For the guy who was asking earlier...
SONGS WE KNOW ACTUALLY EXIST FROM CIRCULATING RECORDINGS· Oh My God (studio and live)
· Rhiad & The Bedouins (live)
· Chinese Democracy (studio and live)
· The Blues (studio and live)
· Silkworms (live)
· Madagascar (studio and live)
· I.R.S. (studio and live)
· Better (studio and live)
· There Was A Time (studio and live)
· Catcher In The Rye (studio)
SONG TITLES MENTIONED BY INSIDE SOURCES· Prostitute (first mentioned by producer Youth to
Spin in July 1999; later mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999; later mentioned on composer Paul Buckmaster’s website in November 2004; later mentioned on a Guns N’ Roses setlist in October 2006)
· Cock-A-Roach Soup (first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999)
· This I Love (first mentioned by Axl to
Hit Parader in 1992; later mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999; later mentioned by lots of in-the-know folks elsewhere including engineer Dave Dominguez in February 2005)
· Suckerpunched (first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999)
· No Love Remains (first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999)
· Friend Or Foe (first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999)
· Zip It (first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999)
· Something Always (first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999)
· Hearts Get Killed (first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999)
· Closing In On You (first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999)
· Oklahoma (first mentioned by Axl to
Rolling Stone in January 2000; later mentioned by Guns N' Roses' management to All Star News in January 2001; later discussed by engineer Dave Dominguez in February 2005)
· Seven (first mentioned on composer Marco Beltrami’s website in October 2002)
· Leave Me Alone (first mentioned on composer Marco Beltrami’s website in October 2002)
· The General (first mentioned on composer Marco Beltrami’s website in October 2002; later mentioned by Dizzy in January 2006; later mentioned by Sebastian Back to
Metal Edge in November 2007)
· Thyme (first mentioned on composer Marco Beltrami’s website in October 2002)
· Ides Of March (discussed by engineer Dave Dominguez in February 2005)
· We Were Lying (first mentioned by Dizzy in January 2006)
· Sorry (first mentioned by Sebastian Bach in October 2006)
· If The World (first mentioned on a Guns N’ Roses setlist in October 2006)
· Motormouth (first mentioned by Richard Fortus to Zero Magazine)
· Atlas Shrugged (internet rumor; allegedly heard by Classic Rock Magazine as reported in July 2007)
SONG TITLES BASED ON INTERNET RUMORS (internet rumors repeated in “news†stories that do not feature any input from any inside sources thus far):
· Atlantis
· Broken (allegedly mentioned by Frank Ferrer to a fan)
· Did I Ever
· Eulogy Of A Broken Heart
· Greenletter
· Heaven Is A Lonely Place For Two
· Never Had It
· Prosperous Chili
· Push
· Quick Song
· Shameless
· Strange Disease
· Servitude
· Today, Tomorrow, Forever
· Todd The Intern
· Velvet Rope Dope
· Victory
· Wombasi
· Zodiac
Check Mate is definitely NOT a GN'R song title (RazZ admitted to making up the title), but a file passed around under that name was claimed to be GN'R. Merck stated that the file was neither GN'R nor Axl, but many fans dispute this claim.
Oklahoma and Rhiad are definitely different songs; GN'R's management confirmed this after the 01/01/01 Vegas show.
ROUNDING OUT THE CURRENT LINE-UP’S ARSENALWith regard to Guns N’ Roses and cover songs from the back-catalog, the current line-up has played:
Appetite For Destruction: Welcome To The Jungle; It’s So Easy; Nightrain; Out Ta Get Me; Mr. Brownstone; Paradise City; My Michelle; Think About You; Sweet Child O’ Mine; You’re Crazy; Rocket Queen
EP: Whole Lotta Rosie [performed by Axl, Ron, Tommy, Frank, Bubbles and Takayoshi Azuma]
GN’R Lies: Nice Boys; Mama Kin [teased only]; Patience; Used To Love Her; You’re Crazy
Use Your Illusion I: Live And Let Die; Don’t Cry (Original); November Rain; [the band has also listed Perfect Crime on a setlist in October 2006]
Use Your Illusion II: Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door; You Could Be Mine
“The Spaghetti Incident?â€: Down On The Farm
With regard to other cover songs, the current line-up has played:
· Sossego (Tim Maia)
· I Could Have Lied (Red Hot Chili Peppers) [played as intro only]
· Asshole Song (possibly a cover of an American comedian, possibly an original) [played as intro only]
· 18 And Life (Skid Row) [played at soundcheck only]
· The Roof Is On Fire (Bloodhound Gang) [played as intro only]
· Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple) [played as intro only]
· Iron Man (Black Sabbath) [played as intro only]
· Light My Fire (The Doors) [played as intro only]
· You Gotta Move (Rolling Stones)
· Sway (Rolling Stones)
· Sailing (Rod Stewart)
· Back In The U.S.S.R. (The Beatles)
· Liquor & Whores (Trailer Park Boys)
· I Feel Good (James Brown) [played as intro only]
· Closer To The Heart (Rush) [played as intro only]
· Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin) [performed by Axl, Ron, Tommy, Frank, Bubbles and Takayoshi Azuma]
· I Want You To Want Me (Cheap Trick) [performed by Axl, Ron, Tommy, Frank, Bubbles and Takayoshi Azuma]
· Strutter (Kiss) [performed by Axl, Ron, Tommy, Frank, Bubbles and Takayoshi Azuma]
· It’s Not Unusual (Tom Jones) [performed by Axl, Ron, Tommy, Frank, Bubbles and Takayoshi Azuma]
With regard to covers in solos, the band has played:
Robin Finck/Richard Fortus: Beautiful (Christina Aguilera); Finlandia (Jean Sibelius); God Save The Queen (Sex Pistols); People Get Ready (The Impressions); Redemption Song (Bob Marley); Endless Rain (X Japan); Angel (Aerosmith); Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane)
Ron Thal: Eruption (Van Halen); Mean Street (Van Halen); Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix); La Raspa (traditional); Back In Black (AC/DC); Ace Frehley guitar solo from Alive! (Kiss); YYZ (Rush); You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch (Dr. Seuss); O Canada; Australian National Anthem; Japanese National Anthem
Buckethead: Hog Bitch Stomp (Buckethead); Big Sur Moon (Buckethead); Star Wars (Buckethead); Pirate’s Life For Me (Buckethead); Somewhere Over The Slaughterhouse (Buckethead); Eruption (Van Halen); Giant Robot (Buckethead); When Johnny Comes Marching Home (traditional); Halloween Theme-Main Title (John Carpenter); When You Wish Upon A Star (Ned Washington and Leigh Harline); Alice's Restaurant Massacree (Arlo Guthrie); Old McDonald Had A Farm (traditional); Wonka In Slaughter Zone (Buckethead); It's A Small World (Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman)
Dizzy Reed: Something (The Beatles); Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie); S.O.S. (ABBA); Don’t Never Leave Me (Hanoi Rocks); Spiders From Mars (David Bowie); Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver); Angie (Rolling Stones); Like A Hurricane (The Scorpians); Don't Dream It's Over (Crowded House)
To the extent anyone can provide an article referring to any song title I did not include or confirming a song title in the internet rumors section, I would welcome the information. Same for identifying additional covers in solos.
