From: schrandt@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.metal.gnr
Subject: Re: Not quite right...
Date: 16 Nov 92 20:48:48 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

In article <1992Nov11.180447.28950@lmt.mn.org>, alexa@county.lmt.mn.org (Alex Alexander) writes:
> In article <1dp7eiINNs49@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, aa765@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Chris Young) writes:
>> 
>> 
>> Previously, schrandt@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu sayed:
>> 
>>      The vocals on the entire song suck, IMO. Besides
>> the fact that it's another sappy, candy-ass pop track,
>> the song just isn't suited to Axl's voice.
> 
> No it really isn't. The original was an acoustic ballad written by
> West Arkeen and Del James. But I still think Axl does an OK job with it,
> considering the material he has to work with.
>  
>>      He pulled off 'Don't Cry', but 'Yesterdays' is not
>> for him. I think it's a conspicuous stain on an other-
>> wise fantasic album, and I was pretty surprised when I
>> heard that it was a single. Now that I've thought about
>> it, though, I guess I should have expected it, the last
>> original signal they put out that *rocked* was 'You
>> Could Be Mine', and that was before the album.
> 
> What do you mean "pulled off" Don't Cry? That song it perfectly suited to
> his voice. Maybe not as much at the beginning as at the end, but it is
> definitely a GNR song. Obviously, you don't like anything even remotely
> soft and quiet on an album.
> 
>>      It's a shame that a top-notch rock band like GNR
>> has resorted to the same cheesy commercialism that I'd
>> expect from Warrant, Bon Jovi, Poison, Extreme, and all
>> the other pretty-boy glam rockers. And kick ass songs
>> like 'Garden Of Eden', 'Breakdown', and 'Locomotive',
>> to name a few, sit in obscurity.
> 
> The Garden of Eden video is already made. It has just not been released.
> I don't think GNR is resorting to anything cheesy. They do what they want.
> 
>> 
>>      'November Rain' sucks my left testicle.
> 
> Obviously all you give a fuck about is extremely heavy rock. I got news for
> ya: GNR has changed since Appetite, dude. They are a different band now. That
> doesn't mean they're a sellout. I like them this way and I think I speak for
> a helluva lot of other people when I say that. They can rock like a fuckin'
> gun and they can smell like a fuckin' rose.
> 
> -- Alex --

I just wanted you guys to know that nothing I've ever said is in this
post, even though quotes are attributed to me.  I don't think it's all
about hard rock, though that is what I like _best_ about them...
Let's get the attributions right guys (Chris Young).-- 
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