AxlRoseCDII

"Pitman's Revenge"

On a serious note, the self-titled album concept is a good idea. Not In This Lifetime also works. I don't know, I really don't care what the album title is as long as we get new music.

Last night's (4.9.16) setlist, minus LALD and KOHD,, but instead with  Locomotive/Breakdown, Out ta Get Me, and TWAT. That right there would be a perfect setlist to me. It would also help to even out the ratio of UYI to AFD.

I think that it's amazing Slash has played on Chinese songs. In fact, it blows my mind. Imagine if you told someone one day Slash would play Chinese Democracy, in 2001 after Rock in Rio.

As much as my icon will make me seem like I would prefer Finck's solo on Til, I gotta say Slash's solo was legendary and finally completed the song. It made me think how awesome the song would be if it was released during the mid 90's...I think it would have been another hit on the caliber of November Rain.

So glad this was added to the set list. First Estranged, Civil War, now Coma...can we have Breakdown/Locomotive now? Please?

But yeah, I think this song is definitely Axl and Slash's masterpiece and therefore was a perfect song to add to the setlist to add to this reunion. I think this and DTJ are songs Slash enjoys playing, and it's kind of like Axl's courtesy to Slash in return for him playing CD songs. It represent's Axl's songwriting skills at his best, Slash's guitar work at it's wildest and most creative, and even has really kickass bass lines from Duff. Such an awesome song that represents everything great about classic Guns n' Roses.

Does anyone else think that last nights Paradise City performance was better than what we heard from the Troubadour? 

Anyways, Axl's voice is definitely at least good right now. Nowhere near the beast that it was in 2006, but some songs which previously sounded bad/Mickey are sounding better: Nightrain for instance, Better, Live and Let Die...still struggles with YCBM but can you really blame him at his age? Bottom line it looks like he's at least trying now, so even if some songs are weak at least it's due to age and not laziness like 2011.

http://www.alternativenation.net/guns-n-roses-reunion-was-close-to-completely-falling-apart/

Kind of interesting. I don't think Alternative Nation is particularly a good source but I think it brings up a good question:

How long do you guys think this reunion/reformation will last? 

I'm most excited to hear Breakdown after all these years if they play it because It's such an underrated song.

8 hours ago, D.. said:

I hope Axl will really surprise us, with a new album coming, with really risky songs (like playing Coma live), that he will invite Ashba and Bumble on some dates because they really deserve it

 

Wh...wh...what? Are you mad? 

I haven't understood all the hate for him that's risen since this tour started. I think the only reason for his jungle mess up was because Axl skipped a line in the intro to jungle so the whole band had to adjust. Hey, it happens. It's a live rock n roll show and they all played it off like professionals in the end. 

Otherwise, Frank is a very solid drummer and yes, his style isn't my personal favorite, but he deserves to be here the most and is the best choice for longtivity with this new band. Happy for the guy.

Well I think it's kind of hard to judge considering the majority hasn't heard his voice yet in a full show. From the bits and pieces we've heard, however, I'd rate it in the middle of 2010 and the 2014 Vegas shows. Which is good for the start of the tour at his age.

Probably will be locked but here's mine anyways:

1.) Appetite For Destruction

2.) Chinese Democracy

3.) UYI II

4.) UYI I

5.) GNR Lies

6.) The Spaghetti Incident

No, it hasn't. When the original 5 reunites it will be legendary, no hype has been killed in my opinion.

Heres the thing. Izzy to me is only important in a studio setting. Live? He has no barring on me. Which is why usually I'm indifferent to Izzy, Gilby, Fortus (although Fortus is sure an amazing guitarist). Now as far as the drummers go? I don't mind Frank. Yes, Adler's sound is the best but he's not reliable for touring. Frank is actually my second favorite GNR drummer, and yes I don't like how he plays on Estranged/Brownstone but I still think he does the majority very well in an original different sound.

This lineup is the best possible scenario because it has a future. The original 5 reuniting wouldn't last more than a few monthes.

1 hour ago, ChineseIRS said:

Posted this in the review thread as well:

Okay just got home from work...idk how well written this will be, still cant really find the words to grasp how amazing this night was...to start the vibe was just really positive all around. The security was letting us drink outside the venue waiting for the doors to open. All they said was if the sheriffs come by just get rid of it so we dont get in trouble ha. Inside the venue the place just buzzing, it was electric. I ended up getting front row on Slashs side right in front of the monitor. Doors opened a little after 10pm and the lights when down a little before midnight. No intro (which i totally thought it was gonna be McBob) Slash walked out first and everybody followed, crowd erupted and Duff launched into Its So Easy. And from there the band didnt stop firing. Slash jumped up on the monitor during Easy for the first time and everyone around me lost it. Slash couldnt help but smirk at our reaction. The band was killing it and they knew it. They were all smiles and i just remember Duff looking up one point at Lenny Kravitz with a face like "yeah, we're back motherfucker!"

Axl sounded the best he has since 2010. He had the fire in his belly and that look in his eye. Rasp was everywhere to be seen. The song i paid most attention to vocally was YCBM cuz i know thats one he hasnt done good on for the last 5 years and he nailed it. He slayed the "breakin down my back" section! He was in a great mood and was definitely slimmer than he has been and he was not out of breath. Slash was very focused but he was rocking out for sure. To see him rocking out HARD to the chorus of Better was so surreal! It was just mindblowing to see him playing these songs and standing on stage next to Axl, i really couldnt believe it at some points. He was in top form and nailed every solo. At first they didnt interact too much but by the middle of the set Axl was throwing his arm on Slashs shoulder, he leaned up against his back rocking out during some solos and they exchanged a couple laughs between some songs.

As the setlist is out there, here is some highlights that stood out.

-Axl lost his footing during Brownstone and ended up ripping his jeans in the crotch. During the solo he walked over to the side of the stage and pointed up at Lenny Kravitz and back down at his crotch and said "Penisgate" or somethin to that effect and they both started laughing.

-Frank started a long countoff on the hihat and Slash launched into the Chinese Demoracry riff. I was like no way are they fucking playing this right now. It was very raw and punk rock sounding. It was pretty awesome and Slashs spin on the solo was great.

-Double Talkin' Jive!! Holy fuck was it awesome to hear that live. The band killed it and Axl sounded mean!!! He did the "i got...lies" part just like he sounded on the record.

-before the slide solo in Rocket Queen Slash did an extended talkbox solo, when he finished it Axl had a huge smile on his face and looked at us and said "you missed that, didnt you?"

-Godfather Theme was awesome! Before he started it Axl said "Heres a man that needs no introduction, but gets one anyways. Ladies and Gentlemen, Slash."

-Seeing Slash play the Sweet Child solo right up front and him and Axl doing that outro right next to each other was just insane. I remember looking back and Jim Carrey had the biggest smile on his face and i remember thinking "all is right in the world." Haha.

-Better had a whole new intro. It was this really heavy riff that just kept building and we're in the crowd goin holy shit theyre playing a new song. The riff kept building until it somehow came to a crash with Duff starting "no one ever told me when..." It was epic and strange seeing Slash completely rocking out in the chorus. Again he did a killer solo and did a cool slide part in the last verse. Again Axl slayed the "i never wanted you to be so full of anger" section.

-before Michelle Axl and Duff were talking and into the mic Axl goes "im goin by your guys' list tonight. Im follwing your lead" Duff starts laughing and Axl goes "thats very rare for me. I mean you guys know im an agreeable kinda guy. Im like Trump, i consult with myself." Funny moment.

-Heavens Door was probably the most special moment of the show. Axl starts the first sing along section and then right when he looked like he was gonna start the 2nd he kinda stopped himself and looked around the stage and said "this is the first time in 23 years us 3 have been on stage together, 1993, July i believe it was" the crowd just erupted. He did another sing along section and after that one he said "we worked very hard with the city to make this show happen, and we worked hard with the sheriffs and that in itself took 24 years" and laughed. It was amazing to see him almost taken back and acknowledging the magnitude of the night. 

-another cool moment was Nightrain when they kicked into the first verse. It was "Look out" and both Axl and Slash started the foot stomp, gliding across the stage, stoping for a brief second in front of each other, and spinning off. It was bad ass!

-During Paradise City the crowd was getting crazy and after the first chorus Axl started yellin to the crowd "you guys gotta step back people in the front are getting crushed.... (crowd didnt really move).....i said you people need to step the fuck back now!" They finally did and Axl signaled the band to keep going and he jumped into the next verse. Reminded me of somethin that would happen back in the day haha.

 

Im probably missing a bunch of stuff and its really hard to convey my emotions throughout the night. But this show will go down as the best show i have ever seen in my life. Just to see the first time Axl and Slash back together and have it be in such an important club to the bands history and to be right up front is just magical. I truly feel so lucky to have witnessed it. Im so looking forward to Vegas next weekend! See you guys there! You will not be dissapointed!!!

And for celebrities i saw: Lenny Kravitz, Kate Hudson, Nic Cage, Jim Carrey, Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Kushner, John 5, Colin Hanks, Norman Reedus, Sean Kinney, Bubbles, Bradley Cooper, the sports guy in Anchorman. Im sure there was way more, hard to make out everyone in the VIP section.

Wow...sounds amazing! Still in complete shock that Slash played the title track of Chinese Democracy. Absolutely unreal. Nice to see Axl still had his senses going about the crowd crushing people! Looking forward to Vegas  

After re-viewing the jungle footage, I don't think she's awful for the band (sorry folks for what I said last night ). Her background vocals on WTTJ suited the song more than the Shitman. But I still think Pitman fit the vibe of the band more. Melissa isn't bad talent-wise and I do like her background vocals, but she's terribly out of place in Guns n' Roses. She looks 25 and works on what...Taylor Swift remixes? The Shitman had more to his name and as much as I absolutely despised him, I feel like he fit the band's mood more than Melissa. Still cool to see a new face. Maybe she'll add more, but for now I'm not too fond of her. And what exactly is she playing on the keys during the songs? I literally can't hear shit...is that sub bass or piano notes? Because I don't hear anything. 

Honestly, I just wish GNR didn't have a second keyboardist. I don't see the point of it. Why can't Dizzy play the synth in Paradise City? What else is he doing? 

Think I'm gonna check out for the night. Thanks for a great night guys, this was incredible to live out this long awaited reunion tour with all of you. Great first experience spending a lot of time on the forum and to many more! See you all on the night of Vegas

Any chance of full videos coming out in this next week? Proshot or not?

3 minutes ago, Strange Broue said:

So you rather have Pitman who is 40 something an alcoholic, looks like a washed up David Bowie clone and have zero talent/purpose in this band?

 

Good for you

 

I'd say YOU are the one who don't get the vibes

Yo man I'm not trying to start shit here lol. Yes, Pitman fits into GN'R over "Melissa" or whatever her name is, in my opinion. NEITHER belong in GN'R, but Pitman has more of the look to it. He absolutely has no talent or purpose in the band, but he feels more GN'R than a Disney-music 20 year old. That's just my opinion.

1 minute ago, Strange Broue said:

facepalmcoaster

 

 

If anything would be good for this band and especially a good replacement for Pitman is a young, beautiful and talented new girl who is 20 something years old...

 

 

seriously, this forum contains the dumbest, irrational and most ungrateful fans ever

No need to get insulting. Simply had an opinion, my apologies if you disagree with it.

2 minutes ago, Live Like a Suicide said:

Pitman didn't fit the vibe either...

Of course he didn't, but compared to a teenage girl who works on Disney videos? Pitman wins.

Not trying to be pessimistic. Tonight was great and I'm happy to see GN'R BACK

I can't believe I'm saying this but I'd rather Pitman. This girl doesn't fit the vibe of Guns n' Roses, sorry she looks like she just got out of high school :/

Just now, Babooshka said:

Oh. I got excited for a moment there.

Hahah yeah I feel. Still cool they played this song live 23 years after the album came out, considering they obviously didn't tour it!

New Rose was a song they covered on TSI

The final setlist!

Some random girl replacing Pitman? Oh boy...

The insult to injury is real. #RipChrisPitman #RipToloSowel #TheNewOneIsBetterThanTheOldOne