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Why on earth (other than for commercial reasons) was the rather lame Stones cover on greatest hits: surely. Night train is a far better song yet it was left out.

The album is a "greatest hits", not a "best of".

It was all the singles they released that were 'hits'.

Night train and it's so easy were singles

They weren't hits.

it was released because it was never on a Gn'R album.  So they stuck it on this GnR album to sell.  :peace:

Cause some stupid assholes have put this album together

agreed.

Because Sympathy For the Devil became a top 10 hit in the U.K. ;)

SFTD was the old GN'R's last released song together which has been noted on several documentaries.  If not for that I doubt it would've made the cut.

No, it would've been on the cut without all that because it was indeed a hit (Top 10 to be exact), so it belongs on the Greatest Hits album.

SFTD is by far the weakest song on the album.

aint it fun and since I dont have you werae in the top ten?

Since I Don't Have You:

Release info:

Released: June 4, 1994 (UK)

UK Chart peak: 10


Release info:

Released: November 20, 1993 (UK)

UK Chart peak: 9



Now, that's only in the UK, but they still made the top 10.

SFTD is on that cd because the people who chose the tracks never though to ask us what were the greatest hits.... they just assumed and whipped that cd together, and its a shame because those first time buyers of GNR material who bought that cd have no idea as to other songs deserved to be on there and therefore will probably never buy another GNR cd... and why is "since I don't have you" on there?  All I know is, Coma and Estranged aren't on there so I refuse to buy it.

SFTD was a big hit in Australia too. I don't know how particularly well it charted, but it got lots and lots of radio airplay when it came out.

:no:

Dude that paragraph is extremely.........contradiciting. Do you even know why the album is called 'Greatest Hits' and not a "Best Of'? (have you read any of this thread?) A 'hit' is a charting Top 40 single. They do not to ask us fans; Greatest Hits albums are always purely based on single chart numbers. For example look at everyhit.com's list of Guns N' Roses hits ( http://everyhit.com/searchsec.php ):

Position Artist Title Date Details
24 Guns 'N' Roses Sweet Child O' Mine Aug 1988   
24 Guns 'N' Roses Welcome To The Jungle / Nightrain Oct 1988   
6 Guns 'N' Roses Paradise City Mar 1989   
6 Guns 'N' Roses Sweet Child O' Mine (remix) Jun 1989   
10 Guns 'N' Roses Patience Jul 1989   
17 Guns 'N' Roses Nightrain Sep 1989   
3 Guns 'N' Roses You Could Be Mine Jul 1991   
8 Guns 'N' Roses Don't Cry Sep 1991   
5 Guns 'N' Roses Live And Let Die Dec 1991   
4 Guns 'N' Roses November Rain Mar 1992   
2 Guns 'N' Roses Knockin' On Heaven's Door May 1992   
8 Guns 'N' Roses Yesterdays / November Rain Nov 1992   
11 Guns 'N' Roses The Civil War EP May 1993   
9 Guns 'N' Roses Ain't It Fun Nov 1993   
10 Guns 'N' Roses Since I Don't Have You Jun 1994   
9 Guns 'N' Roses Sympathy For The Devil Jan 1995   

Do you notice something? ;)
 

6 Guns 'N' Roses Sweet Child O' Mine (remix) Jun 1989   


What the crap is that... Is that the version played on 'Pop' radio, with the solos cut out or something?

It wasn't as big a hit as 'Estranged' in the U.S. so what makes it more deserving to be on there?? And it barely did squat in America so it should've been scrapped for our version with that one in it's place.? They left it in because it was their last song together.

It was a hit in some markets and also the only non-album track. So from the record company's point of view, it made sense to include it.



/jarmo

The fact that it went to the #10 spot in the U.K while Estranged didn't even chart in the Top 40. In America, Sympathy For the Devil charted at #55. Why don't you give me the chart position for Estranged. ;) Also, listen to what Jarmo said. :yes:

I have the Estranged single, but what i remember at the time.  It wasn't given a "propper" release, It was more of just a great video for MTV rather than a single - i never understood why they didn't release it propperly.  Especially as it was part of the Trilogy.

To be fair to the label for  a "Greatest Hits" the only crucial song they missed out was "Nightrain".  And some could argue "It's so easy" as it was a single, but it wasn't a hit.   

i happened to like SFTD. and i agree with what jarmo said, its for marketing perposes. but the rythem guitars wern't done by izzy or gilby.

It seems like everything is plagued in the GN'R world.  The greatest hits was good but could have been MUCCCCHHH better.  Where's Estranged, NightTrain, Mr. Brownstown, Coma, Locomotive, and Breakdown?  I actually agree with Sympathy for the Devil because it was never released on any albums.  Other than that WAY to many covers for a greatest hits CD.  This point has been brought forth many times, I just felt the need to throw my opinion in there.

I can see the fact that it did well in other markets partially convinced Geffen to throw it on there but hitting the U.S. chart at number 55 hardly qualifies it to be on a GREATEST hits album.  You and Jarmo have made valid points that surely contributed to the decision but I still think there was a little more to it.

I thought it was all the singles that were released in the USA, nightrain and its so easy might've been singles but were they singles in the USA?

Estranged should've been on instead of Sympathy For The Devil

couldn't agree more