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About This Track
“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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Shouts
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Force_of_Will wrote:
Slash, thanks for walking on water like Jesus.
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Raaggaa wrote:
... and nobody's home
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corpsetastic wrote:
Still talking to myself...
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Dester31 wrote:
Best GNR song ever.
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enchanted- wrote:
epic shit
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Kasiaxx7 wrote:
The best song ever! [4]
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Irkinsss wrote:
The best song ever! [3]
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floresju wrote:
I LOVE THAT ONE SO BADLY *-* fantastic guitar work, fantastic melody, fantastic everything; the greatest song from GnR and one of the greatest ever [2]
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covermachine wrote:
I hate axl rose, but this song is great
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Mojosgirl wrote:
fantastic guitar work, fantastic melody, fantastic everything; the greatest song from GnR and one of the greatest ever (2)
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NAVARA_g3 wrote:
masterpiece
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DeepScorpions wrote:
Izzy is the best.
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rafael_freitas wrote:
And everyone forgets Izzy...
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Rikiddo wrote:
Slash, thanks for the killer guitar melodies
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MIKEH3875 wrote:
one of the most underrated yet powerful hard rock tunes of all time.....
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gabrielgeraldo wrote:
fantastic guitar work, fantastic melody, fantastic everything; the greatest song from GnR and one of the greatest ever
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illusionvalley wrote:
How is it possible that I forget how much I love this? It's just amazing and so powerful. Those heart-breaking lyrics, Axl's voice, Slash's soul-searching guitar... every element is just beautiful.
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brunaperes wrote:
'when you're talking to yourself...' AMAZING <3
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weemies wrote:
Epic. One of the best ever.
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AORocker wrote:
+1
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