(July 2, 2015 at 11:14 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote:I'm not a musician but I understand your point - GnR had a different sound from the rest of the late 80's bands and that was an important element on how successful and influential they were (and are) - I was more prone to say blues, funk and alt rock but I never thought of labelling them as funk - I think there's also some glam elements because of how they promoted their image.(July 2, 2015 at 9:21 pm)Dystopia Wrote: I don't know if we can really say GnR was a soul/funk band, even though they have influences from many genres - Noticeably Axl Rose mentioned Aerosmith as a major influence and it's not surprising.
No, I wasn't saying they were a soul or funk band, but they had elements of that that made them stand out from their hair-metal Sunset-Strip peers. They were obviously a hard rock/heavy metal band. But Izzy and Steve played ahead and behind of the beat in a way that made their first album much less mechanical. I don't know if you're a musician or not, and it's hard to explain to a nonmusician, but where you land in relationship to the beat is what determines the feel of the music.
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