Guns N' Roses - 2012-02-27, USA, Philadelphia, Electric Factory
"Fucking Crazy"
Taped by bcironmaiden and Tapehead2
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Total Length: 03:05:10, 1.34gb
Setlist:
01. Intro (Splitting The Atom)
02. Chinese Democracy
03. Welcome To The Jungle
04. It's So Easy
05. Mr. Brownstone
06. Sorry
07. You're Crazy
08. Estranged
09. Rocket Queen
10. James Bond Theme
11. Live And Let Die
12. This I Love
13. Axl Rant #1
14. Used To Love Her
15. Motivation
16. Band Introductions
17. Baba O'Riley
18. Street Of Dreams
19. Axl Rant #2
20. You Could Be Mine
21. Ballad Of Death
22. Sweet Child O' Mine
23. Another Brick In The Wall
24. Axl Piano Solo
25. November Rain
26. Axl Rant #3
27. Pink Panther Theme
28. Bumblefoot Guitar Solo
29. Don't Cry
30. Shackler's Revenge
31. Civil War
32. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
33. Nightrain
34. Encore:
35. Instrumental Jam
36. Madagascar
37. Axl Rant #4
38. Better
39. Waiting On A Friend
40. Patience
41. Chip Away The Stone
42. Paradise City
43. Outro
Notes #1: This is MTX which is made from bcironmaiden and Tapehead2 recordings.
Notes #2: Before You Could Be Mine, Axl talks about the 2002 cancellation of the Philadelphia show and the tour.
"Before we start this next song. We haven't been back here in a long time, right? I never talked publicly about what went down.
A lot of that was because there were a lot of legalities behind the scenes so I had to keep my mouth shut for five years or I would've got sued for about everything I own by fucking corporate radio and shit.
They were backing our tour. So I had to shut up. I mean, I did cancel the first show, at about six in the morning. My manager told me he canceled it and then didn't.
And then Clear Channel wanted us to fuck up, because they wanted to end the tour. 'Cause they had some shit going on in Florida or something… I don't know… a whole bunch of bullshit.
But I got really sick. It had nothing to do with fur coats and basketball games, you know. I love Philly. I came to visit here a few times and I really liked it.
So on this we decided, "OK we're gonna risk it, what if we can throw in a show in Philly? And get Philly in?" So it's good to be here with you people tonight.
I wanna apologize for my part in that. You know, so… I'm not saying I'm innocent."
Bumblefoot is suffering from back pains the whole show.
REVIEW (Phillyrockradio / Daniel Kulisek): If what you were expecting Monday night at the Electric Factory was a reunion of Axl, Slash, Duff, & Izzy in a sort of "'80's Metal throwback" show, then you would have been thoroughly mistaken. Axl's current line up of Guns N Roses, with the exception of Dizzy Reed-the only survivor of "Illusion-era" GNR, would be for the most part unrecognizable to the casual fan. Sound like a disappointing show? Not by a long shot. From the opening notes of "Chinese Democracy" until final howl of "Paradise City", Axl & Co. offered up what could truly be called an epic rock show. Clocking in at a solid 2 hours and 40 minutes, GNR performed around a 30 song set list comprised of old favorites spanning the "Appetite for Destruction" to "Use Your Illusion" years, as well as relatively new tracks off of Axl's 17 year opus "Chinese Democracy". As far as the quality of this set, it should be noted that Axl's voice is probably in the best condition it has been in over the past 20 years. The band as a whole was very tight, most notably the playing of former Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson. His high-treble, punk-esque style fits the GNR profile perfectly. In addition, the trio of guitarists – DJ Ashba, Richard Fortus, & Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal - offered up clean, crisp rhythm work, as well as trading off opportunities to shred blistering solos. Dizzy's piano work was also spot on and well complimented by keyboard player Chris Pitman. Also, not to be forgotten was the thunderous drum work of Frank Ferrer, who was accurate has he was booming. As stated, the set list was a combination of all GNR material over the last 28 years. Most of the set was made up of older material, which the crowd responded well too. Nice surprises were songs like "Civil War" and "Estranged" which, until recent months have not been performed live since the early '90s. In addition to the older, more familiar material, songs from "Chinese Democracy" were greeted with much appreciation from the crowd. Songs like the Elton John-inspired "Street of Dreams" to the industrial rock-style "Shackler's Revenge" sold well to the crowd, though looking around you could tell that many were not as familiar with these titles. Perhaps the most interesting point of the whole show was Axl's apology to the crowd for not showing up for the show in December of 2002. Blaming illness and problems with his then promoter Clear Channel, Axl seemed heartfelt in his request for forgiveness from the crowd, which seemed to be willing to put the whole matter to bed. For an encore, the crowd was treated to four songs, one of which was an excellent rendition of "Patience", as well as newer tracks "Madagascar" and "Better". The grand finale was a fully charged rendition of "Paradise City", which has become the staple closing number at all of their shows. So, as I stood there in a rain of red streamers as Axl let out his final howl, I found myself saying to myself, "This is how you see Guns N Roses". If you get the chance to see them, I strongly suggest it.