sweetness Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Never been a fan of doo-wop. For the longest time this was probably the one GNR song I couldn't possibly care any less for, but lately it's been one of my favorites. Not exactly sure why, I haven't been listening to GNR at all lately, but I've found myself playing this one in my head a lot. When Axl comes in singing that last verse an octave higher I get chills, man his voice was really at it's peak on The Spaghetti Incident and he wasn't really utilizing it much on that record. Love that guitar at the end too, nothing flashy or earth shattering, just a great cover. Guns N' Roses is one of the few bands that not only did covers justice, but they always did a great job of making them their own, Since I Don't Have You is a great example.Dizzy's cheap synth chorus is pretty fucking gay though. I hate Dizzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faxl Rows Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Using 'gay' as a derogatory term? Fag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 That's the only adjective you can use to describe Dizzy Reed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellobeatle Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Agree that Axl's voice is excellent on this, Human Being and Sympathy. I think they were prob 3 of the last vocals he recorded before ChiDem. Wasn't most of the other TSI stuff recorded in 1990-91? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 I believe so. Not to further perpetuate the classic "what could have been" or anything but man I don't think I'll ever stop wondering what a mid 90's GNR album could have been like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin White Duke Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I agree Guns always did pretty good versions that in most cases exceed the original but this song is too much like the soundtrack of a cheesy sex scene in a romantic comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsfanoldie Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 After not listening to this album for years, I heard Since I Don't Have You two years ago and was blown away. I knew the song and I'd seen the video (honestly one of the worst videos in history aside from Gary Oldman), but for some reason it finally clicked for me.That last verse is amazing, but the whole track is put together excellently. It has this amazing build with Slash's guitar coming in at just the right place and each verse getting harder than the last. I'm not gonna say its some underrated classic, but when it clicked for me I really had a deeper appreciation of the track. Great sway vibe which then transitions into something really rockin'. And a great Axl vocal delivery there. The only stupid part is the last minute or so of weird underwater like noise they felt needed to be included.I believe so. Not to further perpetuate the classic "what could have been" or anything but man I don't think I'll ever stop wondering what a mid 90's GNR album could have been like.It would have probably been a terrible experimental industrial album with great Axl vocals, that is if he didn't process them or make them sound machine like. His voice was in peak form and he would have been the highlight. But even if Guns stayed together, I think he would have had to get that album out of his system and it probably would have been their "flop", as many bands had in the 90s, and they would have made a modern rock sort of comeback in the early 2000s with something similar to Velvet Revolver.But best not to think about that and how awesome it could have been. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadcaplaughs Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 One of my all time favorite Guns N' Roses songs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2112 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I would like if they added this song into the set from time to time, it was a single and it was popularish at the time I believe. Great Axl vocal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 I agree Guns always did pretty good versions that in most cases exceed the original but this song is too much like the soundtrack of a cheesy sex scene in a romantic comedy. That's pretty much exactly what I use to think, I dunno man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I always kind of liked it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUNNER PT Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 What moral authority do you have to call someone gay?\ thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted May 3, 2014 Author Share Posted May 3, 2014 What moral authority do you have to call someone gay?\ thread 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I believe so. Not to further perpetuate the classic "what could have been" or anything but man I don't think I'll ever stop wondering what a mid 90's GNR album could have been like.This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesterdays-Civil-War Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I love TSI. Since I Don't Have You might be my favorite song on the album, definitely up there with Human Being and Raw Power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Slash & Axl putting it together. Listen to that guitar tone, Jesus. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-GenerationX Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 One of my favorite Axl vocals. Love the way he sounds on this one. I remember after this came out, Dad played me the original. Prompting me to ask where the guitar solos was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowOfTheWave Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 "It's a terrible song". -Gilby Clarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtle Signs Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 My favorite TSI song and one of my top Gn'R covers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Never been a fan of doo-wop. For the longest time this was probably the one GNR song I couldn't possibly care any less for, but lately it's been one of my favorites. Not exactly sure why, I haven't been listening to GNR at all lately, but I've found myself playing this one in my head a lot. When Axl comes in singing that last verse an octave higher I get chills, man his voice was really at it's peak on The Spaghetti Incident and he wasn't really utilizing it much on that record. Love that guitar at the end too, nothing flashy or earth shattering, just a great cover. Guns N' Roses is one of the few bands that not only did covers justice, but they always did a great job of making them their own, Since I Don't Have You is a great example.Dizzy's cheap synth chorus is pretty fucking gay though. I hate DizzyThey used SIDHY as an intro to SCOM at Boston in 1993, and Axl's voice sings the verses you're talking about and he sounds EXACTLY the same as on record.Agree that Axl's voice is excellent on this, Human Being and Sympathy. I think they were prob 3 of the last vocals he recorded before ChiDem. Wasn't most of the other TSI stuff recorded in 1990-91?Seven of the songs were recorded in 1992, per Gilby. The other 6 songs were recorded instrumentally in 1992-1993, and the vocals (as always) were recorded last, in 1993, during and after the last leg of the UYI tour. Little known fact, but Slash doesn't play guitar on Look At Your Game, Girl. It's a friend of his. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRfanMILO Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I have a weird feeling about it. Like sometimes i feel sad listening to it as it may represent, for some people, the end of Guns N' Roses. I love it, its a great song, but it makes me sad Same goes to "Look at your game, girl".Anyway i think CD is a nice record, but it's not even close to what most of us think GN'R is. Thats why i get that weird feeling about SIDHY. IMHO TSI? is the end of """"real"""" GN'R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleep Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Ain't It Fun is great. In terms of his vocals he sounds incredible on Stuck Inside with Bach. Probably the best he's sounded since the Illusions. Maybe even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChineseIRS Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Amazing vocals on this and as a whole on TSI. Always loved the song and id guess it was perfect timing for Axl to have recorded the song since Stephanie and him had just broken up not long before the album came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 "I'm a terrible guitarist". -Gilby ClarkeYes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock4eva Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 My favorite TSI song and one of my top Gn'R covers.Was this released as a single? Did it do any good as I've been listening to it over and over lately & really love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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