grogmug

The State of Grace scream reminds me of the scream in I.R.S. Behind the live and let die screams, live in concert in 2002, I think these are the two best screams Axl has ever had/recorded. I’ve been looking forward to a studio release of this track more than any other for sure. It’s something Axl has never pulled off live, which is ok, but I definitely think he can handle the rest of the song. I think this is the strongest track of the leaks and I’m hoping it wasn’t tampered with too much.

Trying to scroll through previous posts, but do we have any decent streams? I’m setting up to watch it tonight, since I didn’t end up going. Thanks

7 hours ago, Tourettes2400 said:

Lithograph 

The shirt

https://gnrtourtruck.com/collections/featured/products/2022-city-event-tee-daytona

 

Is this the same exact shirt sold at the shows with the GN’R branding in the tag? The shirts of the last couple of years are the best quality shirts they have made in the last 20 years. I went ahead and bought it off of the gn’r tour truck website, hopefully it’s legit. I’ve never bought anything off of the gn’r website (for good reason). Thanks 

Thinking of driving up from Louisville, KY to attend this show...I had some luck with the ticket prices dropping for the Indy show, but since that was a stadium show I figured it would work out a little differently from this one. Has anyone had any luck with the arena show ticket prices dropping about 1 to 2 weeks out from the show? Everything is still full price for this one. 

57 minutes ago, Voodoochild said:

On Spotify, the credit reads "© 2021 Guns N' Roses, under exclusive license to Geffen Records". Chinese Democracy has only the "© 2008 Geffen Records". 

 

I sent on your DM the Vegas 00 stuff. About those two shows at the ending of 2001, there's no recording as far we know, unless its a super rare thing that only select traders are sitting on. 

Yes, you’re right. I sent him the the 1-1-01 show. The video for the two Vegas shows at the end of 2001 haven’t  surfaced yet. I know it was recorded though, since they had two separate people filming next to the stage.

On 8/7/2021 at 11:00 PM, Voodoochild said:

I recorded a cover of the song on my YouTube channel, if anyone is interested in check how to play it on a guitar. Not posting the link here though.

 

Back then it didnt have much Buckethead on it, but I guess you're right. Did you/your dad checked the Vegas 01 DVD?

I also remember to read fan reviews for the two Vegas shows in late 2001. A LOT of people said both Silkworms and OMG were the highlight of the shows.

I sent him a link when it was posted on YouTube, but since it was taken down I don’t know where to find it. Is it possible to buy the December 29, 2001 DVD? I would love to have it. 
 

OMG sounded good as well, but I remember Axls mic going out a couple of times during the song. Finck launched his guitar into the amplifiers once the song was over and I could see Axl on the side of the stage smashing something too…good times back then!

29 minutes ago, suckerpunched03 said:

Awesome story. 

quick follow up, does your dad like the song now ? 

He still likes it, but it’s so much different in a small live setting like we were in. The song sounds 1000 times better when you’re right there in the mix. I can understand why Axl likes it so much, but I don’t know if he realizes how much better it sounds in a small intimate setting compared to playing it over a set of regular speakers.

He does this before, during, and after every tour. He needs to make sure his diet is in check along with working out, that is the problem. I’m the one one that found out about the gym that he had constructed through a promoter that I knew/know before the Louder than Life concert in Louisville, KY to open the tour, but we all saw what he still looked like when he came out and played that first show. 

33 minutes ago, grogmug said:

Can anyone PM me a Nightrain or Citi presale code? I will owe you one!  I want to take my ten year old son to his first GN’R concert in Indy.

Let me know if you do or if I can find a way to access a presale password please! 

Can anyone PM me a Nightrain or Citi presale code? I will owe you one!  I want to take my ten year old son to his first GN’R concert in Indy.

Any idea if the album is just the Chinese leftovers with a mix of newly recorded material? I figured this was what we would get, but I don't want the Chinese sessions material going to waste..

It’s happening. I heard on 95.7, in Louisville, that an announcement of a stadium run is happening within the next week.

I’m thinking of driving down from Louisville, KY for this. Will the weather be decent hopefully? Is it looking to be a decent amount of people going for Sunday night? I’m hoping it’ll be a little more tame, since I’m thinking of bringing my ten year old along. I just don’t want him to miss school the next day! Any good hotels in the area? I really don’t want to drive back to KY right after the show.

Locomotive! Sounding great so far, wow! I’m jealous, very very jealous of the people witnessing this for the first time in 27 years.

Forgot to add, I liked the fact that Axl said “takes you guys a little while to warm up, just like me.” He starting singing his ass off right after he made this statement..not by 2002 Axl standards, but damn good for it being 2019..

Show was great. Obviously, Axl was 40 minutes late, but I'm pretty sure it was due to him getting dropped off in a helicopter. It landed right outside of the venue about 15 minutes before they took the stage and they had to clear out some people behind the stage for some reason, before the show started. It reminded me of waiting for 2.30 hours for Axl to come out at the Columbus, 2002 show. Axl didn't start out too strong and seemed winded. I noticed him spitting a lot between songs, but he eventually warmed up and sounded pretty good on the classics. I'm still a little bummed they cut "This I Love" from the set, but at least they are playing Madagascar (for the second straight time in Louisville). I tried to make my way up near where the mic lands after he throws it out during Paradise City, but someone above five people to the right of me ended up catching it. I tried to buy it off of him, but he wouldn't budge. All and all a great show, but hopefully he doesn't make being more than 30 minutes late a habit again. If you read most of the reviews on the Louder Than Life page, that's what people are complaining about the most. Well done, Axl, now bring on some new tunes.

I guess I’m the only one that loves “This I Love” live. He belts out some long notes in the middle/at the end that are usually on point. Hopefully he brings it back to the setlist for Louisville as well as the rest of the tour.

30 minutes ago, trqster said:

And probably some good fatty chilli cheese Tommy's burgers (as he mentioned once) afterwards to 'compensate' for his effort...    

Hope I'm wrong though and he pulls a Bon Jovi or Anthony Kiedis on us and shows up in good shape! 

All valid questions, ha. Diet is a huge part of him wanting to get in shape, so we will see how that part of it goes. I do remember him working out/kickboxing in the gym before my first show in Vegas with his former bodyguard on 12/29/01..back when I was still a teenager. I remember he was getting after it and Betas daughter was guarding the door from onlookers, such as myself.

The same source I had to tell you guys that GN’Rs appearance at Louder than Life was confirmed days before they confirmed it, has also told me one other “little” detail. Axl had one specific request in order to play this show in Louisville. He requested a gym to be constructed to fulfill his needs prior to the show. The people running the show, of course, obliged to his request. I’m hoping this means he has been hitting the gym hard and getting in shape, compared to lightly “hitting” the gym like he was previously. I figured you guys would be interested in this little tidbit of information, so I wanted to pass it along. 

After the long IRS like scream, between the 2:30-2:35 mark, where he is coming down a little, his voice synchronizes perfectly with the guitar. I’ve listened to this song in the shower, in the car, forcefully in my wife’s car, etc. I love it, absolutely love it. Especially that bit of the song, before he starts firing on all cylinders in full rasp mode towards the end.

29 minutes ago, sl4yer said:

Insiders say that Axl lost 20+ pounds and is in best vocal shape of his life.

What insiders? Where did you hear this at? 

Listened to the leaks, not bad. I wonder what happened to "Seven" with Beltrami, unless it was named something else at some point. With all of the orchestration they talked about with that song, I think it could be one of the greats. Also, I've read through quite a few pages, but I'm still not sure how these got out initially. I know that the leaker wants 15k for everything, but I'm guessing these are just snippets to get the juices flowing, before he releases everything or did he say he WAS going to release everything at some point? I just keep refreshing and was curious. 

I was told Snoop would be there, but they got it mixed up with Ice Cube..haha. How do you get those two mixed up? 

20 hours ago, Stizzy said:

Grogmug, would those people know anything about the likelihood of Izzy/Steven being a part of it?

The only other thing I've heard about the festival, is that Snoop Dogg will also be there. ha