Train

I posted my review in the setlist thread, but from where I was (upper deck, right of stage from audience) you could clearly hear that there were mic static issues all night long. Sometimes it was barely noticable, sometimes it was absolutlety horrible, but every time he opened his mouth there was some static from the wireless system.

Was the show better than the one at the allstate in 2002? I went to that one but couldn't make it to last night's show. I really enjoyed seeing them in '02. Was this show better, worse or the same?

The show last night was much worse. 2002 was one of the best rock shows I've seen, and I've seen a lot.

I was sitting in the second row of section 210 directly to the left of Axl in the upper deck. From here, it sounded like his mic had horrible issues at times; it was scratching badly like the wireless was getting interference. It would sound 'ok' at times, but there was clearly someting wrong, and it wasn't just his voice. It went from barely noticable to awful intermittently all night, but I could hear the extra static every time he sang. The 3 guitar solos were a big time downer. This ain't a steve vai show, play the solos in the songs and keep them short. People want to rock out and this isn't 1990: sadly people will and did sit down when the energy was low. The dizzy piano beatles tune was good, but they killed that energy with back to back new songs and a superfulous solo to finish off anyone still standing. The band sounded great and tight when they were playing strainght from the CDs, and that's what people wanted to hear. The paradise city was not so hot I thought, they should have stuck to formula.

Sebastian Bach actually did a very good job as an opener, and even though he had less "hits" the crowd energy was more consistent than for GNR. When Jungle opened, the crowd was really into it, but after that first solo it was over, and people actually walked out before the encore. Axl hid out in the back whenever he wasn't singing, and would come running back on stage just in time to hit his lines every single time. Not good frontman behavior. They also seemed to have a roadie ask Bach to play a couple extra songs for whatever reason, and therefore the show went until 2. People were just not into it, and I don't blame them.

Don't mean to be a downer, but I'm callin it like I see it. Definitely were great moments, bus I would have preferred a blistering 45 minute set instead.