D-GenerationX

Still happier than anytime in the past 20 years.

The CD era was just, not...not fun.  I don't miss having to qualify all my answers about how my favorite band was not really the ragtag group of nameless assholes using the name right now, but the actual band you all remember. 

Then I saw them last year, I was finallyl able to say "I am going to see Guns N' Roses".  No qualifiers, no caveats.

Not looking to go back.

Nope.

And honestly, I might actively be rooting against it at this point.  It would obviosuly a not even all that pleasant one off, but no one will take it like that.  Not looking forward to then having to sift through a bunch of whining about how "this is how it should be" and how anything other than those 5 guys is just an affront to humankind.

Pass.

06.22.1991 - Hampton (great setlist)

07.11.1991 - Denver (YCBM as opener)

12.13.1991 - New York City (alltime favorite GNR concert)

01.25.1992 - Las Vegas (if the whole show sounds like 'Yesterdays'...)

07.18.1992 - East Rutherford (best show of the stadium tour)

54 minutes ago, Modano09 said:

This is so petty. You have Slash and Axl, with Duff, playing together as Guns N'Roses, on a successful stadium tour, and there's gotta be SOMETHING to piss and moan over. The causal fans who are there to see Axl and Slash play the hits they remember care as much about Chinese Democracy songs as they do the deep cuts you want in their place. 

 

I sort of agree with you in the big picture sense.

But are you telling me the vast majority would not swap out 'This I Love' for 'Yesterdays'?  Or 'Sorry' or 'Catcher' for 'Used To Love Her'?

They aren't moving 40,000 to 50,000 seats to hear CD songs.

Get real.

I believe they did setlists that were CD heavy.  They were in super small "up close and personal" settings, if memory serves.

12 hours ago, ludurigan said:

yeah

it is nice

but we all know there are 4 too many people on it

and there are 2 guys missing

hope this is a step

for the day

that we will have

five guys on the photo

-- the five guys!

You want Five Guys...go buy a burger.

The show the other night was tremendous.  You are missing out with this "brave" and "righteous" stance.

3 hours ago, GnRDuff1 said:

I'm actually super excited to see about the Philadelphia attendance. The place looked absolutely packed from the pit.

Every time they put the house lights on in between songs, I did not see one empty seat.  Even in the rafters.

On ‎7‎/‎16‎/‎2016 at 1:29 PM, LADoll77 said:

it is ironic that Slash is playing Sorry. a diss track about him.

 

Would have been like Biggie guesting on 'Hit Em Up'.

XFinity Live will be packed as shit though.  Always is for a big event.  Been there many times. 

Last time was before Pearl Jam in April.  You could barely move.  And that was for a concert about 40% of what GNR's crowd will be.

Getting a table is total luck of the draw too.  To make a long story short (too late) I would not put all my eggs in that basket.

George Lazenby will go down as "one of the James Bonds" too, DJ.

There is no "single to drop", folks.

Do you honestly believe they have an Axl-Slash-Duff song they are sitting on?

On ‎5‎/‎2‎/‎2016 at 3:27 PM, gt72 said:

Was that the Philly show where they played 10 in its entirety ?Such a great band live ,every show is completely different and they play for 3 plus hours

Yeah, it was incredible.

Someone else in the box got the setlist ahead of time.  I believed it, by my buddy didn't.  But by the time they started 'Alive', we knew.

7 minutes ago, RussTCB said:

I really don't thi we're getting an opener at this point. Just a complete guess, but that's what I'm thinking. 

I wonder.

I just saw Pearl Jam on Friday night.  Ticket listed at 8PM, and they came on about 8:40PM.  No opener.

My Philly ticket says 8:30.  Could that mean they come on like 9:15-9:30, with no opener?

I'm liking what I'm seeing and hearing.

Makes little difference to me.

I opted for club box seats so I could skip the opener if need be.  If this is true, I made the right move.

They run that like a military operation.

You are only allotted 12 minutes, and that is strictly enforced.  They make you practice getting on and off the field in time with people standing in fro the crowd that day.

You are required to attend media day and answer a bunch of dumb ass question.  Doesn't matter who you are.  The Stones and Paul McCartney had to do it.

Do these sound like things Axl would do?

I went right for the Club Box last Saturday.  Happy as can be.

You maniacs that wanted GA are in for one physical night, given this town's rep.

18 hours ago, Tom2112 said:

Outside of the forum I've seen some positive reviews from fb/blabbermouth pages / users that have been bashing them for years. "That was actually pretty good" "I take back what I said" basically the back peddeling has begun... If Axl can keep his voice in check, get on stage in time and they don't become a nostalgia act (not including this tour) things could actually look up for gnr.

I agree its been weird to see.  Welcome, but weird.

The only thing that I think will fuck them is late times or if Axl has some sort of meltdown.  That will cue up some of the "same old bullshit with this guy" talk.

1 minute ago, darkknite63 said:

Why cant Fede periscope from outside the troubadour why does he have to be across the street?

Do you honestly think he would not get closer if he could?

1 minute ago, tsinindy said:

Not to be contrarian, but you know this how?  

The super pro-Adler people just throw that out there.

You are of course correct, and there is no basis.

On ‎3‎/‎12‎/‎2016 at 2:08 PM, Italian girl said:

how sad it would be if this is the reality

Would you be shocked though?

I know a lot of folks think all this silence is part of some master plan.  But I tend to think its because this is all being done with gritted teeth.

18 hours ago, sonofnazareth said:

think about the African fans in this time of need. 

Tonight thank god its them instead of you.

IRS

Pretty much the entire song.

In their late 80s / early 90s prime, it was either GNR or U2 with the most legit claim for world's biggest band.

Iffy.