Guns N' Roses November 3, 2017 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY, United States Not in This Lifetime North American Tour
01. Intro (patched) 02. It's So Easy (patched) 03. Mr. Brownstone (mostly patched) 04. Chinese Democracy 05. Welcome to the Jungle 06. Double Talkin' Jive 07. Better 08. Estranged 09. Live and Let Die 10. Rocket Queen 11. You Could Be Mine 12. Attitude (with "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" intro) (Duff McKagan on lead vocals) 13. This I Love 14. Prostitute 15. Civil War 16. Yesterdays 17. Coma 18. Band Introductions 19. Slash Guitar Solo (with Johnny B Goode jam) 20. Speak Softly Love (Love Theme From The Godfather) 21. Sweet Child O' Mine 22. Wichita Lineman 23. Used to Love Her 24. My Michelle 25. Wish You Were Here (Slash & Richard Fortus guitar duet) 26. Layla (Axl Rose on grand piano) 27. November Rain 28. Black Hole Sun 29. Knockin' on Heaven's Door (with "Only Women Bleed" intro) 30. Nightrain 31. Encore 32. Catcher in the Rye 33. Melissa (Acoustic snippet) 34. Patience (acoustic) 35. Don't Cry 36. The Seeker 37. Madagascar 38. Paradise City 39. Outro
Recorded from an unknown section on the 300 level, row D. There was not a single moment of hesitation. When Louisville was added to the "Not in This Lifetime" tour, I was attending regardless of price or company. I ended up going with my dad and his friend, having bought him tickets for his birthday, and we grabbed pizza from a very popular bar across the street from the Yum Center. Dad and his friend were in no hurry, and as 7:00 rolled around I was getting rather anxious. I started hinting at the prospect of leaving, but alas, fifteen minutes and a shirt later, we finally made it out the door. I have included pics. Before making it to dinner, I had gotten a call from my good friend Elijah who attended the first show I ever taped. He hadn't intended to make it to this GNR gig, but sprung last-minute tickets on SeatGeek. Him and his girlfriend were going to meet us at our seats, but standing in the slowest line I had seen at the Yum! Center, I told him to go on and get settled, as I thought we would be late. Dad made fun of me actually, because I called the ticket office and mentioned there was a massive crowd still vying for entry, and inquiring whether or not the show would be delayed any. It actually was pushed back about five minutes. The line crawled through security, and we boarded an escalator to the second level while I started my Zoom. Dad's friend kept wandering off though, and we had to chase him through the second level, grab him, and find an elevator to the third. GNR had taken the stage, seeing as it was 7:35, and I was quite frustrated. The elevator woman took us down to the ground floor, back up to level 2, down, and up again before we made it to three. The security guy with my ALD was standing in the elevator with us (small world!) so I grabbed that before exiting. I didn't intend to use it at this point, but figured it was a great problem to have later. We stepped into the arena proper and I took my place leaning against a railing in a great recording spot. The second song was wrapping up, but I hoped for patches and was prepped for the rest of the show. Dad and his friend left for drinks after Jungle, and when they tried to return they were denied entry due to having the wrong tickets. I didn't leave with them though, and luckily we were spared from this frustration. I met up with them after the gig. The show itself was incredible, spanning a total of three and a half hours and with a surprisingly diverse setlist. There were some great covers, jams, and a band member took lead vocals for one song. I had heard horrible rumors of Axl being a jerk on stage, and while his banter wasn't unique or extensive in the least, it was enough, and the music spoke for itself regardless. I had mostly gone for Slash, and the novelty of a GNR reunion. I figured that as volatile as that crew can be, it could be now or never, and now was a favorable option. Slash owned the entire show (as expected) with eloquent riffs and raw shredding like no other. The keyboard players and second guitar were excellent as well, and I sometimes confused Richard for Slash on guitar solos, considering I couldn't actually see who was playing. Axl's vocals were not incredible, in my opinion, and while they were obviously a must-have they were not on par with what I was hoping. He has definitely mastered "you're gonna diiiiieeee," however, and gave me chills in the process. At the risk of setting all Axl fans against me, I was honestly hoping for Slash to welcome out Myles Kennedy to sing Night Train or Sweet Child of Mine. This is the longest GNR set I've seen recorded from this tour, with only Rock in Rio coming close. It has some excellent surprises, and I cannot stress how superb the instrumental jams were. This was certainly a worthwhile experience, and I would pay the price again. Recording notes: I have used three patches from Youtube, SKimber1000 for the majority of the intro (their autogain is a bitch but thanks to them, we have the first three minutes of the intro,) jhp40219 for tracks 1 and 2 (this is the best of the patches,) and Brandon K for the majority of track 3 until transitioning into my source. Beyond this, my source is consistent, and I am very happy with the sound. I have been working on my compression technique in Reaper, and I think the parameters I set this time around work wonders for the recording, and I'm hoping to improve the quality of compression on some Broadway shows because of what I found out here. The sound is consistent, and even the cannons have been left with their clarity. All taping credit for tracks 1-3 goes to their respective tapers/filmers, and their original videos can be found below. Also huge thanks to ethiessen1 for his incredible artwork. Photography was taken and provided with permission from my dad and Elijah, and I owe boundless thanks to ExVee and @QuestionATL for their invaluable mastering advice. ExVe
3 CDs Chickenwing Audience Zoom H2N internal X-Y microphones (16 bit, 44.1 KHZ WAV) -> mastered in Reaper and Goldwave mastered in Adobe Audition and Goldwave (specific care taken to insure no loss in quality) -> track splitting in Goldwave -> encoded to FLAC level 6 using Trader's Little Helper FLAC 214:57 min. A-
