even my boy James, give me some numbers on Soundgarden’s last record. You just can’t recapture that ‘it’ factor
It is what it is….you guys are arguing about a few songs that were written 20 years ago!
I wasn't referring to the quality of the actual material. Obviously none of these ancient bands are going to be as good as they were back in the day. That Stones album isn't Sticky Fingers...hell it's not even Steel Wheels.
The new Stones album does sound better than these leftovers...
Soundgarden...
Here's a couple that destroy these leftovers...in both song and mixing quality.
Would you rather have Adam Kasper and Joe Barresi handling leftovers...or Caram and Axl?
King Animal for me, sits very comfortably in their discography alongside their classics.
I also haven’t enjoyed an album like I’m enjoying Hackney Diamonds in some time. Love it
#27 Re: Guns N' Roses » The General and Monsters » 96 weeks ago
God lord. Back to the amateurish mixing and production after getting a proper professional mix for Perhaps. Can they not hear how bad those drums sound plus they are clipping like crazy. And that ending is the weakest Gn’R ending in their catalogue to date.
#28 Re: Guns N' Roses » The General and Monsters » 97 weeks ago
. Most casual fans would probably say the songs are poor, compared to Jungle, NR etc.
And they'd be 100% correct too and it's not just casual fans who rightly think that.
#29 Re: Guns N' Roses » The General and Monsters » 97 weeks ago
The more I listen to all of these Chinese leftovers that Slash and Duff have worked with, the more it's clear these are bang-average songs that were left off the album for good reason. Perhaps is the cream of the crop by some distance of the 5 we have now heard completed for me.
I'm also increasingly baffled they didn't prioritise Atlas and State of Grace as well - I think they could be quality songs.
What a massive letdown "The General" is.
#30 Re: Guns N' Roses » 2023 Tour Dates » 98 weeks ago
Heard it through the grapevine: Hollywood Bowl was planned as two concerts for allowing to better capturing video for a live Blu ray release.
That's one of the reasons The General had its premiere at the venue.
My sources or confirmations: none, just passing along what was heard on a social event with people who are not GNR fans.
Can’t see this happening now.
This Axl sexual assault story is big news - mainstream media all over the world reporting it
