Managing tempo is critical to a performance when putting on such a long show, and Guns N’ Roses handled the task well. Watch the official music video for “Estranged” by Guns N’ Roses on YouTube: The imagery was a reminder of the song’s outrageous music video in which Axl jumps off of a tanker ship and swims with dolphins. The video in the arena was of someone deep underwater, swimming around and through a wrecked battleship emblazoned with the Guns N’ Roses logo. This video accompaniment was used most successfully during “Estranged,” the band’s grandiose, 9-minute ballad. Rather than have a traditional backdrop with the band’s logo behind them, Guns N’ Roses made use of a massive video board, allowing them to play a different video specific to each song. No song was bigger than “Welcome To The Jungle,” so it came as no surprise that when GN’R played the massive hit the crowd was at its most electric, singing the song so emphatically that they nearly drowned out the band. After a two decade separation, their reunion for the “Not In This Lifetime” Tour in 2016 rekindled the enthusiasm fans had for Guns N’ Roses during the height of their fame. It is hard not to get excited seeing Axl Rose, Slash, and Duff all back on stage together. Drawing from the color scheme of Slash and Duff McKagan’s early ’00s band, Velvet Revolver, the band used the slow grooving bass line to showcase “Slither,” their first cover song of the night. This song also showcased the first dual guitar solos of the night, with both Slash and Richard Fortus taking a moment to show off their skills.Īs the stage lights turned to a stark red and white, a change in tone was apparent. With the video board backdrop showing images of a heavy handed ruler keeping the anonymous people in line, the band brought forth a visual representation of the lyrics. Brownstone,” and opened the show with back to back songs off their mega successful debut album, Appetite For Destruction.įrom their first album, to their most recent, Guns N’ Roses flowed into the title track off of their 2008 release, Chinese Democracy. ![]() With the booming bassline start to “It’s So Easy,” Guns N’ Roses burst onto the Baltimore stage on Sept. Over the course of an epic 3+ hour set at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore recently, Guns N’ Roses managed to fit in every major single, numerous deep cuts, a few covers, and even a historical moment. But for Guns N’ Roses, it appears that the decision was easy - just play everything. It must be a difficult process deciding which songs make it into a setlist when you have created numerous hits, including some of the most famous songs in rock and roll. Guns N’ Roses perform at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore on Sept.
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