Blame Axl all you want for the dismissal of the original Guns N Roses members, but you hardly notice the band missing with Axl still running around the stage for 3 hours....
The show was amazing. The new Guns sounded amazing and Axl's voice was in good form.
The show started with Danko Jones - they were pretty good. I might download a song or two from them.
Bach came out and ripped thru an impressive set of old Skid Row songs. He still sounds great and amazing. The crowd was a disappointment for me during the Bach's show as everyone was sitting down. Who sits down at a rock show?
Axl then came on and played with Guns for nearly 3 hours. They kicked it off with the lead track from Chinese Democracy - that rocked. All the new stuff sounded from good to awesome. You can tell that these were "warm up" shows for a bigger North American tour - as they played just about everything.
From the new album they played Democarcy, Shakler, Better, Dreams, If the World, There was a Time, Raid, This i Love, and Madagascar. (i think i got them all). I would say that Democracy, Dreams, There was a Time, This I love, and Madagascar were standouts - with There Was a Time as the best.
Better didnt really translate to a good live show song, which was a very small disappointment.
All the old music sounds great still.
If you get a chance to relive Guns N Roses at a live show - you wont be disappointted.
I do have a smalll note to Canadian Fans. I am from Chicago and noticed that shows in Canada, at least in Hamilton - the crowd seemed very reserved. As in, they would stand around and not even cheer during the songs. They would wait till it was completely over then go nuts. Its just odd being the only one jamming out during the songs. Loosen up Canada and enjoy the music!