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#681 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Apocalyptic Love Press Reviews » 755 weeks ago
Slash’s new album, Apocalyptic Love hits the shelves tomorrow, but you can a taste of what it sounds like by clicking on the player below.
And Triple M's Dave Gleeson has listened to the whole album and he says it's a cracker.
"Slash and Myles have hit it right off and I don't want to leave the rhythm section out - the album is as fat as," he said.
"One of the things I love about the record is that the harmonies are there [and] the guitars play off each other. It's one of the best rock records I've heard in a long, long time."
The album definitely has a late 80s, early 90s rock feel. And there's an unforced chemistry on this record, which we all got a taste of on Slash's last solo album where Myles debuted on songs like "Back to Cali".
The rhythm section of Brent and Todd are phenomenal. When you listen to the album the rhythms and attention to detail that the guys put into it are awesome. Todd is a great lead singer as well and the vocal chemistry that he and Myles have makes the harmonies are highlight.
Standout tracks include the attitude-to-burn single "You're A Lie", stomping rockers like "Halo" and "No More Heroes", and "Anastasia" which has a bit of the Gunners "Rocket Queen" about it.
Overall, if you like your rock big, mean and hard then this album is for you.
#682 Re: Guns N' Roses » Dublin, Ireland, May 17th » 755 weeks ago
Very strong performance of TWAT (except a few out of tune vocals from 2:31), it was a really nice surprise. A babystep in the right direction. I wish they'd play it more often. Axl was amazing in the end and Ron nailed it perfectly. 
Worth the effort they put into it. More work, better result, they should learn it.
#683 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash - Anastasia and the Rest of the Album » 755 weeks ago
I really wish we didn't have a Slash vs Axl war always to be honest.
It's kind of like arguing about whether "Coma" is better than "November Rain" - one of them is Slashian and one Axlian - but they sure as hell both contributed the fuck out of each other's starting points.
These days they don't add stuff to each other's songs - but I've never understood why people use that as a reason to dislike the underlying basis of the song that would be the same even if they did.
When people dislike "This I love", "There was a Time" and "Catcher in the Rye" I start to wonder what they ever liked about Axl's style in the first place back in the day, and likewise, if someone listens to "Anastasia", "Standing in the Sun" and "Halo" and hates them...well then they just can't like Slash's way of playing period.....
I see Chinese Democracy (for the most part) and Apocalyptic Love as both men taking what they've always done and increasing the complexity of it.
Their war had a serious effect on the community. Some people feel the need to take a side, or their opinion isn't somewhere in the middle, but tends to one of the parties. This ongoing war has even poisoned some's music perception.
I am objective enough to confess that I don't enjoy Axl's art as much as I used to, because I have issues with him as a person, based on what he has and hasn't done and what he's said (multiple times). I can't help but feel it being mirrored in his songs. Even in the older ones, mostly on UYI. Yes, I enjoy those old songs less today because of it. That's my huge coming out.
But. I always try to separate my personal feelings from the quality of music. I wholeheartadly agree that This I Love, Catcher In The Rye, Street of Dreams, the heart of TWAT and Prostitute are UYI-type GN'R songs. They just turned out to be different with different players. I think anyone who hates the core of those, just has never been a 100% GN'R fan, or has lost it along the way, or it got overshadowed by his personal feelings towards the man.
The same goes for Slash's material. Most of the songs are exactly GN'R - just without the others. Some people should learn to deal with the fact that it wasn't a one-man solo band back in the day, but a group effort.
When I dislike some Axl songs on CD, it's not because I hate the UYIish core of it - it's because the final version went to a direction I don't like. Catcher could have been Yesterdays 2, a simple 70s songs - but it got overblown, a 7-minute boredrom instead of a 3 and a half minute fine tune. I could go on and on with the other songs, too, but I have never questioned Axl's songwriting ability, I have never questioned his musical quality. Unlike others, who are doing it in Slash's case again and again. It's mostly because unlike Slash, Axl criticized Slash's playing numerous times, and they feel the need to take his side. Puppets. Sorry, that's what it is.
I think if the community (at least here) could grow up enough to ignore the legends' stupid and hateful shit, the bullshit excuses etc. and call a spade a spade, this would be a better place. I know that I get angry sometimes, but it's always because I feel someone's in an insincere denial, let's call it this way. I have less problem with sincere stupidity than insincere sophistics.
(And I have no problem with sincere difference of tastes and opinions.)
#684 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash - Anastasia and the Rest of the Album » 755 weeks ago
Mikkamakka wrote:I don't see that much drooling here.
I threw up in my mouth a couple times from comments people made...I just let them go because I'm trying to be a kinder and gentler buzzsaw.
I've just checked the whole thread. D sometimes went far with comments and Smoking seems to be in love with Anastacia, but who am I to judge them without hearing the song and the album? That would be low-class and ridiculous.
I still don't find that amount of bizarre drooling comments though. Some people went nuts after hearing 20 seconds of Blood in the Water (MrID, a little Axl mention for you 
). I listened it, found that snippet weak, expressed my view and left the further debate to those who were interested. It was only a 20 second clip, anyway. But who am I to question's anyone's opinion on songs I haven't heard?
I'm not against fanboyism. Sometimes it's valid. I'm a classic and semi-classic GN'R fanboy myself. I'm a Slash fanboy, although if anyone says that Big Machine is better that TWAT, I will scream and will question the person's musical sense or sincerity. Unfortunately, this kind of nonsense is part of the initiation in the Axl Church.
As soon as I'll get to hear the album, I will comment on it and debate with people if I feel the need. But until that I have no right to bitch about something I don't know.
#685 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash - Anastasia and the Rest of the Album » 755 weeks ago
I have barely mentioned Axl in the Slash topics. You have accused me of doing it lately in the Moscow topic, but that was another misinterpretation (I don't wanna use a harsh word) on your side. You should learn how to tell reality from your fantasy and nightmares.
#686 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash - Anastasia and the Rest of the Album » 755 weeks ago
Nope, just pointing out the double standard of calling people fanboys and nutswingers and shit like that on the main boards, something Mikka loves to do... A LOT. But totally ignore the drooling going on here.
I don't see that much drooling here. A lot of people are very restrained, some wait till the album officially comes out, some have criticized it, and some (mostly D) seem to love it after the songs they've heard. Booo-hoooo. Just because you hate Slash or want to prove your hardcore elit Axlism (calm down, nobody would question it), it's not some horrible amount of drooling over Slash's new record. Even the 'evil Slashite' Smoking Guns formed some not so-glowing opinion. I think you are surprised that even bigbri likes it, that's it.
So I still don't get your logic about collective guilt. I haven't heard the album, but you (based on your music or tribe preferences) expect me to confront people just because they like or love something? Something I've just partly heared, only one or two times?
Well. 
#687 Re: Guns N' Roses » Moscow, Russia (2 Show Discussion) » 755 weeks ago
buzzsaw wrote:Seriously? You had a bruise dude. Get over yourself. Stand there and sing. Sit in a chair and sing. Cancel the whole tour for a leg bruise? What a pussy.
No shit.
How in the fuck could the dude like RON in the face and say "I've gotta bruise, the tour's over"
Axl will do the Dublin show. He will not cancel it for this pussy reason.
#688 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash - Anastasia and the Rest of the Album » 755 weeks ago
-D- wrote:Anastasia eats CD's pussy.
You, SG and Mkka are no longer allowed to talk about anyone being fanboys. Christ almighty.
Wait a minute. I haven't heard the album, haven't commented it, haven't said it's much better than CD (which isn't hard to top), I have barely said anything about the songs, except praising two and criticising one. Now that D makes a comment, it would take away my credibility on fanboyism?
Please.
#689 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash - Anastasia and the Rest of the Album » 755 weeks ago
cd quailty 237kps bit rate all 15 songs
So that was a leak, wasn't it?
#690 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash - Anastasia and the Rest of the Album » 755 weeks ago
Iv had it since the 15th \nn/
The official album, and not some leak?
