ITG Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Looking back, what moments will stand the test of time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Fondest moments for each user or the world in general? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H454NLFC Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) The ritz 88,when slash and Axl hugged for the last time in Argentina and Rio 2001 & success of appetite for destruction. Edited March 23, 2014 by H454NLFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITG Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Fondest moments for each user or the world in general?Both. Either or. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Fondest moments for each user or the world in general?Both. Either or.Gotcha.For "The World" I think GN'R's legacy will be AFD & CD. Good reasons for the first and negative reasons for the second.For me... there's almost too many to mention. Hearing each album for the first time, the most important of which being the first time I heard Jungle and thought "WHOA! Who the fuck are these guys!?" probably tops my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saber_ Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 When Axl came on here and called people cunts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) For me personally? Seeing the Paris PPV live; buying Appetite and UYI1 on cassette with my pocket money and playing them like crazy; seeing Axl and Izzy live in 2006 - Axl had an excellent voice then - and (for the wrong reasons) seeing Axl having a hissy fit at that very same show. I suddenly realised I was viewing an 'Axl Rose incident' live, the type which I had witnessed on many bootlegs, haha.More generally? Appetite. Edited March 23, 2014 by DieselDaisy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The UYI tours. Seeing GN'R at their pinnacle, and being the best band on the fucking planet. Seeing them hit Paris, Rio, Tokyo and many others back in the early 90's.... just their pure essence and stage charisma together. You just knew you were watching something special. ^^^ Epicness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnari Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The UYI tours. Seeing GN'R at their pinnacle, and being the best band on the fucking planet. Seeing them hit Paris, Rio, Tokyo and many others back in the early 90's.... just their pure essence and stage charisma together. You just knew you were watching something special. ^^^ Epicness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damn_Smooth Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The UYI tours. Seeing GN'R at their pinnacle, and being the best band on the fucking planet. Seeing them hit Paris, Rio, Tokyo and many others back in the early 90's.... just their pure essence and stage charisma together. You just knew you were watching something special. ^^^ EpicnessYou were there? I am officially jealous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 - Seeing KOHD from Ritz on MTV- Listening to AFD all the way through for the first time- Drunkenness at AMAs- Buying UYIs- Rock poses mimicking Axl in LALD video- Rock poses mimicking Slash in NR video- Playing the shit out of the Tokyo, uh, VHS - Rediscovering Estranged through Tokyo show- 2002 Philly no show (oddly)- Axl darting to front stage center to begin Jungle at first 2006 Hammerstein show, my first time seeing him, finally- Standing in front of Robin every show I saw him- You're Crazy - Brooklyn Bowl- Finding out that maybe the only girl I've ever loved, a Portuguese Comparative Literature doctoral student, was almost as obsessed with GNR as I was. Almost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The UYI tours. Seeing GN'R at their pinnacle, and being the best band on the fucking planet. Seeing them hit Paris, Rio, Tokyo and many others back in the early 90's.... just their pure essence and stage charisma together. You just knew you were watching something special. ^^^ EpicnessYou were there? I am officially jealous.I never saw them in Tokyo or Paris but I made the Rio 91' event with the parents as a youngster, have vague memories of it. Mom and Dad are huge GN'R fans and we spent like 2 weeks in Brazil back in the day. Was the only event i'd had the privilege of seeing original GN'R in their prime. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I remember hearing Appetite for the first time like it was yesterday. That's what hooked me.There are just too many 'epic' moments for me. Axl storming out at the end for Bohemian Rhapsody at the tribute concert still gives me chills each time I watch it. That's the man at his peak, right there. (3:10)The leaks in 2006 and 2007 were really fun times, I can't compare the environment/community from the boards in 2006 to anything since, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damn_Smooth Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The UYI tours. Seeing GN'R at their pinnacle, and being the best band on the fucking planet. Seeing them hit Paris, Rio, Tokyo and many others back in the early 90's.... just their pure essence and stage charisma together. You just knew you were watching something special. ^^^ EpicnessYou were there? I am officially jealous. I never saw them in Tokyo or Paris but I made the Rio 91' event with the parents as a youngster, have vague memories of it. Mom and Dad are huge GN'R fans and we spent like 2 weeks in Brazil back in the day. Was the only event i'd had the privilege of seeing original GN'R in their prime.What a fucking event to get to see though man. That had to be amazing. The only chance I got to see the semi-classic lineup was in Fargo in '93. It was a great show, but I'm sure it can't hold a candle to seeing them in Rio. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The UYI tours. Seeing GN'R at their pinnacle, and being the best band on the fucking planet. Seeing them hit Paris, Rio, Tokyo and many others back in the early 90's.... just their pure essence and stage charisma together. You just knew you were watching something special. ^^^ EpicnessYou were there? I am officially jealous.I never saw them in Tokyo or Paris but I made the Rio 91' event with the parents as a youngster, have vague memories of it. Mom and Dad are huge GN'R fans and we spent like 2 weeks in Brazil back in the day. Was the only event i'd had the privilege of seeing original GN'R in their prime. Weren't you 2 in 1991? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The UYI tours. Seeing GN'R at their pinnacle, and being the best band on the fucking planet. Seeing them hit Paris, Rio, Tokyo and many others back in the early 90's.... just their pure essence and stage charisma together. You just knew you were watching something special. ^^^ EpicnessYou were there? I am officially jealous. I never saw them in Tokyo or Paris but I made the Rio 91' event with the parents as a youngster, have vague memories of it. Mom and Dad are huge GN'R fans and we spent like 2 weeks in Brazil back in the day. Was the only event i'd had the privilege of seeing original GN'R in their prime.What a fucking event to get to see though man. That had to be amazing. The only chance I got to see the semi-classic lineup was in Fargo in '93. It was a great show, but I'm sure it can't hold a candle to seeing them in Rio.Still great that you had the chance to see them back then, though. I'm not being bias of anything just because I was there, but to me, Rio 91' was one of the best, if not the best GN'R performances i've ever seen, even looking back on that video and watching it. Axl's voice kicked serious ass both nights and the band as whole were on fire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damn_Smooth Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The UYI tours. Seeing GN'R at their pinnacle, and being the best band on the fucking planet. Seeing them hit Paris, Rio, Tokyo and many others back in the early 90's.... just their pure essence and stage charisma together. You just knew you were watching something special. ^^^ EpicnessYou were there? I am officially jealous. I never saw them in Tokyo or Paris but I made the Rio 91' event with the parents as a youngster, have vague memories of it. Mom and Dad are huge GN'R fans and we spent like 2 weeks in Brazil back in the day. Was the only event i'd had the privilege of seeing original GN'R in their prime.What a fucking event to get to see though man. That had to be amazing. The only chance I got to see the semi-classic lineup was in Fargo in '93. It was a great show, but I'm sure it can't hold a candle to seeing them in Rio. Still great that you had the chance to see them back then, though. I'm not being bias of anything just because I was there, but to me, Rio 91' was one of the best, if not the best GN'R performances i've ever seen, even looking back on that video and watching it. Axl's voice kicked serious ass both nights and the band as whole were on fire.I agree man. Rio '91 was fucking awesome and I still love watching it. It was a truly historical performance that you can point to and say "This is why they were the biggest band on the planet." It's awesome that you got to be there. Were you there for both nights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The UYI tours. Seeing GN'R at their pinnacle, and being the best band on the fucking planet. Seeing them hit Paris, Rio, Tokyo and many others back in the early 90's.... just their pure essence and stage charisma together. You just knew you were watching something special. ^^^ EpicnessYou were there? I am officially jealous.I never saw them in Tokyo or Paris but I made the Rio 91' event with the parents as a youngster, have vague memories of it. Mom and Dad are huge GN'R fans and we spent like 2 weeks in Brazil back in the day. Was the only event i'd had the privilege of seeing original GN'R in their prime. Weren't you 2 in 1991?3 but whos counting Twas a special trip and the parents had seen GN'R every time they hit Atlanta. They were going to Rio for 2 weeks and weren't going to leave me back home and i'm glad they didn't. Like I said, vague memories of the event. I remember they scheduled for the Omni in either 90' and 91' and the show got cancelled or some shit, Dad still talks about it to this day. Tickets were purchased and everything 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 - Drunkenness at AMAs I expected better from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 - Drunkenness at AMAsI expected better from you.I get that a lot. Nah, man, I don't mean like, "Fuck yeah! Rawk n Roll! Drunk as fuck! Cursing on TV is the coolest! Woooohoooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!" but it was a time when their unruliness was still kinda endearing. They were a bunch of idiot misfits, but when they were on stage together and Slash started wailing, and Axl started howling, they were a bunch of misfits you couldn't take your eyes off, and the contrast between this larger than life, masterful stage presence and the bumbling, drunken, drug addled fuckery of their personal lives was part of what made them interesting. I'm not saying it's right or wrong, but it was a big part of the old Guns persona, that they were these sewer rats who'd climbed themselves up onto a stage, and the AMA night was emblematic of that persona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The band debuted about six new songs at Rio 2 and also played Civil War for only the second time. Rather like today!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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