STED: Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, IL
INFO: Første show på Areosmith-tour. Axl fortæller at dette er turneen de har ventet på at spille i 10 år. Steven introduceres som “the best drummer in our band!” Axl kommer i slåskamp med nogen under ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine,’ så han misser nogle linjer. Læs om turneen på wikipedia.
AUDIO/VIDEO: Ja/Nej (B-)
VARIGHED: 45min
SANGE:
01. It’s So Easy
02. Mr. Brownstone
03. Out Ta Get Me
04. Rocket Queen
Blues Jam
05. Welcome To The Jungle
06. Sweet Child O’ Mine
07. Only Women Bleed [Intro] / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
KOMMENTAR:
Lyden er ikke så god her, men bandet kan næsten lige høres.
Tim Collins: “When Guns N’ Roses joined us, we’d already been out [on tour] with other bands—White Lion, Dokken. When Guns ca me along, we noticed the difference immediately. They had a hit single [with ‘Sweet Child’]. They were on MTV much more than we were. Suddenly Steven Tyler wanted to meet them. But we had this major segregation strategy going. I’d lie to Steven: ‘Oh, Guns? Sorry—they left the hall already. You’ll see them in Cleveland.’
“Meanwhile, they were incredible! Guns N’ Roses now had the same intensity that Aerosmith had back in 1975, a real rock-and-roll band—big-time.”
Tim Collins: “I’d stand there at the side of the stage, with Joe Perry and Brad Whitford, and we’d watch Slash and Izzy giving each other these looks of semi-disbelief that they were being observed, and maybe judged, by their old heroes. “Believe me, it made both bands play much better.”