Guns N' Roses - The General [INTRO] (EXTENDED VERSION)

EDIT:
Some people are having trouble to understand... THIS IS JUST THE INTRO FOR THE GENERAL! This is not the whole song, this is just the intro of The General, which was used as an intro for the GNR's concerts in the last 6 years.
This is the longest version avaiable, from 2006.
There's a new version, they have been using since 2011, I'll upload it later!

On most concerts from 2006 to 2010 Guns N' Roses legendary song "The General" intro was used as the intro for the concerts. It was written by Guns N' Roses mainly by Brian Mantia and the orchestra is made by Marco Beltrami.

The following information regarding this song was collected by GNR-Evolution:

"[GNR] was sort of just work for hire. [...] I met with Axl and he played me these songs, asked me my ideas about them, and I told him what I thought they needed. They gave me four songs to orchestrate. [...] A song called 'Seven,' which is the one [...] I actually wrote a guitar part [on]. There was one called 'Thyme,' one called 'The General,' one called 'Leave Me Alone.'" (Marco Beltrami, IGN, 07/20/03)

"Leave Me Alone," "Seven," and "The General" could also feature on the new album. These three A-listed songs were worked on by Marco Beltrami, especially "Seven," which Marco deems as the best of the three songs. It has also been reported that Marco worked on a fourth track, "Thyme." However, this song was not worked on subsequent to Marco's work in October 2002. (Jeff Leeds, Sp1at website, 06/05)

"umm... I don't know... last year Brain had this song called 'the General' that was really cool... and another song called "we were lying [not sure if thats the name he said]" ... I don't know [...]" (Dizzy Reed, Sp1at, January 2006)

"One of my favorite songs is this song called 'The General', which is so... it's by far the heaviest metal tune I think ive ever heard Axl do, this slow, grinding riff with these high, piercing vocals, screaming vocals. [...] [Axl] goes, 'Well, this comes out on the third record. It relates to this song, it's a trilogy, this goes with this lyrically.'" (Baz, Metal Edge, 11/06/07)

"[Bach] says Rose told him that a slow, grinding track called 'The General' is 'the sequel to [Use Your Illusion II's] 'Estranged,' that goes to the parable that Del James wrote of the trilogy' (James penned the short story that inspired the 'November Rain' video)." (Rolling Stone, 06/25/08)

Q: Axl, here's a list of rumored song titles. Can you tell us which ones are bogus and which ones are real?

Ides Of March ('98), Oklahoma ('98), Atlas Shrugged ('99), Closing In On You ('99), Cock-A-Roach Soup ('99), Friend Or Foe ('99), Hearts Get Killed ('99), No Love Remains ('99), Oh My God ('99), Something Always ('99), Suckerpunched ('99), Zip It ('99), Silkworms ('00), Down By The Ocean ('01), Leave Me Alone ('02), Seven ('02), The General ('02), Thyme ('02), Quick Song ('05), Zodiac ('05), Motormouth ('06), We Were Lying ('06)

A: Ides Of March, Oklahoma, Atlas Shrugged, Oh My God, Silkworms , Down By The Ocean (Izzy), Leave Me Alone, Seven , The General , Thyme , Quick Song , Zodiac Most all titles subject to change w/out warning and r considered working titles. (Axl Rose, chinesedemocracy.com, Dec. 2008)

Q: Could you tells us more about "The General"?

A: You may have heard parts of it somewhere.
(Axl Rose, chinesedemocracy.com, Dec. 2008)

Q: @gunsnroses PLEASE! what's the name of the intro u guys use live? It's amazing!!!

A: there are several.. "the General" is probably most played before CD

(twitter.com/gunsnroses, Dec. 2010)

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• marco
• beltrami

[diablo9333]

This isn't The General it is just an intro. Sebastian Bach described The General as a slow grinding riff with high screaming vocals. I would listen to him over you as he heard the song.

[Manetsz]

@diablo9333 Over me? Stop being an ignorant asshole and read the description, idiot.

[FEVERPITCHROCKNROLL]

Actually, this "Intro" is from the movie "The Exorcist".

[Manetsz]

@FEVERPITCHROCKNROLL No, it's not. This is The General by Guns N' Roses. Listen to The Exorcist soundtrack and you will see it's not.

Before it was confirmed by Guns N' Roses that this is indeed The General, fans wondered for many years what was is it, performing unsucesful searches for the track.

[clevelandjasmin23]

How do you know this song was mainly written by Brain and how do you know Beltrami did the orchestra?

[Manetsz]

@clevelandjasmin23

"[GNR] was sort of just work for hire. [...] I met with Axl and he played me these songs, asked me my ideas about them, and I told him what I thought they needed. They gave me four songs to orchestrate. [...] A song called 'Seven,' which is the one [...] I actually wrote a guitar part [on]. There was one called 'Thyme,' one called 'The General,' one called 'Leave Me Alone.'" (Marco Beltrami, IGN, 07/20/03)

[Manetsz]

@clevelandjasmin23 umm... I don't know... last year Brain had this song called 'the General' that was really cool... and another song called "we were lying [not sure if thats the name he said]" ... I don't know [...] (Dizzy Reed, Sp1at, January 2006)

[herowithpsp]

Haha this is from the hungarian concert.

[SaintDrizzly]

Manets IS Guns N' Roses

[diablo9333]

@kanudo1989 Well if this is just the intro then how long is the song? 30 minutes?

[kanudo1989]

@diablo9333 tht's the closest u'll get from a confirmation dude

[diablo9333]

@kanudo1989 I believe Axl only said "You may have heard it somewhere" he didn't confirm the intros to the shows to being it. 

[kanudo1989]

@diablo9333 but this is the general intro bro...axl has told it himself

[sweettwatofmine]

you negros need to stop questioning manets. bitch please. 

[diablo9333]

@Manetsz LOL Sorry but I still have no proof that this is the intro.

[Eddie09Grant]

this song is going to be the best ever i think sound too epic.