Popular Post RussTCB Posted March 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2017 People talk about this show a lot and someone finally put the whole thing up on YouTube: If you hit the 1:32:40 mark, you can see/hear the version of Patience that everyone always talks about. Still no idea what Axl was so mad about, but he just ended the show over it. Other cool things about the show was that they did Riad and Think About You. I'm not a huge fan of the latter but I know many fans love it. The version of Riad they did that night was a mess, but at least they did it. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Oh and the 1:22:45 mark is one of the only times I've heard Axl hit the high version of the "only memories" line in The Blues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosso Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 That line-up will always be my favourite... Richards slide guitar on Rocket Queen, Bucketheads epic guitar solos on Nightrain, Brains groove on Rocket Queen .... I don't wanna say anything negative about Slash and Duff since they are rock legends but this one was better than the NITL line up. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 hour ago, RussTCB said: Oh and the 1:22:45 mark is one of the only times I've heard Axl hit the high version of the "only memories" line in The Blues. I think he hit it at the 2012 Detroit show. I remember being impressed with that note cause he usually doesnt go for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Wagszilla said: My first GN'R show. *single tear* I thought they had sound or performance problems most of the night and again when they played there in 2006 actually. I felt lucky I got to see Riad and the Bedouins throughout the years though. I didn't know you were there. Cool man! 1 hour ago, ZoSoRose said: I think he hit it at the 2012 Detroit show. I remember being impressed with that note cause he usually doesnt go for it NO HE DID NOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 2 hours ago, RussTCB said: People talk about this show a lot and someone finally put the whole thing up on YouTube: If you hit the 1:32:40 mark, you can see/hear the version of Patience that everyone always talks about. Still no idea what Axl was so mad about, but he just ended the show over it. Other cool things about the show was that they did Riad and Think About You. I'm not a huge fan of the latter but I know many fans love it. The version of Riad they did that night was a mess, but at least they did it. That Patience was great! Axl just looked depressed though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-W.A.R- Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 is that a 5x Ben Wallace jersey hes wearing? that shit would be baggy on Ben himself! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 2 hours ago, -W.A.R- said: is that a 5x Ben Wallace jersey hes wearing? that shit would be baggy on Ben himself! It is! He did the first half of the show in a 5x Brett Hull jersey and the second half in that Ben Wallace jersey. 2 hours ago, IncitingChaos said: That Patience was great! Axl just looked depressed though It was so weird to be at the show. Axl didn't talk much but seemed to be doing fine. He was putting his all into the show and then Patience happened and he was just all pissed over something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I do wish i was old enough for this show. I was 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I was at this show, it was my first time seeing Axl live. I was high and drunk as fuck that night. ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6lake sa66ath Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 The jersey era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 54 minutes ago, Blake Sabbath said: The jersey era Next leg: Surprise reappearance of the handlebar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosso Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 57 minutes ago, Blake Sabbath said: The jersey era 2016/17: the blue era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 U'm gonna watch that shit right away, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Awesome, I just love how Axl used to change a few melodies, like on Sweet Child, November Rain or Patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 4 hours ago, Silent Jay said: Awesome, I just love how Axl used to change a few melodies, like on Sweet Child, November Rain or Patience. I liked a lot of things about that show. Axl changing things here and there was one of them. The vibe in The Palace was very strange during the whole show, but I'm still glad I went for a variety of reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auad Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Nice find. Tanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ifdworld Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I gotta say i enjoyed the whole band a lot more in 2006, specially cuz robin looked so damn cool and sounded amazing on that tour. But 2002 holds back good memories and even though it looks different from what were used to... its such a joy to listen to buckethead play.. and brain was sounding amazing! that rocket queen is off the hood. Richard fit right in from day one. Axls high register was something else at that age as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendez Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 On 3/10/2017 at 7:41 AM, RussTCB said: Oh and the 1:22:45 mark is one of the only times I've heard Axl hit the high version of the "only memories" line in The Blues. He also hits it in the 2001 House of Blues show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AlexC Posted March 12, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2017 I've never understood the fascination with this line-up. It's the furthest away from Guns N' Roses the band has ever been. Just an absolute tragic mess. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonGuns Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 1 hour ago, AlexC said: I've never understood the fascination with this line-up. It's the furthest away from Guns N' Roses the band has ever been. Just an absolute tragic mess. You prefer the #Ashba line up?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexC Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 1 minute ago, ToonGuns said: You prefer the #Ashba line up?!?! I prefer Bumblefoot to Buckethead. Ashba is beneath all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadcaplaughs Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 On 3/11/2017 at 9:31 AM, RussTCB said: I liked a lot of things about that show. Axl changing things here and there was one of them. The vibe in The Palace was very strange during the whole show, but I'm still glad I went for a variety of reasons. I'd be really stoked to hear more of your impressions of that show or a detailed review. What made it strange? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanity_lost Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Patience was great... I didn't even notice he got lost in the song until the barely noticeable pause. I had to start it from the top again to realize he had skipped a couple verses in the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RussTCB Posted March 13, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2017 7 hours ago, themadcaplaughs said: I'd be really stoked to hear more of your impressions of that show or a detailed review. What made it strange? We drove through damn near blizzard conditions to get there. Had seats about 10 rows off the floor on Bucket's side of the stage. I can't remember which opener went on first but I think it was cky. Either way, cky got booed off the stage and somebody in the band was starting shit with the crowd as the house lights were coming up. I don't know all the details because I couldn't give two shits about cky, but I do remember those two things. In between the last opener and GN'R, the sound guy played the entire Audioslave album at least twice through. The lights went down, Jungle hit and we were off and running. As with most GN'R shows of that era, you couldn't touch the electricity in the air during the first 5 songs or so. The band looked and played like they were there to prove something and so did Axl. Somewhere around the first guitar solo (which I want to say was Robin) is when things got weird. You (or at least I) could feel a shift in the air. The audience went from rocking and almost rooting for GN'R to just kind of being indifferent. Things were at their worst during Bucket's solo. You could tell the crowd was 50/50 split on him and it was causing an almost hostile environment. I actually saw two guys flat out yelling at each other during Bucket's solo. One guy was saying he was a genius, the other was saying he was a freak. This was my first live experience with the new line up, so I was just kind of taking it all in. They did 3 CD songs in a row (I think); CD, The Blues & Riad. I know they did Madagascar that night too, but I think it was later. Anyways; I'd barely heard any CD material up til then, so I was digging that they were playing stuff from the album. I really liked CD, LOVED The Blues and that Riad was an absolute hot mess. I actually remember leaning over to my buddy and saying "Swing and a miss, Axl" at the end of Riad. I think I mentioned this before, but the vibe in the room wasn't helped by the fact that Axl barely said a word all night. I'm not saying he needed to go off on rants, but anything at all would've helped. "Hey this is a new song", "Here's another new song".... anything like that would've gone a long way to keep the audience engaged I think. So the show kept going and eventually the Patience incident happened. When Axl tossed the mic before the solo, I actually put my coat on, got my keys and figured we were done lol. I was damn near in shock when he came back out to finish the song. I thought "No shit? Maybe he's gonna finish the show!" but NOPE haha. He just said "Thank you, goodnight", the band left the stage and the house lights came up. They'd played for around 90 minutes at that point, so it's not like we didn't get a full show for our money but it would've been cool to hear the next (probably) 2 songs in the set. The best way I can describe the "weird feeling" is to just have you watch Patience. I don't know if the mix was better on the other side of The Palace, where the video was shot from, but you couldn't hear anyone but Robin on my side of the stage. I can only guess that that's what pissed Axl off. The sound mix was good to great up til then so maybe he was having in ear problems the whole night or something. I really have no clue and it's always bugged me to be honest. I just wish I knew what exactly was wrong to get the show cut off. Overall it was a good show and during those first 5 songs I remember thinking "Holy shit. He actually rebuilt Guns N' Roses. I can't believe he did it". I went in with an attitude of "This isn't GN'R, but I'll see Axl at least". I did have an open mind though and I'm glad I did. That show is the one and only reason I viewed that line up as "Guns N' Roses", because I saw GN'R myself with an open mind. It was the first time I'd seen them since '93 and it was the same vibe as the last time I'd seen them no matter who was on stage. On the way out, I bought what I now believe is the world ugliest tour shirt lol. I keep the shirt around only because it has dates on the back for an entire leg (2003) of the tour that never happened. Sorry if this is all disjointed. I just thought I'd bust out some random thoughts on the show since you asked. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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