"Catcher In The Rye" - Discussions

[dave-gnfnr2k]

Ah, that'll Be Brian May then.

His wife said she doesnt think he worked on this song

[mikegiuliana]

if blackhole sun and wonderwall took a shit this might be the turd..

It must be your American ears, because this sounds nothing like Oasis, my friend.

maybe I just thought of the two songs I mentioned above... Brief thoughts not the whole thing... Maybe strawberry fields or yellow submarine

this is gnr we are talking about so where are the motherfuckin ROCK anthems?

tons of wuss rock/balladish, great radio friendly catchy tunes we have here there's no arguing this CD should do wonderfull

hell I loved the entire soft side of the late 80's early 90's rock so why not this, final countdown citr why not

[SLCPUNK]

Here's my question, where did the cleaner version come from?  Did someone just clean up the other one?  Or does no one know?

DunkinDave I believe cleaned it up.

I have another version (from somebody else) that is even better. Not sure what he did, but everything is much more clear. He did the same thing with the other songs too.

[mikegiuliana]

Like "TWAT", it gets better with every listen - but it doesn't blow me away like "TWAT" does.

I'd say its my least favourite of the four, but its still a good song.

I can't stop listening to this, I still can't believe this wil be tagged gnr or that axl rose is singing it... it's so different, I feel like I am high I definetly like it better then IRS

[SLCPUNK]

"i think this song proves axl doesnt need slash or izzy. Nobody should bitch about the old band after hearing theses three amazing songs."

You mean 4.

Taking time off from your accounting class?

[GNRslave]

good song, i dont think its better than twat or better imo. twat is a future gnr classic!!

[mikegiuliana]

I've done about 6 listens.... Just a catchy pop tune nothing spectacular, better n twat are definetly better

[JustWckd]

Its hard to form an opinion with the quality so horrible.

Why is the quality so horrible compared to the previous 3?

[DunkinDave]

Its hard to form an opinion with the quality so horrible.

Why is the quality so horrible compared to the previous 3?

Well, we don't know where any of them are sourced from - but CITR is obviously sourced from a cassette tape.

[killingvector]

I think it was sourced from tape; there are rumors that this song was an unauthorized internal leak, but no proof evident yet.

Anyone think that axl could run into some taste issues here since the song itself examines the state of mind of MDC as  he decides to gun down Lennon? The melody has a beatles quality to it.

[Chinese Democracy]

This is honestly one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. I think this album will be
amazing! 

[Neemo]

And I'm 89% sure it's Brian May......if it's Robin then I take my hat off for him ofcourse. Brilliant solo's great feel. love it.

89% huh

I really think that it is Robin, The Blues and CITR have the same hesitant, deliberate style of picking

Listen to CITR 2:26-2:51 and compare to The Blues 2:17-2:40

outros are pretty similar too on both songs

Here's the copy of THE BLUES i used
http://s59.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3MM7P1OPA00ZI2NFLD0NEBCK2R

It's gotta be Robin I'm almost positive

[Mike McKagan]

I can't believe that's anyone playing guitar besides May.  The licks are just classic Queen, and the tone is so unique to Brian that I'd be really suprised if they manufactured it for someone else.  Of course, I wasn't there...

[Dont Try Me]

I can't believe that's anyone playing guitar besides May.? The licks are just classic Queen, and the tone is so unique to Brian that I'd be really suprised if they manufactured it for someone else.? Of course, I wasn't there...

lmao, that was sooo funny..... I agree with you........but we won;t know too soon I think....

Again if it's Robin....hats of to him! but still I think Brian May

p.s. Neemo: I think it's 92 % Brian May now 

[Neemo]

I can't believe that's anyone playing guitar besides May.? The licks are just classic Queen, and the tone is so unique to Brian that I'd be really suprised if they manufactured it for someone else.? Of course, I wasn't there...

can you post some comparisons to CITR like i did? seriously, I'd like to try and figure this out

But i think it's Robin, it sounds like the blues. Also, why get a guest appearance as a demo track? The band members are virutally unknown, showcase their talents first, everyone knows May is great.

@ Catcher In The Rye (Dont Try Me) - did you review my evidence?

[ppbebe]

Robin sounds like Brian May on the blues.

The melody has a beatles quality to it.

the intro smells of a mixture of imagine, let it be and NR. And then there?s the scent of the fool on the hill, sgt peppers title n such here and there. Sniff sniff!

axl doesnt need slash or izzy.

but Robin Richard Tommy Brain Dizzy Chris and B...

[pilferk]

It sure would be nice if someone could post an opinion that contradicts everyone else on the board without being told that they are just looking for another appetite or UYI album. ?Like I said, I am lukewarm to the song, don't really like the vocals, but there are some parts that I genuinely like, and the fact that it is a demo I think I will hold opinion on the vocals, because some of the demos for AFD and UYI didn't sound anything like the album versions.

That being said, just because someone doesn't like this particular song does not mean that they are narrow minded and just want a rehash of the Illusions or Appetite. ?Just because someone does something different from what they had done before doesn't mean that it is going to be good. ?I do however admire his courage in trying something new, but right now CITR just isn't doing it for me. ?I don't hate it, I just put it on par with something like "breakdown". ?I loved Twat, I.R.S and Better though.

The thing is...some of the comments from those not liking the song have been "It doesn't sound like a Guns n Roses song".  What other conclusion can you draw from a comment like that...because the only basis for making that comment, or comments like them, is that you want them to sound like the old GnR..thus AFD or UYI.

It's OK to just NOT like the song.  But it's not really OK to prejudge it because it doesn't "sound like GnR"...or what you (the collective you, not you specifically) think "GnR" should sound like.

[Neemo]

Robin sounds like Brian May on the blues.

HA! nice vague answer , so ppbebe, who do you think is playing the Guitar on CITR?

Is it May who is trying to sound like Robin on CITR?

[littleredcorvette]

Ah, that'll Be Brian May then.

His wife said she doesnt think he worked on this song

Where was that? At Brian's site? I have every Queen studio album and it sounds everything like Brian and not much like Robin to me. I could well be wrong but it smacks of classic Brian.

[kyrie]

Ah, that'll Be Brian May then.

His wife said she doesnt think he worked on this song

Where was that? At Brian's site? I have every Queen studio album and it sounds everything like Brian and not much like Robin to me. I could well be wrong but it smacks of classic Brian.

That was apprently at his site, but it wasn't a 100% answer, because she said she wasn't sure, and that Brian was on the road, AND that he had forgotten which tracks he had done at this point.

So, take it as a maybe