KLB5114 BLOG: Guns N' Roses Adelaide Review

Guns N' Roses Adelaide Review

http://gnrdaily.com/news_detail.asp?id=2713 Wednesday • December 8,20107:37:23 PM Review from Adeleide Now Famous for his unfitness to own a watch, Axl Rose actually managed to take to the point at a right time for a mammoth rock show at The Entertainment Centre last night. The evidence was big in every regard;

Axl's voice sounded as well as it always did, the stage production was exhilarating, the gang was buzzing and the band's huge songs stole the show. But afterward the luster of the opening pyrotechnics wore off and the second to back hits of Welcome to the Jungle, It's So Prosperous and Mr Brownstone were welcomed, the gig seemed to plateau for the sleep of the evening. A more apt name for Guns N' Roses would be Rose and (hired) Guns. Since the departure of his ring the singer has surrounded himself with some of the better players in the business, and their performances were almost carbon copies of the original tracks. In essence they were faultless. But among the blistering solos and flames bursting off the stage guitarist DJ Ashba (complete with hat, cigarette and classic Gibson guitar) gave an uncanny performance as Slash, which at times seemed uncomfortable for classic Gunners' fans. The display was very similar to the performance GN'R delivered almost 3 days ago at the same venue but having since released Chinese Democracy, fans could truly connect with the new material. Songs such as Break and Street of Dreams were among the night's best in a set that was cluttered with hits from various albums. Rocket Queen and the anthemic November Rain had the crew in awe as did Knockin' on Heaven's Door. But where the dark went wrong was the ridiculous amounts of outfit changes Axl Rose went through as he let members of his band exchange solos amongst themselves. It was open that it was not all around the outfits for Axl. An educated guess was that the singer was using the meter to snap a quick collapse of oxygen backstage - as upon his return - his part had improved 10 fold, belting out notes that would equal his studio performances. The appearance was everything fans could have hoped for but the excitement factor that was present last time the band performed here was absent. If they did away with the obligatory solos and irrelevant jam, Guns N' Roses' return to Adelaide would have been much tighter and ultimately triumphant. Source: Adeleide Now