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#211 Re: Guns N' Roses » Using AI to give Axl Rose´s voice back » 181 weeks ago
Bit of an ethical minefield, this. On the one hand, it's somewhat of an insult to Axl's efforts to perform live to the best of his ability; the man's running around the stage, giving it his all, at 60. On the other, Axl himself resorted to in-studio trickery, subbing in re-recorded studio vocals on Live Era.
What's quite interesting is that we're probably not far off the point where AI could do something like this in real-time – just applying a "1988" or "1993" filter to Axl's vocals as he's performing live. Would that be considered cheating? Or would audiences even care?
#212 Re: Guns N' Roses » If GNR releases nothing in 2023, is this the end for you? » 181 weeks ago
Still nothing on anything
A recent newsletter on Fortus visiting family, if it's interesting https://www.lafayetteindustries.com/wp- … letter.pdf
Aw, that's cute.
#213 Re: Guns N' Roses » Why do people tend to take Tommy's word for everything? » 182 weeks ago
It does not make sense to me to believe that the label literally blocked the release from 1998-2008 and that Axl had nothing to do with it.
Why not? It's happened plenty of times before:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/music … age-labels
#214 Re: Guns N' Roses » If GNR releases nothing in 2023, is this the end for you? » 183 weeks ago
Scabbie wrote:sp1at wrote:Hiya,
Songs are coming out soon, summertime. Record label are the goto for this, band members vague on anything
Year off next year, assumed from external parties and plans outside gnr
Glastonbury will have at least one guest possibly, source, the guest. Very guessable lol
Better not be Carrie Underwood! They really could make a splash by having Izzy and Steven imo
It's not Carrie. It's Glasto, so it has to be a surprise. Not wanting to spoil things, if it's true. We did the line up first, I think that's enough lol
Elton John? He's at Glasto too. Or Lana Del Rey?
#215 Re: Guns N' Roses » If GNR releases nothing in 2023, is this the end for you? » 183 weeks ago
But probably they were dissatisfied with the financial returns on the first GN'R songs with "the old lineup" in 30 years hitting the market.
Maybe they should've done literally any promo then. Like, an interview with Axl on mainstream TV or in Rolling Stone or something. And not made the first song out of the gate with the reunion line-up Silkworms, a track that's not exactly a radio friendly unit shifter.
It would've been so easy to do this right. Launch with Hard Skool, get Axl on the TV (or, hell, if he won't do it, have Slash and Duff go out there and do some promo). Do a nice exclusive interview with a major publication, do some Reddit AMAs or something. Make Absurd the b-side if you're married to the song.
#216 Re: Guns N' Roses » If GNR releases nothing in 2023, is this the end for you? » 185 weeks ago
I'm seeing them because, well, they're my favourite band. And the death of Taylor Hawkins really brought it home to me; I'd held off on seeing the Foos because, "eh, they'll be around in a couple of years with another album," and now I'm never going to get to see the iconic lineup even if the band continues. Likewise I peaced out on seeing GN'R play London in 2002 because "I'm sure they'll be back with the album in a year or so!" and lo and behold, I missed the one chance to see Buckethead play on UK shores.
So, yeah, I'm seeing GN'R on this tour even if they play the same setlist as they did last time (actually, given that Axl cut short the set on that occasion due to illness it's likely I'll get to see more of 'em this time). Because who knows when or if they'll be back?
#217 Re: Guns N' Roses » Izzy's potential in 21st century GNR » 185 weeks ago
Was listening to some Izzy on YouTube while waiting for dinner to finish cooking.
It's too bad he couldn't/wouldn't be involved...whether in new GNR or the reunion.
Great little song ...just begs for some Duff bass, a Slash solo spot, and Axl on backing vocals during the chorus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty5WP355YjA
That song begs to be a GNR deep cut on a reunion album.
It's endlessly frustrating listening to Izzy solo stuff, because I find myself thinking "I know exactly what Axl would sound like singing this, what little bass licks Duff would thrown in, and what guitar tone Slash would be using in the right channel."
#218 Re: The Garden » Chat GPT » 186 weeks ago
AI has some interesting implications for GN'R fans, doesn't it? Ultimately we might be able to say to an AI, "Remove the drums from the studio version of Hard Skool and replace them with the drums from the demo version…"
#219 Re: Guns N' Roses » 2023 Tour Dates » 186 weeks ago
Some publicity would definitely help. It's kind of wild that Axl hasn't done a US chat show like Kimmel since 2012, and the last sit-down interview he had was in 2016 with some guy who basically lucked out backstage when he was supposed to be interviewing Duff on his own, IIRC.
Slash and Duff have been restricted to promoting their own solo material and dancing around GN'R, I think the only member of the band who's done interviews with high-profile outlets is Melissa with Cosmo and Rolling Stone.
It's bonkers. Get Axl to sit down with a couple of friendly journalists from Rolling Stone or GQ or whatever, and do a round of sympathetic talk shows; Kimmel would crawl over broken glass for him, I'm sure.
#220 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 187 weeks ago
Pearl. Mia Goth should've got all the awards for that monologue.
