At a time when pop was dominated by dance music and pop-metal, Guns N' Roses brought raw, ugly rock & roll crashing back into the charts. They were not nice boys: nice boys don't play rock & roll. They were ugly, misogynistic, and violent; they were also funny, vulnerable, and occasionally sensitive…
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Guns N' Roses is back with Axl Rose in a wheelchair
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As if it were superstition, the legendary Axl Rose suffered an accident a few days after his first show with Guns N 'Roses after 23 years of separation. The singer's fifth metatarsal of his left foot was broken, less than a week of their presentation in Las Vegas, being operated on an operation that required screws as medical resource to repair the damage.
"This is what happens when you do something you had not done in nearly 23 years , " was the message delivered by vocalist through its official account on the social network Twitter, which was accompanied by the medical part of the Rachel Dr. Triche, and illustrated with radiographs that you can see below:
However, this mishap was no excuse for the return of this legendary band was a fact. Axl showed up on stage at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, plastering and sitting in a wheelchair from where he conducted the concert.
"Do you like my furniture? A friend brought me , "Rose said when entering the dais, referring to Dave Grohl, lead singer of Foo Fighters, who gave the same wheelchair he used in his performances last year, after suffering a similar accident .
Not In This Lifetime Tour, started with a prop out of the ordinary for the return of the band. 23 subjects were interpreted by the group, where there was no lack classics like Welcome To The Jungle, You Could Be Mine, Sweet Child O 'Mine, Civil War, Patience, Nightrain and Paradise City, in addition to the usual cover songs like Wish You We Here Pink Floyd.
With the absence of Izzy Stradlin and Steven Adler, this return shows the essence of Guns N 'Original Roses: Slash on guitar, Duff McKagan on bass, Dizzy Reed on keyboards, and Axl Rose on lead vocals, which it was much more serious in this 2016 in its glory years.
After his concert in Las Vegas, the group will attend the Coachella Festival to occur during the next 16 and April 23, traveling in an interleaved to Mexico where will give a show at Foro Sol Azteca on 19 and 20 April.