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Review
By Marcelov
I'm gonna cut to the chase and skip talking about the guests.
the only thing I would add is I don't think CKY deserved the
shit it got from gn'r fans, they are just doing their thing,
not bad really.
the
whole thing was 30 minutes late, CKY claimed the people at
the airport were fucking with them or something. I think that's
what I heard.
Guns
came on, yada yada yada, same old. Axl wore a Detroit Red
Wings shirt for the first half, Detroit Pistons for the second.
he seemed to be in a good mood, giving his hand to people
on the side and grabbing roses from them.
the
crowd loved buckethead's solo. bh as usual was right on, flawless.
now to Mr. Robin Finck.... a few dead notes here, missed notes
there. his solo before SCOM had absolutely no meaning. he
is a good player though, with awesome presence.
they
played Rhiad. it's a very powerful song live.
the
biggest reaction seemed to be SCOM. new songs didn't seem
to do much for the crowd, but have I mentioned they were cold?
me, I was stuck with a bunch of old people. the fat dude besides
me spent the whole thing with his arms crossed. I had OK seats
(I guess I was 20 meters away from the band), but had I bought
general admission, I could have been first row floor. I got
to the venue at 6:45pm and there was hardly anybody there.
now,
really, to the unusual event of the night... here's my take.
the
band, actually, I think it was Richard's fault, screwed up
on Patience and at least to me, it was very noticeable. noticeable
to Axl too - he walked besides Finck and Richard while scratching
and shaking his head. at this point, he seemed pretty pissed
off. the song carries on but Axl skips a verse... the band
doesn't know what to do. weird moment - you could tell they
were confused - Axl hesitated, almost stopped. at that point,
I thought they would restart the song, but no. solo comes
in, Axl throws mic and storms off stage. the band kept on
playing, and I noticed Finck looking back to see if Axl was
coming back or not. he did and finished patience. said a very
dry "good night" (where's our AAAAAHN... DETROIT...
GOOOD.. FUCKING... NIGHT! ??) and left.
I
just stood there for a while hoping they would come back,
but when Brain's drums came down I convinced myself it was
over.
I
can't help but feel a little upset about not hearing My Michelle,
Nightrain or Paradise City. perhaps I'm just greedy but that's
how I feel. now I'll sit back and wait for Toronto...
sorry,
I really don't remember the exact setlist. think of the usual
minus Nightrain, My Michelle and Paradise City, and plus Rhiad.
note:
the little piece Axl plays before November Rain - I think
Axl is teasing us... it's pretty awesome, could be a new song.
who knows?
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