Towelie Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Previously I had always dismissed this as being part of the triple deck shit sandwich on CD, with If The World and Scraped. But I quite like it now. Like a derranged Immigrant Song. Who knows, perhaps I will start a thread next exploring the finer points of Scraped? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cantona Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Well Axl was right in November Rain, I'm not the only one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 46 minutes ago, Towelie said: Previously I had always dismissed this as being part of the triple deck shit sandwich on CD, with If The World and Scraped. But I quite like it now. Like a derranged Immigrant Song. Who knows, perhaps I will start a thread next exploring the finer points of Scraped? My first experience with Riad was hearing it live in 2002. It was freakin' awful live if I'm being honest. Because of that night, I never had any interest whatsoever in hearing it again. When the leak happened, I listened to it once of twice but didn't hear anything I liked. When CD finally came out, the song grew on me really on me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underhardy Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Although it's probably my least favorite all around track on CD, I still enjoy it. When I am in the mood for it, it kicks ass. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teroz Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 It is horrid. Among silky worms it is the only song I consider horrid from the nu-GnR era. But ok ok, unlike silky worms, the songs has some ok bits in it, but it is painful to listen and the album version sounds like it is copy-paste-cut-cut-cut-copy-paste-paste-paste-cut take of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki_Sixx Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I happen to like it, warts and all. I was lucky enough to see one of the first (and last) live performances of it in August '02. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooshka Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 From memory, it's not too bad. I would put it in the middle of the pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Riad would have been a great opener. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 It's funny that many of us on the forum hated on it for years, but it was the one that kept coming up as a critic favourite when the reviews started rolling in just before the album finally came out. Of the songs that sounded closer to the old Guns sound, somehow it was Riad that stood out to critics. I didn't care for the 2001 live versions but I grew to love the album version. The riffs are really great. It's the prime example of a song that was overproduced. Those riffs could have sounded so much meaner with rawer production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturginho Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Teroz said: It is horrid. Among silky worms it is the only song I consider horrid from the nu-GnR era. But ok ok, unlike silky worms, the songs has some ok bits in it, but it is painful to listen and the album version sounds like it is copy-paste-cut-cut-cut-copy-paste-paste-paste-cut take of things. Yeah I think its where the copy-pasteiness of CD is at its most noticeable, also Pitman's plagiarism at the start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Instrumental is OK but man, those vocals and lyrics. Lol at the stolen intro too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 The hardest rocking song on the album. I like it 100 times better than the albums title track and have always been surprised that fans don't like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 33 minutes ago, maynard said: Instrumental is OK but man, those vocals and lyrics. Lol at the stolen intro too. I think IRS is the song that is really ruined by horrid lyrics. It could have been a nice little rock hit - but the lyrics are sooooo bad. 1 hour ago, Nikki_Sixx said: I happen to like it, warts and all. I was lucky enough to see one of the first (and last) live performances of it in August '02. OMG!!!!!! Eddy Money and Nikki Sixx are posting here. The power of the Big Three and TB is amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caught_in_a_Coma Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) I like the majority of the songs on CD but Riad is near the bottom of that album for me Probably how I'd rank the songs CITR Better Madagascar Street of Dreams Prostitute There Was A Time IRS Chinese Democracy This I Love (when I'm in the mood for this song, I rank it higher) If The World Sorry Riad N' The Bedouins Shackler's Revenge Scraped Edited February 3, 2016 by Caught_in_a_Coma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbj_jam Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Like with most of CD, I've grown to love this song, cool mix of old and new, Bucket shines. A song I would love to see live, though that's not gonna happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Riad and Scraped should have never been on the album. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Broue Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Song is demented, song structure is shit, intro stoled from another artist (not payin' royalties to the original artist is theft) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfan Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Wonder if slash and duff have been rehearsing riad? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Broue Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 8 minutes ago, Billsfan said: Wonder if slash and duff have been rehearsing riad? Nah Izzy wrote some new songs , he will play on some dates in this year, then join full time in 2017 for the European tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfan Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Just now, Strange Broue said: Nah Izzy wrote some new songs , he will play on some dates in this year, then join full time in 2017 for the European tour I would imagine but you never know. Duff liked playing the Chinese songs so you never know, knowing slash it wouldn't surprise me if they rehearse them just for kicks but who knows if they play them or not. New material would be cool though, even if it's only a couple of songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquor & Whores Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 this is the only song from ChD I don't like has a solid solo though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlterL Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Actually it was one of my favorite tracks in CD when I first heard it. Loved it from start to finish from the very first listen. Something I can't say about many other GN'R songs. Loved Ron's take on the solo and wish it would have been played live during 06 or anytime after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofnazareth Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 riad is ok..a passable CD rocker, but not fit to shine shotgun blues's shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shjtjustgotreal Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 i quite like shackler... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 2 hours ago, pbj_jam said: Like with most of CD, I've grown to love this song, cool mix of old and new, Bucket shines. You do know it's Ron doing the main solo, not Bucket, don't you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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