G N' R The boys are back

[Newfoundfreedom]

First new single from Guns N Roses original lineup (minus Steve Adler and Izzy Stradlin) in about 30 years.

 

I'm a massive GNR fan. For me Appetite For Destruction is the greatest album of all time. 

 

Having said that, I'm really not sure about this new single. Maybe needs a few more listens, or the context of a few other tracks to see what kind of direction the band is heading. 

 

Absurd. 

 

https://youtu.be/Perh45ip3fY

 

 

 

 

[Doctor J]

[quote]Producer: W. Axl Rose[/quote]

 

AFD is sublime. This track is not. There is much to say in favour of a good producer, rather than a member of the band, to offer perspective and guidance.

[wateroftyne]

It sounds like the Faith No More Pistols.

[warwickhunt]

Judas Priest go fuzzy!  

[SumOne]

4 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

It sounds like the Faith No More Pistols.

Faith No Ministry Pistols

[Machines]

Anyone who can read Russian knows this song is really called Absuryad.

 

Sounds like junk tbh.

[bartelby]

On the up side: no nasally whiny vocals.

 

well not in the 45 seconds of it I heard

[Rich]

25 minutes ago, SumOne said:

Faith No Ministry Pistols n' Roses

 

Fixed.

It's dreadful. 

Edited August 6, 2021 by Rich

[thodrik]

I will give it a listen after work, which will either give me something to look forward to after a difficult week, or something to give me a good laugh after a difficult week. 

[pst62]

Crap!  But no doubt it'll get the overhype treatment, like everything else they've done!

[bartelby]

3 minutes ago, thodrik said:

I will give it a listen after work, which will either give me something to look forward to after a difficult week, or something to give me a good laugh after a difficult week. 

 

You'll probably wonder why you wasted the time listening to it...

[ubit]

I have to admit to being a bit of a snob when it comes to GnR. I saw the original (and to my mind best) lineup at Donnington and any line up without Izzy isn't the real deal for me. It's a little known fact that Izzy was one of the major songwriters in that band and I have all of his solo albums. Also I loved Velvet Revolver and saw them a few times. Fair enough death kind of puts an end to any reunion plans in that direction but I just feel that this current line up is for making money. Ive read all of their books and they swore they wouldn't get back together. I know all artists are in this to make money but they were doing ok without this flogged to death line up. I remain unconvinced.

[Naigewron]

Good lord, this was... well, crap.

 

In the words of a mate of mine: "The vocals ruin what could have been just a really bad song"

 

And what the hell is up with that ambient bridge that just suddenly fades in?

[CookPassBabtridge]

Only one listen but doesn’t sound great. Vocals are a bit weird and that section around the 2.09 minute mark reminds me of the intro to ‘Love Story’ by Taylor Swift! 

[CookPassBabtridge]

1 minute ago, Naigewron said:

Good lord, this was... well, crap.

 

In the words of a mate of mine: "The vocals ruin what could have been just a really bad song"

 

And what the hell is up with that ambient bridge that just suddenly fades in?

Haha, my thoughts exactly!

[Newfoundfreedom]

Actually. If you were reading it in "Cyrillic" (The "Russian" alphabet actually comes from Bulgaria) 

 

It would be AVSTSYAD. There is no letter "u". The nearest thing in shape would be "ц", pronounced TS, and the "B" would be pronounced V. 

Edited August 6, 2021 by Newfoundfreedom

[Newfoundfreedom]

34 minutes ago, Machines said:

Anyone who can read Russian knows this song is really called Absuryad.

 

Sounds like junk tbh.

 

[Rich]

5 minutes ago, Naigewron said:

 

In the words of a mate of mine: "The vocals ruin what could have been just a really bad song"

 

 

Brilliant. I'm going to file that away for future use.

[Nail Soup]

24 minutes ago, Naigewron said:

In the words of a mate of mine: "The vocals ruin what could have been just a really bad song"

It’s going into my sarcasm bank too.

[Eldon Tyrell]

Alright, big fan of GnR since 1987's Appetite for Destruction. Well, what can I say. The title says it all. 

I actually liked the first few seconds, until the scream. The rest is pretty crap. Who is on vocals? Johnny Rotten?

Not sure what happened to GnR. Maybe it has something to do with this:

Guns N' Roses launch official line of bongs and smoking accessories (nme.com)

[Hellzero]

C*nts n' Noises strikes back. As useless as usual. They can name the forthcoming album : We can't compose songs.

 

🤑 🤑 🤑

Edited August 6, 2021 by Hellzero
F*cking autocorrector

[Lord Sausage]

1 hour ago, ubit said:

I have to admit to being a bit of a snob when it comes to GnR. I saw the original (and to my mind best) lineup at Donnington and any line up without Izzy isn't the real deal for me. It's a little known fact that Izzy was one of the major songwriters in that band and I have all of his solo albums. Also I loved Velvet Revolver and saw them a few times. Fair enough death kind of puts an end to any reunion plans in that direction but I just feel that this current line up is for making money. Ive read all of their books and they swore they wouldn't get back together. I know all artists are in this to make money but they were doing ok without this flogged to death line up. I remain unconvinced.

Deffo, no Izzy, no G'n'R. That band died in the early 90's.  They were my favourite band but I think it's best left in the past. They were about being young and dangerous. 

[Marvin]

It's poor, and that's being kind. 

 

I agree with the points made regards Izzy. He gave the band its songwriting swagger. Without Izzy it's just not G'n'R. I'd love to see Adler back, but I think considering the beating he's given his body and mind with drug abuse he's simply not up to the task.

 

Sometimes it's best just to call it a day.

[Eldon Tyrell]

I wonder what they will release next. Maybe a jazz-blues or a blues-jazz record?

[Lord Sausage]

Just now, Eldon Tyrell said:

I wonder what they will release next. Maybe a jazz-blues or a blues-jazz record?

After hearing that single, I think they should change direction and release a rock album!