p sure they are all meant to be DJ Ashba
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 02:32 (eleven years ago) link
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/251043_205564389487371_8225510_n.jpg
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 03:56 (eleven years ago) link
my girlfriend heard me listening to "One in a Million" the other day. When the lines "Immigrants and faggots / They make no sense to me / They come to our country / And think they'll do as they please"came on, she perked up and said matter-of-factly, "Faggots come from Faggotland." LOLZORS
― Poliopolice, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
btw, does anyone understand how the chorus of that song is related to the verses? I don't really get it.
― Poliopolice, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
i've never heard it -- is it worth listening to?
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 18:01 (eleven years ago) link
it's the most controversial GNR song. It's well liked as a tune, but certain sentiments are disturbing.
― Poliopolice, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
there was a lot of controversy over that manson song they covered, but it was a pretty weak song...
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 18:28 (eleven years ago) link
All day, I've been assuming this thread got bumped for Rock of Ages.
― old people are made of poop (Eric H.), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 19:34 (eleven years ago) link
Dude on far left of that tattoo looks more like Johnny Rzezezeinck from the Goo Goo Dolls.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 19:35 (eleven years ago) link
the middle one looks like a cross between the Crow and Michael Jackson
"Yes, I'd like the Guns N Roses tattoo but can you include variations on Criss Angel instead of the band?"
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 20:36 (eleven years ago) link
― Poliopolice, Wednesday, June 13, 2012 4:59 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Sigggghhhh. The two phrases relate to the two groups separately. It's a lyrical trick. The next line makes it clearer "Like start some mini-Iran, or spread some fucking disease."
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 14 June 2012 03:20 (eleven years ago) link
I feel like the Republicans should start blasting this during their rallies.
― Poliopolice, Thursday, 14 June 2012 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
The next line makes it clearer
glad we cleared that up
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 14 June 2012 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
always important to establish the logical consistency of bigoted morons
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 14 June 2012 18:13 (eleven years ago) link
But tying them together with the "It's all Greek to me" wordplay.
― Odd Spice (Eazy), Thursday, 14 June 2012 18:14 (eleven years ago) link
But, hey, lyrics that deal with the world in a rational way are the least interesting.
― Odd Spice (Eazy), Thursday, 14 June 2012 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
i never bothered with Lies so i've been hearing about that song for 20 years before finally giving it a listen on Spotify because of this thread. pretty lame, lyrics definitely not redeemed by the music remotely as much as on "Get In The Ring" or anything.
― bronytheus (some dude), Thursday, 14 June 2012 18:19 (eleven years ago) link
why are you listening to Lies when you should be listening to the Bee Gees
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 14 June 2012 18:21 (eleven years ago) link
:(
― bronytheus (some dude), Thursday, 14 June 2012 18:22 (eleven years ago) link
just from this sampling, I'd say "get in the ring" represents a maturation in lyric craft. less show-offy is better.
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 14 June 2012 18:23 (eleven years ago) link
^^^first time "What, you pissed off 'cause your dad gets more pussy than you?" has been praised for its subtlety and maturity
― bronytheus (some dude), Thursday, 14 June 2012 18:25 (eleven years ago) link
from the AMG review:
"[the] emotional directness [of "Patience"] makes the misogyny of "Used to Love Her (But I Had to Kill Her)" and the pitiful slanders of "One in a Million" sound genuine. Although the cover shrugs them off as a "joke," Axl Rose's venom is frightening -- there's little doubt that he truly does believe that "faggots" come to America from another country and that "niggers" should stay out of his way."
― Poliopolice, Thursday, 14 June 2012 18:33 (eleven years ago) link
"he" "truly" "does" "believe"
― Odd Spice (Eazy), Thursday, 14 June 2012 18:37 (eleven years ago) link
ugh Get In The Ring is as embarrassing as One In A Million, for completely different reasons. But both underline that Axl is crazypants. the end.
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 14 June 2012 19:45 (eleven years ago) link
I loooooove Get in the Ring!!!!
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 June 2012 19:55 (eleven years ago) link
I got a thought that would be niceI'd like to crush your head tight in my vice...pain!!
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 June 2012 19:56 (eleven years ago) link
And my personal fave:
I don't like you, I just hate youI'm gonna kick your ass
I hum this to myself all the time.
i like how they added like 5 new members to the band so they could get their weigh-in up for that song.
― Poliopolice, Thursday, 14 June 2012 20:02 (eleven years ago) link
matt sorum is a total pawg
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 14 June 2012 20:15 (eleven years ago) link
is loving Get In The Ring like loving Megashark Vs Giant Octopus? i think i could understand that :)
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 14 June 2012 23:15 (eleven years ago) link
"Get In The Ring" belatedly became one of my favorite GNR songs when i started revisiting UYI the last few years, it's so insanely catchy
― bronytheus (some dude), Thursday, 14 June 2012 23:27 (eleven years ago) link
see I dig a lot of UYI, but Get In The Ring just makes me cringe nowI can't stand it
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 14 June 2012 23:31 (eleven years ago) link
yeah it grated for a long time, but now it just feels so goofily triumphant -- those huge swinging slash leads, the title chant, duff's final rant, it's glorious.
― bronytheus (some dude), Thursday, 14 June 2012 23:35 (eleven years ago) link
It's just so unhinged but oddly funny in a stupidly endearing sort of way. Like, the ridiculous rhyme scheme of those first lyrics I quoted, which end in the grunt of "pain." And the way the other lyrics I quote don't even work rhythmically.
Also awesome because a couple of those dudes accepted Axl's challenge to fight and we wimped out.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 15 June 2012 11:50 (eleven years ago) link
haha really? hilarious
― bronytheus (some dude), Friday, 15 June 2012 11:53 (eleven years ago) link
And my personal fave: I don't like you, I just hate you I'm gonna kick your assI hum this to myself all the time.― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:56 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I don't like you, I just hate you I'm gonna kick your ass
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:56 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This is the best part of the song.
― how's life, Friday, 15 June 2012 12:46 (eleven years ago) link
i'm pretty fond of "there's a smell of retribution in the air"
― bronytheus (some dude), Friday, 15 June 2012 12:56 (eleven years ago) link
nothing in get in the ring is as cringeworthy as "what's so civil about war, anyway?" or "human grocery store, ain't that fresh"
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 15 June 2012 14:06 (eleven years ago) link
i generally try to avoid linking something i wrote but it seems important to drop this into the convo: http://www.splicetoday.com/music/use-your-interjection
― bronytheus (some dude), Friday, 15 June 2012 14:10 (eleven years ago) link
Oh my distorted smile.
― how's life, Friday, 15 June 2012 14:30 (eleven years ago) link
PS: wrong lineup in the photo Al
― the hat's filthy lesson (sic), Friday, 15 June 2012 14:46 (eleven years ago) link
ain't that fresh rules!
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 15 June 2012 15:20 (eleven years ago) link
That picture is the "Civil War" line-up.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 15 June 2012 15:24 (eleven years ago) link
Minus Dizzy, but fuck that dude.
Guccione in particular iirc - printed something in SPIN about how he was all set to go whenever/wherever Axl wanted
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 15 June 2012 15:31 (eleven years ago) link
what does 'human grocery store' mean, anyway? It sounds kind of macabre, but I'm not sure it was meant to be taken that way.
― Poliopolice, Friday, 15 June 2012 17:21 (eleven years ago) link
in contrast to giraffe grocery stores, I assume
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 15 June 2012 17:27 (eleven years ago) link
eh don't blame me, i didn't pick the photo
― bronytheus (some dude), Friday, 15 June 2012 17:35 (eleven years ago) link
plus i mean Adler was in the studio for SOME of the Illusion sessions /reaching
― bronytheus (some dude), Friday, 15 June 2012 17:36 (eleven years ago) link
ha oh josh already got my back
― bronytheus (some dude), Friday, 15 June 2012 17:37 (eleven years ago) link