Rustycage Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Wow. Ugly merch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 The results of the "three hour meeting" are here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlsalinger Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Interesting that they're trying this again. Hard to quibble with it too much, the prices this time are actually reasonable and the shirt looks good. I would just be concerned that the items posted in the picture and the Bumble chat end up being the only things you'd get out of it for the entire year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lahey Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 So Bumblefoot is going to do a chat on the official GNR forum where he tells people that he's not allowed to talk about GNR? That's the height of integrity right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagarin Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Ahhh, this is why I stop paying attention for months at a time.Even I. Don't care about clothes. Don't care about web chats. Care about music. Like band because of music. Want music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkAboutYou Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Finally great news and having the Nightrain name on it was something some of the fan club wanted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I'd like to put it out there, this is 1000000000x better than Mötley Crüe'sCash Grab Continues Now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I don't give a fuck about a live video chat unless it's with Axl, Dizzy or TommyDizzy? Bumble will give you the same info and he won't cover it up with a load of excuses. Tommy and Bumble are the only two that will give a straight answer. Axl alsolol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 It is certainly an improvement on the first membership; that t-shirt is actually something I could wear (unlike the t-shirts they sell at the concerts these days). But remember, they promised the 'exclusive digital content' first time round and never delivered. You cannot however compare it to the type of club Metallica operate. Nightrain is just ran by a company who run other bands' fanclubs. Metallica operate theirs themselves. Nightrain is the type of club that just offloads a load of tat on your doorstep and takes your money. Metallica's is centred on a bi-monthly magazine (imagine if Guns released a magazine every two months featuring exclusive interviews, photos, competitions, fan letters etc!!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I guess Im buying a new membership.Anyone have a picture of this yellow shirt from the last package? I've never seen it.Truth be told, it doesn't sound too bad - if they keep to their word. Maiden still has the best fan club of any band out there for my money though...Better fan club than Metallica? I don't know man...From what I've heard and read, Maiden's fanclub is pretty cool and you get even more out of it than the Metallica one.They offer different stuff. Kudos to Metallica for doing FC-only gigs, stuff like that. Maiden only did a couple of those to raise money for Clive Burr, but now that he's passed away I don't see any more of that type of stuff happening The 4 big things in Maiden's FC for me are:1. The presales. They run the best presales of any band ever. They're constantly organized, almost always go without a hitch as far as people getting what tickets they want, and you're allotted 4 tickets for every show of a tour. That's huge, most FC's offer a total allotment of 4 to 8 tickets period. 2. First To The Barrier. This is a contest they run in which 60 FC members attending a gig (Plus a guest each) are granted early access to the GA section to get a spot on the barrier. It's a great perk because Maiden fans queue for ridiculous amounts of time before a gig - in the US it's common for a sizable queue to be going by late morning on the day of a gig. With FTTB, I don't usually get to the queue more than an hour before FTTB is let in, and I only go that early because I'm usually picky about where I want to be on the barrier.3. FC Magazine. This is a quarterly magazine sent to all FC members. There's usually an interview with a band member or a particularly prominent crew member, etc, other columns written by the people that run the FC, lots of exclusive pictures, and guest columns by FC members. One really cool article they run each issue is called Superfan, which is a showcase article on a really hardcore Maiden fan, and what the band means to them, etc. - my mom and I have had a Superfan article on us 4. FC Trips. Every leg of a tour, there is an FC trip on which the FC takes care of booking all of your gig tickets, accommodations, travel, and some special Trip-only event. All of this is at a greatly reduced cost as well. This last US run last month the FC trip was Las Vegas and San Bernardino, and the trip included 5 nights in hotels, a ticket to each gig, bus transportation between cities and to/from gigs, First To The Barrier for all Trip participants who had GA tickets for the gigs, a shirt for the trip with nice custom artwork, 2 FC parties open to trip members, and a day trip to Long Beach and Hollywood the day after the San Bern gig - all of that was about $700! In Florida in 2011, the Trip party was held at Nicko's restaurant and he showed up to meet everyone on the trip, and he played a mini set of Maiden tunes with some of his buddies also.They also do some irregular perks - for example, any tour they play Heaven Can Wait on, they run a contest in which a certain number of FC members are brought on stage during the chant section in the middle of the song.It's that kind of shit that makes a Fan Club innovative and worthwhile in my books, they're always giving everything they can to the fans and in reality, Maiden's FC is about the same price as a Nightrain membership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I guess Im buying a new membership.Anyone have a picture of this yellow shirt from the last package? I've never seen it.Truth be told, it doesn't sound too bad - if they keep to their word. Maiden still has the best fan club of any band out there for my money though...Better fan club than Metallica? I don't know man... From what I've heard and read, Maiden's fanclub is pretty cool and you get even more out of it than the Metallica one. They offer different stuff. Kudos to Metallica for doing FC-only gigs, stuff like that. Maiden only did a couple of those to raise money for Clive Burr, but now that he's passed away I don't see any more of that type of stuff happening The 4 big things in Maiden's FC for me are:1. The presales. They run the best presales of any band ever. They're constantly organized, almost always go without a hitch as far as people getting what tickets they want, and you're allotted 4 tickets for every show of a tour. That's huge, most FC's offer a total allotment of 4 to 8 tickets period. 2. First To The Barrier. This is a contest they run in which 60 FC members attending a gig (Plus a guest each) are granted early access to the GA section to get a spot on the barrier. It's a great perk because Maiden fans queue for ridiculous amounts of time before a gig - in the US it's common for a sizable queue to be going by late morning on the day of a gig. With FTTB, I don't usually get to the queue more than an hour before FTTB is let in, and I only go that early because I'm usually picky about where I want to be on the barrier.3. FC Magazine. This is a quarterly magazine sent to all FC members. There's usually an interview with a band member or a particularly prominent crew member, etc, other columns written by the people that run the FC, lots of exclusive pictures, and guest columns by FC members. One really cool article they run each issue is called Superfan, which is a showcase article on a really hardcore Maiden fan, and what the band means to them, etc. - my mom and I have had a Superfan article on us 4. FC Trips. Every leg of a tour, there is an FC trip on which the FC takes care of booking all of your gig tickets, accommodations, travel, and some special Trip-only event. All of this is at a greatly reduced cost as well. This last US run last month the FC trip was Las Vegas and San Bernardino, and the trip included 5 nights in hotels, a ticket to each gig, bus transportation between cities and to/from gigs, First To The Barrier for all Trip participants who had GA tickets for the gigs, a shirt for the trip with nice custom artwork, 2 FC parties open to trip members, and a day trip to Long Beach and Hollywood the day after the San Bern gig - all of that was about $700! In Florida in 2011, the Trip party was held at Nicko's restaurant and he showed up to meet everyone on the trip, and he played a mini set of Maiden tunes with some of his buddies also.They also do some irregular perks - for example, any tour they play Heaven Can Wait on, they run a contest in which a certain number of FC members are brought on stage during the chant section in the middle of the song.It's that kind of shit that makes a Fan Club innovative and worthwhile in my books, they're always giving everything they can to the fans and in reality, Maiden's FC is about the same price as a Nightrain membership.Wow, that's a sweet package. Why the hell can't GN'R do that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsguy Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Not at all what I expected, obviously plans were changed. Oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Not at all what I expected, obviously plans were changed. Oh wellShocker. Life probably got in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsguy Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Not at all what I expected, obviously plans were changed. Oh wellShocker. Life probably got in the way.From ideas to actually implementing took far too long IMO. So many good ideas from a few folks that seemingly disappeared. I hope things work out, they could do so much better going forward, at least they are off to a good start (or restart I guess) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubbaBubba Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Forget it. Wasted my money on this last time, so it'd be shame on me if they fooled me twice.Bumblefoot comes across as a solid guy and is great to fans, but that doesn't change the fact that he's a contracted employee of Axl's and is someone I had neither heard of nor was a fan of before he was admitted to GnR. To his credit, he has been straight and honest with the often difficult, material-starved fans of GnR in saying that only Axl knows if a new release is planned, and that he himself hasn't yet recorded anything new with his boss.For these reasons, a webcast featuring bbf isn't an incentive at all to re-join, regardless of the cost.A less charitable hardcore fan might simply say that, with things as they are, we want an interview with substance (if there is any), and that can only come from the organ grinder, not his monkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I want that keychain and guitar picks but not loving the tshirt. What to do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristmasFnatic Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I might be buying soon, just for a new GNR shirt and picks. lolThat said, they should choose another guy. BBF is easily approachable... why not those who hardly do any interviews, much less fan interaction?Is it too much for Axl to have a 1 hour video chat with fans? Even if its once every 6 months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagarin Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I guess Im buying a new membership.Anyone have a picture of this yellow shirt from the last package? I've never seen it.Truth be told, it doesn't sound too bad - if they keep to their word. Maiden still has the best fan club of any band out there for my money though...Better fan club than Metallica? I don't know man...From what I've heard and read, Maiden's fanclub is pretty cool and you get even more out of it than the Metallica one.They offer different stuff. Kudos to Metallica for doing FC-only gigs, stuff like that. Maiden only did a couple of those to raise money for Clive Burr, but now that he's passed away I don't see any more of that type of stuff happening The 4 big things in Maiden's FC for me are:1. The presales. They run the best presales of any band ever. They're constantly organized, almost always go without a hitch as far as people getting what tickets they want, and you're allotted 4 tickets for every show of a tour. That's huge, most FC's offer a total allotment of 4 to 8 tickets period. 2. First To The Barrier. This is a contest they run in which 60 FC members attending a gig (Plus a guest each) are granted early access to the GA section to get a spot on the barrier. It's a great perk because Maiden fans queue for ridiculous amounts of time before a gig - in the US it's common for a sizable queue to be going by late morning on the day of a gig. With FTTB, I don't usually get to the queue more than an hour before FTTB is let in, and I only go that early because I'm usually picky about where I want to be on the barrier.3. FC Magazine. This is a quarterly magazine sent to all FC members. There's usually an interview with a band member or a particularly prominent crew member, etc, other columns written by the people that run the FC, lots of exclusive pictures, and guest columns by FC members. One really cool article they run each issue is called Superfan, which is a showcase article on a really hardcore Maiden fan, and what the band means to them, etc. - my mom and I have had a Superfan article on us 4. FC Trips. Every leg of a tour, there is an FC trip on which the FC takes care of booking all of your gig tickets, accommodations, travel, and some special Trip-only event. All of this is at a greatly reduced cost as well. This last US run last month the FC trip was Las Vegas and San Bernardino, and the trip included 5 nights in hotels, a ticket to each gig, bus transportation between cities and to/from gigs, First To The Barrier for all Trip participants who had GA tickets for the gigs, a shirt for the trip with nice custom artwork, 2 FC parties open to trip members, and a day trip to Long Beach and Hollywood the day after the San Bern gig - all of that was about $700! In Florida in 2011, the Trip party was held at Nicko's restaurant and he showed up to meet everyone on the trip, and he played a mini set of Maiden tunes with some of his buddies also.They also do some irregular perks - for example, any tour they play Heaven Can Wait on, they run a contest in which a certain number of FC members are brought on stage during the chant section in the middle of the song.It's that kind of shit that makes a Fan Club innovative and worthwhile in my books, they're always giving everything they can to the fans and in reality, Maiden's FC is about the same price as a Nightrain membership.Wish I was a Maiden fan. =/Sounds awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerthGNR Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Can someone buy it and upload the exclusive photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Of The Blues Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 A decent value package from one of my favorite bands? I suppose it's a better time than ever to join. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManetsBR Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I wanted to be a fan of a regular band like Maiden or Metallica. WHY GNR?! WHY?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Wtf powerage, that's the best thing I've ever heard.fuck nightrain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 They really need to put out some songs via Nightrain or new videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axl_morris Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 (edited) As a big GNR fan who has followed the band for quite a few years now, I don't understand why Axl doesn't do interviews or media promoting GNR. With this case, it's not for TV ratings for someones show, or selling someone else's magazine, this is for GNR. GNR is Axl's life. For axl to do a live stream, would mean the site would get 10x as many subscriptions. Bumblefoot has just done an interview saying he doesn't really fit into GNR and that they bullied him when he joined and the current members don't and wouldn't socialise with him out side of work. Ron's always there for the meet n greets, the live streams .. Time for the other band members to come to the table. Also, how come Dizzy and Richard are doing loads of tour videos for the dead daisies and meeting loads of fans.. etc but when they tour with GNR there are no backstage/touring videos for them? is it the case that GNR is just the job and side projects are there passion? Edited October 11, 2013 by Axl_morris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristmasFnatic Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Bumblefoot has just done an interview saying he doesn't really fit into GNR and that they bullied him when he joined and the current members don't and wouldn't socialise with him out side of work. Ron's always there for the meet n greets, the live streams .. Time for the other band members to come to the table. That sucks for BBF... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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