Irish Rose

Great gig. The buzz around VR was amazing at the time. I bought a bootleg CD of the concert at the time. Always remember Prince's "Controversy" opening the gig.

This link should work for everyone. Theres a few inaccuracies in the article. Especially the first paragraph. Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators review: treat of an encore brings night of foot-to-the-floor rock to an end – The Irish Times (archive.is) Forgot how good "Fill My World" was. A security guard actually came up and asked me what the song was called.

Was that at "The Point"?

I tend to agree with you. The setlist is missing 4/5 hits spread out over the gig to keep people happy. The Elton John cover was the most appreciated song of the night from the crowd. Back from Cali went down well too and I love Wicked Stone. I found the sound very muddy but took a few videos from a different position which sounded pretty good. One thing that really annoys me about this size of gig (and its not the first time) - what is the story with the lack of screens, production etc? Makes the show feel too small for the size of venue. I saw them in the Olympia a few years ago and it was probably the best live performance i've seen, but there were way too many people looking bored at this gig.

The Darkness

The intro has pronounced similarities. Not looking for deeper meaning.

I'm not surprised at this collaboration given that "Bohemian Like You" has a very similar riff to "One in a Million"

I think this is what may have happened with that one, based on nothing other than the timing

At the time I thought that Contraband probably put the brakes on Chinese Democracy. Its a very strong album with a sound different to GNR. A Contraband/CD best of would be interesting.

I had the chance to listen to it 3-4 times before it was taken down. This leak definitely had my favourite moments of all the latest songs. A little bit disjointed, but something that I feel has staying power and needs several listens.

The lyrics leading into the solo are great as well. Always loved that song

I like both for different reasons, I always find myself tapping along to Adlers drumming. Its just very natural and bouncy. At the same time I love Sorums hard hitting drums on the Illusions and VR records. I like the fact he had a bit of balls in terms of challenging Axl. He's also got one of my favourite Post-Gnr songs "The Sea". Question for those who know more than me: How much of the Illusions did Matt actually create the drum parts for?

I love You Got No Right Also. One of the first songs they ever wrote and performed (think it was the fashion show they played it at first, with Izzy). When I heard it live first I thought to myself "Its a long time since i've heard a solo like that in a song"

Not sure if this has been discussed yet, but did Duff look a little “out of it” on stage? He looked dazed. Also, Slash was drooling during a couple of songs!

Estranged isn’t on the Greatest Hits album