The Blues

[Rob]

I pull out the Trixter, Ratt, and Poison all the time.  Does that make my opinion less valid?  You can have you're NIN and Nirvana, or whoever else most of the people on this board like.  I'll take hair metal over all the shit that's come out since it died anyday.

[ppbebe]

Good for you, mate. the good old days are all yours.

[//JK75]

I say yes !
Is a pretty good song... love it

[providman]

Don't Cry is awful in almost every generic hair metal way. Elementary lyrics, cheesy solo and that god awful ayyyaaayyaayyyaayyyaayyyyaa at the end. But, to each his own, I 'm sure all the Don't Cry fans out there don't have to worry about Chinese Democracy. All they have to do is dip down in to their record collection and pull out Trixter, Kix, Ratt, Poison, and Faster Pussycat for never ending hours upon hours of endless enjoyment.

Hold on there johnny boy - while I agree Trixter, Poison, & to a lesser extent, Ratt & FP were all pretty lame, especially Trixter, I always thought Kix were a cut above - 2 excellent guitar players & really well-crafted tunes. They were/are/ great live, also. i saw them numerous times in the late 80s.? Midnight Dynamite was an excellent album, IMO.

[dENIS]

I wonder if 'The Blues' will even be called 'The Blues'? Axl said it was a working title. Remember, the working title for 'Estranged' was 'Without You'.

  i never knew that!

[ppbebe]

Some storyteller never opens his mouth without telling a story or two that are empty n slow of wit.

[ShotgunBlues1978]

The Blues has the best lyrics of any GnR love song besides Estranged and its really well composed.  I think it's better than Don't Cry.  Not as good as Patience, November Rain or Estranged but a great song and the studio version will be amazing. 

[Skunk]

everyone blames Axl and his liking NIN for Oh My God and Silkworms, but arent they the two new songs he had the least to do with? i was under the impression he only did the lyrics/vocals on those.

as for The Blues i think it's a great song, as good as Dont Cry or Patience, but not SCOM and not November Rain - its not one of the 'big guns' (i assume there will be better rockers, and at least one better ballad) because we won't hear any of them until the first single.

[ppbebe]

everyone blames Axl and his liking NIN for Oh My God and Silkworms, but arent they the two new songs he had the least to do with?

pardon? it's not everyone. I love Oh My God better than you like The Blues.

[Skunk]

haha, i just meant a lot of people.
i love Oh My God too.

[nesquick]

s for The Blues i think it's a great song, as good as Dont Cry or Patience,

I love "the blues", I'm the one who created that topic, but I think "don't cry" is a better song. Don't forget it's one of the most famous GN'R song ever, "Don't cry" is a classic and was a big success in the early 90's.
The blues is as good as patience, but not as good as don't cry. And I don't even compare with November Rain wich is more than a song, it's art, it's genius, it's a Classic. It's one of the most impressive song ever written in Rock music. Nothing will touch November Rain. You MUST be a genius to write a song like that.

[*Izzy*]

Patience is as good or better than Don't Cry and they are both better that NR, in my opinion. The Blues is as good as NR

  Izzy?

[nesquick]

Izzy, November Rain is more than a song, it's almost a symphony. I talk about the studio version, the construction of the song, the 3 guitar solos and..the end, the 2nd part of the song, the orchestra, it's phenomenal. Everything is perfect. Perfect. Also the videoclip is great.
November Rain is more than a song, it's a masterpiece.

[*Izzy*]

Each to his own?
I just find it abit boring the end is cool though

  Izzy?

[Dust N Rose]

s for The Blues i think it's a great song, as good as Dont Cry or Patience,

I love "the blues", I'm the one who created that topic, but I think "don't cry" is a better song. Don't forget it's one of the most famous GN'R song ever, "Don't cry" is a classic and was a big success in the early 90's.
The blues is as good as patience, but not as good as don't cry. And I don't even compare with November Rain wich is more than a song, it's art, it's genius, it's a Classic. It's one of the most impressive song ever written in Rock music. Nothing will touch November Rain. You MUST be a genius to write a song like that.

Agreed 100% 

[AxlsMainMan]

Izzy, November Rain is more than a song, it's almost a symphony. I talk about the studio version, the construction of the song, the 3 guitar solos and..the end, the 2nd part of the song, the orchestra, it's phenomenal. Everything is perfect. Perfect. Also the videoclip is great.
November Rain is more than a song, it's a masterpiece.

I respect the song for being as artistic and genuine as it is, but to me that song just emphasizes the self-indulgent attitude Axl could very well have had during the UYI days. Over the top ballads were so far from what GnR originally stood for and kicked ass doing that even still a song like NR is still a surprise for me. To me Slash, and the boys were missing on this song spiritually as it was Axl, and Axl alone churning out these overproduced epics.

[dave-gnfnr2k]

There is nothing wrong with being self indulgent.
Bohemian rhapsody   is self indulgent and its one of the best songs ever written.

[blues rocker]

i think a lot of the new songs get a bad wrap because the sound quality of the recordings is so shitty...if you try to just listen to the music and imagine how the studio version would sound, i think the new stuff will sound pretty great...the live recording of the blues is probably the only recording of a new song that actually sounds good enough to judge...i think the studio versions of madagascar, chinese democracy, and rhiad will sound great if the album ever comes out...

[Carlos_f_Rose]

Don't cry is fantastic, so is The Blues, but as soon as we won't hear the studio version I'll prefer don't cry.

Please man, dont compare the blues, with DONT CRY.. that is blasphemy!!!

[nesquick]

sure, don't cry is better. I re-listened to it, it's a wonderfull song.