Dean

I'm several thousand miles away from mine, so here it is courtesy of one of the commander in chiefs @Powerage5 https://tshirtslayer.com/tshirt-or-longsleeve/guns-n-roses-las-vegas-2001-event-shirt And here's the alternate courtesy of @troccoli https://www.troccolitm.com/ShirtNYEVeg.html

Aye, after he was punted and his pockets were no longer being lined. Remember, Pitman said around 2012/2013 that a band like Guns N' Roses doesn't need to release albums, so he was very much happy to play the same old tired setlist that relied heavily upon old material. Pot meet kettle etc etc.

100%, Danny. Couldn't have said it better.

That looks fucking amazing! Here it is embedded:

They do a great version of Wichita Lineman and both Axl and Slash really shine on it. I'd have loved for them to have hit the studio and drop a recording of it for purchase/raise money for Alzheimer's etc not long after it was first unveiled but it wasn't to be.

Throw in another 7 songs and release an album, I'd buy a copy of all the inevitable coloured vinyl!

Phenomenal tune and should have been released under the GNR name during Tommy's tenure. Hopefully he works it out with Axl so that he can get the song back.

God bless Wags and Persia. The good guys. Axl Rose at his very best. Everything I loved about Chinese is represented in these songs.

What a fucking talent. A glorious ginger bastard. Very very refreshing to hear.

Morrissey’s Bonfire of Teenagers was produced by Watt and when Rebels Without Applause dropped, Moz’s following has slaughtered the production. Watt’s handiwork seems to divide opinion, but he’s done a cracking job with The Stones’ new album and in an ideal world, I’d love for Guns to be at a point of creating new music and working with in demand producers, so I’d be all for it.

One of the best songs ever written! Great rendition as always

It did find it's way out yesterday! I've got it blasting just now. Phenomenal.

He's pretty active on Twitter:

They leaked but was sort of the same as the initial Perhaps unveiling. Fella had his record shipped early and recorded them on his phone. Snippets of all songs here: https://planetradio.co.uk/planet-rock/shows/the-rolling-stones-new-stone-age/id-214417643/play/?fbclid=IwAR1EZNBVKgqvb1RGhPha8K5M_ilpVyWAZ6ha-Hfj2rZiaiJO1mzmY3sVNk4_aem_AeB-6gcLvNS_Yhf4I5Vj93vrNlGn2ZWups351827AR-qNtL6Mh4y1DPgayfbGBI2r7U

What our man said above, if there's any plans on getting Village Gorilla Head out on vinyl. Could probably ask how he feels about Slash and Duff reworking the songs he helped create and if Axl ever recorded a lead vocal for Going Down. Just a few suggestions, be sure to have a blast!

I went with the HMV exclusive, it’s Violet I believe. Really looking forward to listening to this in its entirety. I’m totally baffled at the standard of the tunes we’ve heard so far!

I did initially think that Slash may have influenced the decision for the mastering of the first two singles, however, upon revisiting Appetite for Democracy, the audio from that is exactly the same so it makes sense that it would have been an Axl call for both the live material and the singles.

Compare Hard Skool and Absurd to the rest of the catalogue and it's pretty evident. They fall well below par to what GNR have previously put out from a mastering/production stand point. A good master can elevate a good song to a great song and Hard Skool would have benefitted from more handiwork in that regard.

Appetite for Democracy

I'm not so sure on theaters, I would assume that would have been the BluRay version! I did attempt to rip it in 2017 with OBS but SkyGo was well locked down so that nothing visual could be recorded.

Bizarrely it made the TV cut of it! That's one to keep in mind for anyone with the means of ripping the show whenever it's broadcast as it's a good performance of it too!

There was amateur footage circulating at the time. Don't Let It Bring You Down duet was tremendous but they were all eradicated not long after, I assume from Neil's camp rather than the GNR fanbase due to the first night being PPV. Axl was evidently ill at the time and that comes across pretty clear. He didn't pull out of the show and performed anyway as to not let down a hero of his and obviously the great cause.

Get this thrown on. Really good interview.