Popular Post Stay.Of.Execution Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) Not only was he able to captivate everyone in the attendance by his voice, but also by his stage presence. Such an epic performance Edited March 31, 2022 by Stay.Of.Execution 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kelmi Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 He was hungry for success and recognition. That also happened in 2006 till 2010 when he was about to release Chinese Democracy. He had something to prove and performances were amazing. Also happened with acdc shows.. amazing vocals and performances. What could spark the hunger again? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GNRfanx6 Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 39 minutes ago, Kelmi said: He was hungry for success and recognition. That also happened in 2006 till 2010 when he was about to release Chinese Democracy. He had something to prove and performances were amazing. Also happened with acdc shows.. amazing vocals and performances. What could spark the hunger again? Nothing I think. The guy has nothing left to prove. He is cemented as one of the best front men in history. He is also 60. Guns N' Roses have broken records their entire career. Not in this lifetime tour is like number 3 on the highest grossing tours of all time or something like that. They accomplished this 30 years after their debut. They were selling out stadiums at a time when only beyonce and taylor swift were doing that. An 80s band selling more tickets than modern day superstars. Its insane. 10 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gordon Comstock Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 Free Fallin' is great, and the performance of Heartbreak Hotel that immediately followed it is really underrated. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WhazUp Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 The melody changes Axl did to the chorus I like even more than the actual original Free Fallin' to be honest lol. Whenever it comes on the radio I always sing that extra melody line he added 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DurhamGirl Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 His performance with the Rolling Stones was also enthralling, he outdid Mick Jagger. When he was 'hungry' his performance was a shining light never to be forgotten. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
©GnrPersia Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 3 hours ago, Kelmi said: What could spark the hunger again? Rob Halford puncturing his left ear drum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman5150 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Kelmi said: He was hungry for success and recognition. That also happened in 2006 till 2010 when he was about to release Chinese Democracy. He had something to prove and performances were amazing. Also happened with acdc shows.. amazing vocals and performances. What could spark the hunger again? ACDC asking him to come back and or a new full GNR album. If the songs actually got any radio exposure, I feel like it would motivate him to up his live performance. I thought that on the last tour, he really gave a lot of effort. He got better as the tour progressed, but not to the levels we’ve seen before. At 60, maybe it’s unrealistic to think he’ll ever get back to any of those previous Axl levels. But I remember thinking he was done at the 02’ vma’s only to get my mind blown when I saw them in Pittsburgh a few months later. I thought it was over after the 06-07’ tour, amd he came back with a vengeance in 2010. Then rio 2011 seemed like tjat was going to be it, game over. But he pulled off a decent US tour that fall and an up and down up close and personal tour. Then a few Sporadic festivals and then the vegas residency seemed like the final nail in the coffin. Then in 2016, he was back for both Guns and ACDC. Both shows were great, and he sounded the best he did since 06-10. So, even though it’s seems highly unlikely that he’ll be able to get back to beast mode at 60, over the last 20 years I’ve learned to never count him out. Because that’s when he pulls a 2 minute drill Tom Brady performance and blows our minds. Well at least mine and Sebastian Bach’s lol. Edited April 1, 2022 by mikeman5150 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lame ass security Posted April 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2022 9 hours ago, Kelmi said: He was hungry for success and recognition. That also happened in 2006 till 2010 when he was about to release Chinese Democracy. He had something to prove and performances were amazing. Also happened with acdc shows.. amazing vocals and performances. What could spark the hunger again? Taco Bell 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXL_N_DIZZY Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 It was an incredible performance. You can see the respect Petty has for Axl’s vocal chops growing by the second right then and there… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
©GnrPersia Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 6 hours ago, lame ass security said: Taco Bell I was waiting for this lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Johnny Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I've always wondered what Tom was thinking during this performance. At one extreme he could be thinking this is amazing, or at the other extreme he could be pissed off or embarrassed at how he's being completely schooled in how to sing his own song 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 51 minutes ago, King_Johnny said: I've always wondered what Tom was thinking during this performance. At one extreme he could be thinking this is amazing, or at the other extreme he could be pissed off or embarrassed at how he's being completely schooled in how to sing his own song Or maybe he was thinking what Axl is doing is too much and over the top for his song? I would really like to know as well what he was thinking about the performance. I personally love everything about it, Petty, Axl, the tune, the other musicians, I've seen it so many times and it's always pure awesomeness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, El Guapo said: Or maybe he was thinking what Axl is doing is too much and over the top for his song? I would really like to know as well what he was thinking about the performance. I personally love everything about it, Petty, Axl, the tune, the other musicians, I've seen it so many times and it's always pure awesomeness! it looked like he loved it and really admired Axl's talent and vocal ability 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 11 minutes ago, Rovim said: it looked like he loved it and really admired Axl's talent and vocal ability That's the best bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnrcane Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 On 3/31/2022 at 5:05 PM, Kelmi said: He was hungry for success and recognition. That also happened in 2006 till 2010 when he was about to release Chinese Democracy. He had something to prove and performances were amazing. Also happened with acdc shows.. amazing vocals and performances. What could spark the hunger again? To quote Axl, "it's easy to be hungry, when you ain't got shit to lose." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Trevor Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 axl matching toms cadence and tone in the verses is fuckin awesome and a testament to his real natural singing voice 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no1gooner Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Such a long time since I heard this. Thanks for a great quality version. Wow, this song really suited Axl. It was superb from start to finish. Really hope he covers it again sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon87 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 16 hours ago, El Guapo said: I personally love everything about it, Petty, Axl, the tune, the other musicians, I've seen it so many times and it's always pure awesomeness! Same. I even bought some kind of weird Tom Petty bootleg vinyl 'cause this version was on it in not so great quality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MCollins Posted April 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2022 This is another great performance from the same period. Great how he restrains himself for most of the song and remains faithful to the original, letting us hear his natural singing voice for once, but then just starts wailing (in a good sense) from around 4:10 and goes up about 2 or 3 octaves.. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DownUnderScott Posted April 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2022 There’s hundreds of examples of Axl showing why he is up there with the best, that Tom Petty song absolutely one of them. For me, the Freddie Mercury tribute show encapsulated everything amazing about Axl in just a few short minutes. In my opinion anyway, he came on and stood out as the brightest of stars on a night shared by a whole galaxy of stars on stage. Incredible timing, vocals and stage presence and to think he didn’t even do any rehearsal for it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost un the jungle Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 He was hungry to prove he was the best rock frontman at the time and he did it a few years before. Then it all blew up and we know the story. The reunion hapened too late, maybe 10 years late and now the clock is ticking and I don't expect anything beyond them keep touring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderfinger Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 14 hours ago, DownUnderScott said: There’s hundreds of examples of Axl showing why he is up there with the best, that Tom Petty song absolutely one of them. For me, the Freddie Mercury tribute show encapsulated everything amazing about Axl in just a few short minutes. In my opinion anyway, he came on and stood out as the brightest of stars on a night shared by a whole galaxy of stars on stage. Incredible timing, vocals and stage presence and to think he didn’t even do any rehearsal for it. I watched this live, I was going to see GNR in a few weeks and I was hoping my parents wouldn’t see Axl’s Jesus tshirt. “They fucking ruined that song” was the only comment made (KOHD) by my father. Axl stole the show for certain with Queen, and GNR were great on the day, but so were Metallica. Prime Axl Rose was one of the great frontmen, not the best ever, but one of the greatest for sure. Seeing him in 92, I can’t say he was more magnetic than Stayley/Cobain/Gallagher/Stipe or any of the others I saw in those years. GNR weren’t “Axlised” in the prime years, the band was the attraction, not because he was frontman. From the get go it was a Mick/Keef type thing with Axl/Slash having equal billing within the band as far as fans were concerned. I’d swap my 92 GnR gig with Axl as frontman for a Doors gig with Morrison on vocals in a flash. I prefer a frontman like Lemmy. He just did his 2,500 gigs over 40 years like a soldier. Always on time and always delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thunderram Posted April 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Powderfinger said: I can’t say he was more magnetic than Stayley/Cobain/Gallagher/Stipe or any of the others I saw in those years. Removing each individual’s personal taste regarding vocal style and musical taste, no frontman during that time matched AXL’s level of high energy, aggression, emotion, and immersion into each and every song. And anyone that did, didn’t do so as consistently as AXL did from night to night. Nobody roamed, ran around all over the stage, utilized mic stands and thrashed danced like AXL. Nobody. David Lee Roth from a decade earlier was the closest match in terms of stage performance and physicality. But in no way was he invested in the song and lyrics the same way. Edited April 4, 2022 by thunderram 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller1254 Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 That performance will always having me grinning ear to ear. So pure, so authentic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.