Vincent Vega Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 We know that it was released in December 1994, but does anyone have any idea what month it was recorded in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 After Axl saw the premiere of Interview with the Vampire he decided he liked it and wanted to do the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 After Axl saw the premiere of Interview with the Vampire he decided he liked it and wanted to do the song.When was the premiere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrandyk Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 After Axl saw the premiere of Interview with the Vampire he decided he liked it and wanted to do the song.I dont think that sounds right, it could be though. Its been a while since Ive read Slash's bio but my memory tells me that they recorded the song just to get back into the studio, I dont think they could pull off the entire creation of that song in the short time between the premiere and whenever it came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 After Axl saw the premiere of Interview with the Vampire he decided he liked it and wanted to do the song.I dont think that sounds right, it could be though. Its been a while since Ive read Slash's bio but my memory tells me that they recorded the song just to get back into the studio, I dont think they could pull off the entire creation of that song in the short time between the premiere and whenever it came out.According to Slash, he originally wanted to do the song until he saw the premiere and didn't like the movie. Axl, being the evil dictator he is, decided he liked the movie and wanted to do the song.That's what I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 After Axl saw the premiere of Interview with the Vampire he decided he liked it and wanted to do the song.I dont think that sounds right, it could be though. Its been a while since Ive read Slash's bio but my memory tells me that they recorded the song just to get back into the studio, I dont think they could pull off the entire creation of that song in the short time between the premiere and whenever it came out.According to Slash, he originally wanted to do the song until he saw the premiere and didn't like the movie. Axl, being the evil dictator he is, decided he liked the movie and wanted to do the song.That's what I heard.Axl beat poor Slash senseless. He belt whipped him until poor, innocent, sweet childlike Slash said "Yes Axl!" yes to escape the immense pain and suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildhorses Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I thought I read it was the last song the old GNR recorded together??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 I thought I read it was the last song the old GNR recorded together???It was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrandyk Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 After Axl saw the premiere of Interview with the Vampire he decided he liked it and wanted to do the song.I dont think that sounds right, it could be though. Its been a while since Ive read Slash's bio but my memory tells me that they recorded the song just to get back into the studio, I dont think they could pull off the entire creation of that song in the short time between the premiere and whenever it came out.According to Slash, he originally wanted to do the song until he saw the premiere and didn't like the movie. Axl, being the evil dictator he is, decided he liked the movie and wanted to do the song.That's what I heard.Axl beat poor Slash senseless. He belt whipped him until poor, innocent, sweet childlike Slash said "Yes Axl!" yes to escape the immense pain and suffering.Im not sure if you are incredibly dumb, sarcastic, or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stro Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I don't think Paul really redid any of Slash's solo, he just recorded a counter melody to it. I really have my doubts that Slash hadn't met Tobias/Huge before 1993/1994. I've read a lot that Paul just didn't have the chops, but I don't agree with that. His work at Rio in 2001 showed he could play very well. Sure, he looked like he was struggling, but he didn't sound like he was and that is most important. Perhaps he couldn't write music well, but he could certainly play guitar better than what various articles would lead one to believe. I've wondered why West Arkeen was never considered, what with his history with the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 I don't think Paul really redid any of Slash's solo, he just recorded a counter melody to it. I really have my doubts that Slash hadn't met Tobias/Huge before 1993/1994. I've read a lot that Paul just didn't have the chops, but I don't agree with that. His work at Rio in 2001 showed he could play very well. Sure, he looked like he was struggling, but he didn't sound like he was and that is most important. Perhaps he couldn't write music well, but he could certainly play guitar better than what various articles would lead one to believe. I've wondered why West Arkeen was never considered, what with his history with the band.Slash has confirmed that Paul didn't redo any of his solo, Paul only added an "answer" riff and as you said, a counter melody. Both Slash and Paul play lead and rhythm respectively.He seemed to have been a competent songwriter.I think Wes wasn't considered because at the time, West was starting his own band, plus I think he had issues with heroin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitrisaxl Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 After Axl saw the premiere of Interview with the Vampire he decided he liked it and wanted to do the song.As SFTD appers in the movie, I find it a little difficult that Axl first saw the premier of the film and then decided that he wanted to do the song... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 With Paul Tobias who did a great job "fixing" $la$h's parts. :xmasssanta: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted December 8, 2010 Author Share Posted December 8, 2010 (edited) After Axl saw the premiere of Interview with the Vampire he decided he liked it and wanted to do the song.As SFTD appers in the movie, I find it a little difficult that Axl first saw the premier of the film and then decided that he wanted to do the song...Guns were asked to do the song by Geffen before the movie came out because they felt Guns' career was fading (TSI only sold a million, compared to the 7 million of the Illusions and the 5 million for Lies) and they needed some product to keep the fans interested until the 'next album.' Originally, the movie had the original Stones' version at the end. Slash thought that was fine, and that it didn't need to be covered, and he thought the movie was crap. However, Axl saw the movie and loved it. According to his version of the story, he relented and decided to record it because he felt it would be a good way to get the band all in one room. Edited December 8, 2010 by Indigo Child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Slash about SFTD: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted December 8, 2010 Author Share Posted December 8, 2010 Slash about SFTD: Yeah, you can see the beginning of the "Axl is evil" Slash campaign there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 He certainly doesn't sound happy on there. I lol the ending :xmasssanta: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitrisaxl Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 So, when was Sympathy for the Devil recorded???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 you see on the interview, that it was done after Slash and Axl saw the Interview W/Vampire movie, but by the time the movie was released it had GNR on the soundtrack. So somewhere between when production wrapped up for the movie and the press copies of the film started floating around, and the offiicial release of the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 (edited) you see on the interview, that it was done after Slash and Axl saw the Interview W/Vampire movie, but by the time the movie was released it had GNR on the soundtrack. So somewhere between when production wrapped up for the movie and the press copies of the film started floating around, and the offiicial release of the movie.I'm kind of happy they did it in retrospect. It wouldn't have sounded as cool with the Stones' original, plus it was a great cover, and actually a nice way for Axl and Slash to split up--Not a bad song nor a bad cover to end it with. Slash calls the song "the sound of a band breaking up", well if that's so, it's a testament to how talented Guns was because even the sound of them breaking up is a badass song.And I disagree with Slash on Interview with the Vampire sucking...I love it personally. And as far as Tom Cruise as Lestat, well, I don't like Tom Cruise in general as an actor but I love him here, he totally got Lestat's character. I kind of wish they had made the other books into movies with him in the role. Edited December 9, 2010 by Indigo Child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 After Axl saw the premiere of Interview with the Vampire he decided he liked it and wanted to do the song.? It wasn't at the "premiere" but he had seen a new final cut of the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 After Axl saw the premiere of Interview with the Vampire he decided he liked it and wanted to do the song.? It wasn't at the "premiere" but he had seen a new final cut of the film.or that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidman69 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 After Axl saw the premiere of Interview with the Vampire he decided he liked it and wanted to do the song.? It wasn't at the "premiere" but he had seen a new final cut of the film.or thatwasn't it recorded in october of 94? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamboat Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I really like that film, it's definitely not 'lousy' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 To those who are confused, Axl and Slash saw a screening of the film during its post production and were asked if they would do the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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