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Along with Jeremy Gordon's great photos at the feature, I took a number of my own.
As well as a lot of video
Check out "Wasted Heart"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9m9iAETC0g
Here the boys play a smokin' hot version of the classic GNR tune (which Duff co-wrote)
"Dust & Bones". The place went beserk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ydRiqBevBI
Listen in as they play "No More" from their latest album "Sick".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFJI4B5sVPA
On this one I edited together 3 clips - first where he's talking to the crowd
- then the songs "Attitude" and "So Fine."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fC7g5uJxNs
Mike Squires rocks the house
The full on Loaded effect
Duff goes shirtless - like one of his heroes, Iggy Pop
-for the "Now I Wanna Be Your Dog" Medley.
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal joins up with the boys.
And rips some tasty fretwork
Bumblefoot and Squires mesh perfectly.
Jeff Rouse and Duff hold down the rhythm.
And the band rocks on
Sweet setlist
At the end of the show, the band (and some awesome roadcrew dudes)
handed out some of their guitar picks
Duff & Squires
And how they look on the flipside
It doesn't get any more rock & roll than that.
nice review, dave. it is a real review, contains all essential info about the show. i think you are getting a real journalist, dave. :) but thing is that the black background is something that makes reading hard. :)
ReplyDeletei am not a big fan of guns'n'roses, but they got some really goo tunes, but they are to lovin' and melancholic to me. :) as for this guy - mckagn, songs he sings now with this band is different and sounds more grungy and sometimes punk and it is good to listen sounds something old and something new all at once. :) not sure if i like personality if this guy, but i like the songs.
Of particular merit in this edition of the Cromwell blog is Dave's ever-progressing camera work. I can't recall him editing pieces from more than one performance into one clip before, and the result from the "Stage Banter/Attitude/So Fine" clip is impressive.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed the way the camera moved about from Duff to Mike Squires as they traded vocal lines near the end of "Dust & Bones." It was like I was watching a tennis match, without the strenuous task of pivoting my neck. Dave had done all the work for me. My neck says, "Thanks, Dave!"
Another thing about the camera work. Normally, with Dave's height, he is trying to capture the best view. He does this by entrenching himself near the front in order to get the cleanest shot. This time, however, he managed to capture the audience response to the performance by allowing us to view some enthusiastically bobbing heads. Head's up thinking there, Dave. It made me feel like I was actually there.
coooool :P
ReplyDeleteIt was a great show, I was there. It was great to see all those pictures you took! My dad and I were second row from the stage, on the far left. It was one of the best shows I've ever been to, definantly.
ReplyDeleteAnother detailed review and a set of cool photos. That's good stuff there. And those guitar picks- they're fantastic. I'm gonna have to try and produce some drawings to be used on guitar picks one day. Great post, Dave.
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