That was pretty cool. Guns and Roses ended the '02 VMA awards. Axel and Dizzy are the only 2 original members left but it was cool hearing them jam some old tunes....welcome to the jungle and paradise city. Axel seemed a little out of breath, though.
Guns and effin Roses!
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How did Axl manage to get to the stage on time?
A band that truly had a ton of potential, shot to hell by that dumb prick.
AFD still goes down as one of the best debut albums of all time, in my book.
A band that truly had a ton of potential, shot to hell by that dumb prick.
AFD still goes down as one of the best debut albums of all time, in my book.
One of the only two great rock bands to come out of the 80's (metallica).
Axl was a crazy nutso prick, but you don't get AFD from a responsible upright citizen either.
One of the best DEBUT albums?? It's simply one of the greatest heavy metal albums ever. Top 5 on any sane person's list. Top 10 on anyone who is sane or insane.
I didn't see them last night, but I heard they played a festival over in Leeds or something recently.
Slash didn't play with them?
Axl was a crazy nutso prick, but you don't get AFD from a responsible upright citizen either.
One of the best DEBUT albums?? It's simply one of the greatest heavy metal albums ever. Top 5 on any sane person's list. Top 10 on anyone who is sane or insane.
I didn't see them last night, but I heard they played a festival over in Leeds or something recently.
Slash didn't play with them?
:Yep: :spotting: :Yep:
When he said Guns n' effen Roses, I felt like I was sixteen. I thought the new song was cool. I was also happy to see my favorite karaoke song "Paradise City." Now I know that Axl can't sing the ending, either.
When he said Guns n' effen Roses, I felt like I was sixteen. I thought the new song was cool. I was also happy to see my favorite karaoke song "Paradise City." Now I know that Axl can't sing the ending, either.
Wow, I missed that. What does VMA stand for??
Back in the early 90s, 92 I think, Metallica and GNR toured together remember that? Well, I do, since I had third row, center stage tickets at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis! Faith no More opened up with an 1.5 hour set which included the lead singer jumping in the crowd, ripping a seat out of the floor, then getting passed thru the first 5 rows by the fans until his security guys got him back up to the stage.
Metallica then came out and rocked for 3 hours playing the greatest crowd participation song ever, "Seek and Destroy!" toward the end of their set.
By this time, I was pretty tired, but still there was more to come. After an hour delay, (GNR was late, imagine that!), here came Axel in his kilt and MEAN MACHINE jersey. They then played for 2.5 hours. Remember, I'm third row center for all this!! Best concert of all time for me. My 2 favorite bands, together, 9 hours later, it's over, lol!
Thanks for the memories! Btw, about 2 weeks after this show, Metallica had the accident where James Hetfield was burned pretty bad by stage effects and Guns then refused to come out causing a crowd riot. That was in Toronto I think?? Anyway, Metallica was/is my favorite band followed by the Gunners. What more could I have asked for in a concert????:Yep: :Yep: :Yep: :Yep:
Back in the early 90s, 92 I think, Metallica and GNR toured together remember that? Well, I do, since I had third row, center stage tickets at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis! Faith no More opened up with an 1.5 hour set which included the lead singer jumping in the crowd, ripping a seat out of the floor, then getting passed thru the first 5 rows by the fans until his security guys got him back up to the stage.
Metallica then came out and rocked for 3 hours playing the greatest crowd participation song ever, "Seek and Destroy!" toward the end of their set.
By this time, I was pretty tired, but still there was more to come. After an hour delay, (GNR was late, imagine that!), here came Axel in his kilt and MEAN MACHINE jersey. They then played for 2.5 hours. Remember, I'm third row center for all this!! Best concert of all time for me. My 2 favorite bands, together, 9 hours later, it's over, lol!
Thanks for the memories! Btw, about 2 weeks after this show, Metallica had the accident where James Hetfield was burned pretty bad by stage effects and Guns then refused to come out causing a crowd riot. That was in Toronto I think?? Anyway, Metallica was/is my favorite band followed by the Gunners. What more could I have asked for in a concert????:Yep: :Yep: :Yep: :Yep:
Vince Neil kicking Axel's ass again would be nice to see as well...
Motley gave both of those bands (GnR and Metallica) the opportunity to make it big in a world of rock and roll that had all but given up on heavy metal.
I like Gun's N Roses and would rate AFD as a top 3 on any list, but you wouldn't find a Metallica album/CD on any list of mine...
I guess I'm more of a glam rocker at heart...
--Dr Feelgood
Motley gave both of those bands (GnR and Metallica) the opportunity to make it big in a world of rock and roll that had all but given up on heavy metal.
I like Gun's N Roses and would rate AFD as a top 3 on any list, but you wouldn't find a Metallica album/CD on any list of mine...
I guess I'm more of a glam rocker at heart...
--Dr Feelgood
SixFive said:
65,
I remember that tour, I saw them @ them in Oakland, GNR and Metallica were in some sort of dual headline type thing and Metallica came on stage first. Metallica was in the SF bay area and just kicked A**. GNR came on stage, Axel was trashed they sounded like sh*t so the crowd tore up the turf and threw it at them and they were off stage by the 5th song. Very fun to watch....thanks for the memories
I did see GNR in LA and they really played well. I guess it was just a bad night.well, well, well, my Michelle. Had a girlfriend at the time named Michelle. Ironic.
In High school, we drove around listening to AFD on a tape. GNR never could recapure the driving metal of AFD. Axl tried to sing metal ballads, which November rain is an excellent song, but it wasnt the same.
I think the Immigrants and faggots lyrics of One in a Million didnt help, either. "They come to our country and spread their f...ing disease"
I saw Metallica in concert twice. I would gladly see them again. Great people watching concerts. Metallica has a cross section of fans. There are Metallica people and People who listen to Metallica.
AC\DC is another great show.
In High school, we drove around listening to AFD on a tape. GNR never could recapure the driving metal of AFD. Axl tried to sing metal ballads, which November rain is an excellent song, but it wasnt the same.
I think the Immigrants and faggots lyrics of One in a Million didnt help, either. "They come to our country and spread their f...ing disease"
I saw Metallica in concert twice. I would gladly see them again. Great people watching concerts. Metallica has a cross section of fans. There are Metallica people and People who listen to Metallica.
AC\DC is another great show.
MTL,PQ....the forum
monsters of rock......rich stadium.....G'N'R...METALLICA...VAN HALEN.....FAITH NO MORE
and if it was'nt for kiss and alice copper the crue would not of had anyone to copy from and judas priest and quit riot take'n e'm on tour as thier open'n act back "82" when front row was $7.50......mtv made motley crue...the "true" metal underground made metallica
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no my friend they are called>>> kizz -the best rock group in my opinin! now lets get ready for some football! and bring on the
j-e-t-s- suck-suck-suck!!!
j-e-t-s- suck-suck-suck!!!
i believe guns n roses and weezer will be doing a few concerts together coming up soon. now that's an interesting combo. apparently both groups are big fans of each and axel said that he loved weezer..
yep some dude even wrote about it--
"Guns N Roses - Live in London
Guns N Roses
London Arena
26 August 2002
Last night saw London witness one of the few dates Guns N Roses have done in the past few years. It is, in fact, 10 years since they were last here. On the strength of last night's gig, let's hope they are back very soon.
Weezer opened the show and bored the trousers off the crowd. The seated crowd did not even bother to stand for their incredibly dull set. When they finally played their hit "Buddy Holly", there were two people dancing in my section. I was one of them and my date was the other. Whomever choose this bunch of losers for "special guests" should be smacked round the head. Their performance was one of the worst I have ever seen out of an opening band.
Then Gun n ****n Roses hit the stage with "Welcome to the Jungle." The place went nuts and stayed nuts for most of the rest of the length of the gig. We were given time to rest our necks and voices while we sat through the requisite solos and a few new songs. The new tracks were halfway decent but not memorable enough. Axel was on fine form, slimmed down from the New Year's gigs that go NME (who he slammed twice), to his touring fitness. Axel stalked the stage like an angry tiger. He even seemed to be pretty damn happy with himself and his band. The only remaining member of GnR (or close enough), besides Rose, was Dizzy Reed on keyboards. The rest of the hired guns played with panache and enthusiasm; Buckethead almost managing to make us forget there was no Slash, Izzy, or Gilby. His guitar rendition of the Star Wars theme won over the crowd. The rest of the band (another guitarist, bassist, drummer and second keyboardist) delivered the goods to a sceptical crowd.
Much of the show concentrated on their stunning debut, Appetite for Destruction, from which they played at least 8 tracks. I predict yet another upsurge in sales of this classic hard rock album in the next few weeks. The "Ilusions" set was represented by November Rain (of course), Live and Let Die, and Knocking on Heaven's Door. The Lies was represented by one track, its big hit, Patience, complete with a crowd whistle-along. It was a pity they did not play Used to Love Her.
At times it was rather hard to hear the band because the sound was not very loud; the crowd drowned out Axel. My companion complained that her hearing was not ringing as she left the gig. Despite this, she made it clear it was the best show she had ever seen!
As I expected, the finale was an amazing redition of Paradise City for an encore complete with flames, confetti, flashpots, and smoke. It was a cracking set which left the evenly mixed crowd knackered, sweaty, and content as hell. It wasn't a bunch of ageing rockers, either; there were representatives from all the "rock generations" there and, as should be expected at a decent hard rock gig, there was a lot of scantily clad totty. (NB: There were several packs of young girls. What the hell were their male friends doing last night? Washing their hair and watching telly?)
Don't believe anyone who says Axel is past his sell by date. He can still deliver the goods, and last night Guns N Roses delivered one of the greatest gigs I have ever seen. Was it better than sex, no, but it was damn close!
Marty Dodge
thats some hilarious shi*
yep some dude even wrote about it--
"Guns N Roses - Live in London
Guns N Roses
London Arena
26 August 2002
Last night saw London witness one of the few dates Guns N Roses have done in the past few years. It is, in fact, 10 years since they were last here. On the strength of last night's gig, let's hope they are back very soon.
Weezer opened the show and bored the trousers off the crowd. The seated crowd did not even bother to stand for their incredibly dull set. When they finally played their hit "Buddy Holly", there were two people dancing in my section. I was one of them and my date was the other. Whomever choose this bunch of losers for "special guests" should be smacked round the head. Their performance was one of the worst I have ever seen out of an opening band.
Then Gun n ****n Roses hit the stage with "Welcome to the Jungle." The place went nuts and stayed nuts for most of the rest of the length of the gig. We were given time to rest our necks and voices while we sat through the requisite solos and a few new songs. The new tracks were halfway decent but not memorable enough. Axel was on fine form, slimmed down from the New Year's gigs that go NME (who he slammed twice), to his touring fitness. Axel stalked the stage like an angry tiger. He even seemed to be pretty damn happy with himself and his band. The only remaining member of GnR (or close enough), besides Rose, was Dizzy Reed on keyboards. The rest of the hired guns played with panache and enthusiasm; Buckethead almost managing to make us forget there was no Slash, Izzy, or Gilby. His guitar rendition of the Star Wars theme won over the crowd. The rest of the band (another guitarist, bassist, drummer and second keyboardist) delivered the goods to a sceptical crowd.
Much of the show concentrated on their stunning debut, Appetite for Destruction, from which they played at least 8 tracks. I predict yet another upsurge in sales of this classic hard rock album in the next few weeks. The "Ilusions" set was represented by November Rain (of course), Live and Let Die, and Knocking on Heaven's Door. The Lies was represented by one track, its big hit, Patience, complete with a crowd whistle-along. It was a pity they did not play Used to Love Her.
At times it was rather hard to hear the band because the sound was not very loud; the crowd drowned out Axel. My companion complained that her hearing was not ringing as she left the gig. Despite this, she made it clear it was the best show she had ever seen!
As I expected, the finale was an amazing redition of Paradise City for an encore complete with flames, confetti, flashpots, and smoke. It was a cracking set which left the evenly mixed crowd knackered, sweaty, and content as hell. It wasn't a bunch of ageing rockers, either; there were representatives from all the "rock generations" there and, as should be expected at a decent hard rock gig, there was a lot of scantily clad totty. (NB: There were several packs of young girls. What the hell were their male friends doing last night? Washing their hair and watching telly?)
Don't believe anyone who says Axel is past his sell by date. He can still deliver the goods, and last night Guns N Roses delivered one of the greatest gigs I have ever seen. Was it better than sex, no, but it was damn close!
Marty Dodge
thats some hilarious shi*
Fvck me.
I just fired up Tivo to watch the taping of the show now. I have no words. Makes me remember fondly the day I bought my first guitar and the AFD songbook had just come out. Rock on Axl.
I just fired up Tivo to watch the taping of the show now. I have no words. Makes me remember fondly the day I bought my first guitar and the AFD songbook had just come out. Rock on Axl.
