So whats out there?

Ok so thoughts...

Good time, fun concert, totally enjoyed myself, and was awesome to see Slash live.

Myles Kennedy - hits the notes, but has the stage presence of a wet noodle. Looked "just happy to be there." Really disappointed because it kind of sucked the energy out of some of the songs.

Todd Kearns - AWESOME. Why even have Myles IMO. He owns the stage, has a great voice, and is the only person on stage that belongs with Slash.

Drummer and Rhythm guys were totally peripheral and inconsequential, brought nothing.

Now Slash - NOBODY PLAYS SLASH'S STUFF BETTER THAN SLASH. period. End of story. Finck, Bucket, Fortus, DJ, Ron, all good guitarists, but nobody can duplicate Slash on his own material. Having said that, the Conspirators and Myles Kennedy just cannot match him. The songs, especially the old material, come off a little garage band'y.

During Rocket Queen, Slash broke out into about a 5 minute jam before the solo leading into the bridge. It was not good. Totally off time, lacked any feel, and was totally disappointing. A definite low-light.

Three highlight songs were Dr. Alibi, Anastasia, and Slither. All were very good, and honestly, was my first time hearing Anastasia and I was blown away.

Notable omissions were Mean Bone and Serial Killer. Really wanted to hear that old Snakepit material. Also, fairly certain they played Been There Lately which is not in the setlist.

Funny aside - sometimes Myles plays guitar and guess what? All of a sudden even Slash's band has 3 guitarists!

So, while it may seem that my review was generally negative, it really was a good, fun show. Just a little disappointed in some aspects. Having seen new-gnr twice now, and Slash just this once, (oh boy here it comes!) it is now painfully obvious to me how much Axl and Slash need each other. Regardless, if either is in town, i'd recommend going to see both.

Slash would never guest with the new band. Can you imagine?

Axl: We'd like to bring out an old friend -
(Slash plays the intro to SCOM, and nails the ending solo. Axl and Slash hug, Slash leaves, and DJ Fucking Ashba kicks in to Catcher or some shit)

The crowd would leave. Worse riots than Vancover, St Louis, and Philly combined!

Axlin12 I went back and read your review for the first time and I gotta say, you have to give more props to Low Ceiling and Breath on a Window - those two songs bleed into eachother so perfectly and I think it is the best moment on the album.

Also, as for the three "ballads" I easily prefer Choke. I agree with your comment that the positioning as the album's closer may warp some opinions on it.