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Let me start by saying if you have paid for your ticket take it back and get your money back now!!!
Axel Rose is a fat, egotistical, self important wanker.....
Now for the concert.
I found myself (courtesy to a friend at Universal Music) with a couple of fre tix to last nights Guns and Roses gig at Brisbane. Drove up after work looking forward to seeing Axel in perform after having seen some good live performances on screen.
Started off with Rose Tattoo - and as you would expect Angry Anderson and the boys delivered a good rendition of a slighty more sucessful pub band. Not bad to watch and they did the job of first support well.
Then came Sabastian Bach of Skid Row fame....Ill say one thing - the man knows how to rock, and despite a luke warm crowd to start off with his enthusiasm and obvious enjoyment off what he is doing and was for me the best band of the night. Godzilla was awesome and his infectious attitude rubbed off on all leaving a crowd looking forward to the Gunners.
Now fast forward 1 1\2 hours - yup you heard it right 90 minutes in between Bach did Axel decide to grace us with his presence - and that was about it. Any good vibes he received were blown away by the wait, the girls showing their love melons were more interesting than Axel. That happens when you dont start till midnight, after waiting people stand hor an hour and a half.
The band themselves were only just passable, for such a large member band they severly lacked "sound". The only thickness was between Axel's ears, as the guitarists bends were terrible - regularly missing the bent note and their hammers for the most were terrible. The drummer was the only solid part, with one guitarist good enough to enjoy watching.
Started in darkness with one guitarist walking out and playing some intro notes, they then tried to launch into "Welcome To The Jungle" but failed miserably, Axel calling a halt to the crap for a restart, and this was the very first song.
He then walked to the microphone to abuse the crowd, and was narrowly (more the pity) missed by a flying plastic Coke Bottle - he then launched into a "I am a star I dont have to be here" Rant, which was answered by boos"
They then restarted "Welcome" but he proceeded to sing the first 4 -5 songs stand ing on the one spot in the stage staring straight ahead whilst the band tried to make up for his lack of presence.
Every break he could he would run off the stage (even during songs) and was only on stage when absolutlely necessary. AS the gig wore on (an tedious it was) he started to move around a little, and on occasion actually put effort into his performance. Their "Hits" were OK though and that saved the gig a little.
However what topped it off, The piano came out the second time for "November Rain" he sat down , it took longer than 5 secs for his mic to be made ready and he cracked the sh*ts saying "This is one of those nights - There is nothing wrong with the band it is everything else." Then sorta half played "November Rain". He refused to banter with the crowd, refused to make eye contact with the crowd and spent bugger all time on stage without running off stage.
We left before the concert had finished and by the amount of people leaving we werent the only ones - I estimated that a good third had left by 3\4 through Gunners.
Anyways like I said do what you can to get a refund, if not I hope he was just having a bad night.
Axel Rose is a fat, egotistical, self important wanker.....
Now for the concert.
I found myself (courtesy to a friend at Universal Music) with a couple of fre tix to last nights Guns and Roses gig at Brisbane. Drove up after work looking forward to seeing Axel in perform after having seen some good live performances on screen.
Started off with Rose Tattoo - and as you would expect Angry Anderson and the boys delivered a good rendition of a slighty more sucessful pub band. Not bad to watch and they did the job of first support well.
Then came Sabastian Bach of Skid Row fame....Ill say one thing - the man knows how to rock, and despite a luke warm crowd to start off with his enthusiasm and obvious enjoyment off what he is doing and was for me the best band of the night. Godzilla was awesome and his infectious attitude rubbed off on all leaving a crowd looking forward to the Gunners.
Now fast forward 1 1\2 hours - yup you heard it right 90 minutes in between Bach did Axel decide to grace us with his presence - and that was about it. Any good vibes he received were blown away by the wait, the girls showing their love melons were more interesting than Axel. That happens when you dont start till midnight, after waiting people stand hor an hour and a half.
The band themselves were only just passable, for such a large member band they severly lacked "sound". The only thickness was between Axel's ears, as the guitarists bends were terrible - regularly missing the bent note and their hammers for the most were terrible. The drummer was the only solid part, with one guitarist good enough to enjoy watching.
Started in darkness with one guitarist walking out and playing some intro notes, they then tried to launch into "Welcome To The Jungle" but failed miserably, Axel calling a halt to the crap for a restart, and this was the very first song.
He then walked to the microphone to abuse the crowd, and was narrowly (more the pity) missed by a flying plastic Coke Bottle - he then launched into a "I am a star I dont have to be here" Rant, which was answered by boos"
They then restarted "Welcome" but he proceeded to sing the first 4 -5 songs stand ing on the one spot in the stage staring straight ahead whilst the band tried to make up for his lack of presence.
Every break he could he would run off the stage (even during songs) and was only on stage when absolutlely necessary. AS the gig wore on (an tedious it was) he started to move around a little, and on occasion actually put effort into his performance. Their "Hits" were OK though and that saved the gig a little.
However what topped it off, The piano came out the second time for "November Rain" he sat down , it took longer than 5 secs for his mic to be made ready and he cracked the sh*ts saying "This is one of those nights - There is nothing wrong with the band it is everything else." Then sorta half played "November Rain". He refused to banter with the crowd, refused to make eye contact with the crowd and spent bugger all time on stage without running off stage.
We left before the concert had finished and by the amount of people leaving we werent the only ones - I estimated that a good third had left by 3\4 through Gunners.
Anyways like I said do what you can to get a refund, if not I hope he was just having a bad night.
