Frank Drebin 2,415 Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 Originally released in 2004, Guns N’ Roses’ Greatest Hits was a brazen attempt to top up the coffers drained by Axl Rose’s mad opus Chinese Democracy, still three years away from completion. And it worked. Greatest Hits sold by the truckload, and reminded people that GN’R used to be more than just one man’s insanely expensive vanity project. Optimists might view this vinyl reissue as a financial bump for the new album the reunited GN’R may or may not currently be working on. There’s certainly enough bait here to snag even mildly obsessive fans: gold and red splatter discs, updated artwork, and the addition of 1986’s Shadow Of Your Love, formerly a lost treasure until it was properly exhumed for the Locked And Loaded box set a couple of years ago. But in other respects it feels like a missed opportunity to properly update the album. If the current, semi-classic line-up can incorporate songs from Chinese Democracy into their live set, then surely there’s space here for a song or two from that flawed behemoth: the title track or the bat-shit-brilliant Madagascar. It’s impossible to argue with what’s already here, but you can’t help wishing there was more. Much like Guns N’ Roses’ entire career. http://www.loudersound.com/reviews/guns-n-roses-greatest-hits-the-most-dangerous-vinyl-in-the-world Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post EstrangedTWAT 11,272 Posted September 25, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 "Lost treasure" my ass. I've had about 3 different versions of SOYL on official releases for over 30 years. Someone do me a favor and photoshop the exclusive puckering asshole version of this onto this picture so we can all get a nice image of what the gyner looks like right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Frank Drebin 2,415 Posted September 25, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 How many times are they gonna release the same damn songs? Talk about milking it to the last drop. But let's face it there will be plenty more milking until an actual new album arrives so expect UYI boxset and Greatest Hills: Volume 2 before this band actually tries moving forward and creates 'the next chapter'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bacardimayne 24,763 Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 as shit as the box set and greatest hits are, the tuned up shadow of your love is the best thing the band has done since releasing cd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RedHook 7,940 Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 The long strange history of GNR milking the Hollywood Rose song Shadow of Your Love 1987 fake live version recorded for LLAS released as a b-side on the Its So Easy 12" single 1988 same version released on the Live From the Jungle EP in Japan 1991 studio demo released as the b-side to the Live and Let Die single 2004 Hollywood Rose version released on The Roots of Guns N Roses album 2006 added to the 2 disc "Best of" album that never made it past promo copies 2018 re-recorded demo included on AFD locked n loaded sets and released as a retail 7" single for Record Store Day. 2018 Hollywood Rose version released as a 7" single 2020 locked n loaded version added to vinyl re-release of the 2004 Greatest Hits album 2006 Have they not milked this song enough times Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bacardimayne 24,763 Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 minute ago, RedHook said: The long strange history of GNR milking the Hollywood Rose song Shadow of Your Love 1987 fake live version recorded for LLAS released as a b-side on the Its So Easy 12" single 1988 same version released on the Live From the Jungle EP in Japan 1991 studio version released as the b-side to the Live and Let Die single 2004 Hollywood Rose version released on The Roots of Guns N Roses album 2006 the 2 disc "Best of" album that never made it past promo copies 2018 re-recorded demo included on AFD locked n loaded sets and released as a retail single for Record Store Day. 2020 same version added to vinyl re-release of the 2004 Greatest Hits album 2006 Have they not milked this song enough times but only the 2018 version is good, so who cares? while shadow is an extreme case that's been released like 7 times at this point, i do like it when bands revisit a song that they didn't get right the first time. examples include "Help Me Rhonda" by The Beach Boys (originally a shit filler track on Today, re-released on the next album with a much better sound) and Lords of Summer by Metallica (originally released as a shit demo, rerecorded later and included as a bonus track on Hardwired with much better production) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EstrangedTWAT 11,272 Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 Also, the studio version released as a b-side in 1991 was just a demo from the 80s. I'm not re-opening the Pandora's box about the fact that it wasn't re-recorded in 2018 either. I have the 2018 one on a RED vinyl 7 inch......red like Dazey's chapped anal lips after that time he decided to let a guy fuck him in the ass to determine if he was gay or not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bacardimayne 24,763 Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, EstrangedTWAT said: I'm not re-opening the Pandora's box about the fact that it wasn't re-recorded in 2018 either. if you think what was released on the box set is an untouched track from the 80s that's just been sitting around for 30 years i have a bridge to sell you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheresizzy 1,668 Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 16 minutes ago, RedHook said: The long strange history of GNR milking the Hollywood Rose song Shadow of Your Love 1987 fake live version recorded for LLAS released as a b-side on the Its So Easy 12" single 1988 same version released on the Live From the Jungle EP in Japan 1991 studio demo released as the b-side to the Live and Let Die single 2004 Hollywood Rose version released on The Roots of Guns N Roses album 2006 added to the 2 disc "Best of" album that never made it past promo copies 2018 re-recorded demo included on AFD locked n loaded sets and released as a retail single for Record Store Day. 2020 same version added to vinyl re-release of the 2004 Greatest Hits album 2006 Have they not milked this song enough times Shadow sounds fresh compared to SCOM imho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post auad 3,257 Posted September 25, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 My girlfriend has always made fun of my musical tastes ... she says I like "bad things" ... she has always had fun with my obsession with GnR (which has already decreased a lot), and she doesn't understand why I listen to the same songs again and again (this has also decreased) ... like any addiction, we can have a more adequate view as we move away ... About the "release" of GH on vinyl? Shit! About the thread? Shit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post bacardimayne 24,763 Posted September 25, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 the disc literally looks like bloody prolapse shit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheresizzy 1,668 Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 51 minutes ago, auad said: My girlfriend has always made fun of my musical tastes ... she says I like "bad things" ... she has always had fun with my obsession with GnR (which has already decreased a lot), and she doesn't understand why I listen to the same songs again and again (this has also decreased) ... like any addiction, we can have a more adequate view as we move away ... About the "release" of GH on vinyl? Shit! About the thread? Shit! About the whole fat band since TSI? Shit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Sick Boy 19,956 Posted September 25, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 2 hours ago, bacardimayne said: the disc literally looks like bloody prolapse shit The just told Beta to sit her fat ass down on a scanner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
november snow 2,292 Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 I love Shadow of your love (2018 version),i like the song more than Anything goes ,half of Lies and i think its better than maybe 10 UYI songs . Best thing they have released since Black Leather/Aint it fun imo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Haters Gonna Hate 1,276 Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 Can’t wait till they release this again in a few years with Ain’t Goin Down on it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tremolo 1,235 Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 On 9/25/2020 at 9:57 AM, bacardimayne said: as shit as the box set and greatest hits are, the tuned up shadow of your love is the best thing the band has done since releasing cd That song is just a glorified B-side. It wasn’t considered good enough to even be in the album back then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Faxl Rows 1,407 Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 On 9/25/2020 at 1:44 PM, EstrangedTWAT said: "Lost treasure" my ass. I've had about 3 different versions of SOYL on official releases for over 30 years. Someone do me a favor and photoshop the exclusive puckering asshole version of this onto this picture so we can all get a nice image of what the gyner looks like right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bacardimayne 24,763 Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Tremolo said: That song is just a glorified B-side. It wasn’t considered good enough to even be in the album back then. that's odd because it's better than at least two songs on the album Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gordon Comstock 2,386 Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 hour ago, bacardimayne said: that's odd because it's better than at least two songs on the album It's better than the other Hollywood Rose song, but it's still a b-side tier song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 i don't remember hearing about a gnr greatest hits coming out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post philip k. DickhEAD 754 Posted September 27, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 GNR management goes above and beyond yet again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post wheresizzy 1,668 Posted September 27, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Doof and her wife trying so hard to be excited over this shit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philip k. DickhEAD 754 Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Jeff Isbell said: Ha! Even Doof refuses to pose with this vapid, brainless release. The Greatest Hits LP, either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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