Question for those who went to 2002 tour

[pilferk]

The Hartford '02 show (the show JUST before MSG) was pretty freaking awesome.  I think they improved a LOT from the start of the tour til then....

[Neemo]

just a question: did you notice that the band sound so great when you saw them live? The instrumental sound is enormous when I listen to my bootlegs.

My god!! they were fucking great. Axl was flawless in Toronto.  I swear if I could've closed my eyes I would've been able to swear I was listening to the studio recordings really fucking loud!  No shit. best band I have seen live, bar none.

Next best shows -
STP on the Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop tour Detroit
Tool on the Lateralus tour in Hamilton, Ont, Canada
Pantera & Coal Chamber, Detroit (Fuck Yeah!)
Pantera, Slayer, Static X & Morbid Angel, Hamilton Ont. (Fuckin' Right on!!!)

Other bands I have seen,

Poison (they ruled), Skid row & Vince Neil (man he needs to retire) 2002 Toronto Canada
Bush & Veruca Salt, Detroit (ok I guess)
Collective Soul x2 (Terrible)
Matchbox 20 (my god! I payed $8 and it was a waste)
Testament (Crap)
Moist x2 (Canadian band for those who don't know, but they were awesome the singer crowd surfed and walked on top of the crowd, fun stuff)
I mother earth x2 (Canadian)
Our Lady Peace x2 (Canadian)
Tea Party x3 (Canadian, but another fucking great band!)

[Axl4Prez2004]

I was at Boston, 2002 and I was blown away.  The endless screams in Live and Let Die were unstoppable.  Madagascar gave me goosebumps.  It was an incredible concert.  

The decibel level wasn't bad either which was a pleasant surprise.  I had seen ( ashamed to admit it) Def Leppard in '92 or '93, and I thought my ears would bleed!  Interesting GNR fact from that concert was before the show, the roadies played Coma from start to finish!  Awesome bonus!  Best song that night!  

Also, I loved the edge provided by the synths on Rocket Queen and YCBM Dec., 2002 in Boston.

-Axl4Prez2004  

[Bill 213]

Like I've said before, I was at Philly in Dec of '02 and it was one of the best times of my life.  My friend cancelled on me at the last minute so I went by myself, had a 2 hour crazy train ride to Philly where I got drunk with a bunch of british guys, showed up at the train station to about a line with 300 people in it waiting for a cab (I was unfamiliar with the subway system so I had to pay an off duty limo driver 40 dollars to give me a ride to the fu center)  I showed up, got to watch Cky which I'm a big fan of, stayed till the very end of the riots inside before I finally got booted out then met two awesome chicks on the way out who I went and had a few drinks with and they even drove me back to the Train Station. All in all it was a trip I'll never forget even if GNR didn't show up.  My fav concert of all time!!!!

[F*ck Fear]

I was another in attendance at Toronto 2002.....Sound was the best sound I have heard for a live show......Best show I have been to.

Altogether the shows I've saw:

Morbid Angel,Static X,Scrape,Slayer,Pantera - Hamilton,Ontario Canada

Guns N' Roses - Toronto Ontario Canada 2002

Velvet Revolver - Toronto Ontario Canda 2004 - Front row infront of Slash

Damageplan - Toronto Ontario Canada 2004 - Front row infront of Dimebag


But the best was Guns

[anarchy]

I was at Boston, 2002 and I was blown away.  The endless screams in Live and Let Die were unstoppable.  Madagascar gave me goosebumps.  It was an incredible concert.  

The decibel level wasn't bad either which was a pleasant surprise.  I had seen ( ashamed to admit it) Def Leppard in '92 or '93, and I thought my ears would bleed!  Interesting GNR fact from that concert was before the show, the roadies played Coma from start to finish!  Awesome bonus!  Best song that night!  

Also, I loved the edge provided by the synths on Rocket Queen and YCBM Dec., 2002 in Boston.

-Axl4Prez2004  

I saw Def Leppard last year, their albums are a bit cheesy but they rock live!

[AdZ]

Saw them in London at Docklands in August '02, they were phenomenal, best sound I've heard in ages, well, that and Bowie's sound. They were equally as good.

[Evolution]

i only own 2002 soundboards and they sounds great so live it must have been indescribable!

[killingvector]

I went to Vegas 12-29-01, Boston 12-2, Hartford 12-3. Great shows. Gnr didn't play particularly well in vegas but it's my favorite of the shows because of the intimate environment. The band sounded tremendous each time. I think my appreciation for Silkworms stems from their Vegas performance; you could really hear all different sounds within the rich texture of the song. Much like how Madagascar from Rio wasn't indicative of it's actual richness.

[using my illusions]

yea, i was at the toronto show on Nov 29th as well, and i have mentioned this before, but it was my b-day. the BEST birthday - spent with axl, and 16 thousand  GNR fans. and yea, it sounded amazing. just before the show started, when the lights went out, and the dube was sparked, my buddy turned to me with blood shot eyes and said... "this is going to be amazing" and indeed it was. i was mostly impressed with axl's vocals, very tight. tight like a tiger. all that said - the live era cd was released on nov 29th as well, and i believe that chinese democracy... will also be released on the 29th...that's acctually a monday, so i guess it would be the 30th. eeeeeeeeexcellent...  

[KeVoRkIaN]

I was 6th row in Toronto - It was absolutely mindblowing