Original Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 66 year old (67 next month) Bruce Springsteen played for nearly 4 hours. I saw him once a few years ago and the guy has energy...he regularly plays for 3 hours plus and will change sets by easy 12+ songs from nigh to night. No wardrobe changes, no (maybe the sax) solo's, just non stop for hours. Guns could get a lot more songs in if they played 4 hours. I'm not ripping on Guns, just gives us hope that 54 yr old Axl may have a lot more in the tank left than we (I) thought. https://www.yahoo.com/news/springsteen-performs-nearly-4-hours-metlife-stadium-103946305.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I have a feeling they will go up to 3 and a half hours in one of the upcoming shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juventino Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I saw Bruce in 2014, best show I have been to (hopefully Guns can knock it from the perch next year!). Three and a half hours long, just fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitha_whiskey Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I've seen the Boss twice. Absolutely untouchable live. Even die hards who've seen him 100 times really have no idea what he's gonna play on a given night. He gives 110% every show. Nice to see GnR giving that kind of effort every show on this tour. Now, about that setlist variability... Oh, and to answer the OP question- they could definitely play 4 hours. It would have to be a certain type of crowd though. A lot of casuals can't even handle these shows at less than 3 hours. There would be pussies leaving in droves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Neil Young is similar to Bruce, albeit around the three hour mark, although Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young did these mammoth concerts on their infamous 1974 tour and just recently, 2016 Rebel Content Tour, Shakey has topped the three hour mark by a considerable distance on a few occasions (e.g. 205 minutes, Amsterdam). Much like Bruce, you never know what you are going to get: it might be an unreleased song (Neil has many masterpieces that he has simply not bothered to release or even record, stuff like ''Sad Movies'' and ''Give Me Strengh''); it might be a brand new unreleased song which may, or may not, turn up on a future album; it will probably be a lot of stuff from his new album; it might be a deep cut not performed since 1973 - you can literally attend one show and see rock history. It makes bootleg collecting very interesting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cantona Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 notinthislifetime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get In the Ring Motherfker Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I think it's impossible to predict what this band is going to do.They never fail to prove me wrong :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reclamation Project Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) I'd have to imagine Duff would get a couple more tracks - some covers and So Fine. That'd be awesome. It'll never happen, but having Izzy play a couple would help extend things. Talk about a dream set. Edited August 26, 2016 by Reclamation Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Sure they could if everyone gets a solo. Axl and the other GNR played for 3 and a half hours and everyone got a solo. Did Bruce actually play and sing that whole time? Can't compare him to Axl because Bruce's voice is very different from Axl's. Besides Bruce also has been around since the 1970's so he has more material he can play. I'd rather see GNR play. Not a fan of Bruce's style of music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitha_whiskey Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 20 minutes ago, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said: Sure they could if everyone gets a solo. Axl and the other GNR played for 3 and a half hours and everyone got a solo. Did Bruce actually play and sing that whole time? Can't compare him to Axl because Bruce's voice is very different from Axl's. Besides Bruce also has been around since the 1970's so he has more material he can play. I'd rather see GNR play. Not a fan of Bruce's style of music. Yes- Bruce never left the stage. He plays a very physical show too. A lot of running & dancing & sliding on his knees & shit. And he always crowd surfs during Hungry Heart (I think it's that song). But people sure as hell don't analyze every note he sings like they do Axl! Don't get me wrong- I'm more a hard rock & metal guy. And I'd rather see Guns than anyone else- always. I went because my girlfriend worships him. But I'd go see him anytime because he's one of the best live performers of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vloors Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) Yes they can and have in the past. The great western show was 3 hrs 40 mins. If only there was a good quality recording of this. And what a setlist they had that night Setlist Perfect Crime Mr. Brownstone Right Next Door to Hell Bad Obsession Live and Let Die (Wings cover) It's So Easy Yesterdays Dust N' Bones Double Talkin' Jive Civil War Patience (I Was Only Joking Intro) You Could Be Mine November Rain My Michelle 14 Years Nightrain Welcome to the Jungle Matt Sorum Drum Solo Slash Guitar Solo Love Theme from the Godfather (Nino Rota cover) (Godfather Theme) Pretty Tied Up Rocket Queen Don't Cry (with Shannon Hoon) Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan cover) (Only Women Bleed Intro) You Ain't the First (with Shannon Hoon) Used to Love Her Move to the City Sweet Child O' Mine (Bad Time Intro) You're Crazy (with Sebastian Bach) Locomotive Out Ta Get Me Dead Horse Encore 2: Estranged Paradise City Edited August 26, 2016 by vloors 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmapelian Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 8 hours ago, Original said: 66 year old (67 next month) Bruce Springsteen played for nearly 4 hours. I saw him once a few years ago and the guy has energy...he regularly plays for 3 hours plus and will change sets by easy 12+ songs from nigh to night. No wardrobe changes, no (maybe the sax) solo's, just non stop for hours. Guns could get a lot more songs in if they played 4 hours. I'm not ripping on Guns, just gives us hope that 54 yr old Axl may have a lot more in the tank left than we (I) thought. https://www.yahoo.com/news/springsteen-performs-nearly-4-hours-metlife-stadium-103946305.html If they did, it would be a much better show than Bruce; they have the catalogue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said: Axl and the other GNR played for 3 and a half hours and everyone got a solo. I'd rather see GNR play. Not a fan of Bruce's style of music. a. yep! of course they could b. totally agree. i am not a fan of his style at all! Edited August 26, 2016 by AxlsFavoriteRose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 8 minutes ago, jmapelian said: If they did, it would be a much better show than Bruce; they have the catalogue Of course. Imagine this tour (set) with another 10 Illusion songs being played! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) 9 hours ago, Original said: just gives us hope that 54 yr old Axl may have a lot more in the tank left than we (I) thought. https://www.yahoo.com/news/springsteen-performs-nearly-4-hours-metlife-stadium-103946305.html yep! Edited August 26, 2016 by AxlsFavoriteRose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draguns Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Don't forget that Bruce is playing at home. Over here, "The Boss" Is HUGELY popular! He's giving it his all since he is a Jersey guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 They probably could. The show I saw in Vegas in 2014 (June 6) was a bit over 3 and a half hours I think, but there was lots of solos and covers. But they played Prostitute, Yesterdays, There Was A Time and Used To Love Her, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 1 hour ago, jmapelian said: If they did, it would be a much better show than Bruce; they have the catalogue How does this make the slightest bit of sense? Springsteen has eighteen - I repeat, eighteen - studio albums, a great many of them highly acclaimed by both critics and fans alike. GN'R only possess five-six (depending on whether or not you include Chinese Democracy), only one of which (Appetite) is acclaimed to any great degree! 3 hours ago, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said: Besides Bruce also has been around since the 1970's so he has more material he can play. Absolute rubbish. If Bruce's career began at the exact same time as GN'R's, say 1987, the year of both Tunnel of Love and Appetite for Destruction, Bruce's discography would still eclipse GN'R's album ratio by eleven to GN'R's paltry five-six. The reason Bruce 'has more material he can play' is not because he was 'around since the 1970's', although that does give him a definite head start (of four albums precisely) but that GN'R have only put out one album 1991 - 2016 through laziness, craziness and chaos. There are bands which began in the 90s and early 00s which have larger discographies than GN'R! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverburst80 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 (edited) Is 4 hrs abit much for a rock show?, i'd rather an intense hour n 1/2 - 2hrs personally. Edited August 27, 2016 by Silverburst80 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmapelian Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 27 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: How does this make the slightest bit of sense? Springsteen has eighteen - I repeat, eighteen - studio albums, a great many of them highly acclaimed by both critics and fans alike. GN'R only possess five-six (depending on whether or not you include Chinese Democracy), only one of which (Appetite) is acclaimed to any great degree! Absolute rubbish. If Bruce's career began at the exact same time as GN'R's, say 1987, the year of both Tunnel of Love and Appetite for Destruction, Bruce's discography would still eclipse GN'R's album ratio by eleven to GN'R's paltry five-six. The reason Bruce 'has more material he can play' is not because he was 'around since the 1970's', although that does give him a definite head start (of four albums precisely) but that GN'R have only put out one album 1991 - 2016 through laziness, craziness and chaos. There are bands which began in the 90s and early 00s which have larger discographies than GN'R! velvet revolver baby, lmao! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, jmapelian said: velvet revolver baby, lmao! Add two more albums then to account for Velvet Revolver - by all means do. That just makes it 18/8 in Springsteen's favour instead of 18/6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmapelian Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 6 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: Add two more albums then to account for Velvet Revolver - by all means do. That just makes it 18/8 in Springsteen's favour instead of 18/6 add Slash solo and SMKC,trhere you have it, and face it, everyone would want to hear the GnR treatment to those songs, .......lmao.........VR as well, it would exceed bruce actually since you'll get fresh takes on known songs by the best rock band of their time.....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmapelian Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 think about ot, GnR doing Loving the Alien and Anastasia...lol....The Unholy, Withered Delihah........sick setlist additions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Just now, jmapelian said: add Slash solo and SMKC,trhere you have it, and face it, everyone would want to hear the GnR treatment to those songs, .......lmao.........VR as well, it would exceed bruce actually since you'll get fresh takes on known songs by the best rock band of their time.....lol Well then we are really extending the goal posts. Why not include some Hookers N' Blow? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmapelian Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 6 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: Well then we are really extending the goal posts. Why not include some Hookers N' Blow? cause thats terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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