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#1781 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy Starts Now! » 916 weeks ago
I have to say, I never thought it'd ever happen either. I can't believe it myself. I sure
hope there is alot of stock in Best Buy, I would think there would be. I hope I don't
go on my lunch hour to get it and they tell me it's sold out because there was only 3 discs
in the store, I would much rather hear that they were fully stocked and it sold out!It'd suck for me though because I'd have to go to another Best Buy to get it...LOL
welcome back dtj and congrats on your new family member!!!
#1782 Re: Guns N' Roses » Radio Reacts To Guns N' Roses Single » 916 weeks ago
the only thing killing the thread is negativity
anyone that does not want to support the band should go away
anyone who has a problem with other people supporting the band should go away
this is the GNR fan section
#1783 Re: Guns N' Roses » Radio Reacts To Guns N' Roses Single » 916 weeks ago
war wrote:i lost you at the end there
cd will be successful because of money and proper promotion/managementi agree that sales doesn't always equal substance when you have people with herd mentality
Of course good promo helps. I'm gonna tell my friends about this as well. And if the promo is handled well it will help sales. But again. After that CD should be given a chance to do well on it's own.
agreed 
and it will 
#1784 Re: Guns N' Roses » Radio Reacts To Guns N' Roses Single » 916 weeks ago
i lost you at the end there
cd will be successful because of money and proper promotion/management
i agree that sales doesn't always equal substance when you have people with herd mentality
but what are you suggesting? us calling stations requestion they play it isn't gonna directly equal sales.
if they like the music, yes, it will indirectly affect the sales but then the album is selling because of it substinence not because of midless followers that want another nsync
#1785 Re: Guns N' Roses » Radio Reacts To Guns N' Roses Single » 916 weeks ago
I didn't aim anyone in particular Faldor.
And of course CD will do ok sales. Some people are gonna buy it out of curiosity only. But don't try to make it successful by spamming radio stations or people shouldn't be buying 50 copies just so they can say it sold whatever million copies. The album is good enough to do well on it's own even though it won't revolutioanize anything.
i think you have your reasons why you think that is wrong and that is great. i am not going to do any of this street team stuff either. but who are we to say they can't. you are on a gnr fan site. besides, fans are doing this for other bands too. it's like when you fill out your resume they say to embellish as much as you can since everyone else is doing it.
#1786 Re: Guns N' Roses » Radio Reacts To Guns N' Roses Single » 916 weeks ago
gnfnraxl - the album will be a success in america because the industry chooses who is a success to an extent.
the more marketing the more something is success, reagardless of the quality. best buy will market this aggressively.
#1787 Re: Guns N' Roses » Radio Reacts To Guns N' Roses Single » 916 weeks ago
So the only way to not like it is if you're closed minded? That's pretty open minded of you. I'll let you in on a secret: when you heard it, you were equally closed minded and had already convinced yourself you would like it. It's called human nature.
buzz you talk too much.
i didn't even like the track at first
and i didn't say everyone that doesn't like it is closed minded
#1788 Re: Guns N' Roses » Radio Reacts To Guns N' Roses Single » 916 weeks ago
faldor wrote:Buzzsaw, I think you stated earlier that you can't put much stock in people's initial opinions on the song today. I would agree with you, but for different reasons. You seem to think the song was getting favorable reviews right from the bat, and from a majority of GNR forum members. I'm not gonna deny that I'm sure we all did our part and then some, but I found that the response to the song got stronger throughout the day. When I first listened to the song at 6 this morning on WAAF, the callers were bashing the song with the typical "it took 15 years for this?". "Axl can't sing anymore". etc, etc. The DJ's were a little unsure of Axl too, but they did say they thought the band sounded really good. But by the time they played the song for the 3rd time in three hours there were no more negative calls, and the DJ's completely changed their tune and were saying the song was really good. That goes to show me that after a few listens, if people let the song sink in, it can be appreciated for what it is.
The DJs have to listen to the song over and over. The general public does not. If the song has to grow on you, it was the wrong choice to reintroduce a band that has been out of the public eye for 13 years. The general public is not going to keep listening until they like it.
it has to grow on some people becasue they are closed minded and are immediately listening to it on an uneven plain. they are the losers wanting not to like it. the fact that even they acquire a taste for the song speaks only to the quality of the music.
the rest of the people that don't get into the drama and just want to listen to good music may like the song on the first listen.
#1789 Re: Guns N' Roses » Radio Reacts To Guns N' Roses Single » 916 weeks ago
finally i can enter this site. been trying to get on all day and couldn't.
faldor you are absolutely right. i talked to 5 people today. 2 of them knew me and knew that i like gnr. one of those two is a friend and showed no interest in the leaks i showed him when they came out and lost interest in the band when slash left. he admittedly loved the song. so did the other person i worked with.
the other three were all random people i see at work and had no idea i was a gnr fan. 2 of them had heard the song and liked it and the third had heard of the release and was looking forawrd to hearing it when he got home.
i have faith in the pending success of this song/album because i think it is quality music. i knew the first day/s were gonna bring out both the narrow minded flamers and the die hard fans that will do anything to support their hero. but as time moves on the natural process will take over and all there will be left is the music and that is what the silent majority will hear and i think they will appreciate it because it is awesome music.
#1790 Re: Guns N' Roses » Guns N' Roses to release Chinese Democracy single » 916 weeks ago
war wrote:i am very impressed
anyone who has a big problem with this song is most likley not being honest.
it will get ripped a bit in the begninning by the ones that have been waiting to do so and then things will calm down and the casual listeners will latch onto it.
The only legit criticism I can think of is that there is a lot going on in it. Overproduced. Otherwise, the other criticisms are more towards the fact that Axl is an asshole. These jerks don't give a damn about the music.
personally, i don't think it's over produced but i know what you mean
check your pm, teja
