ChristmasFnatic Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 To the casual fans/general public? Cuz it seems to be a favorite among the hardcore fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 I think it would've been better than releasing all those ballads as singles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lies They Tell Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 I really doubt it would've been a hit. It's way too long and repetitive to be a hit song. Maybe if they would have released a shortened version as a single, it might have had some potential. Anyway I love the song. A good song and a hit song are very rarely the same thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 If they had released it early on in the Illusions era with a high energy concept video, it probably would have been big. If they Dead Horse'd it, it would have been ignored. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAxlMorrison Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Maybe. Eveything they did turned to gold back then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 If they had released it early on in the Illusions era with a high energy concept video, it probably would have been big. If they Dead Horse'd it, it would have been ignored.This. It gets respect from people who just like the UYI albums. People who may not be big GN'R fans, but just like those albums. If it had a live video, it wouldn't have been a blip on the radar. If it had the type of video you're suggesting, it could've been a hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicguns4life Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Its possible it would have gone over well with casual fans if they cut out the 2 minute instrumental section at the end. I mean I love it and think its integral to the song, but without that its a pretty uptempo rock track that I think the public could easily get on board with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saber_ Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Locomotive is the missing link between cdGuns and uyiGuns. As for whether or not it's commercially viable, I dunno, this just seems like more attention whoring from O.P. tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liers Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Yes... If the released a radio edit shortened version and did a video for it. That worked for Civil War and November rain, along with others.Without those things though, nah. Look at Dead Horse, The Garden, Coma, none of them became hits outside of people on GnR forums like us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Maybe Axl should get DJ, Tommy and Frank to rerecord the guitars, bass and drums to make it more current...hey theres even Duff's percussion for Pitman!But seriously, its a great song and I never minded just buying an album to hear all the songs, as in singles are just a taster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Universal_Sigh Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 It's a great song but I think the only way it would have been a hit is if it was the first single from uyi. I think almost anything passably good or catchy would have been a hit for them at the time given the musical climate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I think My World could be a hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liers Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I think My World could be a hit.Sure, with psychopaths, rapists, and people on drugs.If it was by anyone besides GnR, guaranteed 9/10 people on here would think it was the worst song ever. GnR could put out a song consisting of only axl burping and people would think it was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Locomotive is the missing link between cdGuns and uyiGuns. As for whether or not it's commercially viable, I dunno, this just seems like more attention whoring from O.P. tbh. Except it was written by Izzy and Slash. I love Locomotive. It's Slash at his very best, the riffs are so chunky, but it still has that groove and swagger to it so it's not quite metal either. I don't know if it could have been a "hit" commercially, but it'd probably have the respect it deserves outside GN'R fan circles if it had been released as a single.Just a fucking killer guitar track. The instrumental from the Paris rehearsal with Jeff Beck is awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 To the casual fans/general public? Cuz it seems to be a favorite among the hardcore fans.Let's go back in time 22 years and find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I think My World could be a hit.Sure, with psychopaths, rapists, and people on drugs.If it was by anyone besides GnR, guaranteed 9/10 people on here would think it was the worst song ever. GnR could put out a song consisting of only axl burping and people would think it was great.if the brought Dre in to do a remix with Eminem youd have the realest and illest in the rap game like it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I still think the song could be used to promo stuff, it's one of the best from UYI II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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