he definitely doesn`t sound worse than 2011. no fuckin way! i was stunned how great he sounded on paradise city in mönchen gladbach to be honest.

it was an awesome show! really, really great performance by everyone involved.
it`s a shame axl had to go on stage 2 hours late and they cut the encore, but i got to hear chinese democracy, shackler`s revenge, this i love, sorry, rocket queen, estranged, don`t cry and civil war for the first time live so there`s really no complaint about the setlist on my part! axl was in a great mood and delivered big time. a critical ear could make out his obvious not so great moments during some songs, but the casual fan surely didn`t and i was there with two very casual fans, who were blown away and will go the next time as well. axl had quite a belly, but he looked fit and i didn´t expect him to move around and dance as much as he did. as i didn`t get to see him live for 6 years i almost forgot what a great performer he really is, even at 50. for the most part his voice was really good by the way.

one thing, that really stood out was the superb sound quality and the tightness of the band. they`ve come a long way as a band, that`s for sure. a big difference to 2006 was the loudness of tommys bass, which gave the songs a whole new dimension! the solos were very well received by the way, although i personally thought it was a bit too much...  definitely a good idea to make them into songs! and sorry russ, but even though i really liked robin, his awkward "solos" and dj`s ballad of death or whatever song he played are like day and night. both in quality and crowd reception.

the show ended at 0:30am and the venue was still packed, although it was heavily raining for half an hour or something. it wasn`t sold out but close to it. 
i heard the capacity was like 12.000, so i guess there wer like 11000-11500 people there.

sooo.... what did i forget? one thing i also noticed is how the band members are working the crowd now. i don`t remember a lot of interacting in 2006. i guess that`s were ashba comes in. opening act were the "rival sons" by the way. an LA based band which seems to be heavily influenced by zeppelin. i really liked them.

i`m not interested in a VR reunion. it`s always nice to see slash, duff and to a lesser extent matt together on stage, but i can`t stand what scott weiland adds musically for the most part. corey taylor on the other hand would`ve been a real improvement. a shame it didn`t happen...

i think twitter is the most useless and unnecessary thing emerging from the internet to this day... i`ve actually never heard of anyone using it where i live.