1st Time Ever! | Guns N Roses - Breakdown | Better | REACTION

[@brianbausch9240]

The most underrated GnR song! Love it! “Just because you’re winning don’t mean you’re the lucky one!”.

[@vanyadolly]

"I've come to know the cold, I think of it as home" GnR lyrics are so underrated.

[@ktwdn6119]

Agreed

[@LN-Lifer]

Agreed. Very underrated

[@goldengreen7763]

One of the best unknown songs. 🔥

[@stu1844]

Axl Rose Is full of bars period. Dude is a genius with the pen and pad. No don’t ever cut off solos. Glad y’all are listening. Rock is deep. Y’all were on a ride and that’s Effin great! Keep it up fellas

[@sidrat2009]

Many of the songs were written by Duff. All members of the band got writting credits so they weren't screwed over by management but Axl didn't write many songs from scratch. Thankfully he could sing them like he did write them.

[@stu1844]

@@sidrat2009 that’s not true at all. Wow. Axl wrote 80% of the songs. Duff had a couple and Slash did Coma. West Arkeen helped also. Idk what u are talking about.

[@jasonf3128]

Axl and Izzy wrote most of the songs

[@jfo1534]

Highly underrated album, don't care how long it took and without Slash, Duff, etc/

[@wiseguy8100]

Agreed. People looked past this one

[@hartjh14]

It's easy to look past. This song, TWAT, the title track minus the ridiculous intro are listenable. A lot of it isn't. It's over produced and all over the place. Most of the leaked demos were far superior to the album versions.

[@wiseguy8100]

@@hartjh14 I enjoyed most of the album but I agree the opener is not good

[@TheDegenerate666]

I agree, but i refer to this as Axl Rose's solo album.

[@DoojimanAndTheExploders]

I'd say that is a 50/50 album. Half of the songs are really good, with great melodies and lyrics. And the other half sucks. 'This I Love' is amazing!

[@rodrigopalo5953]

“Better” is the most underrated song ever.

[@nightgathering]

His voice is sublime. Breakdown has such deep and melancholic lyrics. I am so happy that you have discovered this band and consider them the greatest ever.

[@bendevine3438]

Jojo Im 45 and Im extremely impressed with your intuition and interpretation of music a lot of us know the history of the bands for a 20 year old kid who previously stated he mainly listened to rap im amazed by your instincts for someone coming in completely blind to the music hes about to listen i subscribed today you do these great bands proud man keep doing what you do i really enjoy it

[@dbateman26]

Axl's vocal range is insane and thats all his low overdubs

[@bosiljkozaklan7697]

I like how Buckethead's parts are so insane that one thinks it's scratching and the other is just flabbergasted

[@ktwdn6119]

Breakdown is the most underrated Guns and Roses song. And my favorite

[@villejohansson9516]

Get in the Ring💪🏻🤘🏼👏🏻

[@stephengoodson99]

The coolest damn thing about this is watching the two of you enjoying this together as father and son.

[@grimey4life5]

I played Guns N' Roses non stop in high school when they first came on the scene. Loved them then and still love them...Guns N' Roses is the truth!

[@axisfilms6840]

"There Was A Time" and "This I Love" are the best songs from this album, you should check them out!

[@IIIYungIII]

Im late but for me IRS is a good song as well especially towards the end where Axl hit that high note

[@wes3136]

"Funny how everything was roses when we held on to the guns"

[@pepe1999ish]

Better is a banger fr even tho it took 13 years 13 mill amd 13 band members to compete album

[@davelanger]

The demos are way better than the album versions. The album was done in 1999

[@hoopwizardws]

I remember when this album dropped and people were hyped yet disappointed if I remember correctly cause Axl was the only recurring member from previous albums. But, personally, I love this album. "Street of Dreams" is dope, "Catcher in the Rye" and the titular track as well "Chinese Democracy". Keep up all the awesome work guys! Edit: Btw, Buckethead on lead guitar here! No Slash throughout any track off this album due to him not being in the band at this time though he has since rejoined since 2016 or something.

[@markwilken2492]

I loved this album dude

[@DoojimanAndTheExploders]

Remember the countdown timer they had on their website, and those last seconds ticking down and then turned to "OUT NOW". After 11 years it was a pretty cool thing to witness

[@Fordman7575]

I believe Dizzy was the keyboard player for the Use your Illusions albums, wasn't he?

[@kimgreene7782]

Ashba and bumblefoot were great in your .2011...birth American tour. Ashba is crazy charismatic live.

[@kimgreene7782]

Live. On the north American tour.

[@dennishollibaugh8247]

It's ok to pause during a solo as long as you rewind to play the complete solo

[@amirebrahiminasab9403]

Fucking Buckethead fam One of the best guitar players of all time

[@kimgreene7782]

Finck played guitar on better on the album...ashba and bumblefoot played during the tours.

[@ripsouji]

@@kimgreene7782 bucketheads solo was in the song better he even uses his signature kill switch button

[@x_mau9355]

easy game .. the guy is special

[@SaintXero]

There Was A Time 🔥

[@emilychild7705]

My favorite GnR song! I love the lyrics!

[@autumnwhitaker5872]

You have given your son the gift of recognizing great talent. Thank you for sharing this amazing music with Jojo because I think we all love watching him turn into a rocker.

[@mrichards2211]

I generally dont compare the bands. I keep my 70s music, my 80s music, 90s grunge etc all compartmentalized. That being said if someone asked me to choose between Led Zep or GNR to listen to one of these bands the rest of my life, I would choose Guns N Roses. ❤️ So guess I’m on LFR JOJO music train lol. ❤️🔥

[@Brand-yf3ln]

I say it’s all rock n roll and it’s Fucken here to stay

[@tmcen4]

“Better” from the album Chinese Democracy was released in 2008: Axl Rose - lead vocals Buckethead - lead guitar, guitar solos (05:10 - 05:25, 06:46 - 06:56) Robin Finck - lead guitar, guitar solo (07:33 - 07:53) Bumblefoot - guitar Paul Tobias - guitar Richard Fortus - guitar Tommy Stinson - bass, background vocals Dizzy Reed - keyboards, background vocals Chris Pitman - keyboards, background vocals Brain - drums, drum arrangement Frank Ferrer - drums

[@DPYROAXIS]

CUTTING SOLOS IS A CARDINAL SIN OF THE HIGHEST ORDER

[@mangerinegirl]

This is the first time I’ve seen you two react together and it cracked me up. I’m with LFR JoJo, Breakdown is one of the better songs from GNR and besides being a musical masterpiece, it’s packed with lyrical wisdom. Too many to name, bur my favorite line is “Just because you’re winning don’t mean you’re the lucky one.”

[@waszil14]

Axl Rose has over a 5 octave range! Amazing sjnger!

[@nickcarbo9188]

Two of my favorite music review/reaction youtubers! You guys really pay the credit to my favorite band of all time and it’s the coolest thing 🤙🏻

[@mikel7417]

I still have the same energy as your boy has for live music. And im 47! 2 plus hours of headbanging when I saw Guns N' Roses last week at historic fenway park. But the downside, i was hurting for 2 days. Hahahaha. Guns N' F'N Roses!!

[@wiseguy8100]

This I Love is my favorite song on this album. It’s a ballad but Axls vocals are amazing on it

[@teijaflink2226]

Agree, it's sadly way too underrated, a top rock ballad for sure.

[@williamskrainski8407]

Imagine if they had been writing together for the last 25 years....

[@barbarasestak9085]

I'm happy that they are back together but at the same time, sad for all the years they lost...

[@filthymcnasty4u284]

This is Bucket Head on guitar in first song & Slash in 2nd one

[@Nichwar19]

You should definitely react to Nightrain one of my favorite gnr songs

[@Luke-bt1zk]

West coast strutting one bad mother got a rattlesnake suitcase under my arms and I'm a mean machine drinking gasoline and honey you can make my motor run

[@zoso2850]

Dead horse

[@DimebagDarrell942]

Çok iyi şarkı

[@firstnamelastname6892]

Listen to There was a time by Guns n Roses it’s got an amazing solo in it

[@jackmurphy6864]

Breakdown is one of their best ever. Great song.

[@michelleeastridge3065]

I really love you guys

[@thamyresfranca4468]

the part "I never wanted you to be "... got me hahaha

[@simpleiowan3123]

Not surprised at all that Jojo likes this, he’s got an artistic ear and a mind which appreciates the subtlety and nuance of actual musicians. This is one of the most underrated albums in history, “cancelled” from the box stores by Chinese pressure for the song, “Chinese Democracy.” Awesome reaction gentlemen, rock on 🤘

[@ZKAttack]

Lol you guys are awesome. Thanks for sharing these posts.

[@andyrichardson9254]

He did do that with his guitar and it's not slash, it's Buckethead!!!

[@kimgreene7782]

Pretty sure it's Robin finck.

[@deanmachino2222]

Breakdown is one of GN’Rs best, good to see 30 years after release the younger generation finding and appreciating the genius that is Guns n Roses

[@melodybrookins5600]

LFR Expresses straight from the heart Open minded he's reminded What it takes to play the part LFR A lovely family y'all are By the grace of GOD May you never grow apart.

[@stephengoodson99]

You guys need to do 'Estranged'.

[@ripsouji]

buckethead and bumblefoot are hands down the best guitarists to play w guns n’ roses

[@Luke-bt1zk]

MARTIN IM THE MAN. GNR would tell you Led Zeppelin was a huge influence.

[@davefoust6504]

Most of the guitar on Chinese democracy was written by Buckethead. Y'all should definitely do some reaction videos of him. Especially live stuff. He has over 300 albums not songs ALBUMS!! Spanning pretty much every genre. Most underrated guitarist of all time. Totally worth watching/listening to.

[@charliejaworski2562]

I've seen Buckethead live a couple times and he is absolutely mind blowing. I remember he was in GnR for a bit but didn't realize he wrote most of the guitar on Chinese Democracy.

[@skywalker2230]

No, Robin Finck is the creator of Better and his guitars.

[@nunopereira526]

Actually Robin Finck is the one who wrote most of the guitar parts on the album.

[@Dave_Langer]

That is not even close to being true lol BH didn't write a lot of CD, he came into the CD era late.

[@Dave_Langer]

@@skywalker2230 Finck and Tommy wrote better.

[@gregscott3479]

If you both listen to Breakdown again in Headphones 3 more times, you will be memorizing the words and beats, its weird and wonderful and great musical journey

[@kevinhechinger7843]

You two..... i am with it. much love!

[@woodymeadows9363]

It does not matter whether you and your son agree with what is "better," it is the fact that you both are rocking out. Respect to you both!!!!

[@irmarocha7809]

Better ; one of my favorite songs! 💖

[@Rob-eo5ql]

Breakdown is one of the best songs ever written

[@billysturgis8276]

Love when you both do this together, when yall go back n forth and all lmao. Jo jo getting down lol. You guys rock, respect

[@thunderkat3248]

Now you both gotta do estranged

[@fenrisstark997]

Amazing as always guys, absolutely loved the reaction on Breakdown. You guys need to do more of this underrated songs, they are bangers!!!

[@emilyak47ify]

I'm impressed your son even knows this album. Catcher and the rye is my favorite. 🥰

[@BlackBeard-u6f]

Axl voice is good in rock,dramatic, song

[@raynepromotions]

You should check out what should have been the first single in 1999 and that’s “Madagascar” off of “Chinese Democracy”. Such an amazing song.

[@rimisark]

Axl have 8 voices. And all the voices are his!

[@bobbymartin8042]

Never pause during a solo, it's a law..

[@adrock1011]

The album cover for illusions is taken from raphaels school of athens - one of his most i fluential works. The figures in the picture are philosophers from ancient greece. The figures have not been substantially identified. The sitting figure is known as “young student”. The standing figure is unknown.

[@vaughnbrown3210]

Just have to say, these last few videos with your son are great. You both have me cracking up while listening to some great music, so good to watch you two making these memories, thanks for including us! And, Jojo is correct, interrupting a guitar solo is an unpardonable sin, especially when Slash is telling you something! BTW, it was not Slash on Better but it was him on Breakdown. Only two original GnR members on Chinese Democracy album were Axel and Dizzy. Keep up the great reactions!

[@NickAyers-jl9zr]

These are 2 of my favorite songs from these guys. You guys rock, great job!!

[@lucass.3389]

Axl Rose and Dizzy Reed are pretty much the only original members on that album "Chinese Democracy," which came out in November 2008 after 14 years in production. Slash had already left in 1996, Matt Sorum in '97, and Duff McKagan in '98. Steven Adler was fired in 1990, and Izzy Stradlin quit in '91. Not to mention Gilby Clarke no longer became involved by '94. In 2016, Slash and Duff reunited with Axl and are still out on the road for their "Not In This Lifetime" Tour. I gotta admit, while Slash is certainly no Buckethead, he does put interesting spins as far as the guitar arrangements whenever they would play this song live nowadays :)

[@nitrosgal2299]

You two are GREAT! Love your videos :D

[@aaronanthony8716]

You should watch this live in his 06-08 era. It is mind boggling

[@alejandroferrer7237]

React to this i love and there was a time by GN'R

[@alexnagy2044]

Man, beautiful song! I don't like this album, but the 'This I Love' and 'Better' just simply masterpiece! 👌🏾✌🏻

[@vickieray]

One of the best songs from this album is “You Could Be Mine!” 🔥 Hit it soon 🤘🏼🔥🎸♥️

[@sandralorenzo6481]

Chinese Democracy:The best album from rock to me!!! Rock to the Future !!!!

[@LN-Lifer]

I've been screaming GNR over LZ for years. JOJO rock on

[@georgephillips3625]

It's great to see dad and son enjoying time together. It reminds me of my son and I.

[@CousinCreepy]

Great reaction gents! Y'all had me grinning like a fool the whole song! Good job, thanks!

[@alltogetherfitandproper4252]

This was a fun vibe watching you two here.

[@mariamenegalli2321]

P.S. thats not Slash in the first song. :)

[@alexnagy2044]

The band has been falling apart for a long time in this era, so it’s practically not even a GN’R album. Of the original members, only Axl Rose remained, who in a filthy way, by all sorts of legal means, made himself Guns N 'Roses himself. However, the fact is that ‘Better’ is the best on this record! Then ‘This I Love’ I think is brilliant. (I recommend for your attention) and the title track ‘Chinese Democracy’ is also good. However, Better’s solo is really so good that Slash never plays a song they didn’t write together, but that’s an exceptional one. Now that the guys are pushing the ‘Not In This Lifetime Tour’ is something brilliant when Slash presents this theme! Great reaction again guys, thx! 👌🏾✌🏻

[@deedoublejay]

These are ok, but far from the band's best. "Appetite for Destruction" is solid from start to finish. Off "Use Your Illusion", I like a lot of the deep cuts: "Double Talkin' Jive", "The Garden", "Don't Damn Me", "Dead Horse", "Estranged" and "Locomotive".

[@nachocheez9690]

Shut up they're good songs

[@vanyadolly]

The UYIs have some highs and lows, but the highs are in the fucking stratosphere. Appetite doesn't hold a candle to UYI2

[@kimgreene7782]

Breakdown is on UYI2..7th track.

[@runarantila2183]

Guns n roses. Charlie manson cover..... its real good.

[@andrewjforquer]

I love it all.

[@sumonjamal1653]

'Breakdown' came from the 1991 "Use your illusion Pt. II' album... by that point, Matt Sorum was brought in after original drummer Steven Adler was fired...so the drums sounded different from the 1st album. Dizzy Reed and Axl Rose both added piano & keys in the studio. Slash on lead guitar, Duff McKagan on bass & Izzy Stradlin on rhythm guitar from the original GNR were still there until the band imploded by 1996...

[@oliver-intriago-yt]

Me encanta la reacción de JOJO al escuchar la intro del solo de Slash en Breakdown 15:16

[@awbeaudry]

Better is such a great fuckin tune!!

[@elpujamenos3280]

Goddang you started with better and then moved to breakdown!!!!!....this is the reaction tha got you my sub!!!!!!

[@franknabozny6062]

Chinese Democracy. Babbbbbby😄🤪🥰😜

[@michaelharmon7052]

Missed the best bar in the song. You need to listen to gnr with lyrics. It goes." Now the the damage is done and we're back out on the run funny how everything was roses when we held on to the guns. Just because you're winnin don't mean you're the lucky one" that my friend is a bar. Axl is a lyrical genius!!

[@LN-Lifer]

Rocket Queen TOKYO 92 unedited

[@Rob_Lee]

This video put a huge smile on my face. Keep up the good work guys!

[@elliptah]

Petition to do Out Ta Get Me and Yesterday’s by GNR

[@kenm507]

GNFR'S 🌹

[@acason4]

Great reviews guys! These two tunes jam & Guns is an amazing band! You guys nailed the vocal groove for “Better”, it definitely has a rhythmic structure like a rap vocalist might approach it. Also, I thought it’s worth mentioning that Dad’s definitely got a solid voice on him. He was singing some nice in key licks along with “Better”… 👌🏻 #nosolocut

[@mikeaube8172]

Sorry dude, your son knows what he's talking about haha, love the content man, keep up the great work!

[@ScubaDiverPicker]

NOVEMBER RAIN ESTRANGED COMA CHINESE DEMOCRACY NIGHTRAIN ROCKET QUEEN THE GARDEN OUT TA GET ME LOCOMOTIVE MR. BROWNSTONE MADAGASCAR GET IN THE RING (DISS TRACK) MY MICHELLE

[@kikiki4592]

Slash isnt playing this, and he doesnt even attempt to play these solos, live. That is Buckethead, Bumblefoot and Rich Fortus, and maybe more. They recorded this song over 100 times, with different members over 14 years. Most expensive and over produced record of all time.

[@mantymusic9109]

Robin Finck and Paul Tobias on guitar as well

[@balucious]

Two songs here...

[@jackwatson441]

Couldn’tve said it better !

[@wiseguy8100]

He does play solos from this album live.

[@kikiki4592]

@@mantymusic9109 I actually think this might be one of the songs Brian May also had recorded with them. I dont think anyone really knows who played everything, the whole record was basically copy pasted from different sessions from 97-07.

[@frenchthomasmusic]

Been working with some Rastas and you guys got the best vibrato I’ve heard. 🙏 Good luck sharing your vibration 🍀 Edit : this one of the most enjoyable solo of all time with Nightrain or comfortably numb. Greek Theater should be a great reminder of how democratic a song could be.

[@stellahumber5792]

Looks like JR aka JoJo is chipping away on Dad. Team JoJo All the Way!!!

[@mikaguzman867]

Guys you have to check out Get in the ring by GN'R 🙌🏻 BTW I recommend turn on the captions or have the lyrics with you whenever you heard the band🤣 Great reactions tho 🔥

[@cindymccomb4531]

Axl Rose is pure genius!!! In my books, his voice is The most legendary thing I’ve ever heard!! No other band ever has touched Axl rose

[@mpmlopes]

That end solo no Breakdown always puts me in mind of high speed car driving while shifting gears, drifting, crashing.

[@kurtatkinson3875]

Request for Led Zeplin, Misty Mountain Hop, thanks

[@purplebeard1526]

Use Your Illusion II though.... GREAT ALBUM, and the 2nd half of that double album release, the first was Use Your Illusion I. Released at the same time. I favor II over I but both were solid.

[@Brand-yf3ln]

This sounds awesome live

[@brianjones1385]

“Damn Gina” I love it!!!🤣😂🤣

[@CarlCarson362]

😂 that's a cool family right there reminds me of mine and my dads relationship keep it real guys love your work