Popular Post Ak1nney Posted April 3, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2016 21 minutes ago, ChineseIRS said: Okay just got home from work...idk how well written this will be, still cant really find the words to grasp how amazing this night was...to start the vibe was just really positive all around. The security was letting us drink outside the venue waiting for the doors to open. All they said was if the sheriffs come by just get rid of it so we dont get in trouble ha. Inside the venue the place just buzzing, it was electric. I ended up getting front row on Slashs side right in front of the monitor. Doors opened a little after 10pm and the lights when down a little before midnight. No intro (which i totally thought it was gonna be McBob) Slash walked out first and everybody followed, crowd erupted and Duff launched into Its So Easy. And from there the band didnt stop firing. Slash jumped up on the monitor during Easy for the first time and everyone around me lost it. Slash couldnt help but smirk at our reaction. The band was killing it and they knew it. They were all smiles and i just remember Duff looking up one point at Lenny Kravitz with a face like "yeah, we're back motherfucker!" Axl sounded the best he has since 2010. He had the fire in his belly and that look in his eye. Rasp was everywhere to be seen. The song i paid most attention to vocally was YCBM cuz i know thats one he hasnt done good on for the last 5 years and he nailed it. He slayed the "breakin down my back" section! He was in a great mood and was definitely slimmer than he has been and he was not out of breath. Slash was very focused but he was rocking out for sure. To see him rocking out HARD to the chorus of Better was so surreal! It was just mindblowing to see him playing these songs and standing on stage next to Axl, i really couldnt believe it at some points. He was in top form and nailed every solo. At first they didnt interact too much but by the middle of the set Axl was throwing his arm on Slashs shoulder, he leaned up against his back rocking out during some solos and they exchanged a couple laughs between some songs. As the setlist is out there, here is some highlights that stood out. -Axl lost his footing during Brownstone and ended up ripping his jeans in the crotch. During the solo he walked over to the side of the stage and pointed up at Lenny Kravitz and back down at his crotch and said "Penisgate" or somethin to that effect and they both started laughing. -Frank started a long countoff on the hihat and Slash launched into the Chinese Demoracry riff. I was like no way are they fucking this right now. It was very raw and punk rock sounding. It was pretty awesome and Slashs spin on the solo was great. -Double Talkin' Jive!! Holy fuck was it awesome to hear that live. The band killed it and Axl sounded mean!!! He did the "i got...lies" part just like he sounded on the record. -before the slide solo in Rocket Queen Slash did an extended talkbox solo, when he finished it Axl had a huge smile on his face and looked at us and said "you missed that, didnt you?" -Godfather Theme was awesome! Before he started it Axl said "Heres a man that needs no introduction, but gets one anyways. Ladies and Gentlemen, Slash." -Seeing Slash play the Sweet Child solo right up front and him and Axl doing that outro right next to each other was just insane. I remember looking back and Jim Carrey had the biggest smile on his face and i remember thinking "all is right in the world." Haha. -Better had a whole new intro. It was this really heavy riff that just kept building and we're in the crowd goin holy shit theyre playing a new song. The riff kept building until it somehow came to a crash with Duff starting "no one ever told me when..." It was epic and strange seeing Slash completely rocking out in the chorus. Again he did a killer solo and did a cool slide part in the last verse. Again Axl slayed the "i never wanted you to be so full of anger" section. -before Michelle Axl and Duff were talking and into the mic Axl goes "im goin by your guys' list tonight. Im follwing your lead" Duff starts laughing and Axl goes "thats very rare for me. I mean you guys know im an agreeable kinda guy. Im like Trump, i consult with myself." Funny moment. -Heavens Door was probably the most special moment of the show. Axl starts the first sing along section and then right when he looked like he was gonna start the 2nd he kinda stopped himself and looked around the stage and said "this is the first time in 23 years us 3 have been on stage together, 1993, July i believe it was" the crowd just erupted. He did another sing along section and after that one he said "we worked very hard with the city to make this show happen, and we worked hard with the sheriffs and that in itself took 24 years" and laughed. It was amazing to see him almost taken back and acknowledging the magnitude of the night. -another cool moment was Nightrain when they kicked into the first verse. It was "Look out" and both Axl and Slash started the foot stomp, gliding across the stage, stoping for a brief second in front of each other, and spinning off. It was bad ass! -During Paradise City the crowd was getting crazy and after the first chorus Axl started yellin to thr crowd "you guys gotta step back people in the front are getting crushed.... (crowd didnt really move).....i said you people need to step the fuck back now!" They finally did and Axl signaled the band to keep going and he jumped into the next verse. Reminded me of somethin that would happen back in the day haha. Im probably missing a bunch of stuff and its really hard to convey my emotions throughout the night. But this show will go down as the best show i have ever seen in my life. Just to see the first time Axl and Slash back together and have it be in such an important club to the bands history and to be right up front is just magical. I truly feel so lucky to have witnessed it. Im so looking forward to Vegas next weekend! See you guys there! You will not be dissapointed!!! I really appreciate the review. I hope this regrouping last a while. At least until the show I bought tickets for! haha 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian girl Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Love your reviews!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) As someone with no interest Chinese Democracy, I gotta say I really wanna hear Slash and Duff playing those two songs. That'd be my footage holy grail. Edited April 3, 2016 by Ant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 6 minutes ago, Oldest Goat said: oooooh if they play Coma I'll be so happy! If they went through the trouble of learning the whole thing again (since they rehearsed) I'd say youre in luck thats almost a 99% guarantee they will put that one out sometime. Also makes me have faith in more deep cuts like Breakdown or Locomotive, Axl seems really confident now too 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 1 hour ago, StrangerInThisTown said: If they went through the trouble of learning the whole thing again (since they rehearsed) I'd say youre in luck thats almost a 99% guarantee they will put that one out sometime. Also makes me have faith in more deep cuts like Breakdown or Locomotive, Axl seems really confident now too Sweet jumped up Christ! The thought alone of those getting rehearsed and possibly played is intoxicating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeADog93 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 1 hour ago, StrangerInThisTown said: If they went through the trouble of learning the whole thing again (since they rehearsed) I'd say youre in luck thats almost a 99% guarantee they will put that one out sometime. Also makes me have faith in more deep cuts like Breakdown or Locomotive, Axl seems really confident now too I would go ape shit if they played Locomotive!! That's by far my favorite song on UYI II 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RussTCB Posted April 3, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2016 The moment where the hand comes over the Jungle video is the cruelest moment I've ever experienced in the history of being a GNR fan. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Forget Coma - I hope Melissa has been rehearsing My World. Oh, you think I'm kidding? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caught_in_a_Coma Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I HAVE to hear their take on Better. Thanks for all the info, everybody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 3 hours ago, StrangerInThisTown said: If they went through the trouble of learning the whole thing again (since they rehearsed) I'd say youre in luck thats almost a 99% guarantee they will put that one out sometime. Also makes me have faith in more deep cuts like Breakdown or Locomotive, Axl seems really confident now too Makes sense. I say we'll definitely hear Coma soon. Greatest time to be a Gn'R fan. The fanboy in me has awaken. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I feel like Locomotive isn't too vocally demanding, either. I really wanna see it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Słash Posted April 3, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2016 I seriously want to hear this version of Better 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I saw the song list and it had Double Talkin Jive. OMG! I really hope GNR continue to play that song for the stadium tour. I would love to hear many more songs from the UYI cds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 14 hours ago, Ak1nney said: I really appreciate the review. I hope this regrouping last a while. At least until the show I bought tickets for! haha yeah I hope they can hold it together past Friday night! haha! kidding ( kinda ) I hope the whole tour goes well for the fans as well as for Axl and company. after Vegas I will decide if I want to go to SF, I learned from this experience that I don't have to buy tickets the first second they go on sale plus after buying expensive for Vegas i'd opt for something cheaper if I do choose to go again. just so *bleeping* excited for Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ak1nney Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 1 hour ago, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said: I saw the song list and it had Double Talkin Jive. OMG! I really hope GNR continue to play that song for the stadium tour. I would love to hear many more songs from the UYI cds. I think everyone around here just wants to hear stuff we haven't heard in the last 10 years. I've never been the biggest fan of DTJ, but it's refreshing to hear. I'd like to hear the hits and just ANY deep cuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendestroi95 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 On 02/04/2016 at 2:04 PM, Ulnar said: Another review - from LA Weekly this time http://www.laweekly.com/music/heres-what-it-felt-like-seeing-guns-n-roses-at-the-troubadour-6784478 LOL at people trashing the review on the comments section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 "There is leaked footage on you tube and they sounded (especially Axl) like s h i t. Like you said either Axl wrote this or the writer wrote the review as he wanted the show to be not as it was." lol what a hooray for tolerance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carne_asaDA Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Did Slash break out the BC Rich for YCBM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Sent some videos to my buddy who is a quasi fan but not like us. His reaction- "sounds good but the drummer is weak". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChineseIRS Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 1 hour ago, Carne_asaDA said: Did Slash break out the BC Rich for YCBM? Yes he did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 http://voidau.com/2016/04/04/guns-n-roses-reunite-the-troubadour-los-angeles-live-review-by-nath-core/ heres a review I saw on Facebook, comes with a fresh picture of Axl and Slash on stage...or I think it's new 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Broue Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 (edited) 16 hours ago, Ant said: I feel like Locomotive isn't too vocally demanding, either. I really wanna see it! Locomotive is my second fav GNR song, but that would kill him.... he even struggled with it back in 91. Song is very long with long raspy verses and tons of "fast tempo" lyrics That being said, if they pull that out on a decent form, then i will die happily The setlist was perfect for a club show. Out'ta get me should have been played instead of The Seeker Edited April 4, 2016 by Strange Broue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparka Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 On 03/04/2016 at 6:13 AM, ChineseIRS said: -before the slide solo in Rocket Queen Slash did an extended talkbox solo, when he finished it Axl had a huge smile on his face and looked at us and said "you missed that, didnt you?" ahhhhhh gave me the biggest grin reading this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 I can't wait for vegas so that we can get some full song recordings! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlspants Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Just watch a 2 minute video of WTTJ - I think Slash is awesome and with duff backing it sounds so much more like authentic gnr. Axl looks rejuvenated and sang better than I've heard in a long time, maybe a smaller stage and less moving helped. Anyway cant wait to see them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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