Towelie Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Guns:You Ain't The First - A criminally overlooked gem from UYI 1. They pull off this bluesy Stones-esque pastiche very convincingly.Bad Obsession - Great track which often gets ratted on. Brilliant harmonica and slide guitar and fun performance from Axl.Velvet Revolver:For A Brother - Really poignant lyrics about Scott's brother who died from an overdose. A great single-note riff in the verses and an insanely catchy chorus.Superhuman - Simple but superb riff from Slash, great track rarely discussed on ContrabandSlash:Saint Is A Sinner Too - Probably the best track from his first solo album, never seems to get a mentionLifes Sweet Drug - Great, riff-driven track, really miss this type riff-driven bluesy-rock approach from Slash. Edited June 25, 2015 by Towelie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Nobody ever talks about Mother Maria. And that's an absolute shame. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Nobody ever talks about Mother Maria. And that's an absolute shame.Only heard it once and don't remember being impressed. Maybe I'll give it another try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Nobody ever talks about Mother Maria. And that's an absolute shame.I like the solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I think a lot of the Illusions stuff deserves more mention.RNDTH, DnB, PC, YAtF, DTJ, The Garden, GoE, Bad Apples, Dead Horse, 14 Years, Breakdown, Locomotive. Love all of those.We talk about You're Crazy acoustic, but it's still underrated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ll_tj1 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I think a lot of the Illusions stuff deserves more mention.RNDTH, DnB, PC, YAtF, DTJ, The Garden, GoE, Bad Apples, Dead Horse, 14 Years, Breakdown, Locomotive. Love all of those.We talk about You're Crazy acoustic, but it's still underrated.I agree, I love Illusions. The only tunes I skip are the ones that have been so overplayed over the years, like KOHD. I still listen to it sometimes. But all in all, I've always been a big illusions fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salx Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) I love For A Brother, such a great song with a great chorus, to me the best song from Libertad and one of the best Velvet Revolver songs overall. Edited June 25, 2015 by salx 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Yeah I agree. 14 Years and Dust N Bones are probably the most underrated Illusion songs. I love them both.Out Ta Get Me is called a filler by some people but to me it's a fucking great songVR: I would say Sucker Train Blues. Awesome opener with great solo.Slash: Crucify The Dead and Halo. Both very good tracks with amazing guitar solosBack and Forth AgainDime Store Rock Soma City WardAgree with the acoustic version of You're Crazy and Mother Maria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 BreakdownMary MaryBad Rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterDay7 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Guns:You Ain't The First - A criminally overlooked gem from UYI 1. They pull off this bluesy Stones-esque pastiche very convincingly.Bad Obsession - Great track which often gets ratted on. Brilliant harmonica and slide guitar and fun performance from Axl.Velvet Revolver:For A Brother - Really poignant lyrics about Scott's brother who died from an overdose. A great single-note riff in the verses and an insanely catchy chorus.Superhuman - Simple but superb riff from Slash, great track rarely discussed on ContrabandSlash:Saint Is A Sinner Too - Probably the best track from his first solo album, never seems to get a mentionLifes Sweet Drug - Great, riff-driven track, really miss this type riff-driven bluesy-rock approach from Slash.Totally love For a Brother. I sing it, loudly, at home. The bit where he sings about "flying "is gorgeous. I like You Ain't The First too. Slouchy and lazy. Love that. BreakdownMary MaryBad RainI love Mary Mary too. Really catchy. I also know a Mary and it makes me think of her, though I don't think she wears the leather garments as mentioned in the song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Pretty Tied Up, dead horse, and breakdown are a few of my favorites that don't get much recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansin Humanity Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Jesus christ I'm actually gonna talk about GNR. Hm. I'm gonna repeat some that others have said, deal with it. I'd say all of these deserve more love (at risk of not realizing some of them already do):You Ain't the FirstRight Next Door To HellSuperhumanIllegal i SongBIg MachineGet Out The DoorJust SixteenYou're Crazy (hybrid Live Era version)Dust n' BonesAnd I know it doesn't really count, but some of VR's versions of Sex Type Thing (specifically Download and Rock Am Ring) from 2007 are fucking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Beautiful Dangerous is great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Breakdown, Bad Apples, and Dead Horse rock. I always loved those tunes, ever since I first heard them. Contraband is top to bottom great. Headspace and Loving the Alien are my favorites. I really liked Matts drumming on this album. The Last Fight is one of my favorite songs ever, though Slash is the weakest link there. I have a suspicion it's pretty much entirely Scott's song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDRE Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 The Last Fight is one of my favorite songs ever, though Slash is the weakest link there. I have a suspicion it's pretty much entirely Scott's song.This. Seems like most VR fans on this board hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludurigan Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 JERK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tentonneskeleton Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 BreakdownMary MaryBad RainYes, yes, and yesThe Last Fight is one of my favorite songs ever, though Slash is the weakest link there. I have a suspicion it's pretty much entirely Scott's song.YesJERK YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Love The Last Fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Beautiful Dangerous is great.It is a great track. I really didn't want to like it, what with it having that slag from the Black Eyed Peas on it, but I can't help it. I particularly love Slash's little lead motif he plays over the chorus and in the outro. Edited June 25, 2015 by Towelie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Raw Power! Definitely Raw Power and Ain't It Fun!Also Reckless Life! Edited June 25, 2015 by Free Bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludurigan Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 ROCKER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Beautiful Dangerous is great.It is a great track. I really didn't want to like it, what with it having that slag from the Black Eyed Peas on it, but I can't help it. I particularly love Slash's little lead motif he plays over the chorus and in the outro.Agreed.Bad Obsession - Great track which often gets ratted on. Brilliant harmonica and slide guitar and fun performance from Axl.It is an awesome song and very underrated. I love Axl's voice in Bad Obsession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristmasFnatic Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I agree with OP, Bad Obsession. I still listen to it a lot when driving or running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 (edited) Human Being is fucking awesome. Edited June 26, 2015 by magisme 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Black Leather is an awesome, sleazy rocker by Guns (even if it's a cover), yet barely anyone really talks about it.Bad Apples is one of the funnest Illusions numbers and quite clever lyrically with a nice funky groove.Bad Obsessions has the 'swing' so many say they missed on the Illusions and is just a wonderful Stonesy rocker.Anything Goes gets so much hate, but it's a fun sexy dumb '70s Aerosmith style ditty.VR:Big Machine was a nice track.Duff:All of Believe in Me is underrated big time.Gilby:Again, most of Pawnshop Guitars is criminally overlooked or underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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