Jakey Styley Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I haven't found any live videos of it. To those who have attended the shows, how does it sound live? Does Ron sound all raspy and insane like in the studio version?And while we're on the subject, what does everyone think of the song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 (edited) Awful! I've really tried to get into his solo material but I just can't! If just has such a generic uninspired sound to my ears. Edited May 21, 2012 by Dazey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuanVictor Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I love this song.I'm waiting for videos too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofine11 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Lol, Ron just LOVES being in Guns N' Roses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Styley Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 Lol, Ron just LOVES being in Guns N' Roses. I thought it was about his time in GNR too ("when the whole world looks at me they see some other guy"). I emailed him about it a couple years ago and he said it wasn't, but told me that Real and The Color of Justice were about dealings with GNR management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Lol, Ron just LOVES being in Guns N' Roses. he said it's not for GNR.Not his best song, but lyrics are awesome. Jenny B would be a better choice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Broskirose Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Bumblefoot is king. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I fuckin' love Ron and I rather have this than Pink Panther again but he's got so many better songs than this! I just don't get it:- Guitars SUCK- Turn Around- Awake- Normal- Rockstar for a Day- There's A Kind of Hush Cover- Invisible- Father- Last Time- Bernadette- Let Your Voice Be HeardAny of those would be better. But still, Glad To Be Here is better than Pink Panther again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I fuckin' love Ron and I rather have this than Pink Panther again but he's got so many better songs than this! I just don't get it:- Guitars SUCK- Turn Around- Awake- Normal- Rockstar for a Day- There's A Kind of Hush Cover- Invisible- Father- Last Time- Bernadette- Let Your Voice Be HeardAny of those would be better. But still, Glad To Be Here is better than Pink Panther again.Some Other Guy, DASH, and can't play the blues. Fuck ! He has so many good songs ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoochild Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Overloaded, Breaking and Strawberry Fields would be a better choice, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saber_ Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I like the guitar work and lyrics, but the song as a whole is a bit gimmicky and dare i say cheeky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Styley Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 I like the guitar work and lyrics, but the song as a whole is a bit gimmicky and dare i say cheeky.I like the song but I agree that it's gimmicky and I think it's odd that he'd choose to do a song like this as his solo spot. It's like he wasn't really "serious" in making the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haters Gonna Hate Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Sounds like shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevelle Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 So much hate for Bumble's solo stuff. Normal is definitely pretty high up on my favorite albums list, he skips around genres so much on it and it has so many good tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 So much hate for Bumble's solo stuff. Normal is definitely pretty high up on my favorite albums list, he skips around genres so much on it and it has so many good tunes.I don't hate it, it just does nothing for me so I don't listen to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Jesus Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 (edited) HAS ANY VIDEO FROM THE CONCERTS SURFACED YET OF GLAD TO BE HERE?!I mean some one had to have recorded it, or is it being hoarded? Edited May 21, 2012 by Billy B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Jesus Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 HAS ANY VIDEO FROM THE CONCERTS SURFACED YET OF GLAD TO BE HERE?!I mean some one had to have recorded it, or is it being hoarded?Still no footage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Breaking is one of my favorites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno P. Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Yea, no footage yet. Damn it. And you can say whatever you want about Ron or his solo career, but generic/not authentic would never be the word(s). Ever. Unless you dont know what the fuck you're talking about, if that's the case we're cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 He does borrow a lot from Mr. Bungle. Especially the early solos he did. I asked him if he ever listened to Elliott Smith, he said no. Could see the similarities though.I wouldn't call it generic, complex would be a better word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I've not heard much of Bumble's solo stuff - but I thought it sounded great - just a funny song and I like hiis sense of humour!!My friends and others in the crowd really liked it too!I liked it that all the solos were different - except DJ's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno P. Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 He does borrow a lot from Mr. Bungle. Especially the early solos he did. I asked him if he ever listened to Elliott Smith, he said no. Could see the similarities though.I wouldn't call it generic, complex would be a better word.It's not that it's complex, it's really original and inventive as well. Some people don't even know what original guitar playing/songwriting is, so they find an excuse to complain - they talk about him being generic, can't play with feeling, can't write good songs/solos, etc. They are factually wrong, that's not even a discussion. Some people can't get it when someone is truly original, so they come here asking if he's too generic to be in Guns. Here we have one of the best guitarists alive and praised by so many of the greats technique/songwriting/vocally/inventive(ness?) wise and all they do is complaing about his fkn' tone. I mean, really?I'd read that other thread about him being too nice and generic for Guns, think that it's stupid, laugh at it and in the end ignore it. Seriously, they have no fkn' idea of where they are coming from. That's bullshit, not personal opinion and they want to think that way, so why should I bother proving them how they are wrong? Heck, they probably have never heard a solo with so many inovative techniques and playing like Shackler's but they have no idea. In their minds that's mindless shredding, but it's a brilliant solo, like it or not. People like Guthrie Govan (arguably the best guitarist in the world - and he even says that Ron's the best, the true genius - as far as I know) or Satriani (And tons of other amazing musicians) have their minds blown away by Ron in a constant basis, think that his work is brilliant and praise him like nobody else, but the average listener will call it "mindless shredding". Can I blame them? In a way not, because it is not what they use to listen. But claiming that his work is generic and that he ain't authentic in any way is plain bullshit, simply put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlson-online Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I think you'll all missing the point of why he plays Glad To Be Here:After getting off a tour, the transition back to civilian life ain't easy - life feels *wrong*, like it isn't yours and ya don't belong there. Within 12 hours, I'm going crazy, have even less tolerance for the little things that piss me off, need to drive faster than a shitty old Hyundai was meant to, and am at a loss on how to budget my time, re-learning what a day is and what it's suddenly supposed to consist of. "Glad To Be Here" came out of one of those moments where you're in the last place you'd want to be.Like in the 80's at the DMV, when the lines went out the door, ya get to the window and the lady says there's another form to fill out, and you have to wait on line again for another 3 hours. Or traffic court, waitin' to see the judge. I think I've seen half the ones in NJ, one in Westchester, got out of having to sit in one in Virginia. But yeah, if you're ever in that spot, in that kinda traffic, in that kinda trouble, or with those kinds of people, think of the verses to this song, it'll say it all for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno P. Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Lol, Ron just LOVES being in Guns N' Roses. I thought it was about his time in GNR too ("when the whole world looks at me they see some other guy"). I emailed him about it a couple years ago and he said it wasn't, but told me that Real and The Color of Justice were about dealings with GNR management.Some Other Guy is about his time in GnR. Completely. It'd fit his solo spot too, ha! How do I hate your face - well let me count the waysWell there aint none at all - cause you aint nuthin to meMy brain don't work so good - remind me when did I careI don't see how I would - there just aint nuthin' thereYou're with some other guyAnd man does he look funnyI try to say helloBut he always takes off runnin'Well he don't bother meWe're done and it don't matterSo why's he so afraidEvery time he sees me comin'It must be something ya saidTo try and fuck with his headYou must have told him I'm still into youAnother reason why - ya got such an apetiteFor all that bad attention - for that I got no patienceI think that you and I are two words that don't belongTwo lines that never cross - and that's alright because...You're with some other guyAnd man does he look funnyI try to say helloBut he always takes off runnin'Well he don't bother meWe're done and it don't matterSo why's he so afraidEvery time he sees me comin'It must be something ya saidTo try and fuck with his headYou must have told him I'm still into you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shneck Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Lol, Ron just LOVES being in Guns N' Roses. I thought it was about his time in GNR too ("when the whole world looks at me they see some other guy"). I emailed him about it a couple years ago and he said it wasn't, but told me that Real and The Color of Justice were about dealings with GNR management.It is so clear that this song is about GNR, it's not funny. As if Ron is going to come out and directly admit it. He would prob get kicked out of GNR on the spot and obviously wouldn't want to admit it becos of all his clingy fans.At the end of the day, Ron drops enough hints that he is unhappy in GNR. If you are delusional, you wont see them. From the jabs he took at Axl about going on late, or the recent comments about tour mode, to his completely unhappy demeanor on stage, to what looks to be tears running down his face recently. Ron is not happy in GNR. He hasn't been for a long time. He is just doing whats best for him and his family, and I completely respect him for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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