Is Rhiad and Silk Worms weak?

[volcano62]

I've been a hardcore GN'R fan since I was 8 years old in 88 and have never complained about anything before! Even My World is great!!

But as much as I try I can't seem to respect Rhiad And The Bedouins and Silk Worms. I mean the main riff in Rhiad is cool but there is something missing. Silk Worm is simply odd. Is it cause I just have bad bootlegs? Or does everybody feel the same way?

[Izzy]

I still haven't heard Rhiad - but Silkworms is a strange song with some truly horrific lyrics. The keyboard work is pretty good but its a rather bizarre choice to play live - well Axl is mad, maybe we shouldn't be surprised....

[The Estranged MrFlashbax]

i never heard rhiad.. i only heard silkworms from rir3.. and i like it.. 

[Dave_Rose]

I like the riff in Rhiad there isn't really any good versions of Rhiad out there same for Silkworms they are bizzare songs with weird lyrics I'd like to know what they are about

[Malcolm]

Didnt Dizzy write Silkworms?

[The Estranged MrFlashbax]

Didnt Dizzy write Silkworms?

dizzy and chris pittman..

[AdZ]

It was Dizzy and Chris Pittman.

[Malcolm]

ya..so ovcourse its not gonna be axl material...and cant say nothing abou rhiad havent herd it

[loretian]

I like Rhiyads and the Bedouins (I know I'm probably not spelling those right...)  It's true, there's no real good versions of it, but afer listening many times, I've gotten the feel of the song, and it just seems like a modern day Led Zep song to me.  The singing, the guitar playing, everything.  I really hope it's gonna be on Chinese Democracy.

[axl_rose_700]

Izzy, I'm surprised you haven't found time to tell us all how good Chris Pittman is seen as we are in a thread about one of his songs... 

[Mr Cowbell ?]

Yes silkworms is weak and if he made an album of "silkworms" like songs it would be horrible. Its sounds like a filler song for a local band. There is nothing stand out (in a good way) that makes this song a good GnR song, so far from what I have heard. Throwing "My World 2" on CD to even just fill in space will be disappointing.

[Crashdiet]

Both brillant tunes as far as i'm concerned.... the reason so many people don't like them is because the sound qualty on the bootlegs sucks ass...

[Scabbie]

I would love to know where I could get MP3 versions of these songs, until then I have no opinion

Can anyone tell me which shows these songs were recorded at?

[Krispy Kreme]

Bootlegs or no, both songs are extemely weak and among the worst ever played by GNR.

[Thorazine Shuffle]

Bootlegs or no, both songs are extemely weak and among the worst ever played by GNR.



True....

But unlike most songs they stick around in your head.  They are hard to forget.

[GNR_Green]

I think Rhiyad is good but could do with changing around slightly.  Silkworms is not as bad as a lot of people say it is.  I think some people just have a big problem with electronic music, especially when it's GN'R playing it.  I think that as electro-rock (or whatever) goes it's pretty good, with some interesting sounds.  The lyrics aren't classic though.  It's like a mix between NIN and Prodigy with Axl singing over it!

[Izzy]

Izzy, I'm surprised you haven't found time to tell us all how good Chris Pittman is seen as we are in a thread about one of his songs...?

Well Silkworms may be rubbish but i just know Chris Pittman is just saving his 'a' material - and hey, i did say the keyboards where good - he's the jewel in the crown of the new line up!

[ktucker450]

There is a good version of Rhiad and the Bedouins, it's from Osaka and it's Axl's ear monitor mix, I love this song it's awesome, I hated silk worms at first but I started listening to it at Rio 3 and it is slowly growing on me just like Oh My God, but I think Rhiad and the Bedouins is a KICK ASS song and it does remind me of the immigrant song by led zeppelin quite a bit as well.

[minto]

Axl has actually said that the songs we've heard will probably not be singles as he is keeping the best stuff back.  Wait and see 

[MadmanDan]

I like Rhiyads and the Bedouins (I know I'm probably not spelling those right...)? It's true, there's no real good versions of it, but afer listening many times, I've gotten the feel of the song, and it just seems like a modern day Led Zep song to me.? The singing, the guitar playing, everything.? I really hope it's gonna be on Chinese Democracy.

My thoughts exactly!!  And I'm sure the song isn't finished