06/28/22 - Dublin, IE - Marlay Park

[Jakey Styley]

Damn, this is a show I would actually happily pay to go to. Would be great if he can keep this up.

[Alexmee239]

Probably the best Hard Skool yet.

[LA_0013]

Axl in fine form on this one. His demeanor has completely changed too. First time in a while he’s clearly got trimmer and his fitness up, and it shows both vocally and physically. Also notice he doesn’t leave the stage as often. Watching the full show on YT and only 4 songs in - but he’s always present on stage. Even the long into to Jungle he was having fun in the background  

[allwaystired]

7 minutes ago, LA_0013 said:

Axl in fine form on this one. His demeanor has completely changed too. First time in a while he’s clearly got trimmer and his fitness up, and it shows both vocally and physically. Also notice he doesn’t leave the stage as often. Watching the full show on YT and only 4 songs in - but he’s always present on stage. Even the long into to Jungle he was having fun in the background  

Cracking jokes too, one assumes? 

[darkside259]

13 hours ago, Uncle Bob said:

I was in the Seville concert a few weeks ago, and even though I wasn't able to notice how bad was Axl's voice because of the crowd noise, I was bored as fuck. The excessive amount of covers, solo spots, added solos at the beginning of songs, songs stretched out as much as possible.... it was my worst experince ever at a concert.

And I went there with zero expectations, I was only going because they were playing in my town, I didn't expect to have new songs, I didn't expect to be surprised, I didn't expect to be euphoric, just a regular GN'R show with songs I liked, but still, it was a snoozefest and the worst experience I ever had.

 

Also, I've been here in this forum for 10 years. During all this time I've discover a lot of bands that actually have musical integrity and interest on growing as musicians, and most of my experiences with any of these other bands, they interact way more with their crowd than GN'R, which is something that makes you enjoy the show way more and feel an adrenaline and motivation to enjoy the show that this band just doesn't offer.

It's sad, but this is the way I personally feel, nowadays I only like GN'R because of the memory I have from when I was younger and I loved them so much and the expectations I had back then about new music.

yes but thats a personal perspective, some fans love to spend time with the band and see as many songs as possible, if you get bored you can get out the show or maybe eat something spend the time 

[LA_0013]

20 minutes ago, allwaystired said:

Cracking jokes too, one assumes? 

Jokes, tricks, animal balloons - you name it 

[Trin9498]

3 hours ago, SAU3R said:

AXL “Duff…look there are close to 700 pages about a new album on mygnrforum”

DUFF “hahahaha schmucks…”

[Tom2112]

6 hours ago, Rovim said:

maybe he doesn't need it to get through the set, but considering the physically demanding Gn'R material (to his vocal chords and body cause he's not just standing there singing the shit) my guess is that a 20-40 minutes of breaks helps him immensely, I think he needs to rest his voice between performances.

it might be boring to a lot of people but I'm just saying the long breaks are not pointless. It's possible we're getting better vocal performances from Axl thanks to these solo spots and extended solos.

I mean Brian Johnson sang the acdc set for a solid 30yrs and the only break he got in the 2.5hr set was Anguses solo spot. 

Axl definitely needs 15mins to recoup but also when he's off stage that's when the crowd start moving to the bathroom and bar, his job is to keep peoples eyes on the stage... IMO. 15mins is fair though he isn't a machine!

[SAU3R]

I’ve seen a couple of negative reviews of the last shows (Hellfest, Norway, etc.) on social media (from the usual media: metalsucks.net, blabbermouth, etc). Pure speculation, but I’m wondering if Axl seen some of them too and that’s the reason he put more effort into the Dublin show

[alangarcianr]

Reckless life was really good. His rasp is not as clean as it was from 2016-2017 (and part of 2018) but at least he doesn’t seem to be struggling with it anymore. It looks that he is recovering some vocal strength and he’s not pushing his limits that much. after seeing Axl skipping lines back in 2021, this is gold 

[Rovim]

27 minutes ago, Tom2112 said:

I mean Brian Johnson sang the acdc set for a solid 30yrs and the only break he got in the 2.5hr set was Anguses solo spot. 

Axl definitely needs 15mins to recoup but also when he's off stage that's when the crowd start moving to the bathroom and bar, his job is to keep peoples eyes on the stage... IMO. 15mins is fair though he isn't a machine!

good for Brian, Brian rocks but Gn'R got their own style of show so can get away with different shit like long breaks. Different bands.

we're kinda going in circles here so I'll just say that I think that what Axl gets from the current amount of rest is more than what he would get if all he got was 15 total minutes of rest during the whole show.

I agree it comes with a cost to a lot of fans. They get bored and the show's momentum could have maybe been better if it was a leaner show but I prefer a stronger Axl performance cause he had a chance to get enough rest than a more tired and out of breath Axl cause there wasn't enough noodling.

Edited June 29, 2022 by Rovim

[axl666]

32 minutes ago, Rovim said:

good for Brian, Brian rocks but Gn'R got their own style of show so can get away with different shit like long breaks. Different bands.

we're kinda going in circles here so I'll just say that I think that what Axl gets from the current amount of rest is more than what he would get if all he got was 15 total minutes of rest during the whole show.

I agree it comes with a cost to a lot of fans. They get bored and the show's momentum could have maybe been better if it was a leaner show but I prefer a stronger Axl performance cause he had a chance to get enough rest than a more tired and out of breath Axl cause there wasn't enough noodling.

That's a good point. I was finding it a bit difficult myself even trying to sing along to Hard School and the end of Coma, and I was just standing still. The person I was with (not a huge GNR fan, but really likes them) said that the set was perfectly timed, and it also gave Axl time to rest. One thing to note though: even when Axl was resting for Slash's solo spots etc. he was often on the stage either dancing or just listening to the music.

I'd say as well that I definitely wasn't bored by the solos as I was there for them as much as anything else. However standing for three hours isn't easy. 

After seeing them I would have no criticisms at all really about this band. They are really, really strong live.

Now if he would just release the rest of the CD songs I will be totally happy.

[Tom2112]

46 minutes ago, Rovim said:

good for Brian, Brian rocks but Gn'R got their own style of show so can get away with different shit like long breaks. Different bands.

we're kinda going in circles here so I'll just say that I think that what Axl gets from the current amount of rest is more than what he would get if all he got was 15 total minutes of rest during the whole show.

I agree it comes with a cost to a lot of fans. They get bored and the show's momentum could have maybe been better if it was a leaner show but I prefer a stronger Axl performance cause he had a chance to get enough rest than a more tired and out of breath Axl cause there wasn't enough noodling.

I don't actually think the breaks benefit him all that much though he normally comes back in the shape he left and just as out of breath. If he's struggling on a night it's just going to be a rough night breaks or not, and vice versa for the nights he's ripping it a new one! 

But yeah we'll just agree to agree that I'm right and move on😜 jk

[Ratam]

5 hours ago, swirkh said:

The more I listen to his live performances nowadays, the more I'm convinced that If you asked him to sing whatever song exactly like he did in 1992, he would sing exactly like he did in 1992. He's still capable of doing it, I'm 100% sure he could do it in the studio with no problems.

Probably he won't be able to sing like this every night for the whole tour, and that's the only reason why he chooses different singing style - to maintain his voice.

 

Actually I wouldn't be surprised if he got addicted to Tik Tok and stumbled upon some videos criticizing the band or someting like this, lol.

 

By looking at this tour so far - the setlists, varying length of shows, Axl's vocal performance that varies almost from show to show, I have one conclusion - he's trying out different things, looking to change something. And actually it's kinda exciting to watch from a fan perspective.

Yeah,  sure he read the social media reactions.

[cyllan]

3 hours ago, Tyson said:

Can someone with access to this article copy and paste it?

Here you go:

https://archive.ph/8Bu9p
 

[Ratam]

1 hour ago, SAU3R said:

I’ve seen a couple of negative reviews of the last shows (Hellfest, Norway, etc.) on social media (from the usual media: metalsucks.net, blabbermouth, etc). Pure speculation, but I’m wondering if Axl seen some of them too and that’s the reason he put more effort into the Dublin show

Sure.

[darkside259]

3 hours ago, Alexmee239 said:

Probably the best Hard Skool yet.

any video?

[Ratam]

I forgot said that in it Tik Tok video compared to Axl vocals with Herbert of "Family Guy. Fortunately Axl can to redeem in Dublin gig.

[ChristianGNR]

3 minutes ago, Ratam said:

I forgot said that in it Tik Tok video compared to Axl vocals with Herbert of "Family Guy. Fortunately Axl can to redeem in Dublin gig.

Funny thing is that TikTok snippet is far from the worst I’ve listened from Axl.

[Ratam]

1 minute ago, ChrisMaciel said:

Funny thing is that TikTok snippet is far from the worst I’ve listened from Axl.

Agree.

[FabioRoses]

What happened in November Rain's intro? Axl looked disappointed, said something in the mic and Slash pointed to Frank (?)

[DTJ80]

2 hours ago, SAU3R said:

I’ve seen a couple of negative reviews of the last shows (Hellfest, Norway, etc.) on social media (from the usual media: metalsucks.net, blabbermouth, etc). Pure speculation, but I’m wondering if Axl seen some of them too and that’s the reason he put more effort into the Dublin show

Some folk have an axe to grind….some folk just don’t like Axl/GNR…..some folk just don’t rate the live show. I mean some have legitimate criticisms - hell, they have been done to death on here - others you just know are ‘agenda driven’ - the Sweden reviews were extra special. 🤣

As for TikTok…..my experience is it’s a platform which specialises in mouth-breathers who like to get famous by any means (note - this is the minority but the real morons excel on there).

 

[Sweersa]

7 minutes ago, FabioRoses said:

What happened in November Rain's intro? Axl looked disappointed, said something in the mic and Slash pointed to Frank (?)

I think they were expecting Matt Sorum to guest spot that song.

[kingcanyon]

8 minutes ago, FabioRoses said:

What happened in November Rain's intro? Axl looked disappointed, said something in the mic and Slash pointed to Frank (?)

he was trying to fuck with the fans but frank played the drum part and ruined it

[Tyson]

49 minutes ago, cyllan said:

Here you go:

https://archive.ph/8Bu9p
 

Thank you!