Absurd (song)
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Released | August 6, 2021 | |||
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Length | 3:23 | |||
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"Absurd" on YouTube |
"Absurd" (stylized as "ABSUЯD") is a song by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released as a single on August 6, 2021.[7] The song marks the group's first release of new material since the release of Chinese Democracy in 2008.[8] It is also the first new track to feature guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan since the 1994 release of "Sympathy for the Devil".[9] Originally written during the Chinese Democracy sessions, "Absurd" was first performed live in 2001 as "Silkworms". The reworked version made its live debut on August 3, 2021 in Boston.
Background
The song was initially written during the Chinese Democracy sessions as "Silkworms" by keyboardists Chris Pitman and Dizzy Reed.[10] It was performed live four times in 2001.[4][11] In 2008, Pitman talked about the song in an interview shortly before the release of Chinese Democracy, stating: "It ended up being this incredible track that sounded like Guns N' Roses 10 or 15 years in the future. It was so far removed from our other songs that we had to put it in this other place. Concept-wise, it didn't fit with Chinese Democracy. We hope we will have other songs that match that kind of futuristic sound. It's a really exciting track because it morphs into this crazy sound, but it was out so much in the other direction that we have to let time catch up with it.[12] Following the release of Chinese Democracy, vocalist Axl Rose stated that the song had been reworked, now with "a lot of guitars, lots of different drum[s] [and] the chorus is gone".[13] Two different studio recordings of the song leaked online in 2018 and 2019, respectively.[14][15]
On August 3, 2021, the song was performed live in Boston during the
Style
Reception
Classic Rock's Stephen Hill gave "Absurd" a positive review, noting how the song makes the band "sound genuinely pumped up, aggressive and full of boisterous energy". While he noted that some listeners may be disappointed that the song doesn't sound like "classic" Guns N' Roses, he also remarked that "there really is no way that they - or indeed anyone else - is ever going to be able to top that legacy material".
References
- ^ Reilly, Nick (August 6, 2021). "Guns N' Roses release explosive new track 'Absurd'". NME. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ Horsley, Jonathan (August 6, 2021). "Guns N' Roses release high-octane new single, Absurd". MusicRadar. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Hill, Stephen (August 6, 2021). "Our first reaction to the new Guns N' Roses single ABSUЯD". Classic Rock. Louder. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c Irwin, Corey (August 3, 2021). "Watch Guns N' Roses Debut New Song 'Absurd'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
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- ^ "Guns N' Roses Officially Releases Studio Version Of New Song 'Absurd'". Blabbermouth.net. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Kohn, Daniel (August 6, 2021). "Guns N' Roses Release First New Song in 13 Years". Spin. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ DiVita, Joe (August 6, 2021). "Guns N' Roses Release Official Studio Version of New Song 'Absurd'". Loudwire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ Lewry, Fraser (August 6, 2021). "Guns N' Roses release new single ABSUЯD". Classic Rock. Louder. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ Legaspi, Althea (August 6, 2021). "Guns N' Roses Release New Song 'Absurd'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Madden, Wayne (October 23, 2008). "Chris Pitman (Guns N' Roses)". Daily Music Guide. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ a b Irwin, Corey (August 6, 2021). "Guns N' Roses Release Studio Version of New Song 'Absurd'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ Buchanan, Brett (June 11, 2018). "Newly Leaked Guns N' Roses Song Sounds Like Nine Inch Nails & Linkin Park". Alternative Nation. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Absuɿd (Silkworms)". Appetite For Discussion. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Guns N' Roses Performs 'New' Song 'Absurd' At Boston's Fenway Park (Video)". Blabbermouth.net. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Carter, Emily (August 3, 2021). "Guns N' Roses release official studio version of 'new' song ABSUЯD". Kerrang!. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Wicks, Amanda (August 6, 2021). "Guns N' Roses Share New Song "ABSUЯD": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Guns N' Roses - ABSUЯD". YouTube. Guns N' Roses. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Guns N' Roses - ABSUЯD". Creative Works. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "ACE Repertory: Absurd". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Trapp, Philip (August 6, 2021). "Fans React to Guns N' Roses' New Studio Recording of 'Absurd'". Loudwire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
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