mikeman5150 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Bitchisback said: I always thought War Pigs would be an interesting song for GnR to cover. I think Axl would sound good on it, and Slash played it with Post Malone already. As far as GnR songs I would love Don't Damn Me, Locomotive, Breakdown, Right Next Door, Oh My God, Shackler's Revenge and TWAT. Garden of Eden would be amazing but I doubt Axl could pull it off lol. I would put a lot of money on a Van Halen cover showing up. Especially with WVH on the tour. That would be awesome! I doubt it happens, but it would definitely be awesome! Slash and duff played ain’t talking about love at VanHalens hof induction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamillos Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1. No more covers ffs. 2. As for old songs, only those that would fit Axl’s current form, whatever it will be. And overall, not the songs with middle rasp, which he doesn’t do any more. Therefore, songs like Breakdown or Think About You are off the table. Let’s go with something with the lower register, like Bad Obsession or Down on the Farm (also cover, but that’s different). Or the high stuff he can do (see SOYL), therefore You’re Crazy – AfD version, Nice Boys, Shackler (although Idk if Slash would want to play that), or Prostitute (clean voice – no problem). As for the suggested RNDTH, Don’t Damn Me, or even Perfect Crime, that’s basically science fiction, guys... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress Fracture Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Street of Dreams. Just to see how Slash would intentionally massacre the solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 4 hours ago, Stress Fracture said: Street of Dreams. Just to see how Slash would intentionally massacre the solo. Yeah, that would probably end up as a major suckage lol. The solo on the album is fantastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Time for my yearly beating on this topic, but personally I don't think they'll ever do The Blues with Slash in the band because I think it's 100% about him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsapple Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Stress Fracture said: Street of Dreams. Just to see how Slash would intentionally massacre the solo. They should just no longer play any songs from Chinese Democracy. Having heard most these songs from the CD lineups in person anything Slash has come up with so far regarding CD material is an insult to my ears, emotions and intelligence. He doesn't even play the right notes. Why they don't let Richard do the CD solos now remains a mystery to me, he is much more connected to that material and could do it just fine, probably much better than Slash. Edited July 28, 2021 by adamsapple 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold top 78 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Breakdown and DDM would be songs I’d love to hear live but I just imagine Axl being able to sing them. I would go for 1 . The Garden 2. Move to the city 3. Bad Obsession 4. PTU I can’t be bothered with more covers but Fall To Pieces would be a good song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2112 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1. Pretty Tied Up 2. Move To The City 3. Since I Don't Have you 4. The Garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 14 minutes ago, adamsapple said: They should just no longer play any songs from Chinese Democracy. Having heard most these songs from the CD lineups in person anything Slash has come up with so far regarding CD material is an insult to my ears, emotions and intelligence. He doesn't even play the right notes. Why they don't let Richard do the CD solos now remains a mystery to me, he is much more connected to that material and could do it just fine, probably much better than Slash. Sad but true. Let Richard play these solos or just drop these songs for good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAFC Nick Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 6 hours ago, Stress Fracture said: Street of Dreams. Just to see how Slash would intentionally massacre the solo. Funny you say that... after watching TWAT on the selects, I was genuinely thinking that maybe Slash was partially butchering the Robin & Bucket solos? Robin's first solo is so beautiful in its sparsity and simplicity, to the point that an amateur could play it within 1 hour of picking up a guitar yet Slash was fumbling all over it. Same can be said for the first few bars of the Bucket outro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Saw someone mention GN'R doing VH covers. A couple of things come to mind: 1) please, please, please no more covers 2) Wolfgang himself has made it crystal clear that he won't be covering any Van Halen material, so I doubt he'd be interested in joining GN'R for it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, RussTCB said: Saw someone mention GN'R doing VH covers. A couple of things come to mind: 1) please, please, please no more covers 2) Wolfgang himself has made it crystal clear that he won't be covering any Van Halen material, so I doubt he'd be interested in joining GN'R for it And let's be honest - it would sound like shit anyway. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowOfTheWave Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, RussTCB said: Time for my yearly beating on this topic, but personally I don't think they'll ever do The Blues with Slash in the band because I think it's 100% about him. I think it's pretty clearly about Slash, it's very similar to Axl's 1999 Rolling Stone interview comments on him, right around the time the song was written. I also think it's not a coincidence that the first tour which didn't feature SOD was 2014, right around the time Axl was softening towards Slash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 19 minutes ago, ShadowOfTheWave said: I think it's pretty clearly about Slash, it's very similar to Axl's 1999 Rolling Stone interview comments on him, right around the time the song was written. I also think it's not a coincidence that the first tour which didn't feature SOD was 2014, right around the time Axl was softening towards Slash. If you read the lyrics with that theory in mind it really makes so much sense. I think it's about Slash now as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, ShadowOfTheWave said: I think it's pretty clearly about Slash, it's very similar to Axl's 1999 Rolling Stone interview comments on him, right around the time the song was written. I also think it's not a coincidence that the first tour which didn't feature SOD was 2014, right around the time Axl was softening towards Slash. 48 minutes ago, El Guapo said: If you read the lyrics with that theory in mind it really makes so much sense. I think it's about Slash now as well. WHOA. I'm very happy to others actually agreeing with this! I wasn't kidding, I generally take a yearly beating for even suggesting it, but I've been doing so since like 2002 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkside259 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 13 minutes ago, RussTCB said: WHOA. I'm very happy to others actually agreeing with this! I wasn't kidding, I generally take a yearly beating for even suggesting it, but I've been doing so since like 2002 lol i thouht the song was for dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamillos Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) Well if he (Axl) chose to do Sorry, he might as well do Street of Dreams. Edited July 28, 2021 by jamillos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agustingloger Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 hours ago, adamsapple said: They should just no longer play any songs from Chinese Democracy. Having heard most these songs from the CD lineups in person anything Slash has come up with so far regarding CD material is an insult to my ears, emotions and intelligence. He doesn't even play the right notes. Why they don't let Richard do the CD solos now remains a mystery to me, he is much more connected to that material and could do it just fine, probably much better than Slash. Yet You wouldn't mind all NU GNR guitar players playing Slash's material for 15 years 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, jamillos said: Well if he (Axl) chose to do Sorry, he might as well do Street of Dreams. I've never thought Sorry was about Slash myself. I think that's why Sorry gets played and not The Blues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweersa Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I thought The Blues was about a woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkside259 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, agustingloger said: Yet You wouldn't mind all NU GNR guitar players playing Slash's material for 15 years 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 this is an old discusion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamillos Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 28 minutes ago, RussTCB said: I've never thought Sorry was about Slash myself. I think that's why Sorry gets played and not The Blues Hm, I've always thought it was the other way round (not sure about The Blues though, but I didn't reckon it was about Slash). After all, Axl did mention in the chat he was told to "shut up and sing" by the guys, hence the lyrics. I thought there was a consensus on this, Idk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsapple Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 48 minutes ago, CAFC Nick said: Robin's first solo is so beautiful in its sparsity and simplicity, to the point that an amateur could play it within 1 hour of picking up a guitar yet Slash was fumbling all over it. Same can be said for the first few bars of the Bucket outro. Out of likes for today but you are spot on. Slash is a great blues player no question, but either he really ain't got a fucking clue about anything beyond pentatonics or he is intentionally taking the piss at Axl and all fans who love these songs. I'm not music expert but from what I can tell TWAT is in B minor and the Buckethead portion of the solo uses chromatic scales, yet Slash keeps noodling pentatonics around E and it just hurts my ears, a total mess both technically and harmonically. People saying Axl sounds like Mickey Mouse just because he sings clean and is not in baritone makes me wonder if they ever really listened to what Slash is actually doing on some songs? Axl does sound like crap sometimes, but as long as he's not goin on totally unprepared and he's at least aiming at the right notes I'm willing to cut him some slack. Also when Axl does songs he did not write himself he always has a certain standard, goes for the VR song and all covers they do. Slash doing CD songs just pisses me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 50 minutes ago, RussTCB said: I've never thought Sorry was about Slash myself. I think that's why Sorry gets played and not The Blues I thought you did think it was about Slash.. Sorry is one of the few CD songs I like.. To me it sounds like is talking to all the people talking shit about him on message boards and stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsapple Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, RussTCB said: WHOA. I'm very happy to others actually agreeing with this! I wasn't kidding, I generally take a yearly beating for even suggesting it, but I've been doing so since like 2002 lol I don't know what the song is about, it could be about Slash - or just about any person and/or idea he felt deeply for and ended up being hurt and dissapointed, certainly reflecting on his own expectations also. And who knows what people or experiences might have inspired the lyrics we have no knowledge of? Sometimes you just fall out with people you actually love and admire, had high hopes and great ideas connected with them but then you gotta move on an reflect to survive and that's what this song is about to me, like most of the album actually, survival. For all I know the lyrics might as well be about Kurt Cobain if you catch my drift. I wish people would wrap their head around lyrics more, most of Axl's are really good and go deep. But I doubt his whole world is about GNR, so who knows what The Blues really is about. It's these kind of questions I miss from interviews, like tell me what was going on in your head and heart when you wrote this song and how do you feel about it now. Anyways, it's a beautiful song. Edited July 28, 2021 by adamsapple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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