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“Estranged” is a song and music video by the American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses, from their fourth album Use Your Illusion II.
“Estranged” is the longest song on Use Your Illusion II, and one of Guns N’ Roses’ longest overall. It has many verses, and no set chorus, as well as distinguished guitar and piano solos. Use Your Illusion II’s liner notes thank Slash for “the killer guitar melodies,” which captured Axl Rose’s vision. Slash has specifically stated that recording the guitar parts for this song was very intensive for him; he recorded it using a Les Paul Gold Top, using the treble pickup with the tone turned all the way down.
According to Slash, the song was written while the band was rehearsing for an extended period of time in Chicago. Axl revealed that he wrote the song during a more “bummed out” time in his life.
The music video is the third and final part of an unofficial trilogy of videos (preceded by “Don’t Cry” and “November Rain”) from the two Use Your Illusion albums which featured a stunning theatrical film type cinematography. This, like its predecessors had a massive budget, approximately reaching $8.5 million.
The over nine-minute-long video for “Estranged” is similar in style to the previous two in the trilogy; however, it appears only loosely to pick up the theme. This is mainly because Axl Rose and then-girlfriend Stephanie Seymour (who played Axl’s girlfriend in “Don’t Cry” and “November Rain”) had broken up prior to filming, making the theme of separation/divorce highly relevant.
“Estranged” is the longest song on Use Your Illusion II, and one of Guns N’ Roses’ longest overall. It has many verses, and no set chorus, as well as distinguished guitar and piano solos. Use Your Illusion II’s liner notes thank Slash for “the killer guitar melodies,” which captured Axl Rose’s vision. Slash has specifically stated that recording the guitar parts for this song was very intensive for him; he recorded it using a Les Paul Gold Top, using the treble pickup with the tone turned all the way down.
According to Slash, the song was written while the band was rehearsing for an extended period of time in Chicago. Axl revealed that he wrote the song during a more “bummed out” time in his life.
The music video is the third and final part of an unofficial trilogy of videos (preceded by “Don’t Cry” and “November Rain”) from the two Use Your Illusion albums which featured a stunning theatrical film type cinematography. This, like its predecessors had a massive budget, approximately reaching $8.5 million.
The over nine-minute-long video for “Estranged” is similar in style to the previous two in the trilogy; however, it appears only loosely to pick up the theme. This is mainly because Axl Rose and then-girlfriend Stephanie Seymour (who played Axl’s girlfriend in “Don’t Cry” and “November Rain”) had broken up prior to filming, making the theme of separation/divorce highly relevant.
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My homemade video of Guns N' Roses to "Estranged" from Live Era: '87-'93.
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Shouts
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ReDfEsTeR wrote:
I'm jealous of the first solo.
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monochromatica wrote:
epic.
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Equ1nox wrote:
With all the changing seasons of my life...
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SantiagoOo wrote:
Amazing! I love it!
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kemming wrote:
their best song , beautiful video clip
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ajaxrulzz wrote:
This song is pefect!
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jer83 wrote:
The live version is even better!
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parys_pl wrote:
@wheresizzy "Comforting"? It just brings me down... Best lyrics ever. Sad, but true.
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noumankhan wrote:
The best thing they ever did. I love that guitar solo halfway through the song, the one that follows the verse after the piano solo. Easily my favorite piano solo, tied up with Riders on the Storm.
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UseYourAppetite wrote:
Best guitar ever.
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Koomassa wrote:
THE BEST GUITAR MELODIES EVER!! HANDS DOWN!
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xdevilbunny wrote:
This song <3
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aquivaldo wrote:
True epic in every sense of the word [2]
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Liam-s wrote:
This song is just amazing the way it climbs and hits peaks is amazing. It's a true epic in every sense of the word and really flexed the muscles of GNR as true musicians and they succeeded with ease. People can say what they will about Axl but to call him anything short of brilliant song writer is dramatically unfair. [3]
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Terence_Hill wrote:
Epic x
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wheresizzy wrote:
This song is just amazing the way it climbs and hits peaks is amazing. It's a true epic in every sense of the word and really flexed the muscles of GNR as true musicians and they succeeded with ease. People can say what they will about Axl but to call him anything short of brilliant song writer is dramatically unfair. [2]
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wheresizzy wrote:
This is my lullaby (in a good way). Certainly the most comforting song he's ever written!
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jsales30 wrote:
Use Your Illusion is a masterpiece
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EmreEfe wrote:
favorite... amazing song
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noddyvantinking wrote:
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