Best Live Chinese Democracy Song from 2006 Survivor - Round 1

[AdZ]

Are you insane?

[Brody]

better is my Fav live!

[oldredcow]

better is my fav song by far, but it doesnt really go down that well live. the demo is better than the live version

[Axl4Prez2004]

All my apologies to the poster of this thread.  I just can't make a decision between these songs.  They all kick ass.

It's like being in bed with Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba, Naomi Watts, and Elle MacPherson in her prime and having to pick who gets kicked out of bed...that's just wrong!
 

[lennonisgod]

Better is one of my favorite GN'R songs EVER but sucks live.  The band sounds great but Axl clearly struggles with it almost every time. I have all the bootlegs from this tour and I have yet to hear a version of Better that blows my mind. I have yet to even hear a version in which Axl gets every word of the song in without having to pause and catch his breath. Especially the "Know when ever told me when I was alone..." parts, those never come out good live.

[gunsnfnroses]

IRS.

totally overrated. I was hearing how awesome it was ever since the Mike Piazza incident. I finally heard it live in San Bernadino and was so disappointed. I was thinking to myself, "this is it?"


Wow

[chinesedemocracy05]

TWATs the best song IMO, just not the best performance. Can't wait till it becomes a regular in the set list.

I love the song, but i just think it's the worst performance "live" of all the new songs.....obviously its down to the fact that it's not played often!!!

Ugh  I actually really like twat live and its not my fav new song

[jazjme]

I had to go with IRS on this. sucks cause it was so damn hard to choose!

[killingvector]

IRS plays terrific live.

Chinese Democracy is ok, but definately not one of the tracks that should be showcased with the rest of the A List material. It is definately not up there with The Blues Better and Madagascar.

Better is good but not a great live song because the chorus is sung so low in the mix. I almost wish they would play a pre recorded backing track from the album instead of Tommy, Richard and Robin's back up vox.  I actually think TWAT has this one beat.

It doesn't get better than Madagascar and the Blues though, the latter being Axl's strongest live performance of a new song

[GNR4L]

BETTER was the best new song performed live when I saw them in Everett   Chinese Democracy comes in second.

[Brody]

Chinese Democracy    57
There Was A Time   ?? 39
I.R.S.   ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 36
The Blues   ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ?31
Madagascar   ? ? ? ? ? ? ?25
Better   ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? 13

[D]

I think people are choosing their "Favorite" song and not which is the best "performance"


I have yet to hear one version of Better that is anywhere close to Madagascar or The Blues as far as live performance goes.

[Neemo]

i gotta vote TWAT...they even mess up during it, it's a great tune but they haven;t played it enough live to do it justice

[crayallica]

Better,   at the May 17th Hammerstein show........best song and performance of the night.

[Mark7955]

yeah I had to vote IRS off

[pollyblue]

what do all you people have against chinese democracy? it rocks like hell!

[russtcb]

what do all you people have against chinese democracy? it rocks like hell!

If we were talking about the original version of CD I would've voted it off easily. For some reason the new intro just re-sells the whole song to me, it's just SO bad ass.

[destroier]

Better has to go, killer song, but it sucks live. The Blues is the best.

[Brody]

Code:

Chinese Democracy	 83
I.R.S.	 69
There Was A Time	 61
The Blues	 46
Madagascar	 40
Better	 24

Total votes: 323

Looks like cd is gonna head home early in this race inless IRS can pull 14 + votes..