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  1. It was very noticeable to me that he lost a fair amount of weight - not sure if that contributed to the increased physical energy / performance on stage but when he put on the vest it gave me ‘06 flashbacks haha.
  2. Hershey 2021 was kind of rough in all honesty. I could tell Axl was trying but he was having some difficulties that evening, the sound mix at the stadium was really bad (I could barely hear any of Slash's solos from the pit), and it was the shortest gig I had ever been to -- they didn't even come out and do a bow at the end -- which made it really feel sort of strange. Tonight was a total 180. i think the venue itself inherently has some sound issues, at least for the pit -- there were still times I felt like Slash was getting drowned out in the mix -- but man, this was possibly the best show I've been to (admittedly I've only been to a handful of shows since 2016). I'm not sure if it was to make amends for last time or what, but he was like a man possessed and there were flashes of the old Axl with banter between songs and crowd interaction in a way I haven't really seen much in the past few years. He just seemed like he was really into it. Vocally I felt like he's got a better handle on switching between the low register and falsetto and some songs -- like the outro of Patience -- were surprisingly solid. They played for over 3 hours which was also pretty rad. When they came out for the encore with Coma I was kind of in disbelief lol. And Axl nailed it. Sounded pretty damn good. I'm a little sad I still haven't gotten a chance to see my favorite Chidem song (The Blues) but I got a few songs I'd never heard before like Bad Obsession and Down on the Farm so I guess I can't complain. I'm still buzzing a couple hours later. Great, great show.
  3. I wouldn't say it's by far the best thing, but there's a lot of tracks on it that I enjoy. I think World on Fire was the most cohesive-sounding and well-produced record he's done with Myles. Apocalyptic Love had "We Will Roam" and "Standing in the Sun" which I think are both really overlooked by the casual fanbase and some of the best stuff he's done since Guns. I really liked Living the Dream, too, and I feel like it gets kind of written off sometimes. "Driving Rain," "The One You Loved...," "Lost Inside...," and "Slow Grind" are pretty solid. But 4 definitely has the least number of re-listenable tracks for me compared to those records. I prefer it to both Snakepit records. I've never really loved those albums. I love Slash and there are a few tracks here and there that have good riffs or solos, but I never cared much for either of the singers he chose, and I think a good amount of the material felt uninspired.
  4. I actually thought the low voice sounded kind of cool on the songs I heard from that London show.
  5. Now that it's been out a while, I think it might be his worst solo record (outside of Snakepit) but I still enjoy some of it. Fall Back to Earth is killer, Fill My World is fun, the lead single is great... but it definitely feels a little rushed/half-baked and I'm not wild about the mixing compared to their last album. It's not a bad album - but it doesn't have as many highlights as World on Fire or Apocalyptic Love, and even though his first solo record had some cheesy tracks, it also had some pretty great ones (like the Cornell and Astbury songs and even the Fergie track) and I think 4 suffers to really reach as much consistency as some of those.
  6. This is pretty much how I feel, too. I think Disney+ hurt Marvel and Star Wars. It de-valued both brands and over-saturated the market too quickly. I know Mandalorian was well-received by fans but overall everything just seems to be getting pushed out too quickly and too much at once because they're so desperate to attract streaming subscribers. The end result is that the quality suffers because the studio is being pulled in so many directions and trying to connect things together. I think the quality was a lot higher when Marvel could focus on 1-2 films per year rather than 2-3 movies and 4-5 TV shows (which is what it feels like these days). And some of the streaming shows just don't need to be streaming shows... Obi Wan for example started OK, ended pretty well, but the middle stretch was just filler for me - it felt like a film that they tried to stretch out into a TV show for no reason other than it bolsters the number of hours they can claim subscribers viewed content, which makes them look better since those are key metrics those apps are judged by.
  7. Tues, Aug 8, 2017 Miami, FL Marlins Park Capacity: 36,742 Opener: Forum Members Attending: SEANAXL21, rio118, ERNESTORONDON
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