double talkin jive mfkr Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 dude its in the top 10 gnr tunes imo very good start and chorus also was this the very first UYI song played before the release post lies etc?quite a good vid axl is on form but don't know why you can't hear the beginning lyrics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Of The Blues Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I once lived on a street called Melrose but it wasn't at all related to the song thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellobeatle Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Civil War at Farm Aid was first UYI after the release on Lies. Also KOHD at the Stones shows but that's reaching.Anyways, yes it's a great song. The studio version sounds amazing with a proper stereo setup at good volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 This is one of those tunes that I'll go a long time without listening to and then be blown the fuck away by it out of nowhere. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klay Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 (edited) Amazing band: Edited May 30, 2014 by Klay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 A decent contender for, best song on UYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Axl needs to bring this one back....starting tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsprettytiedup Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 It should be the opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 It would not have any grease without Stradlin's chords I am afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUNNER PT Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 It would be awesome if they started one of those Vegas shows with this one ....But I doubt that it works without rasp in the chorus and pre-chorus ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallFlagg Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Piano really adds flavour to the COOL RANCH DRESSING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broskirose Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 One of the better UYI tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double talkin jive mfkr Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 (edited) i think izzy wrote 100% of this song right? what a genius they should do it in vegas should he show up also, i do think it is a serious contender for top dog uyi tunes with you could be mine and or 14 years/dust n bonesfunny how izzy's songs are pretty much the best ones at least thats what i feel is the reality, essentially the combo of axl/izzy is the true essence of gnr if you had to choose a combo but duff's bass at beginning of PTU is pretty much on the money too.... Edited May 31, 2014 by double talkin jive mfkr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Diet Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 One of my favs from the UYI's. The lyrics a bit odd, but coolAxl obviously never play this tune again, because of the "joke" part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Izzy: My Mexican friend Tony took me to meet this woman named Margot at her house. She gave us some tequila or something and she goes in the bedroom and we walk in and there's this big fat naked guy with an onion in his mouth. He's wearing women's underwear and high heels and he's tied up with duct tape against the wall. Me and Tony were like, What the fuck is going on here? Cracking up laughing. She was this dominatrix chick. We sat around her living room for the rest of the afternoon, listening to records, and she'd go in the bedroom and do her thing. At the end of the day she turned him loose and he paid her all this money. She took us out to eat. There was this whole scene of dominatrix chicks who worked in the S&M clubs. They'd beat on guys and after work, they'd take a musician out to dinner, let you stay at their place sometimes [Musician, 1992]. Slash: We kept rehearsing, and once we'd gotten a few songs all together, we went over to Izzy's place on Valley Vista and Sepulveda in the Valley to do some writing and see where his head was (...) Axl showed up that day, and regardless we started working on a song that became 'Pretty Tied Up.' I remember that Izzy had taken a cymbal and a broomstick and some strings and had made a sitar out of it. Needless to say...Izzy was pretty fucking high [bozza, Anthony, & Slash (2007). Slash. Harper Entertainment: New York, p258]. Duff, talking about working on songs in Chicago without Axl and Izzy: We did get some work done. We finished 'Civil War' and wrote 'Get In The Ring' and 'Pretty Tied Up,' to name a few [Duff's autobiography, "It's So Easy", 2011, p. 151]. Duff, being asked about his favourite Guns N' Roses song to play: I don't know, there's a load of songs I like. For many a year "My Michelle" was the song I loved to play the most, but towards the end of the Illusions tour my favorite was "Pretty Tied Up" [Popular 1, July 2000]. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin White Duke Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Top 10 GNR songs? Make it top 3. The reason why some of us praise Izzy too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 "Cool Ranch Dressing" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sploit Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Pretty Tied Up is One of my favourite songs by GN'R and in general, in fact......joint first place for my favourite track alongside Chinese Democracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoman Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 this has to be the most ironic gnr song as great as it is tho once there was this rock n roll band rolling on the street (time went by and it became a joke) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 (edited) Amazing band: What a great opener. Incredible performance. Real Guns was an amazing band, indeed.I always loved Pretty Tied Up. It's one of my favorites. Edited May 31, 2014 by Nosaj Thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PITBOSS Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 it's a great song, would be nice if they dusted it off and brought it out for a few shows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-GenerationX Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I have always loved this song. Its a great show opener, I think. And the kind of song I wished didn't pretty much go by the wayside by early '92. Solid tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTD Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 (edited) this has to be the most ironic gnr song as great as it is tho once there was this rock n roll band rolling on the street (time went by and it became a joke) Could also call it far sighted. Perils of rock n roll decadence and all that; Either you live fast and die young..or grow so old, so rich and so isolated from world that used to inspire you that you lose rock and the roll. And even decadence turns into mockery of the word; demands of having 9001 roses shipped to your hotel room. Hiring an actual male camwhore as your solo guitarist. Edited June 1, 2014 by LTD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willl Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 This is one of those tunes that I'll go a long time without listening to and then be blown the fuck away by it out of nowhere.I posted a similiar sentiment on my Twitter page just last week Hadn't listened to it in years and was blown away by it. Would love to see it make a return to the setlist when Guns are next in the UK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprite Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 The live era version is phenomenal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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