Here's a first hand review...BACH DID TURN UP!
Okay
well, I started out at Mustang Harrys, met some cool people, headed over around 7 - the line was around the block
it was about 3 blocks long and I didnt actually get into the building until like 8:30. My friend and I then rushed up front as close to the stage as possible, we ended up really close. Bullet opened. They got booed. They played about 45 mins, then GNR went on at 11. They opened with Jungle, then Its So Easy and Mr. Brownstone, although during these I have no idea what was going on, my friend and I were fighting for our lives. I literally thought I was going to break some ribs, there was some serious violence up front. Then they went into Better and things started calming down a little
I think a lot of people were like what the hell song is this? You could really tell the true fans because we knew every word to every song, while some people just stood there during the leak songs
. Anyway, Axl chatted about how much he loves New York City. He also commented on how some people think they know whats going on in the band, but they dont. He said Better was a Robin song, to clarify it to all those sh*t-talkers who think they know all the inside info, but dont. On they played
he introduced the band. Bumblefoot did a semi-lengthy solo, he has a foot-shaped guitar. He was good, I mean I know he has giant shoes to fill, but Ill give respect where its due. Dizzy was shirtless and for a while I thought he was naked because his pants were pretty low and you couldnt see em behind the keyboard. Lol
Anyway
Axl joked before he went into IRS, something about I see you guys singing along, little motherf**kers, you mustve downloaded em or something haha
Baz came out and sang My Michelle, it was f**kin awesome. Axl played piano on November Rain
this is where I started crying. It was just surreal, I dont know
I lost it. Anyway, all the guitarists got in their fair share of solos, and they all sounded great. Theyve really rehearsed this set
and, no, its not the original line-up, but they didnt do all that many original songs, so you really got to hear what the new guys have added to it.
As far as merch goes, there were a few new GNR Hammerstein shirts.
Oh! Axl got in a dig about Matt
when he introduced Brain he said something like where the hell was this guy when we hired Matt
There was pyro a few times and some red and yellow confetti at the end. No mention of a release date, no unheard songs, no real rants
Over-all, it blew me away. It was as great as I had imagined it and then-some... seriously, this is an exciting year
