Guns N' Roses: Live in New York

2022

English

7.7

♡ 6

Jean Pellerin Director

Duff McKagan as Bass, Backing Vocals

Matt Sorum as Drums, Backing Vocals

Izzy Stradlin as Rythm Guitar, Backing Vocals

Guns N' Roses as Themselves

Filmed at the legendary Ritz in 1991, this concert was one of three rehearsal “club” dates for the tour that would ultimately divide the band, and it took place at the 1,400-person-or-so-capacity Ritz. Rose tells the crowd he doesn’t like showing up to rehearsals (shocker) so this was his warmup, but he nevertheless delivers an impressive, throat-shredding performance throughout, even after injuring a leg mid-gig. He even sounds like he’s having fun. He does the Cool Hand Luke “failure to communicate” monologue himself in “Civil War,” which also features Slash riffing on Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child (Slight Return).”