SylvesterStallone Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Ridiculous....it's not even the best of the new songs....that title belongs to Catcher in the Rye. Better is a good pop song, and like every pop song...it will get stale....Catcher in the Rye is the only one with potential to be timeless like the old guns catalogue..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucketmaster101 Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Better is good. It has potential. I can't wait to hear the full "Zodiac" though.You say that all the time, we get it.You heard it too. It has potential. that's for being saucy and sarcastic.Did i miss something. Has a clip of Zodiac surfaced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f**k_your_enemy Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Kaneda.. you are messed up.One week you post negative comments about the band then you post positive.. then repeat this week in week out.WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sandman Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 The only one to perhaps realistically compare melodically to Coma, Estranged or NR would be Catcher. Better and I.R.S are good rockers, although only I.R.S is really that mainstream. There Was A Time, just a good album track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaneda Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 Some of you guys are fools, complaining that it has too much of a pop sound...well I hate to break it to you but Sweet Child o Mine is GNR's most popular tune of all time, and it's a pop song...And Better just has so much more energy than Sweet Child it's not even funny. I like songs like Coma and Estranged, but come on, these aren't "HITS"...they both would flop on the charts if released as singles. Some people don't understand Axl at all, he wants to be #1, he wants to have that hit song that everyone's into...sure some of his songs are long and insightful, but Better would blow away a song like Catcher in the Rye on the charts. I have played better for so many people in their early 20s and they love it. Play TWAT for them, and they hate it. It's that simple. Watch it, Better will take over the charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
November_rain Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Better is an awesome song, and I don´t know if it will reach number one on the charts but I´m sure it will have a big success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Decent song. Nothing mind blowing. If that's the pinnacle of Robin's song writing ability, well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_of_Beers Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 (edited) Seriously guys, this song is better than anything they have ever released and the version we have has Axl's vocals burried. Come on Axl, drop the shit and releases these hits!I agree the maturity of these new songs are great, these tracks are real growers rather than flash in the pan songs, I can see Better being on constant repeat on MTV without being boring. Edited June 1, 2006 by King_of_Beers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy79 Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Better is a great song, sort of a modern SCOM. Especially with that catchy riff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maro2 Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I agree that it's the best song from the new material but it can polish SCOM's shoes. WTTJ, NR, Etranged too I like new tunes but they will never detronized old stuff. Greetz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artfromtex Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 i have twin girls who are 11 and they LOVE "Better". they like alot of my music, but they also listen to Ciara, Usher, and crap like that. (hey at least they don't like Britney Spears anymore!). everytime they hear "Better" come on they freak out. plus i hear them listening to it in their room all the time. and they crank the fuck out of it. they've always liked Axl alot. they play old GNR alot too. they also like AC/DC, Motley Crue, and Elvis. i wonder where they get that from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagocoma13 Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I like Better don't get me wrong----but I would have to say 90 percent of the Illusion material is BETTER. I also think TWAT is better than better---Kanada kudos for drawing attention to yourself as always--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeonian Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Better is my favorite of the new songs. I think it has big potential for being a hit. CITR and then TWAT come next, followed by IRS. Better is just structured great, has a catchy beat, great hook, and good playing to boot (at least from the demo I've heard). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsnrosesrfreak Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I just saw this for the first time tonight, and its FUCKING AWFUL!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DqmpYKNJQA...rock%20in%20rioAm i missing something here? This is a total disgrace, Axl's voice sucks in places, the band can't be heard at other times...A real mess is what this song is!What do you guys think?obvviously u havent heard the leaked demo yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeonian Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I just saw this for the first time tonight, and its FUCKING AWFUL!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DqmpYKNJQA...rock%20in%20rioAm i missing something here? This is a total disgrace, Axl's voice sucks in places, the band can't be heard at other times...A real mess is what this song is!What do you guys think?obvviously u havent heard the leaked demo yetYeah, it hasn't sounded very good live. The demo sounds great, but live, it has been less than savory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funeral Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Some of you guys are fools, complaining that it has too much of a pop sound...well I hate to break it to you but Sweet Child o Mine is GNR's most popular tune of all time, and it's a pop song...And Better just has so much more energy than Sweet Child it's not even funny. I like songs like Coma and Estranged, but come on, these aren't "HITS"...they both would flop on the charts if released as singles. Some people don't understand Axl at all, he wants to be #1, he wants to have that hit song that everyone's into...sure some of his songs are long and insightful, but Better would blow away a song like Catcher in the Rye on the charts. I have played better for so many people in their early 20s and they love it. Play TWAT for them, and they hate it. It's that simple. Watch it, Better will take over the charts.totaly agree!I think "Better" is better than half of AFD........yes, don't be shocked fools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axls Rocket Queen Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Kaneda, are you schizophrenic or just fucking stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Decent song. Nothing mind blowing. If that's the pinnacle of Robin's song writing ability, well dead on.if anyone thinks it's gonna top Jungle, PC or any number of previous classics, they're on glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogstar90_G'N'R Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 wow kaneda has some positive discussion for once, yea better has got the potential to be a mega hit, as well as IRS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pain_Train_99 Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 better is really good but not the best ever released by GNR, it'll probably be the best ever released by this group of GNR tho, and thats if it ever actually comes out. It'll probably end up being the best ever non released rock song tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SylvesterStallone Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Some of you guys are fools, complaining that it has too much of a pop sound...well I hate to break it to you but Sweet Child o Mine is GNR's most popular tune of all time, and it's a pop song...And Better just has so much more energy than Sweet Child it's not even funny. I like songs like Coma and Estranged, but come on, these aren't "HITS"...they both would flop on the charts if released as singles. Some people don't understand Axl at all, he wants to be #1, he wants to have that hit song that everyone's into...sure some of his songs are long and insightful, but Better would blow away a song like Catcher in the Rye on the charts. I have played better for so many people in their early 20s and they love it. Play TWAT for them, and they hate it. It's that simple. Watch it, Better will take over the charts.totaly agree!I think "Better" is better than half of AFD........yes, don't be shocked fools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axls_Disillusion Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I'm not going to say Better is better than half of AFD. I dont think you can compare. Better is outside of anything the old guns would have done. They weren't even equipped to play a song like that. I do think Better is at least on par with AFD. But which is better is all a matter of taste really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTHAFA Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 To quote Will Ferrell.."I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!!"I mean fuck, if you think "Better" is some classic song, you guys must love Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit. Can anyone explain what is so special about this song aside from Axl's voice being on it? I get the feeling if Axl recorded himself shitting, people on here would claim it's better than anything on AFD.It's just a mediocre industrial rock song with totally uninspired guitar play, and it will be forgotton about within the next 2 or 3 years, even by the most hardcore Axlites.Watch me catch heat for this one - but it's only better than 2 or 3 songs on Contraband.And that's the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axls_Disillusion Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Watch me catch heat for this one - but it's only better than 2 or 3 songs on Contraband.that means absolutely nothing from someone who worships VR and doesn't even like GNR yet comes to a GNR board on a daily basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTHAFA Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Hey, I can fully admit that "The Blues" and "Catcher in the Rye" are better than anything on Contraband, but people are taking it overboard here. Those songs are special. Better is not special. Better is an uninspired industrial clusterfuck with a main guitar riff that any bum off the street could play. If that song came out with a different lead singer on it, nobody would give two shits about it. But since it's Axl, it's GREAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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