trqster Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 It was a brilliant classic Gn'R song....not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSoftie Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I think it's a great song. Simple and chill, nothing over-complicated. Very much like a modern 14 Years. Axl's harmonies are brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 All I can say is Meh. This is another 15+ years in the making song? This is the final product? Because Slash can write one of those in 30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2112 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I wouldn't call it the best thing I've heard from gnr but it is a solid enough song. Maybe a little flat in that it doesn't really go anywhere. Sounds like a less good Tom Petty song. Having said that, I would be happy to see it on a new GnR album, but the material that would need to accompany it would need to be quite different than CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liers Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 One of the things that made New Guns cool was Axl pushing the boundaries and exploring new sounds. This is a good song, but it's a bit generic for what the band is capable of.And that's why it'll likely never be released. It wouldn't fit on CD at all. It's a completely different sounds. If the next album is CD leftovers, then its likely songs will be complex like CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 It has a 90's feel to it. If we get a double album from the band then this song will work well. If it's a part of a 12 song album then I'd question its place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caught_in_a_Coma Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Its good. I listen to it regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRfanMILO Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 The perfect version of this song would be a better drum intro and Duff on vocals. I really dig Tommy's voice, but if you wan't this to be a GNR song with Axl doing backing vocals, then Duff/Izzy must sing lead. Also, a solo that actually fits the song would be a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 It's a great song and I listen to it a lot. It's very different from CD which is interesting, considering it could give some clues about the musical directions of CD IIMakes me think maybe CD II has more variety of songwriters like UYI had some more solo type efforts. Not as focused as AFDor CD theme wise. Like a Tommy song, Silkworms from Dizzy and Pitman, a cover like The Seeker. Fortus could possibly bring a hard rock song or more classic rock feel. Could be a lot more diverse like UYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew07 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 its cool, the intro is kinda weird but it picks up well, definitely a tommy stinson wrriten tune but it works well, i mean tommy is a great musician Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-W.A.R- Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 its ok not great nor terrible...pretty average Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Broue Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) So about 2 years ago "Going Down" leaked. The first new (full) song since 5 years at that point. What are your thoughts on it ?I personally think it is a great song apart from Bumbles solo 2 years later it sounds boring and staleWhen it leaked, i thought it was a great laid back radio rock song, but Axl's backing "yawnings" doesn't convince me too much...Great song and a strong album filler.Wont be so good if it was a leading single off the album.Not under the GNR banner, but it would be great as a radio rock single for any band, imoJust a mainstream rock track, that's allIt was hilarious when it came out, people acting like it was the second coming or something "(yaay, this is better than CD)" Edited August 20, 2015 by Strange Broue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockerRoller Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I actually quite enjoyed it except bbf's solo God it's just fuckin terrible. But I thought it was by far much better than over half the tracks on chinese democracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Just wait til Balsamic lays a baroque solo on Goin Down and Axl adds in some break beats and low voices. "Going Down, oh yeah, going down...we all love to do it but you first, know what I'm sayin..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzy Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Love the song, it is just great and I like Stinson on vocals backed up by Axl. Gives that 14 years kind of touch. Hope it is in CD2. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner55 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 It never made its way onto my ipod to this day. Remained on a music downloading app I had my old iPhone. Now that I don't have the iPhone I don't have the song anywhere to my knowledge. It was an alright song. Good tommy song as previously mentioned. Didn't care for Axl in the background. Vocals didn't work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeeker Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 It still sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 It just didn't make sense why they didn't try the song live. It leaked, and it would have been cool to hear. Instead they tell us we ruined all the fun and our punishment is more silence? I mean outside of tommy just not wanting to do the song, they should have just gone with it. It would have been better than any of their solo's they do. I just got done listening to it, and the song is refreshing in a sense. It's a good song live to break into some of the slower songs on the set list. It would have been perfect for Tommy's solo. Although the solo in the song itself isn't very good. It seems forced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Maybe it leaked because it wont ever be officially released? I dont think the band aknowledged it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendez Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) Solo is someone else as well. Bbf guitar was hard panned to the left and only had part of the solo. Maybe it leaked because it wont ever be officially released? I dont think the band aknowledged it?BBF hinted at it. Forgot what he said though, all I remember is he has tagged goingdown and used in a sentence Edited August 20, 2015 by Mendez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I like it. It is not spectacular, just pleasant on my ears. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerTornado Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Solo is someone else as well. Bbf guitar was hard panned to the left and only had part of the solo.Maybe it leaked because it wont ever be officially released? I dont think the band aknowledged it?BBF hinted at it. Forgot what he said though, all I remember is he has tagged goingdown and used in a sentence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 i like the track quite a bit but the guitar solo is just out of place on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Solo is someone else as well. Bbf guitar was hard panned to the left and only had part of the solo.Maybe it leaked because it wont ever be officially released? I dont think the band aknowledged it?BBF hinted at it. Forgot what he said though, all I remember is he has tagged goingdown and used in a sentence https://twitter.com/bumblefoot/status/368342681006915584 I remember that now. Didnt Beta or someone say the remix leaks spoiled everything? I wasnt paying attention around that time. Was Ron in or out at that point? He was still in because there was atour where they coulda played GD and didnt. It was probably Tommy and Ron's final attempt to write something. With Jackie chan and Doing down as the leaks it sounds more hard rock already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Not complex enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts