PsychoKiss344 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Always watched this when I first got into Guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I had a VHS of Paris PPV that a friend gave me. I watched it hundreds of times. As a young person I didn't have money to buy Tokyo 92. I had seen bits of Tokyo over the years and it the audio mix always sounded flat to my ears. The visual seemed dark and muted as well. I think I was just so used to Paris, which starts in the day light and has an open air sound. I wonder if theres two lineages of fans among us: the Paris-Centric and the Tokyo-centric? I wonder what it means about our experience of the band? Thanks for posting this, this will be my first viewing of entire show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsinindy Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 27 minutes ago, soon said: I had a VHS of Paris PPV that a friend gave me. I watched it hundreds of times. As a young person I didn't have money to buy Tokyo 92. I had seen bits of Tokyo over the years and it the audio mix always sounded flat to my ears. The visual seemed dark and muted as well. I think I was just so used to Paris, which starts in the day light and has an open air sound. I wonder if theres two lineages of fans among us: the Paris-Centric and the Tokyo-centric? I wonder what it means about our experience of the band? Thanks for posting this, this will be my first viewing of entire show! You're short-sighted enough to not include a third lineage of fans...those that actually attended performances during this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocco Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Fuckin' love the Tokyo 92 Show, because I got both of the original VHS tapes as a gift from my uncle for Christmas, can't remember which year exactly, probably 1995 oder 1996, I was 5 or 6 years old, and just loved (and still love) every single minute of it... my uncle wasn't allowed (by his dad) to go to the 1992 Stuttgart show b/c he was only around 16, and I obviously was too young around that time as well, so everything came full circle when my uncle and I flew over to Los Angeles last year to go to both LA shows and the San Diego show... what an awesome time that was!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I was a confused kid watching Axl in those biker shorts and then there was this guy on guitar who looked nothing like the guy on the magazines. It was probably my first contact with rock music. I remember fast-forwarding the drum solo every time lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I was eight and never heard of Guns N Roses ahah. I just discovered them later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsOfSpiders Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 You knew when Axl said "turn your head into mashed rice" it's time to press the FF button asap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 8 hours ago, soon said: I had a VHS of Paris PPV that a friend gave me. I watched it hundreds of times. As a young person I didn't have money to buy Tokyo 92. I had seen bits of Tokyo over the years and it the audio mix always sounded flat to my ears. The visual seemed dark and muted as well. I think I was just so used to Paris, which starts in the day light and has an open air sound. I wonder if theres two lineages of fans among us: the Paris-Centric and the Tokyo-centric? I wonder what it means about our experience of the band? Thanks for posting this, this will be my first viewing of entire show! 7 hours ago, tsinindy said: You're short-sighted enough to not include a third lineage of fans...those that actually attended performances during this time. You saw them?! Thats so cool! And once with Izzy? I am so jealous! But Im curious about one thing: how would going to shows on that tour preclude one from also being potentially drawn to one of the concert videos over another? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtydane Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 On 2/22/2017 at 0:11 PM, Len Cnut said: Was the first ever live thing recorded video evidence of rock n roll i ever saw...and I'll be honest, it put me off the shit for years. It just had none of the zip and drive of the original shit. Now i think about it it might've even been a contributing factor to my going off Guns n Roses. when you're that early in your teens and you see this shit you kinda think like 'shit, this is the best rock n roll band and they kinda suck live, they must all be like this'. It took punk i think for me to really understand the power of live music. Are you lost? This is the GNR section Lenny.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsinindy Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 (edited) 12 hours ago, soon said: You saw them?! Thats so cool! And once with Izzy? I am so jealous! But Im curious about one thing: how would going to shows on that tour preclude one from also being potentially drawn to one of the concert videos over another? Twice with Izzy actually, back to back nights at Deer Creek. You're post seems to allude that fans of this band have formed their impression of the band based off either the Tokyo video or the Paris video and that being their initial exposure to the band and the early days of the band. theres a lot of us who have seen the band in those times, so those videos are just that...videos of orher shows around that time (not an initial exposure to the band). Just like there's a core of fans who saw them in the clubs in LA or opening for Aerosmith or Maiden or what have you in the late 80s Edited February 24, 2017 by tsinindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 My friend got a copy and we all went to watch it at his place after school... I think we were 11 or 12. It was amazing, I had never seen a band run around stage like that... you still barely see that nowadays, I mean some bands move a lot but don't actually run a half marathon in one show. What stood out for me was Duff singing Attitude. It might have been the first time I heard a punk song... people always talk about the first time hearing punk and what it did to them, and it hit me like a ton of bricks, but in a good way... the energy, the pace, the rawness, the imperfection... I'll never forget that moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werner Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Strange that there is footage of nearly every show all over the world and in the country that runs on digital stuff there isnt any fan who filmed something of the 3 shows. Would love to see locomotive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axeli Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) 2004 this vhs was my turning point. First songs which I liked was Civil war and Don't cry. Still wondering why Civil war isn't in youtube. This summer I'm gonna see those three guys on same stage. How cool is that.. Edited February 25, 2017 by Axeli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carburetta Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Would love to have Coma from those shows, cruel that it's not included! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRANSAD Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Quite a boring show compared to other 92 shows. It seems a bit too brave or something. The uncut version is a bit better. Have to say that Rocket Queen from that gig is one of my favorites because it features "it tastes good don't it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipity Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I've watched the full concert more than a hundred times. Love the big stage and seeing AXL running around mad. The moment Japan NITL tour was announced, I immediately booked my flights. And I got the first dvd sleeve autographed by Richard Fortus three days ago in Singapore...a bit wrong though....haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifalucis Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) This show has converted me to be a fan when I was young. I am so mesmerized by their performance, never seen anything like that before. It was actually somehow got into my dad's ipod and I used to borrow it a lot and the one in that ipod was only the 2nd part, but I really like Estranged the most...Paradise City too. Slash playing chase with security guys, the flashing lights... Edited February 27, 2017 by tifalucis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicson Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Paris 92 may be a better show, performance and soundwise. But Tokyo has a way longer and better setlist. Just think about the songs that were not played in Paris : Nightrain, Preety Tied Up, So Fine, Rocket Queen, Move To The City, Estranged !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin' Cigarettes Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Tokyo VHS changed my life. I was already a fan but this took it to a whole new level. I don't care if it wasn't perfect, it was everything I ever wanted in a sleazy rock band which was part of their charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalbi Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Just ran into these two in Osaka. <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle-Natives Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 I'll never forget getting both videos for Christmas, and my dad getting seriously pissed over Axl's cussing when I watched it that evening. He made me turn it off LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubicon Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 I also had the VHS of the Tokyo concert but it made it into the trash some day. A few years ago I found the DVD for a few bucks... I was in heaven again. I mean: Axl and his spandex shorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadcaplaughs Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 In the era of instant access to "superior" shows, it's easy to nitpick this one: too bloated, not a fantastic set-list, not an Izzy show, etc. That being said, it's still a hell of a show, a fairly realistic look at what a show at that time would have sounded like, and - perhaps most importantly - it introduced many younger fans to Guns N' Roses the same way the Greatest Hits album would 12 years later. I had just turned 12 when this came out, and although I knew about Izzy and Steven leaving, this was still my first look at the band playing live. I am sure many people, at least partially due to this concert, still think of Matt Sorum and Gilby Clarke when they think of Guns N' Roses. It has been a hot minute since I've watched it, but a few things are etched in my mind as cool little moments. That being said, Sorum's drum solo remains a low-point in the band's history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 On 2/22/2017 at 5:10 AM, seely said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKw4HWNFN2Y 25 years since the Tokyo' 92 show was filmed (22/02/1992) Perhaps not their greatest show , but it's still the one real 'official' release of the UYI years that we got... this is one of my all time faves! love Slash in the Pepe LePew t-shirt. love when Axl coughs *bullsh!t* during Patience. i have this on DVD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaguns1982 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Still remember the first time I saw it, about 22 years ago. Was the absolute first time Id seen them in any way other than pictures in magazines. I don't remember being particularly impressed. then i got the ritz 88 show... Then I was impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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