Snoopy72

Just listened to the show, Axl was in a poor mood, complaining about the rain, complaining about the fact that they can't get shows in Germany booked, complaining about the slippery stage. When will the man ever grow a pair?

Does it makes you happy to spread lies???

Axl was in a great mood! He apologised for not running around during the heavy rain and smiled the whole show.

I was there - You apparantly not.

Great post!

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THANK YOU!!!!

I really wish I could "not care" about what happened but it hurt me more than I can explain.

I hate the fact we'll all get old, but I think we can fight it on a day to day basis.

I don't want Axl to get beaten by its age or by the world. In this aspect, this Rio concert really saddened me because I felt Axl was getting beaten and I can't accept that. Axl is a legend to me.

To some of the reactions on this topic, some of you said "it doesn't matter, it's just ONE GIG". I think you're very wrong if you think that. It wasn't "ONE" gig, it was "THE" gig. Months to rest and prepare it. There's no excuse.

If you're gonna put your foot on the biggest rock stage of the world, you got to deserve it and be prepared. I still worship the Axl that used his passion to good service in the 80's, 90's, and to some extents the 00's where I think we got incredible moments, tainted by sadness, trials and other shit. But I don't accept the man who played Rio 2011 as Axl Rose. It wasn't Axl, it was his shadow. I still believe he can reborn from his ashes but it'll take hard work and sacrifices.

As fans of the man, we have to be hard sometimes. I'm sorry but if we're all saying "it was a good show, doesn't matter if he was a bit off", then things will never change. It's also a lack of respect to the beasts that are the members of this line-up. I stay on my position. This Rio show was a complete disaster and it pained me even more watching videos in HD again today. It's just not acceptable for the biggest stage of the world and for the months of preparation Axl had at disposal and the legend that he is.

I'm sure he's sad and probably suffering about it, but I also believe he has something inside that is stronger than all this negativity, I just hope he uses it to step up again some day on the biggest stage of the world, and succeed this time. I'm not writing all of this because I'm happy to bash, it pains me to be negative and bash Axl because I'm a huge huge fan and I respect him like no one else. You got to be hard with the people you love sometimes, otherwise things don't improve.

Hi,

I've read a lot in different forums about how people are disappointed now, how bad the show, the band and Axl was and so on but I refused to write on my own until now (english is not my first language).

I just want to say "like" to D..'s post - I think you spoke right out of my heart!

It was really hard for me to see the show and the constitution, Axl is in today - it really hurts me big time and I'm honestly worried about his health (the expression in his eyes, his lack of concentration). But I saw him in Arnheim a year ago and I saw a quite healthy nearly 50 year old man, who still has a great stage presence (he got me hooked again) and who sounded definitely better than in 1992 and 1993 when I saw him in Germany.

He still has "it" and I really hope, that this was the alarm signal he needed and not the start of getting back into his "cave on the hills" to lick his wounds.

Axl once was a fighter - he needs to find that spirit again and stop drinking (that is the main problem in my personal opinion) and than I'm sure, he will convince the haters during the upcoming tour.

If it's not the booze or other drugs but health problems - he just should give us a hint - we would understand things better (I know he would never say a word about this but imo that would be a good decision to make).

Axl is a LEGEND - this can't be the way, he wants to say goodbye to Rock in Rio! Start fighting!!!