Dec 15th - Oakland ,California @ Oakland Oracle [setlists/discussion & reviews]

[Demon Wolf]

I don't feel like copying/pasting, so here is my review if anyone is interested.
http://www.thenewguns.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1442&start=20

It feels good to hear that Ron talked about it like if they were really going to make the March 6th date.

CHINESE DEMOCRACY STARTS... SOON!

 

[J. Rose]

Well before the show, I got to meet and greet most of the band members. Met Ron again, and this time Richard with pics. Had a little conversation with Ron Bumblefoot about some things. I asked him about the album, and if he heard it and he said he's heard the whole thing. I asked if there were songs that were better than the song "Better", and he said "Oh yea, there are songs that will blow your mind" or something along those lines, I Can't Fuckin Wait! I wanna hear that shit now! We also talked about the leaks, he mention how most of the songs go way back 6 and even 8 years and that they kept adding new things as years went on, something I think most of us new already. We we can expect some minor changes in those songs. I asked before the show if there playing anything new tonight he said it was pretty much just the same new songs. He also brought up Axl and Mercks statements saying that Axl is doing everything he could to get the album out by March.


As for the concert, you've probably already read from other reviews:
- Lars Ulrich (Took a picture but didn't come out) Fuck?
- started at 12:30
- Axl slips and falls (same here) damn cameras?
- Show seemed pretty rushed maybe cause of the late start, but was great overall.

Now here are the photos with the 2 Band Members From the Oakland show, I just added it with my previous collection of photos from the San Francisco Warfield show:

[Ali]

Nice pics, man.  Thanks for posting them.

Nice to hear Ron's enthusiasm about the record.

Ali

[BaDoBsEsSiOn418]

man, you got to meet the whole friggin band.

to say i'm jealous is an understatement.

thanks for posting the pics.

[saint seiya]

here are some pics I took:

[fishyguy]

Great pics J. Rose and saint seiya!

I hope Ron's enthusiasm is authentic and that he's just not sayin in to give the record some positive reinforcement. I don't have insane expectations about the record and I'm still holding on to Better being the best song of the record but I definitely hope that that isnt the case and we definitely get something mindblowing.

Also anone else think maybe "management" has actually given Ron sort of the responsibility to mingle and interact with the fans seeing that he is a genuinely friendly and down to earth guy.

[flicknn]

get any pictures of lars on the drum kit ?

[J. Rose]

get any pictures of lars on the drum kit ?

I got 2 shots from the monitor, however when I got the pics developed, it wasn't on there.  Fuckin Shit! Same with Axl when he fell on the floor

[saint seiya]

i tried to take pics of lars but he was so far back that the only thing focused would be the audience's heads.

[Crowebar]

'see me run right, i fell down, ow'

That was fucking funny man!!! 

I had to wait till I stopped laughing before I typed this!!! Thanks!!!


(I didn't mean it in a bad way)

[gandra]

music is art and word  'thebest" don't excist

for me better leak fuckin rockin,but madagascar is my favorite slowly song which i ever heard

great pics man,thank you a lot

[kollemann]

THX great pics.

[kyrie]

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/music/16260241.htm

Pretty good review of the show.

[flicknn]

the show is up on dime in complete audio except for ten seconds of NOv rain

[axlroses]

what kind of quality?

[flicknn]

9/10 10 being dam good

[DaNutz]

Just got back in town,

I went to the Vegas show in August and now this one in Oakland.

Something seemed to be amiss with the sound quality in Oakland.

Vegas was simply the best concert Ive ever seen in my life, and the crowd
had lots of energy, and was especially into IRS as far as the newer songs
were concerned.

My wife, who loves Better, could hardly even make out parts of the song in Oakland.
I didnt think it sounded good either...And IRS had this groovy cool ass beat
that just rocked at The Joint and the crowd was so into it it was incredible
considering most were hearing it for the 1st time, yet it was totally flat in Oak.

The crowd, who was visibly tired in Oak and just wasnt into the new rockers
and I blame them 0%.

They did however seem to dig when Axl showed off his vocals on The Blues and Madagascar.

You guys probably dont want to hear a comparison, but thats just
my honest perspective from a guy that thought the differences were huge.

I really hope Axl can afford a new sound guy after this tour, and perhaps
some new equipments as well....Cant blame it on the arena because
Helmet and Bach sounded like their mixes were spot on.


Peace.

[flicknn]

axl has new equiptment guys and digital sbd for the north american shows , I am sure you can find the thread if you utilize the search function ...also where were you standing for the oakland show ?

[DaNutz]

For the first 3/4 of guns show, I was standing 2nd and 3rd row GA almost dead center from front (about 10 feet to side).

At end of show I decided to see if sound was better in back, but not much luck....His voice often was drowned out, with
exception to when he really gave it 110%, and you could here some (im not sure if you call it feedback or echo effect or
distortion) with the guitars like it was too loud for the speakers to handle.

[flicknn]

I was in section 114 row 3 seat 9-10-11-8 , i forgot wich one to be exact.I thought the only drowned out was the drums , but I am a diehard tallica fan , so you can always hear lars drumming