Vincent Vega Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) Which version of Double Talkin' Jive do you prefer--The Rock in Rio 1991 version with the longer, crazier solo and Axl's monologue over that solo:"And when the poor come down from the streetsThe death squads come out to meetEverybody's lookin' for a piece of the pieI look outside my window n' see your countrysideAnd when the poor come down from the hillsAt nightAnd the government and the merchant sends the death squads outTo remove the beggarsKeep 'em out of the way of the richKeep the slums from comin' down into the city--You gotta watch your ass homeboy."Or the Argentina '93 version with Axl introducing the song with "This is for all you kiddies out there, in cocaineland!", which then segues into a nearly 4 and a half minute long intro/solo/guitar battle between Slash and Gilby, which is badass by itself and has a tiny slice of the Train Kept a Rollin' Riff"thrown in, along with a longer, rawer, wilder solo in the song and breakdown between Gilby and Slash in the middle, with the ending having Slash's Spanish style outro but with Duff's fucking awesome dirty bass and Matt's drums complimenting it. It makes Slash's Spanish ending last longer too, 3 minutes. The song clocks at 11 minutes with this awesome jam in the beginning and middle and it turns the song into one of the most aggressive songs GN'R ever did IMO. It's not a mindless noodle of a jam, it's got fucking intent and sounds awesome.Also, do you prefer the song as it is on the album with Izzy N' Axl on vox, or as it was played live, with just Axl on vox? Personally I think the Argentina '93 version is much much better than the album version and Axl's voice makes the song more aggressive somehow. I think Izzy's laid back vocals take a tiny bit of the potential menace out of the song. His voice works perfect for other, more sleazy songs like Dust N' Bones or Pretty Tied Up but not so much for an aggressive song like Double Talkin' Jive.The ultimate version of Double Talkin' Jive would've been the Argentina '93 version mixed with Axl's Rio '91 speech and his Argentina '93 intro and the rawer feel of the Argentina '93 guitars. That would've sounded FUCKING AWESOME on the record. Axl's monologue in the Rio '91 version reminds me of something Jim Morrison would've done somehow, like a monologue giving sort of further imagery to the song or like Mick Jagger rapping over the song Too Much Blood with his tale of murder. Edited August 20, 2012 by Vincent Vega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose87 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Agreed. The guitar intro for DTJ in Argentina is killer. In general Slash's guitar playing for that whole gig is awesome. He's improvising most of the solo's and pulling it off well. Brownstone and Nightrain are great examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnar Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Agree the Argentina 93 version is the best followed by Hartford version of the same year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludurigan Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I can't get enough of both Rio 1991 versions (1st and 2nd nights)Axl talking over the song, Izzy singing the verses with him...In Rio 1991 they still are not 100% rehearsed (the song was never performed live before and UYI hadn't even been released) so they make a few mistakes here and there (on both nights)still, it sounds fuckin great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Broue Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Versions from 92Version from the 91 MSG showsVersion with Axl on vocalsAlso i really like the acoustic DTJ demo and this demo from 1989 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff27 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 The Argentina show (16/07/93) is by far one of the best versions of the song. Slash nails it start to finish. And you can hear he is enjoying it. It just seems more focused than 91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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