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Was "and please don't take it so bad" Axl's Elvis Impersonation?

Doesn't appear to be much interest in this show.

Wow, Mexican crowds are right up there with Argentinian crowds. We really are lazy and embarrassing here in the states.

There are actually numerous songs Axl could pull off and sound good doing it, Pretty Tied Up, Breakdown, Bad Obsession, The Garden and You Ain't The First.

2 minutes ago, Gordon Comstock said:

Locomotive is so good instrumentally that I don't really even care when Axl sounds off on it. On both performances there's parts where he sounds really good, and parts where he struggles. But this line-up plays Locomotive way better than they play Coma. I'm glad they seem to be keeping it in the set.

 

edit: I still wish Melissa was higher in the mix

Certain songs are down right dreadful, such as November Rain, YCBM, Estranged(which kills me because I would love to hear some rasp in the second part of the greatest GNR song of all time) Rocket Queen and KOHD. Locomotive Is actually a vocal highlight of the show. Can't get enough of It.

Agreed, another great version of Locomotive. Pretty crazy that he sounds better playing a song for the second time in 28 years better than other certain songs that he plays every night.

Did anyone actually show up to see Guns? The crowd looked pretty small from the images that I have seen.

4 minutes ago, IncitingChaos said:

Forgot about Breakdown! After Dead Horse gets played we’ll have to beg for that 

Have to go with Breakdown before Dead Horse.

Just now, Tom-Ass said:

lol.... Listened to it on my phone and laptop a few times before work this morning.. Then had my phone on my dash while driving to work with it cranked through my car speakers!! Watched it while walking my dog tonight and a couple more times after that ha

lol, it's just not getting old. This sounds very lame but I have not been this excited over the band since they reunited, over just adding one song to the setlist. I am just blown away with how good they sound on such a difficult song considering how bad Axl has sounded on songs like November Rain and You Could Be Mine.

After listening to Locomotive for the 20th time since last night, he sounds better doing this song live at 57 then he did in 1991. I never thought I would ever make that statement about the current version of Guns N Roses. Pretty amazing how adding one deep cut can completely change your enthusiasm for the band. Amazing performance, that has not got old after hearing it 20 times, getting ready for 21. Crank it up with some headphones, great experience.

1 minute ago, MattyIce3924 said:

Holy fuck.. They played it.

 

 

And it sounded just as great as I imagined.

And it sounds better live on the first run than certain songs being played every night.

22 minutes ago, rocknroll41 said:

2020 Intentions and I are on the younger side, if that’s what you mean.

That's what I meant. No offense, it's all good.

1 minute ago, RussTCB said:

Wait. 

You guys do know that he's always used teleprompters, right? 

I think there are a few fans showing their age.

Simply amazing version of Locomotive. Axl and the band nailed it. They sounded better doing this song for the first time than they do on some other songs that get played every night. I am blown away, awesome awesome performance.

2 hours ago, feli1269 said:

I’m really pissed off. This band always troll us. They tour like if they are like The Rolling Stones and even them “relive” some really old songs that they don’t play often. I really hate all the covers. WICHITA LINEMAN!!!! GNR has a lot of amazing songs and plays this shitty cover. 

Its better than any of the other covers they play. What they need to do is bring back Pretty Tied Up. Seems like a song that would be a breeze for Axl to sing at this point, same with Bad Obsession.

12 minutes ago, sl4yer said:

Jokes aside, if they’ll play Hardschool I will shit my pants, no matter how Axl will sound

Hard school= Loose stool.

13 minutes ago, Gibsonfender2323 said:

They are going to play . CD front to back.

Wanna see a crowd of 90,000 start to dwindle pretty quick?

1 hour ago, Tourettes2400 said:

8:30 can’t get here fast enough! It’s pretty fucking miserable, the heat and hearing my wife bitch the whole time.

I should have just let her stay in the car all day and night.

All I can say is, I hope she doesn't read this forum or the day is going to become more miserable.

Blew the fucking doors off the Nightrain. Axl deserves and gets the praise when he earns it, like he did tonight.

Civil War, When everybody's fightin for the promised land and. Hot damn Axl, way to bring it.

I noticed a few comments regarding attendance. It sure looked like a full house judging from the end of the Sweet Child video. This is the first time in quite a while that I have been able to stand listening to certain songs in full. Great effort by Axl tonight. Loved the aggression In Rocket Queen when he started the lyrics "Of those that take you". Hope to hear Estranged and praying for a great second half of the song.

From the few videos I seen, It was an excellent night for Axl. Sounded very good on Jungle.

3 minutes ago, Stiff Competition said:

Funny thing about Vince is that while yes, he looks silly..that’s not really why he sings bad. Listen to live shows of Motley in their prime, he wasn’t much better. He’s just never been a great live singer unfortunately. 

 

He was never great but listen to the early 90's shows after the Feelgood release and compare it to today. Axl Is miles ahead of Vince. Although Axl Is probably half of what he once was vocally and It isn't going to improve drastically IMO.

2 minutes ago, Stiff Competition said:

Honestly, if it clearly didn’t effect his singing it wouldn’t really matter. At least to me, it’s not an appearance thing because he needs to look “cool”. It’s because when he’s out of shape, his vocal stamina fucking sucks.

I agree, their are only a select few who can actually look "cool" at 60 plus. Steven Tyler is right there at the top. I actually thought his vocal stamina was decent for the first show back after a nine month absence, check out the end of Patience.

12 minutes ago, StrangerInThisTown said:

To the people saying his weight doesn't matter. You're probably gonna change your opinion in a fucking heartbeat if he ever comes out REALLY fat like Vince Neil does, sometime. A rockstars, especially frontmans appearance matters, that's the bottom line. He's not just a normal 60 year old dude. Aslong as Axl doesn't look like Vince it's fine, just would be better if he was lanky again and had more energy to move around because of it.

And to the person who said the band members have no fun? Look at Slash during SOYL. He even comes over to Axls mic to sing and is really into the song. Kinda ironic considering it was written by Paul Huge, lol.

I guess the difference right now is, Axl still resembles Axl, at least a little bit. Vince is almost unrecognizable.

From what I gather reading the comments is, Everyone should look similar and be the same weight based on their age.