Here Today... Gone To Hell!

anybody sending/recieving updates for these shows

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=248   this is the local time for Tokyo.is it the same for Chiba

if so then its 9 am ish  there now

I'll see what I can do regarding updates.




/jarmo

have fun at the show jarmo and whoever else from the board is going  : ok:

hope its a kick ass show and hope we get some cool reviews of it :peace:

you de man  : ok:

any news on the weather there in japan.   have the storms passed ?

It's grey, rainy and humid here!

I don't know about the typhoon.....


/jarmo

Have a blast man!! And stay safe!!

Unfortunately, I won't be able to be at the computer for updates for this one.  I'm looking forward to reading about the show at some point though!

Have a great time to everyone going  :peace:

By "I don't know about the typhoon" do you mean that there is NOT a typhoon headed that way?? Or does it mean that you haven't heard the latest weather update about if/when it's supposed to hit there?

Either way .... HOPE EVERYONE THERE HAS A GREAT TIME AND STAYS SAFE!!! :headbanger:

Wait, they went on at 6:35pm local time?  Is that right?

Guns n roses starts at 6:30!!! are pigs flying over there?  :o

whats the status,

rumour has it, that Axl cired?


wtf  :o

posted by dreamline on rov:

edit:  you guys were a little too quick deleting this "bullshit" ::)

holy crap :o

any idea how reliable this source is?

FUCK
THATS INCREDIBLE


PLEASE GOD LET THEIR BE A GOOD BOOT OF THIS

I AM BEGGING AND PRAYING ALL THE GODS OF THE UNIVERSE :yes: :yes:

Yep and that pisses me off.

i understand that suntorytime :hihi:

this is incredible,

Im literally fucking stoaked at the moment,
excuse the language i cant control myself,


this would have been a beautiful thing to watch live

Ok this is confirmed by many Japanese fans. The crowd went nuts from the start. Axl was in extremely high spirits. many say guns put vr to shame.
after pc, axl said 'domo arigato' and they once retired from the stage. the crowd kept calling guns n roses and then, axl reappeared again and played the whole don't cry with dizzy, ron and frank . during the song axl cried. so did the crowd.

I find this hard to believe, but if it's true....  :drool:

Any confirmation by Jarmo on this?

    AXL CRIED !!!!!!!!!!!!  :o   

    i smell a rat  :yes: . but i could be wrong   :P  .

    hope theres a boot of axl singing dont cry.

    anyone know what the security was like bout cameras etc.

it is true. soon jarmo will come and buy the rainbow bridge (he must have crossed it a few times by now ;)).

suntorytime,
either you  post some links to those "many Japanese fans" or you stop here. Because a) if you're right, then you're right. b) if you're lying, well then I guess you're lying. We have no way of telling which is the case, no matter how much you insist.
So far, you've been the only one posting about this and (as usual) half the net is copying from here.

Please everyone, wait for a confirmation by somebody with more credibility than a six-posts-and-counting member (no insult intended) to confirm this before you have heartattacks or call your grandma.

Dreamline on RosesOfVelvet confirmed that Don't Cry was played after Paradise City!  : ok:

Can't wait for a bootleg of this!

if you speak japanese. I do.

and no I'm not the only one posting about this.
Im not the dreamline person.

Don't cry :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

The guys on ROV have been copying the updates from here. After that, I don't know who copied what from where cause people have a habit of not putting a note when they do so.

DONT CRY TONIGHT ? :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying::crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying::crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying::crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying::crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying::crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying::crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:

First time in what, OVER 15 FKN YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Dreamline was at the show and he was sending his own updates as well, I believe.

It doesn't really matter - all that does is that Don't Cry was played! :peace:

WTF? What has that got to do with the price of eggs in China.


I doubt it, but so what if he did. I cried when my daughter didn't invite me to a HP movie this weekend.

it has. Most Japanese fans were like slash babies till today.


still he copies my posts. :hihi:

I couldn't make it to makuhari but I got updates from a japanese friend. and then from a japanese site.

don't cry
amazing  :drool:

Yeah, it's true.　I was there tonight and saw it. I don't remember them doing an encore as such, they just went straight into Madagascar and PC from what I remember, but then I'd been drinking all afternoon so my brain isn't all that reliable. Then Bumblefoot came out, and Axl said something like "We don't really know what we're doing here!", had a word in Bumblefoot's ear to get him to give him some time, or let him know he was going to sing, and then did so. I don't know about him crying, but I was front row and getting into it myself so I wasn't looking at him much at that point, but he seemed in great spirits the whole night, lots of smiles. Beta and the kids were dancing stage left towards the end, reminded me of the dancers for Wild Stallyan!

I still don't believe it.

thanks mai. ?: ok:


yea and there's no point in don't cry but in your post. ::)

I've just come back from the show.

At the begining, Axl looked a bit nervous but eventually looked like really enjoying the show.

He really did Don't Cry as an unexpected second encore after some fans left. It was an amazing moment and it is true that he sang it really emotionally (it was the best song for me today), but I did not realise he was crying. ?

I think other members were also really excited at the show. Robin even dived into the crowd. Richard also looked really excited.

Great. Maybe the axl crtying bit was just my friend thought so because he was crying....
as a biggest fan of the current band  in japan, I can't feel better to hear that.

thanks !

realy cool show.

It seems pretty confirmed that Axl actually came back on stage after Paradise City and sang Don't Cry but what else do we know about the performance.  Did only Ron play or did the full band play the song?

Hopefully Chris Pitman was on synth.

like keno and I said, axl ron dizzy and frank did the whole song.

would be amazing :drool:

and keno and mai, axl wore a long coat/robe, right?

and sukebe?

Holy crap! What a show!! I hope a bootleg of this "Don't Cry" surfaces soon..

No way Mother Goose would sit that one out. He was probably doing a full orchestra.

Dreamline is saying he has a terrible mp3 of the song but you can clearly hear Axl singing on it.

I just got back from the concert... Pitman came on synth towards the end of Dont Cry... The way I remember it, Axl and Bumble started playing together then gradually, Dizzy, Frank and Chris joined them... It was fucking amazing!!! It was very emotional for everyone there...

There will be a bootleg out there soon, as there was a Canadian guy next to me with a recorder...

Anyway, give me 20-30 mins to write up my review of the show as I have a great story to tell...

Anyone think this song will work it's way into the regular set tomorrow?

I hope so because I`ll be there again tomorrow night...

Holy Shit!!! This show had to be amazing! I bet DC had to be by far the best sounding song yet by this band.

Yep dc  for the first tme in this century. Axl must have some sweet on japanese fans.


my bad then.

gotta love canadians!

considering it wasnt the whole band, and it was their first time playing it, i doubt it was their best sounding song

Suntory, no problems... I was on the right side of the stage and noticed he only came on synth right near the end...

Oh shit, someone MUST get that MP3 from Dreamline, shitty or not!

great news ,the best in alst year

p.s. "you can unbanned my friend "gandra""

awesome.. almost crying a lttle bit myself :'( in a good way:)

I feel like crying too ina bad way cos I wasn't there. :crying: I should have gone at any cost!

Great news.  I figured the solo by Bumblefoot would eventually get to Axl and he would just give in and start singing. 

thanks everyone for updates!

hope we can see a boot from this soon! : ok:

What?!
Don't cry?
man, we need a mp3 of that!!!
Amazing!!!!

I expect an update on the official website about how he did Don't Cry for the first time since whenever. Like they did with Nice Boys.

some photos from show :

(http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/2484/45462016za2.th.jpg) (http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?image=45462016za2.jpg)
(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5113/44744413zx2.th.jpg) (http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=44744413zx2.jpg)
(http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/4673/35036881bp4.th.jpg) (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=35036881bp4.jpg)
(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6686/74891295mt9.th.jpg) (http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=74891295mt9.jpg)

Awesome pics! I would love to hear DON"T CRY! I LOVE that song!

wow this is just awesome..What a great suprise...Hopefully there will be a vid on you tube

Thanks for proving me right. :smoking:

I like the long coat!
I love that he picks a new outfit for every country.
Always the rock star!!!

Thank you Axl for singing Don't Cry

Now bring back silkworms!

Axl's first time singing "Don't Cry" in 14 years.

I remember he told someone in the crowd during a 2002 concert to "Don't Cry", at which point the crowd erupted. But then Axl said something like "we don't do that, it's an Izzy song".

It was also Axl's first performance of the song since Shannon Hoon died, so maybe that sparked his emotions.

THANKS!
I really need to hear don't cry today. lol.
thats just perfect...
AMAZING AWESOME :yes:
i love this song so much :hihi:

more

according to the Japanese site, axl said to the promoter he would do the second messe show even if only for the 500 fans because of the typooon.

funny  :hihi:

'cause, IMHO Silkworms is shit and Don't cry is bomb  :peace:

and give mother goose a synth-solo  :peace:

This is Axl's first time playing Don't Cry with Chris Pitman. That's what's so special about it.

Bravo, that would be great if he pulled out an old random gem or a new gem we haven't heard every night on a tour.

apparently there were many pervs in the crowd and girls suffered. One claims that her panty was half taken off. >:(

HOLY LORD !!! Axl is wearing a new jacket !!!? :o :o

Something must be going on behind the scenes, new jacket, singing Don't Cry. Awesome !!? :beer: :beer:

This is what happens when people buy Nokia and Apple products...

Batteries die and chaos is upon us...

*cough cough* ;)

Thank you Axl for playing Don't Cry! I don't really know why, but it makes me happy just to read Axl was performing that song...  :D

I fail to see any chaos or the problem with nokia and apple. ???

sounds like the crowd at the show got a marvelous surprise on top of a great show.

hooray for Guns N Roses!

I just got an email from Japan that confirms the don't cry part...

THEY PLAYED DON'T CRY!?!?

That's awesome!! ?Fuckin A man, I truely hope there's a boot of this!! ?

I'll read the rest of the comments after, but I had to say something when I saw that in the update thread.

ROCK THE FUCK ON GNR!!! ?:peace:

;D

It was a personal joke about /jarmo...

Are you sure an apple and the nokia are problems? :no: I have them an never had battery problems :hihi:

anyway : ok: for a don't cry

Damn this is pretty awesome!!!  thank you for the updates!!

I'm confused - they played Paradise City and THEN Don't Cry? (that's how it reads in the updates thread...?)

Yes, they finished the entire set, and then they went out again and played Don't Cry...

Dayum!!!!

anyone know when the last time they Ever did a song AFTER Paradise City???

 :beer: :beer: :beer:

I love the band, every show they play they make me happy :)

I don't think it has ever happened since they started using PC as the closing song.

Only know from the 88'Ritz show;  ending song was Rocket Queen.

Its about time. Why this song and many other classics are left off the setlist continues to baffle me

Uh - they didn't use "Paradise City" as their closer until late 1991. Before then it wasn't always "Paradise City" as the last song.

I still can't believe how amazing this is. We've been wanting this song since '06, and Axl finally caved in and sang it...either he's in really great spirits, or Izzy's back in the band and told Axl he could sing it. (The latter is a joke before people think it's a rumor, y'all get crazy over stuff like that. :hihi:)

yeah i knew that but i guess i was just wondering when the last time they did a 2nd encore was....

Truly amasing? :o
Axl said some years ago that he would proberly never play Don?t Cry anymore, because of Shannon Hoon dead.
Could this be this be some kind of a year day, or tribute to Shannon Hoon, since he was crying :love:
I almost have tears in my eyes just to hear about him crying on stage.
This must really have ment something special to him.
Axl, you are the man :peace:

Now that's the Power of (http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/9/7/14/f_Pinethal1m_2c2e795.png) Baby! Finally Ron inspired Axl to come out and do a song that was reportedly never to be song again...    ;D  Chinese Democracy must be around the corner...

I hope you are right about the last thing : ok:

the last time i can remember was toronto canada 91, they did pcity and then came back and ended with jungle.

Yes that?s right. I just checked it out.

Yes, but the new GNR has always ended with Paradise City...this is the first time they did another song afterwards.

They never always got to Paradise City though.

Ah, you are correct. I forgot about the shows where Axl ended the show early.

06.08.91 - CNE Grandstand, Toronto, Canada

opening act: Skid Row

set: Perfect Crime, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Dust N' Bones, Bad Obsession, Double Talkin' Jive, Civil War, I Was Only Joking [Intro] / Patience, My Michelle, Don't Cry, 14 Years, November Rain, Drum Solo, Guitar Solo, Godfather Theme, Rocket Queen, Pretty Tied Up, You're Crazy [w/ Sebastian Bach], Only Women Bleed [Intro] / Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Bad Time [Intro] / Sweet Child O' Mine, Estranged, You Ain't The First, Used To Love Her, Yesterdays, Paradise City, Welcome To The Jungle

notes:

Axl says how tonight's crowd is much better than last night's (6.7). Axl mentions that 4 years ago he wanted the band to play 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' because he wanted his generation to hear it. A rare performance of 'Welcome To The Jungle' as the last song. The tour was still early at this point and GN'R was still experimenting with their set. At some point during the show, a fan jumps on stage and charges toward Axl. Security holds down the fan and Axl stomps on him twice before he is dragged off.

I was at this show and it smoked. Best GNR I have seen (I haven't been able to see them in 2006-07 :confused: YET)

The old band had more then a few shows that didn't make it that far either.... lol.

Unless someone says otherwise though, I think this is the first full show ever where another song was played after PC.

Sorry for doubting you, suntorytime.? :-[

The check is in the mail to buy that rainbow bridge from you.? :P

i have just listened to dont cry and all i can say is THANKYOU Axl that was fuckin great!

Where? Was it a bootleg? IF SO, GIMME PLEASE!

its in the bootleg section in flac

I'm really emotioned about Don't Cry perfomance. This is Axl... and I adore him for many reasons and this is one of them, he always surprise us.
Thank you Axl from the deepest of my heart

So they played "Don't Cry"?  Big deal!  Ron's been playing that song for almost a year now.  I'd be more excited if they played a song we haven't heard before like "Don't Cry (alt. lyrics)".

Just kidding of course.  Maybe something a hater would say, and lord knows there are plenty on this site.  This is awesome.  I had to work today all hungover, which sucked.  But I found out about this during my lunch break, and suddenly my hangover went away, the sun shined a little more brightly, the day just got a whole lot better.  Now that's what I'm talking about!

did they dig up roberta or what? ;D who's the woman singing ? 

It's Chris Pitman and he can out-sing Tracii & Roberta with his eyes closed.

tee hee he sings like a woman  :hihi:

You mean his synth sings like a woman. His synth can do a lot of things.

WOW!!!!  just checked out the "dont cry" performance and WOW!!!!!!!

isnt it funny how Axl has us fans nowadays.  look how excited we get when they play a 16 year old song.  he has the whole world "WANTING" GNR once again.

it doesnt matter bout the line up.its all bout the music

                                          rock the fuck on  :hihi:

nice!  i'd love to hear Axl sing Don't Cry that wuld be amazing  :peace:

I wouldn't be surprised if they added new songs to the setlist. Be spontaneous Axl. C'mon.

for those who couldnt hear :

http://rapidshare.com/files/42947546/DONT_CRY_BY_MYMIFEMYLIFE_FOR_GNRTURKEY.mp3

japanese are very lucky :)

This is fucking best!

I believe in Chinese Democracy  : ok:

I believe in Bumble!  :peace:

what a treat for the japanese!    Axl's voice sounds amazing on this song like always!!! 

audio of "Don't Cry" is up on youtube now, no video though that I've seen except the 1:30 clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3JOo2dSNOY&NR=1

Here is a part of Don't Cry Video

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=M8n4ugvd4lA

aaww i wish i could wipe his tears away.

cool  : ok:

I just got this audio as a wma (thanks Burning Hills!!)

Damn, you can hear the emotion in his voice.  Brought tears to my eyes, it did  :'(  Holy shit this is unbelievable.

Thank you to the Japenese fans who recorded this! You guys rock so hard, Axl gave you an extra special gift  :love:  :peace:

So anyone think there's a chance that if Ron now starts playing Estranged during his solo Axl may one day sing that.
Yeah, probably not. But still . . .

He was asking fans what songs they'd like to hear him play during his solo.  "Estranged" may be a bit much though.  Maybe "Yesterdays" or something a little shorter.

You're probably right about Estranged and tough to sing along, too.

Wow, considering that Axl hadn't performed 'Don't Cry' for so many years, he really hit that one out of the ballpark... it sounds wonderful! ?:)

Thanks for posting the link.

Cheers,
W.R.

Great to hear this historic moment for Axl and the fans...Emotions running very high.

Well, another BIG "FUCK YOU" to the ones who whine about the setlists...

I've already heard ONE person, on another site, say that they'd rather hear something NEW off of Chinese Democracy.  People are ridiculous, they'll always find SOMETHING to complain about.

Give him a big FUCK OFF from Christo...

and reporters say his lost his old voice ?
iveplayed the 86 demo and this together.. i couldnt tell the difference !

Wow that was incredible


and Ron Really played a very nice Dont Cry Solo Which gets HUGE PROPS from this hater! : ok:

His upper register isn't as raspy.

At 3:10 he's like "oh fuck, I haven't sang this way in a while, what the hell do I do?".

But he pulled it off, so props to him.

I don't understand why people are bashed for complaining about the setlist.

There are two whole albums they aren't even using much material off of and I wish they'd throw in some illusion stuff.


I am a GNR Illusion fan. I became a huge fan with the UYI's, not AFD and I am a bigger fan of the UYI GNR and I'd be so excited I'd pass out to hear Civil War, Estranged, Coma.......... Instead of doing all the individual solos, they could do Double talkin Jive and incorporate the band's solos into that song or something.


I would love some more UYI material in the setlist.

civil war  :P

i think id rather hear that than any new unheard songs

actually maybe not  :hihi:

Don't Cry - that sounds fu$ken sweet!!!! Thanks for that, wish I was there!!

I tweaked the sound a little (sound volume, equalizer): http://gnrfrance.free.fr/audio/20070714-chiba-dont-cry.mp3

WoW! Not to beat a dead horse, but dont cry was truly amazing!  You could definitely hear the emotion in Axl's voice  it sounded very cathartic.  I hope that it is foreshadowing of Axl's desire to let his fans embrace the old missed tracks along with dare I say the new album.

I removed the excess recording noise... even more amazing... more natural...
http://www.mediafire.com/?6tmfyn0j4vf

I thought I would never hear him sing that again.  One of my favorite songs...it sounded great. :drool:

You guys at the show were very lucky. : ok:

Holy shit!

What a treat!

First Nice Boys, now this!!!!? : ok:

I love how it starts off with just BBF and Axl and then the rest of the band come on board slowly (by the sounds of it).. so unrehearsed and rock n' roll!!!

What a night! What a surprise!

Who saw that one coming?


The crowd really loved every second of the show.

People were being pulled out of the crowd all the time and at one point, Axl had to ask them to take a step back.

Robin went down to the floor during Out Ta Get Me and ended up playing in the pit that goes towards the mixing desk.




The band has obviously gotten tighter since last time I saw them. It's almost scary!





/jarmo

amazing !  you're so fucking lucky Jarmo.  ;D 

axl's voice on don't cry was amazing and that was after he did a complete show

I can't imagine how great his voice sounded earlier in the show  :drool:  :drool:  :drool:

thanks for the reviews and clips!


No prob you were kinda like just pulling my leg.  Still it's nice of you saying so. ;) good manners.

I checked my mail box to find no check from you...
anyhoo, you can't buy it from me. ask tokyo and chiba city halls.? ;)

Just read that the storms were quite fierce and that 3 people died.
Lots of energy in the air.

axl, thank you!!!     :beer:

GO JARMO ,YOU BADASS MOFO LOL'

ROCK and ROLL!! That really truly must have been an amazing surprise. and after listening to it I was awed by how damn good it came off, excellent. Hope every one goin  to the next shows have a blast, this was very cool , thanks GNR!

that's sad. ?in the south part of japan. :(
Here is boiling hot and all quiet now...


cellular < keitai ?:hihi:
I'm afraid the mobile phone world is very advanced in japan. Batteries die and a quick charger from any conbini like seven eleven will do. also You can use the net via the phone.

There we go, some negativity.  I asked for it though, so I'll let it slide.  I hear what you're saying.  I really began to love GNR at their UYI days too.  I'd love to hear "Dead Horse", "Breakdown", etc.  But you gotta understand with each of those songs they play people would be clamoring for NEW music.  They can't possibly please EVERYONE with the setlist.  But just within the past year they've given us 3 unexpected gems in "Down On The Farm", "Nice Boys", and "Don't Cry".  It may not be much, but it's a start.  IF they're serious about putting the album out I can forgive them for not playing the Illusions tracks.  But if it's never gonna see the light of day then they might as well blow the lid off the place.  But, as far as we know, Chinese Democracy is still supposed to come out,,,,,,, someday.  So I'll hold off on the criticism for now.

I can't stop singing Don't Cry in my head!!!

Me neither!

Axl sounds wonderful :)

What a pleasant surprise!

big boys 'don't cry' ... I am not a big boy ... Axl sounds great, so does Ron - beautiful solo :)

Thank you Axl. Thank you Guns N' Roses.

Why is that almost scary ? it would be a shame if they didn't after all these concerts and having the time to play al these songs almost everyday, ain't that just normal development in musicians ?

Don't cry.great : ok:

That performence of dont cry was really moving.

Is it bumblefoot on backup vocals????

I think somebody said it was Chris Pittman.

I believe so...

 :beer: 8)

Just listened to the MP3 of Don't Cry.....Like many others I have been waiting for GNR to play this song again as it's such a powerful, moving piece of music.? Axl picked the perfect way to give the fans a treat last night and a tribute to the legacy of that song and how it's touched people.

Think i'm wrong?? Just look at the outpouring 1 simple (yet awesome) performance of the song brought from all of the fans on this forum.? It was awesome to hear it live again.....and the solo from Bfoot.? F'n AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!? That is a tough Slash solo to add to....as Slash absolutely killed it with that solo, but Bfoot made it his own.

Thanks Axl.

~KrazyJ

Starting with this tour, Pitman has been doing the backing vocal parts for November Rain and a bunch of other songs.

It's cool that he took time to learn them all - it really adds to the sound.

and the reviews are like "encores twice, ?is this a sign of a miracle?"
http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000032898

according to the reviewer, it was far better than Rock am ring of last year. sorry to german friends.

They started to talk about the band not just about axl and the old band.
It used to be an axl solo project to them.......these uninformed and misinformed fans...

Guns N Roses is making converts of old fans. It's not a miracle but a chinese democracy!!!

he played Don?t Cry?? damn.. for once I think I?m kinda happy with something from this board section! lol : ok:

How the fuck is that being negative?

I just said I think it would be great to hear more UYI material since I became a huge fan during UYI


Explain to me please how my comment is negative in anyway?

My God...

Do I really have to lock this one to show you that the same discussion about the setlists has become REALLY FUCKIN BORING?

Awesome : ok:  Thanks Axl and Ron

Easy there killer.  Axl sings "Don't Cry" for the first time in 15 years and you bring up the fact that they still aren't playing a good amount of material from 2 whole albums.  That's what happened.  Read between the lines.  I was half agreeing with you anyway, so chill the F' out!

I fully understand your need to answer eachother's posts until the end of the world, but unless you stop it right now, I'll lock the damn thread.

The reason we're bashing the same old whining about the setlist is cause we're fuckin tired of it.

Does anybody knows what happened after Robin Solo on November Rain?
Axl dind't sing and then said "again"

I didn't realize that coincidentally the last time "Don't Cry" was played was almost EXACTLY 14 years ago, just missed it by 2 days.

From www.gnrsource.com
Notable Performances:
February 28, 1986 - Hollywood, CA - The first known performance of the song.
October 23, 1987 - New York, NY - Rare performance on the "Appetite For Destruction" tour.
November 17, 1987 - Knoxville, TN - Rare performance on the "Appetite For Destruction" tour. 
January 31, 1988 - New York, NY - Acoustic performance.
July 16, 1993 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - The last performance.

Thats weird. Maybe Axl realised this and thats why he did it.

I've listened to this Don't Cry boot 5 times in last 20 minutes!  Thanks for recording and posting this...Thanks to all updaters...Japan rocks! I'm so happy for our Japanese Gunners who got to experience these last 2 shows...sounds like it was truly amazing

yeah, it was pretty cool to hear it. im really happy ron took it and made it his own....very nice job imo....

I just saw Don?t Cry in youtube. It was so touching, really beautiful. Axl and GNR are the best.

Hearing? Which ones of the upcoming Japanese shows are you attending?

If you're not going to them, you won't be hearing shit.


Seeing 10000+ Japanese fans go crazy for two hours is proof enough that your song requests aren't really something the majority of fans who actually go to the shows would agree on.....


/jarmo

Seeing 10000+ Japanese fans go crazy for two hours is proof enough that your song requests aren't really something the majority of fans who actually go to the shows would agree on.....


/jarmo

I understand what you're saying...but the fans would more than likely go crazy for anything. (which is a good thing)? That doesn't mean there aren't songs that a lot of people would prefer to hear over others.? ?:peace:

Everybody wants to hear their favorites. That's not weird.

But some of you want to read about the band performing your favorites to fans who are actually attending the shows.



/jarmo

14 Years Ago, the last performance of don't Cry by Axl

07.16.93 - Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
opening acts: Schazenbach, La Guardia del Fuego, Los Guarros
set: It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Welcome To The Jungle, Attitude, Double Talkin' Jive, Dead Flowers, You Ain't The First, You're Crazy, Used To Love Her, Patience [w/ Imagine], Knockin' On Heaven's Door, November Rain, Dead Horse, Drum Solo, You Could Be Mine, Guitar Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Don't Cry, Mother [Intro] / Paradise City

Thank you GN'R for bring it back :'( : ok:

Not to be a downer or anything but having heard the boot of the 14th, I gotta say Axl sounds really weak through most of the show. It's easily the worst vocal  performance of The Blues I've heard and the Better vocal intro is horrible. But the band sound absolutely fucking amazinf, tight and sweet as fuck and then after screaming the shit out of his voice for 2 hours, Axl goes and sings Don't Cry like it's 1986. Crazy.

I haven't heard much of the boots myself so I really can't comment on his voice, BUT nobody's perfect.  Maybe an off night, although I haven't heard anyone who attended the show say he sounded off.  Sometimes those boots don't give a fair representation to what it ACTUALLY sounded like live.

I'll agree with that.  The method of recording often filters some frequencies out and leaves it sounding extremely thin.

Saw them 4 times live last year and each time the vocals were astonishing.  Listening to boots of the same shows afterwards was confusing as they didn't sound like the same performance (quality wise).

I knew surprising fans with a UYI song not played on the normal setlist would be an awesome moment.  Instead, people said I am a whiner and Axl doesn't play one note for me etc.  Now, all the talk is this awesome moment.  Guess I was right!   ;D

The shows so far in japan sound like the band are on crackling form as ever!  wonderful to read about axl singing dont cry again... bet everyone went mental when he started singing it. thanks for the updates  : ok:

Sounds like this leg of the tour is going brilliantly as well! It just keep getting better and better! And to get Dont Cry as well, that is just awesome. You never know we might all hit the jackpot and get Estranged live!!

Mike

I've listened to Don't Cry 3 times today.   :P  Damn, its so good to hear Axl singing that again.  :smoking:

OK, I've listened to the boot, and they sound fucking awesome.

What really struck me while listening was the "evolution" of the solos from the different parts of the band.  I remember back in '02...the solos all sounded sort of "disjointed".  By that, I don't mean they sounded bad, really, they just didn't all fit together, or (IMHO) fit well with the rest of the show.  They seemed almost out of place.  At the Hammerstein shows, it had improved quite a bit.  Now....it's like they've created perfect set pieces for the show.  The solos SOUND like GnR...know what I mean? 

I think that sound, as much as anything else, is the sound of a band "gelling".....of the disparate parts evolving into one greater "whole".  It's just fantastic to hear that.  Not to mention....they're just beautiful pieces of musicianship (and music).

Absolutely, I completely appreciate that. However it is simply weird that on one night Axl can sound like he did at the VMA's i.e. thin, weak and like his voice is basically shot and the next night he can sound like he did at Inland Invasion i.e. like the best of 1993 but with an even greater range and control.

I mean, sometimes in the space of one show he'll go from poor to outstanding. Again on the boot of the 14th (appreciating it being an inaccurate representation of the true sound) he goes from sounding shit hot doing the high and raspy parts of Nightrain to seemingly struggling on Madagascar.

I'm not complaining and the fact is when you're at the show, which is what counts, you don't stand there critiqueing vocals when someone's working their ass off as if it's a studio recording. I'm just observing how odd the disparity is between Axl's good and bad days.

I completely agree with Pilferk's comments about the solos. Although I miss Bucket's spots with 'Lone Sal Bug' and 'Big Sur Mon' from his awesome Colma album, the band have evolved from interruptive solos during the early 2006 shows to something with genuinely enhances the whole show. Magic stuff. It makes you think back to when Richard said years ago that when the new band properly gets out there and gets some miles under their belt they'll be the best live guitar band in their class.

I am not a big fan of their solo guitar spots, but the jams are incredible. They also seem to not be soloing as much as doing small collaborations now-in other words 2-3 bandmembers jamming. Either way, I agree wholeheratedly with Pilferk. The band seems like a true band now. : ok: Now, if they could just get that pesky little record out... :hihi:

I know what you mean and it's EXACTLY what I think. I don't think that in 2002 they sounded like Gn'R... but now they're a hard rock band. I really love their work on Gn'R.


I also agree with everything you said, lol. He has his good and bad nights, and it's always been like that.
But... Richard said that? You mean, he said they'll be the best live guitar band in their class (hard rock, rock or you dont know?)
I just think they're perfect working together.

Jarmo, can you ask Axl if he can play "Myworld" at the next show.  Cause I got into listening to GnR with that song...

 :rofl:

I would not be surprised if this were true. As a former resident of Japan, that's been to several concerts there, I can say that I have never seen a show start more than maybe 5 minutes after the scheduled time.  The Japanese crews and venues are always super efficient.  Also Japanese audiences are generally much more positive and respectful than in other places.  Perhaps Axl responds well to these things?

Also a big issue are the trains.  They stop running somewhere around midnight and in Japan if you can't get on that last train, you are basically completely screwed for the night. (and end up having to stay in a capsule hotel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsule_hotel lol)

Also nice to hear that they soloed X-Japan's Endless Rain. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoMoYB0XAb4) Those guys have some good taste. :)

God man... This song brought shivers down my spine...

The lyrics sound probably much better in Japanese (cause in english they sound very cheesy) BUT THE MUSIC IS FUCKIN AMAZING....

And the part where the crowd sings... WOW....

Probably a dumb question, but where was it mentioned that they soloed 'Endless Rain'? I'd really like to hear that.

Don't Cry is amazing. Nearly made me cry.  :D

It was actually posted on the July 15th Updates page...

http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=47632.0

It was first mentioned by Fernando...

Agree with you, it?s the first time I listen to this song and I?m amazed of how beautiful it is :)

Yeah, the lyrics in English maybe come off as a little to straightforward or blunt? But in Japanese it sounds very poetic.  I wouldn't be surprised if maybe Axl was the one that suggested it since many of X Japan's songs are very November Rain/Estrangedish music wise. Seems like the kind of thing Axl (and people that are fans of GNR's ballads ^_^) would like.

Ah, ok. Thank you!  : ok:

Nice song, but it is VERY much like November Rain, at least structure-wise. Even got the same drum-fill   :D

If there are similarities, then it is coincidental since Endless Rain pre-dates November Rain by a few years.

Endless Rain- That song is a confusing reality.
It was really special to see Don't Cry.

Interesting to see Bubbles there before Used to love her.?

Glad to hear everyone is safe.

Wasn?t this the band ( X-Japan ) whose lead singer committed suicide a few years ago or am I wrong?

The guitar player.

Then I got the info wrong. I remember it was said in the tv news and they showed all the fans crying and all that.

It was definitely the guitar player, Hide. He died in May of 1998.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Japan

I've searched a bit about this band since I heard Endless Rain...

Thanx for the info Christos. Dude I have downloaded Endless rain and I?m trying to get some more songs but it?s a bit complicated to find them.