The "Slither" thread (post your opinions here)

[matt88]

I like the song lyrics, guitar the drums could be better but ah well and the vocals are alright.

[Top-Hatted One]

listen to the rhythm guitar during the solo! it's brilliant!! very
Izzy-esque!!

[Voodoochild]

listen to the rhythm guitar during the solo! it's brilliant!! very
Izzy-esque!!

Go listen to Rocket Queen. That is a brilliant rhythm guitar! There's nothing brilliant in Kushner's track.

[MadmanDan]

Very good sond,very good band,but that doesn't do it for us: We're used to Guns N' Fuckin Roses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We want perfection!

[Ignatius]

I'm no too crazy about the song. I liked the live version but still not too happy with the studio track. It's a rocker but doesn't really get me going. It's a decent rock and roll song but not any better than any STP song. You got no right is much better.

[K-Rock]

listen to the rhythm guitar during the solo! it's brilliant!! very
Izzy-esque!!

I did and I love it!!  Actually the rythm is top-notch all the way through.


I now OFFICIALLY love this song and am getting REAL excited about getting this album.


GN'R Lives!!!

[lastroots]

I didn't read the whole thread, just wanna share my opinion:

I listened to it two times just a few minutes ago. When I first listened to it on Saturday it just bored me to death, so I listened again now .

And .. it still is the most boring song I heard in a long time. I mean, I kinda liked "Set Me Free" except for the lyrics which sounded just dumb and uninspired to me. For "Slither" I didn't pay too much attention to the lyrics, I just listened. Scott's singning is mediocre. Matt's drumming is just .. well, boring. The rest, including Slash's solo sounds absolutely uninspired to me. That's music I heard a thousand times before and it didn't even excite me in the first place.

So Slither is a huge letdown for me. Even though you know I'm more of an Axl-fan than a Slash-fan, I still was excited about VR and their upcoming album. But this just ruined my expectations. Just as Jarmo said, I'm not even sure now if I'll buy the album. I'll listen to the other songs before I'll make a decision.

As hard as it may sound but every single song off "Ain't Life Grand" excites me way more than this.


/lastroots

[D]

this riff kicks fuckin ass, slashs work is amazing

i think this song is pretty fuckin good, way better than set me free, cant touch any of the few GNR songs we've heard though


i dont share the opinions of my friends by the way, i love slash i think he is the greatest guitarist ever, i was just sayin what some other people who arent emotionally attached thought

[metallex78]

I'm a huge Slash fan and I'm a new GN'R fan and I really like Slither. While I'll admit it's not as great as I expected it to be, I still think it's a solid modern rock song.
Also, now that I've heard the excellent quality studio version, I like it even more. And cranked up loud it f**kin rocks.

[matt88]

Does anyone know the next single after slither?

[WagMyDog]

First off,

From this thread, and the other 1,000 threads examining NuGN'R songs, it seems pretty obvious ...

NuGN'R has most of the optimists in the GNR fan base
and
Velvet Revolver has most of the pessimists.

Either that, or CD is set to become one of the best records ever, while Contraband will go off as the muffled shot from a velvet revolver....

I doubt any VR fan would agree with the latter statement, so let's stick to the former.

Second,

Assuming my first assumption is correct,

You VR fans are a pretty sorry lot. Here you have a damn good song ... well, SOLID (is the key word here). And you complain.

Now, the song isn't perfect ... very little is in our world today. The song makes very little use of Slash (as a lead guitarist). Makes even less use of Matt. And Duff, well, I couldn't even hear him (although you could chalk that up to me having heard a rather crappy 96 Kbps Version of the song). Has a rather weak ending in the chorus. Lastly, THERE ISN'T ANY SCREAMING!

But enough of what the song doesn't have and what the song doesn't do. WHAT DOES THE SONG DO!!??!!

Two words, KILLER RIFF. I mean the riff is so fucking Slash-esque, I'd be surprised if Kushner had anything to do with it. Then, pretty stable verse - dark and brooding (I hope that's what they were going for). I'm liking the tune he's given the verses. And I love the "Oi's" he's put in during the riff. Good solo. Fast-Paced song with Slower Lyrics = Good Combo.

What I wish they'd done -

Made more use of Slash as a lead guitarist before the solo kicked in.

I wish Scott would have screamed a bit for the chorus, or come up with something more "Kick-in-the-balls" You know what I mean? I'm not asking for an Axl, but at least something like what Chris Cornell does.

Perhaps, changed the chord progression for the verse.

Maybe, continued with the chorus into the riff (after the chorus was said once)


Overall -

Like I said before, this is a SOLID rock song. Nothing more you could ask for.

Somehow, while writing this review I've come to a rather surprising conclusion.

Picture a slower "Set Me Free".

Slither is exactly that. Nothing much changes. It even sounds similar. Even the solo is about as long as the SMF solo.

(A little trivia - The SMF solo is about 25 seconds .. the Slither Solo about 27 seconds ... and SCOM ? A WHOLE MINUTE and a few seconds longer. And it even continues into the ending chorus)

Now, even the song lengths of SMF and Slither are similar 4:07 and 4:09 respectively.


Here's the key though, I'm pretty damn sure this isn't the BEST from the VR music box. Nope, I'm sure they've saved some killer stuff for later (Even GNR did ... SCOM).

While this isn't a BAD song ... and while this isn't a GREAT song, I'm left with the conclusion that this is a better SMF (making it a pretty good song).

- WMD

[Top-Hatted One]

Everything you said is the reason why the song was shortened by by 2min and the reason why it was chosen as the first single. You can thank the industry for that one. The song was a masterpiece before.

[loretian]

Has anyone checked out the new video clip posted on VR's website?  It's like the first 15 seconds or so of the Slither music video.

There was no shots of the band, but it actually looked pretty cool.  Somehow, watching that video made me like the song even more.  I'm getting really excited about this album.

[WagMyDog]

Has anyone checked out the new video clip posted on VR's website?  It's like the first 15 seconds or so of the Slither music video.

There was no shots of the band, but it actually looked pretty cool.  Somehow, watching that video made me like the song even more.  I'm getting really excited about this album.

Fuck yeah!

It's actually 51 seconds long .. and damn it's great.

I'd mentioned in my review of the song that the singing style was kinda dark and that's exactly what the video seems like. It's damn cool how they change the pace when the riff kicks in ... Can't wait for the next posting ... (they said a week ... is that thursday?)

[DOASHK]

Axl's Voice is horrible now it wasnt but now it is and now in my opinion weilands voice is better than axls almost hilarious vocals

[tomass74]

This song flat out kicks ass!!! It has the best elements of GnR and Scott. Great stuff and already it is all over the radio. Go VR!!!! The first time I heard it with that radio broadcast with the weak mp3 I couldn't really tell. Now that I have heard the real deal a couple times, I can't get the fucking thing out of my mind. Scott sings his melody over Slash's riff perfectly.  I still liked it better when Slash tuned down, he seemed to have better tone.

[tomass74]

Hey what does everyone think of Slither?  To me, it just sounds like STP but with guitar solos, nothing special.  I mean the song itself isn't bad, but nothing that we haven't heard before.  Also, Slash's solo in it definitely isn't one of his best.

STP has plenty of solos.....

[Annie]

I dislike it so much that if I ever hear it on the radio i will change the station.

[Freya]

Slither is okay.  Stylistically, it sounds very much like STP though.  It's not just Weilands' vocals, it's the pacing of the song, etc., it's very STP.  That's what I don't like about it.  It doesn't have the "bluesy" trademark of Slash, imo.

[Voodoochild]

There is a better song in Contraband. It's called You Got No Right! It rocks, at least live...