Locomotive (Guns N Roses) Acoustic Cover by Gareth Rhodes

[@leonarduhh17]

Hey, why u stopped to make videos? Your interpretations of guns n roses musics are amazing, please come back!

[@marceloweiss]

As a diehard Guns N’ Roses fan, haven been to seven of their concerts through multiple phases and decades, i’ll be very blunt, your interpretation of this song is fucking amazing. This is a 10 year old video, I’m not sure where you are in the universe at this point in time, but I will let you know that you’ve made a difference on earth. Pure art!

[@axl77]

Amazing comment! Thank you for choosing such kind, thoughtful words. I needed this tonight.

[@lovrestojan7061]

Agree😊

[@santimoragu]

@@axl77 we need to hear more of you man! you have an fantastic capacity of make GN'R songs your own and at the same time make them sound like truly them!

[@axl77]

Thank you man. I agree, Axl's lyrics in this one are amazing. Outside of people of love GNR, his ability as a writer is not talked about enough. The man is brilliant and this song proves it.

[@martinguzzoni6656]

can you do "Doný damn me"

[@auburnIN]

I've listened to the original so many times. but now I hear it.

[@axl77]

+auburnIN I love your comment!

[@torillas]

So true. I appreciate your version. Thank you so much. It reaches another level.

[@oscarlos66]

You've said it.

[@natedanaste]

There perfect comment for this!!!

[@angadkumar4183]

I wanted to compliment this guys work on this song..... But the words u said is the best compliment.

[@chrisridenhour]

Amazing. You really brought out the hidden beauty of Axl’s melody and lyric.

[@reallyjolle]

Every time he starts a new verse, my brain goes "Old at heart, but I'm only 28"

[@axl77]

Estranged and Locomotive make great companion pieces.

[@kickbackful]

axl is a fantastic lyricist and we discover even more thanks to you Gareth...

[@axl77]

+kickbackful He is a great, great songwriter. The more lunken-headed GNR fans out there (and there are a LOT of them) don't quite grasp that.

[@whythatspreposterous]

+TideFan01 The end of Coma is an all time fav for me also. Just wish it went on and on...

[@Tyty-bean]

i usually dont like covers of guns n roses songs, especially acoustic, but oh my god this is fucking awesome!!!!!

[@rockerroller]

I honestly think this is your best cover by far. It’s amazing

[@ricardorick4341]

Nunca imaginei que essa música ficasse tão linda acústica,parabéns ao artista.

[@chevyminor1444]

Still listening after all this time man. And still love it

[@axl77]

The difficult thing was finding the right line of approach. The original really chugs along like a steam train but i didn't want to try and imitate that as i knew i'd come off a poor second best. This way i can present the song in a new light and still get some creative satisfaction out of it.

[@jamesstaff1967]

Steam train? Or…… Locomotive!? This has been my favourite song by my favourite band for many years! Your amazing cover is certainly not poor second best but an equally great cover, paying homage to a fucking amazing tune by the greatest band ever! The only issue I have, aside from the missing outro…. is… where is your tab? Got lessons on the OG but not that good or quick but, I know I could nail your version! Where can I find your tab please? PS. Kudos goes out to you. You’re a legend, Gareth Rhoads!

[@botoru719]

Your new take made me love this song again. Thanks!!

[@axl77]

+botoru719 Thank you very much :D

[@joefrank6585]

I’m truly grateful for this version of the song. It meant so much to me.

[@tyememesterokwhy2974]

Locomotive is one of my favourite songs, and this cover is awesome, highlights how much talent axl has even in his lyrics

[@Gabriel-zk9gb]

Gonna find a way to cure this loneliness Yeah I'll find a way to cure the pain If I said that you're my friend And our love would never end How long before I had your trust again I opened up the doors when it was cold outside Hopin' that you'd find your own way in But how can I protect you Or try not to neglect you When you won't take the love I have to give I bought me an illusion An I put it on the wall I let it fill my head with dreams And I had to have them all But oh the taste is never so sweet As what you'd believe it is - Well I guess it never is It's these prejudiced illusions That pump the blood To the heart of the biz You know I never thought That it could take so long You know I never knew how to be strong Yeah, I let you shape me But it feels as though you raped me 'Cause you climbed inside my world And in my songs So now I've closed the door To keep the cold outside Seems somehow I've found the will to live But how can I forget you Or try not to reject you When we both know it takes time to forgive Sweetness is a virtue And you lost your virtue long ago You know I'd like to hurt you But my conscience always tells me no You could sell your body on the street To anyone whom you might meet Who'd love to try and get inside And bust your innocence open wide 'Cause my baby's got a locomotive My baby's gone off the track My baby's got a locomotive Got ta peel the bitch off my back I know it looks like I'm insane Take a closer look I'm not to blame No Gonna have some fun with my frustrations Gonna watch the big screen in my head I'd rather take a detour 'cause this road ain't gettin' clearer Your train of thought has cut me off again Better tame that boy 'cause he's a wild one Better tame that boy for he's a man Sweetheart don't make me laugh You's gettin' too big for your pants And I's think maybe you should Cut out while you can You can use your illusion - Let it take you where it may We live and learn And then sometimes it's best to walk away Me I'm just here hangin' on It's my only place to stay at least For now anyway I've worked too hard for my illusions Just to throw them all away I'm taking time quiet consolation In passing by this love that's passed away I know it's never easy So why should you believe me When I've always got so many things to say Calling off the dogs a simple choice is made 'Cause playful hearts Can sometimes be enraged You know I tried to wake you I mean how long could it take you To open up your eyes and turn the page Kindness is a treasure And it's one towards me you've seldom shown So I'd say it for a good measure To all the ones like you I've known Ya know I'd like to shave your head And all my friends could paint it red 'Cause love to me's a two way street An all I really want is peace But my baby's got a locomotive My baby's gone off the track My baby's got a locomotive Got ta peel the bitch off my back I know it looks like I'm insane Take a closer look I'm not to blame No Affection is a blessing Can you find it in your sordid heart I tried to keep this thing ta-gether But the tremor tore my pad apart Yeah I know it's hard to face When all we've worked for's gone to waste But you're such a stupid woman And I'm such a stupid man But love like time's got its own plans 'Cause my baby's got a locomotive My baby's gone off the track My baby's got a locomotive Got ta peel the bitch off my back I know it looks like I'm insane Take a closer look I'm not to blame Yeah If love is blind I guess I'll buy myself a cane Love's so strange

[@axl77]

Thank you very much. that radio thing was a huge boost to my confidence. Music can be a best friend and a worst enemy at times. The work that goes in can sometimes go unrewarded, but when moments like that happen with Sarah Douglas, that makes it all so worthwhile.

[@axl77]

Thank you :D I always try and get emotion in. I guess i was concentrating hard on not forgetting the words for a lot of this one.

[@brianintn]

You should be signed and recording. great cover. sing it with such compassion, like you wrote it and that's the way artists should treat their music, instead of the garbage on the air waves today. one of my favorite GnR songs too.

[@bartsimpsonnft4387]

Mine2

[@andrewcarden74]

Great arrangement and interpretation of the song

[@rdsamfrench]

Great cover dude. With your version my girlfriend will listen and then she'll see what incredible lyric this song has...one of my favorites

[@gastonparedes2456]

sam stone thats true. Happen the same.

[@johnsmith-gr2ko]

@gareth Rhodes you should do an early anniversary update to these covers , would love to see what new spin you could throw at them

[@axl77]

I'd like to do something. I miss playing. It's mind blowing that people still listen to my channel after all these years. Thank you!

[@axl77]

No, thank YOU, it's absolutely my pleasure to make these videos, but the real payoff is the great encouragement and reaction i get to lap up every time i make a new one. Really happy you enjoyed this.

[@juan.hogrefe]

Vi este video hace 11 años y hasta hoy lo sigo viendo. Saludos de Argentina, Buenos Aires. Un simple fanatico de GNR

[@14murdock1]

I've been a GNR fan from back in the day. And I have to say I really appreciate your covers! I just stumbled up on you and think you are a awesome artist!!! Looking forward to more GNR covers!!!

[@rpdb]

Excellent! 1of my all time favourite songs

[@axl77]

Thank you :)

[@LeonardoJCaballeroG]

This version is magic and different, I like so much!!!

[@carlosparra8976]

wow mr rhodes...this is simply amazing....one of my favorite songs ever.

[@ilkerbabaeski]

your voice is really similar to axl. you are great. sing all the songs of GnR and upload them to youtube. greetings from Turkie-Edirne..

[@elvispresley3004]

Iv never been an acoustic plater, never rated it ever. Always been an electric geetar fan. Maybe it was my own ignorance, but this cover of my favourite song is absolutely breathtaking, and it proves acoustic aren't bad after all! and people that play them well like yourself need to be applauded! Total Respect R n' R

[@axl77]

Thank you! Doing these is the most fun. I try my best each time to put some new flavour into the songs without straying too far from the main melody. I'll never get tired of hearing from people and interacting. It's the best. My followers are amazing!

[@Jmb93-w1w]

What a beautiful sensetive man you must surely be. I listen to these as much as the album.

[@eegrehk]

i wish i could live inside this cover

[@axl77]

Thank you very much, i'm really happy to hear that you enjoyed my version. It's great to get an instant reaction. This was an awkward song to approach as the original is a bit of a beast.

[@axl77]

Both awesome tracks that i intend to get my head around eventually.

[@obclouds]

that was sick! Wow! tremendous!! thankyou for that version!

[@Sparks65]

WOW Love this song. Never imagined it done acoustically, buy you kill it!

[@cruizerdave]

Unsettlingly beautiful ... wow! Great job!

[@sladen3884]

Just an amazing celebration of a phenomenal song. There are two reasons to cover music. 1 ) to flawlessly replicate an identical version of the original. 2 ) to create something new and amazing. I never even considered the thought that someone on this earth might be capable of both. Well done.

[@axl77]

What a great comment! I needed that this morning. I couldn't agree more with your comment on a cover. Out of respect for the original author, I think we should strive to deconstruct the original and make something that THEY would be interested to hear. A note-for-note cover with all the parts replicated is about as pointless as it gets for me. Why wouldn't I just spin the original?

[@heresjohnny6144]

I mean WOW! This is really mind blowing. Never thought this song would be that awesome played in unplugged.

[@mrc942]

Please excuse the language. I was expecting this to be utter shit. However this is fucking genius sir!

[@Karlgolden]

Very nice dude

[@celiodsantos]

Man, I keep listening to your acoustic versions of the Guns nos' were great !!! Congratulations for the work !!!!

[@ThisSheetB4RealYo]

Fave gnr song...when i heard your estranged and dont cry i was hoping ud have done locomotive too....very interesting.....good job and a great interpretation of this song

[@daniglam]

This cover is amazing. It's like hearing another song. But you know where you are. Amazing, Dude. I heard this so many times.

[@AgedTeen]

WOW... Just great, also one of my favorite GNR songs!

[@benjistein6246]

Great job on all of these covers. Nicely done!

[@JockeyGam3r]

This is Fucking amazing my friend, please come back to us, your interpretations are insane, and we need it!

[@neilland5692]

How have I not seen this earlier… BEAUTIFUL!,,!!!

[@tireoghain82]

A killer cover of my favourite song from Illusion II. Excellent work.

[@snhucycling]

Gareth, I have always enjoyed seeing you post new GNR covers. You do each song justice and I want to thank you for your brilliance! Great work and please keep pumping out these amazing songs with your own twist. - Guns n roses and Gareth Rhodes fan

[@bigbassjonz]

Wow. Just now came across this and am pleasantly surprised. This was excellent! Never imagined an acoustic version of this amazing song but you did an incredible job with it.

[@stefana23]

What a superb cover. The best cover of Locomotive, no doubt about it.

[@phillipstradlin9031]

Gareth Rhodes, you are a genius my friend. Brilliantly done!

[@axl77]

Thank you :) Really pleased you liked it. I enjoyed putting my spin on this one.

[@axl77]

I'm happy to hear you feel this way. Ive been banging this drum for years about covers, and i don't want to appear a snob about note-for-note covers because if someone else enjoys doing that kind of thing then that's all fine and good, for me though, i couldn't invest my time in that.

[@gambit123321]

Ahhh such a great version. Still absolutely nails the feel of the original but unplugged. Hope you're still playing sir!

[@Richglojr591]

Great Job, Gareth, keep up the good work and I'll keep on listening! Spotsylvania, Virginia. USA.

[@axl77]

Really pleased to hear that you enjoyed my version. One of my favourites too, was nervous that people who liked the original would find this disagreeable.

[@duffmckagan2453]

Trouxe uma visão totalmente nova sobre a música, não é um cover mas sim uma música totalmente nova. Perfeita!

[@kickbackful]

this is the best cover of gareth, musical arrangement is exellent, much emotion

[@chadster123]

Amazing Gareth. These songs stripped down just shows what great song writing those guys were capable of. I loved it. Thanks for sharing man :)

[@axl77]

Thank you very much, that's a great compliment. I enjoy putting variation into covers. I like making covers feel like new songs if you get my meaning.

[@dbenmil]

AWESOME Gareth!!!! It's always GREAT to hear your melow and relaxing versions of GNR masterpeices. This is one of my favourit GNR songs. So glad you covered it. First thing I did as soon as I pressed the PLAY button on the video was to share it on my Facebook page :)

[@axl77]

Thank you :) Glad to find out that you enjoyed it. It's great to still have you following what i do on here.

[@dodgedandle8311]

ABSOLUTELY MEGA…..WHAT A TAKE ON THIS G,n,R. CLASSIC…….HATS OFF SIR ..❤️❤️❤️🙏⭐️🌞

[@JoacoTevez]

Fantastic Gareth, you're a great musician, keep going on! you ROCK!

[@bartsimpsonnft4387]

Love the ending sequence with the piano in the real one this one is great 2

[@axl77]

+nacho macho games Thank you, I'm no pianist, but I gave it my best.

[@underkillTV]

well said gareth he is a unbelievable song writer and possibly him and ginger wildheart are the best of our generation

[@alphakub]

Incredible job! I too would love Coma and then Street of Dreams and IRS.

[@gastonparedes2456]

27 years listening this song. One of my favourite. Im a gnr fan since i was 13. 29 years ago. i m very surprised with that version. Beatiful. Espectacular loco. From argentina.

[@imamans3090]

That was amazing.. Great version and i like this..

[@lawrenced1422]

Wow. That blew me away. Amazing sir.

[@axl77]

Thank you :) Yes, your'e right. I always really enjoy working out how to get round things in covers like this. Keeps that crucial creative element alive. Glad you liked it.

[@dcmusiclover]

Stumbled on this video. It's awesome. Thanks for posting.

[@chrisjmccord]

Wow...just freaking amazing!

[@MARYBLEUZ]

Axl Rose is a genius at writing lyrics. Yes, they're driven by break up but...... awesome. This is a great cover. Wish he was still doing them. Come back dude

[@JessicaMunn]

That was amazing! Im just disappointed you didn't do the outro. That chord progression and the way Axl uses his voice to sing "your so strange" and "hey hey hey hey" is my favorite part and is actually my ring tone 😂

[@ЮрийКириллов-д5т]

oh yes, that would be brilliant to hear Mr. Rhodes play the Locomotive outro on acoustic. I wish he heard these words and we all can enjoy the divine outro on acoustic guitar

[@auswitch]

this is something else......you are doing perfect with this song!!

[@axl77]

Don't Damn Me is awesome Helen. Yes, i'd love to attempt a version of it,. I'm still working up to doing 'Coma' too. It's a beautiul track but a beast of a song to cover.

[@aldena03]

Gareth Rhodes I love you , you're covers are total re interpretations and still it's wonderfully done! I never get tired of it! Thanks :)

[@axl77]

Thank you, it's good to hear you liked it. I always try to mix things up a little.

[@lexfit0408]

Man, I love this cover! One of my fav GnR songs. The lyrics even suit this version better, it makes me emotional. Thanks 🙏

[@nicolaspcoutinho5845]

Man, this is one of those GnR Forgotten songs that i just love...and you made me love that song even more after this beautiful cover. This is the best GnR cover that i ever heard, just thank you man, I had a blast listening to your voice. Last of all, sorry for my english, i am still working on my skills, and greetings from Brazil

[@shivbashyal1405]

sir you are awesome! really I love your voice. u are one of the best singer in the that I ever seen. I am from Nepal (country of Mt.Everest n birth place of Lord Gautam Buddha). many time I listen this song but I never get bore. hats off with lots of respect.

[@axl77]

Oh wow! Thank you Dennis, i always hope i can outdo my other versions and keep progressing. Really pleased to hear you liked this.

[@ghostnightification]

old and i am from Brazil barretos parabens and really enjoy your talent

[@kapler79]

This is one of the most interesting and beautiful acoustic arrangements of a rock song I've ever heard. It's also my favourite, and imho - most underrated GN'R song. Thank you for making it come alive in this fashion and stripping it down to its soul.

[@ianc5571ianc]

Strange how this was never a favourite GnR track of mine but come across your version and it puts it in a different light. Well done it's excellent.

[@JMDIY]

This is one of favorite GNR songs because I love the drum intro, I never really cared about the lyrics not until I heard this version, then I realized how good the lyrics really are. Thanks for this cover!

[@zangief]

Hi Gareth. Been a while! Hope you're well? Just having a listen before I go to work. Bloody good this. When are you doing Hard School, ABSURD and Perhaps? ;)

[@S0undOfAGun]

You bring a dimension to this song that I didn't think was possible. It is of my favourite songs by GNR; complicated lyrics, intricate guitar parts and three different choruses. But haunting the one thing the original is not. You bring that quality to the track and you should be proud! Check out the pre-production demos I have on my channel, they are very rough early demos, but we seem to like the same kind of music so you may enjoy them. Keep going dude, success will find you!

[@axl77]

Thank you :) Glad to know you enjoyed it. It's an odd song to try on the acoustic, which made me want to do it all the more.

[@axl77]

I do indeed, looking forward to figuring a version out.

[@carlrball]

This is like really good! Use Your Illusion 1 and 2 are two of my favorite albums-I bought both in '91 in Las Vegas,the night they came out.G'n'R was rolling big back then and had so much excitement about the band and scandals and media coverage. But anyway this guy really has a great take on Locomotive!

[@TheSuperUnknowns]

Awesome Gareth, not an easy song by any stretch....great job

[@nightshadenightshade]

You bring the music back gareth- have you heard from axle yet?

[@axl77]

+jason rarick No, he won't return my calls. ;)

[@joaojr7918]

It's not a cover, but a new version, and it's awesome...

[@clemilsonreis5845]

Beautiful Song...now we feel it...the way it's meant...thanks

[@Bandit72]

One of GnR's greatest songs made great again in a different way. Brilliant.