Chinese Democracy's Legacy

[CherryGarcia]

I don't know man.  I watched the 1991 show in Indiana the other day.....and he sounded so bad on multiple songs.

It's a bit scratchy during that summer U.S. leg.  No question.

Still some great shows in that leg though.

Listen to Jungle at Indiana. His voice goes out and sounds like it might be his last concert.
His voice changed so much between 1992 and 1993. There were always rumors of his having vocal surgery in this time. If you listen to say, WTTJ back to back at Paris 1992, and Argentina 1993, it's believable. Or YCBM.

[ice cream sand pig]

wow, he sounds crazy there. unbelievable voice. even though compared to his better performances its not as good, he still sounds awesome.

i wouldnt doubt hes had to have surgery. even rod stuart had to have surgery, maybe even more than once, and his voice doesnt seem nearly as harsh on the chords.

[russkwtx]

I liked CD a lot and still listen to it frequently. Some of the songs are right up there with the best written under the GNR label (TWAT, Street of Dreams, Sorry, Better, Maddy are classics). Other songs on the album are very good and listenable over and over (IRS, Shacklers, Catcher, maybe This I love). And some are not so good. Everyone has his/her own opinion so I won't list them. But the point is that the album was very solid and did not disrespect the GNR brand. Although I have been a GNR fan since the 1980s, I was able to see them only in the "new GNR" version so I was able to acquaint myself with some musicians I did not know previously. Will I follow their solo careers as I did Slash and Izzy? No, but that does not take away from the fact they were very good in GNR, and I appreciate all their efforts to live up to the GNR mystique that they inherited. So we'll see if the new/old GNR brings something new to the table and continues to grow or turns into a greatest hits band that plays only to make money. Time will tell.

[norway]

best lald-screams was 02, some good ones 09+ aswell

[HBK]

best lald-screams was 02, some good ones 09+ aswell

Yeaaahhh,, ALBANY 2002