June 6th, 2014 Las Vegas, NV (Show#8)

[GnR-NOW]

Amazing setlist.  And the best live version of TWAT I've ever seen.

I agree

[D-GenerationX]

Amazing setlist.  And the best live version of TWAT I've ever seen.

I agree

He can struggle with that one vocally, but he's all over it in that video. 

Hope it becomes more of a regular fixture.  Such a  great song.

[rebelhipi]

All of you who had an awesome time at the show feel free to share your feelings and what stories Axl told you 

[cotis]

Fun show.

[axlrosegnr]

Wow. Just wow. Show was insane. I've never seen Axl that talkative and that into the show. He was on cloud 9, along with everyone in attendance. Best one yet!

[russkwtx]

All of you who had an awesome time at the show feel free to share your feelings and what stories Axl told you 

In no order, he talked about:
1. He does not like the music they play by the pool and asked the audience if they did. It was a set up- few people said yes and so Axl said "so we only have a few assholes in the audience."
2. He is part Scottish (before the dedication song already mentioned)
3. He had a hiccup while signing and had to move it to the side
4. He was "putting my balls in a vice" by singing TWAT. He said afterward it is the "hardest fucker" that we do but now it is out of the way
5. How holding a mike is strange and something about how a girl in Moscow painted a picture of him holding a mike and then something about it was not a dick. I did not get that one.
6. How he feels like a used car salesman when he says "ladies and gentleman " when he introduces the band (in this case Dizzy). He then did a short bit as if he were on a tv commercial selling a car that is too high-priced.
7. Definition of "opus" after Prostitute, saying it was one. He asked Bumble but then made fun when he started rambling some nonsense. So in the end opus means nothing.
8. Told the audience several times it was great.
9. How he has nightmares for the past 20 years but seems to be fighting back and winning in them, or at least being defiant. Lots of symbolism there.
10. How he prays not to fuck up, but he prays not to fuck up too badly.

I may be leaving out some things but that is what I remember. He really talked a lot and referred to being in a talkative mood.

By the way, TWAT started with Axl off key. To me, he caught the band off guard . There was cue for Better, then a few moments lag, then Axl started TWAT and everything was off-his singing and the timing, everything
. They recovered in the second half of the song and gave a blistering version.

Overall that was the 6th time I saw the band and Axl never sounded better. His voice was very strong and clear. It was truly an incredible performance .

I am writing this on my phone with the tiny letters so if there are typos please forgive. It is really hard to type on the phone.

On to the last show of the residency tonight!

One last thing, I only saw one t-shirt for this residency in the hard rock gift store today which was sort of a disappointment. They had a leftover from 2012 and a generic (no date or reference to residency).

[russkwtx]

One last thing, I don't know about other people but the opening band does nothing for me. It's like a band of black teenagers. I was so glad when they left the stage . I felt as if I had just shot back in time to a  High school dance and this was all the administrators could afford.

[rebelhipi]

Layla http://youtu.be/J0r_6jCZVIg?t=23m6s

This channel has the full show.

Yesterdays at 1:04:50

[HBK]

Amazing setlist.  And the best live version of TWAT I've ever seen.

I agree

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[asdf gunner]

Amazing setlist.  And the best live version of TWAT I've ever seen.

For me it's a close tie between this and the Hammerstein Ballroom 06' version, they are both perrfect in their own way 

[jarmo]

My photos from this epic No Trickery show:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsjYH5Jqd





/jarmo

[russkwtx]

Amazing setlist.  And the best live version of TWAT I've ever seen.

For me it's a close tie between this and the Hammerstein Ballroom 06' version, they are both perrfect in their own way 

Only the second half of the song was on point. As I explained in an earlier post, the musical intro was completely absent, the band was caught off-guard and expected Better to be played, Axl was singing off key at the beginning, and the entire timing of the band was wrong. It took the band a while to catch on. Axl finished the first few verses, went off stage during the guitar solo, and then gave a blistering second half singing "there was a time I would do anything for you." That part was so powerful that it made up for the erroneous start. But to stay that the entire song was the best version ever is not accurate in my opinion, and I think others who were there would agree with me.

[RickDunsford]

Best Gnr show I've ever seen! Can't wait for the 3rd residency!

[Hammer1]

Hi Everyone 

I was in Vegas Jun 4-9th... Saw the June 6th show it was amazing! Most talkative Axl has been at a show I've attended since 91/92 Metallica GnR Toronto CA.

I have seen probably 12 shows since then including Hammerstein !.... I was completely shocked that it was so interactive and by 3:00am was looking at my son saying "I think he might play all night"... To be in Vegas 6 rows from the stage in such a small setting, for 3 1/2 hrs walking around having drinks, bathroom breaks, space to stand and dance etc... was awesome. Vibe was great. Although I did notice DJ had an issue with a fan grabbing his guitar during a moment he got close to the crowd... drunk fan perhaps? no idea what happened Del was out in front within 2 seconds watching    DJ whipped his guitar and motioned "lets go"    who knows after that  - "You Cant Always Get What You Want" Axl DJ were gone for a bit ... was nice  -got  a picture with DJ and Richard just before the show - saw Frank and  passing through the casino too.  All in all was the best show in 20+ years for me! 

[D-GenerationX]

Amazing setlist.  And the best live version of TWAT I've ever seen.

Yep and yep....still.

But...I found another version of 'Prostitute' than the one in this thread.  A better one. 

And its awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hqyHSZwcRU

[jarmo]

Hi Everyone 

I was in Vegas Jun 4-9th... Saw the June 6th show it was amazing! Most talkative Axl has been at a show I've attended since 91/92 Metallica GnR Toronto CA.

I have seen probably 12 shows since then including Hammerstein !.... I was completely shocked that it was so interactive and by 3:00am was looking at my son saying "I think he might play all night"... To be in Vegas 6 rows from the stage in such a small setting, for 3 1/2 hrs walking around having drinks, bathroom breaks, space to stand and dance etc... was awesome. Vibe was great. Although I did notice DJ had an issue with a fan grabbing his guitar during a moment he got close to the crowd... drunk fan perhaps? no idea what happened Del was out in front within 2 seconds watching    DJ whipped his guitar and motioned "lets go"    who knows after that  - "You Cant Always Get What You Want" Axl DJ were gone for a bit ... was nice  -got  a picture with DJ and Richard just before the show - saw Frank and  passing through the casino too.  All in all was the best show in 20+ years for me! 

I agree. Definitely a show in the Top 10 of shows I've seen.
Fun night.


Here's somebody's recording of Yesterdays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8nWvtZ4Me4





/jarmo

[D-GenerationX]

Wish like hell here was a bootleg of this show.

[Ja5oN]

Or that was the show that was filmed for the DVD!

[jarmo]

Wish like hell here was a bootleg of this show.

Maybe the taper stayed at home after reading your posts.
It's a joke!





/jarmo

[D-GenerationX]

Wish like hell here was a bootleg of this show.

Maybe the taper stayed at home after reading your posts.
It's a joke!

Probably never even bought a ticket with no guarantee Axl even shows up.

He does that, you know.