Tom-Ass Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 2 hours ago, fantomas said: You want us to appreciate Silkworms and cream our pants over it? Are you serious? A song that was shitty in 2001 and is just as, if not more shitty now. The song that was so shitty it was left off of Chinese Democracy, which was full of shitty songs. Just because the band has given us something different, it doesn't mean it's good or welcome. Well put haha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 27 minutes ago, TeeJay410 said: I actually like silkworms, don't mind the verses, Slash's feel adds an element to it that avtually makes it sound like GN'R, but I did not imagine they could find a worse chorus to the song until I heard Axl yell "ABSURD!" A shitty song remains a shitty song in this case, no matter who plays on it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 38 minutes ago, Trin9498 said: But even that was probably 4/5 yes ago now And there were like 15 vocal tracks layered over each other... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUnderScott Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, Sleep said: The fact that Hard School is what people are holding out hope for shows you how low the bar is. Blows my mind they're trying to rework decades old material with Slash & Duff rather than coming up with anything new. Same here, that and the fact lyrics like Pussy full of maggots is really going to go down well in this day and age. I mean, like we’ve got a children’s book people, and a twenty year old song with pussies full of fly larvae! 😳 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 6 minutes ago, Free Bird said: A shitty song remains a shitty song in this case, no matter who plays on it. Can't polish a turd.. That is kind of how I feel about almost all the CD songs they play.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packersnroses Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 So will it be released as a track? Why play it live if not? (Not that I expect anything traditional with this band 😆) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester 524 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I was wondering the same thing, when will Absurd be released on Spotify or whatever. then I thought about it this way "what's the most GNR way to pimp this new song" and the answer came to me: Absurd, the children's book: Uncle Axl explains to you and your brother why I'm leaving your mother. TB: YOU ARE WELCOME. lol 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double talkin jive mfkr Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 chuck this thread now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basic_GnR_Fan Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I admire them doing something outside the ordinary setlist. I actually have no problem with Silkworms/Absurd if it was just supposed to be an album track or b-side. As long as they know it's not a single, and by Axl saying at the end "see, we never run out of those songs" I think they know it's all a bit tongue in cheek. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardNixon Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Tom-Ass said: Can't polish a turd.. That is kind of how I feel about almost all the CD songs they play.. Yawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ak1nney Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) If I'm going to be honest, it doesn't sound like a very good track. I thought most people didn't really care for Silkworms that much to begin with. A song like Better absolutely destroys it. It definitely has deep cut written all over it. 2 hours ago, Sleep said: The fact that Hard School is what people are holding out hope for shows you how low the bar is. Blows my mind they're trying to rework decades old material with Slash & Duff rather than coming up with anything new. I thought I was the only person that thought Hard School wasn't that good. Edited August 5, 2021 by Ak1nney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suckerpunched03 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Let’s not over react. Lots of musicians liked this song snd at least a few decided to play it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaskingApathy Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 3 hours ago, GnR Chris said: Yeah that's been the theme thus far with Silkworms and Hard School. I disagree. Rock the Rock was good, vocally. SOYL has new vocals too. 3 hours ago, Gimpy Hewitt said: I meant any other new stuff other than hardschool Oh ok 2 hours ago, Sleep said: The fact that Hard School is what people are holding out hope for shows you how low the bar is. Blows my mind they're trying to rework decades old material with Slash & Duff rather than coming up with anything new. We don't know that they haven't come up with new stuff as well as worked on old stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double talkin jive mfkr Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, MaskingApathy said: SOYL has new vocals too. Oh ok We don't know that they haven't come up with new stuff as well as worked on old stuff. SOYL is probably at the same level as My World and Silk Worms in fact i still think My world is better than the 3 i hat SOYL and i'd chose Silk worms over it just cause its retardely different 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, MaskingApathy said: SOYL has new vocals too. Here's the channel from the 5.1 disc with the vocals really high in the mix: https://voca.ro/1bp3VO6O8FZe Which lines were re-recorded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live Like a Suicide Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 It's hilarious seeing how negative the reactions are of the audiences across music media. The media's response seems quite positive, but the consumer response is extremely negative, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaskingApathy Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 51 minutes ago, Gordon Comstock said: Here's the channel from the 5.1 disc with the vocals really high in the mix: https://voca.ro/1bp3VO6O8FZe Which lines were re-recorded? I'll listen to it tomorrow with headphones but I think all of it was redone. He can do them line by line so that they sound good. Any chance you can send me all the channels for that song? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitchisback Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, Live Like a Suicide said: It's hilarious seeing how negative the reactions are of the audiences across music media. The media's response seems quite positive, but the consumer response is extremely negative, lol. Yeah it's a song that is only going to resonate with a small amount of people. I don't think industrial fans are ever going to get into GnR at this point even if they do a kick ass industrial album. GnR realistically isn't going to expand their fanbase so if they put out something not in that realm it's probably going to be met pretty negatively by most. Only a handful of gunners (like me) wanted that full oh my god like industrial album back in 2000 lol. Most just want classic rock and that's fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valengf Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, fantomas said: Yep, the joke's on me. I've been on this forum since it was a bulletin board, that been for almost 25 years, mate. It's the same recycled bullshit, over and over and over and over. As a fan you should demand better from this band. One album in 30 years is not good enough. Hanging on to a legacy of a flawed album is not good enough. A piss take of a song where the band is quite literally laughing at us is not good enough. The Chinese Democracy era has to end. We've been on this path since 2001 and the House of Blues show. Aren't you bored of this? As AFD mutated into UYI, the evolution was and still is Chinese Democracy wether you like it or not. Thats still the road ahead for now. Remember Chinese was supposed to be a double album. Well this is the continuation of that with the will of Axl doing it with Slash as it was intended in the first place. Now Slash is on the same page so that is the future Edited August 5, 2021 by valengf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybebad Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Remember how Slash and Duff were supposedly holding Axl back from recording such forward-thinking music in the 90s... Remember how much those stories dictated the narrative for twenty years or so? This is that progressive music. This has to be Slash and Duff's attempt to show Axl that they're on board with his ideas to hopefully convince him to go into the studio. I feel embarrassed for them that they 1) had to learn this song 2) had to let their wives/kids/friends watch them playing this song. But then I remember that they're making millions upon millions of dollars to get up there on stage with Axl... so... congratulations...? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintari Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 It's not the same without the "What can I do? With a bitch like you" line. The changes makes me question whether it was woke-related. I sure hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 10 minutes ago, valengf said: As AFD mutated into UYI, the evolution was and still is Chinese Democracy wether you like it or not. Thats still the road ahead for now. Remember Chinese was supposed to be another album. Well this is the continuation of that with the will of Axl doing it with Slash as it was intended in the first place. Now Slash is on the same page so that is the future That's still bullshit. UYI and CD are poles apart. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LlamaRenegade Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Nintari said: It's not the same without the "What can I do? With a bitch like you" line. The changes makes me question whether it was woke-related. I sure hope not. The chorus was removed back in 2006 or sometime before. I highly doubt it has anything to do with trying to be PC. Just listen to the rest of the lyrics Edited August 5, 2021 by LlamaRenegade 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live Like a Suicide Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Nintari said: It's not the same without the "What can I do? With a bitch like you" line. The changes makes me question whether it was woke-related. I sure hope not. How can a song which has 'Pussy full of maggots' as a lyric be woke? I agree that the 'bitch' line was awesome, but in a way, Absurd works because it gives breathing room for Slash and Fortus to work their magic. I look at this song similar to Double Talkin' Jive, which has a lot of instrumental focus. Edited August 5, 2021 by Live Like a Suicide 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serial Killer Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Absurd sucks so hard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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