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#6631 Re: Guns N' Roses » Radio Reacts To Guns N' Roses Single » 881 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.
Yeah that's a good point too. Granted, there are plenty of hardcore GNR fans doing their part requesting the song and voting in polls. But there's also plenty of haters voting against, or posting negative comments with no reason other than they're haters. Is it an even number on both sides? Probably not, we probably outnumber them by a bit. But there are plenty of haters out there who will not give this a chance unless they're told it's ultimately good, then they may turn the corner. They're like sheep, follow the herd. But this is a big deal. WAAF played the song every hour today, and other stations across the WORLD have played it countless times. They're not being forced to play the song, they don't HAVE to play it, at least not that much. There's obviously an extreme interest. An interest that some think may die over time. Well, it could easily grow as well, and I have faith that it will.
#6632 Re: Guns N' Roses » Radio Reacts To Guns N' Roses Single » 881 weeks ago
James Lofton wrote:buzzsaw wrote:Ignorance, pure ignorance. This isn't helping at all.
For Christ's sake, get people to actually be interested in the band instead of trying to make people think the band is popular when it isn't. Axl wants to sell records, he doesn't give a fuck that some crazy internet person sent 1000 e-mails to a radio station. You're not helping sell records.
When it suddenly drops off the lists after a day because the internet retards stop spamming the radio stations, tell me exactly why they are going to keep playing the song? Exactly.
I think you're being a bit harsh. While I actually agree with some of your sentiment regarding the 'street team' approach to this, you're going a bit too far labeling a fan as ignorant just because they want the song/album to show up high on the charts.
The ignorance is the thinking that spamming the stations is helping. When the song drops off the charts tomorrow or the next day, it's airplay is done. That helps how?
You're assuming this was ALL the work of us GNR fans. You may be right, but isn't it possible some people actually heard the song today for the first time and liked it and voted themselves. I mean, a new song by Guns N' Roses is a pretty big deal and I'd like to think that some other people could be excited about it as well.
For the record, I only requested the song once, as it is a station I listen to.
#6633 Re: Guns N' Roses » Radio Reacts To Guns N' Roses Single » 881 weeks ago
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.
Obviously there are gonna be people out there that aren't gonna give this song, or any new GNR song any chance. But MOST GNR fans are fully onboard, and if they can attract some independents, then they'll be in good shape. I understand the hesitation, but I think they'll be alright.
#6634 Re: Guns N' Roses » Not So Surreal Feeling... » 881 weeks ago
I know when you think about it, a song we first heard 7 years ago is just now being released in its proper form. Crazy, with the way things are these days. I realize November Rain was a work in progress for some time, but there was no youtube back then. A little easier to keep that a secret. But you're right, people are hearing it for the first time today. Amazing!
#6635 Re: Guns N' Roses » Radio Reacts To Guns N' Roses Single » 881 weeks ago
That is killer--and we should keep voting, as Sirius Octane is likely the most listened to rock station in the U.S.
I don't know if I'd go that far. It's the most listened to modern rock station on Sirius. I'll give you that.
#6636 Re: Guns N' Roses » Radio Reacts To Guns N' Roses Single » 881 weeks ago
I just tuned into Sirius Octane 20, and they were doing their nightly top 10 or whatever they do. They were on number 4 so I figured I'd stay tuned, just in case. You guessed it, GNR, #1. The DJ said it got thousands of votes, not sure if he was joking or not. He also said he had heard that the song sucked. Not sure who told him that, anyway, he said that maybe he had low expectations because of that, but he thinks it rocks!!! Good signs.
#6637 Re: Guns N' Roses » Not So Surreal Feeling... » 881 weeks ago
I think we all have to reserve ourselves to the fact that come November 23rd, our lives aren't gonna change that much. We're gonna have CD, and it'll be fantastic. That day will be as surreal as it gets. But the next day, the next week, the bills still need to be paid, life goes on. In the end, it's just new music to listen to. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited as hell and can't wait for 11/23, but let's not overstate things here.
#6638 Re: Guns N' Roses » Guns N' Roses to release Chinese Democracy single » 881 weeks ago
For those that listen to Stern live, has he mentioned the song yet?
Stern never mentioned the song outright. Fred did play "Paradise City" coming out of a commercial break though and Howard stated that he heard that Axl Rose was finally releasing the album, "Chinese Connection". Artie Lange, corrected him. He was half-joking, but he really didn't have any details. Said he'd been working on it for 30 years and when it comes out no one will care because it won't be relevant anymore. He did say, that it was too bad, showing that he would like to see the album do well. He WAS a fan, he hasn't had the best of things to say in recent years, but who has?
Again, he based this on hearing NONE of the music, so obviously not a valued opinion. I love Stern, think the show is great, but he is not one to take advice from when it comes to music or TV shows. He's also running a comedic show, so I'll let the negative comments slide. But it did kind of bug me that he said it wouldn't do well because it wasn't relevant anymore. This after just last week, he got all pissed off at an LA Times article saying how HE is no longer as relevant as he once was, being on Sirius now not having as many listeners or getting "A" list celebrities. I would've thought he'd be more careful saying a fellow entertainer, or their work, was no longer relevant. Seemed a little hypocritical to me.
#6639 Re: Guns N' Roses » Brain talks Chinese Democracy » 882 weeks ago
I'm not saying him recording at the temple made it seem like he wasn't into GNR, but it certainly did add to the craziness. Not so sure how you can say it didn't. Not to any fault of his own, but it sure wasn't as straight forward as recording in a normal studio. I'm aware he was already in the band when he was asked to re-record Josh's parts. But I'm assuming that was very early on in his being in the band. Possibly the first thing he ever did with the band. If he was that against it, he could've refused. That's where I'm coming from.
#6640 Re: Guns N' Roses » The Celebration Thread. » 882 weeks ago
i celebrated in 2002 and 2006...i'll wait this time
C'mon Neemo, third times a charm!
