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).”
Sound
Axl's voice somehow improves after injuring his leg.
Direction
Captures a stadium band in a sweatbox club.
Director
Jean Pellerin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of only three small club shows before the Use Your Illusion tour that would feature the full band with Matt Sorum and Dizzy Reed.
The Ritz performance captures the last moment Guns N' Roses functioned as a unit before Axl's perfectionism and Slash's substance issues turned rehearsals into war zones.
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