dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 If this has been discussed before, sorry. Anyway, I just got a Hollywood Rose cd with Axl and Traci Guns. I never heard these recordings before. The cd has 3 different versions of the same 5 songs. The first recordings are the original demos. Anyway, Axl's voice was amazing. I know he has range, but I never heard these early recordings from him. What range! Honestly, I think Axl was trying to find his way of singing since a song or two sounded like he was going for the Dio kind of singing. I couldn't believe how high he was singing. Anyway, it's a good addition to your GNR collection. Traci Guns was good, but a few songs were re-recorded by GNR with Slash and you know how much more unique these songs were with Slash. Also Axl found his singing voice and then some. Cool to listen to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 there was a time when i was searching for everything GN'R related and i found a few Hollywood Rose videos on YouTube. where did you get the cd if i may ask? does it have this on it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitha_whiskey Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) I've had that album for years. They're demo songs from Hollywood Rose. 3 different mixes from 3 different people. The last set is by Fred Coury of Cinderella. I think it's interesting as hell to hear a young Axl finding his style. He sounds a lot like Rob Halford back then, I think... I don't know the whole back story on it, but it's kind of amazing it ever got released. And yes- it has that exact version of Anything Goes on it from the video above. Edited October 15, 2016 by Fitha_whiskey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludurigan Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 5 hours ago, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said: If this has been discussed before, sorry. Anyway, I just got a Hollywood Rose cd with Axl and Traci Guns. I never heard these recordings before. The cd has 3 different versions of the same 5 songs. The first recordings are the original demos. Anyway, Axl's voice was amazing. I know he has range, but I never heard these early recordings from him. What range! Honestly, I think Axl was trying to find his way of singing since a song or two sounded like he was going for the Dio kind of singing. I couldn't believe how high he was singing. Anyway, it's a good addition to your GNR collection. Traci Guns was good, but a few songs were re-recorded by GNR with Slash and you know how much more unique these songs were with Slash. Also Axl found his singing voice and then some. Cool to listen to. THERE IS NO TRACY GUNS ON THAT the five original demos are by Axl, Izzy and Chris Webber and a session drummer (or something like that) i STRONGLY DISAGREE that its a good addition to the GNR collection in my book, those five demos are an ESSENTIAL PART of any GNR collection as they sound absolutely terrific they sound better than a lot of stuff on UIY and they are at least 18 times better than anything released by Axl and Slash post-GNR ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC MUSIC! GET THE CD "HOLLYWOOD ROSE - THE ROOTS OF GUNS N ROSES" ALBUM ANY FUCKING WAY YOU CAN! EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO PAY A LOT ON EBAY CAUSE IT SOUNDS SO MUCH BETTER THAN YOUTUBE VIDEOS! VERY CHEAP HERE = http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Roots-of-Guns-N-Roses-by-Hollywood-Rose-CD-Jun-2004-Cleopatra-/252514557318?hash=item3acb0a5d86:g:KkMAAMXQC-tTF9j7 A BIT EXPENSIVE BUT COMES WITH DVD = http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hollywood-Rose-The-Roots-of-Guns-N-Roses-JAPAN-CD-DVD-A-/400808004147?hash=item5d5204ca33:g:8iYAAOSwBvNTob0- (EVEN ON THIS SHITTY YOUTUBE RIP IT SOUNDS GREAT!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 cool! thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) Probably heresy, but I have always found the Gilby remixes the best on that CD (the Roots Of Guns N Roses). Fun fact: the Hollywood Rose logo/emblem is a direct rip off of the Rose Tattoo (Aussie band, Albert Records, Nice Boys Don't Play Rock N Rol) logo/emblem. I think I prefer the versions of Reckless Life and Anything Goes on this/these. Edited October 15, 2016 by DR DOOM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 "shadow of your love" has an insanely cool riff from Izzy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Hollywood Rose sounded a lot more 'Judas Priest' - border-on-line 'Maiden' dare I say? - than Guns N' Roses in my opinion. Worth a listen but lacking the blues and rock n' roll of Guns - and poorer for it. 9 hours ago, AxlsFavoriteRose said: there was a time when i was searching for everything GN'R related and i found a few Hollywood Rose videos on YouTube. where did you get the cd if i may ask? does it have this on it: Is that Izzy, the chap who has ''no stage presence'' apparently but can be seen in the above clip rolling around the floor, or do my eyes deceive? There are only two guitarists and the other chap is blond! That garage has a seedy ''1980s'' vibe. It looks like a location on Highlander or The Terminator; there is certainly something about the 1980s which lends a seedy look to things - probably the AIDS in the air? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 1 hour ago, DieselDaisy said: Hollywood Rose sounded a lot more 'Judas Priest' - border-on-line 'Maiden' dare I say? - than Guns N' Roses in my opinion. Worth a listen but lacking the blues and rock n' roll of Guns - and poorer for it. Is that Izzy, the chap who has ''no stage presence'' apparently but can be seen in the above clip rolling around the floor, or do my eyes deceive? There are only two guitarists and the other chap is blond! That garage has a seedy ''1980s'' vibe. It looks like a location on Highlander or The Terminator; there is certainly something about the 1980s which lends a seedy look to things - probably the AIDS in the air? Izzy has more stage presence than anyone in that band with the exception of ol' ginger bollocks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Just now, Len Cnut said: Izzy has more stage presence than anyone in that band with the exception of ol' ginger bollocks. Speaking more generally or specific to that clip? Izzy is the true cool dude in Guns. Axl is running around the stage in his underpants, changing his costume every second - terrific frontman but very obvious. Slash is acting like a rock god with his silly hat low slung les paul, raising it for the solo - I used to idealise this stuff when I was a kid, but again, very obvious. Stradlin is a little Stonesy character in the background with a big hollow bodied guitar, wearing coolness effortlessly - like a Johnny Thunders or Ron Wood character. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 22 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: Speaking more generally or specific to that clip? Izzy is the true cool dude in Guns. Axl is running around the stage in his underpants, changing his costume every second - terrific frontman but very obvious. Slash is acting like a rock god with his silly hat low slung les paul, raising it for the solo - I used to idealise this stuff when I was a kid, but again, very obvious. Stradlin is a little Stonesy character in the background with a big hollow bodied guitar, wearing coolness effortlessly - like a Johnny Thunders or Ron Wood character. Just generally, first of all he has the classic bar-room guitar players look, sort of semi-dress but with a 'i've slept in these clothes' feel. Not too much posey poncing about so as to look corny and he does lay into the guitar a fair bit too. Izzy is the definition of cool as i understand it, aloof, unaffected, Steve McQueen type cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Len Cnut said: Izzy is the definition of cool as i understand it, aloof, unaffected, Steve McQueen type cool. this more than anything is the Izzy i know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 3 hours ago, DieselDaisy said: Hollywood Rose sounded a lot more 'Judas Priest' - border-on-line 'Maiden' dare I say? - than Guns N' Roses in my opinion. Worth a listen but lacking the blues and rock n' roll of Guns - and poorer for it. Is that Izzy, the chap who has ''no stage presence'' apparently but can be seen in the above clip rolling around the floor, or do my eyes deceive? There are only two guitarists and the other chap is blond! That garage has a seedy ''1980s'' vibe. It looks like a location on Highlander or The Terminator; there is certainly something about the 1980s which lends a seedy look to things - probably the AIDS in the air? yes that's Izzy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H. Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) They're some alright demos. I feel like I wasted my money buying that CD in retrospect though. Was only really good for a few novelty plays before it got old fast I suppose its cool to hear the band in its infancy for historical context, otherwise I don't think they're recordings that merit many repeat listens Edited October 15, 2016 by Dan H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 8 hours ago, DR DOOM said: Probably heresy, but I have always found the Gilby remixes the best on that CD (the Roots Of Guns N Roses). Fun fact: the Hollywood Rose logo/emblem is a direct rip off of the Rose Tattoo (Aussie band, Albert Records, Nice Boys Don't Play Rock N Rol) logo/emblem. I think I prefer the versions of Reckless Life and Anything Goes on this/these. I agree on both points. Part of why I dislike Anything Goes on Appetite so much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane M. Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 17 hours ago, AxlsFavoriteRose said: there was a time when i was searching for everything GN'R related and i found a few Hollywood Rose videos on YouTube. where did you get the cd if i may ask? does it have this on it: At 2:54 "Fuck off moron, I'm having my moment". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Just now, Jane M. said: At 2:54 "Fuck off moron, I'm having my moment". LOL yes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 20 hours ago, AxlsFavoriteRose said: there was a time when i was searching for everything GN'R related and i found a few Hollywood Rose videos on YouTube. where did you get the cd if i may ask? does it have this on it: Got in on amazon.com and yes it has Anything Goes. My Axl was so young. Look at all that hair on those guys! lol Cool thanks for sharing this. You can tell that Axl was headed for greatness. His voice was so high. Love it! Traci Guns was good, but no where near what Slash can do. Love how you hear the earlier versions of Anything Goes and Reckless life and how Axl must have changed some of the lyrics with Slash, Duff, Izzy and Steven. So much better versions now, but still cool. The cd has the original demos and they sound amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 3 hours ago, Powerage5 said: I agree on both points. Part of why I dislike Anything Goes on Appetite so much. Oh I like the GNR version. I think it's a fun sexy song. I do understand why GNR never performed it live. It's not up to the standards of the other songs. I also love Think about you. I have it as my ringtone. Love hearing Axl sing I think about you and only you when my phone rings. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 3 minutes ago, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said: Got in on amazon.com and yes it has Anything Goes. My Axl was so young. Look at all that hair on those guys! lol Cool thanks for sharing this. You can tell that Axl was headed for greatness. His voice was so high. Love it! Traci Guns was good, but no where near what Slash can do. Love how you hear the earlier versions of Anything Goes and Reckless life and how Axl must have changed some of the lyrics with Slash, Duff, Izzy and Steven. So much better versions now, but still cool. The cd has the original demos and they sound amazing. thanks! will have to put that on my Christmas wish list for Santa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Izzy is there too! Cool. It's hard to see him with all that hair. Love Axl singing from his knees! Just now, AxlsFavoriteRose said: thanks! will have to put that on my Christmas wish list for Santa Oh yeah! A good stocking stuffer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 21 minutes ago, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said: Oh I like the GNR version. I think it's a fun sexy song. I do understand why GNR never performed it live. It's not up to the standards of the other songs. I also love Think about you. I have it as my ringtone. Love hearing Axl sing I think about you and only you when my phone rings. I love TAY (Even though @Black Sabbath makes fun of me for it), but GN'R's AG does nothing for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 On 10/15/2016 at 0:39 PM, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said: I also love think about you. I have it as my ringtone. Love hearing Axl sing I think about you and only you when my phone rings. mmmmm i love it too! especially this video: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john lennon Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Ooh, I'd totally forgotten about those!! I think I have a bunch of different Hollywood Rose stuff downloaded somewhere? Love it. Hate me with all you've got, but 'Killing time' is definitely my all-time jam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludurigan Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 On 10/14/2016 at 4:39 PM, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said: I do understand why GNR never performed it live. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cx2J2ziDnc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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