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Does anyone else wish GN'R had a "Pop Period"?


Vincent Vega

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OP,what do you mean with "stones pop period with Brian Jones"?

that certainly wasnt a "pop period"..it was the blues..rock n roll..

you seem to have singled out two poppy songs from that period.

Check out the majority of Aftermath, Between the Buttons, Their Satanic Majesties Request, and singles released during that period. It's either Pop or Pop Rock.

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I actually think Appetite was a really poppy album. I mean, yeah, it's rooted in hard rock, but the melodies had elements of pop and dance.

In which songs do you find these elements? The only song I might agree has got an element of dance must be the rhythms in rocket queen.

Mr. Brownstone, Paradise City, Think About You, and Anything Goes.

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GN'R wasn't pop? What about "Don't Cry", "Sweet Child O'Mine", or "Yesterdays"?

Oh fuck off Roush, you're a cunt. Nothing pop about gnr ever, you fuckin cupcake

It's common knowledge GN'R were popular, you gay-porn-spamming-old-fruit.

Blah, blah, blah go and fuck off somewhere else with Bacardi, you pair of cupcakes ! Twat

GN'R wasn't pop? What about "Don't Cry", "Sweet Child O'Mine", or "Yesterdays"?

Oh fuck off Roush, you're a cunt. Nothing pop about gnr ever, you fuckin cupcake

It's common knowledge GN'R were popular, you gay-porn-spamming-old-fruit.

Blah, blah, blah You and Bacardi are like broken records, gnr are shit, gnr are shit, why come here ? That's right you have no life.

I think you are confused about Bacardi and think you mean somebody else.

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GN'R wasn't pop? What about "Don't Cry", "Sweet Child O'Mine", or "Yesterdays"?

I tend to agree here. Add November Rain to that list as well. I think in general when you listen to most of their music it's hard rock, but they really have had quite a diversity of styles in there. It's what IMO makes them so unique. They were first and foremost a hard rock band but they weren't afraid to come out with some great light stuff that hit the charts well. It's that combination of a few good popular hits (SCOM, Don't Cry, NR) combined with the edgier and harder tracks like It's So Easy, My Michelle and Coma that made them 'cool' at the time.

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The term "pop" actually isn't a death knell, and truth be told, I like it when rock bands dabble with "poppy" material. That doesn't mean I want them to do something that sounds like Justin Timberlake, but the word is really dependent on the context. Some of the songs mentioned, "SCOM", "Don't Cry", "November Rain", "Yesterdays", those actually have a pretty big pop element to them, and all it basically means is it's more pleasing and accessible to more people, which isn't always a bad thing. I've seen 'Better' described as "pop metal" by several people, and it's kinda true. It's not a down and dirty rock song, it's got a fantastic, simple, effective riff and some amazing lyrics with great delivery and phrasing and it just SOUNDS good. To me, 'ITW', 'Catcher', 'SOD', and 'TWAT' all have pop elements, but in a way that enhances them and makes it a good thing...

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maynard, no it is not.

And no to the OP. I like Gn'R the way they were.

well, it's your opinion and i respect that. have you ever listened to futuresex? what comes around, lovestoned and the interludes are insanely awesome. the production, the layers and the beats are miles ahead CD and it took a lot less time to create.

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The term "pop" actually isn't a death knell, and truth be told, I like it when rock bands dabble with "poppy" material. That doesn't mean I want them to do something that sounds like Justin Timberlake, but the word is really dependent on the context. Some of the songs mentioned, "SCOM", "Don't Cry", "November Rain", "Yesterdays", those actually have a pretty big pop element to them, and all it basically means is it's more pleasing and accessible to more people, which isn't always a bad thing. I've seen 'Better' described as "pop metal" by several people, and it's kinda true. It's not a down and dirty rock song, it's got a fantastic, simple, effective riff and some amazing lyrics with great delivery and phrasing and it just SOUNDS good. To me, 'ITW', 'Catcher', 'SOD', and 'TWAT' all have pop elements, but in a way that enhances them and makes it a good thing...

Rock n' roll fans are notoriously hyper-sensitive to the term "pop" applied to their bands. I've never watched so many grown men cry.

But it's true. I don't know which alternate universe bionic56 resides in, but in this one -- if your song ("Sweet Child") charts to #1 on the BillBoard 200 with a pretty video, and a strong, repetitious chorus -- you is pop, brudda. "Yesterdays" is extremely pop. How is it not? Because it has a guitar solo?

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