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Just my opinion....Here is some input from a youth of this time....

I was 10 years old when Nirvana put out the "Nevermind" album. The "Smells Like Teen Spirit" single gained all this steam from a different, edgier sound that was unique compared to what most bands were playing at that time. The 80s "hair bands" were phasing out.....and you would still see the likes of songs like Def Leppard's "Lets Get Rocked" played on MTV...but by far, GnR was the most popular band world-wide at this time. 

I personally think Nirvana is given the credit of "changing music" and all in the 90's simply because they had the first hit "Grunge" single. If you look at other albums produced in that early 90s era, to me Pearl Jam's "10," Soundgarden's "Super Unknown," Temple of the Dog's Album, and even Alice in Chain's-Facelift are much better albums top to bottom than Nevermind, in my view. Kurt and Co. simply rode a big wave of success off merely a hit "single," yet everyone else wanted to act like everything they did was a masterpiece.....which only got worse after he committed suicide. Look at the first Nirvana album, Bleach...not exactly anyone's first choice when mentioning classic albums....and really....Butch Vig is the reason for the Nirvana "sound," more so that Kurt....Butch's production changed the whole scheme of the band.

If you want to really look at who was really the best artist during the Grunge Scene...I would hold Chris Cornell in much higher regards than Kurt Cobain. Look at what he accomplished in his career with Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave, and his Solo Efforts....I really do think that if Kurt had not committed suicide, Nirvana would have completely burned out/faded away by the end of the 90s, if not early 00's.  They would have needed to change their sound to stay relevant, and would pretty much have been in the same fold as Pearl Jam was in the early 00s....you really didn't hear much about them in music world at that time, other than touring. Kurt was completely out of ideas as it was, and probably would have eventually routed to a more "pop" sound, as much as he tried to act like he was against the establishment, if the band would have continued doing anything. 

I just only wish that GnR could have stayed in tact in the mid-90s, just to see how the music scene may have changed all together, or how the band's sound could have changed post Illusion, with Slash and Duff still on board. It was probably a huge opportunity missed by the music world. If GnR has ever been guilty of anything to me, it's just "wasted time." But, the show I went to a couple of weeks ago was a great experience, and one of the best shows I had ever seen, live. I do hope that we get the chance to hear some new material, and see what might have been years ago. 

2 hours ago, MyPrettyTiedUpMichelle said:

I'm with Gilby on this one.  I don't like it.  Or the video.  I don't much like Spaghetti Incident at all.  I don't know why they did it.  I know they've always done covers, always.  It's their thing.  And I don't mind covers as part of a live show.  They didn't have to release an album of covers.  It actually irritates me they did that.  The only GNR covers I think are any good are LALD and KOHD (dull as it is, it's an improvement on the original).  This probably puts me in the minority but that's what I feel.

Here's how the album came to be:

Many of the tracks were recorded with original Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin during the Use Your Illusion I and II sessions and then were later re-recorded with Gilby Clarke.^[9] Those tracks were previously intended to be included in a combined Use Your Illusion album, consisting of three (or possibly four) discs, instead of the two separate discs they ended up being.

In 1992, the band prepared to release the leftover cover tracks as an EP, with Gilby Clarke replacing Stradlin's guitar tracks. They later decided on making the album a full release and recorded several more tracks for it.

3 minutes ago, ludurigan said:

fuck! for a second i thought that an uncirculated guns n roses demo had surfaced hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

check these threads

 

Thank you for posting the links!!! Very useful/interesting. info. 

Came across this song probably about 1 year ago. I've seen it listed as both "Just Another Sunday" and "Strip Bar." This is obviously some kind of demo or unfinished mix. Anyone else know any background on the song? I've seen that it was possibly worked on during some of the Illusions Sessions....but this just sounds more like something Axl might have experimented with/worked on after the Duff/Slash departures. Anyone else have any info. on the song? Here's a link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iDNuKUZAHA

Can someone fill me more in on the background of "My World."  In a sense....that was sort of leading to a different direction that Axl went with songs like Oh My God and Shackler's Revenge, out of the normal rock content produced. 

I have the Welcome to the Videos DVD....100% confirmed my version has the bouncy ball with lyrics at the bottom.

Here's my 2 cents....I joined this forum in 2005, you can look at my profile, but apparently since I had not been on in a while, all my former posts/threads have been deleted.......my fault for staying away so long I guess, or...are the previous posts lost somewhere in the Mandela Effect void???

1 minute ago, janrichmond said:

err... i'm female lol, but you are welcome

 oops!

1 minute ago, janrichmond said:

No. I think your best bet is to go to the download section on here. @Gibbo will most likely have one

Thank you sir!!

My question, just went to the Winston-Salem show and had an absolute blast!!! I would love to buy audio/mp3's of the set list from the show recorded. I am wondering if there is such an option, or if the band plans to make an option like this available? I've noticed other bands like Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc.... have options on the bands' websites, in which you can buy individual MP3's  of songs from the set list of a performance. Is there a GnR option? Thanks for any info in advance.