NewporTimbo Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I'm now sad that everyone is sad...it's just sad.My wife almost says the same thing! Too funny. There is something so hopeless yet romantic about being a GNR fan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin' Cigarettes Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I'm sad that everyone's sad about being sad.I just sent E-Hugs out to everyone here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lio Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Seems the only people who are not sad, are the ones attending the shows 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASLayerAODsk Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 So can someone put together a side by side list of the setlists of every show of the residency? Just so we can see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lio Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 So can someone put together a side by side list of the setlists of every show of the residency? Just so we can see...I can tell you the differences. The 2nd night had one song extra, Used to Love Her; the 3rd night Used to Love Her and Civil War had switched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Operation: Phil Connors was successful, sir.Okay, light 'em up!"you make my mind want to leave this world behind" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War2k14 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 That last part of rq was beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yourcrazy Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 He's definately improved vastly over the SA shows. It seems that he is using more rasp and more importantly putting it in the right places (except paradise city). His tone is also improved and sounding more like the appetite years. Now if we can just get some new music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmapelian Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 another review of their residency APPETITE FOR REPETITION: GUNS N’ ROSES’ LATEST RESIDENCY OFFERS MORE OF THE SAMEGuns N' Roses May 30 & 31; June 4, 6 & 7; times vary, $50-$195. The Joint, 693-5222.Back in 2001, when Axl Rose came to Las Vegas to stage the first Guns N’ Roses concert in eight years, it seemed like a miracle, even if the band didn’t include any of the other original members, and the new songs were from an album whose release date was some vague point in the future. Thirteen years later, a Guns N’ Roses concert is no longer a once-in-a-lifetime event; some of the members of Rose’s new band have been around far longer than any of the original members ever were, and songs from Chinese Democracy (finally released in 2008) are now time-fillers rather than exciting glimpses into the future. So there were no surprises during the second show of the band’s latest residency at the Joint, which, despite a new title, is almost exactly the same show as the previous residency in 2012. Rose and his seven bandmates cut down a bit on the Chinese Democracy songs (only four, including the dreadful dirges “This I Love” and “Catcher in the Rye”), but the lengthy show (running about two hours and 40 minutes) still included momentum-killing solo spotlights for all three guitarists (Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, Richard Fortus, DJ Ashba), bassist Tommy Stinson and keyboardist Dizzy Reed, plus various instrumental jams, to give Rose ample time to spend backstage.Rose’s mysterious breaks can probably be credited for the top-notch condition of his voice, which remains GNR’s biggest draw. As usual, he started off a bit shaky, but by the time he hit the epic “Estranged,” he sounded as strong as ever, and hearing him tear through songs like “Live and Let Die,” “Civil War” and “Don’t Cry” nearly made all the tedious down time worth it. And although their solo segments are underwhelming at best, Rose’s fellow GNR members are all talented musicians who brought every one of the band’s classics to life. A decade ago, Rose was fighting against the idea of being seen as a hard rock nostalgia act, and just because that’s exactly what GNR has become doesn’t mean they can’t deliver on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallFlagg Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Accurate reviewer who actually knows their shit.Except TIL and Catcher are neither dreadful nor dirges.And Axl's voice, whilst great in relative perspective, is not in top-notch form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmapelian Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Accurate reviewer who actually knows their shit.Except TIL and Catcher are neither dreadful nor dirges.And Axl's voice, whilst great in relative perspective, is not in top-notch form.Different strokes for different folks dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-GenerationX Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 So can someone put together a side by side list of the setlists of every show of the residency? Just so we can see... I can tell you the differences. The 2nd night had one song extra, Used to Love Her; the 3rd night Used to Love Her and Civil War had switched. Variety : the spice of life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallFlagg Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Well, Catcher is a reasonably merry sounding song, the turn it takes at the end lyrically is dark but dirge indicates a gloomy, funeral march. TIL is beautiful but could be considered a soppy ballad though if I don't take the term literally the reviewer was simply ameliorating the fact they find them boring. Axl objectively sounded superior in 2006 and 2010, though for the here and now it's true his voice is in its best condition, not relative to his actual top form however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Good review. Amazing how not die-hards don't mind the lack of rasp so much. To me, it sounds like a completely different person (who can't sing for shit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Good review. Amazing how not die-hards don't mind the lack of rasp so much. To me, it sounds like a completely different person (who can't sing for shit).If you think that Axl "can't sing for shit" today, then that really says a lot about you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Good review. Amazing how not die-hards don't mind the lack of rasp so much. To me, it sounds like a completely different person (who can't sing for shit).If you think that Axl "can't sing for shit" today, then that really says a lot about you Indeed, hahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Thing is, if you heard Axl's voice at its peak, you can definitely tell this ain't it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrolg Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 He's been sounding good since Bethlehem, tbh. It's just that good becomes bad when compared to epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Thing is, if you heard Axl's voice at its peak, you can definitely tell this ain't it.I don't hink anyone is claiming his voice is the same as it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyrobot Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 "Catcher" ain't a dreadful dirge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Sorry had to post this. Axl talking about how the crowd was late and the riot he had hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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