Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (World Tour 1992 in Tokyo)
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Actor: Duff McKagan, Gilby Clarke, Matt Sorum, Slash, W. Axl RoseBrand: Universal Studios
Cinematographer: August Jakobsson
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown), Unknown; English (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-10-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 918-09
Studio: Geffen Records
Product features:
- 1 Introduction 2 Nightrain 3 Mr. Brownstone 4 Live And Let Die 5 It's So Easy 6 Bad Obsession 7 Attitude 8 Pretty Tied Up 9 Welcome To The Jungle 10 Don't Cry 11 Double Talkin Jive 12 Civil War 13 Wild Horses 14 Patience 15 November Rain Format: DVD AUDIO Genre: MUSIC DVD Rating: NR Age: 602498605714 UPC: 6024986057
DVD Reviews of Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (World Tour 1992 in Tokyo)
DVD Review: The only official "original" gunners concert we'll get to see
Summary: 4 Stars
My review is for the entire Use Your Illusion concert (both UYI I and II DVDs). I'm yet another massive Guns n' Roses fan. I have been for many years. I'm 24 now but back when the UYI tours were on, my parents wouldn't let a 9 year old go to their concert, especially given the lyrical content of many of their songs. Needless to say that when I saw this DVD of the concert featuring the "original" gunners, I had extremely high expectations. This was to be an up-close and personal view of the gunners doing what they do best (rock on!!) and we all know that we'll never see Axl teamed with Duff, Slash, Matt and Gilby again.
Before I bought this DVD I read almost all the other reviews of this concert on amazon. I instantly decided to take the plunge and buy both discs and see for myself what I thought. I agree with many comments made by fellow reviewers and disagree with many others, however I'd also like to add my own views.
Pros
* As stated earlier, this is my only chance to see a real gunners concert raw and uncut featuring the "original" lineup. (When I say "original" I'm refering to the lineup before Axl's new arrangement. Personally I prefer Izzy Stradlin as a rhythm guitarist to Gilby Clark.)
* The track selection is superp! While you can never please everyone I'd say that no critical songs were missed. Personal favourites of mine not performed include Don't Damn Me, Think About You and Coma.
* As expected, the band is amazing. Slash's solos are exceptional, both Gilby and Matt provide a great rhythm section and Duff provides the killer bass. I personally like the second half of Move to the City with the jazz section and the piano/Dizzy Reed's keyboards. I also love the raw rocking tunes. Double Talkin' Jive is amazing.
Cons
* No special features, ie bonus interviews (other than the footage at the start showing the band backstage).
* The sound quality could have been a bit better. I agree with other reviewers when they can't see why a concert from 1992 can't be remastered in Dolby 5.1.
* Axl's voice is so unpredictable (he was hit and miss with many of the notes, ie Sweet Child O' Mine, You Could Be Mine). Even back then Axl's voice appears to be severly strained (sometimes he sounds like he has razor blades stuck in his throat).
* Other reviewers complain that the band lacked energy and the crowd was rather flat. While I'd say that the band seemed pretty energised to me, I'd love to know why out of all the concerts they could have chosen to record, they picked Tokyo (where the locals are pretty passive by nature).
All in all I'd say that the concert is very, very good but the DVD production could have been better. I would gladly have paid top dollar to be at that concert.
Finally, to all the people complaining that the concert was sold on 2 seperate DVD's, think of it this way, I spent $60 ($30 each disc) for a concert I can enjoy over and over again. Sounds like pretty good value to me.
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