jond7699
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Post by jond7699 on Jan 12, 2004 23:21:43 GMT -5
One of thier best in my opinion. I love this song and still can listen to it today and not get sick of it. I was happy to see this song peaked at #4 on the Hot 100
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jimmy74747
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Post by jimmy74747 on Jan 12, 2004 23:24:44 GMT -5
The best acoustic ballad from the hair metal era. An A+
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irice22
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Post by irice22 on Jan 12, 2004 23:26:14 GMT -5
Gun N' Roses had potential for me to like their songs, but I just can't stand Axl's voice at all!
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BillboardBoy
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Post by BillboardBoy on Jan 13, 2004 23:15:58 GMT -5
Great song! Too bad it doesn't get played anymore. I think their last Top 40 appearance was "Since I Don't Have You" in 1994. They're in need of another hit.
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Ragin
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Post by Ragin on Jan 14, 2004 9:04:06 GMT -5
Great song! Too bad it doesn't get played anymore. I think their last Top 40 appearance was "Since I Don't Have You" in 1994. They're in need of another hit. They are not together anymore. |
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Ragin
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Post by Ragin on Jan 14, 2004 9:06:14 GMT -5
I liked a lot of Guns N' Roses songs and this was no exception. Best of the hair metal ballads? I'm not sure, I think there are a number of them that rank right up with this one. The only reason hair metal got so overdone was the recognition of the hit potential of a power ballad. Once these became popular everybody and their dog was starting up a hair metal band. It really cheapened it for the bands that were already there and doing great music like Guns N Roses, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, and yes, even Poison.
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Michael1973
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Post by Michael1973 on Jan 14, 2004 9:50:16 GMT -5
One of the local classic rock stations (WPLR - New Haven, CT) still plays this on occasion.
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Post by tico on Jan 14, 2004 13:39:24 GMT -5
Definitely a departure from the hard rock sound we were accustomed to from GNR. Not very many songs do you hear have any whistling.
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jimmy74747
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Post by jimmy74747 on Jan 14, 2004 17:55:16 GMT -5
I liked a lot of Guns N' Roses songs and this was no exception. Best of the hair metal ballads? I'm not sure, I said Best ACOUSTIC ballad. I agree there are better non-acoustic ballads out there, and yes, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is one of them. |
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Ragin
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Post by Ragin on Jan 15, 2004 7:26:57 GMT -5
I said Best ACOUSTIC ballad. I agree there are better non-acoustic ballads out there, and yes, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is one of them. You got me. Someday I will learn how to read more thoroughly. I skim too much. |
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stevie nice
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Post by stevie nice on Jan 15, 2004 9:44:23 GMT -5
Love this song and used to really love G'nR.
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mst3k
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Post by mst3k on Jan 15, 2004 17:52:30 GMT -5
used to really love G'nR. But you had to kill them. ;) |
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BillboardBoy
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Post by BillboardBoy on Nov 7, 2004 0:16:58 GMT -5
I always liked power ballads from hair bands. :)
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johnnywest
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Post by johnnywest on Oct 4, 2006 18:33:55 GMT -5
Good song. Reminds me of the summer of '89.
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Hervard
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Post by Hervard on Oct 5, 2006 11:08:50 GMT -5
This song was OK. I hated it when it came out, though. The whistling part at the beginning always stuck in my mind, which drove me nuts. After a few listens, I began to like it a little better.
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Post by tico on Oct 6, 2006 16:06:30 GMT -5
I'm not into much now as I was when it first came out in 1989.
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John77
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Post by John77 on Oct 13, 2006 22:50:03 GMT -5
I still spin this one a lot... my PC is showing I've given it 129 spins this year so far... Carrie Underwood does a nice cover of this in concert too...
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Post by unicorns on Oct 27, 2006 22:16:33 GMT -5
I love GNR, but I think they've had better than this.
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John77
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Post by John77 on Oct 28, 2006 2:04:14 GMT -5
One thing that always sticks out about this song is that when we had Scott Shannon's "Pirate Radio" 100.3 FM (KQLZ) out here in '89, the song was always VERY sped up when they played it... drove me crazy since it always sounded "funny" when I'd play it on my CD player or my turntable at normal speed...
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Post by joker on Jun 5, 2007 16:37:37 GMT -5
Great song! One of my favorite GNR singles.
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WotUNeed
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Post by WotUNeed on Jun 5, 2007 17:08:15 GMT -5
Not sure if this or "Sweet Child O' Mine" is my favorite GnR song. Both great.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2008 14:37:07 GMT -5
Hate it. They have way better.
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Unhinged
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Post by Unhinged on Feb 10, 2017 18:06:16 GMT -5
So good, Top 10 of my favorites from them.
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