~ Axl N Roses ~

You read it right, Axl N Roses (A'N'R) formerly called Guns N Roses (G'N'R). One of the iconic band which I grew up listening to in the 90s. On 7th Dec 2012 got to witness the performance of Axl Rose & his band pay tribute to G'N'R.

After a long harrowing journey to Bharatiya City of 45 mins from Nagwara Junction we managed to get past the gates @ 19:30. By then the band had already taken the stage & had probably performed one / two songs. It was bit strange, as most of the headlining acts in Bangalore happen only post 20:45. Looks like the organisers Mooz forgot to get supporting acts for A'N'R.

The first song which I gotta listen after clearing the security was 'It's so easy', followed by 'Mr Brownstone' & then followed some cover songs in between.

Was getting bored & bugged by the sad show of the band, so far. {SideNote for Mooz: The sound setup was pathetic. Hope you guys get your act right next time}  The tempo picked up after this song 'You could be mine'. I did message Navneet to check what he had to say about the show so fat; only to know that he was still stuck in traffic. It was already 21:00 hrs when they played the classic 'Sweet Child O' Mine', followed by another cover - Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Flyod).

THE song, November Rain, which we - me & Malhar - had been waiting for nearly hour and half. Sure the song wouldn't measure the performance from the original band members, especially that of Slash. Still, this was one of the songs which I wanted to listen to from A'N'R show & we got the moneys' worth.

Finally when they closed the show by performing another popular number - 'Paradise City'. When glanced at the clock, realised that this was the longest Rock act in Bangalore by an International Artist - 3+ hours. The duration of the concert definitely doesn't mean Axl N his Roses performed well. The spirit of  G'N'R will never return to A'N'R. Always sad to see a music band breakup.

Found the setlist for today's show -

1. Chinese Democracy 
2. Welcome to the Jungle 
3. It's So Easy 
4. Mr. Brownstone 
5. Estranged 
6. Rocket Queen 
7. Richard Fortus Guitar Solo 
   (Blacklight Jesus of Transylvania)
8. Live and Let Die 
   (Wings cover)
9. This I Love 
10. Better 
11. Motivation 
    (Tommy Stinson song) (Tommy Stinson on lead vocals, with band introductions)
12. Dizzy Reed Piano Solo 
    (No Quarter by Led Zeppelin)
13. Catcher in the Rye 
14. Street of Dreams 
15. There Was a Time 
16. You Could Be Mine 
17. DJ Ashba Guitar Solo 
    (Ballad of Death)
18. Sweet Child O' Mine 
19. Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 
    (Pink Floyd cover) (with Axl on piano)
20. November Rain 
21. Objectify 
    (Bumblefoot cover) (Bumblefoot on lead vocals)
22. Don't Cry 
23. The Seeker 
    (The Who cover)
24. Civil War 
25. Knockin' on Heaven's Door 
    (Bob Dylan cover)
26. Jam 
27. Nightrain 
28. Encore:
28. Don't Let It Bring You Down 
    (Neil Young cover)
29. Jam 
30. Patience 
31. Jam 
32. Paradise City