Re: Been to a good gig lately? [Merged]
went to see gnr last night at rod laver. I havent seen a band there since Audioslave many moons ago, and i must say for a larger venue it rocked last night. Im not a fan of big venues, prefer the intimate gigs at forum, festy hall, prince etc. . . .
Rose Tatto, brilliant as usual, Sebastian Bach is still as hard as he was 15 years ago, and GnR, well they werent too bad!!!
Was a bit sceptical of heading to a gig, where the band hasnt released anything for 10years, but they still managed to rock it. A lot of slow points where axl would intro the new band members, then they would have a 10 minute solo. Im all up for the band intro, but really doing it for EVERY person, a bit much. then there was some weird "Bubbles" character, that is obviously designed for the American leg of the tour. Bad move having him Axl, he was just bizzare!!!
All old tunes belted out with brilliance, the crowd going NUTS! but some new stuff was a bit . . interesting. Very politically based in some new stuff, but that is the way everyone is turning i guess. It was different, but i liked it. Some slower stuff, but he is an ageing rocker, so cnt be expected to thrash them out like he used to.
My biggest dissapoinment is that he really had no crowd interaction. Sebastian was great with the crowd, as were rose tattoo. But it took 3 songs for Axl to even utter a word to the crowd. never was a talker. . . . :hihi
And the spaces between songs that couldve used some crowd interaction.
Highlights:
the crowd diversity. Possibly everyone in my area was a 40+ man, who ripped thier shirts off and were head banging to the point of pain. AWESOME! Then next bay a 60+yr old woman, with her famaily there, rocking out. Very cool.
The reaction when they came out and started with welcome to the jungle. What better to kick it off, and Axl's voice held up so it was fantastic.
guitarists playing their solos to Angie, Dont Cry and acdc, very cool to have some classics thrown in the mix.
Sebastian and Axl belting out My Michelle together, so good.
You could be mine / sweet child of mine. Watching every ageing metal head go absoloutly INSANE!!
Thier set was 2 and a bit hours, which is excellent value for money. After the Axl of old, everyone was really interested to see just how it would pan out. Definetley played the best set they coould, and entertained the masses. Any one going tonite, be prepared for a mass headache! Gig finished at 1.30am and by the time i trecked back to FTG, it was 3 before i hit the sack. Lay there my ears ringing, head pounding, no voice and neck aching! But so worth it. No one even noticed the 3c temp when leaving, all so pumped up!
Lets hope the album isnt too far away.
GnR, thanks for finally getting here!!!
