Gun N' Roses Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 (edited) Honestly, If Rocket Queen wasn't so explicit with it's moaning and sex noises, I feel it could've easily been a more radio friendly song. And let's be honest here, the radio makes songs a whole lot more popular than they would've been otherwise (Obviously). Personally, Rocket Queen is one of my favorite songs by GnR. Do you think it would've been a more mainstream GnR hit if it didn't include the sex noises? Possibly Top 100 Billboard good? Edited June 20, 2013 by Gun N' Roses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evader Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Back in '89, GNR could have released a track of fart noises and it would have probably made the top 100. Rocket Queen would have definitely been a huge radio hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepsun Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 It kinda was big. Everyone knew the song, even though it wasn't released. That pretty much goes for every song except Anything Goes and You're Crazy. I remember all my friends knowing Mr. Brownstone, It's So Easy, Night Train, Out Ta Get Me, and My Michelle. Appetite was MASSIVE. Kids and adults alike, all got into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun N' Roses Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 Back in '89, GNR could have released a track of fart noises and it would have probably made the top 100. Rocket Queen would have definitely been a huge radio hit.Wow, I really wish GnR released a farting track now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtydane Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 It's alot of people's favorite song on appetite. And they could have easily omitted the "sex noise" track to make it more of a radio friendly track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 It was released as the b-side to the "Patience" single in 1989 so in a way it did get a little more attention than some of the other Appetite songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManetsUS Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Rocket Queen is one of my favorites GN'R song and could've absolutely made it big, but the demo versions is a way better than the final song IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun N' Roses Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 Rocket Queen is one of my favorites GN'R song and could've absolutely made it big, but the demo versions is a way better than the final song IMO.Yeah, it has one of the best endings in any GnR song I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtydane Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Even tho I skip it most of the time cuz I've heard it a zillion times I think nov rain has one of the best outros. Locomotive too. "Loooooves so strange.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 (edited) I like the version of Rocket Queen that's on the Live Era album:Slash: "Alright, before we get into this next tune I wanna get some houselights on these fuckers! Can we do that?...Keep going! You can dance to this shit, come on!"Mid-way through the song Axl says "smile!" and Slash goes into a voicebox solo.Then in the outro Dizzy plays awesome keyboards and Slash adds some extra guitar leads that weren't on the studio version.fucking awesome version! Edited June 20, 2013 by rocknroll41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowmass Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I like the version of Rocket Queen that's on the Live Era album:Slash: "Alright, before we get into this next tune I wanna get some houselights on these fuckers! Can we do that?...Keep going! You can dance to this shit, come on!"Mid-way through the song Axl says "smile!" and Slash goes into a voicebox solo.Then in the outro Dizzy plays awesome keyboards and Slash adds some extra guitar leads that weren't on the studio version.fucking awesome version! This made me smile.....I should fire Live Era up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Back in '89, GNR could have released a track of fart noises and it would have probably made the top 100. Rocket Queen would have definitely been a huge radio hit.You mean something like this? By Roger Waters, founding Pink Floyd members and writer of such masterpieces as Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Nightrain and Rocket Queen are my two favorite songs off of Appetite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Honestly, If Rocket Queen wasn't so explicit with it's moaning and sex noises, I feel it could've easily been a more radio friendly song. And let's be honest here, the radio makes songs a whole lot more popular than they would've been otherwise (Obviously). Personally, Rocket Queen is one of my favorite songs by GnR. Do you think it would've been a more mainstream GnR hit if it didn't include the sex noises? Possibly Top 100 Billboard good? Moaning in music was okay for radio in the late 80s.They probably could have done a Katy Perry and kept putting singles out. As far as "radio friendly", radio stations that played album cuts played it, but all that stuff was decided on by programming directors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri_Rose Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Ya' know I've got the album and have cranked it in my car and I cannot for the life of me hear the moaning "sex sounds". I wear hearing aids so some sounds are out of my range even with them on.I don't hear them . Hey, even if they edited out the noises it would have been a huge radio hit ( an attempt at a joke at my expense obviously ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcano62 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 One of my favorite GNR songs. Top 5 for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJones90 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Definitely. Nightrain even more so though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 It was released as the b-side to the "Patience" single in 1989 so in a way it did get a little more attention than some of the other Appetite songsi got that on 7". and the Nightrain 7. a family member sold them tho in 90s. Im scared to look how much theyd be worth now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun N' Roses Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) Ya' know I've got the album and have cranked it in my car and I cannot for the life of me hear the moaning "sex sounds". I wear hearing aids so some sounds are out of my range even with them on.I don't hear them . Hey, even if they edited out the noises it would have been a huge radio hit ( an attempt at a joke at my expense obviously ). Haha, they're pretty noticeable. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe they basically make up the hook of the song. Edited June 21, 2013 by Gun N' Roses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 it's just the verses really. too much sex and violence. Think About You is more commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Nightrain and Rocket Queen are my two favorite songs off of Appetite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun N' Roses Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 it's just the verses really. too much sex and violence. Think About You is more commercial. Very true, but such a damn good song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Diet Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 (edited) I like the version of Rocket Queen that's on the Live Era album:Slash: "Alright, before we get into this next tune I wanna get some houselights on these fuckers! Can we do that?...Keep going! You can dance to this shit, come on!"Mid-way through the song Axl says "smile!" and Slash goes into a voicebox solo.Then in the outro Dizzy plays awesome keyboards and Slash adds some extra guitar leads that weren't on the studio version.fucking awesome version!agreed, i like the live version much more than the album version, altough it's not really my favourite from AFDFor the demos: i think they're not good enough even for a demo version, theres some lazyness on the demos Edited June 23, 2013 by Crash Diet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 My personal favorite from Appetite with Brownstone and Jungle of course which hooked me into GN'R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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