tberrie007

I truly believe that Axl has suffered some kind of physical illness in 2011 and the constant touring during that time did not give him the opportunity to take care of himself and regain his form. its not just the voice, but his well documented physical change. If it was just the "back to mickey" vox then i wouldn't feel this strongly about this, but right down to his inability to move on stage without seemingly struggling really makes me think somethin was wrong with uncle axl.

weak comparison bro

Somebody got AIDS that night.

i cant believe you just said that, you have no class at all

It was a big deal in the 80s. People having unprotected sex, sharing needles and such. We should embrace history rather than forgetting what happened.

its not about embracing history or forgetting what happened at all, its the way coma16 throws it out there like its the common cold or the flu that bothers me

Somebody got AIDS that night.

i cant believe you just said that, you have no class at all

LOL Paradise City. It has to be one of the worst GNR tracks ever. That song is everything wrong with shitty 80s music.

i have to say, your comment shocks me! can you elaborate on what everything is wrong with shitty 80's music in this particular song??

you couldnt be more right..so much negativity on here it is nice to hear a good story. I think deep down we all know hes a good guy at heart

I appreciate his enthusiasm for the band

when he first came into the band i was totally neutral..even thought i really liked his style of playing in 09/2010...but the longer he has been in the band he just wears on me..the emo 40 something act is actually kinda sad

Show some love to the #demented being known as DJ ASHBA™ in this thread.

Check out some of his wonderful performances:

(it gets even better at around 4:01)

And of course, some #demented images!

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why do i get the feeling this may not end up being an appreciation thread? lol

every time my phone rings.....the greatest track 1 of all time from AFD rings loud and clear for me

I went with 6 other people, for 5 of them it was their first time seeing GnR. We waited outside the venue from about noon until the doors opened. When they were about to open the doors, the security guy at our door was super cool, we told him we'd been there all day and he was like "what the hell, that's crazy!", scanned our tickets and everything beforehand, so when doors opened we bolted straight down the stairs and to the rail.

I think Vancouver and Seattle were 2 of the best shows in 2011. Duff being there gave him a little extra push, I think. I was stoked when Duff came out for Civil War, too, he only did YCBM in Seattle. He added Dust N Bones to his set in Vancouver, too

haha! what did your friends think of the performance?

My dad and me drove to Seattle, then drove to Van after the show (got to the hotel sometime around 5 AM I think) and met up with my girlfriend, my mom and my brother. My brother hates the "new" band but he's been a fan of DJ since the Heroin Diaries Soundtrack came out, so he was stoked to get to see him, and came away from the show with a better appreciation for the new guys, but he still doesn't really care for them. My mom has been to 2 more GnR shows since Vancouver, it's safe to say she liked the show. My girlfriend had a blast, loved every bit of it, was stoked as hell when Bumble gave her his pick. (In Seattle, Bumble handed me his pick at the end of Whole Lotta Rosie, so it's cool that we've both got one). My dad agrees that Seattle was better than Vancouver, but neither show matched the first one we saw in Calgary 2010. (The early 2010 stage set-up was cool as fuck too, waaaay better than the ones that've followed).

We met up with my buddies at the venue, they've both been Guns fans about as long as I have, and they had a blast. One of them got the LOADED set-list from the stage and some picks. I got the LOADED set-list in Seattle, it was cool that my friend got one too What'd your friends think of it?

wow! You have some amazing stories form those shows, you are very lucky!! Everyone i was with walked away really impressed with Axl and thought it was strange there was so much bad press about him being late and always pissed off etc...he really was in a great mood at the vancouver show. one friend did say she thought his voice got better as the show went on. i was right on the rail so i got amazing videos and during Patience he walked up the ramp right in front of us and me and my gf yelled out " we love you axl " and he looked right at us and gave us that grin....never forget it!

I went with 6 other people, for 5 of them it was their first time seeing GnR. We waited outside the venue from about noon until the doors opened. When they were about to open the doors, the security guy at our door was super cool, we told him we'd been there all day and he was like "what the hell, that's crazy!", scanned our tickets and everything beforehand, so when doors opened we bolted straight down the stairs and to the rail.

I think Vancouver and Seattle were 2 of the best shows in 2011. Duff being there gave him a little extra push, I think. I was stoked when Duff came out for Civil War, too, he only did YCBM in Seattle. He added Dust N Bones to his set in Vancouver, too

haha! what did your friends think of the performance?

This is what I miss.....check out Axl having fun with Duff McKagan @ 3m40s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCv9k6aL494

I was front row at this show

me too man! i was on the rail right by the ramp..opposite side of where he kicked out the fan during whole lotta rosie. his voice was amazing that night...did you think so?

Honestly? I thought he sounded before in Seattle the night before. He was more consistent IMO.

I was dead center for both shows, but in Van, by the end of the show we'd moved slightly to the right. The guy who got kicked out was fairly close to us.

i went with 7 friends and i was the only hardcore gnr fan and i was terrified he would have a bad night and i remember being proud of my band that night...but he may have been better in seattle i havent seen any footage of that. but his mood was awesome and i didnt think he looked anything like the state he was in in 2012/13...it makes me seriously think he has a medical issue

This is what I miss.....check out Axl having fun with Duff McKagan @ 3m40s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCv9k6aL494

I was front row at this show

me too man! i was on the rail right by the ramp..opposite side of where he kicked out the fan during whole lotta rosie. his voice was amazing that night...did you think so?

so strange to me....it seems like outside our own community of rabid gnr fans, people like the 2012 axl voice....just so puzzling

you obviously do not write, create or make music in any way what so ever...for if you did, YOU would realize "axl don't owe you or me a thing"...you cant stand this because you do not understand this

Its a great song, was pretty surprised to see it commonly mentioned in the "Worst GNR song" thread

Me too. I like it pretty much.

and no one has mentioned that the solo is very melodic and goes on for a good while!!!

The end of WTTJ is great too. The little Duff and Steven breakdown after the guitar solo to the slight change of vocal melody in the repeated chorus at the end.

that breakdown you are referring to is the bridge in jungle..not an outro

You know GN'R are really messed up when their fanbase are citing Bon Jovi as some sort of defence.

I and 99.9% of the crowd wouldn't want a GNR show without WTTJ, SCOM, NR, Nightrain, PC. LALD and KOHD, they're regarded as GNR songs by a lot of people (though KOHD could be cut in half live and make room for another song). For me the worst setlist choice was the Motivation-Dizzy Solo-SOD run in most of the 2012 tour. Nearly put me and everyone in the audience to sleep. Having It's So Easy after WTTJ works really well, though you could prob switch it up between Brownstone and RQ afterwards from night to night.

That said, I'm a bit miffed that after 12 shows I still haven't heard TWAT. Could have easily been swapped in for another CD song like Maddy or SOD for one or 2 shows, and who knows, might be received better with crowd than one of the more regular CD songs.

I agree with you except KOHD which bores the shit out of everyone. It is supposed to be a 'must play' yet I have never met anyone yet who likes the thing.

this guy i work with is a huge fan on bon jovi and he was tellign me how awful he sounded lately and i was curious to see for myself...i posted to show that we here in GNR land tend to live inside that fishbowl and soemtimes need to see outside if form time to time

http://reviews.ticketmaster.com/7171/734608/bon-jovi-reviews/reviews.htm?sort=rating&dir=asc

Ripoff

MGM Grand Hotel

- Las Vegas

, NV

- Sat, Apr 20, 2013

Posted 04/22/2013

by LVMH

I have to say, I have seen Bon Jovi at least 40 times and this performance was probably the worst I have seen. Richie was not playing with the group, maybe back in rehab (we hope he gets the help he needs). The new Bon Jovi CD, Because We Can is poorly written and has yet to produce a mega hit. "I don't want to be another wave in the ocean" ? really??? The seats were expensive! $325 got you a near nosebleed seat. There was nothing special about the effects. Jon literally had no connection with the band or his audience. He merely floated through the motions. Additionally, he sounded more nasal than usual. I was glad he didn't do a lot of cover songs which puts the band as a college frat band. I don't think I am alone in this review because I went to the bathroom-which I never do during one of their performances and people were complaining about how bad it was and "I can't believe I spent so much money on these tickets." Jon your ego - while comical- is getting to be a bit much.

Favorite moment: When it ended

Opening act(s): none

New music isn't really relevant for anyone but the die-hard fans (us...). People just wanna hear the good ol'greatest hits that'll never grow old and by the looks of it, Axl seems to agree... It's called making a living out of touring & making (almost) everybody along happy. Nothing wrong with that.

Fine. Nothing wrong with that. Axl is the frontman of a cover band, then. Just like many of us have been saying for years.

I am going to have to chime in on this. there is one thing that so many of you fail to think about when the bitching starts about the constant touring and perhaps it is because many of you are too young to remember this, but when GNR disappeared in 1993 at the peak, the legions of fans they had THEN ( myself included ), only had a window of time of 4-5 years to see them, and many of us only ever had them come through our town once or twice... I truly believe this constant touring also in part is Axl making it up to the fans that made them by giving us these tours and giving fans like myself the chance to see him live like we never really got to back in the day.

Rock am Ring, hands down:

thanks for the link!!!

Just wondering if anyone would have a particular concert to recommend i show my girlfriend from the 2006 tour? Not just for the quality of the video feed, but of axl's vocal work? I wish i was asking for a 2012 effort but no point beating that one to death right?

20 million fans of the Original line up

I doubt that many people even know who was in the original lineup...

Not many people know Tracii, Ole and Rob.

Why do people call them originals? They are not originals. They did not record or tour any album. The original artists of a band are the ones that write and record and tour a debut album.

Wow! What a great review! Very happy to hear this..but am i the only one who thinks its Almost too good a review?? Sounds like a mygnrforum member writing it lol

It seems like these shows are going off well for the band, i had a ticket for the 3rd show but had to cancel as i broke a tooth in half two days before my flight and needed surgery. One unused ticket for the GnR man cave.

Just wondering, has there been any news or info on the attendance of these shows so far?