What's wrong with Sympathy For The Devil and/or The Spaghetti Incident?

[kaasupoltin]

as slash said

"its the sound of the band breaking up"

I just saw that documentary and that comment made me laugh
But the song aint that bad, it just bores me. But it's better than the Stones version.

[Eva GnRAxlRosette]

Man, I am a big Stones fan. But for fucksake, on voice alone Axl kicks Mick's ass. Mick was one of the original white rappers. He really doesn't sing. Axl on the other hand sings SFTD like a maniac. Seriously crazy awesome vocals by the man...

 
If you love Axl's vocals, that'd tend to make you enjoy his covers more than the originals.
Mind you, not that factor ALONE, but its a huge factor in the enjoyment of a song

SFTD is a great song...  with Axl's vocals it just becomes    to me
As with all music, its subjective

Some people just don't like Axl's voice! 

To me that voice is more than the voice of GN'R...  it defines GN'R. 

[Surfrider]

first off, its MUCH better then the original, Stones version

but really, i think the song has energy and axl sounds great. the end is alittle messy, and the mix isn't great....there doesnt seem to be any LEAD guitar, but 2 or 3 semi-leads, if that makes sense. but i think the cover is really cool, why do people KILL IT?

It is not even in the same league with the original version.

[purplehaze1988]

sympathy is one of many songs GNR covered that are better than the original, along with Knockin', mama kin, aint it fun etc. And can you seriously say you prefer T-Rex's vers of Buick Makane?

[waxlrose1987]

I dont get all the haters for Spahetti Incident and the track sympathy for the devil....I think sympathy is a bad ass song--has kind of a GNR Lies feel to it and Spaghetti is a great album..Only problem is they should not have let Duff sing anything except Attitude...But all the Axl songs including the Manson track are great

[W. Adam S]

Spaghetti is a great album, its good to hear the songs the guys were really into. I compiled all the original versions for an alternative 'Spaghetti incident - the originals?' kinda album, which is great 

[chinesedemocracy05]

Sympathy really is a great cover, it doesn't get any credit. As far as Spaghetti being a "great" album, I don't know about that. I'd say I only like about 5 songs on that album. "Since I don't have you" (that is a beautiful song, I wish it wouldn't have been on TSI, because it could've been regarded as one of their great covers, like KOHD and LALD). "Attitude" "Look at your game girl" and I guess "Ain't it fun". Spaghetti Incedent isn't really even a "good" album. It definately didn't give me the GN'R chills, on it's first spin, like Appetite, Lies, and both illusions records did.

[AXL 20]

i think spaghetti is an amazing album and sympathy is a great cover.

[CAFC Nick]

Sympathy for the devil does nothing for me.

[shaun]

What's wrong with Sympathy For The Devil and/or The Spaghetti Incident?


er, nothing. I like The Spaghetti Incident?. For me the album simply represents other bands music played with GnR power. Sympathy for the Devil is performed well, not that i like the song too much.

[WARose]

the end of twat reminds me always of the end of sympathy for the devil

[WhosGilby?]

I like it, exept the end wich is too long and noisy. Maybe it's the mix. And maybe it was Paul Huge Tobias, the Yoko Ohno of GN'R.

True, Tobias is the Yoko of Guns N Roses

[estrangedpaul]

What parts of SFTD did Paul Tobias (or Huge whatever his real name is) actually play? Right or left speaker? Did he play one of the parts in the duelling guitar solo, or was that all Slash

[faldor]

Covers rarely get respect because the originals are oftentimes better, unless you're covering a Bob Dylan song (Knockin' on Heaven's Door, All Along the Watchtower, etc.).  It's tough to pull off covering a song by a band as accomplished as the Stones.  I think it's a fine song but the original is better.  I also enjoyed The Spaghetti Incident but it didn't do so well, just like Metallica's attempt.  People like to hear original music from big bands, that's all.

[WhosGilby?]

What parts of SFTD did Paul Tobias (or Huge whatever his real name is) actually play? Right or left speaker? Did he play one of the parts in the duelling guitar solo, or was that all Slash

All I know it that he did allot of the solos and that pissed slash off

[estranged.1098]

I like it, exept the end wich is too long and noisy. Maybe it's the mix. And maybe it was Paul Huge Tobias, the Yoko Ohno of GN'R.

True, Tobias is the Yoko of Guns N Roses

That tells me you have no idea what happened not only to Guns N' Roses but to the Beatles as well.

[SonofAGun]

first off, its MUCH better then the original, Stones version

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LMAO.

[jimb0]

What parts of SFTD did Paul Tobias (or Huge whatever his real name is) actually play? Right or left speaker? Did he play one of the parts in the duelling guitar solo, or was that all Slash

All I know it that he did allot of the solos and that pissed slash off

Sorry Slash, you're just not as good as paul.  In 7 years when we tour I'll have him on rythm compared to Finck on lead because Paul should play the solos and you shouldn't slash.


I love TSI and SFTD.  But then again I also love punk and the stones, maybe its just me I donno

[WhosGilby?]

I like it, exept the end wich is too long and noisy. Maybe it's the mix. And maybe it was Paul Huge Tobias, the Yoko Ohno of GN'R.

True, Tobias is the Yoko of Guns N Roses

That tells me you have no idea what happened not only to Guns N' Roses but to the Beatles as well.

That tells me you cant pick up on a joke

[Axl S]

I love it. Better than the origial stones version. Period