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Review
Everyone have a hear attack. I'm sorry if I got your hopes
up too high, as I seem to have did, I apologize. I didn't
realize everyone would react the way they did.
12:55
am right now. A friend and I met Smeagol2124 and we went to
eat at McDonalds. Smeagol and I ended up sitting right next
to each other.
Merchandise:
Checked it all out before the show, here's what you can get:
Shirts:
Gray Star with bullet holes-$35*
Black World Tour 2002-2003 w/world logo-$35*
Gray Shirt with Red/White/Blue striped banner-$35
Black Buckethead on front, small gnr logo on back-$35
Black Dog eat world-$35*
3 Just for girl t-shirts, one white, one black, one blue-All
$35
GNR logo baseball cap-$35
GNR logo winter hat-$30
Purple/Yellow Basketball jersey, #8, Rose on back-$60
Red/Yellow Soccer jersey, #8, Rose on back-$100
Sweatpants-$60*
Bandana-$15*
Stickers (with really cool dragon)-$10
*All stuff I got
**NO PROGRAM
Security:
Tight as fuck. The person I had recording this could not do
it. They fucking metal detect your ass then pat you down like
your fucking Britney Spears. I asked a girl checking if they
check buckets, and she said they do.
*If
you dont have a ticket for a certain section, you will not
get there
*I found out there was no GNR soundcheck
*Doors open a little bit after 6:00
*The first house music: Rage Against The Machines self-titled
debut
CKY:
(7:35-8:07)
Played 8 songs. The fourth was from Tony Hawk Pro Skater III.
They had microphone troubles here. The fifth was their first
single. They talked a lot. Especially about Guns. Here are
some quotes:
This is the first fucking rock and roll show you've seen in
10 years.
Rock and roll is a fucking religion, its all we fuckin need.
Someone was taunting them, they said: Fuck you Garth you cock
suckin pussy face motherfucker. You bring your mommy? Too
bad little bitch.
What was the last album you bought? Appetite For Destruction?
Use Your Illusion? Cause I know there hasnt been cock-sucking
shit out for the past ten years.
CKY is nothing brilliant. Green Day meets Black Sabbath is
the way smeagol2124 described them.
*The
next house music: DMXs latest album, The Great Depression
Mix Master Mike: (8:25-9:00)
*DJ from outer-space intro to start, takes forever.
1. White Zombie’s “Thunderkiss 65” 2. ? 3.
Rush “Tom Sawyer” 4. Disturbed song with Rage Against
The Machine’s “Bulls On Parade” 5. Led Zeppelin’s
“Heartbreaker” 6. ? 7. P. Diddy feat. Busta Rhymes
“Jump” 8. Jam Master Jay Tribute 9. ? 10. Jane’s
Addiction’s “Been Caught Stealing” 11. ? 12.
More RATM 13. Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song”
14. ? 15. Rob Bass 16. House Of Pain’s “Jump Around”
17. Beastie Boys “Intergalactic” 18. ?
*The
next house music: Mix of a whole bunch of popular rock
Guns
N’ Roses: (10:12-12:20)
I. Dress
Axl: University of North Dakota white Sioux jersey,
black nylon pants, white tennis shoes. For November Rain Axl
switched to a green North Dakota State University Bison jersey.
It had yellow writing, word “Bison” on it. For those
of you who don’t know, UND and NDSU have a long-standing
rivalry. And Axl showed up supporting them both. It was great.
Buckethead: Black shirt, with a black cape. Khakis
for pants.
Robin Finck: Black jumpsuit. He started out with his
hair tightly tied up. For LALD, he wore a black motorcycle
helmet and black sunglasses. After LALD, he put his hair down.
Finck would put his hair back up for Rocket Queen, and the
rest of the show.
Tommy Stinson: Plad blue suit. Light blue with dark
blue big stripes and thin red stripes. Tommy would lose the
coat at the band introductions.
Dizzy Reed: The same shirt as at the VMA’s, with
black leather pants.
Brain: Black shirt, black backwards baseball hat, and
shorts.
Chris Pitman: Black pants, blue jean coat, and white
shirt, with a black winter hat. Maybe he was cold.
Richard Fortus: Blue and white striped jeans, white
shirt with a red skull and cross bones, with a black mesh
shirt over it.
II
Stage Setup
As the audience looks at it, their angles. There are 8 long
vertical banners with three pairs of Chinese writing on them
a piece. Brain’s Drum kit is elevated. To the left of
him is Dizzy, with bongos, synthesizer, piano, and microphone.
Opposite Dizzy, to the right of Brain, is Pitman. He has three
different types of piano/synthesizers and a microphone. From
left to right on the main stage, is where Buckethead, Fortus,
Stinson, and Finck usually are. And of course, Axl is all
over the place. Axl had a telemprompter on the left side of
the stage.
III
Setlist and highlights
Welcome To The Jungle (Sparks)
Its So Easy
Mr. Brownstone
Axl
said: So, look at all these front rowers. We'd like to thank
you all for coming out tonight, all thats been said, Id say
you have the right to be skeptical.
Live
And Let Die (Pyro)
Think About You
Knockin On Heavens Door (Axl had microphone problems until
the first verse. He couldn't hit high notes especially. The
second verse had cool synth in it.)
Now
this is surprising, Axl said: This is a song Dizzy wrote about
his girlfriend Angela I was expecting something new, or maybe
even Silk Worms, and then the play:
You
Could Be Mine (Pyro. There were shots of a KFC in china with
people on bikes and in cars. It was sped up.)
Someone
tried to take a picture, and Axl said: I'm sorry I apologize
I apologize I should have stood still. Then he changed the
subject when he said this: You can't tell people what you
mean, because they already know what you feel on the inside
of you. Then he said something I didn't understand, and mentioned
Sl*sh , whom the whole schpiel may have been about. Then Axl
said: Ladies and GentlemenMr. Robin Finck
Sweet
Child O Mine (Buckethead left stage before the guitar solo.)
A
fat sheriff came on the video screens. He had a nightstick
and was chewing tobacco.
Out
Ta Get Me (Pyro)
Axl
talked about how A couple of individuals need to correct the
lighting gear.
Band
Introductions, in this order: Finck, Thomas Veenideen Stinson,
as Axl so eloquently put it, Pitman, Dizzy, Fortus bang for
your bucks, Brain (who when introduced took a bite out of
a big green apple and a banana), and then Axl said: Long ago
aliens left it to itself in a chicken coop ladies and gentlemen,
Mr. Buckethead
Buckethead
nunchucka, robot dance, Solo/Star Wars Theme/The Empire Strikes
Back/A Pirates Life For Me (APLFM keeps playing, pre-recorded,
as BH goes to get a Target bag. He throws out gifts to the
crowd.) After BH was done, Axl said: Now wasnt that fun boys
and girls now thank Uncle Axl for bringing it along. Piano
Solo, which included a beautiful piano part. It flows much
too well to not be a new song.
November
Rain (No Buckethead. After awhile, he came back, tried to
play his guitar, but no sound came. He got pissed, threw it
down, and walked offstage.) Finck had exactly the same guitar
in this song as Sl*sh used in the video. Talk about replacements.
The second half of the song had spark showers.
Then
Axl said: Before we get into this song, we actually have a
how bout a lil intro? The band jammed. It was fucking awesome.
Rocket Queen.
Start
Madagascar, then stop quickly. Axl asked: Are we okay? Then
they went back into the song.
Madagascar
(With the same beautiful images. Spark shower and it was Pitman
who sang the background vocals) Then Axl said: Ladies and
gentlemen, Mr. Dizzy Reed.
The
Blues
Axl
said: I guess this might be people's bedtime. I see some people
falling asleep tsk tsk tsk let's see where are we? Give me
some marshmallows.
Chinese
Democracy (Pyro) Axl said afterwards: Wellwe do hope to see
you again. We hope you see us again and if you tell a friend
and they tell a friend and they tell a friend and they tell
a friend and they tell a friend.
Patience (Tommy laid down on his back for part of the song,
which was real cool. Fortus and BH had acoustic guitars, Finck
played the solo with the electric.)
My
Michelle
Nightrain
Encore:
Finck Solo/Paradise City (American flag on screen at beginning
of PC. Pyro, spark shower, and confetti everywhere.)
Well
that's it. Nothing new new. It was an excellent show, and
Axl was perfect the entire night. I was twelve rows back from
him, on the right side of the stage, so I saw Finck most of
the night. It was an incredible show. I'm not sure if this
is a band or some lumbering juggernaut that has yet to be
awaken. Attendance was between 5500-6500.
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