Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Who's going? anyone doing updates?

Seems as though no one on the west coast has text messaging...oh well...hope the show's great!

Board members attending: CalgaryMuscle, chemeister, damnthehaters, evergreen_layne, GNR4L, hunterwh, jpet101, mikeb, Mike McKagan

I'm sure we'll at least get some reviews. There's some semi-regulars attending.

Oh don't even worry my friend.  I've got Los Angeles covered.  : ok: :smoking:

I can do fresno and Oakland if anyone wants to post em!!!!

Hey Gunzen, glad to see you here.

EFISH can do it, he's our master update man.  :hihi:

okay, np it is just we havent had any updates the last three nights and I will be at both shows, no worries.? ?:beer:

Hey - just got back from the show.  No Paradise City on the encore!!!

Axl seemed in good spirits.  Here's the highlights:

       -  After LALD he told a story about Paul McCartney's kid telling his Dad how cool it was of him to cover a GNR song
       -  After Better he said "I know we're not supposed to talk about it, but that was a song from our "forthcoming album."  He said it with a grin and then said something            else but nothing really of note.  He was giggling and such but it was hard to get a read on any album release hints.
       -  Before Patience he yelled "FUCK!!!"  and then "FUCK!!!!" again but it seemed in good fun.  Like he was trying to give be super aggresive as an intro to a slow song            as a joke.
       -  IRS was a highlight again but the performance in Everett had a little more oomph.
       -  They played DOTF!  Was another highlight.  They killed it.
       -  Played UTLH and then into Nighttrain.  Seemed like the crowd was thinning out a little bit.
       -  Encore:  Chinese Democracy into Madagascar......I was loving every minute of it but it seemed like the GA crowd wasn't giving him what he wanted.
       -  He said "Thank you goodnight"  after Madagascar and then the band exited the stage.  After about 30 seconds the house lights came up and that was it.

  So I'm not sure why he ended the show with no PC.  There was still a good size crowd there (around 6000-7000 people) and people were loving it.  Guess Portland didn't give what he was looking for.  I sure did and I rocked the fuck out during the entire show.  Better and IRS and The Blues were all among the best performances I've ever seen.  Dizzy did "Angie" for his solo and Richard and Robin did "Angel" again. 

setlist was real similar to last night with the addition of DOTF and the subtraction of PC.  Not sure why.........

No Paradise City?  :o

So it was just a Chinese Democracy and Madagascar encore?

Tonights show was EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!
I saw Everett last night and this takes the cake mister.
No Paradise City though. Chinese and Maddy were the encore. Down on the Farm was played.
Audience was great. Bigger and better crowd than last night.
Suicide Girls were awesome as usual and Bach was like some frontman master. His drummer had a solo that was mindblowing.

Thank you GNR! Thank you Bach! Thank you Suicide Girls!

EXCELLENT F-ING SHOW!!!!!

My feet are killing me though.
Night.

They probably ran out of time at the end and couldn't fit Paradise City in. Glad to hear it was a good show - thanks for the reviews!  :peace:

Hmmmm.....No Paradise???

Nah it didn't seem like they ran out of time.  Its just one more song.  He kinda sounded let down when he said "Thank you goodnight."  The floor did look a little thin by then but its Monday night ya know?  There was a definite feeling of exhaustion in the arena......but that was just because we had our faces melted......

Just got back.  Too exhausted to do the show justice right now, but I'll try to get a full review up soon.

It was a fuckin' magical night to be sure, though I'm as puzzled as everyone else about the lack of Paradise City.  Something must have changed their minds, because I was right up in front of the confetti cannons and they loaded them before the show, but didn't use them.  As we were leaving, they set off some of the pyro that had been loaded for the finale.  Either something rubbed Axl the wrong way, or there was some other type of difficulty.

Anybody know how many GN'R shows in history have ended without PC being played?  In a wierd way, I feel like I witnessed history tonight.  Hehe.

Okay, more later. 

AXL FUCKING ROCKS.

Not many, if you leave out the riot shows etc. In Ritz '91 Paradise City was in the middle of the set, but that was a warm-up show so maybe they just wanted to try something new. But there has been some other gigs too; for example when Duff was ill, someone threw a bottle on-stage or they ended the show with Technical Difficulties. I think they had a good reason to leave it out this time too, let's just wait for Ron's comment or something..

That's interesting. Not even Axl can talk about it?

At least you guys had Madagascar and DOTF. Sounds like a good show even without PC : ok:

i think Garry meant that you can contact Efish..since he has been doing updates for us here in the past (ppl at the show texting him with info)

Isn't that like the first time he ever said something like this during this tour? I read a lot of postings bitching about why Axl never introduces the new songs en mentioning the album...

Very interesting indeed.

It leaves us with 2 possible explanations. Axl was making an in-joke at himself for being so secretive about the album, or there are some legal matters that prevent him from going in to detail about it for the moment.

I was at Newcastle in the summer that ended with no encore because some fucking cock knocker threw a coin at Axl.

Was still the best of the 4 shows I went to though, the energy of that show was unreal.

I think every show since the 80s, unless something "happened", was ended with PC.

There has been a lot of shows that ended with something different. Check www.gnrontour.com for old setlists. They even ended with Welcome to the Jungle one time. That is really rare.

Interesting to hear axl saying that even though there not supposed to talk about it, Better is from there forthcoming album...I wonder what he means when he says even though there not supposed to talk about it? ???

cheers for your reviews people. ?v interesting about Axl's comment pre-Better. ?I dont know if I'd read too much into the lack of PC - am sure it will be played at the next gig. ?There's most likely a very good reason.

yay - this tour is sounding so fkn good. ?wish i was in Cali next week ?:crying:

Maybe Universal forbid him to talk about the new album??

Cheers for the reviews, evergreen_layne, Mike McKagan, hunterwh.


At hammerstein in may he said the song was from their last album.
an in-joke for the fans @ fan forums? He must have heard about the whines and the sneak release. :rofl:

Thanks for the reports people, sounds like another great show!!!

No confetti?

maybe they run out of it, so they decided not to play PC.  :hihi:

Didn't they play November Rain? I saw that was missing from the Everett setlist also. I never thought they'd do this. Not that I mind at all, though. I'd take DOTF over NR any day.

Why would you expect the Chinese Democracy World Tour (2.0) to have anything to do with Chinese Democracy? ?Axl doesn't have to talk about it. ?When it comes down to it, would you rather hear Axl talk about Chinese Democracy or play songs from AFD, my favorite album of all time? ?

And really, what more is there to say about Chinese Democracy? ?That it's coming out on one of the next two Tuesdays? ?You guys are lame.

 So....no Paradise City,huh?!?

 I guess people can't bitch that they aren't changing up the setlist! ? Haha! :yes:

 ? MATT
 ?

Well, he mentioned something about hoping that Universal didn't waste their time on the album while he was kicking someone out at San Francisco.

They played November Rain at both shows.....

They didn't play Paradise City because of the Rose Garden time issues.  It wasn't because the crowd wasn't into it.  I knew this might happen as they added a song to the setlist (I believe, DOTF) from the night before, and they went on a little later.

Not saying that that's not true, but since when does Axl conform to the rules?  Is 8 more minutes really gonna make that much of a difference?

They played an encore, they got two songs Axl doesnt have to play PC every night. C mon now.

Says the guy who saw Paradise City...  :P

well i know some venues have very strict curfews.  i saw an aerosmith show in cincinnati, and the curfew was 11.  rumor was it cost 1000 bucks a minute over.  they didn't even play train kept a rollin as an encore, and thats their signature.  i wonder if this was the case

Rules like that are so fucking asinine.  It's not a fucking outdoor venue, correct!  No one is being kept awake except workers, the band, and the fans who want to be there? 

I attended the show, and it was a sight to see.  He was in great form. 

The part where he screamed "FUCK"  was just creepy.  He was acting normal and then all of the sudden he just yells "fuck" a few times.  the audience didn't know how to react.. it was strange.   It wasn't a high pitched scream, it was just his regular voice yelling "fuck"  Sort of an "I left the oven on" type of fuck. 

They fucked up on Madigascar sadly.  When the quotes began to roll I beleive Bumblefoot got a bunch of shit on his guitar and started wiping it off with a towel, so Fortus looked over and had to cover for him, but not too well.  Kind of a downer actually, my favorite part of the song is the beginning of that solo during the quotes/video. 

Axl messed up "My Michelle".  He did his maniacal " ha ha HAAA" that usually leads into the solo I beleive, but he did it a verse too early and Bach got confused and messed up the lyrics a little but.  It wasn't a big deal though, good times. 

The girl I was with (18 y/o) has never seen the new lineup of GNR before, and she had an enormous crush on Robin Finck.  Every time he did his hippy ass leg moves on guitar she moaned.. it was a comical experience.  He (in my opinion) is the best guitarist of the 3 (for gnr).  He has such a unique presence, and his playing is very good.  I never was a fan of Bumblefoot for GNR. 



SEBASTIAN BACH

My god he owned the stage.  I always made fun of him until last night, that boy has some energy and talent.  He puts on a great show.  I was surprised.


EDIT:  Hey where were you guys seated anyhow?  I was in 301, row E.  Curious if I sat near one of you without knowing.

Just so you know, it wasn't Axl that messed up My Michelle, I'm pretty sure it was Bach who sang the wrong verse.
 Highlights (other than the show being absolutely great):

 Better, I.R.S., The Blues, Chinese Democracy, Madagascar, Down on The Farm and
Used to Love Her.

 Dissapointment: No Paradise city. About five minutes after the house lights were turned back on, you could hear the tech crew blast off the final pyro that was meant to be used during PC.
 Lastly, as great of a drummer as Frank is I miss Brain. Also, I don't like Frank's slight alterations that he's made to the drum part on Chinese Democracy.

Other than that, one of the best nights I've had in my life. The "new" line-up is like a dream come true....

Mike-

Axl definately caused the screw up on "My Michelle"  He screamed "ha ha HAAA" like he usually does, but a verse too soon which confused Bach for a second.  Bach definately messed up the lyrics a bit, but only due to Axl's mess up. 

When a guy screams "HA HA HAAAA" before a solo every time, but then suddenly screams it at an incorrect time it can get confusing.  You are expecting the solo when you hear the maniacal laugh (Pavlovs dog) but for poor Sebastian.. the solo never came :)


It wasn't a big deal at all, it was covered well.  Every concert is going to have its little querks.

I would gladly have traded PC to see CD in Worcester.

Yeah it tripped me out when he started yelling "FUCK!!!" right before patience he was bent over and staggering off the stage.  It seemed like some kind of a put on though.  It was right before Patience so it seemed like he was trying to do some super aggresive move kinda as a joke.  I didn't really get it but it was fascinating to watch.   

Also Madagascar did get messed up a little bit during the MLK "Stand up for righteousness!" part but that was Richard's bad.  He always does that solo and hits the first note but he messed the timing up this time.  Not a problem as he got it going but it wasn't as good as the performance in Everett where he just nailed it.  "Stand up for righteousness!"  (Richard with the wah-wah pedal) "BWaahahhahahahhhhhhrhrhrhhrhhhrhh"

I was in section 101 row O.  There was a pretty rowdy crowd of people where I was sitting but they slowly streamed out as the show went on.  They were rocking but the whole 2 AM on a Monday thing got to people.  Plus it was raining like shit outside.  My girlfriend and I moved up to the first row to watch Madagascar and were getting ready for PC but he just said "Thank you Goodnight" kinda softly and walked off the stage.  The lights went out and the rest of the band watched him for a few seconds and then followed him off.   And now they've cancelled the Fresno show.  So weird......

Anyone notice if Axl was showing signs of fatigue or perhaps still under the weather? I noticed at the Edmonton show Axl was blowing his nose constantly.

yes, he blew his nose a few times on stage

Oh yeah remember when Sebastian called it the "Axl Rose Garden"?  And then Axl came out and said the same thing......there's something about that....that "Axl Rose Garden"  I don't know I just like it..
             

setlist anyone?

Setlist: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Robin Guitar Solo/Jam (with Dizzy & Frank), Sweet Child O' Mine, Better, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Piano Moving Jam, Dizzy Piano Solo, The Blues, You Could Be Mine, Richard Guitar Solo, Richard & Robin Guitar Duet, Out Ta Get Me, November Rain, IRS, Rocket Queen, Down On The Farm, Ron Guitar Solo (Don't Cry), My Michelle (with Sebastian Bach), Used To Love Her, Patience, Nightrain

Encore: Chinese Democracy, Madagascar






/jarmo

thanks jarmo! : ok:

I do that sometimes too - just yell Fuck or sometimes I just yell crazy words cause I like the way they sound. I'm telling you - you have to be half nuts to be a genius.

My theory on the fuck and no PC - Axl pooped his pants and couldn't believe it was happening during a show but couldn't completely change because he would need a shower so they cut out after two encores so he could take off the shitty trousers.

Glad to hear a mention of forth coming album. I don't care if it's this year or next or next - just give me a fucking album. I have as much patience as it takes.

LMFAO!!! :rofl: :rofl: god damn that has to be the funniest post of the year :rofl: :rofl:


but yeah i think the mention during better was the first time he talked about CD during a show this year :o

Shouldn't the setlist page of this site mention something about Paradise City not being played at this show? After all, it's not that common.

seriously dude at his age it could happen!