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    A bad review for Minnesota

    in 2002

    Posted

    minnesota setlist...i copied this from another post

    1. Welcome To The Jungle There was no Do you know where the fuck you are?  You're in the jungle baby wake up, its time to die  à Pretty standard WTTJ

    2. It's So Easy Straight into ISE from Jungle.

    3. Mr. Brownstone

    4. Live And Let Die. Pyrotechnics start in this song.  Finck put on a black shiny helmet during LALD.

    5. Think About You

    6. Knockin On Heaven's Door. They actually started You Could Be Mine real shortly, but quit to play KOHD instead.  Before KOHD, Axl says something like Balls of molten steel.  During the song, someone throws a bra up on stage.  Axl swings it around a couple of times before throwing it back into the crowd.

    7. You Could Be Mine With Pyrotechnics.  Finck is amazing in this song.  If you're going to a show, watch him close.  After YCBM is over, Axl says Ladies and Gentlemen Mr. Robin Finck.

    8. Finck Solo

    9. Sweet Child O Mine Always the crowd pleaser.

    10. Out Ta Get Me  Some asshole threw a beer cup at Axl and hit him dead on.  Axl, calmly handled the situation.  Fuck you asshole in the middle of the song.  He put the beer cup down and ignored it.  After the song, he says I mean seriously, who throws a fucking bottle.

    11. Rocket Queen

    12. Axl talks about the history of Nightrain, Rocket Queen, and Don't Cry.  Axl said Nightrain was fun to write.  Just lyrics like one for you two for me were fun to write.  Rocket Queen (if I remember) is about someone in a band Axl knew.  He and her would switch and trade clothes.  He said it was easier to write and you're a rocket queen than and I'm a rocket queen because he was the one wearing the women's clothes.  He also said he got the name from an English Harley Davidson.  When he said Don't Cry the crowd cheered, but he said We're not playing that.  Don't Cry is apparently about Izzy's girlfriend (Yes, he mentioned Izzy) who became Axl's girlfriend who became Rocket Queen's girlfriend.  Then Axl whispered something to Tommy.  Tommy whispered something back.  Axl said Yeah, okay, we're gonna need a piano.

    13. Piano Solo

    14. November Rain. With a shower of sparks.  Buckethead was missing from the first part of NR, because he was having trouble keeping his mask on.  He was having trouble the whole night.

    15. Before Madagascar, Axl says My name is Fat Bastard and these are the Yes men.

    16. Madagascar Played beautifully.  The solo was closer to Rio's version.  The same imagery as VMA's, except during the solo there were Martin Luther King Jr. shots.  There was also an unidentified girl near the end.

    17. Axl introduces Buckethead found a man in a chicken coop

    18. Buckethead nunchuka/robot dance and then Star Wars Theme/Solo.  Buckethead starts to play a rotation of three notes, and then stops playing.  But the music does not stop.  The pre-recorded three notes keep going as Buckethead went behind the left stair of the stage to pull out a Christmas bag.  He threw out gifts to the crowd, gifts such as a Barbie dolls.

    19. My Michelle

    20. The Blues

    21. Chinese Democracy with pyrotechnics.  Here's something interesting the lyrics are changed from It don't really matter, gonna find out for yourself to It don't really matter, I guess I'll find out for myself.  Minor difference, but weird.  I don't know if that has been mentioned before.

    22. Band Introductions, in this order:  Pitman, Dizzy, Tommy (Ax mentions its his homecoming), Brain, Fortus, Finck, and Buckethead.

    23. Axl says We will be coming back very soon with a shitload of new songs.  Until then you just need a little patience.

    24. Patience

    25. Nightrain Buckethead is incredible in this song.  If you are going to a show, watch him here.

    26. Finck Solo

    27. Paradise City with pyrotechnics, shower of sparks, fireworks, and confetti.  Buckethead fell down here, but continued playing and got back up.  There were some sound problems at the beginning of the song, but a roadie quickly switched microphones with Axl.

    hope this is what you wanted

    Tacoma boot for my lovely friends!

    in 2002

    Posted

    if any of you have a copy of the boot, i'd really appreciate it if you sent me an IM, my screen name is

    madagascar02

    i'd really like a copy of that and i can't seem to find it anywhere...if i'm not around when you IM, i'm in class and i'll get back to you asap...thanks i really appreciate it

    Another Review ... Not So Hot....

    in 2002

    Posted

    here's the reply that i received from the reporter:

    Thanks for reading.

    I regret that I don't have time to debate all your points (I've received 75 to 100 e-mails about this show, mostly from people who didn't even attend). One point I will tackle, however, is that I'm aware of Izzy, Gilby, Paul, etc. The point is that all fans miss Slash, but rather than working things out, Rose has employed three new, disparate personalities that in no way replace Slash's

    contribution to GNR's sound.

    Have a nice day.

    Another Review ... Not So Hot....

    in 2002

    Posted

    here's what i sent to the paper...tell me what you think

    Dear Mr. Deeds,

         I am writing to address the inaccuracies in your article, “Days of Guns N’ Roses are over,” published in the Idaho Statesman on November 12, 2002.  While I appreciate your attempt to critique the musical performance of Guns N’ Roses, your obvious negative bias and plethora of factual inconsistencies preclude the possibility of an objective assessment.  I hope that you will not receive this as a personal attack, but rather as a constructive disagreement of your views.

         Early in your article, you reference the Guns N’ Roses performance scheduled for November 7 in Vancouver, BC and cite that Axl Rose “didn’t bother showing up for the tour debut.”  According to sources affiliated with the band, Rose was actually on an airplane approaching Vancouver when the event was called off.  Although the exact details remain unconfirmed by independent sources, your review does not even mention this explanation, proclaiming that the cancellation was a direct result of Rose not “showing up,” when in reality, this was probably not the case.

         In the same paragraph, now referring to the Tacoma, WA show on November 8, you claim that “vocal problems hamper[ed] the evening,” implying that Rose’s singing was insufficient.  However, your article fails to mention the technical difficulties that plagued the concert, including the Axl’s malfunctioning microphone that did not consistently capture sound.  Such an abnormality is by no means the fault of the band.

         Next, you label Axl Rose as a “tardy jerk” in regard to Guns N’ Roses taking the stage late.  However, beginning significantly after the scheduled time is a trademark of the band.  Regardless of whether you agree with this policy, it is the nature of Guns N’ Roses and part of what makes them who they are.  The band plays off the crowd’s growing anxiousness, which you incorrectly call a “bitter chorus of boos.”  In addition, you portray the crowd as “sparse,” when in actuality, the venue was three-quarters full.  Those in attendance who left prior to Guns N’ Roses taking the stage did not “sneak away early,” but exited prematurely because they were not familiar with the performance etiquette of Guns N’ Roses.

         Your musical criticism opens with a blatant falsehood, as you assert that former lead guitarist Slash was “replaced by not one, not two, but three men.”  This is simply untrue.  In 1994, Guns N’ Roses included three guitarists, Slash, Gilby Clarke, and Paul Tobias.  Upon the band’s dissolution, these three musicians were replaced by three others, Buckethead, Robin Finck, and Richard Fortus.  At no time in Guns N’ Roses history was Slash the only guitarist.  Your statement that Slash himself was replaced by three additional people is far from the truth.

         You also criticize the Guns N’ Roses setlist, saying that the band “offered just three tunes from the supposedly forthcoming ‘Chinese Democracy’ album.”  In this section, you imply that not only is the integrity of the Chinese Democracy album in question, but that Guns N’ Roses should have performed more selections from it.  According to MTV, the album is due to be released in February, but the goal of the Guns N’ Roses tour is not to promote the new album.  Not being on tour for the past ten years, the group is attempting to raise public awareness of their resurrection.  This is best accomplished by performing classic hits that nearly everyone is familiar with, not new compositions.  Such a strategy is proving to be effective.  Also, you poke fun at Dizzy Reed playing the congas to accompany “Welcome to the Jungle.”  There is no fault in this, as the congas are stereotypically associated with the jungle, thus making musical sense to utilize the instrument in this manner.

         In the closing of your report, you allude to an apathetic crowd, when according to eyewitness accounts and reviews from MTV and Rolling Stone, the crowd is portrayed as anything but uncaring.  In a short interview published by MTV, the crowd is heard screaming, completely engrossed in the performance.  If the attitude of the audience is any indication, your idea that the Guns N’ Roses tour “isn’t…anything worth listening to” is well off-base.

         What is most disappointing about your article are not the above inaccuracies, but your initial negative bias, which completely obstructs your newspaper’s effort to publish objective reviews.  I hope that in the future you will concentrate on evaluating news events from a more professional standpoint.

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