ericy210 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I’d bet $20 they swap in a Petty song for Seeker or BHS. I’d bet $50 Slash incorporates part into a solo, or part of WYWH. I’d bet $100 they play a song on the PA after the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerTornado Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) A lot of really great potential songs to choose from that Axl could comfortably do well on. Breakdown, I Won't Back Down, Face in the Crowd, Into the Great Wide Open, Too Much Ain't Enough, Out in the Cold, Refugee, You Don't Know How It Feels, Rebels, Runnin' Down A Dream, a ton of great non hits as well, etc., etc. Would be cool if Mike Campbell came out to guest on a cover as well. I mean, Campbell and Slash just going crazy on RDaD would be amazing. 6 hours ago, appetite4illusions said: With all respect to Petty, if GN'R didn't do a Prince tribute, they shouldn't bother with something like Free Falling. With all due respect to Prince, covering a rock icon like Petty is much more in GnR's and the fanbase's wheelhouse. Edited October 4, 2017 by HuskerTornado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneshootin Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 1 hour ago, HuskerTornado said: Breakdown Would be ironic if they covered another artists version of a song with the same name as their own... I'd take a Petty song over any one of the recent covers (ones which GNR hasn't recorded - you know those won't get dropped). Actually, I'd prefer they drop all of them and play 5 straight petty songs lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerTornado Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Just now, goneshootin said: Would be ironic if they covered another artists version of a song with the same name as their own... I'd take a Petty song over any one of the recent covers (ones which GNR hasn't recorded - you know those won't get dropped). Actually, I'd prefer they drop all of them and play 5 straight petty songs lol Yeah, but they should double down and play both. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneshootin Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 4 minutes ago, HuskerTornado said: Yeah, but they should double down and play both. lol Lol while we are dreaming of things, maybe they can blend the songs together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyBananaduck Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 All you folks saying 'no more covers!' are well aware of the fact that you are never, ever going to get a new Guns N' Roses song, right? I mean, please tell me some of you aren't still entertaining that delusion? Take what you can get if you still care. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 1 hour ago, JoeyBananaduck said: All you folks saying 'no more covers!' are well aware of the fact that you are never, ever going to get a new Guns N' Roses song, right? I mean, please tell me some of you aren't still entertaining that delusion? Take what you can get if you still care. In this case, I think they'll let it slide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dissident Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Personally I feel like Don't back down would be a great addition over Wichita Lineman which i found the weakest of the covers when i saw them in Vancouver fan response wise. Or maybe a small intro ala Only Women Bleed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress Fracture Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Very likely and it will probably be a GNR original that makes way for it. In spite of the excess of covers, given that Axl once said one of he or Slash will die before they ever reunite, it seems apt that a large part of the Not In This Lifetime tour has ended up being a tribute to the artists who died during it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourMother'sDruthers Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 First and foremost, RIP Tom Petty. In regards to a Tom Petty cover, Square One, from Tom Petty's 2006 solo album Highway Companion (amazing album top to bottom) would be, lyrically, very fitting for Axl to sing, given GNR's history and recent semi reunion. Would never happen, but would be cool. Lyrics... Had to find some higher ground Had some fear to get around You can't say what you don't know Later on won't work no more Last time through I hid my tracks So well I could not get back Yeah my way was hard to find Can't sell your soul for piece of mind Square one, my slate is clear Rest your head on me, my dear It took a world of trouble, took a world of tears Took a long time... to get back here Try so hard to stand alone Struggle to see past my nose Always had more dogs than bones I could never wear those clothes It's a dark victory You won and you also lost Told us you were satisfied But it never came across Square one, my slate is clear Rest your head on me, my dear It took a world of trouble, took a world of tears Took a long time... to get back here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gackt Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 American Girl would work out well in their setlist, drop Black Hole Sun in favor of it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2112 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Let them do Running down a dream or into he great wide open. There's no way he will please us if he tries to sing Free falling now, that young throaty / smokey Axl voice is dead and buried in the context of a GNR set. If AC/DC decided to cover Free Falling with Axl I'd love to hear that though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Saw one of my favorite bands (The Lone Bellow) again last night and they closed their set with Wildflowers. It was very moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appetite4illusions Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 13 hours ago, HuskerTornado said: A lot of really great potential songs to choose from that Axl could comfortably do well on. Breakdown, I Won't Back Down, Face in the Crowd, Into the Great Wide Open, Too Much Ain't Enough, Out in the Cold, Refugee, You Don't Know How It Feels, Rebels, Runnin' Down A Dream, a ton of great non hits as well, etc., etc. Would be cool if Mike Campbell came out to guest on a cover as well. I mean, Campbell and Slash just going crazy on RDaD would be amazing. With all due respect to Prince, covering a rock icon like Petty is much more in GnR's and the fanbase's wheelhouse. Prince isn't a rock icon? You might be right about the fans wanting a petty cover more, but I don't think either Prince or Petty is in the GN'R wheelhouse. They're both artists confined to their sub-genres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gackt Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 1 minute ago, appetite4illusions said: I don't think either Prince or Petty is in the GN'R wheelhouse. They're both artists confined to their sub-genres. Axl would more than likely sell his soul to be a Traveling Wilbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, appetite4illusions said: Prince isn't a rock icon? You might be right about the fans wanting a petty cover more, but I don't think either Prince or Petty is in the GN'R wheelhouse. They're both artists confined to their sub-genres. Axl said himself they didn't do a Prince song because they knew they wouldn't be able to do it justice. Axl can cover Tom Petty and sound good (he knocked Petty outta the park when they performed Free Fallin together back in the day). These days, I'm sure Axl could muster up a satisfactory performance of pretty much any Petty number. Hearing Axl attempt something like Purple Rain, Nothing Compares 2 U or Lets Go Crazy would've been a carcrash. He simply doesn't possess the talent to pull off Prince, vocally. Edited October 4, 2017 by Towelie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
default_ Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I hope zero. Seriously, enough of covers... Only if they put in place of any other, they could just take Seeker off, they've already played it enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live Like a Suicide Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Towelie said: Axl said himself they didn't do a Prince song because they knew they wouldn't be able to do it justice. Axl can cover Tom Petty and sound good (he knocked Petty outta the park when they performed Free Fallin together back in the day). These days, I'm sure Axl could muster up a satisfactory performance of pretty much any Petty number. Hearing Axl attempt something like Purple Rain, Nothing Compares 2 U or Lets Go Crazy would've been a carcrash. He simply doesn't possess the talent to pull off Prince, vocally. Maybe Axl.exe does have some self awareness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnfnr2k Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 If he is going to add a Petty song to the rotation for tribute, just rotate the song each night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerTornado Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 9 hours ago, appetite4illusions said: Prince isn't a rock icon? You might be right about the fans wanting a petty cover more, but I don't think either Prince or Petty is in the GN'R wheelhouse. They're both artists confined to their sub-genres. As much of Prince's work that I like, he is more pop/funk/r&b. He had the guitar chops to make some outstanding rock records, but never really realized it. He'd tease it every so often. Anyway, I don't need to hear Axl singing Raspberry Beret... As for sub genres, I don't think Petty, Prince, or GnR are confined to a single sub-genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerTornado Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 9 hours ago, Gackt said: Axl would more than likely sell his soul to be a Traveling Wilbury Who wouldn't? heh 8 hours ago, Towelie said: Axl said himself they didn't do a Prince song because they knew they wouldn't be able to do it justice. Axl can cover Tom Petty and sound good (he knocked Petty outta the park when they performed Free Fallin together back in the day). These days, I'm sure Axl could muster up a satisfactory performance of pretty much any Petty number. Hearing Axl attempt something like Purple Rain, Nothing Compares 2 U or Lets Go Crazy would've been a carcrash. He simply doesn't possess the talent to pull off Prince, vocally. I wouldn't say it is talent, just a different style, but of course Axl's vox have diminished after years of hard singing on them. I just can't really think of a Prince song I'd want to hear GnR play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderram Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 8 hours ago, Towelie said: Hearing Axl attempt something like Purple Rain, Nothing Compares 2 U or Lets Go Crazy would've been a carcrash. He simply doesn't possess the talent to pull off Prince, vocally. I think this is the wrong way to state it. Not many have/had the vocal talent and range of W. Axl Rose. It's not a talent issue at all, but rather a style/genre issue. Luciano Pavarotti had one of the best male voices of all time. But he wouldn't be a good fit to sing a Guns N' Roses song. So, again, it's not about talent. It's a style/genre thing. Having said that, it's not like Purple Rain is vocally challenging at all. I think a lot of vocalists could sing that one, but if it doesn't sound like Prince it's just not the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludurigan Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 9 hours ago, Towelie said: Axl said himself they didn't do a Prince song because they knew they wouldn't be able to do it justice. Axl can cover Tom Petty and sound good (he knocked Petty outta the park when they performed Free Fallin together back in the day). These days, I'm sure Axl could muster up a satisfactory performance of pretty much any Petty number. Hearing Axl attempt something like Purple Rain, Nothing Compares 2 U or Lets Go Crazy would've been a carcrash. He simply doesn't possess the talent to pull off Prince, vocally. give bambi to axl rose any day of the week 1985-1991 and he would outdo prince in the first try slash (and steven and izzy and duff) could do an awesome job on this one as well very rocking song prince sounds a bit like clean axl voice on this live version or am i crazy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayfox Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Axl could do Zombie Zoo justice. My opinion at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 7 hours ago, thunderram said: I think this is the wrong way to state it. Not many have/had the vocal talent and range of W. Axl Rose. It's not a talent issue at all, but rather a style/genre issue. Luciano Pavarotti had one of the best male voices of all time. But he wouldn't be a good fit to sing a Guns N' Roses song. So, again, it's not about talent. It's a style/genre thing. Having said that, it's not like Purple Rain is vocally challenging at all. I think a lot of vocalists could sing that one, but if it doesn't sound like Prince it's just not the same. Those end falsetto bits ("hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo") are incredibly high. I've heard a number of professional singers cover Purple Rain and botch that bit up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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