MildlyArtistic

2 hours ago, Oxford said:

Pretty much yeah.  And I loved that performance too.  Never had too much enthusiasm for that song, but I’ve drastically changed my opinion.  The live performance is much better than the single.  

I don't particularly like the song, but I've gotta admit that something about it translates really well live. Maybe it's the energy Axl seems to put into his vocals on it? Maybe I just love singing "pussy full of maggots" when surrounded by 70,000 people?

27 minutes ago, Illusion1987 said:

....or having Better, TWAT, Street of Dreams , Prostitute laying around and going with Chinese Democracy as the first single.

I can understand CD being the first single, honestly. It's a fairly straightforward GNR-style rocker with an intro that almost evokes WTTJ.

Of course, it probably wasn't the best choice since it totally misrepresents the rest of the album.

I dunno if it's already been commented on in this thread, but before they played Absurd, Axl dedicated the song to "the things you might read".

So I'm guessing that's a shot at some of their Glasto critics!

Lots of delusional people on Reddit saying that Axl was going full rasp during the show and that it's the best he's sounded in 20 years. 

As someone who had Axl's vocals coming through very prominently on the speakers nearest to me, it was pretty much in-line with Axl's other vocal performances this year. There was a bit more rasp on a couple of songs, but nothing too spectacular. I'd say it's just a bit worse vocally than the show I saw in 2017.

Still a very awesome show overall though! The band and Axl really put a lot of effort into playing as well as they can. 

Sadly my wife didn't want to skip work to enable us to get an earlier train, so I'll be arriving about 5:30, but I'm very excited. 

Thankfully I've seen The Pretenders and The Darkness before, so it's not too upsetting to miss them, as much as I enjoy them. 

11 minutes ago, Uncle Bob said:

It's scary that someone could think these prices are decent. British crazy prices I guess

Reasonable by the standards of any concert's food offerings. 

11 hours ago, EvH said:

I wish everyone would stop using iconic just as a means of emphasis. Talk about a word now devoid of any substantial meaning.

I mean, using it in the context of one of the most prestigious music festivals in the world seems like a pretty good use of the word to me

36 minutes ago, Kranich said:

GnR are back to their roots

https://twitter.com/gunsnroses/status/1673798610167709699?s=20

Sometimes the fact Team Brazil is ran by a bunch of immature manchildren has its entertainment value. 

Reminds me of when they clapped back at everyone claiming credit for their reunion in 2016.

The first half of Reckless Life had a lot of Mickey before Axl decided to go fucking wild during the second half. 

I voted for Down On The Farm because Axl and the band visibly loved playing the song and it absolutely ruled. 

Did Slash's guitar strap just break? 

I'm guessing the encore will probably be Don't Cry and Paradise City? 

Hot take: I actually preferred when they played Nightrain at a slightly faster tempo in 2016/2017

1 minute ago, MattyIce3924 said:

Crazy to say this show tops Houston 2016?

It's a good show, but let's not get carried away

Just now, metalavenger99 said:

What a fn mood killer

KOHD always goes down a treat for the crowd though. Particular the call-and-response bits

You can always tell which songs are crowd-pleasers at Glasto by whether or not someone's set off a smoke flare! 

Dizzy's piano is so high in the mix for HS lol

I can't see Slash sat on the steps without thinking of that time he was hanging brains in the same spot a few years back

I love complaining about many aspects of modern GNR as much as the next guy, but I'm so glad this band exists and still has the capacity to put on a great show like tonight 

SCOM might be overplayed to the point that I rarely listen to it, but it's hard to feel chills listening to the crowd on that chorus. 

We're not gonna be able to hear Axl over the crowd for SCOM based on that reaction

Just now, Sausagebrain said:

Are we going into KOHD here?

I'm assuming SCOM? 

I've never seen Axl so hyped for a band intro

Just now, rocknroll41 said:

He sounded good on the bridge of ycbm just now

He doesn't tend to go full rasp on the bridge anymore, so that was a pleasant surprise.