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    April 1st - Florianópolis, Brazil - Stage Music Park

    in 2014 Tour Dates

    March 22nd, 2014 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    in 2014 Tour Dates

    Posted

    C'mon guys, you all are saying like it was a horrible end, but to me was nothing like that, and I believe that if you were there you won't be saying this. It's a youtube video.

    They did a mistake in the end, but it's rock n roll, do you want a perfect show, axl singing like 25 years ago? Go hear the records then!

    At this point I would take 2002 mickey mouse over this.

    Yeah. At least in 02' there were new songs and Axls voice could be excused a little bit because he'd been out of the loop for awhile. But now? What's the excuse?

    Yea exactly, I mean I wasn't the biggest fan of that 2002 voice, but it was passable.

    Improvement he has made since 2002 gives me hope that he will do it again in the future.

    Yeah but he was 40 in 02. He's now 52. It's a much harder battle against himself now for many reasons. A lot of people compare different singers, but truth is everyone is different. His throat is different, his stamina and fitness is different. I reckon he knows his voice better than anyone listening on youtube does. He will know his problems. If you are going to see GNR purely for his voice alone then you are aware of the risks you take. I go to see the band, to see Axl, to hear the songs and to hear him... and If im geeky enough i might try to catch them at the end for some photos or whatever. For me that's what I weight up.

    I agree, but then again 2002 vs 2010 leads me to believe that age is not a crucial factor. I mean compared to 2002 or 2001 he was eight years older and had much better and stronger voice in 2009/2010, and that was not too long ago. I suppose he has some problem that occurs more often with age.

    I fully agree about the show experience.

    This is one of my all time favorite performance of Sweet Child, and I was not a big fan of raspy version of this song from nineties, but this is just... :drool:

    March 22nd, 2014 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    in 2014 Tour Dates

    Posted

    C'mon guys, you all are saying like it was a horrible end, but to me was nothing like that, and I believe that if you were there you won't be saying this. It's a youtube video.

    They did a mistake in the end, but it's rock n roll, do you want a perfect show, axl singing like 25 years ago? Go hear the records then!

    At this point I would take 2002 mickey mouse over this.

    Yeah. At least in 02' there were new songs and Axls voice could be excused a little bit because he'd been out of the loop for awhile. But now? What's the excuse?

    Yea exactly, I mean I wasn't the biggest fan of that 2002 voice, but it was passable.

    Improvement he has made since 2002 gives me hope that he will do it again in the future.

    March 22nd, 2014 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    in 2014 Tour Dates

    Posted

    I said something on the first page about him still hitting the notes, it's just that he "sings" them rather than "screams" them. Then I saw the November Rain clip and I take back what I said.

    Did his ear piece fall out?

    That was my first thought too. Although, if he could hear himself, it would explain why he was so quick to get off the stage. And it looks like he flips someone off at the side of the stage about 1:40.

    Just watched it again and he definitely seemed irritated or pissed about something. And I think he tosses the mic backwards at 1:40.

    When I read the comments I figured it'd be bad, but it was worse than I expected. Sigh.

    Didn't he have a similar situation at the Download festival 2006 during Knocking on heavens door, I think? When he said in his ear monitor something like "What was that, I never sounded worse in my life".

    Here, 4:44

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml0BAYn66-Y

    March 22nd, 2014 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    in 2014 Tour Dates

    Posted

    With the way technology has come, I suprised that no one is streaming live from the show using Google Glasses.

    Now that you mentioned it, I'm sure will get a stream sooner or later. It would be an interesting experience in any case.
    There were several fan streams from South America in 2010. I think Sao Paulo show was one of them.

    I still remember the moment he yelled "STOP" in the middle of CD and went on his little rant. That was exciting.

    Yeah, it was man! Funny how we always miss the younger Axl. Imagine what Axl will be doing by 2019.

    Hah me too. I just read Sao Paulo 2010 thread. There was so much positive energy among the members.... When I think of that I've had some complaints back then... :no:

    http://www.mygnrforum.com/index.php?/topic/161152-the-official-sao-paulo-concert-thread-march-13-brazil/page-72#entry2623619

    March 22nd, 2014 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    in 2014 Tour Dates

    Posted

    With the way technology has come, I suprised that no one is streaming live from the show using Google Glasses.

    Now that you mentioned it, I'm sure will get a stream sooner or later. It would be an interesting experience in any case.

    There were several fan streams from South America in 2010. I think Sao Paulo show was one of them.

    March 22nd, 2014 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    in 2014 Tour Dates

    Posted

    Is that Axl in the background?

    Sure looks of it.. man I'd take that attire he's wearing right there over the god aweful stuff he wore the other night in concert.. I mean he's not skinny but he's not huge but the combo of clothes he uses in concert just makes him look lk a blob :)

    #putsomeblackonAx

    It's the oversized tees under the undersized zipped-up leather jackets that he looks like he's out to explode of.

    I want the bad-ass 2006 and 2010 jackets back:

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    It doesn't particularly matter to me how he looks; but the difference between 2006 and 2014 is blatantly testosterone. 8 years is a long-ass time for a middle-aged man - he just doesn't have those test levels anymore. End of the day, he was 44 in 2006 (and big into kickboxing). There would have been much more vitality at play.

    If he really wants to eradicate the public hostility to his image, he should do hormone replacement therapy.

    Yeah, eight years is a long time, I can't believe it's been so long. Time just flies.

    When was the last time he performed sleeveless?

    The Ukraine Situation

    in ANYTHING GOES

    Posted

    Putin: Crimea similar to Kosovo, West is rewriting its own rule book

    Crimea’s secession from Ukraine was just like Kosovo’s secession from Serbia, and any arguments otherwise are just attempts to bend the West-advocated rules that were applied to the Kosovo case, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

    The statements came as Putin was addressing the Russian parliament to convince lawmakers to ratify a treaty, which would make Crimea part of the Russian Federation.

    In the speech he challenged Washington’s position, which says that Kosovo was a unique case and could not justify any other move towards independence in the world.

    “Our western partners created the Kosovo precedent with their own hands. In a situation absolutely the same as the one in Crimea they recognized Kosovo’s secession from Serbia legitimate while arguing that no permission from a country’s central authority for a unilateral declaration of independence is necessary,”Putin reminded, adding that the UN International Court of Justice agreed to those arguments.

    “That’s what they wrote, that what they trumpeted all over the world, coerced everyone into it – and now they are complaining. Why is that?” he asked.

    Putin dismissed the argument that Kosovo was unique due to the large number of victims during the Balkan wars and the dissolution of Yugoslavia.

    “It’s beyond double standards,” Putin said. “It’s a kind of baffling, primitive and blatant cynicism. One can’t just twist things to fit his interests, to call something white on one day and black on the next one.”

    The president dismissed the allegations that Russia is violating international law with its actions in Ukraine.

    “Well’ it’s good that they at least recalled that there is international law. Thank you very much. Better late than never,” Putin said adding that in fact nothing of this kind happened.

    ‘In Ukraine the West crossed the red line’

    In fact, it was Russia that defended international law and its institutions, while western countries have been diminishing them. The situation in Crimea is just a reflection of this broader process, which has been happening for decades now.

    “In the practical application of policies, our western partners – the United States first and foremost – prefer to be guided not by international law, but by the right of strength. They believe in their exceptionalism, that they are allowed to decide on the fate of the world, that they are always right,” Putin charged.

    This disregard to rule of law was evident in Yugoslavia in 1999, when NATO bombed the country without a UN Security Council mandate, the Russian president said. There was Afghanistan, Iraq and the perversion of the UNSC resolution on Libya, when instead of imposing a no-fly zone NATO bombed the country into submission.

    There were also orchestrated “colored revolutions” in Europe and the Arab World, which cynically used the feelings of people tired with corruption and poverty. The latest Ukrainian events are just the latest of such actions, and Russia’s willingness to seek dialogue and compromise was stonewalled again, Putin said.

    “They were cheating us once more, took decisions behind our back, presented us with a fait accompli,” he said, adding that the patter is identical to that which accompanied NATO’s expansion to the east, the deployment of an anti-ballistic missile system, visa restrictions and numerous other issues.

    “They are constantly trying to corner us in retaliation for our having an independent position, for defending it, for calling things by their names and not being hypocritical,” Putin accused. “Everything has its limits, and in Ukraine our western partners crossed the red line. They acted brutally, irresponsibly and unprofessionally.”

    Putin said the West must stop being hysterical, restrain from the Cold War rhetoric and admit the obvious: “Russia is an independent and active participant of international relations. Just like any nation it has national interests that must be taken into consideration and respected.”

    As for the Ukrainian red line, the coup-imposed authorities in Kiev voiced their desire to join NATO, and such a move would pose an imminent threat to Russia, Putin said.

    “We stand against having a military organization meddling in our backyard, next to our homeland or in the territories that are historically ours. I just cannot imagine visiting NATO sailors in Sevastopol,” he stressed. “Most of them are fine lads, by the way. But rather let them visit us in Sevastopol than the other way around.”

    At the end of his speech, Putin announced the submission to parliament of a draft federal law which would incorporate Crimea and the City of Sevastopol into Russian territory, as well as a request to ratify an international treaty with the government of Crimea to make this happen. He said he was sure of the legislature’s support for both documents.

    http://rt.com/news/putin-address-parliament-crimea-562/

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    *Kosovo has never been an autonomous republic, it was (and still is) an autonomous province within Serbia, currently under occupation.

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