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« on: January 07, 2009, 10:35:55 AM »
Catcher in the Rye.
This I Love.
Street of Dreams.
Prostitute.


A hard choice for me...but I think Catcher in the Rye by a hair.  yes
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« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2009, 10:45:13 AM »
THIS I LOVE.
MADAGASCAR.
THERE WAS A TIME.
CATCHER IN THE RYE.
STREET OF DREAMS.
IF THE WORLD.
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« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2009, 11:04:41 AM »
thats easy its This I Love. Then i'd say Rye  smoking
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« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2009, 11:10:27 AM »
Im not sure about beauty....but


I adore prostitite.....though id like  the lyrics/vocals a little less produced/clear.....so you can understand the lyrics in parts ( yeh whinge whinge Smiley

The outro is awesome though, right up there with the outro from locomotive
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« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2009, 11:20:31 AM »
I'd have to go This I Love definitely

the orchestration, flutes etc u hear in the background are magnificent
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« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2009, 11:37:22 AM »
I'm suprirsed so many people like This I Love... musically it's really nice, but goddamn the lyrics are cringe-worthy.

Prostitute gets my vote, by far.
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« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2009, 12:10:51 PM »
Quote from: the bucket on January 07, 2009, 11:37:22 AM
I'm suprirsed so many people like This I Love... musically it's really nice, but goddamn the lyrics are cringe-worthy.

Prostitute gets my vote, by far.

I think the lyrics to This I Love are incredible yet simple.
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« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2009, 12:30:59 PM »
this i love. for music and lyrics, that i consider wonderful
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« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2009, 12:32:28 PM »
Quote from: italysfinest1985 on January 07, 2009, 12:10:51 PM
Quote from: the bucket on January 07, 2009, 11:37:22 AM
I'm suprirsed so many people like This I Love... musically it's really nice, but goddamn the lyrics are cringe-worthy.

Prostitute gets my vote, by far.

I think the lyrics to This I Love are incredible yet simple.


Depends

If I were saying what is the most beautiful lyrically only, Im going with SOD or Catcher

If we are talking overall, TIL musically, emotionally and just atmospherically, is the most beautiful.
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« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2009, 12:43:36 PM »
I'm not so keen on the vocal/lyrical part of TIL, though the music is nice. Basically what the bucket said a few posts back. Tongue

And I'm not sure I'd consider TWAT a ballad. Undecided Great song, but can you call it a ballad? Perhaps I have a narrow definititon of what a 'ballad' is...
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« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2009, 01:09:32 PM »
Catcher in the Rye
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« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2009, 01:10:10 PM »
I love Prostitute (not prostitutes, you pervs!).

Seriously, it is so incredible. The emotion, the music, how it integrates the orchestra and rock together so seemlessly. How it starts small, works up to a climax and then tapers off back into silence at the end ... the perfect way to end the album. I listened to it like 20 times the other night. I couldn't get it out of my head. I've never been a huge fan of Don't Cry or November Rain, or even Street of Dreams, or hell, even Sweet Child of Mine, (although Estranged was one of my favorites off UYI) but this is different type of ballad for GNR. Completely new ground. This is the song, more than any other, that makes me think that CD was worth the wait. It's Earth shattering, yet humble. Sonically complex, while built around a simple tune. It's lyrically aggressive, yet it shows that Axl is knows he's made mistakes along the way just like anyone else.

Without a doubt, it's my favorite song on CD, and possibly my favorite GNR song of all time. It just speaks to me in a way so few songs ever have.
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« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2009, 01:18:53 PM »
I can't pick.

There's something in each one that I really like and enjoy listening to....





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« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2009, 01:37:06 PM »
Quote from: BlowUpYourVideo on January 07, 2009, 12:43:36 PM
And I'm not sure I'd consider TWAT a ballad. Undecided Great song, but can you call it a ballad? Perhaps I have a narrow definititon of what a 'ballad' is...

I'd classify it as a rock ballad.
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« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2009, 02:54:53 PM »
Except this I love and street of dreams, im unsure if they are ballads ie slow romantic songs.
 
Beauty wise, I guess this I love.
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« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2009, 03:28:16 PM »
Ballad: This I Love

Semi ballads: TWAT and Prostitute
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« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2009, 03:37:38 PM »
Quote from: jarmo on January 07, 2009, 01:18:53 PM
I can't pick.

There's something in each one that I really like and enjoy listening to....





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A very good point in itself. It's hard to favor one over the other. But something about Catcher brings a tear to my eye every time.  smoking
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« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2009, 03:38:29 PM »
Quote from: duga on January 07, 2009, 03:28:16 PM
Semi ballads: TWAT and Prostitute

Yeah, they are kinda like semi-ballads... Which is why I usually don't like to use the word 'ballad' when it comes to rock music (with the exception of Bon Jovi). That word makes me think of something really sappy and even This I Love doesn't fit in that category.. IMO.
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« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2009, 03:46:49 PM »
Quote from: duga on January 07, 2009, 03:28:16 PM
Semi ballads: TWAT and Prostitute

IMO they are handsome than beautiful. Lips Sealed
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« Reply #19 on: January 07, 2009, 05:31:20 PM »
Overall I find The Blues to be the best ballad/semi-ballad/whatever you wanna call it that GNR has ever written.
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