In 1987, Guns ‘n’ Roses debut album Appetite For Destruction was released. It destroyed the Billboard charts for almost 2 years and to date has been certified 18 times platinum. The fanfare last night at the House of Blues in Hollywood was electric. It felt like Doc Brown started up the time machine and set the coordinates to 1987.
Myles Kennedy has been singing professionally since 1989. Most recently he was the hood ornament for the Scott Stapp-less Creed offshoot Alter Bridge. After co-writing a couple tracks with Slash for his latest album, Slash asked him to be his touring vocalist. I’m not a Guns ‘n’ Roses purist. For all the lineup changes and bad blood surrounding that band, I’m just happy that as a casual fan I can hear their iconic songs live with Slash on guitar.
The show opened with “Ghost,” from his early 2010 release, aptly titled Slash. After that, it was off to the races. Fans were treated to “Nightrain,” “Mr. Brownstone,” and they closed the 90 minute set with “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” The enthusiastic sold out crowd wanted more, and Slash and the guys came back with a 3 song encore that included GNR mega-hits “Paradise City” and “Welcome To The Jungle.”
The intensity level sustained a breakneck pace for the entire set. I was exhausted after simply watching the performance.
