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February 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

The Redemption of Rocket Queen

I loved Appetite for Destruction, right from first listen, such a visceral thrill. It was naughty as…well, naughty-as-fuck. We were probably too young to be listening to it but the unwritten, unspoken agreement seemed to be that if we didn’t copy the language – at least at home, anyway – it would be allowed. You […]
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October 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Happy, Happy Gig Memories

We can’t see (m)any gigs. We can’t have (m)any gatherings. Live music venues are taking a hit. It might all feel doom and gloom – and possibly with the good reason that it actually is rather dooming and very, very gloomy….but we have memories of the past, right? We’ve seen some shows. Some incredible gigs. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Axl Rose, Beach Boys, Best, Best Gigs, Blog, Brian Wilson, Bright Eyes, Concert, George Benson, Gig, Gig Memories, Great Gig Moments, Guns n Roses, Happy, Happy Gig Memories, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Keb Mo', Melvins, Memories, Paul McCartney, Paul Ubana Jones, Prince, R.E.M., The Beatles, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Wings ·

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August 23, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

It Was The Best Gig Ever # 22: Guns N’ Roses, Auckland 1993

My son asks me about Guns N Roses these days. Quite often actually. He is getting hooked on hard rock – KISS, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, selected Beastie Boys, that sort of thing. And he’s always been into the Appetite For Destruction album – because it’s one of the few CDs I still own, and round […]
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November 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 13 – Guns N’ Roses, “Chinese Democracy”

Guns N’ Roses, Chinese Democracy, 2008 Obviously I was the perfect age to be a Guns N’ Roses fan – you can be a fan of any music at any age, but it was my timing to be getting turned onto the band at a time when I was learning so much about rock and […]
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November 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Remembering GnR in ’93

So Guns n’ Roses (featuring three-fifths of the original line-up) will play two New Zealand shows in February 2017. It will be 24 years – almost to the day – since the band’s previous New Zealand show (we’re not counting the Axl-only version) and in celebration of this week’s news I thought I’d reminisce about […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1993, Axl Rose, Concert, Dead Flowers, Gig, GNR, Guns n Roses, Live Music, NZ, Remembering GnR in '93, Reunion, Skid Row, Slash ·

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February 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Slash (Feb 18, Wgtn)

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators TSB Bank Arena Wednesday, February 18 Slash (b. Saul Hudson) found fame a quarter-century ago as the top-hatted guitarist in Guns N’Roses, his oily riffs and greasy hair so much a part of that band’s sound and look. Almost inexplicably he continues to hold on to that fame […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Axl Rose, Dominion Post, Gig, Gig Review, GNR, Guns n Roses, Live, Live Gig, Myles Kennedy, Slash, Slash feat, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, The Conspirators ·

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February 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators: World on Fire

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators World on Fire Dik Hayd Records/Universal Slash is the Bogan Eric Clapton – a handful of truly wonderful guitar moments early on in the career and then a life time of free passes. Endless lifetimes, too, it seems of personality-less, post-addiction dribble/drivel. In the last half decade we’ve […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Altar Bridge, Axl Rose, G N R, Guns n Roses, Myles Kennedy, Slash, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, The Bogan Eric Clapton, The Conspirators, Velvet Revolver, World on Fire ·

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October 12, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 1 – Guns N’ Roses, Auckland, 1993

I haven’t kept all of my ticket stubs, but one of the first gigs I went to was Guns N’ Roses – a road-trip from Hawke’s Bay to Auckland. There was a strong Hawke’s Bay contingent there – so much so that Axl actually named Hawkes’ Bay in his list of thanks, from memory it […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1993, Auckland, Axl Rose, Concert, Dead Flowers, Guns n Roses, Skid Row, Slash, Stubs, Ticket Stub ·

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June 9, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1970

Guns’n’Roses, Chinese Democracy (2008) I bought Chinese Democracy on vinyl (double LP) a few months after it was released. I had gone out and purchased the CD the day it made it to the shops. I’d kept away from the online previews and the various alternate versions and live tracks available. It’s the last time […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Axl Rose, Chinese Democracy, Guns'n'Roses, Vinyl ·

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