[ThusSpakeTheSUPERGuru]

Thanks again to those who liked my review. I'm glad to share the moments. I didn't think Guns were particularly rushed, as a matter of fact my friend was commenting on the frequent "lights-out" moments for equipment changes, and the extensive solo breaks. They played a -long- show. I rarely feel like so totally like I've gotten my money's worth in terms of the main band's time on stage.


Now I need to rant a little.

"Even this morning they were saying on 98 rock how GNR started strong but lost the crowd and ruined the show by playing new songs no one knew. "


This makes me wanna take the 98 Rock bumper stickers out of my rear window display in my car. Sounds to me like deejays shooting off at the mouth without really stopping to think. From my favorite station, no less.

As Baz said during his set... "Of COURSE I'm gonna play I Remember You and Youth Gone Wild. But you guys can handle some new shit, right? You're not fucking stupid!!!" And then he thanked the crowd for generally being awesome and supportive of his newer material.


Well same goes. All the old GnR songs are classic anthems. Of course the crowd is gonna go batshit crazy for that. Then, when the new stuff comes on, most of the crowd is gonna shut up and listen because, hey, it's new GnR, wouldn't you??? The front of the mosh pit with the hardcore fans WAS singing along to "The Blues" and "Better". Others were just trying to wrap their minds around the newer music. It's not easy to do that at a rock concert with earsplitting volume levels, cranked distortion and a mix designed more to shake your ass than reveal all the awesome layering and harmony lines that go into a new Guns tune.

So, yeah, it's gonna slow down a bit for the new shit. And if you're not being "fucking stupid" (Baz, so eloquent!) you don't refer to that as a momentum killer.

Sigh.

The crowd does also tend to sit for the solos. Having been raised on classical music in my early years, I have more patience for longer melodic journeys than your average hard rawk listener, and I thought the solos were, well, a bit indulgent but for the most part just fine. I liked Finck, but he coulda cut it off sooner. I loved the industrial-goth stuff that Fortus began with. "Beautiful" was cool, coulda been trimmed a bit, but had some really sublime moments, even if my buddy did bitch about it not being hardcore enough for G and F-ing R. Bumblefoot's solo...ehh, a technical wizard but if he has a melodic side, it wasn't really on display and I'm glad Axl's there to steer his talent into more aurally-friendly areas.

But this is a GnR crowd, not a Joe Satriani crowd. If there's a long bout of noodling, they're gonna sit. They'll still enjoy it, but they're gonna take a little rest.

Any lost momentum was quickly recovered, I mean they nearly blew the roof off the place with Paradise City. If you didn't feel the momentum at that point, then my guess is the city coroner was called to collect you that night.


---end rant---

This post has been edited by ThusSpakeTheSUPERGuru: 14 November 2006 - 07:56 PM

[Budweiser]

ThusSpakeTheSUPERGuru, on Nov 14 2006, 07:55 PM, said:

Now I need to rant a little.

"Even this morning they were saying on 98 rock how GNR started strong but lost the crowd and ruined the show by playing new songs no one knew. "


This makes me wanna take the 98 Rock bumper stickers out of my rear window display in my car. Sounds to me like deejays shooting off at the mouth without really stopping to think. From my favorite station, no less.

I agree with your sentiment - But who ever said that on the radio definately had reason - I was in the pit and during the new songs... it was only me and like 2 people near me rockin out and singing -- eveyrone else just stood there and wondered when it was over.

(With the exception of better - that made a lot of people move around.. even if they did or didnt know the song)

[RawPower93]

Not going in too much detail but the show was great. I couldn't believe that they took the state at 11:05. I see people saying 10:50, 11:20, but trust me it was 11:05. That was good, being a weeknight and all, I was expecting them to come out around midnite. Anyway, Suicide Girls were nothing special. Bach and company were great. Guns were great and all but I couldn't help thinking to myself "hired guns" during the show, and thinking about the old guys. Oh well, it didn't really take anything from the show for me, but I'll wait until I hear more new stuff before I form more of an opinion, even though, how can previous 5 albums be topped? (Yes I love TSI?)

Guns were great, the show was everything that I thought it would be. Got in line at like 5:20 and was able to stand up against the railing towards the left in the GA section. During 'Down on the Farm' I was jamming out to the words and Bumblefoot noticed and tossed his guitar pick my way but I tipped it up and behind me when I went to catch it, oh well, was cool but I'll get over it. He's a pretty cool guy, smiling, seemed to be having a good time and making some contact with the fans. Guy next to me got kicked out for taking a piss through the holes in the railing! I'm like 6'3 so I hope you people behind me saw ok...Cant wait for CD!

Budweiser, on Nov 14 2006, 08:05 PM, said:

ThusSpakeTheSUPERGuru, on Nov 14 2006, 07:55 PM, said:

Now I need to rant a little.

"Even this morning they were saying on 98 rock how GNR started strong but lost the crowd and ruined the show by playing new songs no one knew. "


This makes me wanna take the 98 Rock bumper stickers out of my rear window display in my car. Sounds to me like deejays shooting off at the mouth without really stopping to think. From my favorite station, no less.

I agree with your sentiment - But who ever said that on the radio definately had reason - I was in the pit and during the new songs... it was only me and like 2 people near me rockin out and singing -- eveyrone else just stood there and wondered when it was over.

(With the exception of better - that made a lot of people move around.. even if they did or didnt know the song)

I wasn't really paying attention to any of the people around me, but I knew me and my buddy knew the words and we were rocking out to the new jams. Hope the people who never heard them liked them.

[thetumblindice]

The Mark Viviano Show Show (10 AM on 1300 AM - Sports talk show) Gave RAVE reviews...

They usually talk sports, but couldn't stop talking about how "Axl left it all on the stage" "Axl ran out every ground ball and even dove into first base" ect...and other sports analogies that say he basically made a great effort and put on a kick ass show

[saleen5.8]

I will buy seat tickets next time. It was tough to hear Axl above everyone singing around me. And damn...I never realized how many NASTY milfs there were in bmore. Glad I live out in the county...so many hot moms. Some of these ladies looked like cartoon characters. And you gotta love the preppy guy who brings his hot girlfriend to the show. I wonder if he noticed her grabbing my package all night.


so what is this talk about stuff that happened after the show???

This post has been edited by saleen5.8: 15 November 2006 - 01:53 PM