Cosmo Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 We all know people think of three songs when thinking about Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle, Sweet Child O' Mine and Paradise City. Instead, the switched Jungle for Mr.Brownstone when performing in the HoF. Do you think that, by doing so, did Slash and Co. show respect towards Axl? Was it accidentaly? Was it just 'cause Myles doesn't usually sing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustycage Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Respect for the song maybe. Nothing live ever holds up to the original version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naupis Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Myles doesn't do Jungle. Tried it a few times because I think Slash had really wanted to play it, but Myles knows that song wasn't a good fit for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzygirl Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 No. I never thought about why they played those songs and not others but "respect" towards Axl is not one of the reasons. Why should they do that seeing Axl's behaviour? I think that, them representing GNR and playing as GNR was more a "suck on that, Axl" kind of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcano62 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 No. I never thought about why they played those songs and not others but "respect" towards Axl is not one of the reasons. Why should they do that seeing Axl's behaviour? I think that, them representing GNR and playing as GNR was more a "suck on that, Axl" kind of thing. No matter what kind of shit they try and pull, they will never be guns n roses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 You have to be a bad ass to sing Jungle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManetsBR Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Myles couldn't even dream of singing Jungle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 No matter what kind of shit they try and pull, they will never be guns n rosesHonestly that can be pulled onto both sides of the argument so much that this statement brings an incredible amount of irony to it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 It wasn't respect, it was because Myles Kennedy can't sing WTTJ, it's probably his worst. They had to get Todd to do it live instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 I dont think respect is the word I d used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunder Monkey Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Historically (in VR and Snakepit eras) I think Slash minimised GNR songs for two reasons:1. Let's be real - Axl's songs are hard to sing cos of his range and technique and most singers can't do them justice.2. I think on some level Slash was "protecting" the idea of a reunion one day. He was happy to do little tributes to GNR, but I think he was avoiding full GNR heavy sets because he eventually hoped at some stage the original line up would sort out their shit.I notice however that the trend changed when he found myles. This is firstly because myles can hit the notes (sure some people hate his tone - but I mean he can at least hit the parts - unlike say scott who would have to sing nighttrain in a different key) and also I think slash has become increasingly aware that a reunion isn't going to happen - from when he was refused access to axl during the house visit, to the RRHOF debacle, I think he just accepts it's not happening now, so he no longer sees the reason to deny his heritage, After all the GNR stuff is some of his best riffs and solos.As for the RRHOF. I think perhaps the reason was Myles showing respect to the fan base - rather than Axl per say.I read somewhere Myles was hesitant to do the show - he likes to play with Slash - but he's not trying to be GNR2 and he understands that most GNR fans want Axl with Slash. I'm pretty sure he thought playing the show at all was opening the door to abuse, and I don't think he wants to be considered as the Axl replacement kind of thing. I think he wants conspirators to be it's own project with Slash - rather than him being seen as a Scott clone or an Axl clone or whatever. Anyway he eventually decided to play the show as a favour to the guys....but I think for that reason he will have focused on delivering the songs he can do the best....and we all known jungle isn't his best.So I'd say it's out of respect to the GNR legacy and the fan base and not directly for Axl himself...but just that as a fan of GNR and a friend of Slash - he wanted to make the induction go smoothly and be as good as it could be in the absence of the real singer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saber_ Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Jungle wouldn't sound right with Myles' frat boy hipster vocal timbre. Would've rather had Stephen Pearcy there than Myles. You people always bitch about rasp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Frehley Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Historically (in VR and Snakepit eras) I think Slash minimised GNR songs for two reasons:1. Let's be real - Axl's songs are hard to sing cos of his range and technique and most singers can't do them justice.2. I think on some level Slash was "protecting" the idea of a reunion one day. He was happy to do little tributes to GNR, but I think he was avoiding full GNR heavy sets because he eventually hoped at some stage the original line up would sort out their shit.I notice however that the trend changed when he found myles. This is firstly because myles can hit the notes (sure some people hate his tone - but I mean he can at least hit the parts - unlike say scott who would have to sing nighttrain in a different key) and also I think slash has become increasingly aware that a reunion isn't going to happen - from when he was refused access to axl during the house visit, to the RRHOF debacle, I think he just accepts it's not happening now, so he no longer sees the reason to deny his heritage, After all the GNR stuff is some of his best riffs and solos.As for the RRHOF. I think perhaps the reason was Myles showing respect to the fan base - rather than Axl per say.I read somewhere Myles was hesitant to do the show - he likes to play with Slash - but he's not trying to be GNR2 and he understands that most GNR fans want Axl with Slash. I'm pretty sure he thought playing the show at all was opening the door to abuse, and I don't think he wants to be considered as the Axl replacement kind of thing. I think he wants conspirators to be it's own project with Slash - rather than him being seen as a Scott clone or an Axl clone or whatever. Anyway he eventually decided to play the show as a favour to the guys....but I think for that reason he will have focused on delivering the songs he can do the best....and we all known jungle isn't his best.So I'd say it's out of respect to the GNR legacy and the fan base and not directly for Axl himself...but just that as a fan of GNR and a friend of Slash - he wanted to make the induction go smoothly and be as good as it could be in the absence of the real singer.Right on man. Agree with everything you said. I don't really like Myles too much on the second slash album. I thought he was great on the first with starlight and back from Cali. But I love him in Alter Bridge. That's a band that his voice is perfect for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBA Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Even Axl can't sing Jungle anymore. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Its because myles isn't as good in jungle. No problem though, brownstone was amazing that night.you should have seen the crowd after it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 No. I never thought about why they played those songs and not others but "respect" towards Axl is not one of the reasons. Why should they do that seeing Axl's behaviour? I think that, them representing GNR and playing as GNR was more a "suck on that, Axl" kind of thing. No matter what kind of shit they try and pull, they will never be guns n rosesNeither will Axl's band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Diet Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Myles doesn't do Jungle. Tried it a few times because I think Slash had really wanted to play it, but Myles knows that song wasn't a good fit for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PirateRadio Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 No. I never thought about why they played those songs and not others but "respect" towards Axl is not one of the reasons. Why should they do that seeing Axl's behaviour? I think that, them representing GNR and playing as GNR was more a "suck on that, Axl" kind of thing. Yeah. They really showed him,,,, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facekicker Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 No. I never thought about why they played those songs and not others but "respect" towards Axl is not one of the reasons. Why should they do that seeing Axl's behaviour? I think that, them representing GNR and playing as GNR was more a "suck on that, Axl" kind of thing. No matter what kind of shit they try and pull, they will never be guns n rosesTrue. NuGNR will never be accepted by the masses, hence the abysmal sales of Chinese Democracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaguns1982 Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 most casual fans around australia would only know november rain, sweet child. paradise city. It would have been funny to see them do November Rain at the HOF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno P. Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Magisme and Facekicker, why exactly did you respond to volcano's post using current GnR as a way to offend him or current GnR fans? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockerman Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 No. I never thought about why they played those songs and not others but "respect" towards Axl is not one of the reasons. Why should they do that seeing Axl's behaviour? I think that, them representing GNR and playing as GNR was more a "suck on that, Axl" kind of thing. No matter what kind of shit they try and pull, they will never be guns n roses thought you were a nuGNR defender? But your right no matter how hard Axl tries to fool us and how much shit he heaps on the legacy he and his hired hands can never be authentic GnR.Any fool could see that by now. You'd have to be deaf dumb and blind and completely assbackwards to see it any other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicguns4life Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 They didn't play it at the induction because they knew no one can sing it like Axl. Oddly enough, the band going around now called Guns N Roses can't sing OR play it instrumentally, so I still say the Hall Of Fame band is 1 up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno P. Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 thought you were a nuGNR defender? But your right no matter how hard Axl tries to fool us and how much shit he heaps on the legacy he and his hired hands can never be authentic GnR.Any fool could see that by now. You'd have to be deaf dumb and blind and completely assbackwards to see it any other way.No matter what kind of shit they try and pull, they will never be guns n rosesAuthentic. That's the word. Authentic. Now I can see it all. I've gone too far trying to understand why people still care that much over a band breakup that happened 20 years ago, and even those people that were involved don't care anymore.Axl could start a band with Zakk Wylde, Justin Bieber and Mickey Mouse and it would still be labeled GnR if he wanted to. That's how dumb, retarded, blind and deaf (lol... that was funny) your idols were when they signed those papersThey've made a fair amount of deaf, dumb and blind and completely retarded fans through all these years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Magisme and Facekicker, why exactly did you respond to volcano's post using current GnR as a way to offend him or current GnR fans?That's a weird fuckin' question, the assumptions of which I dispute, so I can't possibly answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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