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I love "Where’d You Go." In fact, it’s probably my favorite song on the album. Makes me sad that J. gets flack for some of the poppier stuff he writes. How can you not like the first chord of the song?? Definately good stuff.
[img]images/smiles/converted/cool.gif[/img] I dug ’em. I saw them in Dallas at the Gypsy Tea Room. Took a tad bit of getting used to, but by the end it was very cool. The singer was arguing with some jerkasses in the audience….but his guitar sound was kinda fuzzy and cool. J didn’t play drums with the in dallas either….the curly headed dood played drums, Watt played bass and the singer…well, sang. And played guitar. And it was his birthday.
And then J. began to play and the world came to a complete stop. Really.
Wow…nobody’s mentioned "Where’d You Go." That’s my favorite….the very first chord is so powerful….makes me feel like Superman. "Ammaring" would probably rank #2 for me. The rest of the album is #3.
P.S. #3 is still better than any other rock album put out by anyone else.
Wow…nobody’s mentioned "Where’d You Go." That’s my favorite….the very first chord is so powerful….makes me feel like Superman. "Ammaring" would probably rank #2 for me. The rest of the album is #3.
P.S. #3 is still better than any other rock album put out by anyone else.
Wow, i’m getting into this thread late…i’m not very observant.
I’d venture to guess that when "Appetite" hit the streets, very few posters here were listening to rock-type stuff. I picked up "Live Like a Suicide" (the EP that was on the "other" side of "Lies") when I was about 16 and was very energized. When Appetite hit, the first time I put the cassette in my truck stereo, all I could do was sit and stare. Gn’R, in their heydey (which, admitedly, didn’t last very long) were a phenomenal rock n’ roll band. Yes they were sloppy. Yes, sometimes the attitude meant more than the actual music. Yes, the whole "I can do more drugs and drink more Jack than you" image was a little trite…but for them it was very real. I’d give anything for bands today to have their attitude….instead of lecturing me about some dumbass political affiliation or begging me to save a tree in South America. Admitedly, I’ll never listen to another Gn’R album again b/c I thought the "Illusion" stuff was pure crap….Axl began to believe all the press and they no longer had the same attitude. Not to mention the songs were pretty weak. But in their prime man, they were incredible. What SPIN was trying to say with their cover was not that we actually needed Axl, per say, but the "rock n’ roll" attitude.
The sexist thing is an absolute riot. How long have ya’ll been listening to rock music?? It’s pretty much sexist by definition.
To each his own, but i’m off to spin a copy of "Appetite" and i’m sure i’ll enjoy the hell out of it.
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My favorite quote from the article…straight from Watt’s mouth:
"I’m not a virtuoso," Watt laughed. "I’m just a musical thug. But I’m honest about it."
Well, I guess that puts an end to the debate, eh??
Heh. That’s funny. At J.’s last stop in Dallas (by the way you lame Dallas losers, SCREW YOU guys for not showing up!!! DIRTY ROTTON LOSERS!!!), I noticed what Mike was smoking looked an awful lot like "Backwood Smokes." I mentioned this to my buddy, but he said, "nah, now way, those things are only a tad better than smoking petrified crap." They WERE Backwood’s. I’m going to point and laugh at my friend for this…generally make him feel like a stupid loser. Those diaries come in VERY handy.
[ April 29, 2001: Message edited by: Jebus ]
Why yes….that’s it. I thought they were pretty cool…though I think they were getting some flack from a couple of yahoos in the the crowd. Mike Watt joined them for the last number which rocked the house.
I still can’t believe the crowd was so freakin’ lame.
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Well, i’m back and my head has finally stopped ringing. The Dallas show was absolutely great. It was so LOUD, yet the sound was very good. I kept no set list, instead, I just soaked it all up, including watching the young, dreadlocked nubiles next to me "dancing." It was ultra cute. There was maybe 150 people there, which was highly embarrasing, but J and Co. played like they were in Madison Square Garden…provided they’d play there. Best rock show i’ve seen in a long, long time.
P.S. Anybody remember the name of the opening act….I’ve completely forgot, but I thought they were pretty groovy.
