GnRMisterE

Hi. Long time lurker, VERY infrequent poster. I just thought I'd weigh into this topic based on a conversation I've just had with a friend. He's not a GnR fan but had read all of the reviews regarding Saturday's performance and Axl's voice. So, he decided to listen to the concert on BBC Sounds just to see how bad it was and he really can't see what the fuss is about. In his words "they sound like Guns n Roses... Nothing wrong with it... It's the most I've enjoyed them". Now, I know that the band are a lot older and Axl isn't 27 anymore, so I watched on Saturday expecting the worst. However, it wasn't as bad as I thought although there were periods where I did cringe. But, on my lunch hour, I decided to listen to the show on the BBC Sounds app (without the video), and I have to say, he is 100% correct - it does sound like GnR. Granted, I've only got up to PTU, but honestly, if someone had told me it was from the UYI tour, I would potentially have believed them. I've certainly got bootlegs from the 90s where they sound a lot worse. I don't really know what to conclude from that other than by watching old men, is our brain being told that they must sound like old men?? 🤣 I've yet to listen to some of the more challenging songs, so I'll reserve total judgement until I have, but I am certainly surprised how good the audio sounds so far. Also, with regards to the baiting Axl has got over his vocals, I caught a few sets over the weekend and neither Elton, Alex Turner, Dave Grohl, Debbie Harry, James Dean Bradfield, Ian Brodie, Billy Idol (yada yada yada) sound like they did when they were 25 but none are getting the excessive amount of flack that Axl does. Unfortunately, I feel it will always be thus.