Voodoochild Posted October 11 Posted October 11 22 hours ago, Sweersa said: The General doesn't really have a solo, same with Prostitute, at least in the traditional GN'R sense. The General has a solo, it's just layered with background vocals. And Prostitute definitely has two solos. 1 Quote
Sweersa Posted October 11 Posted October 11 10 hours ago, evilfacelessturtle said: The verses are HORRENDOUS. The lyrics, or delivery? If the former, no different than some of the stuff from AFD or CD. Quote
Sweersa Posted October 11 Posted October 11 35 minutes ago, Voodoochild said: The General has a solo, it's just layered with background vocals. And Prostitute definitely has two solos. For The General, is it the guitars towards the end? For Prostitute, they are short, by traditional I meant they don't have solos in the sense of the solos that are front and center like Scraped, This I Love, November Rain, etc. I suppose Prostitute has that, but they are short. Quote
Voodoochild Posted October 11 Posted October 11 1 hour ago, Sweersa said: For The General, is it the guitars towards the end? For Prostitute, they are short, by traditional I meant they don't have solos in the sense of the solos that are front and center like Scraped, This I Love, November Rain, etc. I suppose Prostitute has that, but they are short. Yeah, that's what I meant. I think the length doesn't matter much, but as Prostitute has two solos, one could argue that those combined would count as one main solo. 1 Quote
Zeppelin Posted October 11 Posted October 11 10 hours ago, DannyVinyard said: Sorry for upsetting people with my comments on some of the UYI songs. The Garden is actually a really good song that I have listened to many, many times. Another song I listed, Bad Obsession, would have been much better without the twangy instruments. The '91 Ritz version is excellent, without the twang. A lot of the songs, especially on UYI II, are some of the best songs of all time. I love Civil War, KOHD, Breakdown, Pretty Tied Up, Locomotive, and Estranged. For me, when The General and Monsters first leaked, I was listening to them on repeat for weeks. I think they both are great listening to, back to back. It was reminiscent of the Better and There Was a Time leaks, which I couldn't listen to enough. Apology accepted. Just bugging. But seriously, next time you make a list like that, you don't need to include My World. That's just assumed to be in the bin by default. Quote
Tom2112 Posted October 11 Posted October 11 7 minutes ago, Zeppelin said: Apology accepted. Just bugging. But seriously, next time you make a list like that, you don't need to include My World. That's just assumed to be in the bin by default. I'd have my world over the general 3 1 Quote
El Guapo Posted October 11 Posted October 11 34 minutes ago, Tom2112 said: I'd have my world over the general Me too. By far. 2 Quote
Zeppelin Posted October 11 Posted October 11 1 hour ago, Tom2112 said: I'd have my world over the general Spicy. I like it. I'm not a huge fan of The General, that's for sure. Not sure how I'd rank it. 1 Quote
SoulMonster Posted October 11 Posted October 11 My World is a curiosity and hasn't aged well. Still, I would rather listen to that song than Bad Obsession, Back Off Bitch, Bad Apples, Shotgun Blues or So Fine. I'd take The General over these and a few more. Same goes for Monsters, Hard Skool and Perhaps. I'd even rather listen to Absurd than some of the worst songs off UYIs - at least Absurd sounds less dated and is trying to be interesting. 4 2 Quote
Sweersa Posted October 11 Posted October 11 2 hours ago, Voodoochild said: Yeah, that's what I meant. I think the length doesn't matter much, but as Prostitute has two solos, one could argue that those combined would count as one main solo. It's all about the motion of the ocean, and not the size of the prize! 1 1 Quote
Sweersa Posted October 11 Posted October 11 24 minutes ago, SoulMonster said: My World is a curiosity and hasn't aged well. Still, I would rather listen to that song than Bad Obsession, Back Off Bitch, Bad Apples, Shotgun Blues or So Fine. I'd take The General over these and a few more. Same goes for Monsters, Hard Skool and Perhaps. I'd even rather listen to Absurd than some of the worst songs off UYIs - at least Absurd sounds less dated and is trying to be interesting. Shotgun Blues starts out bad then builds up into something you think might be ok but it's more bad. I got a new appreciation for CD (the song) and Absurd after hearing the NITL versions live. I think those songs dialed down are better, which suits the current lineup well. And I gotta say, Slash's parts (and Richard's too?) on Absurd are great, and fitting for the song. Dare I say, even better than the Buckethead/Bumblefoot version (Though there's probably a kickass pre-Bumble Bucket mix out there somewhere) I recently gave my dad a copy of UYI2, and he likes it, except he said the last song is awful. 1 Quote
Free Bird Posted October 11 Posted October 11 15 hours ago, SoulMonster said: He didn't call them bad songs Your reading skills are hilarious. He called them fillers and my grasp of filler is a bad song. I don’t know if your keen perception allows you to follow this highly complex interpretation of meaning but I’m amused by your comments and emojis. 4 Quote
2020_Intensions Posted October 11 Posted October 11 It amazes me we have to suffer Soul Monster but couldn't tolerate Pele? 1 Quote
Guest Posted October 11 Posted October 11 13 minutes ago, 2020_Intensions said: It amazes me we have to suffer Soul Monster but couldn't tolerate Pele? We don't, use the block button. Quote
evilfacelessturtle Posted October 11 Posted October 11 9 hours ago, Sweersa said: The lyrics, or delivery? If the former, no different than some of the stuff from AFD or CD. Delivery. The verses are almost entirely flat of the key it's in, and he does those lazy, IDGAF sounding trail-offs. But the lyrics are pretty bad, too. "The choice that you made Is not a road that I would take" I'm not sure what you'd compare that to on AFD except the filler tracks Think About You & Anything Goes. But this is supposed to be an epic single? Quote
Sweersa Posted October 12 Posted October 12 1 hour ago, evilfacelessturtle said: Delivery. The verses are almost entirely flat of the key it's in, and he does those lazy, IDGAF sounding trail-offs. But the lyrics are pretty bad, too. "The choice that you made Is not a road that I would take" I'm not sure what you'd compare that to on AFD except the filler tracks Think About You & Anything Goes. But this is supposed to be an epic single? I thought you were referring to the lyrics, so the AFD comparison is out the window now. The delivery you mention from State Of Grace are indeed poor, and most certainly placeholder scratch vocals. The one exception may be towards the end of the song where Axl is wailing, that sounds TWAT good. Quote
Popular Post CAFC Nick Posted October 12 Popular Post Posted October 12 (edited) 11 hours ago, Tom2112 said: I'd have my world over the general Imagine 10 years ago thinking you’d say this…! Edited October 12 by CAFC Nick 2 3 Quote
Popular Post Free Bird Posted October 12 Popular Post Posted October 12 3 hours ago, CAFC Nick said: Imagine 10 years ago thinking you’d say this…! I think in a few years when the disappointment has faded, The General will be given a fairer chance and will not be compared to My World which really is nothing more than a brain fart. There’re still some very poor choices Axl made by using this stupid filters and not using any kind of transitions during the whole song. A guitar solo in the middle would also be an improvement. 5 Quote
Lethalis Posted October 12 Posted October 12 In the mean time even Myles Kennedy managed to release a song I like. I think most of his work is way too generic lately and it all sounds the same. But I like Eternal Lullaby: This one caught me off guard. It's actually good. And I like it more than The General, or Perhaps. GNR really needs a banger of a song, because even Myles is ahead of them right now as far as I'm concerned. 3 Quote
JAxlMorrison Posted October 12 Posted October 12 On 10/9/2024 at 1:52 PM, DannyVinyard said: It's better than the filler UYI songs I listed, for sure. Monsters is freaking awesome. Agreed. Quote
Live Like a Suicide Posted October 13 Posted October 13 On 10/11/2024 at 5:31 AM, AxlRoseCDII said: After hearing Love to Love I don’t really care about a new album, at least assuming Axl is going to do the overprocessed falsetto on every song. If they just continue to release CD leftovers I think that would be better, and at least that ensures we get 1-2 new songs a tour. Yeah, i'm definitely not keen on Axl's approach for Love to Love either. It really took the wind out of the sails for me (not that there was much left there anyway, lol). Axl really needs to use his natural baritone more and save his power vocals for the rasp. Axl's current falsetto delivery, along with the over-production, just doesn't work for me. A new album going in that direction would be a huge letdown. 1 Quote
rocknroll41 Posted October 13 Posted October 13 (edited) 1 hour ago, Live Like a Suicide said: Yeah, i'm definitely not keen on Axl's approach for Love to Love either. It really took the wind out of the sails for me (not that there was much left there anyway, lol). Axl really needs to use his natural baritone more and save his power vocals for the rasp. Axl's current falsetto delivery, along with the over-production, just doesn't work for me. A new album going in that direction would be a huge letdown. While I enjoyed Love to Love, and am cool with a whole album that sounds like that, I wouldn’t mind a whole album of baritone either. Edited October 13 by rocknroll41 1 Quote
Lelex95 Posted October 13 Posted October 13 On 10/11/2024 at 6:59 PM, SoulMonster said: My World is a curiosity and hasn't aged well. Still, I would rather listen to that song than Bad Obsession, Back Off Bitch, Bad Apples, Shotgun Blues or So Fine. I'd take The General over these and a few more. Same goes for Monsters, Hard Skool and Perhaps. I'd even rather listen to Absurd than some of the worst songs off UYIs - at least Absurd sounds less dated and is trying to be interesting. I absolutely love bad apples, what is wrong with it? 3 Quote
SoulMonster Posted October 13 Posted October 13 7 hours ago, Lelex95 said: I absolutely love bad apples, what is wrong with it? Well, it is obviously subjective but I don't like the verses nor the chorus, it sounds very dated. Quote
Popular Post ShadowOfTheWave Posted October 13 Popular Post Posted October 13 (edited) I have never given a shit if something sounds "dated" or not, and have always found those who do perplexing. Music is either good or bad, it being reminiscent of a specific period in music history means fuck all to me. Edited October 13 by ShadowOfTheWave 5 Quote
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