lenni19 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Hey people, i think that the shows wich guns are playing are way to long. 3h and longer, i think that is to much. I also have to say that i hate all the solos from slash, it is super enoying for me. I just watched the 2017 rir show again, without all the solos the show would just last two houers. How are your thogtes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 No. But I would cut out the solos for more songs, otherwise, I'm cool with the long shows. Make 'em even longer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tori72 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 I don't like all those covers. Some solos were a bit long but what bugged me more were those things like the Godfather theme and those diddly thingies. Same goes for bloody Blackhole Sun, all those I would like to see gone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 (edited) you know, i was ready to bury this thread down to flames, but when i think of it, yeah the shows are a tad too long. it's not until you're actually there, and you've stood at the second row for pretty much 9 hours straight even before the show started, and you barely would dare to leave your spot to even take a dump, and the fatigue and famine kicks in before the first song, and from then on you're giving it your all as a good GNR fan, that it invariably hits you, hits you HARD, by the time nightrain is finally played. took me two days of recovering man Edited November 3, 2017 by action 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjacker Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Not too long, no. As mentioned, I wouldn't mind seeing most of the covers dropped for deep UYI cuts, but ultimately I'd rather see 'em playing *something* rather than *nothing*. Actually... in it's current form if nothing else were to change, I wouldn't mind if the show were a few minutes shorter - the soloing and farting around in the middle of Rocket Queen is criminal and needs to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby845 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 YES!!! Cut out - Wish you Were HERE, KOHD in half, Black hole sun, Rocket queen in half, Seeker, Layla intro, half CD songs - lets leave it at 3! You got yourself a 40min less. Fantastic show of 2:40h... Add to that Pretty Tied up, OTGM, Think About You and end it on a high! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristmasFnatic Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Yes. In a way that they spend what? An hour worth of solos and covers, where they can play many UYI songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian girl Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 No! I Just can't get enough... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MildlyArtistic Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 48 minutes ago, scooby845 said: KOHD in half But I like the entire midsection of their current version of KOHD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Derick Posted November 3, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2017 Not to me. When they starts Paradise City I always think "WTH, one more song before that, please you stupid motherfuckers!". To me the shows always past too fast, I don´t know if it happens because I keep waiting and looking forward to the shows too early (from the day that they announced until the day show) and in a 3,5 hours all is done... The fact is that I have no problem with those 3,5 hours actually I really enjoy it..Covers problem? Nop, It's cool to see my favorite band doing their own version of songs from other artists. JAM or solos problems? At all! Most of the time it's Slash who does and I'm glad to be able to see this legend doing his thing. Anyway,to be honest when I´m there the notion of time is completely changed for me and 3,5 hours it´s not enough I always want more and more.. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Its Tino Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 I disagree with all of that. Nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLegend Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 They should only play Welcome to The Jungle each show and not play another song. That way people can get in and out as fast as possible. I mean people only pay to see them right, not hear them play? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlingrl03 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 The shows went by fast for me because I was so engaged in it....so no. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunder Monkey Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 (edited) It's not the length to me itself as much as it is too many of the slower/ballad type songs for pacing. I mean you put like "This I love", "November Rain", "Estranged", "Patience", "Don't Cry" , "Catcher in the Rye/There Was A Time/Prostitute" (all songs i love but they are slow) Then you add to that very long versions of KOHD, then add in that most of the covers are also slow numbers such as the Layla Outro, Wish You Were Here, Lineman etc.... Alone each one of them is a cool song but together in that order well it's just a lot of slow tempo ballad type songs in a row. Myself I would either shorten it, or if keeping those songs, add in a few faster numbers in between them to pick up the energy at bit, particularly the section before PC often has a long passage of slow stuff in a row. Edited November 4, 2017 by Chunder Monkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k12 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 could do without any of the covers that were not GNR releases, and any CD song that isn't Madagascar, other than that the show is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 KOHD has always been the momentum killer in any given GN'R show. The crowd singing part - uggh! You know it will still be around five minutes later: ''knock knock knockin' on heaven's dawawa - make this one loud''. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Considering there is not an open band I think 3-3.5 hours is perfect. I do thing that the extended jams, solos, and kohd really kill the vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pishy Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I love Knockin on heavens door and the 2nd night at MetLife was a special rendition , it was something else . I fully agree the crowd chiming in is painful and drags the show down. It's just Axl wishing he was Freddie so you let it go and enjoy the rest of the song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 (edited) I think it is awesome that they play 3 1/2 hours. They always did it back in the day.. It was a great 3 1/2 hours in Vegas and last summer in Foxboro... The setlist have shifted since though. The show in Boston a couple weeks ago was good but it did kind of drag at times and for me personally it was due to the set list.. 5 CD songs for me was too much.. I never did like the song Black hole Sun so seeing them do it does nothing for me. I could care less about watching Fortus solo so Wish You Were here is tired.... I love long jams and songs so I don't mind the long Rocket Queens ans KOHD.. I just don't necessarily thing this line up is great at them.. I could watch SMKC play Rocket Queen for 30 minutes and get off the whole time. The big killer was the encore.. CD song into Patience.. Patience is great but kind of slow for an encore.. Then into another CD song... I love Slash's solo spot though.. Everyone seems to be pretty blown away by Slash in general.. I would never want to see that go. But I don't think 3 1/2 hours is the issue.. When it is going good, that time goes by like nothing. I never really saw any complaints about the show length until the last few weeks when they started saturating the set with CD songs and more covers. Prior to that most people thought it was cool as hell that they played so long. Slash, Duff and Axl didn't even record over a 3rd of the music played each night together. Edited November 4, 2017 by Tom-Ass 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pishy Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 What kills the vibe are the 6 CD songs . The man got too comfortable with his captive audience , doesn't know when to quit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 4 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: KOHD has always been the momentum killer in any given GN'R show. The crowd singing part - uggh! You know it will still be around five minutes later: ''knock knock knockin' on heaven's dawawa - make this one loud''. I am not the biggest fan of this lineups version but the crowd always seems to be very into it. That goes for now and back in the day.. It is a huge crowd pleaser.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 ''I sing one, then you sing one''; ''everybody sing''. ''make this one loud''. The reason I am buying the ticket is because I am paying them to sing the sodden song for me. If I knew I was expected to sing it I would've have stayed at home and sung it in the shower free-of-charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 1 minute ago, DieselDaisy said: ''I sing one, then you sing one''; ''everybody sing''. ''make this one loud''. The reason I am buying the ticket is because I am paying them to sing the sodden song for me. If I knew I was expected to sing it I would've have stayed at home and sung it in the shower free-of-charge. You don't have to sing.. 99% of the crowd will pick up your slack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Its Tino Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I could watch slash solo for 3.5 hours 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I'm of two minds. But what I can say is that the long sets made more sense back in the day, imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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