You Aint The First (Guns N Roses) Cover By Gareth Rhodes

[Berqy123]

You should get your brother to do the other vocals or vice versa.... Dont forget bout Shannon Hoon man!

[teteroom]

That was a wonderful job on the guitar and the singing! Great cover!

[axl77]

@teteroom Thank you my friend, im glad that you liked it. :D

[ofekgnr]

Awesome Gareth!! :D

[andyshores]

You followed up Rio pretty quickly with an Estranged cover, I'd say its about time you come on with Civil War - you gotta know we're all waiting haha

[axl77]

@andyshores Thank you very much. Yeh, it was purely by coincidence that i did Estranged shortly after they performed it in Rio. I also wish i could say that i was inspired by Axl's performance in Rio, but to me, he sounded to me like a cross between an old lady and Mickey Mouse. I felt a bit deflated rarther than inspired. Yeh, Civil War is coming soon.

[andyshores]

@axl77 Oh come on, Gareth! Yes, it was not the best Estranged of the current tour (which has turned out INCREDIBLE) but shit, you and I both know it wasn't only me who teared up when we first heard Axl come forth with "when you're talkin' to yourself..." - The fact that he even did it was enough. Personally, watching that it was almost like when you see your kid do something - it was a proud moment. Those first lines, you could sense an excitement and tension in Axl's voice, he was excited

[axl77]

@andyshores I wish felt the same way Andy, but unfortunately, i didn't. I think it goes without saying that i'm a huge Axl fan, but in all honesty, i didn't get any of those 'goose pimple shivers' when something truly great has occured. What puzzles me even more is how on earth they've gone for so long without playing such an incredible song, that in itself is a crime.

[andyshores]

@axl77 I can understand where you're coming from on that, and I suppose I know why - You are a great singer as well, so if something isn't up to par it would make sense that the flaws would get in the way for you. I'm a painter and when someone points out artwork to me I most often just pick out the flaws and get annoyed at the fact that the artist in question messed something up haha.

[TheTKDkidd]

thanks Gareth for another excellent cover! :D

u know what? u should come over to Finland and play some accoustic shows!

loved to see u here! :D

[axl77]

@TheTKDkidd Well, hopefully in the next few years, things will start to gather momentum one way or another and i'll start getting out there more. My brother and i are planning to try and build ourselves a reputation as a duo. Here's hoping :D

[robhuxtable]

Thanks for taking me back to the 80s/90s and my teenage years....I grew up listening to this stuff....many a cool teen party spent listening to Appetite and UYI1&2!

Keep up the excellent work!

[axl77]

@robhuxtable Thank you. Those sound like cool parties. Although much time has passed, those albums still play on a heavy rotation in the Rhodes household. :D

[wvanderheiden]

Either you have too much spare time or you don't sleep at nights which makes you a vampire. I accept everything as long as you keep making these easy listening covers Gareth!

[axl77]

@wvanderheiden Thank you :D A little bit of both, if i were out there earning money from this there wouldn't be half as many covers on here. What can i say, i enjoy it, it's fun, a few people seem to like it. I'll keep going :D

[wvanderheiden]

@axl77 Then I'll keep following you :)

[yjh4385]

Awesome ! you are great singer and also great guitarist !



[axl77]

@yjh4385 Thank you for saying that, very few people ever say anything about my guitar playing.

[aallbbeerrttggaarrcc]

So goodbyeee to you girrrl so long farewell!

Great great cover man, thanx for doing amazing covers of one of my fav bands of all time!

GN'fn'Rs

[axl77]

@aallbbeerrttggaarrcc Its my pleasure to keep making them, i hope more and more people find them and enjoy them, i do this all for free and make no money, it's all for the love of music.

[w4n1c3k]

love it, keep it up as far as its fun for you .)

[axl77]

@w4n1c3k Yes, i don't think making music will ever not be fun. Thank you very much :D

[ruanmamien]

dude, you sing really good, and seem to be a guy who cares about your viewers

everytime i click in one of your vids i see a lot of interaction between you and your fans

keep doing the good work, and greetings from brazil

[axl77]

@ruanmamien Hey, i really love to make contact with people, i always will. I see a lot of very professional looking music channels on YouTube, but what seems to let them down is that they don't keep in touch with the people that make them successful in the first place. Im a small fish in a big pond, but i'll always be grateful for every comment, view and rating. Thank you so much for your message.

[Xille96]

Great ;-)

You sing it better than Axl Rose!!

[nahjustkiddingnic]

Keep up the good work!

[axl77]

@nahjustkiddingnic I'll keep trying :) Thank you

[radiationcover]

shared, liked and added to favorites.. wish i could do more for you!:D

[axl77]

@radiationcover Amazing!! That's exactly the sort of support i need on here. YouTube is a huge and im a VERY small player in the grand scheme of it all. Thank you very much :)

[radiationcover]

@axl77 and i always start to appreciate your videos even more after i try to play and sing them:D and i totally agree with TheTKDkidd you should come to finland!!

[JWBails]

Nightrain, Dust 'N Bones and Civil War

[axl77]

@JWBails I'll be doing Civil War soon, ive done those other two :)

[JWBails]

@axl77 I'm guessing you've seen it but you should listen to this,

/watch?v=jBksM0ysWrI

[636Jambo]

I am now a fan!! Do u write your own music?

[axl77]

@636Jambo Thank you so much, yes, im in the process of putting together my first ever album. Hoping to have it out in the next few weeks.

[Cescus86]

As a big fan of GnR as I am, it's awesome hearing great cover of songs like this. It's always a pleasure checking out your channel!

[axl77]

@Cescus86 Thank you so much, im grateful and lucky to have such discerning listeners.

[3Rafaman3]

Awesome, as usual :)

[axl77]

@3Rafaman3 Thank you very much :D It's good to know you think the standard is being kept up .

[3Rafaman3]

@axl77 the awesome standard is being kept off course, but each time is getting even better :D

[Gunsnrosez1987]

You are probably the only person on youtube who sings GNR so well with their own creative genius interpretations

[axl77]

@Gunsnrosez1987 Thank you very much, i try and put a bit of creativity in there as i think a note for note cover of anything is pretty much pointless. If i were going to listen to a cover, i'd hope, even if it didn't work, that it'd be trying to do something new or slightly different with the song.

[lovebreaxnna]

I love this! Your videos honestly make my day better.

[axl77]

@lovebreaxnna That's about a great a compliment/comment that i can ever hope to recieve. Thank you for saying that :D

[MrWimmel]

Simply a great cover :) Very nice job! I especially like 1:30 onwards. Looking forward to other GNR covers of you, and especially the ones in your 'axl' voice :D It doesn't really matter which song, all guns songs are simply great.

PS: what did you think about the link I recently sent you from 'Just Another Sunday' by GNR ?

[axl77]

@MrWimmel Yeh, i saw the link, i can't believe ive never hard that, thank you for sending it. Thank you for your comment, yeh, i'll be doing more Axl type covers in due course, they are my most viewed videos by and large.

[christianpaz89]

; )

[SlashGuitar51]

Great Gareth, why you never made cover of You Could Be Mine, im sure it will be good!

[axl77]

@SlashGuitar51 I keep meaning to, i should get that out there really. Its such an anthem for GNR fans.

[MattyRds95]

Epic Low noteage.. harmonies and soloing bru. Totally awesome :)

[axl77]

@MattyRds95 Thanks bru, one of Axl Rose's many talents is that he can sing super low down as well as higher than a chipmunk on helium. His voice isn't for everyone, but i love it.

[PedroAKDS]

@axl77 Your voice is better than his now. You gotta admiss it.

[Vinterbroeren]

You really do rock all of them songs! Really, yopu rock. But as all the commenters before me, i too would love a cover of he garden :) how about it? Stay rock n roll :)

[axl77]

@Vinterbroeren It seems there's a lot of love for 'The Garden', i would love to try and cover it. I'll have a play around with it over the next few days and see what i can come up with. Thanks to all you who have made the suggestion, i don't take your support for granted, i love every comment and suggestion that comes my way, it proves you guys care. Thank you

[KingHenne]

+1 for "The Garden"

[axl77]

@KingHenne I'll get to work on 'The Garden' soon then, it'll be really interesting to try and re-work it. The Alice Cooper bits are kind of singing/talking. Not sure how i'll get round that, but i'll try.

[wanhenga]

How can you get even better? Seriously, i've been watching your videos since you dressed like axl, and I think I can say that you've been improving a lot! (and yes, since the first time I heard you, you sounded amazing). Gotta love your Guns N' Roses (my favorite) and Bon Jovi (you should do them more often ahaahha) covers! Can you sing "It's Alright" (I know it's a Sabbath song, but I can picture you performing it greatly!) or maybe "The Garden" by GNR. Anyway, keep doing this awesome job!

[axl77]

@wanhenga Well thank you so much for saying that. I guess for any musician or performer, it's important to stay focused on what you are doing so that you can learn and improve. I have spent a lot of years playing the guitar, there's loads of stuff i still can't do, and in many ways my limitations bother me, but i just keep doing the best i can with what ive got. Im grateful that so many people enjoy these covers. The Garden would make for an interesting cover.

[zorbathezahgan]

simply beautiful ... beautifully simple  , brilliant job mate :)

[axl77]

@zorbathezahgan :D

[rlimerr]

I love all of your videos, special the covers with Guns n roses, your awesome :) Guns is my, by far favorit band. A cover of guns n roses I havn't heard you sing is "one in a million". I understand if you dont want to do it because all the rasism in it but i still think its a great song, maybe change the lyrics?:) Sorry if my English isn't that great

/from a happy guy in Sweden :D

[axl77]

@rlimerr Hi, thank you very much for your comment. Yes, One In A Million, while being very melodic and powerful, is also a thorny number. It's something that followed Axl round in a negative way for many years. The song is very ambiguous with some of it's content, and although Axl has since given a disclaimer with all the racism stuff, i still find that mud sticks and i'd rarther avoid it altogether.

[johnkas23]

awesome stuff mate!

[axl77]

@johnkas23 Thank you :D This is the first song i ever learned to play on the guitar, ironically, it was the first.

[polskpojjkeh]

Good job, Gareth! I want more! I'll be Patience :) Good luck.

[axl77]

@polskpojjkeh Thank you :) Im just doing this one as a warm up really, im going to tackle some of GNR's trickier songs in the next few weeks.

[1hungrigerHugo1]

I loooove this song!!! As usual a brilliant cover!

[axl77]

@1hungrigerHugo1 Thank you very much, yes, it's a short and simple one, but somehow its still great. I loved how eclectic the Use Your Illusion albums were. They were jam packed with all kinds of influences.