whatashame Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 On 14.07.2017 at 7:26 PM, username said: It kind of made me feel awkward. It's such a spiteful song that's very much inspired by Axl and Slash's conflict. The "Shut up and sing" line is a direct reference to what a bandmember (I think Slash?) said to Axl. And it just kind of feel weird to me watching Axl sing that song and particularly that line while standing next to Slash. I like the current version of the song better than the album version, but still that was kind of weird. Did anybody else notice that? I'm witcha. seeing Axl and Slash play together feels like the most phony thing I have ever witnessed. I saw a few line ups live and the current one was the only one that I didn't buy. The AFD songs weren't any better than they were played by other line ups, but other line ups had that Fox Moulder drive in them, as opposed to 2016 sell out targeted towards the casual Greatest Hits fans. Greatest Hits fans? Well, yeah. Man, I mean, after having listened to GNR for some 25 years, I went to see them live on the reunion tour, looked around the people in the venue and didn't feel in my element. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I don't feel weird, I feel bored. While i love the studio version, live, it's an absolute momentum killer. Drop it please. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 1 hour ago, EvH said: I don't feel weird, I feel bored. While i love the studio version, live, it's an absolute momentum killer. Drop it please. Perplexing way to start an encore, that is for sure... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todubblebe Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I think its weird that they play any of the new songs, most people want to here the classics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Cavalerra Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Look at the Apollo recording, Slash seems like really gives a shit about this song though, it's seems like he spend more time brainstorming the solo for this song more than any other CD song. The solo were mean as hell, thundering bass line from Duff were marvelous, and outer space ambience from Melissa were great, there was sound of spaceship takeoff right before Slash solo lmao. The only complaint is the presence of Axl backing tracks, he should let Duff or Dizzy shout it. Other than that, it's very great example of modern rock song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 4 hours ago, Todubblebe said: I think its weird that they play any of the new songs, most people want to here the classics. Agreed... I think it is a cool gesture to play 1 or even 2 CD songs but 3 or 4 is overkill... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Matinator Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 4 hours ago, Magnus Cavalerra said: Look at the Apollo recording, Slash seems like really gives a shit about this song though, it's seems like he spend more time brainstorming the solo for this song more than any other CD song. The solo were mean as hell, thundering bass line from Duff were marvelous, and outer space ambience from Melissa were great, there was sound of spaceship takeoff right before Slash solo lmao. The only complaint is the presence of Axl backing tracks, he should let Duff or Dizzy shout it. Other than that, it's very great example of modern rock song. Are you sure there's Axl backing tracks on the Apollo recording? To me it just sounds like Dizzy, Duff & Melissa singing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sousadias Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 8 minutes ago, The Matinator said: Are you sure there's Axl backing tracks on the Apollo recording? To me it just sounds like Dizzy, Duff & Melissa singing. Axl's backing tracks: 01:59, 02:09, 04:35 and 04:39. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Not at all, at the end of the day, Slash's only here for the $. It's not like he's going to play that track over & over in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnrcane Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 10 hours ago, sousadias said: Axl's backing tracks: 01:59, 02:09, 04:35 and 04:39. It's hard to tell but are you sure it's not just a delayed playback at lower volume like they do on SCOM (and have done since at least the UYI tour)? There are parts that are clearly Duff and Melissa singing the backing vocals. Why would they use prerecorded Axl on just a few spots but live Melissa, Duff and Dizzy on the rest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 22 hours ago, Magnus Cavalerra said: The only complaint is the presence of Axl backing tracks, he should let Duff or Dizzy shout it. Other than that, it's very great example of modern rock song. This was on of my few complaints after seeing them back in June! They just seem so out of place and are extremely noticeable and annoying even when you're seeing them in person! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passenger57 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 If I'm not mistaken Slash and Duff rehearsed those songs without Axl asking, so maybe they just like to play them. Besides, Slash just likes to play guitar, I don't think he cares about lyrics or anything else... maybe making money haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 On 7/14/2017 at 0:26 PM, username said: The "Shut up and sing" line is a direct reference to what a bandmember (I think Slash?) said to Axl. how do we know that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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