What is the best GNR opening song?

[andrew032302]

I wanted to see what the general opinion on this is. My picks are Nightrain, Perfect Crime, and Chinese Democracy.

 

EDIT: To find all the songs, I just went in the statistics part of setlist.fm and went through and picked all the opening songs, since Appetite came out, give or take one or two.

Edited January 28, 2018 by andrew032302
I didn't provide some info.

[Get In the Ring Motherfker]

Nightrain for sure. Just hearing the train whistle then the cowbell and the guitars kick in for the intro lick and there you have a nice eargasm 

[jonah]

 Nighttrain will always be best but I did enjoy the tease of jungle with the lights down. Thought this was a good way to start the show or an encore. It doesn't add to the show to have a 90 second tease for the 4th song of the night

[Sosso]

Welcome to the Jungle

 

[StrangerInThisTown]

PTU by far

[dally]

Jungle, no dubt the best show opener. The lights out and the teasing notes before they kick of the song is just perfect

[Swedish]

Perfect Crime! Starting the show with a kick in the face is always a good thing.

[AxlRoseCDII]

I’m aware I’m in the minority on this but I love Chinese as an opener. It builds up so nicely with the calm intro and then bam, the sharp riffs kicks into the crowd. 

[PirateRadio]

Was just listening to Lies You’re Crazy and thinking this would be a cool way to open a show these days.

[-W.A.R-]

WTTJ.

The way it builds up and the scream is just an epic way to start the show.

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[TheGeneral]

In a perfect setlist for me the first song is either Jungle or Chinese.

I think It's So Easy is the PERFECT second song for a show.

[RussTCB]

1 hour ago, StrangerInThisTown said:

PTU by far

Soooooooooooooo many good choices but I chose this one too.

[Ratam]

WTTJ perfect intro.

[Tyler Drama]

Coma. So epic.

[GNRmello77]

There are multiple great opening songs like Nightrain, Perfect Crime, CD but nothing beats hearing the opening Riff of Jungle and the opening scream just like Rio 2001 and the WTTJ of RAR 2006, to name some standout examples. Nothing gets your blood more pumping as a show opener than Jungle! The excitement of the croud and all just wow!

[Sosso]

1 hour ago, TheGeneral said:

In a perfect setlist for me the first song is either Jungle or Chinese.

I think It's So Easy is the PERFECT second song for a show.

WTTJ / ISE / Mr. Brownstone 

[lukigol]

Used to love her

[janrichmond]

I think  It's So Easy is a great opener, it's a good high energy song and i guess i'm used to it as the first song. Nightrain is one of my favourite songs but i prefer it later in the set. PTU would be my 2nd choice.

[gnfnrs1972]

If they played Appetite for Destruction in the same order as the album and went home after it would be one of the best short concerts out there today!

[Homefuck]

When did gnr open with "out ta get me"? It got my vote anyway because it sounds cool in my head with the opening riff after Mcbobs introduction.  Mr brownstone fits right in as a follower, just like on the album

[TheGeneral]

1 minute ago, Homefuck said:

 

When did gnr open with "out ta get me"?

 

Back in the mid 80s during the smaller club shows

I'm wondering when they opened with Coma?

[andrew032302]

3 minutes ago, TheGeneral said:

 

I'm wondering when they opened with Coma?

They opened with it at the first Tokyo Dome show

 

[Homefuck]

2 minutes ago, TheGeneral said:

Back in the mid 80s during the smaller club shows

I'm wondering when they opened with Coma?

Ok, thanks! Yeah, that's a good question. If memory serves me correctly, they only played coma like 2-3 times during the UYI-tour and didn't pick it up again until NITL, where every show (so far) has begun with ISE? 

1 minute ago, andrew032302 said:

They opened with it at the first Tokyo Dome show

 

Oh, cool! 

[Original]

I voted Jungle.   Although NT (if the intro is done right) would be my 1A vote.  On a side note- I’m ready for a different final song to replace PC.   

[TheGeneral]

17 minutes ago, Original said:

I’m ready for a different final song to replace PC.

That...what...no...never! Hopefully! 

If they ever finish with a different song than PC it would only be okay for me if they didn't play PC at all. That would feel weird...Sweet Child would be an okay final song. But only if PC isn't played. That would completely throw me off in the same way that idk if they opened the show with Madagascar