December 17 - Universal City, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk

[Buddha_Master]

Who's getting excited for this show??
I AM! first proper LA show in YEARS and its going to rock hard!
i didn't think i would be as excited a few weeks ago but now it's hitting me!? where is my man the buddha master??

What's up dude!

Cannot wait for tomorrow! You fuckers ready?! Tomorrow night!! Holy SHIT!!!

I'll probably get to hardrock at 5. Show doesn't start till 8:15 right? I'll start drinking and getting my grub on then. Man, it is colder then shit here. I will be a cold motherfucker in just a T-shirt and jeans. Fucking raining right now too. Keep that shit in mind for those coming to these shows.

[w.axl.rose]

yeah man i have the heater on and its still cold  ill probably just take a light sweater for tomorrow

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Hey Buddha!  Good to see you around these parts again!

Looking forward to meeting you?  Are you bringing the cheeb? 

[Buddha_Master]

Its more of question of how and where. Might have to be more a drinking night. Only problem with having it at Universal.

[SterileEyes]

I'm already going to the 20th show...but...

If anyone has a single ticket, orchestra or better, PM me with an offer cause I'd like to go tonight too. Thanks.

[SterileEyes]

^^^^

Nevermind the last post. For anyone interested, Ticketmaster.com just put out SECOND ROW!!! 

[sswalk5]

it was awesome! 
i can't wait for tuesday!
see you guys there!

[SterileEyes]

http://www.calendarlive.com/music/reviews/cl-et-guns19dec19,1,1186580.story

 The rockin' Axl Rose experience legally known as Guns N' Roses is like the megabucks movie version of some gritty off-Broadway play. It won't make you forget the original, but its gloss and sprawl are not to be despised.

Looking like an alien mantis, jaws parted as if to bite the head off a giant fly, Rose disdained credibility at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Sunday night while injecting further histrionic fizz into the vocal melodies of turn-of-the-'90s GNR ballads such as the buoyant "Sweet Child O' Mine" and the tenderly overfragranced "November Rain"; if he had ever drawn genuine emotion from his weeper repertoire (doubtful), those days were dust. Still, a creepy artificial buzz always rewards the absorption of Rose's headlong muggery, and when he had nothing in mind but rocking his butt off ("It's So Easy," "You Could Be Mine") and polluting his liver ("Mr. Brownstone," "Nightrain"), he took everybody along on his ambulance joyride.

Pyrotechnic heat you could actually smell fired up a two-plus-hour Rose set calibrated like a Rolls engine. The pistons were a seven-piece backup band, cranked by bearded ax mechanic Robin Finck and calculated to appear even slicker by contrast with a weary and spectacularly out-of-tune Izzy Stradlin, former rhythm guitarist of the "classic" GNR, who was dragged onstage for several songs. Ingenious instrumental breaks served to pace the proceedings and revive demand for additional Axl shriekery. And a number of impressive unreleased selections ? including the ramped-up "IRS," the drifting "Madagascar" and the chop-riffing "Chinese Democracy" ? augured well for Guns N' Roses' upcoming album, whose endless postponement recently cracked a rift with the band's management. (The group canceled its remaining tour dates after the three Gibson shows to focus on finishing "Chinese Democracy," now targeted for release March 6, according to GNR's official website.)

At the 2 a.m. curtain call, Rose said he'd soldier onward for the fans despite the dirt bag write-ups he always gets. And so he should.

Sebastian Bach, the finest microphone twirler of his generation, warmed up the stage with reckless rockers ("Piece of Me") and prom ballads ("I Remember You") from his Skid Row heyday circa 1990, plus some homicidal new numbers. More than an MTV clown, the lanky Bach is a radiant entertainer; his animalistic screams and party attitude spawned grins while muscly guitarist Metal Mike Chlasciak (formerly of Halford) shredded manfully.

The night's darkest moods were the gift of Helmet, whose "Monochrome" CD this year announced a return to the artistic spikes of its platinum early '90s. Gaunt, buzz-cut Page Hamilton's grating yet melodic singing, contemptuous lyrics, gut-gouging riffs and twisted guitar solos rocked metal-hard and punk-furious.

The L.A. chapter of the nationwide art-sleaze phenomenon Suicide Girls opened, gyrating and undressing to Zep and Prince soundtracks within cinematic conceptual frameworks. The longtime link between metal and strippers: not broken yet.

Guns N' Roses

Where: 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City

When: 8:15 p.m. today and Wednesday

Price: $39.50-$75

Contact: (818) 777-3931

[mdttkk]

i dont like how they say "izzy who was dragged onstage"

overall positive review but they always gotta throw in those negative comments

[sexkitten]

it was awesome!?
i can't wait for tuesday!
see you guys there!

Thanks for posting!  This picture rocks so hard! Just wondering...did anyone else notice that chicks french manicured fake nails!  LMAO!  Only in L.A.!

[kyrie]

http://www.dailynews.com/music/ci_4861823

http://www.calendarlive.com/music/pop/cl-et-guns19dec19,0,1990085.story

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117932333.html?categoryid=34&cs=1

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/entertainment/homepage/article_1386678.php

Sometimes I wonder about critics... how can you get such wildly differing opinions about a show...

[Crazyman]

From the first one...

With the possible exception of Creed, there hasn't been a rock band in years that could compare with Guns N' Roses in their prime.

 

[Skeletor]

With the possible exception of Creed, there hasn't been a rock band in years that could compare with Guns N' Roses in their prime.

 

  Alright thanks, now I won't have to bother reading that crap...

[SLCPUNK]

Creed........hahahaha

[fear the juggalo]

i thought just one review was bad.  opinions are like assholes everyones got one!!!

[Howard2k]

From the first one...

With the possible exception of Creed, there hasn't been a rock band in years that could compare with Guns N' Roses in their prime.

?

The Lamborghini Murcielargo.    The world's greatest performance car since the Ford Focus.

[dboyd13]

felt like the Variety person had a serious negative agenda when putting that review out.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

The OC review was decent.

Why can't these idiots get past the fact that Slash is gone?!

[snead hearn]

Man, I can eat a pencil and paper and shit a better article than any of those four 'reviews'. 

Yes, the writers are entitled to their opinions. And they do not have to be rabid fans like us. But, there doesn't seem to be any ooomph to any of the articles. Nothing intelligent overall.

Methinks the writers are all just run of the mill guys who came in from the sportsdesks or the local crime beat and figured they could get some free cds. The fools. 

[BillBailey]

That Creed comment cannot be serious. If it is that critic is by far the biggest fucking idiot on the face of the planet. And should never get to go to another rock show again let alone review one. The only way that could have been worse if is the critic used Nickelback instead of Creed who just inches past Creed as the most lame ass band ever.