Before the mayhem: GNR raw, hungry, and about to detonate.
09.13.86 - Music Machine, Los Angeles, CA on the same bill with: The Unforgiven, Attack set: Welcome To The Jungle, Think About You, Mr. Brownstone, Rocket Queen, Nightrain, My Michelle, Sweet Child O' Mine, Paradise City, Mama Kin, Nice Boys notes: Axl dedicates 'Nightrain' to Dizzy and his hand. This could be Dizzy Reed, who joined the band in 1990 and was a friend in the club days.
Acting
Axl's feral stage presence before the stadium polish.
Sound
Adler's loose, swinging drums that got fired later.
Practical Effects
The actual Music Machine — gritty, cramped, perfect.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Music Machine was a legendary punk/rock venue that hosted Black Flag and X before GNR's residency era.
This September '86 show predates 'Appetite for Destruction''s July '87 release by ten months — the crowd is hearing most of these songs for the first time ever.
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