smoke

I'd buy a package that had the remastered double vinyl and the 5.1 bluray. I wish that was an option.

I've got a promotional copy of Workingman's Dead in almost pristine condition. I've had a hard time placing its value, though I know what I paid for it. It's one of my all-time favorites, so I actually spin it from time to time. I'd love to figure out what it's worth, but there's not much to go off, even on discogs.

Thanks, Russ - I think I'll pull the trigger on the 2012 then, since Amazon claims that's what they're selling. 

I need to buy UYI I&II. What are everyone's opinions on the the best version? Should I be shelling out for the original pressings or are any of the remasters (cheaper) worth it?

I don't want anything that was pressed from a digital source, if possible. I'm seeing these as my three options:

UYI 1

1991 original: https://www.discogs.com/Guns-N-Roses-Use-Your-Illusion-I-/release/2206780

2012 remaster: https://www.discogs.com/Guns-N-Roses-Use-Your-Illusion-I/release/3755718

2016 remaster: https://www.discogs.com/Guns-N-Roses-Use-Your-Illusion-I/release/8437886

UYI 2

1991: https://www.discogs.com/Guns-N-Roses-Use-Your-Illusion-II/release/2048352

2012: https://www.discogs.com/Guns-N-Roses-Use-Your-Illusion-II/release/3755687

2016: https://www.discogs.com/Guns-N-Roses-Use-Your-Illusion-II/release/8422961

On 11/25/2017 at 3:17 AM, mikeb said:

You weren't there.  The band, axl and the crowd loved it.

 

That's weird, I could have sworn I was there. But now you've got me wondering. I'll have to check in with my daughter and get back to you. Glad you finally got caught up with old threads though!

I really love CD anyways, but the more stuff I see Slash perform, the more I hear how it fits in the the GNR catalog. Awesome chops - I also want to hear him tackle Riad and Shacklers!

32 minutes ago, RussTCB said:

Oh boy, here we go again lol. I get killed for this all the time, but I am convinced the song The Blues is about Slash. 

+1 Like just for calling it by the right title.

Nice surprise! It's awesome seeing Slash and Duff play "new" tracks.

Just now, MyPrettyTiedUpMichelle said:

Ack. Not good.  Not good at all.  Apart from Axl's vocals, which was the worst aspect of the show that made you decide to leave when you did?

They started out strong but fell apart vocally at Better, and he never recovered. I just couldn't stick around through the jams and covers that were about to begin in the second half. Band was great, but (again my fault for watching so many live vids over the past two years) the whole thing just seemed choreographed and mailed in. 

Just now, Derick said:

Wowww..Was that bad? Something like Rio 2011? Maybe he´s sick or push too much on those previous GIGs..

Maybe I've been watching them too closely for the past two years. He sounded exactly as bad and in places, completely off-key, as he has on all the youtube vids. The whole show just seemed by the number. I really hate to be that guy, so I'm not going to try to argue against anyone who was there and disagrees, but for me it was a bummer.

39 minutes ago, Tom-Ass said:

It wasn't good

You were there, right? I never in a million years thought this would happen, but I left after Coma. His voice was not good, and I bumped into a few others on their way out for the same reason. No knock on him, maybe it's just too hard to sing that way.

I just couldn't muster up the energy to sit through the cover-heavy second half of the show. I had my 15 year old daughter with me. She thought it was cool but definitely wasn't blown away. It was just a disappointing night I guess.

Never heard of them, but it's right up my alley. Funny, their connection with Tony Iommi and even later, Ozzy wanted the original guys for BLizzard Of Oz.  Thanks!

1 hour ago, Blackjacker said:

Nice, I'll be watching Boston closely.

On 10/3/2017 at 3:28 PM, Blackjacker said:

Managed to get a pair of PIT1 for NYC 10/16 10 minutes ago on Ticketmaster. Non-premium, face value.

If my wife doesn't want to stand (we've got a pair of front-row on the side, 2nd level... and we're horribly old) these will probably be available. Hard tix.

What was FV on these, if you don't mind my asking?

Not very helpful, and kind of a "no duh' response, but I guess I wasn't expecting a deep analysis.

I'd be interested to hear how licensing differs for these tracks and no others, my guess is it's a glitch.

Missing for me too, on both AFD and Live Era. 

6 hours ago, Tat2brian77 said:

What was the face value price for pit tickets in Boston for the Oct 22nd show 

I don't even know how to see true face value anymore. By the time I went looking, they were already long gone and over $1000 resale.  It's crazy.

I have two tix to Boston on Oct.22 up on Stubhub. If anyone here is interested, I'd sell them as a pair for what I paid Ticketmaster.

Floor H, Row 13, seats 5-6, $750

It's a lot of $ but I thought I'd offer them up here in case you guys are interested. (They're more expensive on Stubhub.)

31 minutes ago, Tom-Ass said:

So much distasteful drivel in this thread...

Popcorn = Legend

Yes a thousand times. 

1 hour ago, ironmt said:

I have been listening to the two new covers all morning and can't seem to hear them enough, I may have mental Issues. 

What's the second cover? Not sure how I missed that.

If this idea was a face, I'd want to punch it in the balls.

I'm too impatient to try to scoop up last minute tickets apparently. Bought 2, floor seats, all the way back right in front of the sound board.

Looking for 2 to Boston, Oct.22. I'm hoping to grab some the day of, if I can't find them elsewhere.

They're playing The Wall in its entirety to piss off Roger Waters. 

2 minutes ago, Kris_1989 said:

Yes. Hashtags bring in more followers/likes.

But people looking for #gratitude and #umbrellas?