Vincent Vega Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Everyone talks about all the filler on the UYI set...But what would you say are the filler tracks?I'd love to see everyone list of UYI filler tracks and see how many songs are agreed on by separate posters as filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcano62 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 So Fine comes to mind right away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) You Ain't The First, Dust N Bones, Bad Apples, Get In The Ring and Shotgun Blues are all filler IMO.I'm quite fond of So Fine, but it's definately one of the weaker tracks on the set. Edited July 24, 2013 by Towelie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Back Off Bitch is the most obvious, I think. To a lesser extent, Shotgun Blues, Get in the Ring, My World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Most of the songs that were written by one band member (with exception of course going to Estranged and November Rain). As for my list:So Fine, Shotgun Blues, My World, Breakdown (though I do like this one), Don't Cry (alternate), Double Talking Jive, Bad Apples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Back Off Bitch is the most obvious, I think. To a lesser extent, Shotgun Blues, Get in the Ring, My World.I don't think Back Off Bitch is a filler at all. Good little rocker that one and one of the more AFD-sounding ones.Breakdown (though I do like this one)Blasphemer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.wa.T Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) I disagree about Back Off Bitch, because thats an old song and almost went on Appetite. So Fine is a great song.I would say Shotgun Blues, Get in the Ring, Dont Cry (w alt lyrics) My World. Edited July 24, 2013 by T.wa.T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I disagree about Back Off Bitch, because thats an old song and almost went on Appetite.Same with Don't Cry, Perfect Crime, Nov Rain... Bad Obsession was written in '85-6 too, but that's not filler. Of the "old" songs on UYI I think Back Off Bitch is the worst, hell it's bottom 3 if not the worst track on either Illusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.wa.T Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) I disagree about Back Off Bitch, because thats an old song and almost went on Appetite.Same with Don't Cry, Perfect Crime, Nov Rain... Bad Obsession was written in '85-6 too, but that's not filler. Of the "old" songs on UYI I think Back Off Bitch is the worst, hell it's bottom 3 if not the worst track on either Illusion.Yeah for me, I would put BoB ahead of Bad Obsession, Bad Obsession sounds like a poor mans Mr. Brownstone.Its just my opinion that a song written years before its released isnt filler, they played it live a bunch of times to. Some people say Anything Goes is filler, but thats one of the oldest GNR songs. . Again its just my opiniion, I dont think theres a defibition for what is a filler song. Edited July 24, 2013 by T.wa.T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManetsBR Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) I don't think Get In The Ring was a filler. I mean, Axl took some time to record the GUNS N' ROSES chant, and the rant on the song.And Bad Obsession a filler?! That's one of the coolest songs on the album, definetly not a filler. Edited July 24, 2013 by ManetsBR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludsmotika Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 You aint the first,Breakdown,DOnt cry alt,Shotgun blues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManetsBR Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Breakdown? No, that was the song with the most difficult drums, Matt couldn't get it right. If they had so much trouble and it was just a filler, they would have given up and recorded any other filler instead, like Crash Diet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 You Ain't The First, Garden Of Eden, Bad Apples, Shotgun Blues, My World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlinkafayette Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 shotgun blues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManetsBR Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 You Ain't The First, Garden Of Eden, Bad Apples, Shotgun Blues, My World.Pretty much this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Manny Manner Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 So Fine comes to mind right awaySo Fine is the worst song ever released under the GNR moniker. It's so bad that it borders on the hilarious- my friends always laugh when Duff says "i've been taken for a fool so many times." Most of the songs that were written by one band member (with exception of course going to Estranged and November Rain). As for my list:So Fine, Shotgun Blues, My World, Breakdown (though I do like this one), Don't Cry (alternate), Double Talking Jive, Bad ApplesI Breakdonw is definitely not filler. I think that track defines that period more than any other on the record. Really the only one's I agree with are So Fine and possibly My World, but at least My World was an experimental-type track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 So Fine comes to mind right awaySo Fine is the worst song ever released under the GNR moniker. It's so bad that it borders on the hilarious- my friends always laugh when Duff says "i've been taken for a fool so many times." Most of the songs that were written by one band member (with exception of course going to Estranged and November Rain). As for my list:So Fine, Shotgun Blues, My World, Breakdown (though I do like this one), Don't Cry (alternate), Double Talking Jive, Bad ApplesI Breakdonw is definitely not filler. I think that track defines that period more than any other on the record. Really the only one's I agree with are So Fine and possibly My World, but at least My World was an experimental-type track.I only say Breakdown because the chorus is completely undercooked. Songs I view as filler are those that haven't been fully fleshed out but thrown on the album anyway. I'm sure a lot of thought when into the drum parts and it's not a straightforward chord progression. But I have a hard time believing that the chorus in the song is the best Axl could come up with at the time. I'm not slamming the song, it's one of my favourites, but it just feels as though it was included despite not being finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellobeatle Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Both albums are pretty solid to me.Pretty much every song the original band put out are all stand up I feel. Only issue is some are just not AS good as others, but they're still good songs start to finish. Stuff like Anything Goes, You Ain't The First, Shotgun Blues, and a few others are not as great as WTTJ or November Rain, but that's tough competition considering the quality of music Axl, Slash, Izzy and Duff produced - they are still cool songs to kick back to though. Even TSI is great when you listen to it in the context of a cover album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I don't know. None of em are filler to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 My World and Slash's outtro solo on Double Talkin' Jive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaider Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Shotgun Blues and You ain't the first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiegun Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 (edited) Dont Cry (Alternate)You Aint the FirstShotgun BluesDust & BonesSo FineMy World Edited July 25, 2013 by Aussiegun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Styley Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Some songs you guys list as fillers, I couldn't imagine the UYIs without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trqster Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 It's funny to me that some of the fillers mentioned (except for My World) are still way better than some CD songs like Scraped and Riad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netcat Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 (edited) It's funny to me that some of the fillers mentioned (except for My World) are still way better than some CD songs like Scraped and Riad...i wish they did more "fillers" like that all songs are great, even My World has its own charm, while obviously is slack-baked Edited July 25, 2013 by netcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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