Axl Rose clearly doesn’t subscribe to that old showbiz saying, “always leave ’em wanting more.”

Rose and his latter-day Guns N’ Roses lineup took a more maximal approach Saturday night (and early Sunday morning) at Comcast Theatre in Hartford, where they played 32 songs over nearly three hours, starting at 11:30 p.m. (OK, math whizzes: 11:30 start plus 3-hour show equals what time?)

As a declaration of existence, and as a display of virtuosity, it was impressive. Even all these years after Rose split from the other original members of the band, he’s still clearly determined to show that he didn’t need those jerks anyway. And though the current Guns lineup doesn’t have the air of impending mayhem that made the original band so compelling, the singer has assembled a group of top-notch musicians to back him on stage.

He just didn’t choose the songs very well.

Sure, there was strong representation from “Appetite for Destruction” and the “Use Your Illusion” albums, and it’s reasonable to expect a bunch of songs from the most recent effort, 2008’s “Chinese Democracy.” With so much strong Guns material, though, two AC/DC covers (“Riff Raff” and “Whole Lotta Rosie”) might have been overkill. For that matter, so was littering the set with various scripted instrumental jams and snippets of things like Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2,” or Dizzy Reed’s solo-piano instrumental take on the Who’s “Baba O’Riley,” which followed bassist Tommy Stinson’s lead-vocal turn on another Who song, “My Generation.” We get it: these guys can play.

Regardless, the band put on a show, with jets of pyro and fireworks on a big stage with plenty of room for Rose and his band to roam around. The singer has taken excellent care of his voice, and if he didn’t sound as restless and hungry as he once did on “Welcome to Jungle,” well, he isn’t. But he sang it and the other songs well, dancing a little in place here and there and running back and forth between vocals.

His platoon of three guitarists — DJ Ashba, Richard Fortus and Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal — nailed Slash’s guitar tone on “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” and pounded through “Chinese Democracy” tunes including “Shackler’s Revenge.” Rose anchored the piano part on “November Rain” and the crowd helped him sing “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” late in.

After wrapping up the main set with “Nightrain,” the band returned for an encore that included another cover — Rose Tattoo’s “Nice Boys” — before ending with “Patience” and, finally, “Paradise City.”

Sebastian Bach opened the show with an hour’s worth of solo and Skid Row songs.

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In the forecast today: 100% chance of getting a boner.

For 2001 we drove from Utah to see 'em. I ALMOST sold my tickets at the last minute because I wanted to just do the Vegas thing. My wife talked me out of it though and I was glad because they blew me away. I started posting on the forums shortly after that.

2006 was a rock star year for us in general. Things were good and we were flying all over the place doing stuff. That included following GNR around that year to both NYC and LV. That concert was also a total fucking blast too.

This time, while I loved the Orlando concert, my fevered fan boy status that once existed in 06 has since been downgraded. The value just isn't there anymore in terms of money or time for me. I can go see a show, take it in, appreciate it and that's it. I'd rather take a trip to the Keys or Miami and get a place on the water for a few days instead of seeing a 2cd or 3rd show. Hard to believe I could ever say it, but things change. It's why I've been looking for a partner/new manager for my GNR site now for a while. I love the site, put a lot of work into it, but the passion for the band isn't there. I'd like to see it stay alive in some shape or form, but the time involved in maintaining it...is time I could be doing something more important.

Back when I was a yute, I could get a pack of smokes or a gallon of gas for less than a buck each. Even at that cheap, I still stole both.