Who was the best second-rate GNR?

[Mister Freeze]

Circus of Power?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht3D-ehukiI

Too biker.

[SeniorGrande]

Dangerous Toys!

Oh for sure...Jason even had a slight Axl look

[SW]

L.A.Guns and they have way more better catalog than Gn'R.

[Bono Nettencourt]

Odin, Odin, Odin, Odin, Odin. They were foxy guys!

But I voted for L.A. Guns. They were pretty much as good as GNR.

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[WOLF]

Tesla are easily the best of those bands, but nothing at all like G’n R.

[Bono Nettencourt]

Tesla are easily the best of those bands, but nothing at all like G’n R.

This can't be restated enough.

[jens]

L.A.Guns and they have way more better catalog than Gn'R.

Make a top 10 of the songs of both, and you'll see it won't feature a single LAGuns track. Not even on the reserve bench.

[SW]

L.A.Guns and they have way more better catalog than Gn'R.

Make a top 10 of the songs of both, and you'll see it won't feature a single LAGuns track. Not even on the reserve bench.

Make a top 50 of the songs of both and it'll have maybe 35 from LAG and rest from Appetite and Lies + maybe couple from Illusions.

[LillianRoxyFA]

I never saw Tesla as a GnR clone. In fact, I think a lot of bands got saddled with that unfairly. I remember seeing a review for Sweet FA's Stick to Your Guns that said "stick to your Guns and Roses". I found that to be a lazy comparison.

A lot of bands adopted pieces of the GnR vibe. Salty Dog comes to mind.

To me the best GnR clone was Love/Hate. Came closest to matching the sleaze factor.

[Wild Obsession]

Another vote for Bang Tango and Spread Eagle.

Some other 2nd rate GNR qualifiers.......

Pariah:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2yokzUXIOY

Reptile Smile:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMO46AL0KuQ

Glorious Bankrobbers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy2jtpqOA2Y

Two Bit Thief:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0fM073h-6w

[windycitycane]

Wildside

This.

GnR would have been a 2nd rate Wildside had Under the Influence come out in ‘86!

[Wild Obsession]

Wildside

This.

GnR would have been a 2nd rate Wildside had Under the Influence come out in ‘86!

IMO, Wildside sounds more like RATT than GNR, and the "Under The Influence" album is mostly forgettable filler..........

[SchenkerFan]

In what world does Tesla sound like GNR?

[Hellsinkey]

Dangerous Toys!

By far.

L.A. Guns from the list.

[DangerZone]

Tesla are easily the best of those bands, but nothing at all like G’n R.

This can't be restated enough.

if anything Guns N’ Roses copied Tesla after ‘appetite’ with the southern rock angle

[Bono Nettencourt]

Tesla are easily the best of those bands, but nothing at all like G’n R.

This can't be restated enough.

if anything Guns N’ Roses copied Tesla after ‘appetite’ with the southern rock angle

Good point. The more laid-back Stonesy stuff on the Illusions definitely has the same feel as The Great Radio Controversy.

[pieceofme]

Tesla is easily the best band listed. But I don’t consider them remotely GnRish.

This.

[Hellbound]

Wildside

This.

GnR would have been a 2nd rate Wildside had Under the Influence come out in ‘86!

IMO, Wildside sounds more like RATT than GNR, and the "Under The Influence" album is mostly forgettable filler..........

The whole story around that album getting made was way more interesting than the music. In one ear out the arse.

[endstand]

This can't be restated enough.

if anything Guns N’ Roses copied Tesla after ‘appetite’ with the southern rock angle

Good point. The more laid-back Stonesy stuff on the Illusions definitely has the same feel as The Great Radio Controversy.

Ok. So instead of being influenced by The Stones, who Gn’r loved (and also famously opened for) the Stonesy stuff came from…Tesla?

[Ziggy Sawdust]

The current band is 2nd rate, new songs are some of the worst piles of shit I’ve ever heard. Hope the new album doesn’t happen.

[Ozzy Stradlin]

Mother Love Bone had something at least on GnR’s level of credibility.

[Wild Obsession]

The current band is 2nd rate, new songs are some of the worst piles of shit I’ve ever heard. Hope the new album doesn’t happen.

This ^...... current GN'R is a soulless money grab on the level of Lip Sync KISS. I'd rather see the real GNR band (Slash, Duff, Izzy, Adler or Sorum and Clarke) with a scab singer, you would at least get a show with some "edge".

[Neil Diamond Dave]

Seahags

This 1000 times over.

[Neil Diamond Dave]

Circus of Power?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht3D-ehukiI

They were the best second-rate Cult to me.

[Neil Diamond Dave]

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