Subtle Signs Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, guitarpatch said: Radio’s dead…This band being on a level that’s “popular” again is long gone. The hook was removed for whatever reason and never reworked It’s a song that took the band a few go arounds to learn. Insert some Slash and Richard leads over a droning riff and it’s good to go. Much easier to pull off than something like Atlas It has it moments and certainly energy. It’s incredibly repetitive though Ok,it wouldn't do well on Spotify,XM,Youtube. Better? If the hook was the "What do I do...??" that wasn't very catchy either. Song seems to be getting ripped on most posts that I see on Blabbermouth etc. I don't think anyone was expecting the second coming of Jungle 35 years later but I just hope the rest of the album is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, RussTCB said: I just thought of something: Civil War was the first official song we heard from Use Your Illusion Civil War ended up being the B Side to You Could Be Mine, the first official single from Use Your Illusion Absurb is the first official song we're hearing from a possible new GN'R album Ergo......Absurd will be the B Side to the first official single from the album. NEW B SIDE FOR OFFICIAL SINGLE AND ALBUM CONFIRMED! YOU'RE WELCOME! (i kid, I kid) I actually thought about that earlier today, but from a monetary standpoint. Roger Taylor mentioned he got he same amount of money as Freddie did for Bohemian Rhapsody, as I'm In Love With My Car was the B side. I dunno how that works in the digital age, but if it's still the same and we go by this logic, if you're reading, Chris, you may finally get that money you were due after all! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowOfTheWave Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 One good thing about the critics hypocrisy on praising this track just because it's a different lineup is maybe Axl will read their positive reviews and it will make him more excited/less nervous about releasing a full new album. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfierose Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 16 minutes ago, Gunsdrummer63 said: Lol I didn’t make the KFC connection until now and I was there. That’s hilarious and wonder if it was planned Good catch. I didn't spot that one. I doubt it was coincidence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebagn'r Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Axl's voice = This is the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkarmy Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 The “what should I do with a …” line was the best part of that song. It’s my favourite Chinese era tune that slash plays on but good gosh why does Axl do everything ass backwards this is literally the least favourite song from the Chinese era and that’s what he chooses to get people excited for “new material 😫 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantomas Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Jesus fucking christ. Is this how far we've fallen? A half-assed version of a shit 21 year old song we pretty much all hated when it was first played? Now the band is just taking the piss at this point, I'm glad I'm skipping the Phoenix show. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top-Hatted One Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 21 minutes ago, Bitchisback said: I think Shackler's Revenge is such a no brainer for this band to play but I wonder if they ignore it because it's basically Buckethead's signature song with GnR. They would play it if Axl could sing it. I don’t think he has it on him to pull it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top-Hatted One Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, tkarmy said: The “what should I do with a …” line was the best part of that song. It’s my favourite Chinese era tune that slash plays on but good gosh why does Axl do everything ass backwards this is literally the least favourite song from the Chinese era and that’s what he chooses to get people excited for “new material 😫 Yea sucks he removed the hook. Repeating absurd is pretty absurd too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiff Competition Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 yeahhh, silkworms being a "new" song shows that the album (if it ever happens) will be as much a demonstration of a band going though the motions as the live shows are. I'm not excited about the possibility of hard school being played, but silkworms coming back? yikes. It seems so like disingenuous with axl up there singing like he does on down on the farm essentially...kind of a joke, especially at his age for some reason. Watching it was pretty cringeworthy for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceJ Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Top-Hatted One said: They would play it if Axl could sing it. I don’t think he has it on him to pull it off I used to think/feel the same but it's gotten to a point where I don't think it matters. The songs they do play don't always sound that great either. I think they could perform Shackler's in a way similar to Slither, if that makes any sense. With enough backing vocals from Duff/Melissa/Dizzy I think it would be passable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top-Hatted One Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I’d be intrigued to see Slash’s take on Shackler. It would be one of his better takes on CD songs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Haha, wtf is going on in Axl's head. I love him, he's really and totally loco. I think it's great they did this, because it's so weird. Anything is better than pure boredom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Riggs Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 It’s funny/trollish/cool that they Absurdly chose to play this as the first taste of “new” material w/ Slash back in the band… However that only works if this is round 1 and there are more new songs (album) to come and soon. Otherwise this will just be seen as another slap in the face to the die hards and people who care about this band at least attempting to have a pulse and make up for all the lost years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surforia Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, El Guapo said: Haha, wtf is going on in Axl's head. I love him, he's really and totally loco. I think it's great they did this, because it's so weird. Anything is better than pure boredom. Agree 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanecrescente Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, Stiff Competition said: yeahhh, silkworms being a "new" song shows that the album (if it ever happens) will be as much a demonstration of a band going though the motions as the live shows are. I'm not excited about the possibility of hard school being played, but silkworms coming back? yikes. It seems so like disingenuous with axl up there singing like he does on down on the farm essentially...kind of a joke, especially at his age for some reason. Watching it was pretty cringeworthy for me. Down on the farm is a great song that they should pull out the bag, at least he could sing it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Amir Posted August 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2021 Me 2 days ago: Man, GNR is dead, I give up, no way I'm buying any tickets for any future gigs. Me today: EAT MY SILKWORMS BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY This is the best thing to happen since the leaks. Would genuinely love to hear this live. I do miss the "What can I do... with a bitch like you" chorus, though. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Amir said: Me 2 days ago: Man, GNR is dead, I give up, no way I'm buying any tickets for any future gigs. Me today: EAT MY SILKWORMS BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY This is the best thing to happen since the leaks. Would genuinely love to hear this live. I do miss the "What can I do... with a bitch like you" chorus, though. I like the Absurd chorus. It's kind of... absurd? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabioRoses Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 25 minutes ago, sebagn'r said: Axl's voice = This is the way! Powerful as fuck, just leave the middle section to Melissa and it's 100% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 You know what else this song does? Proves all of us wrong who were like "Axl takes himself too seriously to release new music!" Dude absolutely must be on the joke of what a bad song this is and/or going about having the general public hear it for the first time this way 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Korean Democracy Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 The fact they played this confirms 100% that they're also going to play Hard Skool at some point in this tour (let's hope very soon). Imagine if they both become setlist regulars, two "new" and unreleased songs on the setlist that sounds cool as fuck and makes the tour better than it has been in a long long time. It would be the first time they play unreleased songs since fuckin' 2007. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top-Hatted One Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I doubt they will ever play it again now that the joke is out of the bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson87 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, RussTCB said: Dude absolutely must be on the joke of what a bad song this is and/or going about having the general public hear it for the first time this way 😂 Yeah man it's pretty absurd Someone please help I can't stop Edited August 4, 2021 by Gibson_Guy87 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I thought it turned our pretty great, for what it is. Strange choice though 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 This is weird. Heard some of it but to me it doesn't sound like a Guns song? Not sure I like it. Maybe if they play it live in Dallas I will see, but right now, not really feeling it. Maybe GNR should just stick with the classics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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