BUT by this stage w/all his power n clout axl should have a team in place where he isn't having to correct everyone else's mistakes. OR he should be doing that particular work himself OR be much more involved in everything that's going on..

he should do this & that & the other things much better than he does them..
says me who tries to do as little as possible with the least amount of effort..

agree w/this.

imo neither match the studio/album versions.
buckets is astonishing. one of my clearest memories of leeds '02 was being stunned in the mosh when he hit the solo & i've watched it countless times since. certainly one of his best moments in GnR & one of the best GnR solo's ever. BUT the original, album version (that fades out right when it's at its very very best moment) is The Best Solo Ever, or at least as far as GnR goes. that was probably the moment GnR grabbed me & haven't let go since.

as for TiL, well first things first it's a million miles away from Nightrain.
but robin's solo is pretty wonderful. it's atypical yet somehow fits perfectly & gives the song a sound & texture it lacks with the more conventional DJ solo. DJ's solo is pretty good/ok these days but it doesn't have the uniqueness nor does it colour the track as well as the album version. i agree with sentiments expressed earlier in the year it's a little sad robin never got to play it live, i'm sure it woulda been cool.
i'd love to see robin maybe guest on it should GnR ever do a show with an orchestra!

since nobody else has said it, i'll go for Don't Cry..

proper gig @ moscoow ritz i think, obv from set not one of the acoustic shows.
apparently axl was p late..