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{{Short description|2023 single by Guns N' Roses}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = The General
| cover =
| type =
| artist = [[Guns N' Roses]]
| album =
| A-side = "[[Perhaps (song)|Perhaps]]"<ref name="7-inch vinyl">{{cite web|title=Perhaps 7" Vinyl|url=https://gnrmerch.com/collections/vinyl/products/perhaps-7-vinyl|website=Guns N' Roses|access-date=20 August 2023}}</ref>
| released = {{start date|2023|12|08}}
| recorded = {{hlist|1999–2007
| studio =
| genre =▼
*[[trip hop]]<ref name="STEGM"/>
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=24}}
| label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| writer = [[Axl Rose]], [[Slash (musician)|Slash]], [[Duff McKagan]], [[Brain (musician)|Brain]], Steve Freeman, [[M.I.R.V.|Marc Haggard]]
| producer =
* Axl Rose * Caram Costanzo
| prev_title = [[Perhaps (song)|Perhaps]]
| prev_year = 2023
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|l0_OFC10hTE|"The General"}}
}}
'''"The General"''' is a song by the American hard rock band '''[[Guns N' Roses]]''' and was released as a B or "R-side" to their single [[Perhaps]]. It was released on December 8, 2023. Like the band's recent singles, it was also conceived during the ''[[Chinese Democracy]]'' recording sessions from the late '90s to 2000s.▼
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==Background==▼
The name for ''The General'' came from
"The General" was initially recorded during the sessions for Chinese Democracy.
▲==Background==
▲The name for The General came from when former drummer [[Brain (musician)|Brain]] named it so when the band was eating General Tso's chicken "but when [he] turned it in to Axl he thought it was called ‘The General’ because [he] was kind of making fun of Tommy [Stinson] as [[Tommy Stinson|Tommy]] was, the band, you know, kind of like the MD [...] and he thought, like, you know, I was like poking fun at Tommy as being, like, you know, like a general, [... and I was like, ‘No, dude, it was because we ate general's chicken.’<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gnrevolution.com/viewtopic.php?id=16159&p=14|title=Brain again Others have mentioned this but here is the full quote|first=Claude|last=F|date=27 August 2023|website=gnrevolution}}</reF>
Bach also said that Rose told him the song is a sequel to ''[[Use Your Illusion II]]'''s "[[Estranged (song)|Estranged]]", and so part of the group consisting of "[[November Rain]]", "[[Don't Cry]]" and "Estranged
▲"The General" was recorded during the sessions for Chinese Democracy and was a track that never made the track listing. Orchestral arrangements in the song were played as an intro at the band's shows during the 2000s. The song features former Guns N’ Roses members [[Brain]] and [[Chris Pitman]] as well as composer [[Marco Beltrami]] and guitarist Marc Haggard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/guns-n-roses-the-general|title=Guns N' Roses release anguished yet epic new recording of The General|first=Fraser|last=Lewrypublished|date=December 8, 2023|website=louder}}</reF> Before the song was released, the band performed it live for the first time at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] on November 2, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch: GUNS N' ROSES Perform 'The General' Live For First Time|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-guns-n-roses-perform-the-general-live-for-first-time|website=Blabbermouth|date=3 November 2023|access-date=3 November 2023}}</ref> It was later released on streaming platforms on December 8, 2023,<reF>[https://blabbermouth.net/news/guns-n-roses-the-general-to-be-released-digitally-on-friday the general debuts digital]</ref> and a partially AI-generated music video for the track was released on January 24, 2024.<ref>[https://blabbermouth.net/news/guns-n-roses-releases-cinematic-a-i-generated-animated-music-video-for-the-general The General MV]</reF> Of the song, [[Sebastian Bach]] said:
▲ "I was at a Christmas party at [Axl Rose]'s house last year and he played me all of ''[[Chinese Democracy]]'' - Four Albums - worth of material. The heaviest song is called The General. It’s so demonic and evil. I’ve never heard Axl sing as high as he does on that - except for maybe on [[Angel Down|my record]]."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Axl Rose Penning Autobiography, Sequel to "Estranged"?|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/axl-rose-penning-autobiography-sequel-to-estranged-184435/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Greene|first=Andy|date=25 June 2008}}</ref>
Slash said of his contributions to the song "Basically, the material was there, and I just got in there during [[COVID-19|covid]] and re-did the guitars, Duff did the bass, and we went from there and just put it out."<ref name="a4d"/>
▲Bach also said that Rose told him the song is a sequel to ''[[Use Your Illusion II]]'''s [[Estranged]], and so part of the group consisting of [[November Rain]], [[Don't Cry]] and Estranged. The meaning of the lyrics is speculated by fans as being memories from [[Axl Rose]]'s childhood and the music video also features themes of abuse and traumatic childhood experiences.
==Reception==
''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' described it as "bombastic".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Guns N' Roses Welcome You To Their Animated A.I. Nightmare in Trippy 'The General' Video|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/guns-n-roses-animated-ai-video-the-general-1235588512/|magazine=[[Billboard]]|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=24 January 2024|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' described it as "slow-burning [and] soaring".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Listen to Guns N' Roses soaring new single 'The General'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-guns-n-roses-soaring-new-single-the-general-3556059|magazine=[[NME]]|last=Aubrey|first=Elizabeth|date=8 December 2023|access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> [[Louder Sound]] called it "epic" and described it as "a slow-burner" featuring "one of Axl Rose's more anguished vocals"<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Guns N' Roses release anguished yet epic new recording of The General|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/guns-n-roses-the-general|magazine=[[Classic Rock]]|last=Lewry|first=Fraser|date=8 December 2023|access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> ''[[Stereogum]]'' described the song as "Other than Axl Rose’s instantly recognizable voice, “The General” doesn’t sound much like classic GNR. The verses match some spindly arpeggios and sitar that remind me of [[Abbey Road]]-era [[The Beatles]] with something like a [[trip-hop]] beat.<ref name="STEGM">{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2245079/guns-n-roses-the-general/music/|title=Guns N\' Roses Share New Single \"The General\": Listen|date=December 8, 2023}}</reF> ''Metal Injection'' described the track as having "[[Korn]]-esque clean/FX'ed guitars in the verse to a big, angular chorus with a completely blown-out vocal track", calling it "out of the ordinary for Guns N' Roses".<reF>[https://metalinjection.net/new-music/guns-n-roses-new-single-the-general-is-far-from-bluesy Metal INjection]</reF>
==Personnel==
Credits per [[Apple Music]]<ref>[https://music.apple.com/us/song/the-general/1717743586 Credits - The General - Guns N' Roses]</ref>
'''Guns N' Roses'''
* [[Axl Rose]] – vocals, production
* [[Richard Fortus]] - guitar
* [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] – guitar
* [[Duff McKagan]] – bass, backing vocals
* [[Dizzy Reed]] - keyboards
* [[Chris Pitman]] – keyboards
* Marc Haggard – guitar▼
* [[Brain (musician)|Brain]] – drums
'''Additional credits'''
▲* Marc Haggard – guitar
*[[Marco Beltrami]] - strings, composition
* Caram Costanzo – keyboards, production, mixing engineer
* [[Eric Caudieux]]
== References ==▼
{{reflist}}▼
{{Guns N' Roses}}
[[Category:2023 singles]]
[[Category:Guns N' Roses songs]]
▲== References ==
▲{{reflist}}
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Single by Guns N' Roses | ||||
A-side | "Perhaps"[1] | |||
Released | December 8, 2023 | |||
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Length | 4:24 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Songwriter(s) | Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, Brain, Steve Freeman, Marc Haggard | |||
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Guns N' Roses singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"The General" on YouTube |
"The General" is a song by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It was first released as a "R-side" to their single "Perhaps", and as a standalone single on December 8, 2023. Like the other singles released since the band's semi-reunion in 2016, it was conceived during the Chinese Democracy recording sessions from the late '90s to 2000s.
Background
The name for The General came from drummer Brain, who named it so when the band was eating General Tso's chicken "but when [he] turned it in to Axl he thought it was called ‘The General’ because [he] was kind of making fun of Tommy [Stinson] as Tommy was, the band, you know, kind of like the MD [...] and he thought, like, you know, I was like poking fun at Tommy as being, like, you know, like a general... and I was like, ‘No, dude, it was because we ate general's chicken.’[4]
"The General" was initially recorded during the sessions for Chinese Democracy. Parts of the orchestral arrangements in the song were played as an intro at the band's shows during the 2000s.[5] The song features former Guns N’ Roses members Brain and Chris Pitman as well as composer Marco Beltrami and guitarist Marc Haggard.[6] Before the song was released, the band performed it live for the first time at the Hollywood Bowl on November 2, 2023.[7] It was later released on streaming platforms on December 8, 2023,[8] and a partially AI-generated music video for the track was released on January 24, 2024.[9] Of the song, Sebastian Bach said:
"I was at a Christmas party at [Axl Rose]'s house last year and he played me all of Chinese Democracy - Four Albums - worth of material. The heaviest song is called The General. It’s so demonic and evil. I’ve never heard Axl sing as high as he does on that - except for maybe on my record."[10]
Bach also said that Rose told him the song is a sequel to Use Your Illusion II's "Estranged", and so part of the group consisting of "November Rain", "Don't Cry" and "Estranged".
Slash said of his contributions to the song "Basically, the material was there, and I just got in there during covid and re-did the guitars, Duff did the bass, and we went from there and just put it out."[5]
Reception
Billboard described it as "bombastic".[11] NME described it as "slow-burning [and] soaring".[12] Louder Sound called it "epic" and described it as "a slow-burner" featuring "one of Axl Rose's more anguished vocals"[13] Stereogum described the song as "Other than Axl Rose’s instantly recognizable voice, “The General” doesn’t sound much like classic GNR. The verses match some spindly arpeggios and sitar that remind me of Abbey Road-era The Beatles with something like a trip-hop beat.[3] Metal Injection described the track as having "Korn-esque clean/FX'ed guitars in the verse to a big, angular chorus with a completely blown-out vocal track", calling it "out of the ordinary for Guns N' Roses".[14]
Personnel
Credits per Apple Music[15]
Guns N' Roses
- Axl Rose – vocals, production
- Richard Fortus - guitar
- Slash – guitar
- Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
- Dizzy Reed - keyboards
- Chris Pitman – keyboards
- Brain – drums
Additional credits
- Marc Haggard – guitar
- Marco Beltrami - strings, composition
- Caram Costanzo – keyboards, production, mixing engineer
- Eric Caudieux - additional engineering
References
- ^ "Perhaps 7" Vinyl". Guns N' Roses. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (January 24, 2024). "GUNS N' ROSES Releases Cinematic A.I.-Generated Animated Music Video For 'The General'". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Guns N\' Roses Share New Single \"The General\": Listen". December 8, 2023.
- ^ F, Claude (August 27, 2023). "Brain again Others have mentioned this but here is the full quote". gnrevolution.
- ^ a b "The General". www.a-4-d.com.
- ^ Lewrypublished, Fraser (December 8, 2023). "Guns N' Roses release anguished yet epic new recording of The General". louder.
- ^ "Watch: GUNS N' ROSES Perform 'The General' Live For First Time". Blabbermouth. November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "GUNS N' ROSES' 'The General' To Be Released Digitally On Friday". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. December 6, 2023.
- ^ "GUNS N' ROSES Releases Cinematic A.I.-Generated Animated Music Video For 'The General'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. January 24, 2024.
- ^ Greene, Andy (June 25, 2008). "Axl Rose Penning Autobiography, Sequel to "Estranged"?". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (January 24, 2024). "Guns N' Roses Welcome You To Their Animated A.I. Nightmare in Trippy 'The General' Video". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (December 8, 2023). "Listen to Guns N' Roses soaring new single 'The General'". NME. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ Lewry, Fraser (December 8, 2023). "Guns N' Roses release anguished yet epic new recording of The General". Classic Rock. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ Metal INjection
- ^ Credits - The General - Guns N' Roses