Estranged Reality Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 We've had a lot of topics popping up recently showcasing the band at its best from '01 - present.Off the top of my head, here are some of the gigs I'd say are the new band at their best, in no particular order:- Osaka '09- Hammerstein '06 - Rio '01 - Bucharest '10 - Chile '10- Rock Am Ring '06 - Download '06- Boston 2002 - Philadelphia 2012 - Rose Bar 2010edit: Dublin '06 makes 11. does that sound about right? am i missing any?feel free to post the best clips you know of, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tberrie007 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 AWESOME post man!!! thanks!! Chile 2010 was magical 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I think Vegas 06/06/2014 was really special, amazing night. Maybe Leeds or VMA in 2002, the first House Of Blues gig before Rio. LA 2011 was cool.Porto Alegre 2010, Kansas City 2013 and Recife 2014 are definitely worth checking out, Axl was so into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeeker Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 London 2010 (both nights) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I was at Dublin '06 and it was fantastic, but if you're wanting to include a show from that era, can I nominate the Glasgow show from 2 months afterwards purely for the crowd? I think it's the only time since the old days that I've heard Axl ask a crowd to step backwards because people were getting crushed in the melee.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0NPZjekmnMI've seen Guns 6 times, and I'd still say that was the best atmosphere I've ever experienced at any gig ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gackt Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 The Boston '02 bootleg is my most-listened to, so that'd be my #1 pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I agree with Hammerstein, Rio, Rock Am Ring, Bucharest, Boston and Tokyo, but I'd swap the others forColumbus 2002Universal City 2006London 2010Dublin 2010L'arc 2010 (That CITR and PC alone makes it better than Rose Bar IMO, although that's a great show too. Shame the l'arc quality isn't better)Honorable mention:Vegas 6.6.14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 They did Catcher, SOD and Sorry at Rose Bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Not the BEST, but the definitive:1- RIR 2001: The world debut2- Tokyo 2009: The definitive CD release concert3- Rock am Ring 2006: The most perfect NuGnR concert4- RIR 2011: The beginning of the End5- London 2010: A glimpse of hope6- Hammerstein 2006: Best TWAT performance ever and a good example of the best nuGnR tour.7- House Of Blues '12: A glimpse of hope pt.28- Live at The Rose Bar: Good acoustic show, Axl was good.9- Bridge School Benefit: The "fuck this shit" moment for many fans.10-House of Blues 2001: The pre-debut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 The Boston '02 bootleg is my most-listened to, so that'd be my #1 pick Buckethead. Beautiful, beautiful solo. What a great musician. After Slash, he's definitely the best guitarist to ever join Gn'R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 I agree with Hammerstein, Rio, Rock Am Ring, Bucharest, Boston and Tokyo, but I'd swap the others forColumbus 2002Universal City 2006London 2010Dublin 2010L'arc 2010 (That CITR and PC alone makes it better than Rose Bar IMO, although that's a great show too. Shame the l'arc quality isn't better)Honorable mention:Vegas 6.6.14I definitely meant to include universal 06. One of my favourites. Can't believe I forgot it. And i think i mistook Dublin 10 for Dublin 06. I need to watch some performances from it but I'm pretty sure I accidentally swapped them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Aldelaide 2010 Sweden Rock 2010, just a big, massive stage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Not sure that it's definitive but it's Axl's best vocal performance since 93 and probably the best we've seen in the last 15 years. Just about flawless from him LA 06. Last gig of US tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shjtjustgotreal Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 this is not a gig but just a song, patience ferro 14? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsfanoldie Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Not the BEST, but the definitive:1- RIR 2001: The world debut2- Tokyo 2009: The definitive CD release concert3- Rock am Ring 2006: The most perfect NuGnR concert4- RIR 2011: The beginning of the End5- London 2010: A glimpse of hope6- Hammerstein 2006: Best TWAT performance ever and a good example of the best nuGnR tour.7- House Of Blues '12: A glimpse of hope pt.28- Live at The Rose Bar: Good acoustic show, Axl was good.9- Bridge School Benefit: The "fuck this shit" moment for many fans.10-House of Blues 2001: The pre-debutI think this list is pretty definitive. And I know you make it clear in the beginning, but I would take out the bad ones and replace them with other good ones. Take out RIR 2011 and Bridge School and put in Boston 2002 and Universal 2006 and I think you have a pretty good list there. I think those 10 sum up the best of those years. I would then add an addendum which includes Bridge School, RIR 2011, VMAs which represent the worst of his NuGNR appearances. I think between those 10 and 3 asides you get a pretty good scope of what the last 15 years has been like. Maybe of that 10, 1 of them should be truly horrible (to even it out), but the bottom line is anyway the list is sliced its gonna represent the best of this band so I think its better to make that unanimous with the 3 others left as "goodies".Then again, the Sailing show from 2006 in London is pretty widely regarded here. A strong case could be made that deserves to be on this list, although maybe thats an example of the song being better than the whole of the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreakDown2014 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Very difficult question.I'd have to sayHOB 2001 (the first one, I'D LOVE to have bootlegs from the other shows because they must have been something magical , too bad there isn't anything at all) RIR 2001 (the fact that we have a proshot is very influential, but that crowd is insane, seriously insane...) Albany 2002 (Pukkelpop is great too, Boston has an amazing soundboard recording, but the Albany show is from another planet) Rock Am Ring 2006 (Best nugnr pro-shot imo) Universal City 2006-12-20 (a perfect 2006 show. Axl is a beast and so is the band) Chiba, Japan 2007 (not too many arguments, just Don't Cry coming back to the set... that must have been one incredible moment to live) Taipei 09 (bringing the bandana back was enough to make it to the list imo, plus so many CD songs played for the first time ever...) Tokyo 09 (doesn't need any kind of introduction... the definitive nugnr gig for sure even though Axl wasn't even near his finest form) Bucharest 2010 (one of the best Axl vocal performances ever along with the Dublin fucked up show where he stood up the whole gig . If Axl could sing like that every night, he would be the world's best performer) Philadelphia 2012 (so much energy on the show... ; and a magical moment for sure after the 2002 incident) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR 1991 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Rock in Rio 2001Boston or Albany 2002Rock Am Ring 2006Universal Amphitheater 2006 (the one w/ Izzy + TAY)Osaka or Tokyo 2009The Rose Bar 2010Bucharest 2010London 2010Philly 2012One of the last Vegas gigs 2014 was particularly good, can't remember which Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnrjanus Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Gelredome 2010 and rotterdam 2012. When he wasn't full on. He was on full screamforce in Ahoy Rotterdam! Very strong performance. Loved Til and shacklers from both shows just epic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Boston 2002 was as good as the best true GNR shows. Astounding Nightrain, Jungle and Chi Dem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I agree with Hammerstein, Rio, Rock Am Ring, Bucharest, Boston and Tokyo, but I'd swap the others for (That CITR and PC alone makes it better than Rose Bar IMO, although that's a great show too. Shame the l'arc quality isn't better)Honorable mention: I definitely meant to include universal 06. One of my favourites. Can't believe I forgot it.And i think i mistook Dublin 10 for Dublin 06. I need to watch some performances from it but I'm pretty sure I accidentally swapped them.I've got a audience shot blu-ray of that Universal '06 show somewhere and it's fucking awesome. Robin's solo is one of my favorite things I've ever seen him do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Rose Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Awesome posts from everyone. This should be stuck somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dando Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Vagas and rock in rio 2001 are up there, rock am ring 06, Dublin 2010 just cos of how Axl sounded after the bottle incident and everyone had left, and the second to last Vegas show from 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 My list, in chronological order:1. House Of Blues 20012. Rock In Rio 20013. Boston 20024. Hammerstein 2006, night 15. Universal City 20066. Taipei 20097. Tokyo 20098. London 2010, night 29. The Ritz 201210. Las Vegas 2014, June 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 For all the wrong reasons, Philly 2002 might be a definitive show. The ones that stick out for me:HOB 2001Rio 2001Boston 2002MSG 2002Philly 2002Hammerstein 2006, First ShowRock Am Ring 2006LA 2006Rio 2011Bridge SchoolBrooklyn BowlThat's 11. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liers Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Rio 2001Boston 2002Rock AM 2006Tokyo 2009Osaka 2009Rio 2011Hammerstein 2006The show from the last residency where prostitue was played.VMA 2002The joint 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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