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Re: New Album thread 2025 by sp1at
metallex78 wrote:Todd Kerns recently mentioned on an Insta post that SMKC5 would come out in 2026, so if GNR are going to do something, 2025 is the window to do it.
What’s the chances that we get the next SMKC album before the new GNR album though. I’d say that’s a safe bet.
That would make it what, 3 SMKC albums since the reunion? Almost more albums than GnR has released songs.
Yes but the quality...
Re: New Album thread 2025 by sp1at
FlashFlood wrote:metallex78 wrote:Todd Kerns recently mentioned on an Insta post that SMKC5 would come out in 2026, so if GNR are going to do something, 2025 is the window to do it.
What’s the chances that we get the next SMKC album before the new GNR album though. I’d say that’s a safe bet.
That would make it what, 3 SMKC albums since the reunion? Almost more albums than GnR has released songs.
Yes but the quality...
That's the thing
Read the book ... Think it was the Mick wall one where they listen to the snakepit and the guy goes
From 11 tracks we are about 11 tracks from having an album
The riffs are great but there's no quality control on the lyrics
I think monsters is one of the best things they've ever done
Meanwhile... I can't remember one song from the solo albums that have come out
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Re: New Album thread 2025 by sp1at
Izzyjim wrote:FlashFlood wrote:That would make it what, 3 SMKC albums since the reunion? Almost more albums than GnR has released songs.
Yes but the quality...
That's the thing
Read the book ... Think it was the Mick wall one where they listen to the snakepit and the guy goes
From 11 tracks we are about 11 tracks from having an album
The riffs are great but there's no quality control on the lyricsI think monsters is one of the best things they've ever done
Meanwhile... I can't remember one song from the solo albums that have come out
Be fair, some of the stuff on Duff's solo albums is great. Tenderness, Chip Away and Don't Look Behind You could all have gone on a GN'R album if they'd simply had Axl singing the same lyrics and whacked a Slash solo on them. (I loved the Walking Papers albums, they may be the best stuff Duff has ever done, but I get the feeling that's very much a Jeff Angell project with Duff laying down some bass tracks).
Slash's solo albums have some good riffs on them, but Myles' lyrics and delivery set my teeth on edge, mostly. I quite liked Wicked Stone. Anastasia's very good musically, but – crucially – doesn't feel like it'd sit comfortably on a GN'R album, with its Bach-esque scales.
Axl does sometimes go overboard a bit on the production side of things, but it does make the modern GN'R stuff musically interesting, as with Monsters, The General, and the intro from CoTR. Left to his own devices Slash seems perfectly happy just belting out rock riffs and letting the singer do whatever over them; Axl's the one adding the woo-woo fairy dust of movie dialogue samples and mad industrial synths that elevate the tracks.
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Re: New Album thread 2025 by sp1at
A brief 2025 tour (as Slash said in his most recent interview) from May to July, and then... what?
Nothing?... for the rest of the year?
Slash has nothing lined-up for the Fall. Duff has noting lined-up for the Fall.
If there are going to be more GN'R dates, we would be hearing rumors at least from the venues and t-shirt companies, etc.
Don't they always add more tour dates though ?
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Re: New Album thread 2025 by sp1at
FlashFlood wrote:metallex78 wrote:Todd Kerns recently mentioned on an Insta post that SMKC5 would come out in 2026, so if GNR are going to do something, 2025 is the window to do it.
What’s the chances that we get the next SMKC album before the new GNR album though. I’d say that’s a safe bet.
That would make it what, 3 SMKC albums since the reunion? Almost more albums than GnR has released songs.
Yes but the quality...
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Re: New Album thread 2025 by sp1at
Izzyjim wrote:FlashFlood wrote:That would make it what, 3 SMKC albums since the reunion? Almost more albums than GnR has released songs.
Yes but the quality...
It’s true and I completely agree but one would think in nearly 10 years they would get out at least an album of reworked CD-era shit. Especially when it has nothing to do with Axl’s studio vocals which have been validated with Children of the Revolution, and the more recently-recorded Michael Schenker song.
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Re: New Album thread 2025 by sp1at
I wouldn't say Love To Love validated Axl's current vocals at all, quite the opposite actually.
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Re: New Album thread 2025 by sp1at
Bill Brasky wrote:Izzyjim wrote:Yes but the quality...
It’s true and I completely agree but one would think in nearly 10 years they would get out at least an album of reworked CD-era shit. Especially when it has nothing to do with Axl’s studio vocals which have been validated with Children of the Revolution, and the more recently-recorded Michael Schenker song.
That's also true and no excuses on the lack of material.
Goes completely against what Axl was ranting about in the 00's.
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Re: New Album thread 2025 by sp1at
I wouldn't say Love To Love validated Axl's current vocals at all, quite the opposite actually.
Agreed.
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Re: New Album thread 2025 by sp1at
Oh please Love to Love is at the very least a representative studio showing for Axl. Great? No. But is it like him trying to sing SCOM live? Absolutely not.
