Eu4ic Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 He better fucking not. I think he (Fortus) wrote the riff. It resembles his style and tone the most, at least. If not him or BH, I guess BBF. But if BBF wrote it it's prob because of Fortus' influence, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALonghorn Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 (edited) Love the shit out of Going Down.Been listening to Tommy's solo stuff for a couple of years. He has that laid-back rock that Izzy makes fun, but Tommy does change up his tempo from song to song, something Izzy doesn't do much of in his solo work. Still great stuff tho.And I have always like Axl singing backup with his patent screams/whails. The quality isn't great as Tommy gets drowned out some, but the guitars by Bumble (if it is him) frame the song perfectly. I would hope this song was written by the current group of guys (less Ashba who came later) and not Bucket or Finck. Like their playing as well, especially Finck's contributions to CD, but I really want to hear what Tommy/BBF/Ashba/Fortus can do together.This song mixed in with other Axl-led songs makes a great rock album. I still listen to CD today, but obviously prefer the blues/hard rock of old GNR, and GOING DOWN fits that style. Bravo guys! Now release the fucking thing already... Edited August 20, 2013 by SALonghorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stro Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Hard rock is really pushing it. It's rock, but there isn't anything hard about it. It's about as hard rock as Patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NachoLZ Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 look at this guy he posted that in http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/new_guns_n_roses_song_going_down_appears_online.htmlAny thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlsalinger Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 It is possible. Seems pretty much confirmed that Bumble plays on this track, though. Maybe he just added to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 This thread reminds me of one of Axl's 2006(?) radio interviews where he's talking about the leaks and says "Oh the online people, if they like the song but don't like one of the guys, they'll say somebody else wrote it or whatever". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno P. Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 He better fucking not. I think he (Fortus) wrote the riff. It resembles his style and tone the most, at least. If not him or BH, I guess BBF. But if BBF wrote it it's prob because of Fortus' influence, lolNo, not him. Highvoltage pretty much confirmed that. The right channel sounds more like Robin and the left channel sounds more like Ron. Look... listen to Prostitute. Listen to the guitar that's playing on the right channel at 0:04 until 0:27 - that's Robin's guitar. Now listen to Going Down. Listen to the guitar that's also playing on the right channel at the start of the song. That's Robin's sound, really similar to the Prostitute sound - especially the way he bends the strings and holds the notes. Now, if you pay attention, everything Ron plays is isolated on the left channel. So, a little bit after the intro riff he plays some fretless riffs - same amp, different guitars, really similar sounding stuff.Richard doesn't have anything to do with it. Maybe he's playing the acoustic guitar... who knows?I don't get why richard's so left out like that.He was a session musician back then, so musicians probably used to tell him what to play and how to play. However, since 2009, he greatly improved his game and brought a lot more to the GnR sound. His jams with Bumble (Before Patience, Maddy, Another Brick, PC, etc) are some of the best I've ever heard from the boys, his solos are great and he's a really consistent guitarist. So I expect much more from him now and I'm pretty sure he'll get a much bigger role on the next release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUNNER PT Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 (edited) OMFG!!!!Why are GN'R making radio-pop songs like Slash, now ??!?!?!Btw ... Axl's background vocals are just annoying .... Edited August 20, 2013 by GUNNER PT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansidhe Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 look at this guy he posted that in http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/new_guns_n_roses_song_going_down_appears_online.htmlAny thoughts?Wouldn't surprise me. There's probably people out there who had stuff but didn't realise the significance of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flayer Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 OMFG!!!!Why are GN'R making radio-pop songs like Slash, now ??!?!?!Btw ... Axl's background vocals are just annoying ....Worst post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riddick Bowe Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 good song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlsalinger Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 look at this guy he posted that in http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/new_guns_n_roses_song_going_down_appears_online.htmlAny thoughts?Wonder if there's any way to message that guy. (a) to see if he's still got the files, and (b) to see if there are any song titles we haven't heard yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packersnroses Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 My local radio station played this and did "Crank it or Cram It". Most said cram it. You know, typical "It's not GNR without Slash" bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlsalinger Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Hard to believe that it's been 13-14 years and that demo cd never leaked. Other than that mysterious short snipped from Jackie Chan (which I'm assuming was from that source). To my knowledge, I don't think we ever figured out where the earliest Catcher clip came from either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblecool Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 both of those users only joined up todaycupcakes from mygnr i bet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlsalinger Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Yeah, probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 look at this guy he posted that in http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/new_guns_n_roses_song_going_down_appears_online.htmlAny thoughts? Wonder if there's any way to message that guy. (a) to see if he's still got the files, and (b) to see if there are any song titles we haven't heard yet.did you see the last comment?Interesting to hear what finally became of this. The demo cd that a few people circulated in the early 2000s had a more electronic sounding version of this which kinda merged into a much heavier number called General. Hope they get it out officially as Tommy is a huge talent!Hes yanking chains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 cupcakes gonna cupcake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Drama Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 My local radio station played this and did "Crank it or Cram It". Most said cram it. You know, typical "It's not GNR without Slash" bullshit.What version did they play? The original mix with the guitar on one side and everything else in the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packersnroses Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 (edited) My local radio station played this and did "Crank it or Cram It". Most said cram it. You know, typical "It's not GNR without Slash" bullshit.What version did they play? The original mix with the guitar on one side and everything else in the other? I assume so. They were playing snippets of the chorus throughout the hour, that's when I heard it, but I assume they played it entirely at least once. Some of the people who voted on their FB page admitted they didn't actually listen to it, but still said it sucked because it's new GNR. Edited August 21, 2013 by packersnroses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 OMFG!!!!Why are GN'R making radio-pop songs like Slash, now ??!?!?!Btw ... Axl's background vocals are just annoying ....Stop posting memes, we're not on 4chan down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Roses Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 @ManetsBR plz send me your email! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 My local radio station played this and did "Crank it or Cram It". Most said cram it. You know, typical "It's not GNR without Slash" bullshit.What version did they play? The original mix with the guitar on one side and everything else in the other?I assume so. They were playing snippets of the chorus throughout the hour, that's when I heard it, but I assume they played it entirely at least once.Some of the people who voted on their FB page admitted they didn't actually listen to it, but still said it sucked because it's new GNR.Got a link to their fb page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlinkafayette Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I think the song is excellent. MUCH more in the light of UYI than anything on CD. Izzy Stradlin singing lead and Axl on backup is a great combo, Tommy is a better singer than Izzy too!RELEASE THIS OFFICIALLY YOU MOTHERFUCKERS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eu4ic Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I think the song is excellent. MUCH more in the light of UYI than anything on CD. Izzy Stradlin singing lead and Axl on backup is a great combo, Tommy is a better singer than Izzy too!RELEASE THIS OFFICIALLY YOU MOTHERFUCKERS!Agreed. An album of stuff in the vein of Going Down, especially an album with Izzy, would awaken the entire GNR fanbase + would garner critical acclaim to get mainstream attn. Ironically, using the average "rock station" as the litmus test isnt the best methodology. Not only that, but I had to listen to Going Down several times to get it. Playing the song one time to people who listen to Nickelback, Godsmack, and Metallica....I dunno, dont be surprised if they dont get it. Who cares. GNR is way beyond that. Even if Going Down doesnt take the world by storm, the song itself puts GNR in a FAR better position than anything they've done in a long time, financially, artistically, and it helps the world, man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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