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Should save the GNR songs until Axl joins them onstage some time!

9 minutes ago, History2010 said:

IMO Sweet Child should be played at every Slash show.

GNR are my favourite band by a mile but I'd be quite happy if I never heard that song again. 

I reckon they should drop Rocket Queen off the setlist too. Leave GNR to GNR. 

Not a massive fan of the 10 minute guitar solo in the middle of Rocket Queen either.

I'm hoping that Slash comes up with a different closing song than Paradise City this tour. As much as I love that song.

I think Slash has gotten to the stage where he really doesn't need to play GNR songs anymore. Just play SMKC, VR and Snakepit. 

The live version of this song is pretty much my favourite GNR song. With every bootleg it's the song i go back to the most.

I like all the different versions but generally the longer the intro and outro the better.

I just wish they had done a better job of the studio version - seems more like a short demo/idea of what the song could be.

On 25/08/2018 at 4:03 PM, Towelie said:

I'm the opposite. With Locomotive, I find the main riff quite easy, but struggle (and actually gave up) trying to get the solo note-for-note and up to speed.

But then I've always been a better rhythm player than lead. I started out playing a lot of funk shit before I learned any rock songs, so I can pretty much nail any rhythm section I put my mind to. But it's another story with my lead work. I find it challenging to play many of Slash's faster runs, like that crazy-fast run half way through SCOM (where DJ Ashba used to cop out and let Bumblefoot take over lol).

 

Its funny how that happens. I used to focus on the rhythm guitar for a long time but then became obsessed with learning and playing as many solo's as i could. Later on when i started playing some rhythm stuff again i was all over the place. 

It sounds great when they slow it down. They seem to play it too fast these days. 

I always thought Fortus sounded terrible on the first solo in nu-guns. 

11 hours ago, EvanG said:

It is an interesting riff because it's so simple yet so tricky at the same time because of the speed. It would have also been much easier if he hammered on, but that's not the case.

It would also be easier just hitting the 5th fret on the D# twice rather than using the G# open string! 

On 18/08/2018 at 6:18 AM, EvanG said:

 

G#         0        0       0       0

D#   3- 5   3- 5   3- 5   3- 5    0- 0- 3- 0

 

Is this how the main riff goes? Because that's what most tabs say and most people on youtube play it like that. But I slowed down the original version on youtube and to me it sounds like Slash plays it a little bit different, and I want to play it correct.

Yeah mate - that's how i play it (or try to!). Definitely not convinced that I've got it sounding perfect though. It's one i keep battling with! So frustrating to struggle with a riff that sounds so easy relatively speaking. It's the timing thats tricky i guess. One to keep plugging away at until you find the rhythm. Such a great song!

26 minutes ago, ZoSoRose said:

Locomotive is tough

I agree with that. Find the solos easier than the main riff which is rare! The main riff is very easy to play wrong.

30 minutes ago, soon said:

Yeah, learning the licks is a huge pay off, in my experience. I was actually in a band with a guy who could name who first played certain blues licks. And then if the lick became a mainstay in blues he could also play the lick in all the subtly different ways that different players played it! I called bullshit on him a few times and each time he could bring out the recordings and prove it! I dont know licks nearly like that, but I respect him for it.

There was a period of time when Id go to watch some gnr live footage and I could never get more then a few songs in without turning it off and just ripping on my guitar, inspired by Slash. Id just go off in his style, and no doubt his licks. Got a lot outta that too - just jamming and improvising off his style and inspiration. Its probably all good for us, no matter what way we connect to the craft and improve as players? And it was super fun too!

My guitar playing definitely begins to sound like the guitar player I'm into at a particular time! I agree mate - as long as your playing your guitar you're getting something out of it. The most important thing is that you're doing what you love to do because otherwise it's not going to stick.

2 hours ago, soon said:

For me I like to study the way the greats play and try to completely immerse myself in their approach. I dont see this exercise as being creative necessarily, but more that it makes me a better player and gives me more freedom when I am creating my own music and being expressive.

And if Im playing Dont Cry live, I know the audience would love to hear the iconic solo. But other songs definitely lend themselves to some improve, like the outro solo of NR.

Yeah that sounds fair enough. I know what you mean about the iconic solos. You can't be improvising over SCOM, Don't cry or november rain (1+2) that's for sure! When you copy a solo you're always learning new licks which will help out your own playing of course. I guess the improvising is fun to do at home when your messing around more so than on stage when people are expecting a certain thing.

On 04/07/2018 at 9:45 PM, soon said:

I havent played any in a while. But Guns songs were always ones I had to be extra careful to play in the correct ways. I dont know how to explain, but this video explains how sometimes we play what we think we hear, even if using tab, and we inject our own habits and style without realizing it, at the expense of the style elements of the actual player.

 

 

I was very guilty of playing my version rather then the actual nuances of things like the turn arounds in RQ or the rhythmic patterns in Locomotives main riff. Or the Izzy part in DDM main riff - I always failed to get outta my zone and into that riffs headspace.

Kinda inspired to dust em off now!

I've always thought the idea is to add your own style to your playing. It's a lot of fun to play slash solos using the main hooks and improvising in between. I don't necessarily want to learn every solo note for note because then you're not really actually creating anything.

Isn't that why Slash got pissed off at Paul Huge - for just copying his guitar leads on SFTD?

Not a chance I'll outgrow them! Be still listening to them when I'm old and grey.

Nice one mate. Sounds great.

That would like right at home in an awkward family photos calender.

They need to give me some reggae 😁 Everyone loved that 🖓

If i can't have you right now, I'll wait dear - sure, sure I'll wait!

8 hours ago, Waemoth said:

Fairly sure Axl said that writing lyrics for Locomotive was a pain, and he was forced to do it in a sense since Slash really wanted that song on UYI.

In slash's  book he says Axl find writing the lyrics for coma very difficult and got frustrated with it for a while. 

Impossible to say really. So many awesome songs. 

Not in order:

Mr Brownstone

Double talkin jive

Locomotive

Civil war

You could be mine

Patience

You're crazy (Lies)

Sorry

Nightrain

November rain

Pretty tied up

This i love (Slash solo 4/8/16 Vegas)

Better (NITL Live)

Least favourite:

Bad obsession

Shotgun blues

If the world

It would be awesome if they played this live! Best version of this song by far in my opinion.

Yeah its a great solo in that one! The musics pretty cool just not too sure about the vocals personally.

Ghost

World on fire

Standing in the sun

Not for me

Doctor alibi

Beneath the savage sun

Anastasia

Starlight

Nothing to say

The dissident

Battleground

Shots fired

No more heroes

We will roam

Nothing left to fear

1. You're crazy

2. Patience 

3. One in a million

4. Reckless life

5. Nice boys

6. Mama kin

7. Used to love her

8. Move to the city

Acoustic version of move to the city would be #2. I think its great. Got a you're crazy kind of feel to it.