Ratam Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 35 minutes ago, Georgina Arriaga said: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrolli/2019/10/15/guns-n-roses-sweet-child-o-mine-becomes-first-80s-video-to-surpass-1-billion-youtube-views/#c48193a24da8 Wow! 895 millons only in 2019!! 😨 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman5150 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 8 hours ago, rocknroll41 said: I hate to say it, but considering the recent concert takedowns, this is probably true. :/ nonetheless, it’s still cool that the official music videos seem to be the most viewed out of any rock artist! Pop artists like Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift are still miles ahead of them tho. Funny considering she did a famous cover of SCOM just three years earlier lol. But GNR are the only band to have videos over 1 billion that aren't from the new millennium. There was an article awhile back that said according to YouTube, the most popular rock from the 80's and 90's is GNR by a mile. Meaning the total views on November rain and sweet child. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thunderram Posted October 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) Not bad for a band often mocked and criticized for not having the volume of material that other artists do. Just goes to show that it's the quality that counts, not the quantity. And reputation as the most dangerous band in the world! Edited October 16, 2019 by thunderram 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinia_29 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Led Zepplin, Beatles, Rolling Stone, Queen and many others have more famous songs than GNR. But music video plays an important role here. Axl had such a great vision regarding this. Both Slash & Izzy were disapproving of making them. I think 21 pilot, Maroon 5 and Linkin park has more than one 1 billion video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post YOUCOULDBEMINE. Posted October 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Zinia_29 said: I think 21 pilot, Maroon 5 and Linkin park has more than one 1 billion video. Both Maroon 5 and 21 Pilots get my blood boiling, can't stand that music. And the worst of all is Coldplay, I really hate Coldplay. Fuck you Chris Martin you generic tool 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ax1 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Zinia_29 said: Led Zepplin, Beatles, Rolling Stone, Queen and many others have more famous songs than GNR. But music video plays an important role here. Axl had such a great vision regarding this. Both Slash & Izzy were disapproving of making them. I think 21 pilot, Maroon 5 and Linkin park has more than one 1 billion video. Quantity doesnt equate to being a better band, it just means you were better at quantity, longevity or both. Then there is quality of songs and most importantly, individual preference. GNR is the best band ever imo, the 3 listed above only 1 I would consider close to GNR and thats LZ. Beatles are cool and Queen only have 3 or 4 songs I like. Edited October 16, 2019 by ax1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstarling Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Congrats GNR! There are folk still discovering GNR who were not around 'in the day' like myself due to the great music, attitude and that special 'something' that is hard to define. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYWIFEMYLIFE Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Long story short, GNR is the best band ever. (87-93 era I mean) If we had youtube then, they'd do billions very easily for at least ten songs. Anyway, let's make Dont Cry 1 bn now (550 mil atm) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 This might sound blasphemous, but I never quite got why this video is considered a classic. It's decent and enjoyable to watch, but in terms of overall concept it's pretty simple and not much to it. I suppose the power of the song itself helped elevate the video to its iconic status it now enjoys, but remove the song and there's not much to it. With respect to the style and substance, I always preferred the video for Yesterdays over SCOM. I prefer the vibe better in Yesterdays with Axl and Slash dressing down a bit and looking a little less like their 80s personas. Plus I like the song better. But I know I'm probably in the very small minority on that one. For me, November Rain is still the epitome of what a rock n' roll music video should be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lio Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Yeah, SCOM is nothing special as a video in itself. There were so many better videos in those days. Most GNR videos are better than SCOM. My favourite GNR video will always be Don't Cry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ax1 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Lio said: Yeah, SCOM is nothing special as a video in itself. There were so many better videos in those days. Most GNR videos are better than SCOM. My favourite GNR video will always be Don't Cry Its not even the best SCOM video, lol. I call 3rd place, first being the long version. My favorite is probably The Garden and the timing of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYWIFEMYLIFE Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 GNR did pretty good videos, my fav is defo Dead Horse. NR is cool, and an awesome tune, but the reason it hit 1 bn before Estranged is why we have trump, erdogan, boris and stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishgunnerII Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 So when I heard the news about SCOM getting 1 billion views(that's an insane number btw) but when did the welcome to the videos version become what is labelled on YouTube as an alternative version ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishgunnerII Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 2 hours ago, downzy said: This might sound blasphemous, but I never quite got why this video is considered a classic. It's decent and enjoyable to watch, but in terms of overall concept it's pretty simple and not much to it. I suppose the power of the song itself helped elevate the video to its iconic status it now enjoys, but remove the song and there's not much to it. With respect to the style and substance, I always preferred the video for Yesterdays over SCOM. I prefer the vibe better in Yesterdays with Axl and Slash dressing down a bit and looking a little less like their 80s personas. Plus I like the song better. But I know I'm probably in the very small minority on that one. For me, November Rain is still the epitome of what a rock n' roll music video should be. I don't know if I like yesterday's better than SCOM as a song but yesterday's in the year 2003 help me in a way I didnt expect it to. It's got surprising deep lyrics and it's an underrated song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post janrichmond Posted October 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2019 Garden of Eden is a great video *just move Slash to the right spot 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Jaro- Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 20 minutes ago, janrichmond said: Garden of Eden is a great video *just move Slash to the right spot Yep... the best gnr video, simple, but funny... true rocknroll non "concert" video... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RONIN Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I really like the SCOM video (the full "alternate" version) It's simple, grounded, and classic. Lots of iconic shots of the band. SCOM and Paradise City are probably the best GnR videos imho. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fourteenbeers Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) 35 minutes ago, RONIN said: I really like the SCOM video (the full "alternate" version) It's simple, grounded, and classic. Lots of iconic shots of the band. SCOM and Paradise City are probably the best GnR videos imho. Same here. I like the simple " band playing together" videos. My absolutely favorite is PC which combines the band and the audience nicely. The bloated and theatrical videos, like NR and Estranged, don't really appeal to me. Edited October 17, 2019 by Fourteenbeers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ax1 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, IrishgunnerII said: So when I heard the news about SCOM getting 1 billion views(that's an insane number btw) but when did the welcome to the videos version become what is labelled on YouTube as an alternative version ? Makes no sense other than screwing up or that was the way it was labeled when originally produced. When I grew up watching MTV and that came out it was always the short version with color as the primary main version, now known as "alt" version. A little later on (dont remember) the long version came out. This all BandW doest ring a bell for me, but it was a long time ago. Edited October 17, 2019 by ax1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Fan Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 4 hours ago, janrichmond said: Garden of Eden is a great video *just move Slash to the right spot That one and scom must have neen the cheapest videos they did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Fan Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Fourteenbeers said: Same here. I like the simple " band playing together" videos. My absolutely favorite is PC which combines the band and the audience nicely. The bloated and theatrical videos, like NR and Estranged, don't really appeal to me. I would like to have seen slashs reaction back in 87 when they did scom of showing him 5-6 years later a video doing a solo on a dolphin coming out of the water ( estranged). Edited October 18, 2019 by Sydney Fan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 I think what some people might be missing here is how captivating the video is, considering how simple it is. It shows the star power of all the members (especially Axl and Slash of course). I'm not sure which one is hitting 1 billion, but the one from Welcome to the videos is the one I like best (although they are all the same thing, just different angles, etc). I think many people dont realize how rare it is to be so captivating, when all you are doing is playing your song, no story, no plot, just the band and the song. I would argue its THE best music video like that ever made, and deserving of the credit it's getting. I like all of gnrs videos (and for the most part they are all really good), but SCOM has always been my favorite, its EVERYTHING that makes gnr amazing all in a 6 min package. Which I'm not even talking about the song itself (which is a great song obviously, but is one I rarely listen to by choice), but the video is gnr at their best imo. Jungle, PC, NR and patience are all really good videos as well. But the simplicity of SCOM always appealed to me the most. Again, the version from welcome to the videos is my personal favorite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-W.A.R- Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/15/2019 at 2:51 PM, UcudBmine said: How ? I mean, I love GN'R and they're my favorite band but it'd be ignorant of me to say they're the best band in the world. Nostalgia from MTV Generation is my guess. GNR was the biggest band back then so it makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratam Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Weird that WTTJ still don't reached a billon views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k12 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) I am not sure if this was mentioned, but on their Twitter page when they made the post to celebrate the 1 billion views they posted a short clip from the video, and guess what? they cut out fucking Steven Adler and Izzy from it and inserted newer live clips of Axl, Slash and Duff in their place, how fucking lame, if I had to take a guess who's idea this was, well yea.. https://mobile.twitter.com/gunsnroses/status/1184160818046406657 Edited October 23, 2019 by k12 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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