Ace Nova Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Thoughts on One In A Million? Edited September 1, 2014 by Kasanova King 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
there is no dana only zool Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 song rules. love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Awesome song. Awesome Slash's solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Axl's best whistling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFA Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I never understood why people hate that he says hooray for tolerance! and hooray for tolerance! in the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I think back in the 80s was a big deal. Outside the idiots, nobody gives a shit now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estrangedtwat Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I love how someone starts this thread every few months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesterdays-Civil-War Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 In my ever fluctuating top ten GN'R songs at the moment. Love everything about the song, lyrics, vocals, whistling, guitar. GN'R Lies was Axl's raw baritone voice at its best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManetsBR Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Great song, love everything about it except the lyrics. They could be better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I've seen the future it is murder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Dude Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I think back in the 80s was a big deal. Outside the idiots, nobody gives a shit now.I think it would actually be a bigger deal now- in terms of the pc uproar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoGer99 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Great Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Minus Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I love it, Guns n Roses in their organic sounding heyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB. Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Great song. the music is great. The lyrics were not very wise though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combos Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Great song, ignorant lyrics. Axl either knew what he was going to cause, or he was the most naive sob on the planet. Edited September 1, 2014 by combos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Great song turned into shit I never listen to due to cringeworthy lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesrandolph Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I like One In A Million, not for the sentiments it portrays but I guess because of the honesty of the song. I like the untampered with sound of the album and Axl sounds great on the acoustic tracks. I feel like any other band could have taken this song and turned it into a top 10 radio hit. I feel like GNR, on the other hand, whether this was this intention or not, I don't know, but they didn't edit or filter themselves, and overall the song still sounds great, the chord progressions are good, Axl's melodies are good, the only part I'm not real big on is the chorus, the chorus seems kind of lacking, but it seems they perhaps had a chance to turn this song into a top 10 radio hit, and well, with the lyrics it would never be received that way.I don't agree with the lyrics or agree with what's being said in them, I guess I like the unfiltered nature of the song, that they decided to take that route despite the criticism that would come about, I like the idea that they took a beautiful sounding song and decided to write the ugly lyrics over top of it because it presents sort of a dichotomy, beautiful sounding chord progressions with beautiful melodies from Axl, combined with these ugly yet honest lyrics. That's what I like about the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trqster Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Great song, provocative lyrics - love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Great song, but the lyrics were a heavy handed attempt from Axl imo. I don't think the intent was to spread hate or some shit. He tried to talk about something that bothered him, and it didn't really work for most people. Didn't really work for me either, but it didn't ruin the song for me. Musically, it's still great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay410 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Probably the first time Axl's self entitlement and self aggrandizing showed it's face. Axl said those lyrics because he felt like he could get away with it, and he more or less did. It also fueled his persecution complex. The lyrics are undoubtedly racist, xenophobic, and homophobic, and that people argue otherwise is beyond me (not to say Axl is or was all those things, but the lyrics were). But worse yet for the band, it was another one of the first instances that Axl was doing something crazy and wrong for the band, and they didn't have the backbone to tell him no. Musically I enjoy it a lot which makes the song all the more frustrating. Great Axl vocals, great guitar, but it's nearly undone by rubbish lyrics. Slash said "Sympathy for the Devil" was the sound of the band breaking up, but "One in a Million" was the song that started the fall. Edited September 1, 2014 by TeeJay410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRFan87 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I like One In A Million. Second best song on Lies, IMO. It would be in my top 10 GnR Songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haters Gonna Hate Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Best gnr lyrics Best gnr lyrics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Great song, great lyrics. You're a self righteous cunt if a minority has wronged you and you've never cslled them a chink fat fucking hooray for tolerance! hooray for tolerance! before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Great song, great lyrics. You're a self righteous cunt if a minority has wronged you and you've never cslled them a chink fat fucking hooray for tolerance! hooray for tolerance! before.But writing a song about it is not the same thing. Even if I get why Axl did it. He was always honest as a musician. It's just that he was very hateful back then. I still disagree with his choice, and btw, a minority wronged me and I've never called them a chink fat fuckin' hooray for tolerance! and I don't think I'm self righteous at all, but maybe I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lio Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Great song, great lyrics. You're a self righteous cunt if a minority has wronged you and you've never cslled them a chink fat fucking hooray for tolerance! hooray for tolerance! before.I agree. Axl's guitarist was half black and his idols were gay. I don't think he was xenophobe or homophobe. Actions speak louder than words. To me, it's much worse when people say they're not racist/homophobe, because it's politically correct, but don't act accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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