Hamilton Concert Discussion

[jazjme]

yes but encores for GNR, seem to mean second set!

[jazjme]

seroiusly when you think about it, all other bands only do what 1 , or 2 songs, as encore , the word should be changed to act 2 or something.cant think of the right word atm.!

[inlikeflynn420]

If they play TWAMFT (i love that, btw!) and Rocket Queen in Toronto i will be soooo happy. Of course, I will be happy no matter what they play, but they are my 2 favorite tunes off their respective albums. When "Appetite" came out, i thought "Rocket Queen" was the song that most set GnR apart from every other rock band out at the time and even more so gave a glimpse of what this band was capable of. UYI showed more of that promise, and CD really delivers it.  It's nice watching these updates in my time zone! I won't be so cranky at work in the morning. Only a few more days now...

[inlikeflynn420]

Thank YOU for the updates Jarmo! I think i'll have a shot myself!

[GypsySoul]

Ten songs off the album. 


THANKS FOR THE UPDATES JARMO!!! 

[RickRoses]

kinda surprised at the shorter encore.... sounds like an awesome show though

[BurningHills]

Thanks, Jarmo! 

[helenluna]

Thanks for all of your updates Jarmo, now bring on the pics?

[Raistlin]

That was such an awesome show!!!

Had a great time.

[Fingers]

Good show, Axl seemed in a really good mood, didn't do a whole lot of talking, but was kidding around a lot with the other band members-Axl's mic went out at the end of Paradise City but he didn't seem upset about it, which in years past I think would have pissed him off-Ashba has a great stage presence-he I liked Bucket and Robin a lot, but these guys interact with the crowd a lot more, just smiling and stuff at people, and for some reason to me that made a difference-best song of the night for me was November Rain, mainly because I really haven't heard it live since the '06 tour, and I still like the way it showcases all 3 guitar players-Tommy is still great and fun to watch-it's funny how he looks basically the same after all these years, but every tour Axl and dizzy have a totally different look-I've been a Guns fan for over 20 years, but I think with Dizzy, today I would not recognize him walking down the street..lol-he's less animated onstage than the last few tours...the top half of the venue was closed, but a nice size crowd

[Estranged#9]

nice review fingers and yes i kinda was thinking the same thing about Dizzy this tour !!

Cut the hair and grew a beard, and is kinda keeping to himself !!  kinda quiet 

[Fingers]

It's hard to see Dizzy with this stage setup-he also wore kind of a suit,  kind of what Tommy would wear-I'm 37-I know as you get older, you just tend to move a bit less..lol-it's no knock on him-before the tour I assumed Axl would play piano on This I Love, so it's good for him that he's featured on Street of Dreams and TIL

[Hatchepsut]

It seems  the show was wonderful!   
I'll comment more in the afternoon?
Congratulations Guns!!

Pics! Pics! Pics!   

[Marion68]

Thanks for all of your updates Jarmo, now bring on the pics?

  Thanks a lot...

[downzy56]

Wow, tonight was a late one... just crawling into bed but figured I'd write a review.

First off, never have I heard Axl sing so well.  The man is a legend possessed.  I've seen this band play 10 times since 2002 and tonight was easily his best vocally.  How he doesn't blow out his vocal chords is beyond me.  And other than the silly technical difficulty at the very end of Paradise City I have to give hats off to the sound guys for mixing his vocals properly.  There were times where I felt like he was pitch perfect to what we hear on the albums, especially the new ones.  His vocals on 'Sorry' were spot on.

The highlight of the night for me was defintely TWAT.  Thanks GNR for playing this amazing song; I finally got to hear it live and it didn't disappoint.  I was somewhat surprised that Axl abridged the ending; starting singing just as Bumblefoot was playing the really sweet part of the solo.  Not sure if this was done or purpose or Axl presumed it was his time to sing (this actually happened a few times tonight; either Axl or the rest of the band botched the beginning of Mr. Brownstone - no big deal however).  But yeah, Axl's screaming vocals at the end of TWAT were fucking unreal.  The hairs on the back of my neck stood up.  My buddy was blown away; he was expecting Axl a la 2002 MTV Music awards and was ecstatic about how great he sounded, especially in TWAT.  And I had no idea how TIL would come off live; I was really nervous for this song.  But thankfully the song is even better live than it is recorded.  I haven't heard any of the bootlegs yet so I was pleasantly pleased with how well this song comes off live.  Axl, again, sounded fantastic.

Rocket Queen was phenomenal; it just seemed like the band was firing on all cylinders at this point.  Standout guitar solos were Bumblefoot's and DJ Ashba's.  My seat was 10 rows up from stage left (Ashba's side) so there were a few moments where I got to rock out with Ashba; got my first pump/pointing reciprocated by DJ so that was pretty cool.  One thing that made me laugh was when DJ noticed that a guy sitting in the front row had yet to get off his chair.  He walked over, stared down at the dude, stopped playing and folded his arms.  Basically saying, "I'm not playing until you get off you're ass."  Sure enough the dude was up and fist pumping in no time.

As for the drawbacks; nothing major EXCEPT FOR SECURITY.  Probably the worst case of security overkill I have ever seen.  I get that you don't want people taking pictures, but when you're telling people to stop texting it gets a little ridiculous.  I got a flashlight pointed in my face while I texted my friend where we were going to meet after the show.  They then went after a 16 year old girl who sending a text behind me.  I told the security to fuck off and to be reasonable.  They said that since phones could be used as a camera that we weren't even allowed to open them.  Absolute bullshit.  If anyone in the GNR camp is reading this please have someone talk to security so this overkill stops 'cause it completely ruins the mood.  If I'm holding my phone up to take pictures, say whatever the fuck you want, but if I've got down and I'm pushing fucking buttons, I'm pretty sure I'm NOT taking a damn photo.  In terms of band drawbacks, guess a little disappointed no Patience, but not a huge deal.  Also really think Dizzy should rethink his piano solo.  Not necessarily saying that a piano solo is a bad thing, but have it something recognizable.  I have no idea what he was playing and really didn't do much for me.  Also thought of all the newer songs, 'Scraped' seemed the most flat and not received as well as some of the other newer songs.

All in all, a damn fine show.  Axl definitely seemed in good spirits and the band looked like they were having a great time.  Too bad the security seemed hell bent on not letting anyone else enjoy themselves.  Super cool: Baz watched the whole show 10 rows in front of me.  And he was rocking out like he was GNR's biggest fan.  That guy is too awesome.  I'm so glad Axl and co. brough Baz back to open. 

Looking forward to London tomorrow.  I'll post a review like this when I get back.

Cheers,

Andrew

[downzy56]

It seems  the show was wonderful!   
I'll comment more in the afternoon?
Congratulations Guns!!

Pics! Pics! Pics!   

As I mention in my review, don't expect a lot of pics from fans for this show.  You couldn't even be holding a cell phone in your hand without some douchebag security guard flashing a light in your face. 

[bolton]

Wow, tonight was a late one... just crawling into bed but figured I'd write a review.

First off, never have I heard Axl sing so well.  The man is a legend possessed.  I've seen this band play 10 times since 2002 and tonight was easily his best vocally.  How he doesn't blow out his vocal chords is beyond me.  And other than the silly technical difficulty at the very end of Paradise City I have to give hats off to the sound guys for mixing his vocals properly.  There were times where I felt like he was pitch perfect to what we hear on the albums, especially the new ones.  His vocals on 'Sorry' were spot on.

The highlight of the night for me was defintely TWAT.  Thanks GNR for playing this amazing song; I finally got to hear it live and it didn't disappoint.  I was somewhat surprised that Axl abridged the ending; starting singing just as Bumblefoot was playing the really sweet part of the solo.  Not sure if this was done or purpose or Axl presumed it was his time to sing (this actually happened a few times tonight; either Axl or the rest of the band botched the beginning of Mr. Brownstone - no big deal however).  But yeah, Axl's screaming vocals at the end of TWAT were fucking unreal.  The hairs on the back of my neck stood up.  My buddy was blown away; he was expecting Axl a la 2002 MTV Music awards and was ecstatic about how great he sounded, especially in TWAT.  And I had no idea how TIL would come off live; I was really nervous for this song.  But thankfully the song is even better live than it is recorded.  I haven't heard any of the bootlegs yet so I was pleasantly pleased with how well this song comes off live.  Axl, again, sounded fantastic.

Rocket Queen was phenomenal; it just seemed like the band was firing on all cylinders at this point.  Standout guitar solos were Bumblefoot's and DJ Ashba's.  My seat was 10 rows up from stage left (Ashba's side) so there were a few moments where I got to rock out with Ashba; got my first pump/pointing reciprocated by DJ so that was pretty cool.  One thing that made me laugh was when DJ noticed that a guy sitting in the front row had yet to get off his chair.  He walked over, stared down at the dude, stopped playing and folded his arms.  Basically saying, "I'm not playing until you get off you're ass."  Sure enough the dude was up and fist pumping in no time.

As for the drawbacks; nothing major EXCEPT FOR SECURITY.  Probably the worst case of security overkill I have ever seen.  I get that you don't want people taking pictures, but when you're telling people to stop texting it gets a little ridiculous.  I got a flashlight pointed in my face while I texted my friend where we were going to meet after the show.  They then went after a 16 year old girl who sending a text behind me.  I told the security to fuck off and to be reasonable.  They said that since phones could be used as a camera that we weren't even allowed to open them.  Absolute bullshit.  If anyone in the GNR camp is reading this please have someone talk to security so this overkill stops 'cause it completely ruins the mood.  If I'm holding my phone up to take pictures, say whatever the fuck you want, but if I've got down and I'm pushing fucking buttons, I'm pretty sure I'm NOT taking a damn photo.  In terms of band drawbacks, guess a little disappointed no Patience, but not a huge deal.  Also really think Dizzy should rethink his piano solo.  Not necessarily saying that a piano solo is a bad thing, but have it something recognizable.  I have no idea what he was playing and really didn't do much for me.  Also thought of all the newer songs, 'Scraped' seemed the most flat and not received as well as some of the other newer songs.

All in all, a damn fine show.  Axl definitely seemed in good spirits and the band looked like they were having a great time.  Too bad the security seemed hell bent on not letting anyone else enjoy themselves.  Super cool: Baz watched the whole show 10 rows in front of me.  And he was rocking out like he was GNR's biggest fan.  That guy is too awesome.  I'm so glad Axl and co. brough Baz back to open. 

Looking forward to London tomorrow.  I'll post a review like this when I get back.

Cheers,

Andrew

great review...how many people were there,was arena full

[kyrie]

Great show! Thought the crowd was a little weak. Turns out the 59$ cheap seats that ticketmaster posted didn't exist as they didn't sell any - ticketmaster always said none available but I guess they never were because the second level was completely empty. I was kinda shocked given Hamilton is a rock town. The crowd seemed kinda tame. Spectacular show by Axl and the guys though. TWAT and TIL were the highlights for me. They also tore up YCBM and RQ. Crowd seemed really receptive to the new songs.

I was further back and didn't have any of the security nightmares other people have mentioned.

For those asking the paper put the show at about 5,500. Hoping to see at least double that in Toronto Thursday! The band puts on a very high energy show and it really is something special.

[suntorytime]

Thanks for the updates and the reviews!

Weird Scraped and ITW sounded so fn great in the domes in Japan. 
Like downzy56 A piano technician who went to the Tokyo night to hear cd songs is commending the pa guys as well on his blog. He wasn't expecting those songs to come off so excellently in a live setting and Tokyo dome has a bad rep about the sound.
He also thinks the guitar trio is somewhat mightier than the 3 guitars of iron maiden. (I don't know the latter guitars)

Oh well, youtube critics always have to know better than us.

[Adam_Guill]

yeah, dizzy seems to be playing the harmonics rather than the melody during his solo so ziggy is a little less recognizable, i'm sure he's got his reasons tough