Why wasn't Don't Damn Me ever played live?

[MikeD]

They did play Bad Apples live BTW

[jimb0]

They did play it live, not often but they did

[polluxlm]

They did play it live, not often but they did

No, they didn't.

[the dirt]

The current band didn't play a hella lot of songs collectively.

And it's not that hard to pull off live, vocally or otherwise. WTTJ is harder to manage live vocally. And that was and is even done sparringly to this day

[A Private Eye]

Dont Damn Me is very hard to sing, there are very few pauses in this song and I would guess that's why it was never played, for a similar reason Coma was only rarely played, cos they're too damn hard to do justice to in a live environment.

Off the top of my head only Dont Damn Me. My World, GITR and One in a Million were never played live.

[jimb0]

They did play it live, not often but they did

No, they didn't.

No shit, my bad, I was thinking of right next door to hell.  Sorry.

[polluxlm]

Dont Damn Me is very hard to sing, there are very few pauses in this song and I would guess that's why it was never played, for a similar reason Coma was only rarely played, cos they're too damn hard to do justice to in a live environment.

Off the top of my head only Dont Damn Me. My World, GITR and One in a Million were never played live.

One In A Million was played atleast once.

[jimb0]

Yes and I love that One in a million boot, so simple but so classic.

[A Private Eye]

Dont Damn Me is very hard to sing, there are very few pauses in this song and I would guess that's why it was never played, for a similar reason Coma was only rarely played, cos they're too damn hard to do justice to in a live environment.

Off the top of my head only Dont Damn Me. My World, GITR and One in a Million were never played live.

One In A Million was played atleast once.

You could be right there, it was never played on the UYI tour though was it?

[jimb0]

To my knowledge no.? I've only heard the cbgbs version. they had too much new material to go back to it by then

[the dirt]

One can reproduce DDM live more easily because throughout 60ish% of it, it can be sung in alower key that would just need better pacing.

[PJ]

They did play it live, not often but they did

No, they didn't.

No shit, my bad, I was thinking of right next door to hell.? Sorry.

they played live bad apples
in RIR2

[A Private Eye]

One can reproduce DDM live more easily because throughout 60ish% of it, it can be sung in alower key that would just need better pacing.

Im not saying it can't be done live but I think the reason it was never played live was due to it being too hard on Axl vocally, I could be wrong though 

[JohnnyBlade]

This strikes me as one of the biggest mysteries of this band. To me this is one of their best rockers ever, only second to nightrain. I know not everyone agrees on that, but that the song is atleast one of the best on UYI 1, has to be a given.

Yet, the band never played it. That puts it in the company of songs like My World, Get In The Ring (I think) and perhaps Bad Apples. In comparison this just doesn't make any sense. I've heard that it was too hard to play. Well, maybe for me or the guy in Motley Crue, but not for Slash. No way.

I'm left clueless on this subject. Anyone with more information who want to share?

Hey don't knock Mick Mars, fuck head.

[the dirt]

One can reproduce DDM live more easily because throughout 60ish% of it, it can be sung in alower key that would just need better pacing.

Im not saying it can't be done live but I think the reason it was never played live was due to it being too hard on Axl vocally, I could be wrong though?

Well, that's a real cop-out then. On WTTJ Axl has missed plenty of times trying to reproduce what you hear on the album, and most of the time he does ot differently in a live setting I would think.

It's harder to sing live than DDM. Maybe if he would sing it once we'd have Axl's version of proof.

[draguns]

I always wondered why as well. DDM was/is clearly one of their best songs. There is SOOOOO much emotion in this song. I always play this song when I'm pissed off.

[darkmonth]

Aside from Coma, I think this is GNR's most "lyrically packed" song...  I think it'd be difficult for any singer to pull off live without forgetting an entire verse or two.

...And just my opinion, but aside from the chorus, there's nothing particularly memorable about it - Just kinda one long rant (albeit a well-written one).

Nothing memorable... yet someone above you just said that it's one of the best songs GnR ever did.  So in fact, while your opinion counts in some degree, by the sheer fact that someone thinks it's one of the best, must mean it IS memorable.

Plus, I agree with him.  Don't Damn Me is one of the most obscenely awesome tunes to come out of GnR... hands down.  It rocks.  Not just the chorus.  Jeeeez.

[Hujiko]

"Why wasn't Don't Damn Me ever played live?"

I'm wondering that question too... because it's a great raw song, and it's the only song in the UYI albums that has the "ILLUSION" word sang on it

[gnrvrrule]

By the way, Jimbo, BOTH Bad Apples and Right Next Door to Hell were played live, the latter being played on a fairly regular basis on the first leg of the tour.  Also, I don't know who is knocking Mick Mars, but I think he is a terrific guitarist.  He's no Slash and maybe his solos aren't as complex as some of the greats, but his riffs are the most memorable thing in Motley Crue, imho.

[EccoTides]

"Why wasn't Don't Damn Me ever played live?"

I'm wondering that question too... because it's a great raw song, and it's the only song in the UYI albums that has the "ILLUSION" word sang on it

Haha, ever heard Locomotive, dude?