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#2271 Re: Guns N' Roses » Overall feelings on the CD era songs.... » 959 weeks ago
I can't believe what i am reading. I think hell just froze over.
How the hell can VR be better than these leaks? Contraband was already written when Scott came in, and then he tried to sing and write for the music, which obviously didn't work too well. Libertad was one big mess. Horrible writing, uninspired songs, and a record that really feels like it wasn't taken seriously at all. Take 4 amazing musicians, and you should get an amazing album. Didn't happen that way.
Slash, Scott, Duff, and Matt have all written amazing music in their careers. CB and Libertad definintley were not their best works, not even close.
The Blues is one of the best songs Axl has ever written. Every single one of BH's solos are amazing. Robin shines on songs like Better. Now we get to hear Tommy shine as well. Huge's work is critical.
So how can VR be better? Just because of songs like Slither and FTP?
Everyone is going on about how great VR were, and how great Libertad was. Where the fuck are the hit singles off of that? That's right, nothing topped their first album that people consider their worst.
I'm amazed right now. The talent of the band that made these songs is something we haven't seen in a long time.
#2272 Re: Guns N' Roses » New song lyrics » 959 weeks ago
On song # 2, this is what i am hearing.
Ask yourself
What i would do
To bring you down, myself
To live with fortune and fame
I don't hear prosecute or prostitute there.
#2273 Re: Guns N' Roses » Pitman about to launch official website » 959 weeks ago
Just what the world needed. Pittman comes to save the day!
#2274 Re: Guns N' Roses » Overall feelings on the CD era songs.... » 959 weeks ago
I have to wonder, the people who say there is no single or no rockers here? Did you download the right songs? How is CD or Rhiad or IRS not a rocker? How is The Blues or Better not a single. I'm not arguing they are perfect rock songs or perfect singles, but if you don't hear rockers or singles, you're kind of showing some ignorance to what we've got.
Great post.
Better has single written all over it, especially with the outro. Chinese Democracy is a potential single as well as Rhiad and IRS. The Blues would do great as a single as well.
The only songs that we have that couldn't be singles are Catcher, TWAT, and maybe If the World and Song #2. I'm leaving Maddy up in the air.
#2275 Re: Guns N' Roses » Differences in the "old" new leaks.... » 959 weeks ago
buzzsaw wrote:DCK wrote:VR is a failure. There's nothing there that's any good. TWAT alone is better than both of those albums. I dont know what happened to him but his riffs aint very good anymore
Every failure should result in a Grammy and songs featured as DLC on GH3. Anybody with a resonable opinion want to chime in?
Journey has been nominated for a Grammy. Jethro Tull won a Grammy. The Grammys mean zero.
True. I never really cared much that VR won a Grammy. Just meant that they were all so famous they got recognition. There were much more worthy songs released that year than Fall to Pieces.
#2276 Re: Guns N' Roses » Song #2 (Unknown Title) » 959 weeks ago
CrimeSlunkScene wrote:Rex wrote:None of these songs really fit that description.
The songs we're hearing are from 2002-2004 and the descriptions that I quoted are from 2003, if I'm not mistaken.
My point is that there is a difference.
I meant to say none of these songs sound like AFD on steroids.
And i think we can agree that is a very good thing. AFD with orchestras doesn't sound appealing to me.
#2277 Re: Guns N' Roses » New song lyrics » 959 weeks ago
dave-gnfnr2k wrote:Rex wrote:lol, it's not either of those.
It's "and a day." It's an expression that's used, isn't it? Seems like forever and a day.
Isnt that what I had? Forever and a day lol
Why is that line even being disupted its so clear
I know we've argued before Dave, but I can agree with ya on this one.
Wow... Dave, Rex and I agree on song lyrics! 
"Like forever and a day" is an expression. "Like forever and the day" is not, and really doesn't make sense.
Also, with how cheesy this opening is, it has to be forever and a day.
#2278 Re: Guns N' Roses » Differences in the "old" new leaks.... » 959 weeks ago
James Lofton wrote:You cant say Slash wouldnt be intimidated by the CD lineup because the guy couldn't even work with Zakk Wylde. Zakk is fucking great, but I doubt he was going in the directions BH took this project.
I don't think slash was intimidated by Zakk, they're friends and have played around together a bit.
I think it's a question of differing musical vision.
Slash operates from a 1970s rock...led zep..aerosmith...etc perspective where you have 2 guitar parts - a rhythm part to set the key and act as a foil for a lead part to pull melodies and solo over.
Having three guitarists in the band is not compatiable with that...for that style you can't have two lead guitarists.
If Zakk and Slash and Gilby were in the band one of them would be doing nothing of use at any one stage.
I find it's similar in the modern band. Having BBF, Richard and Robin play a song like "brownstone" with 2 distinct guitar parts adds nothing.
What it comes down to is Axl basicly wanted to add session musicans to the songs to get different styles in different places. And other than play the one solo where they are needed they do nothing. This is true of bucket and robin too. The parts everyone loves of bucket...are usually 20 seconds of massive shred solos inserted before a chorus (better) or over a scream (IRS)....the rest of the time he doesn't have much to do.
I do think Slash was intimidated. It all boils down to ego. All Slash needs for a band is a rythym player that can supply a back drop for him to shine over. How many people really noticed Izzy's contributions at first? Not very many. They were all obsessed with Slash's work.
So bring in Zakk, a guitar player who isn't going to let someone shine over him and just play as a support to anyone else. That would make a player like Slash a little uncomfortable.
Then Slash and BH, while that would be an ideal combination for GNR, would take a lot of work on Slash's part.
Imagine Slash supplying some great riffs, and bluesy solos, with BH doing his thing and also contributing some good bluesy solos.
BH also was not a session musician. That would mean that someone else would have to be able to replicate his work in a live setting and that definently hasn't happened.
#2279 Re: Management » Buckethead Skin » 959 weeks ago
It's not there James.
If you need it i have it on my other comp from the old forum days.
#2280 Re: Guns N' Roses » If the World leak » 959 weeks ago
misterID wrote:I don't hear Bucket on it that much at all, from what I can tell. It sounds more like a Robin song.
Have you heard Colma? Electric Tears? Population Override?
Bucket is owning this track from start to finish.
I think GNR fans who mainly think of BH as a shredder need to start diving in to his discography and see what he's really about.
The "robot shredder freak" thing is old, and he brings more to the table than anyone to ever be in this band.
I'm fairly certain it's BH doing the bluesy solos during this song. It screams Colma to me.
I'm sure BH wrote this track. The guitar at the beggining and end pretty much say that.
