Bands you despise

[Jaimoe]

Fleetwood Mac

Even their original heavy blues incarnation, led by the great Peter Green?

fleetwood mac oh well

[e_wind]

He is also responsible for Sweet Child O' Mine, which is awful song ..

Flabbergasted because I forgot the article before "awful," or because I hate that shitty song?  ;)

the only good thing about that song is that it was in step brothers.... to me gnr just seems like the band that was starting the "hard rock" scene. which sucks. its not really rock and roll to me

[buaawwww]

How can you hate November Rain?  Maybe one of the greatest songs of the 90's.  Not to say that Axl Rose is not a douche bag, which he most certainly is; but shit GnR rules.

Well said StaggerLee.  You can hate on Axl all you want.  Guy is a pompous arrogant douche if there ever was one.  But he is responsible for a TON of great music.  Hell even Chinese Democracy had a handful of really solid tunes on it.

A TON? That's being pretty generous. He is also responsible for Sweet Child O' Mine, which is awful song on an otherwise kickass record, and nearly ruined my college-going years through being played on somebody's boombox about every 30 minutes.

Well the entire Appetite album is a masterpiece... then there are a number of songs off the bloated Illusions albums (Estranged, Civil War, November Rain, Breakdown, Garden are just a few that come to mind), the Lies songs are great and there are even a handful off Chinese Democracy (There Was A Time, Prostitute, Street of Dreams).  The guy might be a hardcore prick but his impact on rock is undeniable.  It's all opinions really.  Just know that your opinion... is wrong.  ;)

[StaggerLee]

Also lets not forget that Slash is one of the most badass guitarists ever.

[Fully]

He is also responsible for Sweet Child O' Mine, which is awful song ..

Flabbergasted because I forgot the article before "awful," or because I hate that shitty song?  ;)

the only good thing about that song is that it was in step brothers.... to me gnr just seems like the band that was starting the "hard rock" scene. which sucks. its not really rock and roll to me

I was in college when Welcome to the Jungle came out. GnR was a welcome relief to all the pop hair bands that were prevelent at that time. Having said that, their first album was the only one I ever really liked. They got too much success too soon and obvs. couldn't handle it. All of their other albums seemed bloated and filled with excess whereas WthJ was fresh and rocked in a way that rock had really been missing since the seventies.

[Crispy]

How can you hate November Rain?  Maybe one of the greatest songs of the 90's.  Not to say that Axl Rose is not a douche bag, which he most certainly is; but shit GnR rules.

Well said StaggerLee.  You can hate on Axl all you want.  Guy is a pompous arrogant douche if there ever was one.  But he is responsible for a TON of great music.  Hell even Chinese Democracy had a handful of really solid tunes on it.

A TON? That's being pretty generous. He is also responsible for Sweet Child O' Mine, which is awful song on an otherwise kickass record, and nearly ruined my college-going years through being played on somebody's boombox about every 30 minutes.

Well the entire Appetite album is a masterpiece... then there are a number of songs off the bloated Illusions albums (Estranged, Civil War, November Rain, Breakdown, Garden are just a few that come to mind), the Lies songs are great and there are even a handful off Chinese Democracy (There Was A Time, Prostitute, Street of Dreams).  The guy might be a hardcore prick but his impact on rock is undeniable.  It's all opinions really.  Just know that your opinion... is wrong.  ;)

Well, I loved Appetite (except for that one fucking song), and enjoyed Lies...I'm not denying his impact, just quibbling with the amount, I suppose. When accounting in units of measure for mass, a TON seems excessive when referring to Mr. Rose and associates. Comparative Rock Impact on this scale for other icons, say, Bob Dylan, must be in the tens of thousands of tons.

I propose different units for measuring Axl's influence...I give him 8 bags of sugars' worth of Rock Impact.

[buaawwww]

How can you hate November Rain?  Maybe one of the greatest songs of the 90's.  Not to say that Axl Rose is not a douche bag, which he most certainly is; but shit GnR rules.

Well said StaggerLee.  You can hate on Axl all you want.  Guy is a pompous arrogant douche if there ever was one.  But he is responsible for a TON of great music.  Hell even Chinese Democracy had a handful of really solid tunes on it.

A TON? That's being pretty generous. He is also responsible for Sweet Child O' Mine, which is awful song on an otherwise kickass record, and nearly ruined my college-going years through being played on somebody's boombox about every 30 minutes.

Well the entire Appetite album is a masterpiece... then there are a number of songs off the bloated Illusions albums (Estranged, Civil War, November Rain, Breakdown, Garden are just a few that come to mind), the Lies songs are great and there are even a handful off Chinese Democracy (There Was A Time, Prostitute, Street of Dreams).  The guy might be a hardcore prick but his impact on rock is undeniable.  It's all opinions really.  Just know that your opinion... is wrong.  ;)

Well, I loved Appetite (except for that one fucking song), and enjoyed Lies...I'm not denying his impact, just quibbling with the amount, I suppose. When accounting in units of measure for mass, a TON seems excessive when referring to Mr. Rose and associates. Comparative Rock Impact on this scale for other icons, say, Bob Dylan, must be in the tens of thousands of tons.

I propose different units for measuring Axl's influence...I give him 8 bags of sugars' worth of Rock Impact.

Well 2 full albums, most of Illusions which would make up another album... yeah he's made quite the impact.  Gotta give credit where it is due... even if the guy is an absolute jerk-off, he's responsible for a number of classic songs. 
And of course, if Jim James ever did a cover of "that one fucking song"... my guess is you wouldn't be SO quick to say how much you hate it...  ;)

[e_wind]

How can you hate November Rain?  Maybe one of the greatest songs of the 90's.  Not to say that Axl Rose is not a douche bag, which he most certainly is; but shit GnR rules.

Well said StaggerLee.  You can hate on Axl all you want.  Guy is a pompous arrogant douche if there ever was one.  But he is responsible for a TON of great music.  Hell even Chinese Democracy had a handful of really solid tunes on it.

A TON? That's being pretty generous. He is also responsible for Sweet Child O' Mine, which is awful song on an otherwise kickass record, and nearly ruined my college-going years through being played on somebody's boombox about every 30 minutes.

Well the entire Appetite album is a masterpiece... then there are a number of songs off the bloated Illusions albums (Estranged, Civil War, November Rain, Breakdown, Garden are just a few that come to mind), the Lies songs are great and there are even a handful off Chinese Democracy (There Was A Time, Prostitute, Street of Dreams).  The guy might be a hardcore prick but his impact on rock is undeniable.  It's all opinions really.  Just know that your opinion... is wrong.  ;)

Well, I loved Appetite (except for that one fucking song), and enjoyed Lies...I'm not denying his impact, just quibbling with the amount, I suppose. When accounting in units of measure for mass, a TON seems excessive when referring to Mr. Rose and associates. Comparative Rock Impact on this scale for other icons, say, Bob Dylan, must be in the tens of thousands of tons.

I propose different units for measuring Axl's influence...I give him 8 bags of sugars' worth of Rock Impact.

Well 2 full albums, most of Illusions which would make up another album... yeah he's made quite the impact.  Gotta give credit where it is due... even if the guy is an absolute jerk-off, he's responsible for a number of classic songs. 
And of course, if Jim James ever did a cover of "that one fucking song"... my guess is you wouldn't be SO quick to say how much you hate it...  ;)

dude seriously, that card is getting so old. People on here are so quick to say "well if Jim did this or that you would probably change your mind." It's honestly kind of BS because if I saw Jim cover Hot N Cold or he said in an interview that Katy Perry was a huge influence, I wouldn't run and buy her records. She'd still be a talentless (sexy) skeez.

believe it or not, most of the weirdos on here that spend obscene amounts of time and money on this band (myself included) can see flaws in their works.

[Crispy]

And of course, if Jim James ever did a cover of "that one fucking song"... my guess is you wouldn't be SO quick to say how much you hate it...

Pretty sure I would still hate it. A cover of that tune by any artist I enjoy would not be able to override the effect caused by the billion times I had heard it previously.

[Ruckus]

Crispy is curmudgeon

I agree with most all of what you say buuuaaawwwww!! 'Cept the Chinese democracy part.  Condense the Illusions into one album and you have two rock masterpieces.

I respectfully disagree on your point about this board ewind.  I long ago quit writing negatives about this band because of how defensive (make that offensive) people got.  I only take jabs here and there now. ;)

[Crispy]

Crispy is curmudgeon

Here is a statement everyone can get on board with.  ;D

(you forgot the article and some punctuation)

[Jaimoe]

I never cared for GnR (Axl bugged me), but I have lots of respect for what they did, music wise. Izzy was their backbone and when he left, it was basically over. Slash is a great great lead guitarist and I admire Duff's rebirth. I do love that R&R were a real rock band in the era when whimpy ruled the airwaves.

[Ghosts_on_TV]

He is also responsible for Sweet Child O' Mine, which is awful song ..

Flabbergasted because I forgot the article before "awful," or because I hate that shitty song?  ;)

the only good thing about that song is that it was in step brothers.... to me gnr just seems like the band that was starting the "hard rock" scene. which sucks. its not really rock and roll to me

G n' R not rock and roll? That is nonsense.

[buaawwww]

Crispy is curmudgeon

I agree with most all of what you say buuuaaawwwww!! 'Cept the Chinese democracy part.  Condense the Illusions into one album and you have two rock masterpieces.

I respectfully disagree on your point about this board ewind.  I long ago quit writing negatives about this band because of how defensive (make that offensive) people got.  I only take jabs here and there now. ;)

Seriously is, I didn't know... now I do!
Chinese Democracy is not a particularly good album, and certainly not a Guns N Roses album.  I gotta say though there were a handful of songs I actually did like and the last song on the album I like VERY much.  And you are spot on about the Illusions albums.  It was overkill, but take the best tracks of both, make it one album and that's one hell of an album there.  Ah, to each their own. 

But boy, do I hate Creed... LOL

[StaggerLee]

I am sitting here trying to brainstorm more bands to add to my list (a spectacular way to waste time) and i realize that there are alot of recent songs on the radio that I hear and can't stand but I am so out of touch with popular music; i have no clue the names of the bands.

[Jaimoe]

I'd like to punch that fake goody-two-shoes Bruno Mars in the teeth.

[Tracy 2112]

I never cared for GnR (Axl bugged me), but I have lots of respect for what they did, music wise. Izzy was their backbone and when he left, it was basically over. Slash is a great great lead guitarist and I admire Duff's rebirth. I do love that R&R were a real rock band in the era when whimpy ruled the airwaves.

Izzy had to much class to stay in the band. However, Axl makes Courtney Love look classy...

[el_chode]

[jones]

It appears as though he ate a metric ton of cake.

...and Chris I'm glad that you called yourself out before anyone else had a chance.

[sweatboard]

When MY Band "Hey Girl" finally gets going we ARE covering this song, so deal with it!!!


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