I’m relatively surprised they didn’t do something special/different.

I’m glad I didn’t stay up.

Pretty nice production values though.

Shrug.

I think fan service and treatment has been an embarrassment for 20 years.

I also think Axl is an old guard capitalist and to expect him to change would be expecting too much.

Axl's not gonna foot the bill for primo video work when the band situation is shaky, the venues aren't anything special, and the tour could implode at any minute. This also looking past whatever record company situation there is. It's one of those things you can want as a fan but if you think about it for 5 minutes, it's like okay, we're back at square one.

How this wasn't figured out for the second leg... then maybe you have an argument.

The comment isn't something you generally put out publicly but this is the band of the guy who said "lose my fucking number" to a dude going on paternity leave after all. That and I'd rather have a competent bulldog than an incompetent... house cat.

It's possible Beta gave the company his number but I remember Mark Haffiahifishifhfahi being plastered on early stuff. He did some stuff related to the Detroit show as well. So a quick google will connect you to the 4C4 Media parent company.

I think Axl hates the spectacle of the whole thing and finds it against taste. He wants promotion but is against a media colonoscopy and weary of the media in general. Thank Christ for that. It's embarrassing.

I'm in the minority on this stuff but I want new music and a box set of alternative demos. I don't have time for ultra deconstructions of songs or behind the scenes tour documentaries. In my teenage years, I would've asked for a tasteful t-shirt but that's the extent of it. I can see the market appeal of a Troubadour show DVD/Blu-Ray/digital release though.

I haven't seen a ton but the best live releases have a particular vision in mind and more cooks in the kitchen doth spoil the broth.

Some things I'm excited about:

Eh, not really surprising.

What the guy is getting at is they went cheap for all the shows on their actual tour but ponied up the dough for the Troubadour show. It could be a whole bunch of sour grapes. I have to say, there's some questionable professionalism in that screed.

Anyway, this is somewhat in line with what was done in the past. I can't speak to the old days but the infamous House of Blues show was a different crew than the team that shot every show onwards and obviously different than the Appetite For Democracy show too (my God, that was poorly done).

A 3-cam setup for an big venue like Dodger Stadium is a limited amount of coverage. You'll get a wide master and two other shots probably a shot mid-shot and a reverse shot medium close-up.

I think the Troubadour video is a bit rough-and-tumble with quality but still put together by someone who knew what they were doing. I'd guess it was shot on DSLRs and GoPros.

I remember a crane at the Detroit show and remember a shoulder-mount roamer in the pit but can't remember much else.