Its quite easy to see why a lot of people have been praised in the 20th Centruy as being 'greats', like Bowie, Rolling Stones, Zeppelin etc. But I've seen shit loads of hail for this band and I really cannot understand why they're regarded as so good by a lot of people.
Firstly, they might have had a couple of songs that were alright, but the huge, overblown, fuzzy videos with about 3 choirs, churches and boring solos are some of the worst music I've ever heard. Its not the way they play, its the stuff they do play.
As for 'Slash'. He had a shit image, a shit name, a shit hat and he was from Stoke on Trent. How the fuck is he meant to be one of the best guitarists of all time? Guns n Roses have just put me right off solos, and I can't stand anything that is even a little bit cheesy.
Thanks to Slash, and his hotpants-wearing friend, I've even been put off liking 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'.
Please, argue if you like them, but also add if you hate them.
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I just love Nirvana for killing cock rock off. Shame we payed the price with all the Kerang crap.
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Slash is actually a quality guitarist and in my opinion the songs are still quality. I'm a GnR fan and have been for a long while. The videos may be very cheesy, but so were 90% of videos at the time. At least ehy had a half decent budget so they don't look likethey were produced on handicam.
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Wow! So were Abba! I'm not too young to realise how shit they were.
They're talked about like this band that will never go out of fashion. I cannot stand the fucking site of them.
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Wash your mouth out matey. With matey, if you're old enough to remember that!
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I admit to owning appetite for destruction, which has some alright stuff on it. everything else is complete turd. slash is a decent guitarist in a technical way, he's not particularly creative though, and he's a pratt.
november rain - unintentionally the funniest video ever.
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I can't even describe to you how much I hate this band, their songs and their image. It's everything that kept me from listening to rock music until I discovered decent stuff of course.
I never understood how these guys or motley crue or poison etc etc could have ANY fans. The music goes through me like a cheese grater on the knob. I still hate guitar solos with a passion and just laugh whenever I see a band that has them still.
Fucking DREADFUL.
Actually make that FOcking dreadful, i think the word is dirtier with an "o"
Cheesy shite for people with no taste who like high tec boots man.
*please note these are only my opinions. but boy am I right!*
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FYI. My l'il neice went to see Velvet Revolver. She liked it. Apparently they play a number of G 'n R/STP stuff along with their original tunes. I could give a fuck, but if nostaglia is your thing....
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You must be 'merican?
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To be honest i prefer a band who seem to be enjoying themselves to ones who make me think of music as a chore. Sure, GnR are a bit cheesy, but at least they make me smile unlike Neutral Milk Hotel, The National and The Arcade Fire. Don't get me wrong, i like both big orchestration and acoustic bands, but all of those i mentioned really seem very boring and unoriginal. Not that metal, indie and rock CAN be particularly original genres these days.
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EWWWWW
Now we're really talking technically able but soulless masturbatory wank
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I suggest you avoid Velvet Revolver like the plague. The songs are much worse and the singer can't sing and isn't remotely mad or entertaining. In fact he's annoying. Very very annoying.
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What you mean 'as good as'??
I'm a fan of both, but what you have just said is pretty funny really hahahahah!
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Sorry
*blush*
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They can be fun in a harmless jock party rock band kinda way though
them and iron maiden
heh
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YOU NEVER UNDERSTAND!!!!
Big guitar solos, big hair, narrowly getting run down by
a train whilst doing a big guitar solo, overblown videos,
Axel Rose fighting everybody and their mum, Terminator 2!!!,
Jumpers for goalposts....ahhhh, the memories!
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And NO! I never owned a pair of leather pants. ...Even though I'd have looked sexy as all hell. ;-)
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Back then I was 100% in the anti-GnR camp, but Appetite is ace.
Both good, but if you hate guitar solos, go check out some of Kirk Hammet's finer moments.
Read The Dirt for some funny views on Guns N Roses.
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The kid who started the thread, mate your 15! not to patrionise but you wern't even born when Guns n Roses brought out Appretite and you probably wern't even listening to music when they brought out use your illusion so yes! that makes you too young to appreciate what they did for music shit i'm probably slightly too young! and i'm 23! i think you and everyone thats joined you in slagging them off just isn't a fan of them or that genre (to a point) and thats ok! but Guns n Roses deserve every accolade they have ever been given they are a massive band and like i said have influenced many many bands and musicians bands that you listen to now. They were the real deal and were seriously dangerous no fake shit. Yeah it went pear shape at the end (unfotuantly axel didn't blow his head off i think if he did we wouldn't be having this conversation but thats another topic) but give them some credit. You may not like Slash either but he's an incredible guitarist FACT. They are Legends you can't argue with that if you are you just quite simply arn't a fan. There is a difference.
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i mean out of all the "cock rock" bands they are by far the best, and i dont even like the genre in the slightest, in fact i hate it. but guns n roses have a special something, and to be the inspiration for most of your favourite bands, well you just have to respect them for what they did.
grow up wrightylew, if i were to go on about bands i hate they would be far too many threads about head automatica and iron maiden and the like, but i dont thankfully.
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G'n'R fucking rule.
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they're out ta get meeeeeeeeeeee
they won't catch meeeeeeeeeeeeee
i'm fuckin' innocent!
so you can suck me!
Oh, Axl. What a moron you are..
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*allegedly. He know he likes court cases too.
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'too young to appreciate what they did'
What an utterly stupid thing to say. If you're referring to their success, that's pointless. Spice Girls sold millions, am I too young to appreciate that?
If you mean I can't pass judgement because I wasn't born, you're also a cunt. Are we not allowed to discuss bands that were around before we were born?
And you said FACT. You are one of the most stupid people I've ever seen on here. Die.
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To answer your questions no i was not implying that you cannot pass judgement because you wern't born i was merly pointing out that because of your age you may not appreciate what Guns n Roses did for for rock music the fact that you fail to acknowledge any of what they did that only proves that.
And no mate you ain't too young to appreciate what the spice girls did as when they were around you were of an age when you could actually appreciate that.
I said FACT because guess what it is a fact! Slash is an amazing guitarist, he may not be a guitarist you like but that doesn't mean he is shit, there IS a difference!
All i have done is come on and offer my scope on the whole Guns n Roses thing (is that not what you wanted?), you have then answered me by insulting me, offering no counter arguments and to be honest showing your age which isn't good when your trying to argue that your age doesn't matter it's also pretty disrespectful and something that not many people will appreciate. Did you expect everyone to agree with you?? Looking at the bands your into it doesn't suprise me you dont like Guns n Roses so really all your doing is telling the world you don't like Guns Roses - big fucking deal hey guess what theres alot of bands i dont like! I wasn't trying to insult you in any part of my post i even accepted i may be too young aswell. I'll now go and crawl away and die.
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How can I be too young to appreciate Guns and fucking Roses though? I appreciate lots of music, like I said above, including tons of classical stuff.
Guns n Roses however, are just so awfully cringeworthy. Its unbelieveable how bad a band can be.
Also, I made the thread coz I was bored, fancied slagging them off. If you don't like it, I'm happy.
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