Here Today... Gone To Hell!

ok.oh my god is great song and i love it,but with other production(no industrial,with production something like you could be mine) i think that would be much much better

Yeah I agree what the hey still good lol

I love OMG, i think the production is fine. I wouldn't change a bit - i love the effects on Axl's voice too. The song is in my top 5 fav GNR tunes - an album like that would not dissapoint me.

OMG is a fantastic song.  A huge step forward which is really great to hear.  That is the exciting thing about Axl is that he pushes his own limits.

It's the only time i have ever spent ?15 on one track lol But there was no way i was going to miss out on Axl's first release in years.  And i'll be there the day we get more :-)  

I agree with you on this one,I spent $18 on the soundtrack tho,it was well worth it for just one new GN'R song,but ofcourse we don't know what Axl is up to these days,it would be great to hear something soon. :beer:

I love the "extra production", like the filter on Axl's voice, the screams, the synths. The song kicks ass, and if OMG is a sign of things to come,  :love:

Great tune the way it is.

I would be so greatful for another release even if it was only 1 song like Oh My God.....Just for Axl to show us he's still making music would amaze the shit out of me.

Ain't this the best industrial\ nu-metal song you've ever heard?
 IMO, rock sucked big time after the grunge era and there has not been many good bands since.

I like brides of destruction and VR and that type of rock, but axl kinda proved with oh my god that the new shit has it's potential too...
don't you agree?

Of all the new type of rock... oh my god is the best : ok:

Nu-Metal doesn't even exist.

eh?

Oh my god is a great track - but as things stand we now have more threads on this song than there are people in the world who have actually heard it......

lol, that's fuckin' true, but it's all we can do while we wait, and wait, and wait...........................

I don't like grunge,industrial,nun-metal,etc,etc.
 I love ROCK'N ROLL!! :beer:
   The song sucks!

Take that back

IT FUCKIN' ROCKS

best words i've heard from Axl, well not the best but they fuckin' rip :peace:

It's definitely the coolest song to come out in a super-long time. It's GNR's most under-appreciated song, ever, IMO.

I agreee, It's a great song. Altrought I miss a better solo on it (like I do in Conraband too), it's very great, and so do the lyrics.

When i first heard this song i must honestly say I fucking hated it, but over time this song has grown on me and I like it quite a bit now.  Axl's voice sounds great on it too, gives hope for the new material : ok:

To me Oh My God was not very pleasing when it came out. Now I think it was ahead of its time when it came out, because I love the song at the moment. It's full of those so called "interesting noices".
I really like the song nowadays and I 2 think it shows a lot of potential for the GN'R's future songs.

Have a good weekend!

Best regards,


N ! 3 |(

How was the song ahead of its time?

Its very much a product of its influences - White Zombie, NIN, probably Smashing Pumpkins.  I certainly dont see anything innovative in the song whatsoever.  Not even close.  I cant even say its particularly innovative for a GNR record, since "My World" covered similar ground 8 years earlier.

With that said, I love the song.  The lyrics are venomous and the music appropriately ferocious.  Ive even come to enjoy the vocal effects, but I hope thats the only time theyre used.

I think the song is GREAT!  : ok:

When I first listened to it I thought it was so strange that I couldn't listen to it again for a long time. But after I bought all the other albums it kind of made sense as a progression thing, especially after My World. Now I love it!

I think they will be only used for that song. I mean, you don't think Axl is in the studio adding some vocal effects to Madagascar or The Blues do you?

Hmm ..

BTW, on a side note .. I was just listening to the VMAs ... more precisely the PC end solo and it rocks! ... Why? Because there are two guitars belting out the solo from Bhead and Finck's solos and that sounds awesome. Imagine the music they could make (and play live even).

Or could have made.  

I think you're absolutely right about all the influences. However for a Guns N' Roses song I think it was ahead of its time. I understand what you're saying about My World, but personally I think My World is more an idea than a full blown Guns N' Roses song.

Anyway, Oh My God is great!


N ! 3 |(

Hopefully not...

The other 16 or so songs...who knows?

It's really hard and i miss a great solo section, but the song really rocks compared to the new stuff. It's a litlle more over on the dark side for the mainstream to see as a hit, but i'm sure that wasn't the intent either.

More songs like this!!! : ok:

When Oh My God came out I was like "What the fuck is this?" Not that I was dissapointed because it rocked then and stills rocks now.....It's a killer tune and I don't give a fuck what anyone says otherwise

It's a good song, took a while for me to like it, but I do.

That said, it was hardly "ahead of it's time" by any means.
Ministry and others had been doing that stuff long before OMG came out.

An absolute product of Axl's NIN infatuation...

omg is either fucking brilliant or its a peice of shit, i just can't decide. but there IS way too much going on in it.

great song,much better then vr single

OMG is not a typical GNR song, but i still think its good track...

Some of the songs on C.D could be like OMG..... :yes:

My Sweet Lord.............. I just listened to Oh My God from the ''End of Days'' soundtrack............. I'm speechless, I am at the point of frothing out of the mouth  :drool:, it is so............ hard to explain, definetly nothing they've ever done before, that is for sure.. It is nearly indescripible....... I cannot wait for CD to come out.... I will burst out in tears if it is never released  :crying:. Any good websites where I can listen to any CD material?

You can find some bootleg live recordings out there, but thats about it.

Silkworms
Madagascar
The Blues
Rhiad and the Bedouins
Chinese Democracy

As far as I know these are the only new songs that exist. Not sure where to find them at this point. I found them about 2 years ago.

It's a great tune indeed. When I first heard it, my frothing demand for the album went up by a million pionts.  : ok:

What I love most about all these new songs is how they are all really quite different from eachother in terms of style... OMG being the hardest of the bunch.

OMG is da shit,but you really need to check out the other new songs,especially Madagascar,The Blues,Chinese Democracy and Rhyad and the Bedouins

Go to www.shankroidbeast.com/gnr.htm   

there you`ll find the pittsburgh 2002 soundboard and chinese democracy,theblues and madagascar as separate songs for download

:D beyond words? undeniably. I can?t deny this. I know. I've been there.
The song has such an intense feel of agony, like hearing ones internal bleeding through the music,
yet it's sublimated beautifully.
Then, this sound causes resonance and strikes the right chord in our hearts.
Well, if you've got a ear for it. ;)
Edit: fuckin gees!!! I hate when a smiley appears like: D

U should just listen to Oh My God in Maximum Volume level of your fucking Stereo... that's all

WOW...guess I am the only one who thought it sucked lol When I heard it my reaction was "if I want to listen to NIN I will put on a NIN album."

RIR.

Best version of OMG.

It's surprising that they didn't play it on the 2002 tour

The first time I heard this song... which was back in 1999 when I was not a GnR fan, I was utterly shocked.  It was so different from anything GnR had released before.  I honestly did not like it at all.  Fast forward to 4 years later... I hear the song again on the rare occassion, and I give it an okay / good rating.  I think after the initial shock / surprise, and giving it a few listens, the song is good.  It is not very good or excellent... but it is all right. 

Does anyone have any articles or interviews from around the time when this was released? I'm interested to know why Axl released the song, whether he wrote it specifically for the End Of Days, how they wrote the song (whether everyone got together in the studio, or if they each contributed their own parts) etc etc And who is Gary Sunshine? (apparently he conrtibuted guitars)

Also, a subject for discussion...if Oh My God had been the song for Terminator 2 do you think it would have gone down well with the mainstream public?

gary sunshine was/is axl's guitar teacher. and axl released a press statement when omg was released i can't find it right now but i'm sure some kind soul will copy and paste it here for you.

I wander whether Axl has ever asked him to join the band / contribute to Chinese Democracy

"So here's the story behind this music?

The chorus: OH MY GOD etc. deals with the societal repression of deep and often agonizing emotions - some of which may be willingly accepted for one reason or another - the appropriate expression of which (one that promotes a healing, release and a positive resolve) is often discouraged and many times denied. Emotionally the song contemplates several abstract perspectives drawing from personal expression as well as from the film (End Of Days) and its metaphors. The appropriate expression and vehicle for such emotions and concepts is not something taken for granted.

Musically the song was primarily written by Paul Huge over two years ago, with Dizzy Reed writing the musical hook of the chorus. Former member Duff McKagan as well as former employee Matt Sorum failed to see its potential and showed no interest in exploring, let alone recording the piece. When the demos were played for the new band, Josh, Tommy and Robin were as they say 'all over it'.

Once the opportunity was presented, the song was given priority in our recording process. As the verse, performance and lyrics were decided on, for us (that especially includes Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine) the choice became obvious. We were more than pleased Mr. Roswell (the film's music supervisor) agreed! Our thanks to Arnold and all for the consideration - it is an association in which we have always felt honored.

Paul Huge, Gary Sunshine and Dave Navarro appear on the song as well as Robin Finck. Robin's part was written by Paul and extensively manipulated by our producer, Sean Beaven. Robin was not involved in the writing of the final recording though did participate in the arrangement. All lyrics were written by myself. Additional programming (jack boots, screeching tires, etc.) was by Stuart White.

The fight of good vs. evil, positive vs. negative, man against a seemingly undefeatable, undeterrable, unrevealed destiny, along with the personal and universal struggle to attain, maintain and responsibly manage freewill can be and often is frustrating to say the least. In America our country's constitutional right to freedom of expression gives us a better chance to fight for that expression than many in other countries enjoy. It can be a big gig, like kickin' the crap outta the devil!"

Power to the people, peace out and blame Canada,

Axl on OMG


Damn it. I must find the link now.

Done.  the link

http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/articles/showarticle.php?articleid=120

Actually it was easy peasy. :D

[quote author=Scabbie link=topic=17498.msg300677#msg300677 date=1103372319

Also, a subject for discussion...if Oh My God had been the song for Terminator 2 do you think it would have gone down well with the mainstream public?


In 1991 at the time the film was released I dont really recall industrial music such as Oh My God really being a popular genre with the public, or well known at all really. If the piece was released in 1991, I think it would have sounded way ahead of its time with the music composition and distortion the song contains. Even in 1999 when the piece was formally released, it was not a commercial success by any means however I love the song and truly hope a mastered version is on CD.

In 1991 at the time the film was released I dont really recall industrial music such as Oh My God really being a popular genre with the public, or well known at all really. If the piece was released in 1991, I think it would have sounded way ahead of its time with the music composition and distortion the song contains. Even in 1999 when the piece was formally released, it was not a commercial success by any means however I love the song and truly hope a mastered version is on CD.


I think it would be a great B-Side to one of the singles if it is not included on the album. I think its one of Axl's finest written tracks - the drums are really cool, especially when Axl's signing kicks in at the start. I love the chorus, it has a really catchy hook and the disco upbeat funky feel really makes for an interesting song - there is also a solo which if you didn't know otherwise could be Slash. My only criticism was the sound - it justs sounds though it could have been cleaned up a bit.

The agression and whole craziness of the song would have fit in well with T2 - I can just see the track belting along as Arnie gets the shotgun out in the shopping centre and fights with the baddie.

Ahem, I rather imagine the films like "Fight Club" would have fitted the song but it?s just me.

 ???

That doesnt sound like Slash at all...?

did to me!

I just had to say that for about the past week Ive been in an absolute trance over this song and think its fucking brilliant whether it really was just a rough demo or not. I think just tagging this track as the product of Axl's obsession with NIN at the time period in which it was made is a little harsh because he was heavily into them before even My World was recorded and Oh My God is definately lightyears from that song in creativity and pure musical ingenuity.

Dols anyone else kinda think that maybe Axl probably had an albums worth, or maybe a little less full of industrial/synth rock gems a la OMG ready to release but due to its poor reception, the material probably went into the vault and he started from scratch all over again?

With any past misteps with Axl persuing his Industrial inluences forgotten, I myself truly hope there is at least one more song similar to OMG on Chinese Democracy, anyone else?

one more song would be fine but for myself I have never liked industrial so I personally hope he scrapped a lot of those type tunes and went more without sounds effects and stuck with straight ahead hard rockers.. I enjoyed it back in 99 but haven't really kept interest in it, but very few songs in life do that..

yeah! Im with you on this! Oh My God is a song who has grown on me! In the beginning i dident like it that much, but no i really love that song! Hope there is more "oh my gods" on Chinese Democracy...

i think the song is bloody brilliant.

Whatever Axl does with CD, I hope Axl treats us to some of the older songs / diffrent mixes. That way everyone's a winner!

I still think Oh My God was a great track although the production could have been a little 'cleaner' and not so distorted.

i haven't really got into OMG but would love to hear it as part of an album.

I actually used to talk to Gary Sunshine via email a few yrs back. He never had any intentions nor was asked to be in the band from what I remember.

GNR def have songs like OMG around. I would say yes Axl would liek to release a reocrd of Omg's. He said in a press release once that he would liek to slowly take the fans on a journey. Which is probably the smart way of going about it. Instead of opening up with an Industrial type record he will break in with a traditional type record and slowly introduce other styles and stuff they have been working on.

valted, yes...Scrapped no.

OMG has always been one of my favorites.  I love the whole song from start to finish. Great effects too. The trains and horns are reaally cool in the background. I wish they raised that up a bit. Peopel were expecting a Slash bluesy solo when this song came out. It was the first new gnr song. You go from NR or NT solo to a different musical style. WOnt get the best initial reaction. OMG kicks major ass. And the live version is even better

Its ahead of Rhiad and Silkworms. I liek RHiad musically but havnt been able to get into it vocally or lyrically. SilkWomrs is by no means a masterpiece but I think a very cool punk type song. Gets way too much critisism but thats ok



On a side note....Would you all deem CD a failure or not good if its not "ahead of its time"?

Is that what kind of music it is?  I could never figure out what Axl was trying to be there.  And I'm not being sarcastic, I honestly was scratching my head over it.  It's an okay song, it's got its moments, but it isn't true GNR music, not by a longshot.

Oh my god is a great song, its just not radio friendly but so what. A lot of radio friendly songs are terrible.

I've always thought that song was cool as shit. And the live version also rocks.

nu metal sucks, oh my god can't be nu metal.

btw here's the photo of CD single Oh My God

Oh My God Single

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/JuJuHound/OhMyGodCD.jpg)

End Of Days

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/JuJuHound/OhMyGod.jpg)

That's the promotional CD. Oh my god was never released as a single.

oh my god is definitely one of my favourite gnr tracks. i`d love to hear the scrapped songs of that period one day. maybe axl wants to release them in a few years on b-sides ...

"Oh My God" was going to be on Chinese Democracy in 1999, but after hearing the album was redone from scratch several times, it's safe to say the song is no longer on there.

I really like oh my god. It has this "Good, Bad, and the Ugly" sounding riff. Awesome.

i liked the song, since the first day i heard it (the famous mp3).

about the production...i'm afraid it's not the best thing about it, sorry mister sean beavan.

I love the tune but i agree about the production, it sounds a bit like a 3rd rate recording on a cassette or something  :P

Oh My God is cool. But it isn't IRS cool.

...but that is just stating the obvious right?

don't tell me, Oh my god is the second best song of the last 15 years right?  :P

Hahaaaa  :hihi:

But naw dude. Anyway, the challenge remains, as no one has mentioned a rock song in the last 15 that is of the tripped out hard rocker caliber of IRS. Its king dude. Top of the food chain. Deal, or get out of its way.

oh but I did offer you but one

and I could offer several more you see?

your opinion thats fine, Im happy you dig on IRS to that extreme
if you would like me to offer more examples, I will (i'll even throw Dave a bone and offer some post 2000 songs)
But I suspect it wont change your mind
As this is a subjective matter

what Id love to hear, is a detailed explanation from someone, as to why IRS is so great and furthermore , innovative

I like the song and think it shows potential for sure, but Im unsure as to why some are claiming it's the second coming

IRS is definately a nice little tune.  Good potential, makes me want to hear more for sure. 

That said, it will not make anything that is cool uncool, it won't change the landscape of radio or change the face of music.

Not a chance in hell.

If CD doesnt change the face of music or isnt deemed ahead of its time, will it you guys consider it a failure?

Ill consider it a failure if it is never released.

I dont see the album, no matter how much hype its generated, ever changing the face of music, if its "ahead of it's time" however Ill stick to what Ive said all along: Axl is a true artist and the time he has taken to perfect this tumultuous project has defied all expectations.

For some it will, for me personally, of course not.  It'll sell great and more than likely have a few damn good songs on it. 

Does anyone really expect it to change the face of music or be deemed ahead of it's time?

History shows us that's done by young bands, not by a guy in his mid 40's with a tendency of wearing his influences on his musical sleeve. 

not at all.
all im hoping for is that it is quality

Wait, you were serious about that list Jimmy? I thought that was your attempt at sarcasm, or something to be funny like a clown, trying to amuse us or something. That's a trip.

The song is badass because it is doing something completely different then the paint by numbers that have been given to us for the last well...15 years. Yea its a generalization, but as a music fan, I have grown tired of the same old shit.

Look, I am a big NIN fan. I dig the new album WT. Its a more together Reznor with something to say instead of listening to the inner thoughts of a raving maniac. I dig that shit too, and in that the new album is refreshing for a NIN album. But its not doing anything particularly better then what he has done musically in the past. In fact, I just picked up the dual disc for Downward Spiral, and the 5.1 is far deeper and enveloping then the one done for WT.

IRS is an Axl, and GN'R I thought was long fucking gone. It has a raw purpose with real intent to do something that goes beyond what the newbies of rock seem to be capable of. Its a rocker, and its hook and chorus is undeniably deep yet catchy. Its got something to say, yet isn't afraid to fuck with you. When you think its coming down, Axl steps back in to kick your face in. The solos are more inspired then any I have heard in...way too fucking long. First is some tripped out trancendant shit, which Axl takes and counters with his balls to wall raging Axl voice I have so missed. Then later the solos turn more into something familiar, but so right the fuck into the pockets.

It is the epitamy of guns n' roses. They can get you good and calm, before beating the shit out of you. Its something special, and to turns a blinds I to that...well, I feel sorry for you.

Will it change the way things are? Who the fuck knows. But if it doesn't, then the shit is hopeless. If MTV takes off some of the gay shit, to play this shit, GN'R has already made the world a little cooler. Same goes for radio. This shit is so fucking real.

your attempt at sarcasm, or something to be funny like a clown, trying to amuse us or something.

Funny how? Im here to fuckin amuse you? Funny how? Like a clown?? :hihi: (see Scorsese's Goodfellas)

But seriously, I think you knew my list was serious - it took me all of 30 seconds to compile some albums  including songs, when compared to a shitty quality version of a demo, that are stronger than IRS.

Dont get me wrong, I like what I hear, and a studio version could kick some ass. But based on what we've got, Im sure most agree that it is a ludicrous claim that its the best rock song in 15 years.

btw, I like your description of the song? :beer:

just for the hell of it, even as we both know that taste is totally subjective (er.. you do know that aye?), im gonna throw in a couple more examples for you.

Three days - Janes Addiction
Jesus of Surburbia - Green Day
Like Suicide - Soundgarden
Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
Coma - GNR

You might as well throw Goldigger onto that list. Its deep shit. Its about goldiggers who won't mess with broke niggas.

Anyway, I knew you'd get the goodfellas reference and yea, I know tastes are subjective. I have good taste, and most people don't.

       :hihi: : ok:

anyway  i think i have a good taste,too.  IRS is definitely something great to come.  i think it`s even better than most of what the old gnr did. i prefer all the new songs except silkworms to most of the old gnr songs, but IRS is a really great tune, which can compare to paradise city or coma.

Okay, it's a good song? and that is still the poor version. what is to come with the clear one... :drool: but compairing the poor version of IRS to Coma is a little bit over statement..you don't believe that even yourself.

He might not (can't speak for him) but I do.

Quality of sound is very important to me. I have fast become an audiophile. I love being immersed in HD digital sound. But does that make a song a better song then a song that has been recorded poorly or inferiorly (umm yea that's a word...and if its not, it should be)?

A good song is a good song regardless. Say you have a zepplin CD that is all scratched up and shit. And say you are listening to Dazed and Confused but its all skipping. Does that mean the song isn't as good as some schlock like a poison song is better because that disk isn't scratched (you know cause it wouldnt be because its likely still in the wrapper never to be opened or it got played once then put away forever never to be seen or heard again by human eyes and ears).

A good song is a good song regardless even though a digital 5.1 version would increase the pleasure of experiencing the song 10 fold.

True. otherwise no unsigned band would be discovered.

Some are quick on the uptake and some aren't. It's a matter of time.
Or it's just a matter of taste? 
 
Those songs are 2 different animals tho. and on the different levels too, IMHO. :P


Hey I have a bad taste and I agree with you there for the most part.  :hihi:
I'd except the blues instead of silkworms.

silkworms blows...

i think the song has potential, it would make a very good b-side on the 1st single or something. The guitar interlude on the RIR III version is great

I don't deny that silkworms blows raw silk.
It sounds like being in progress, with a nice bits of remarkable constituents laying scattered about. The song as a whole is too incoherent to love but it has too many lovely bits to hate.
I can't decide about this one yet.

I was just wondering if anyone knows if the song "Oh My God" (the song on the End Of Days soundtrack) is gonna be on the Chinese Democracy album?

was it leaked? just kidding

i hope not.

There was talk that a re-worked version might appear. I really doubt it, though. I'd kinda like to hear an updated version there...

these other songs are miles better than OMG, so I hope it's not on the album.

maybe as a b-side deal but not on the final album

:hihi:

OMG kicks ass.
too bad it's taken the better half of a decade for the fans to catch up to it. :no:

i really like omg
but i love my world.....

i like omg, but its not the caliber of song better is, and omg has been around for 7 years officially so i hope its not on the album but maybe a future live cd with new material.

It would be good to hear a finished version of oh my god, remember it was a demo too...

i wonder what will happen with silkworms since Dizzy said it wans't gonna be in CD, maybe it will be put in a box and never heard by anyone

My World is a classic ?:hihi:

I like omg play alive i saw then in Rock in Rio ?omg sound like another track much better than the overproduct song ? ? ?movie track end of days .

They should leak Silkworms IMMEDIATELY!! Just go in the vault, grab it, and throw it in the internet garbage can. :hihi:

And once it was leaked, we would have another full page filled with 10+ page threads.  :rofl:

i was listening to OH MY GOD today and i thought,if this song had axls voice style like in the demo BETTER,would it have been more successful.now i like this song,but i do find axls singing a little too muffled and hidden considering how well he sang on BETTER.i know a lot of you like the song but i feel the poeple who dont,would have liked it if axls vocals were as they are on BETTER.if it was rerecorded and put on a future album with the clearer vocals,would you guys have liked it then.your thoughts please  : ok:

living dead walking around again.  ::)

wow i was beaten to it.soz guys.ill use the search button properly next time  :-[

I hope Axl has figured things out since then and CHIN DEM is nothing at all like it, the fact that Silkworms will not be on the record, probably says this already

I don't care what people say or how different OMG is... it kicks ass as far as I'm concerned. ?: ok:

This song is barely filler material.  I can't believe some of you like it that much.  I hope Axl learned his lesson that this type of music is not how he should reintroduce GNR to the world.....

"Oh My God"  is a good song??   :rofl:  :rofl:  :rofl:       "My world"   and that song are neck and neck  for the worst song  in GNR history   or rock history for that matter.   I think Axl released it as a joke  .  I don't think there is anyway he actually thought that shit was good.    Vanilla Ice could probably have written a better song than "Oh my God'.

Swingtrader, just because you don't like the industrial sound doesn't mean that Oh My God and My World aren't good songs.  Open your eyes and try to expierence muisc that's not considered "the norm.".

Oh My God is a fantastic track, very industrial.. I can't believe that Axl could write a song like that.  It took me a while to get used to calling it a Gn'R song, but IMO it's a fantastic Gn'R song.  Not in my top 10, but probably in my top 20.  I'd love to hear more songs like this from Axl, but a whole albums worth.  I don't want like 2-3 of these songs on CD, I'd take CD being fully rock, the next album being a bridge to this type of sound, then the 3ed album being a kicking industrial album.

OMG is for sure a kick ass track 8)

yeah OMG is a great song.but for those who didnt like it,try to imagine axls vocals on it sounding like them on BETTER.do you think you might like it then.its far from being a rubbish song,in fact its a good song,but i do wish i could hear it with axls vocals a lot clearer.

I think the majority of folks out there who weren't crazy about OMG, didn't have a huge problem with the vocals.  It was the choppiness of the music.  Very little flow.  I'm one of those people that found OMG tough to listen to very often.

Someone mentioned Silkworms?  Same problem, only 50 times worse.  :(  If this song were to leak, it would be out the crotch sides of a non-absorbant adult diaper.  Dreadful.  To the folks in the U.K., is the word bollocks the correct term I'm looking for?  I'm a huge Guns fan, but this is My World level stuff.   :-[    I'm pretty certain Axl & the gang have buried this stuff.   :yes:

great song, very unappreciated and underrated!
great rock tune, i loved it from the first time i heard it back in '99 :smoking:

It raped my ears. :o

I love this song live. Much more rocking...

Studio is good too.

Im surprised LESS people like this song.

Of all the new type of rock... oh my god is the best : ok:

This is exactly why I find myself in disagreement with 95% of all music reviews.

I disagree with people who try to quote others but fail. It's hard to trust that much incompetency. :hihi:

Doubt OMG will be on CD as it was released years ago, not unless they have a new mix of it.

I didn't like OMG when i first lisnted to it. It has grown on me, although i will never really like the over distorted muffled annoying sound the overall song has to it. The lyrics are good. It would be good to hear the song performed without all the wizardry, just standard drums, electric guitars and singing through a standard mic. The song might sound alot more real and happening then  : ok:

this is a kickass song.. listen to the studio version that is on "end of days" soundtrack insteed of the live version.. its surely one of the top5 new songs!  :peace:

Check out the song played live @ RIR3. Its pretty much what you want.. a straight out rocker!

PM me if you need it

Cause GnR are not supposed to be "Industrial". Nobody wanted to wait that long for an Industrial song.

I am not saying it isn't good. People just wanted to see that GnR could exist without the band, this never helped instill the faith that GnR could be GnR without the original roster.

To rephrase Home Simpson...

"I like my beer cold, my GnR to rock loud and my homosexuals flaming."

Yeah me too,when I first heard it I was like"What the hell is this shit"but then I listened to it over and over again,and now I like the song,it's cool,I love the lyrics,yeah it was different from what I was used to hearing from GN'R,I guess since I am a fan from way back,but I do like the songs alot now. :peace:

OMG rocks live but the studio is a bit of a let down. the studio is like 5/10 but Axls voice is way better than on the live. The music on the live is like 20/10

 i prefer the studio version - wasnt sure first time I heard it - but after more listening - it drives along and played LOUD - I Love it! play it at download!

I like it too but it's not one of my favourites. I'd rate it a 3 or 3.5 out of 5.

The only GN'R song that I don't like is Shotgun Blues.

I watched the RIR performance of OMG and I think it was the best performance the band gave. Axl looks so fucking intense while singing it. And at the end where he just says "yooooouuuuuuu", that's vintage fucking GN'R.

I've always loved Oh My God, could be my favorite GN'R song at the moment. Right behind Catcher in the Rye that is.

Hearing the instrumental version of this song led me to appreciate Oh My God even more.

And the live version (Rock in Rio) with Buckethead playing changed the song for the better.

Has anybody else heard the instrumental version of Oh My God?

I havn't but I'd like to

I love OMG live. And I would be honestly bummed if they took it out of their set. It rocks live.

i liked it, i really hope that they play it once or twice, knowing that us fans actually enjoy it.

OMG is great!
I gave it a spin after not having heard it in around 2 years. Still a great song but way overproduced; Peel away all the unnecessary sounds, fx and Paul Huge's solo and the song could really shine.

That is not Pauls solo, its dave navarros

I meant the second solo, the second one is Paul.

i love OMG, rockin kick ass song.


though i have to admit, the RIR3 OMG sounded horrrible.

OH MY GOD - SUCKED So BAD I WAS, AS A GNR FAN WAS EMBARESED BY IT, I AM SO GLAD IT IS IN THE PAST AND GNR HAVE MOVED ON AND AWAY FROM SHIT LIKE THIS, IF ONLY EVERYONE ELSE COULD FORGET ABOUT IT< IT SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKEDDDD

exactly. the live versions were very poor. according to Vegas 01-12-29 and 01-12-31 reviews, these performances were better and the second one was flawless. too bad we don't have these bootlegs :-[

Who wants to hear the current band's version of this song?  :yes:

I know I do. I thought the original song had a helluva lot of potential, but wasn't like a " ready" song yet. We have seen with other new Gn'R tunes, that the songs have evolved much during the years and most of them have become better and better. I thought the live version of Oh my god in 2001 already sounded better than the one on End of days soundtrack.

I am curious that have Axl and co. worked more on this song or has it been already dumped. It would be shame, because I think this song rocks, and I would like to hear the current line-up play it!  ;D

IMO because of axl's over reliance on the web boards CD will be full of second rate nu metal/UYI songs. Thats because he listens to people too much. "Industrially" produced?OMG type songs similar to the best UYI stuff would be graet and OMG is a great song! Far superior to NIN. They just make a noise. Theres no hooks! OMG is classic angry GNR at their best, just produced differently.

And for the folk who are refering to OMG as a demo - you are totally wrong. You do not put demos on major movie soundtracks.

C'mon people, just think a bit before posting, eh? It's common sense.

Axl said himself the released version of OMG is more like a demo then a studio version because he wasn't finished working on it but the record company pushed him to release it the way it is.

where/when did he say that? I'm not doubting you as such, just curious.

My apologies for my little rant if I'm wrong. The rest of my post still stands though, subjectivity and all! LOL!

I'll say it right now and put this thread to rest.  OMG sucked.  The End.

Axl said during the first 2002 vegas show that Oh My God was  a demo. I was there.

It doesn't  make a fucking bit of sense, but that wha the said. H e also said he found out about the European tour that was subsequently cancelled that he found out about it onthe internet, so who the fuck knows. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)

personally, i like the song alot.........especially the disco beats. fuckin' brilliant.

best thing about it is Dave Navarro! : ok:

I feel this song was put on a soundtrack as a test to see the public and fans reaction to a total 180 in sound,I dont think it would been good to drop an entire industrial sounding album without seeing the reaction from people,that said I hope CD is more like the leaks and live tracks then OMG and Silkworms

I really like OMG, I thought the RIR 3 version was awesome, Id love to hear a finished version of the song

OMG was one of them songs i did not take well to at 1st in 1999. You know after getting live era and not noing anything about what axl was doing at the time. I had to hear it alot for it to grow on me. BUT now and for along time i think its one of the best CD era songs so far. I hope they put out the song on the album. But in a updated way.  :beer:

At first, when I heard OMG.. i honestly thought.. WTF!!!! :hihi:

I just didn't expect something like that...


Nowadays, it's one of the most played songs on my iTunes. It's really a cool, hardrocking song.. i just love it!


2 questions though...

1. Whats this song even about?
2. If this is just a demo, will we ever hear a more finished version, or do you think they just called it quits with that song? I'm sure they made it better, wonder if we'll ever hear that though..

it was for end of days soundtrack, to go with the film i think!! the song has grown on me!!!

If I remember correctly it was Nytunz who reported that Dizzy had said to him in Oslo that they have indeed recorded a newer version of this song.

I hope we hear it someday.  :beer:

aye, it plays over the end credits I think. I didnt think much of it on a first listen - but it grabbed me and I listen to it shitloads now - I really, really like it. ?Would love to hear a version that axl classes as "finished" rather than demo. ?would love to hear it at Wembley...(i know the chances are slim!)

y dont they play it live??shame

i know they played it at HOB and RIR3. i dont think it was played any more than that, though I could be wrong.

Babydolls, the chances of you hearing OMG at wembley, are lower than the chances of you getting a relase date that day :hihi:

i know they played at them gigs, just wondered why they play it nomore

i love oh my god, its a good song

I would love to hear an up to date version of this song. I really enjoy it, and when I first heard it I wasn't disappointed at all. I think its needs some cleaning up, but I wouldn't be dissapointed if this appeared on an album with Rhiad and Silkworms ( :o another song I think has probably been fucked around with lots and could be really cool in a punky - techno - rock kinda way)

Some people enjoy the classic sounding new GNR songs (catcher, twat, the blues), some enjoy the newer style (maddy, better, omg, rhiad).

Its great for me because I like both although I do think it would be good to separate them into diffrent albums.

it was played 4times - Las Vegas HOB 01-01-01, RIR3 and two Vegas Hard Rock Hotel shows 01-12-29 & 01-12-31. according to people who saw the two Vegas shows, the performance was flawless, but unfortunately we don't have any bootleg :no:

omg is just like silkworms, they both suck

no f*cking way ::)

Am I the only one who loves Silkworms, Oh My god AND My World?  ???
I love these songs, The lyrics is  :love: except silkworms, but hey that song got attitude  : ok:

I like silkworms bro.  Something about it that gets me.  I like all the keyboards.  It's like GNR meets Pink Floyd.

Like em both and they always make me think of "My World" too.   : ok:

I like Oh My God, that song rocks.  The electronic effects are sweet.  I also liked the music for Silkworms but as a whole I don't like the song.  The lyrics and that strange voice with the British accent Axl delivers them in isn't that great.  I think the music for the song, with some snarling vocals from Axl could be really cool, although it's not a musical direction that I'd like to see GnR take a few songs like that would be interesting on future albums

No fan loves ALL these songs. They go against what GN'R IS and thats why they get a cold reception.

You aren't alone. It's small minded to think that they completely go against what GNR is. Axl always said he makes music he likes, not what the fans would like. The fact they experimented to me says GNR.

OMG its a great song.I remember when I saw movie " end of days".with my friend.we see because there,s a Guns N Roses soundtrack in that movie.Althought the movie is bad.
and the next day we're waiting for the soundtrack to comes out.we're so happy.to listening to new guns song after along year.
yeah most of my friend says its a bad song.

Dust the cobwebs off this song....   
I have not listened to this song in over 4yrs... happened to find the soundtrack while shuffling some things around and as I recall I was not a fan of this song initially.... maybe it is because of all of the crap played in recent years on the radio,  but this song has grown quite a bit on me...

although not one of my favorites, it is now on my mp3 and in the top 5 of most played in the past few weeks.... 
I know it won't be on the cd...  but all props go out, never know when something is gonna catch on..

oh my god what a song.. sorry had to do that!!!   :)
to all the haters out there... "fuck off!"   :hihi:

off topic - the fact that this has been bumped, along with a few other threads, says a lot bout this place and the whole gnr situation at the moment.

on topic - this was a great song in 99 and its great now. if there is a new version officially release, altho that seems unlikely, i hope they keep all the industrial whitles n bells.

im no afficionado of the industrial scene, but a lot o the industrial stuff ive heard puts experimentalism (eh?) before melody and hhoks and good pacing. Axl doesnt. as ive said before, this is, in laymen's terms, classic gnr with slightly diferent production values.

Oh My God fucking rules...always has!!!

I feel kinda similar. The music's cool.  The lyrics are controversial.  For me the only weak part is the main melody, which is odd because usually Axl's melodies are so great.   The chorus especially, which is just the same note, sung in the same syncopation as the other instruments -- "All I have I ask of you and I'll be damned if it's not true."

I think if the melody and singing were better, more people would be into Silkworms.

To tell you the truth at first, I really didn't like OMG.  I just didn't get it but over time, it grew on me bit by bit. Now I love it.  Its not my favorite "new" song, but it still rocks.

Oh My God!- great song! I love the way they did it on ''You tube'' at Rock In Rio 2 check it out just awsome sounding!

live the refrain works better, it's rocking more; by the way: the chorus of "omg" and "better" have quite some similarities (in musical, atmospherical and emotional terms), don't you think? still i don't like the drums during the verses (not sure about the drums in chorus), the bass is also too present in the end of days version, that has some cool parts though: the electronic intro and the solo parts are really splendid. but all in all it's an overambitious work (the way it's produced) and not too much of a memorable song. the sound is?not transparent; quite a mess. couldn't terry date help it? sean beaven, why didn't you tell axl?

I like this song too. I bet it is gone from their setlist and "Chinese Democracy" though.

yes, you are the only one.  These songs suck.

Once you get the complexity of the lyrics, all the twists/turns that occur during the song make more sense... it's one of guns n roses hiddem gems....however it was slaughtered to death live, at that time Axl just couldn't handle the vocals....

I think the song is great. You need to give it time to grow on you though. Great hooks, great riffs, great song  : ok:

I think OMG really rocks depite. I've always liked this this song. Its one of those songs axl should stay way from live though. Like Mr. Intensity said, he cant handle the vocals.

Sorry, but my vote for that topic would definatley have to go to Breakdown.

My favorite part is when they run out of song, but Axl doesn't just let the track end... instead he drags it on a little longer with noise and a poem that you can't understand.  A lot of people would consider that kind of stuff indulgent.  Not me though.  Without all that extra stuff thrown onto the end, the song wouldn't have been as long, and might not be considered an epic.  UYI needed lots of long songs, even if they were really short songs that just got extended.

the production on it is TERRRIBLE

the song on a scale to 1-5 i would rate it a 1.5

On first hearing OMG, I really did think "Oh My Good God! -  What the hell is this sh-t?"  :peace: The song sound liked a muffled mess. It sounded poorly mixed. It sounded nothing like the Guns n'Roses that I liked so much.

Years down the line, I do like OMG a little more. It still sounds too muffled. They should release a 'normal' version, just good old drums, guitars and Axl without all the over production and distortion fx. Then the song could really rock  :beer:

I didn't like it to much at first because it didn't sound like the Guns n Roses I rembered. Maybe a year later I loved the song and I still do! It's really great and heavy.

Fucking love this song.
I remember downloading the clip off of this site when it was used in promotion for the end of days movie back in '99.
Then i downloaded the whole song once it hit the net and bought the soundtrack once it came out. Loved the song ever since. 8)

when I first heard the song I hated it,now I like the song,I dunno,maybe because Axl sounds angry when he's singing on it I dunno,but it's a cool song and no one could ever cunfuse it with the old GN'R.  :peace:

for me, on a scale  of 1-10, I would give  it a 1.5. And I TRIED to like it, I really did, and listened to it about 100+ times, but it never did anything for me.

10/10

My favorite guns song.


Why would you complain about the production? It's industrial music- crappy production is the point you mulletheads.

That's pretty fucking funny man.       :rofl:

Axl is indeed a little bit crazy.    :yes:

erm...yes. i quite agree.

I personally like the slower version.

Any man who adds "Cool Ranch Dressing" to a song is more than just a little bit crazy.

Wow. Sorry you can't understand that end bit, which i wouldn't really call a poem, as it's a quote from the film Vanishing Point. And the "noise" (all of which i'm assuming happens in the last two minutes of the 7 minute song, as the last verse goes past the 5min mark) happens to include the musical climax of the song and some pretty awesome guitar playing (which you'll also hear behind the last bit you consider "thrown onto the end."


Anyway, on topic, OMG is an awesome song. When i think about it i would like to hear a different recording or at least mix of it, with the vocals brought up clear, but that's a new thought. When it first came out i listened to it over and over again, trying to find out the words, and i've probably checked this site daily ever since then (it's the song that turned me from a fan into an obsessive fan).

ohmygod=top ten gnr song  :love:

cool ranch dressing is pretty tied up yeh??
yeh breakdown just beats oh my god as most underrated gnr song.

 ;D
Riiiiigggghhhhttttt....

when i first heard OMG back in 2000.. i didn't really like it at all.. prob because it didn't fit in with any other gnr material.. BUT.. now i have a pretty good 10 track album on my ipod.. and the song fits perfectly.. songs like TWAT, and IRS are the perfect bridge between the old gnr to the 06version.. i appreciate the song more now after hearing all the new material.  I just needed the blues, madagascar...to ease me into the new sound that CD and OMG have..   im kinda rambling.. my point was just that OMG fits perfectly with the new songs.. and i'm sure an 07 version would be even better.. i just wasn't ready for that sound back in 00... now i'm looking forward to it.  i hope it resurfaces... hey civil war was released on a soundtrack and then on the UI.. maybe they will do the same with OMG  just a 7 year hiatus haha

also the 10 tracks are just the 7 leaks that everyone has.. plus OMG, remastered Rhiad and the eat my silkworms version of silkworms..   didn't mean to imply that i have anything new. 

it's a demo right? Axl mentioned it during an interview

I think the song needs more work but it has killer chorus. I'd be interested to hear a new version of it.

We haven't heard the song in a while so maybe it's been redone? We'll see.

yeah, it is a good song but needs to be revamped with a new sound.  The industrial sound just doesn't fit the song Imo.

i remember hear that too..  but don'[t remember if it was just a rumor or not.. anyone know for sure?  i agree with you though.. i think its a good song.. but would be awesome the new band revamped it.. like they did with chinese democracy
/

I like the RIR 3 version where the band stopped before the final line and Axl just belted out his solo of "the only one in the game who's lost is you".

F'n classic  8)

What interview?

I liked the song from the very first time I heard it... It has something...  ::)  maybe "catchy" is the word that makes you want to listen over and over again 'til you like it!

AND
(always wanted to say this in a GN'R message board...)

"Oh My God it's the door for understanding the 'new' GNR stuff"
Me said :beer:

Heh, I was just listening to Oh My God earlier today

One of the most underrated GnR songs.  The song kind of feels unfinished but the lyrics are really strong and the chorus is f'n awesome.  I would love to hear a 2001 studio version with the added effects and the Buckethead guitars, if one even exists

I still love it. Most of the new stuff is a dissapointment to me by comparison. except maybe better, twat and the blues. but my jury is still out on the blues til i hear a studio version, even if thats just a demo.

for some reason I just don't get it. what is so good about this song.. everyone has their own opinions of course but I have never liked this one.  :-\

Me too, is to NINishy for my taste, Guns n roses is about pure hard rock, no fuckin sinthesyzers...

Guns N' Roses is about the music they want to make, like any other decent band.

A band that is making music that they are supposed to make is usually a manufactured band. Which equals shit.

The industrial-ish side of guns n roses represents a certain time in GnR's time line. Like the hard rock (AFD), epic (UYI), punk (TSI) to the newer stuff. Its called development.

and I support it.

You know what I don't get? I've actually had arguments with people on forums who actually think that was done on purpose and they've gone on to say that thats a new change to the song.

I'm like "Listen, I love GNR and all... but that's what we like to call: A Mistake"  ;)

Yep - was a mistake but it sounded quality.

The band sounded like it had hardly rehearsed at RIR3. Straight at the beginning of the set, during Jungle near the end for the loud scream, Brain gets it wrong and Axl has to sing the scream twice...Also during Patience the band play an extra line when Axl is about to close it causing him to improv....

aint there syntheziers on PC?

It's so obvious. Just tell people to take a listen to the Vegas performance - which, by the way, I think it's way better.

I have the bootleg and I don't think I've ever listened to Oh My God from it.... I shall when I return home though.

that's not intentional, its clearly a mistake.

maybe if axl rehearsed with the band, that kind of thing wouldn't happen on a new song that they're trying to use to win over 100,000 skeptical fans ...

accidental but classic. it's a  beauty of live performance.

200,000 actually....

at the vegas shows at the end of 01' , axl mentioned that the song was "just a demo." anyway, its one of my favorite songs...................

Its the only demo Ive seen thats been released officially with a press release.

One of my favorite Guns songs, definately. I remember going to see End of Days and sitting through the credits, listening to that song and it gave me goosebumps. My friend and I looked at each other like "Shit, they're back." Of course ... they weren't back, but that's another thread (of which we have many).

i agree. that is strange. but ax did say himself that it was "just a demo." its a great song, demo or not. i hope they bring it back and play it live....

Yeah, it's a "demo" because the response of critics and the general public wasn't exactly welcoming. That and the industrial GN'R album being rejected at the time by the label ... I wish Axl just stood by his work in this case. The general public is full of nimble-minded, fickle assholes to begin with. I wanted that industrial GN'R album more than anything, but I guess target demographics and record company politics would have never let that happen.

Say what you will about the production.. i think the record sounds way better than the live version.
Anyone else hear that trainwreck from Rock In Rio?

well, i wouldnt exactly call it a train wreck. i actually thought it was great to hear it live. i heard it live about 2 weeks before rio when i was at the House of Blues......its a killer song live....

the bootlegs don't do the live version justice.. i think the song was much better live.. i don't remember anything distorting axls voice.. like in the studio version.. my point bumping this thread was just that i think the song fits the other new songs we have heard.. but was quite out of place back in 99..

The boot doesn't do it justice at all.  It's a fast song and the drums can never sound as tight live as they do in the studio.  The loose sound probably leads people to think it's not a good live song. It's killer in the studio, but has an awesome energy live too.

guys.. c'mon. the drum loop starts early so the guitars are off for the whole intro making Axl miss the que on the first line. Then at the end he forgets the variation of the last chorus and tries to correct it but the song is over while he's singing "the waves already set in motion" then the last line is sung after the song is over and you get the awkward acapella "the only one in the game whos lost is you".
maybe not a train wreck but at least a 3 car pile up.. or at least a fender bender. ha

thats all i meant. if there are any other live versions besides Rock In Rio bootlegged it i'd love to hear em.

It was played at the Las Vegas show that happened before that RIR gig.

like i said..the boots aren't that good.. but i do remember thinking after the vegas show.. that i liked the song much better live.. it sounded more like a rock song.. and less industrial like the studio version.. it will be very interesting to see if there is revamped version of the song by the new band..

greatest song ever  : ok: :love: :beer: :smoking: :drool:

I agree it wasn't intentional but thats why I love the Rio 3 version of the song so much more. There was something about seeing Axl belt out that one last line to the 200,000 people... his voice sounded raw as fuck on that last line, reminded me of how he sounded in his AFD days.

 : ok:

Great song live.

Great song: both live and studio versions!

It's on my 'Chinese Democracy Demo Leaks' cd: Axl calls it a demo, so I figured I had to put it on there... :beer:

I remember when it came out (end of days) i rented it on VIDEO, then proceeded to play the credits over and over. lol, ahhhh memories    :D

lolz. I did the same thing. :)

I went to see End Of Days at the movies to hear it.....



/jarmo

you poor man . should have just bought the soundtrack.

the movie is worth no more then a rental.

I always liked om my god . sure it's diffrent then the old guns stuff but the lyrically it kick ass. good song to play while you are drunk .

As far as I remember, the movie was out before the soundtrack.

But I did buy the soundtrack as well.....  :D




/jarmo

Was the movie out before the soundtrack ? I thought it came out the same week. Though maybe that was only in North America.

Well my local record store isn't the most well stocked so.....

But the song definitely is better than the movie.



/jarmo

your local record stores sound like mine sir.

Yeah the song was way better then the movie .

I don't remember the song on the credits. As far as I remember, it can be heard when there is a sacrifice scene, while Arnold is attached at the wall Jesus-like.. and it's veeeeery low, almost impossible to hear it. Anyways, the movie sucks. :P

I do remember checking here and on gnrwarehouse.com the trailer just after the VMA's with the little snippet of OMG chorus. I went nuts that day... But I felt in love by the "oooh, if it opens your eyes" part and that disco beat. Still love it. It's one of the things I missed in the live version...

I love the lyrics to oh my god, especially the "waves already set in motion" ect...   

weird but this song was the cause i became a fan..
my first "gnr related record" was end of the days soudtrack..
like a week after i bought it.. i fell in love with gnr and bought live era, that was brand new at the time.. and the fanatism started  :hihi:

Id really like to hear the true version of this song, because the version played at RIR 3 was pretty good.

I loved the song, and still love it.
I wish they release it as a B-side for some future single.
since it was a demo, I'm really interested how good it might have become.
(only possible down side is that they might have stopped working on it)

ive always really like the lyrics but thought the music was  a dissapointment

If they rework the music i think it could be a very good song  : ok:

i agree, the melody of the vocals si fantastic, but the guitars are a bit pish, if you had a really metal guitarist riffing away it would be grat

this song reminds me "My world"...

Honestly, this song sucks, it make me love more The blues and Madagascar.

The only thing that really grabs me on this track is the off-beat hi-hat / "open your eyes" part.  Compared to any other "new" tracks, this one is my least favorite by far at this point...

Yep. I love that part. I also love the sudden stops too, the "abused....misused..." parts. I'd actually put it ahead of some of the leaks to be honest, but it's not my favorite.

well, its one of my favorite new gnr song. I think it's the most easy song to hear the bass part.

Love the lyrics, opening and the 'open your eyes...' parts but absolutely detest the chorus. It's terrible in my honest opinion. Needs alot of work if it ever wants to make the CD.

now,after 7 years i still love that mamazing song
And i hope it will be on cd

I remember when "Oh My God" first came out most people hated it. Now it seems most people love it!

I think it's great. I hope there's a new version on the new record.

I loved it as soon it was released... i just hope it doesnt take 8 years for people to love chinese democracy after the release  :hihi:

id love an album filled with dirty industrial tracks like Oh My God and Silkworms... so i hope OMG isnt on CD and its on an album of more experimental music afterwards. As CD apears to be turning into more of a rock album, and a bloody good one at that!

lol.... I just played the song at the resturaunt Buffalo Wild Wings.  :hihi:

Back in 1999 GNR in general and Axl in particular were a lot more hated than they are now. And it was so different from their old sound that a lot of the old school fans probably didn't get down with it.  It's just not what people expected from Guns.  But it was a good song nonetheless

Is there a new version of this? Just wondering coz everyone is talkin bout OMG agian.


 :peace:

No, there's no new version.  But I think Oh My God is the only "new" song we're allowed to discuss at the moment, so that's why this thread's up here  8)

Off topic but are you really going to all those shows in Australia?

Funny how oh my god is almost a decade old now  :hihi:

Yes I am mate. I have booked everything apart from some accom.

edit: Are we really not allowed to talk about the other songs?


 :peace:

Damn, that is awesome about the concerts.  Have fun :beer:


As far as the other songs, I think we can talk about them in the context of live performances.  But some "recent developments" have made discussing the details certain songs off limits for the time being  :smoking:

Yeah cant wait for the Guns shows. Im pumped.
Ah ok. I get ya now. I have been listening to OMG heaps lately. Its an awesome song. Kinda reminds me of GOE in a way.


 :peace:

I 100% agree with that. Ive been saying that forever. I can just picture a video for Oh My God similarly to that of Garden of Eden, with Axl staying put like that, and just singing his head off

I'd really like to hear OMG and RATB on this tour. RATB is one of my fav Guns songs. But OMG has got some balls and gets me really pumped.


 :peace:

The drums is awesome, chorus is killer. All we need is a version with some proper vocals.  :peace:

I don't want to be a dick, but just because the vocals ain't to your taste doesn't mean they ain't propper. They are fitting to the style of the song.

I didn't listen to it for a long time, I just do it at the moment and it's still a great song.
everything is not totally well balanced,  but the structure of the song and a lot of its musical elements are great.
I hope we'll see a final version one day.

This is one of my favourite tracks right now. I really think ''Oh My God'' could fit perfectly, in terms of quality, in Chinese Democracy or, if its re-recorded, in an hypothetical new album. Axl's voice is incredible, and the chorus is addictive and catchy as hell. One of the best GNR outros ever. The only weak point of the track is the lack of a ''killer'' guitar solo.

But the question is, where would it go on the tracklisting?  :o

one of my favorite gnr songs  :smoking: :beer:

Mine too, so vigorously energetic and aggressive.

absolute fantastic song

if it were on CD, it would be in my top 5 easy

some of the best lyrics Axl has ever written IMO

True!  :drool:

mine too  ;D I don't know why they didn't play it during the last tour, hope to hear it next tour... I really love this song

I burned a copy of CD once to put in my car and I replaced SR with OMG (left right that at track 2) and I loved it there.

I wouldn't scrap any song of the actual tracklist, but I'd include OMG between Scraped and Riad.

IMO, the song would make a really fucking good playable track on Rock Band - listen to the drums.

Also, if I had a chance to get the individual master tracks, Id make it sounding less like a demo. :hihi:

one thing is sure, it deserves better than a bad schwarzenegger movie.
Axl said he reworked the track with the actual band (minus DJ Ashba), right ?

i think the song fits great with CD... when it first came out i didn't love the song.. i was so fired up for new gnr... and didn't really know what to make of OMG.... but after hearing the rest of CD.. and the progression of the sound of the band.. the song fits perfectly... i think OMG is on the more extreme side of the new sound meter and i just wasn't ready for it in 1999.  i think a song like IRS or TWAt would have been better back then to ease us into the new band...  i really started to get into OMG once some of the new demos started to surface and i burned my own version of CD and included OMG with the new tracks..   I would love hear the song again revamped as a bside or even as a rockband release... I think axl has said before that the song wasn't exactly what he wanted and is sort of a demo... its def missing the detail that every track on CD has.. come to think of it.. the song might have fit better on the demo cd i put together better than on the final CD.   kinda rambled here.. long story short.. great song.. .just took time for me to appreciate it.

Yeah apparently they remixed it with new vocals and a wilder intro with more guitar or something like that.
I'd love to hear that.. even after Chinese Democracy came out, this song is still one of my favorites..

thought he said it had a new chorus too? I could be mistaken tho.

I didn't hear about that?.. I thought just a remix with new vocals and guitar..

yeah im probably gettin it confused with something else.

He said Silkworms got a new chorus.

yup, thats what i was thinkin of. thanks.