They weren't leaps ahead of anyone.
At their best they were churning out sub-Zeppelin riffs with generic LA 'metal' vocals, and at worst schmaltzy, cheesy pap that owed as much to Elton fucking John as anyone decent.

You cannot argue they were doing anything new, surely? Whether you like them or not they weren't doing anything that hadn't been done before by Johnny Thunders or Aerosmith or whoever - from the 'Jack Daniels and drugs image' to the sound of the records.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 3 Jun 2011, 16:55, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

They were a lot like Aerosmith.
But just adapted for the 80s, which, ironically, Aerosmith totally failed to do themselves until "Done with Mirrors".
(Bazongaloid, Fri 3 Jun 2011, 16:58, Reply)

I agree that the image stuff was all old news
but particularly with the rhythm guitar stuff it is much better than most rock bands.

I wouldn't compare them to Zeppelin, and early Aerosmith is definitely better, but there's no denying that they could really play their instruments.

Thing is, there was a transition from rock music like Zeppelin which had a lot of feeling in it, like the old blues stuff, to stuff that was more produced and stuff, and of those bands Guns and Roses were pretty much the best.

Not glowing praise in your eyes, but for those of us who can still appreciate that there was good rock music produced during that period...

edit: at least they weren't Motley fucking Crue, who by their own admission don't know why they were popular.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 3 Jun 2011, 16:59, Reply)

Motley Crue had literally nothing of merit to them whatsoever.
I feel the same way about KISS. I have absolutely no idea why people like them.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 3 Jun 2011, 17:05, Reply)

Kiss have literally only one half decent song, "I was made for loving you"
and they wrote that because they wanted to show how easy it was to write a disco hit. Shame they didn't manage to write any good songs in other genres.

I fucking loathe Kiss, and all their stupid stupid fans.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 3 Jun 2011, 17:07, Reply)

I think 'Crazy Crazy Nights' is possibly the gayest song I've ever heard*.
Those money-grubbing cunts have never had a crazy fucking night in their lives. Wankers.



*even gayer than Mighty Real by Sylvester.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 3 Jun 2011, 17:09, Reply)

I hear on Planet Rock that Kiss are planning a "Kiss Kruze"
whereby they get a load of their wanker "army" on a boat and play shit music at them, while travelling from Florida to the Bahamas or something.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 3 Jun 2011, 17:10, Reply)

*tips off Somali pirates*

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 3 Jun 2011, 17:13, Reply)

that would be fucking awesome

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 3 Jun 2011, 17:14, Reply)