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"Ain't Life Grand" Better Than "Chinese Democracy"?
ShadowOfTheWave replied to Legendador's topic in SLASH DISCUSSIONS
I love the album, but wouldn't consider it on par with CD quality wise. Rod Jackson is a great songwriter with a unique voice. While I agree that 5 O Clock has better riffs, I will never understand people preferring Dover. Fucking awful singer. -
Where do we go now?
ShadowOfTheWave replied to El Guapo's topic in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS
I disagree in the sense that I think 4 was great instrumentally, a very diverse and inspired set of songs from Slash. He just needs a real songwriter to collaborate with. -
Bruce Dickinson - The Mandrake Project [new album and 2024 tour]
ShadowOfTheWave replied to Powerage5's topic in MY WORLD
I LOL'd seeing all the complaints in Maiden Reddit about Bruce keeping the same vocals from the 10 year old Eternity demo. For obvious reasons. -
Axl Sued For Sexual Assault
ShadowOfTheWave replied to downzy's topic in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS
You sound like a Trump cultist. Didn't realize Axl had his own Qanon. -
Don't care for it at all, trite lyrics and bland melodies. Only really liked the second album. Stapp is probably the best singer and songwriter from the post grunge genre (incredibly low bar, I know) and I thought The Madness was more consistent than any Creed album. Don't recall the Weiland album that much, might go back and listen again at some point.
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If The World is a fantastic song. Some of Axl's best melodies and amazing vocals. It's haters can never come up with anything really substantive to say about why it supposedly sucks so much, just general statements about it sounding like James Bond or a porn soundtrack. In particular this is one of the few CD songs I would have really liked to hear Slash play, since I think the Latinesque guitars would really suit his style. But Axl couldn't come close to singing it these days. Scraped is a song that people seem to latch on to one part of it that they hate (In this case the intro) and then say the entire thing sucks. It has cool riffs, cool lyrics besides the cringe "don't you try and stop us now", and a great groove. The General is a decent song but it's drenched in Marilyn Manson type effects that don't fit Axl's voice, and the melody Brain/Xtract came up with is cheesy and detracts from the serious nature of the lyrics.
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Rank your Chinese Democravy era songs
ShadowOfTheWave replied to Illusion1987's topic in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS
1.Better 2.Madagascar 3.This I Love 4.Catcher In The Rye 5.If The World 6.Shackler's Revenge 7.Monsters 8.Oh My God 9.Street Of Dreams 10.Prostitute 11.Chinese Democracy 12.Hard Skool 13.Scraped 14.There Was A Time 15.The General 16.Riad N The Bedouins 17.Sorry 18.IRS 19.Absurd 20.Perhaps -
My ranking: Monsters-Great song through and through. Prefer the solo in the cell clip to Slash's bluesy take Hard Skool-Great song, final version suffers from horrid echo effect on the vocals, but has superior guitar work to the demo. The General-Good song ruined by too many effects and a weak melody from Brain/Xtract Absurd-Shit song. Abrasive riffing contrasts poorly with the punk vocals, Silkworms was much better Perhaps-Outside of the main piano melody, this song is just pure vomit. Worst song from the CD era. Fucking awful in every respect. Demo is more listenable but both versions are awful
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One Way Or Another
ShadowOfTheWave replied to pentatonicamenor's topic in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS
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The General Music Video Discussion Thread
ShadowOfTheWave replied to downzy's topic in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS
Worst GNR song ever released is Absurd. Worst song ever done under the GNR name is Just Another Sunday. -
Hope Demon Fire is switched out for Witch's Spell
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The General Music Video Discussion Thread
ShadowOfTheWave replied to downzy's topic in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS
It's a great song buried behind shitty effects and a cheesy instrumental. -
I disagree because Argentina was an instrumental when BBF presented it, meaning Axl would have to both write and record for it. With Amen Axl can just sing it. I'm sure he'll love any excuse to avoid songwriting. Unless you're simply saying you doubt a new album will happen in general, in which case I agree completely.
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Yeah, Ron got a raw deal from pretty up everyone, even fans. I remember back in 2013 he publicly complained about not being able to get an update from TB and after that TB responded and Ron said it was all good. That twat UK SUBS that used to own this place gave him shit over it and mocked him, saying he was trying to garner fan sympathy. It's like, what the fuck do you expect him to do, if management won't even respond to you then you have every right to call them out publicly if that's what it takes to get them to respond.
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The General Music Video Discussion Thread
ShadowOfTheWave replied to downzy's topic in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS
And BTW, Creative Works can go fuck themselves with their "some people seem to get it" bullshit. Those of us who hate it understand the concept, we just think it was executed poorly (to say the least). -
The General Music Video Discussion Thread
ShadowOfTheWave replied to downzy's topic in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS
We have no idea if it was Bucket, Robin or BBF on the 2010 Vienna clip, but I do think that solo is infinitely better than what we got, and find Slash's bluesy take rather ill fitting. -
The General Music Video Discussion Thread
ShadowOfTheWave replied to downzy's topic in GUNS N' ROSES - DISCUSSION & NEWS
It's hideous. As others have stated, if they had paid a human artist to do an animated video with the concept it could have been something great. But that would have made too much sense.