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Re: RB2 cracked? mogg available?
From GNR On Tour. These are the shows at The Joint
12.29.01 - The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
attendance: 1,400
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Oh My God, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Sweet Child O' Mine, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Out Ta Get Me, Madagascar, Rocket Queen, November Rain, Chinese Democracy, The Blues, Acoustic Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Patience, Silkworms, My Michelle, Paradise City
audio/video recording?: no
notes: A very odd and entertaining show. Unlike the new band’s first show together [1.1.01], GN’R hit the stage early - around 10:52 p.m. and play ‘till about 1 a.m. Axl began the show wearing a #12 Oakland Raiders Rich Gannon jersey. During ‘Welcome To The Jungle,’ Axl gives the finger to some people in the crowd. There were many sound problems early on in the show, with Axl often leaving the stage while the band continued to play. Tommy sang almost all of ‘Oh My God.’ Robin also threw his guitar down during ‘Oh My God,’ obviously enraged by the problems. Axl’s odd presence continued on for the rest of the night, probably since he wasn’t comfortable with his sound-piece. Later on in the show he would yell at his sound guy. Buckethead’s first guitar solo is played pretty much to cover up for the sound difficulties. He played parts of the ‘Star Wars Theme’ and the ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean Theme.’ After ‘Rocket Queen,’ Axl told the crowd about the band’s current status. He talked about how these shows in Vegas were the first ones he wanted to play since the UYI tour. He nonchalantly criticized Doug Goldstein for booking the European 2001 tour without his knowledge, leading Axl to find out about it through the internet! He went on to promise that the band would eventually deliver on the album. All the songs were played straight-through – there was no encore break. The most astonishing thing is that Axl worked through the night’s problems and didn’t let the crowd down by ending the show early.
12.31.01 - The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
attendance: 1,400
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Oh My God, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Sweet Child O' Mine, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Madagascar, November Rain, Out Ta Get Me, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Rocket Queen, Chinese Democracy, Acoustic Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Patience, The Blues, Silkworms, My Michelle, Nightrain
encore: Paradise City
audio/video recording?: no
notes: Another New Year’s gig in Vegas – GN’R hit the stage around 11:05 p.m. and plays ‘till about 1:15 a.m. The band is in a much more relaxed mood, most likely due to the lack of sound difficulties. Early in the show Axl wore a #44 Florida St. Seminoles football jersey. This show definitely had a harder edge to it – the band wanted to prove that the 12.29 show was a fluke. Everyone was on fire – Axl hitting all his vocals and both lead guitarists shredding every note! One of the night’s highlights was a flawless performance of ‘Oh My God’ – something that hadn’t been pulled off in the band’s previous three gigs. Often during the show Axl would run off to the side of the stage when he wasn’t singing – he was really enjoying watching the band nail every song! At 11:54 p.m. – 6 minutes before the new year – Earl [Axl’s bodyguard] notified Axl that it was close to midnight – the band then launched into an amazing version of ‘Madagascar.’ The song finished exactly at midnight at which point the stage screens showed the Vegas strip live. Confetti was then shot off into the crowd for a few minutes and Axl started to play piano, which eventually led into ‘November Rain.’ During Buckethead’s guitar solo, he played parts of the ‘Star Wars Theme,’ a little of ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ and also a little of Van Halen’s ‘Eruption.’ After the solo, Axl came onstage and joked, “I think Darth is in the house tonight!” After ‘My Michelle,’ Axl thanked the crowd for coming. Again he mentioned that these Vegas shows were the first gigs he wanted to play in a very long time. At this point a fan in the crowd – you know who you are Mark Roulley – threw a handmade towel onto the stage that said “Celebrity Deathmatch was fixed!” Axl got a huge laugh out of this, as did Tommy. At the end of ‘Paradise City,’ Axl screamed, “TWO-THOUSAND-FUCKIN’-TWO! LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, GOOD… FUCKIN’… NIGHT!!!”
They were also the only two shows in the 01-02 period where Axl looked kinda cool
I would definitely be interested in getting some audio or video of these shows.
Re: RB2 cracked? mogg available?
Axl S, actually the photos from that show are pretty much proof why he went with the cornrows.
His hair is BADLY thinned and damaged in those pictures. The irony cornrows/braids, even though they do hide it, speed up the process of thining. At this point, with the fact he was already thinning and he's had the rows for nearly a decade, he probably can never take them out, without looking severly bald.
Re: RB2 cracked? mogg available?
Braids would actually make his hair look thinner, like above, not hide it. Axl has definitely had extensions put in over the years, though.
Really, I think he might have had a very good hair transplant at some point. His hair from 2001 was much thicker and healthier looking than it did back from 92-94.
And for the record, I'd rather talk about new leaks and what it will take to get them rather than Axl's hair. What is this, HTGTH? 
Re: RB2 cracked? mogg available?
I think Axl needs to go with this look....
http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gall … o/photo/21
Re: RB2 cracked? mogg available?
Braids would actually make his hair look thinner, like above, not hide it. Axl has definitely had extensions put in over the years, though.
Really, I think he might have had a very good hair transplant at some point. His hair from 2001 was much thicker and healthier looking than it did back from 92-94.
And for the record, I'd rather talk about new leaks and what it will take to get them rather than Axl's hair. What is this, HTGTH?
His hair looks better in 2001, than it did in 92-94? What are you smokin'? NOTHING on Axl looks better in 2001 than 92-94. Hair's thinner, face is older, body is fatter, bed is Stephanie-less, etc.
Maybe it's preference. I'd rather cornrow my hair any day, than to go around with thinned out old man rocker hair. There's a reason Slash & Steven look like shit.
Oh and by the way, there is nothing to talk about, unless this guy above ponies up and leaks those late 2001 shows.
