G-Money Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I'm sure this has been a thread at some point, but who to y'all listen to that's similar to GNR when you need something extra? (I mean, when you don't want to wait 14 years for new stuff to be released). I love my AC/DC, Aerosmith, and Scorpions, but I can't help but feel like there's another GNR-like band that's perhaps underrated and lesser-known that I haven't given a shot yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) I spent a long time on that quest after discovering GNR. Some recommendations: Steelhearts Tangled In Reins album. That's pretty much as GNR-sound like as you could get for an album, very underrated imho, one of the last good hard rock albums from the era before Grunge. Giants Time To Burn, Great Whites Hooked aswell as Psycho City (they were label mates with GNR), Mr. Bigs Lean Into It, all 3 Burning Rain albums and all Thunder albums (especially Laughing On Judgement Day). Edited August 14, 2016 by StrangerInThisTown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Anything classic rock to Boston to Ozzy Osbourne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liers Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Black Label Society. They're my second favorite band. They have soft songs like Just Killing Time and Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, which could be compared to songs like TIL, Ballads like Angel of Mercy, Last Goodbye, January, and Sick of it All which could be compared to CITR, Patience, November Rain, etc, and tons of rockers like Southern Dissolution, New Religion, Stillborn, and Fire it Up. I'm pretty sure they're going to have a new album out in the next year or so. I like Art of Anarchy too... But they've only put out one album so far. They have a new one coming out at some point this year or so, but I'm not sure if Scott Stapp is going to be able to do a good job replacing Weiland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liqddynamite Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I listen to a lot of The Darkness when not doing GNR, each album has its own sound and all 4 are great imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickingthehabit Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxy_Shazam_(album) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludurigan Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 2 hours ago, G-Money said: I'm sure this has been a thread at some point, but who to y'all listen to that's similar to GNR when you need something extra? (I mean, when you don't want to wait 14 years for new stuff to be released). I love my AC/DC, Aerosmith, and Scorpions, but I can't help but feel like there's another GNR-like band that's perhaps underrated and lesser-known that I haven't given a shot yet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) 41 minutes ago, liers said: Black Label Society. They're my second favorite band. They have soft songs like Just Killing Time and Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, which could be compared to songs like TIL, Ballads like Angel of Mercy, Last Goodbye, January, and Sick of it All which could be compared to CITR, Patience, November Rain, etc, and tons of rockers like Southern Dissolution, New Religion, Stillborn, and Fire it Up. I'm pretty sure they're going to have a new album out in the next year or so. 15 minutes ago, Kickingthehabit said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxy_Shazam_(album) This. This is one of my absolute favorite albums, as far as non-GNR albums go this is #1 for me. I've been hooked on this band since the first time I heard 'Oh Lord', and I got to see them live twice (and met them once). I can't wait for Eric's solo album. Sorry for the sidetrack but Foxy are my second favorite band in case you hadn't noticed ______ I'll add the album "The Art Of Telling Lies" by Vains of Jenna to the list. Edited August 14, 2016 by Gordon Comstock added youtube videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThereIsNoDanaOnlyZool Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) Have always said the same thing when answering this question: Life, Sex & Death - The Silent Majority album (I mean, NOBODY touches the greatest band to ever exist, Guns N' Roses, but closest in sound & production is this album by LSD) Edited August 14, 2016 by ThereIsNoDanaOnlyZool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendez Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 For me, no vocalist comes close to Axl's melodies or voice (including the Chinese Democracy stuff), and no guitarist comes close to anything GNR (AFD-CD era even). That being said, One Bad Sun has this song i really like Also Rival Sons has one I like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffani Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 3 hours ago, G-Money said: I'm sure this has been a thread at some point, but who to y'all listen to that's similar to GNR when you need something extra? (I mean, when you don't want to wait 14 years for new stuff to be released). I love my AC/DC, Aerosmith, and Scorpions, but I can't help but feel like there's another GNR-like band that's perhaps underrated and lesser-known that I haven't given a shot yet. Do you remember White Trash and Dangerous Toys? Late 80's, early 90's. White Trash had that hit Apple Pie. Good song but the unreleased material on that album was something else. I believe they may have a follow up but I could never find it. Anyway those guys were like GN'R meets the The Chilli Peppers and they should have been much more successful than they were. They had a full time horn section. Grunge killed them and it's a real shame. Here's a few...the singer can be a tad shrill but this band is badass..love them and still listen to this album. Listen to these. The rest of the album is on YouTube. Dangerous Toys had the hit Teas'n Pleas'n. I'll link that and a couple of others. Jason Master is an awesome singer. Fuzzy photo at the bottom but it's a picture of my husband and I with him. He was doing a gig singing for Sad Wings, a Priest tribute band. This one here is my favorite..."Outlaw" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlisOld Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 God...Dangerous Toys are the kind of band that I assume made people burn out on the genre. Sportin' a Woody...really? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffani Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 1 minute ago, AxlisOld said: God...Dangerous Toys are the kind of band that I assume made people burn out on the genre. Sportin' a Woody...really? 1 minute ago, AxlisOld said: God...Dangerous Toys are the kind of band that I assume made people burn out on the genre. Sportin' a Woody...really? 1 minute ago, AxlisOld said: God...Dangerous Toys are the kind of band that I assume made people burn out on the genre. Sportin' a Woody...really? 1 minute ago, AxlisOld said: God...Dangerous Toys are the kind of band that I assume made people burn out on the genre. Sportin' a Woody...really? Haha..maybe, I dunno. I always dug them. They were pretty raw, and I am a fan of raw things lol. I played this album on a regular back in the day. My picture didn't go through, oh well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Babooshka Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I second Thin Lizzy. Get their live album, it's awesome. I don't think many bands really sound like Guns though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-W.A.R- Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 there really isn't one...GNR was a different breed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitha_whiskey Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Junkyard was another sunset strip band of the same era. I love them. Kind of a mix of glam and southern rock. I always thought their self titled album had a real similar feel to AFD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRfan2008 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 There are a lot of of good hard rock bands out there, but GN'R is one of a kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draguns Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 As far as new hard rock bands, I would say Halestorm is the future of hard rock. Buck cherry could have been. Their song "Lit Up" was definitely very GNR sounding. Also Shineedown is a good band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggers Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 New York Dolls. The guitar interplay between Thunders and Sylvain was a huge influence on Guns. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gackt Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 KISS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD62 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) Velvet Revolver. I think they sound a lot like GNR I just can't figure out why. I agree with Draguns, Shinedown is a great band also. Edited August 14, 2016 by BigD62 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffani Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 4 hours ago, Babooshka said: I second Thin Lizzy. Get their live album, it's awesome. I don't think many bands really sound like Guns though. Hell yea. Live and Dangerous is one hell of an album. I think I'll take it for a spin on the turntable later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Johnny Drama Posted August 14, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2016 All the bands that fucking influenced them put together. This thread is fucking awful. Cheese metal garbage by posers. The grunge bands had way more in common with Guns than these poofters. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real McCoy Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Dangerous Toys...the singer looks and sounds like Axl. Junkyard...Axl used to wear their shirt Also...Hanoi Rocks, because they're amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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