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On 12/5/2020 at 11:29 AM, JimiRose said:

 

The answer is - Get fit, look at jagger, look at tyler. they still song close to their peak voice and they're in fantastic shape.

You cannot point to Tyler and say that Axl should be able to sing with a strong high rasp because Tyler still manages to. It's not a fair comparison at all. Tyler's natural speaking voice his high and raspy - It's way easier for him to sing a few hours like that. Axl's natural speaking voice is way, way lower, and his high rasp was always forced (yet well controlled), but it's not natural for him. It's a considerable effort for him to force it for hours at his age. A much more difficult task than Tyler's.

Does anyone know: what is the technical term for the vocal style Axl used to get where it sounds like there are multiple voices / tones coming out simultaneously? 

How difficult would it be for the band to adjust to playing some songs tuned down? Would it just be a case of them saying, "right guys let's do it in D" and off they go, or would it require them to sort of re-learn how to play the songs tuned down, lot of practice and then do it live?

It's not an indication of a bad relationship or animosity just because they don't have their arms around each other all the time, they are not wild 20+ year olds running around the stage with their tops off sweating and headbanging either. 

They are generally more sober, chilled out and reserved in their behaviour now altogether, because they're much older. It's just a natural consequence of growing up.

"These shows are rubbish because Axl wasn't touching Slash enough" is just... Come on. 

I thought Pitman was fired because Duff didn't like him or something.

Axl told millions of people on live TV that Pitman would be fired next anyway, so he can't say he didn't know it was coming

In theory I should like them, as I'm into brief, fast rockers. But something about the UYI mastered sound doesn't sit right with me.

If they were rough like the first side of Lies I'd probably prefer that!

Actually, having said it's just filler..

I think there are a couple of Mates rehearsal studio instrumentals of the song from around 1990, and it sounds fuckin nice there. It's the polished UYI version with the vocals I don't really like. The raw bones of the song are good though. 

Just now, Tom-Ass said:

It is a damn good song...

The final guitar melody is really uplifting

The harmonised vocals of Fergie on the run up to the chorus are amazing, the chorus is powerful as fuck

I really dig good female vox over hard rock

I'm glad you included Beautiful Dangerous, it might be my favourite post-GnR song and I don't care what anyone thinks, lol

I don't know why they made a video really. Was it ever even played live? It's kinda ok but just filler really, nothing special.

It's remarkable how so many people here know exactly what's going on with the GnR members, whether music will be released, their daily activities and so on

I for one am glad we have so many insider experts on board

Or did AC/DC save Axl

Either way The Sun is about as bad a source as the National Enquirer tbh

Oh wait I just remembered the funniest one - it's from 87 or 88, camera view from side of station - Axl screams " Do you know where you are? Good, then go home" 😄 Then immediately reverts to his normal voice and days "IM JOKING!!" Almost as if wary of crowd trouble haha 

1 hour ago, YouCouldBeMine_2029 said:

Ok. 1987, Wonder if they had it during the recording of AFD?

 

YCBM on AFD....That would be Something.

I seem to recall one of them saying they wanted YCBM on AFD, but held it back to put another song on it.

Nice one, not heard this since mid 90s!

Great work cheers

Do you guys have a transcription of a release that came out called Appetite For Conversation? I had a cassette of it years ago, it was an interviewer talking to Slash and Duff, pretty bad audio but funny conversation during the AfD tour I think. ?

I'm pretty sure the Axl timing issues are to do with audio delay on the huge PA.

Anyway at least he doesn't have the old timing issues of singing all the songs 5 hours late 

On 31/07/2020 at 4:55 PM, Coma16 said:

I thought it was originally a Hollywood Rose track...

In that sense, Anything Goes, Back Off Bitch and a few others are also covers..

1 hour ago, soon said:

I have a feeling he would have also joined them elsewhere in the Paris PPV, along with Perry and Tyler for the performance of Train Kept a Rolling. Because Beck was in Yard Birds and Yard Birds played that song.

Good point. It's quite an easy song for multiple guitarists to play on too, as evidenced by that TV clip where there are like 10 famous leads all playing it together.

Anyway if this thread isn't to your taste you can always go n hang out in the one asking for a video of Robin Finck falling over, I've heard that's a hot subject right now 

If you like this thread, you'll love the YouTube video "Axl Rose asks for some Reggae 8 hours 34 seconds" 

(Yes someone has actually made and uploaded that)

Has anyone else ever noticed, that the instrumental piece the band used to go into after Axl would call "Gimme some reggae!" on KOHD isn't really reggae at all? Reggae is generally pretty slow, with that signature off beat guitar chord chugging along. What the band actually plays in that bit of KOHD sounds more like Calypso style, double the pace of reggae and with the bongos going wild etc. 

What do you reckon?

November Rain is definitely well over rated, imo.

It did have the potential to be a good song, but missed the mark for the following reasons: 

1. I don't think Axl's raspy voice suits the intro. The softer voice as used in Patience would have been much better.

2. It doesn't have a memorable chorus, which is the key to a catchy song.

3. It's too long 

4. It's a bit overly saccharine, schmaltzy even. 

5. The Slash 'solo' at the end isn't really a solo, it's just a 4 bar riff repeated over and over. A true solo is a longer passage without such repetition. 

6. The whole vibe is centered so much around Axl's tedious relationship woes that you get the impression the rest of the band are just playing along, going through the motions and looking forward to it ending. 

7. Cake.

Arguably it breaks up the monotony of a song which goes on for too long really

But yeah I don't give af either way tbh