Taken the weekend to digest the tracks.

Firstly they have to be taken from different sources? General sounds like it’s been recorded through a pillow. Monsters is crisp by comparison.

Love Monsters, it’s single worthy. That vocal bridge is incredible, I love the build to it as well before the drums crash back in. Got to be S&D on it, doesn’t it? If it is then surely the possible sources must be quite limited? Cant be that many people with access to slash and duff takes of these songs?

General is interesting, definitely a grower but needs a better mix. Catchy chorus and really haunting. Great for this time of year. Monsters is the pick of the two for me though.

Really intrigued to see how these two tracks fit together (if they even do). I did wonder if it’s a kind if jekkyl and hyde to child abuse. The General being more haunting and sorrowful, Monsters more reflective and angry.

It’s no.3 on main UK itunes chart at the minute, which is pretty impressive.

Yes I saw about Lana Del Rey. Most  reviews of Arctic Monkeys were unfavourable as well so I think GNR fayred well in comparison. Lets be honest there’s a fairly influential and vocal group who seem to think the headline spots for Glastonbury should be reserved exclusively for whichever artist ticks the most ‘persecuted minority’ boxes that year. GNR was never going to play well with them.

With that said I caught a bit of Christine and the Queens set after GNR. She is now a he apparently but fuck me what a voice.

The show itself was good. Axl looked like this one really mattered to him. He wasn’t helped by his sound guy though, they only seemed to tune his mic in halfway through every line. It looks like it was better at the show so maybe a tv feed issue? I thought Duff and Frank looked pretty tense and only seemed to relax into it half way through. Slash nailed it, some great icon photos of him from last night doing the rounds. Agree on the setlist comments, songs like CD, Slither, Absurd could have been left out to tighten it up a bit. A casual audience probably doesnt need them.

A bit dissppointed the only guest spot was Dave Grohl. He’s a crowd pleaser so it went down well but I was quietly hopeful of Elton on NR but nevermind.

I worry about the General. It’s been built up by the fan base so much over the years it’s never going to live up to it.

Prostitute pre 2008 vibes.

Yeah I hope it’s not Carrie either. Nothing against her but meh.

Based on who’s around/likely... Lana Del Ray and Axl have some history don’t they? She is on the Glastonbury bill so that’s a possibility but again no thanks. Elton is headlining the next night so that’d be the special guest I’d hope for that seems possible. I can’t see them wasting the full AFD reunion capital on a mostly non GNR crowd even if the exposure would be bigger media-wise.
Dave Grohl maybe? Looks like Foo’s are touring again in the summer so maybe a return from him for the exposure?