Guns N’ Rose || Live At The Ritz, NYC February 2 1988

[@markanderson7284]

Remember my dad saying, "Son, you might listen to this music now at 19, but when you get older, you'll change your desire for music." Well, just turned 55, and here I am in 2024 listening to one of Rocks' greatest bands and feel 19 again. Rock n roll forever.

[@CLB-xl7jt]

Both of my parents said that I would outgrow this "heavy metal" phase. I'm 51 and still jamming. Matter of fact I have taken both of my sons to multiple Metallica concerts.

[@shekharsharma1490]

80 z IS MY LIFE, NOTHING;S CHANGED, WE STILL ROCK AND BANG HEADS AND I FEEL SORRY FOR TODAY;S MOBILE GENERATION !!!!

[@butacos1388]

Nice story❤

[@nancymatthews3798]

We were young back then. Now we're just a bunch of old teenagers! LOL

[@butacos1388]

Same feeling my friend☺️

[@Clowders15]

Whenever someone mentions Guns n' Roses, think about this concert, THAT was Guns n' Roses.

[@EstebanMcC]

Agreed.

[@CrazyCooter-ld6sz]

Yes. Lousy and over rated nonsense. c'mon man

[@Clowders15]

@CrazyCooter-ld6sz music is a personal taste.

[@CrazyCooter-ld6sz]

@@Clowders15 I dig that. But Axle has assaulted women and disrespected his audience numerous times by walking out of shows and not going on stage for hours on end resulting in his getting the boot from the Metallica tour. He has been a total jack off to the other members of the original band. Then he comes out with a record that took 15 years to make because he thinks the fans will just go nuts for his terrible singing and lousy songs. Sorry, Guns and Roses made one good record.

[@dylancrow7919]

@@CrazyCooter-ld6szand then there’s the screeching disguised as singing.

[@Rotsen-br9zq]

I'm 44 now and still enjoying watching Guns this time 2024.

[@charcoalelement6276]

Same! Always been my favorite band since I was 13. I'm 44 now! They're videos just get better with time. Gnfr!

[@davidmellish3295]

It doesn't matter how old you get,great music is great music, I'm 47 and at 12 years old in 1988 my mate copied a tape of ' Appetite ' for me. I loved it and became an instant fan and 35 years later I still love them. One of the best bands ever

[@mariotaubert]

❤ich bin jetzt 63 und bin glücklich jetzt dieses geile Konzert gucken zu können 😊 Danke KZbin habe Sie zwei mal live bei Riesen Open Airs gesehen Stuttgart/Mannheim zu use Your Illusion Zeiten aber Appetite for Destruction was für ein Meisterwerk, Sweet Child oh Mine ❤❤❤❤Sie hätten die Größte Band der Welt werden können 😊

[@bobbiesioux5666]

44 myself!!! Woke up this mornig rockin out!

[@JJvienneau]

49 and getting a real thrill outta this again !

[@MorningMary67]

Damn y'all...I wish we could go back to 1988!!! I was 21 and I'm so glad I grew up back then. Oh how I miss those days!🙁

[@dmzabo3914]

Me £u¢k|ng too! Love was better without all the nonsense of today's hender bending b.s. society. Hands down. Way, way better

[@sherry8894]

Me too!!! Sometimes I wish there was a time machine we could jump into!!!

[@sujayhazra949]

Watching Steven Adler enjoy himself playing the drums was the reason I picked up learning the drums!

[@timidater4803]

Ya man he is incredible!

[@mikegee4197]

He was loaded AF of course he was happy lol

[@DianaSofiaValen-v6w]

Be in your best ! Best wishes

[@cedricmargo4231]

@@DianaSofiaValen-v6w that was something else what a organized show

[@iamthelazerviking23]

What you're witnessing here is the purest expression of rock & roll in the 1980's. They were flawless & gritty AF simultaneously.

[@SavedbyHim]

Slash' solos were off

[@tinasnod1965]

@@SavedbyHim you would be off too if you were as high as they were that night

[@AbdielRuiz-h6e]

It's a concert it isin't the same as the record@@SavedbyHim

[@SavedbyHim]

@@AbdielRuiz-h6e I know but he called it flawless, had to point out that Slash had way better live performances than this one

[@volkspanzer831]

Even for being live the playing is sloppy. Slash was Slush that night.

[@chasingdownhoodoo]

I love how Steve is always smiling behind his kit. He’s having the time of his life

[@richied5294]

nah, he's just high af

[@vicktorv]

@@richied5294 ROFL!!!

[@solearesoul]

@@richied5294probably both

[@metaforcesaber]

You cannot deny Steven Adler's live groove.

[@pugnutter8715]

Adler was amazing

[@febafu]

Absolutely!

[@Jason-cm6uh]

The man had swing

[@Songguy1985]

Not one of the "drummers" after Adler have even held a match! Some say he's "sloppy", but it's the same guys who say that Jimi Page's playing is also "sloppy". My response? "Show me YOUR Wiki page, buddy" :D

[@aurelielagrange2173]

He looks so joyful here, infectious. Sad they lost him to excessive drug use. They lost everything with Adler & Izzy Stradlen.

[@davehenry7262]

I went to a concert in November 1987 in my hometown. Motley Crue was the headliner. The Crue were the pinnacle of arena rock at the time. They had this opening band I hadn't heard of. Remember, no internet back then. These 5 guys come out and proceed to burn the arena down. It was Guns n Roses. I was at the local mall the next day buying Appetite for Destruction. Nuf said. Lighters up! 🤘

[@cherobinson6371]

I seen them open for maiden May 88 same thing whipped the crowd into a frantic blood thirsty frenzy then said FOFF! Ha Bruce Dickinson came out challenging Axl to a fist fight and screamed Your fired ! Think Axl was manic? Dickinson was 10 times as hair trigger! Ha

[@phillippettit2138]

Same They opened up for the cult in L.A. Of course I was there for the Cult.....

[@JCInst]

Same Donington ‘88. Hadn’t heard of them until then. Only ‘support’ band I’ve ever seen (& I’d seen 100’s of bands) that I thought I must go & buy the album. Went shopping for if Monday morning (shops shut on Sundays back then). Saw them another 3 times at Wembley & Milton Keynes on the Appetite & Illusions tours never disappointed.

[@MoD_Master_Of_Disaster_]

51 years old and still I believe that Appetite for destruction is THE best album ever

[@blackman5867]

Better than back in black

[@electriccowboy4747]

@@blackman5867 I was debating this in my head yesterday, and yes, Appetite is better.

[@blackman5867]

@@electriccowboy4747 hell yeaahhhhh 🤘

[@ugnsblo]

I agree with you.

[@NONESUNSHINE7645]

That's because it is!!!

[@ianmckaye7731]

The best part about this whole video is watching how into it and happy Adler is.

[@dmzabo3914]

That dude loves his trade . For sure.

[@Shawn-bj3xf]

No doubt. He's also good at what he does and he's such a good guy.

[@jjmah7]

They really fucked up kicking him out for Sorum. Sorum was a great drummer but Adler was an iconic piece of the GnR puzzle.

[@dillpete4122]

Steven gives them such an energy, they haven't been the same since he left

[@babydaddy1930]

Steven was a Groove machine, he was unreplaceable

[@premiumGenX]

Appetite for Destruction was not only their best album, it's the greatest rock and roll album of all time, a cultural phenomenon. The apex, if you will

[@likealot1]

Tracklist: 01:59 - It's So Easy 05:46 - Mr. Brownstone 10:44 - Out ta Get Me 14:40 - Sweet Child o' Mine 21:38 - My Michelle 25:46 - Knockin' on Heaven's Door 32:49 - Welcome to the Jungle 39:19 - Nightrain 44:31 - Paradise City 51:47 - Rocket Queen

[@martinrodrigo.10.]

Thanks !!!

[@ozzyktm]

59:42 - Mama Kin

[@laurentdumaquis5528]

great!! "this is a song about your f***king mother"....

[@evelaszlo96]

AND NOVEMBER RAIN !!❤❤❤❤ NICE TO HEAR OTHERS GO BACK TO YEARS OF LOVING THIS BAND AS WELL !! FANTASTIC BAND !!😊😊😊.....

[@evelaszlo96]

AND NOVEMBER RAIN AND MR. BROWNSTONE '? ?? !!!!❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊 FANTASTIC BAND !!

[@fc7alibi]

This lineup was elite.

[@jamesstewart1794]

Like the original VH

[@ashdravencrow6328]

Guns n' Roses emerged when everyone thought that glam metal was dying. They were the saviors of rock n' roll. This was the Guns that conquered the world. They were wild, hedonistic, tight, and amazingly creative. The biggest rock n roll band back then. The world will always remember this!

[@merrittpaulson3946]

anyone who thinks of GnR as "death metal" 🤣@divinelightshine

[@leemp337]

glam metal was dying. GNR was not glam metal. They were the transition from hair bands/glam rock to Alternative/grunge. They were really their own thing.

[@disseminationnetwork]

Agree, in peak form here!

[@cosmicrust9715]

Initially GnR did have the Glam/Sun Set Strip look. Lucky they shed off that look fairly quickly and evolved.

[@el34glo59]

They emerged before it died. Then Nirvana came out and byeeeeee

[@raindeerprojekt4119]

They were Nasty Sleazy Tough as nails and Brilliant!!! Guns and Fuckin' Roses Were American Rock and Roll

[@mackash]

Steve Adlers drumming is how its done. Technical drummers will never understand this. Sounds amazing.

[@JohnRidersoldoutforjesus]

It is sad how they let hin go. When they were all screwed up. I mean shit, you had to know that the way this would end they were, having fun, let's say, that you would have to help your brother up and over.

[@mackash]

@@JohnRidersoldoutforjesus Yeah when ya down everyone gossips and gasps behind ya back. Its strange.

[@Kildzr]

And as a drummer, so much fun to play

[@christheghostwriter]

They were never as good after they booted Adler

[@casey5654]

@@JohnRidersoldoutforjesusHe was especially messed up even for GNR. I forget all the details but it’s not that they didn’t give him a million chances but I guess it’s how it goes sometimes. It’s quite tragic as I agree, his drumming is technically great and even more so, his creativity is part of the GNR sound.

[@robmitchell5603]

In this show it was Axl rose his voice was at his best that night. Matter of fact the whole band sounded unfreakingbelievable

[@ighfee]

the scary thing is, steven said this was a good concert but they had way better ones over in london, i'd love to see footage of those shows :D

[@evelaszlo96]

WHAT CAN WE SAY.... THEY ARE STUPENDOUS ❤❤❤❤❤❤!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤.....

[@eugenehayes7258]

And they were all probably all high or drunk. Unbelievable

[@TheStr8line]

That Welcome To The Jungle was Axl and the band at their peak. Unreal. 32:22.

[@michamrk80210]

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[@rockingstar3534]

What set Axl from the rest is he didn't try to imitate or look like his idol. He just went out and be himself and go crazy. Fans love it and GNR got big!

[@Chudsaves]

May be one of the baddest best concerts EVER right here

[@popeofwrenching4357]

There’s not many albums that you can start on track 1 and not skip any songs. Appetite for destruction is one of those

[@countmackular4108]

100 Correct ..My Top 3 are 1) GnR - "Appitite For Destruction" 2) Alice In Chains - "Dirt" 3) Pantera "Vulgar Display Of Power".

[@MrMashman93]

@@countmackular4108Far beyond Driven released March 22, 1994 was one hell of a follow up after VDOP.

[@countmackular4108]

@@MrMashman93 "Far Beyond Driven" is epic as well!!...It's almost a non-skip album for me but I rarely listen to the "Planet Caravan" track ..So I rate "Vulgar" higher. :-)

[@bustercherry8734]

@@countmackular4108 Can't really count a shitty cover song though.

[@countmackular4108]

@@bustercherry8734 I agree 100%..."Planet Caravan" is not the best choice for Sabbath Cover or album closer...And...It doesn't take away from the album at all "5 mins Alone" and "I'm Broken" have been wonderfully blasting my ear drums for 30 years .. But..."Planet Caravan" still counts as a track skip...BTW "BadMotorFinger" by Soundgarden rotates in and out of my top 3...That album exists as one solid piece of musical furniture. ;-)

[@jeffstange9183]

58 years young, and still loving GNFNR!!!!

[@cherobinson6371]

You will be at 90 too. We don’t outgrow greatness unless you failed in life. Fail= becoming jaded and bitter.

[@disseminationnetwork]

Same here!

[@southerncatfish4030]

I remember watching this on MTV and taping it on the VCR! Still got the tape!

[@evelaszlo96]

US TOO !!

[@Firebrand1967]

Same here.

[@MortaresD2]

This is the soul of Guns N' Roses.

[@doomniel]

Nothing beats primal Guns n' Roses!

[@middle-agedclimber]

No denying, the charisma was off the charts.

[@briangingras5886]

Great show after watching this, I'm in my 50s. I feel like I'm 25 again. Axl was 26 year and slash was 23 35 years ago now.

[@Bluesmusicno1]

I was 10 watching it on heavy metal heaven elvira introduced them I'm 45 now

[@KanameAkiyama]

Duff McKagan bass intros are so distiguishable, even in velvet revolver hes so distiguishable, love duff.

[@theRayzz]

and a great (back) vocalist. It makes all the difference here and he shines!

[@joanhoffmann871]

Incredibly talented and a very cool person. Duff sober is one of my heroes.

[@castleofsong9620]

Is it just me or does Steven Adler’s drumming have an X-factor that no drummer since has equalled. He was a huge part of their classic sound!

[@just.for.the.downshifts]

He doesn't get enough credit. It just doesn't sound right without him. Or Matt Sorum.

[@johnmacdonald5483]

His kit has a real low thick clear resonance to it. Sounds awesome. Not overly technical but non the less for quality or proviciancy.

[@grantleysouter366]

Matt Sorum was more clinical, Steve Adler pure raw rock

[@AdivaldoSouza-i3x]

Beatifful

[@AdivaldoSouza-i3x]

Lindo

[@mikehipp1062]

Steven Adler was a beast on drums

[@tohi1234]

When the band sacked him, it was never the same.

[@donaldsalkovick396]

He sacked himself

[@ShownMicheks]

he was a beast on drugs

[@andrewsamoil6259]

@@ShownMicheks looool

[@juancarlosdelgado7791]

Izzy stradlin, totally underrated and still is. Whoever was the sound technician for this, be proud, you did great.

[@timdale4047]

Sounds b awful. They were pretty bad when I saw them too.

[@ignatiusnoirant8174]

​@@timdale4047looking forward to your live gig release . I'm sure it'll be perfect......dipshite.

[@keithknapp175]

I feel like people on KZbin don't understand the definition of "underrated," as I see it on almost every music video. Izzy is wildly known for his genius; he was the soul of GNR.

[@terminalvelocity4858]

@@timdale4047 DIPSHITE INDEED.

[@Batnano]

actually i hope he got fired, the sound sucked,specially the mics

[@rarebee3743]

Adler what a machine

[@Simon-gh4it]

I’ll never forget seeing this concert as a teenager. It blew my fucking mind!

[@markholland6657]

well they made it and still alive and rocking 45yrs later!!!

[@Shooter_FPV]

Before "Welcome to the Jungle" broke, I was listening to an interview with Dave Meniketti, lead singer of Y & T. He was asked about what up and coming bands we should look for. He said right away Guns N' Roses. I went right out and bought "Appetite", and he couldn't have been more right. that album is absolutely in my top 5 favorites of all time, and I was 21 at the time... probably the best period in time to be that age. Music will NEVER be like that again....

[@birdfingers354]

It's all very safe now

[@oldhickory1328]

Shooter, I was 8 when this concert was videoed. I missed the Guns and Roses rage in the 80s because I was too young. I knew some of their big songs, of course, but about 3 months ago I was searching for a new band and I came across Civil War. I've been rocking to GNR ever since. I have a new respect for their music. Slash is a wizard on that fucking Les Paul. Axl's vocal range was more than Freddy Mercury! Awesome to see Steven Adler on drums. I agree, rock music is kind of lost right now.

[@tatyanadubovyk7437]

​@@oldhickory1328👍🏻

[@ElricX]

I remember hearing the same thing during an interview with the guys from Faster Pussycat. I miss those days!

[@Shooter_FPV]

@@ElricX You have no idea! It was the best time ever to be in my early 20's... never to be duplicated

[@eugenehayes7258]

Probably the rawest and grittiest band you'll ever see. They were so real and I don't think you'll see this ever again

[@kdar93]

Nope, you are so right and they will never be this good no mater how good they get, the magic is gone

[@eugenehayes7258]

@@kdar93 there's nothing real anymore. Everything is manufactured. This was real and people knew it

[@nunomartins4265]

lol you should listen to more rock bands, past and present

[@eugenehayes7258]

@@nunomartins4265 you shouldn't assume you know someone by a post they made on the interwebs 😂😂

[@aprilssongs6428]

This came from the soul, the singing, the dancing, the groove everything ❤❤❤

[@cejobeal]

I just wanted to live again to have the pleasure of hearing appetite for the first time, nothing compares to discovering music for the first time, the sounds, the rhythms, the lyrics, brutal.

[@davidlalremruata]

One of the few concerts from the 80s that's worth multiple re-watching even today and more so in the distant future to show what 80s Rock n Roll was all about. This is the benchmark bands should measure themselves against to see where they have come. Izzy Stradlin really is the definition of cool.

[@JamesDavid-yt4ec]

Seems like these guys did the Riz , proud. Happy Resurrection season

[@cokegen]

30 years listening to these guys and they rock like the first day ... one of the greatest bands of all time ... PERIOD.

[@lisajones2412]

They were all soooo young here!! You can hear how raw Axl's voice still was, def matured a bit later on...he has always been such a presence on a stage!

[@MrLaurak12]

At their best! I never get tired of these old videos

[@ighfee]

the last true rock band.

[@jasonjaxxson]

The kast great rock n roll bands to ever walk thus earth! There will never be another like them again as long as this planet spins!!

[@Supt3100]

They may have been the ultimate Rock n’ Roll, Rock Band.

[@janedawson1398]

I was there. It was awesome. Every rockstar imaginable was there too.

[@Fxirie_harper08]

Wow 😮any stories to share?

[@cherobinson6371]

I saw them two months later withMaiden. Epic.

[@BrianOBrien5150]

Hell yeah ! You look like a rocker chick !

[@patrickluce7924]

This show was invite only. you had to be a big Whig with MTV.

[@sergiorondeli6695]

Beatifull woman

[@barbarascaccini3182]

This is a rock ' s masterpiece, Guns and Roses are true legends.....nobody like them...all of this guy great musician and rock icon...to see them togheter is amazing! Axl, so intense, so wild, so extreme....best singer and frontman in rock history . He' s really out of this world!!!!

[@tessatessa3635]

❤

[@marriusmal]

We can argue about who's the best singer and frontman in rock history, no doubt he's up there among the best ones.@@tessatessa3635

[@EattheApple666]

Never heard of Aerosmith? I've seen GNR about 5 times one of them when they recorded Sweet Child of Mine at Giants Stadium.

[@Itsme-ni9jk]

I'm the greatest ! So. ,sit down and SHUT IT ! PIEHOLE 🤪🤪

[@evelaszlo96]

THEY ARE FANTASTIC ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤........

[@Voltuss5]

This one was legendary., They proved their stardom in this concert. There was no internet back then so to see this on TV was the most amazing thing ever.

[@GerardoBautista-n8m]

It's good to see the initial band, Steven Adler on drums, Axl Rose and the whole group in general at their best, it's a great concert, I've wanted to see it for years.

[@GerardoBautista-n8m]

I think that Guns n' Roses, for some years, was the best band in the whole world.

[@NubsWithGuns]

"initial" Is this a rock n roll channel or your fucking school paper?

[@NubsWithGuns]

@@GerardoBautista-n8m with the dog shit voals, cancelled shows, shows with no Axl they were hardly the best anything. You kids think that time was all wonderful and have no clue LoL

[@dasiasoto6570]

Que cabellos lucían. Que envidia.

[@bink5242]

@@NubsWithGunswhy are you pissed because he used a word??

[@vlm69]

Oh to be able to go back in time.... They sound fucking great!

[@RJRussoVids]

This show represents GNR at their absolute peak as a rock band. Before Axl’s ego exploded, and the money, drugs and fame eroded the fabric of the band. I saw GNR a few years later at The Ritz as they kicked off the Use Your Illusion tour and then again in 2021 on the We’re F*#kin’ Back tour. Glad to still have GNR around but this 1988 performance is how I like to remember the band.

[@stevenm2949]

You are 10000% correct. They are young, hungry, raw, unpredictable, original 5 and axl still has his voice! I aslo them during UYI tour in 92…I was a few years too young to make the AFD tour :-(

[@THEDISAFFECTED]

Yes. Rock n roll peaked in the wee hours of March 31, 1988 with GnR's performance of Used to Love Her on the Fox Late Show.

[@stevenm2949]

@@THEDISAFFECTEDgreat show you are referring to…thanks for reminding me of it, just watched it for the first time in many years. I also like their accoustic performance at CBGB’s.

[@michelleagleton2344]

This version of GNR will forever live in my heart and mind.

[@leemp337]

i can't watch them live currently anymore. it's not the same. axl's voice is gone. i've listened to them so much for 35 years that i know what his voice used to be and it hurts to hear live now.

[@rafaelsantiago6047]

The best band of the 80s. Hands down. True Rock n roll. I

[@starshineraiser6729]

This lineup is mind blowing, life changing. Every member is a secret weapon. Everything after Lies was a different band and nothing to do with this in every way perfect Rock N’ Roll band.

[@stevenm2949]

You are correct. The magic was lost after Steven was kicked out and the final nail in the coffin after Izzy left…

[@hardsayings2400]

It's Geffen's fault. He let them grow too fast and they exploded.

[@chadmiller4601]

Constant sold out stadium tours since coming back with Slash and Duff i don't think is dead in a nailed coffin.....they just played San Antonio Tuesday night to 50,000 fans and I was there and it was incredible. 3 and half hours set!!!

[@stevenm2949]

Slash Duff and axl have not written a song to together since 1991. They are still great live and I’ve seen them twice (including last month) since Axl reunited with Slash/Duff, but they are unfortunately a nostalgia act.

[@chadmiller4601]

@@stevenm2949 they reworked 3 releases between 2021 and 2023 with Duff and Slash involvement. With Absurd, Hard Skool, and recently Perhaps. I have full belief they will work on a new album after the tour.

[@jimtharp4376]

There was a time back in the 80s when all the new bands looked and sounded identical...snd becaus of this, the genre was killing itself. Then...Guns N Roses came on the scene with one of the best debut albums ever and made it exciting again!

[@marcelthorsen]

This has to be one of Axl's best live vocal performances. Both him and the band are on fire!

[@TowGunner]

Before Axel’s narcissistic behavior took hold. GNR greatest live performance. Even Slash sounded great.

[@dixierae6063]

@@TowGunner I agree. It seemed so strange seeing him going into the audience and connecting with his fan's. That sure didn't last long. I saw a comment that compared Axle to Jani and in my opinion their was no comparison. No one connected to his fan's like Jani and as far as vocals went although I loved GnR in the day Axle was tone deaf he just really knew how to use his voice.

[@fenixdown2396]

If this is their best, they are not a very good live band. Honestly, the vocals are mid at best, and I like GNR.

[@marcelthorsen]

@@fenixdown2396 To each their own.

[@frankwells7520]

​@@fenixdown2396they are not Rush, no need to nail every note. Believe it or not, in 1988 they were THE shit.

[@bluelivesmatter719]

Remember when MTV aired this, was my introduction to GNR. So raw and energetic, everyone firing on all cylinders

[@carlhdz8201]

Really surprised how much easy was for Axl Rose, to change his voice tones, awesome

[@kaibakken2586]

Had this concert recorded on a VHS tape when I was 15. Watching and studying every little detail over and over again. Remember I loved all these little small mistakes or mistunes Slash made on the guitar, so much that the LP version of the songs just wasn´t just the same. This was the original for me.

[@joeduffy3309]

Appetite, still the best selling debut album of all time almost 40 years later. In the history books where it belongs forever, and an absolute masterpiece throughout. It will never be surpassed for greatness.

[@wayneperry8798]

I was 18 years old when this concert took place. Loved their music then and still love it today. The original lineup is the best rendition there ever was and ever will be. GNFNR FOREVER!

[@cherobinson6371]

Me too i was 17 whe. Isaw them open for maiden two mo the after this Epic concert. Bruce Dickinson challenged Axl too a fist fight on stage! Fired GNR on the spit for upstaging them! May 1988 Vancouver Canada

[@fluffyusa]

@@cherobinson6371 Me too when I first saw this show on MTV back in 88 when I was 17. I saw them Summer Jam 88' at Giants Stadium NJ. Guns opened the show then Deep Purple and the Headliner were the 2nd coming of Aerosmith.

[@andyamiri6690]

This is quite possibly the best rock show ever. I know people throw around the word “ever” these days. But this is it for real.

[@daryldaryl887]

It's a classic for sure, but not the best.

[@gregs8685]

That’s quite a statement. Led Zeppelin in their prime? U2? Allman Brothers? Great band and great show not doubt.

[@michaeldavid8690]

Thank you. Nostalgia has a way of distorting history. Worked at the Ritz and my buddy Scott Kalvert directed it. But Zeppelin holds the distinction of Greatest

[@andyp4903]

Black Sabbath Paris 1970 beats this. Not by much but it does

[@andyp4903]

Also, Judas Priest at US 83 is absolutely amazing

[@breal1183]

It's a crime they never released this on DVD or Blu Ray!!

[@clem1149]

I've still got it on a VHS cassette, without Knockin on Heavens Door (that part was omitted on UK TV for some reason). However, I no longer have a VHS player,so thank the Lord for KZbin!!!!

[@dagony7383]

Just bought the 91 Ritz shows on Blu-ray,freaking amazing on my 70 inch hd tv

[@dagony7383]

​@@clem1149bro I bought it on eBay,HD DVD for $5.00

[@dagony7383]

​@@clem1149just download it off KZbin to DVD....that's what we all did!

[@luislq17]

Hard Rock pure and solid GUNS N F*KING ROSES BABY 🤟

[@doncicci9608]

If only I could time travel. Glorious perfection all of them. ❤️

[@Booshwhacker304]

I watched this live when it was broadcast and recorded it on VCR. I was a senior in high school. I had seen them the year before, opening for Motley Crue. Blew my mind.

[@jefferytrapani9700]

Same here! But without Mama Kin. That was a special treat! A lost performance until now. And this is also when we first heard Knocking on Heaven's Door. It would be a few years before they would release the song with more production and so on. I like this version a little more.

[@justinsixx90]

Damn if I had a time machine that'd be one of the first tours I'd attend ahaha!!

[@seraphus1]

Best ever. What an introduction to the world.

[@David-tc6rg]

I don’t think there is any better video and audio that captures this band’s greatest performance than this show. They were 100% at the top of their game. Loose and just in the moment and Axle smiling you know it’s a good show.

[@michaelschneider4701]

Amazing how well it sounded for back then, concerts these days can’t even get that sound most of the time. The best there was and ever will be for their genre.

[@deadpoolredsuit4892]

This will always remain my favourite G'N'R performance ^_^ ..this is Guns'N'Roses :D

[@GailGreen-tq8jd]

July 2024 here.❤🎉 Never gets old. They were so young. Slash sounded so young when he spoke. Legends. Loved the start of Michele here with Slash & Duff.

[@humungushumungus213]

The last great rock and roll band back then, nothing else this good and now it’s 2023, they were a gift from god

[@stevenm2949]

So true and so sad no band came after them. Also sad they never reached their potential…only 3 full length albums of which only 1 album with the original lineup.

[@el34glo59]

😂

[@SS-gx7tg]

Look, I too am an old bitter fart who loves a good "our stuff was the best, kids these days will never know" but honestly if you think GnR hit the peak of rock music and ever since then no other band can compare then I'm pulling you aside like a good friend does and letting you know you're turning into the person you swore you'd never become, lamenting "kids these days..." dismissing or ridiculing anything released past a certain year, insisting only the stuff from your glory days is the best, etc. Appetite For Destruction was my first tape ever, it was my only tape for a long time - there's no other album on Earth I've listened to more times, nothing comes close. I know the album like nobody else, it taught me some bands sometimes write songs so good you have to put them dead last on the album, any higher on the track list and the multiverse might implode in a reverse big bang. As a certified Appetite fanatic, I say with certainty and fact that just as good as 87-88 GnR was the absolute greatness of that incredible turn of the century NYC purist/garage revival, specifically the absolutely genius, flawless and iconic (dramatic but accurate) debut record from The Strokes. Their second album is just as good (personally I love their whole discography, one of the few bands who never ceded even an ounce of integrity or creativity). Yes, if you grew up watching the acrobatics of high energy rock shows in the 80s then The Strokes might seem underwhelming in comparison at first. First time I saw a live performance of them I was stunned how such a killer band on record could be so lifeless on stage, was all I could focus on so I had to watch again and replaying it I realized I was so vexed over the virtual lack of movement that I missed something incredible, without a doubt hands down the most tight "sounds just like the record" live performance I'd ever seen ("Modern Age" Nov 1 2001 on Conan, their debut stateside tv performance, its on YT if you want to see). These days they put on one of the best live shows I've ever seen (and I've been to hundreds, literally!)

[@Justin-pq3rq]

@@SS-gx7tg😂 the who?

[@SS-gx7tg]

@@Justin-pq3rq If you've never heard of the Strokes I beg you to please crawl out of your shell and realize great music still exists :)

[@aurelielagrange2173]

Rewatching this. Steve Adler put his soul into every beat. Yes, this is the lineup. No substitutions. I miss them. I miss these days.

[@evelaszlo96]

ME TOO !! THOSE WERE THE GOOD OLD DAYS !!❤❤❤❤ A LONG LONG TIME AGO !!!❤❤❤❤

[@evelaszlo96]

THEY DO BRING BACK GOOD OLD DAYS !!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@wincup]

It's amazing that MTV was this much decent and nice channel back then to show this quality live.

[@blindpoodle1]

Also uncensored

[@coz109]

When I was in 9th grade, a local Atlanta station, 96 Rock (RIP) played this one night in its entirety. I was in bed when they announced it was coming on and I had to scramble to find a blank tape! 😂 I played that “off the radio” copy until the tape almost wore out! PS - This version of KOHD is 100x better than the studio version that wound up on UYI 2.

[@OldAussieAds]

Yeah I'm not a fan of the studio version of KOHD. I'm glad it exists. But I don't bother with it these days. Live version all the way.

[@allemander]

96 ROCK 🎸🥁 WKLS 96.1 FM Fridays at Five! Fffrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiday 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@davidjohnston9481]

This is a depiction of absolute perfection. Each and everyone of these individuals came together and created something legendary and beyond extraordinary. Every young up n coming band should be "required" to watch this concert as part of their initiation. It amazes me to see that, even way back then, Slash was already such an awesome guitar player. And Axl... man what can we say about him except that he was (and is) truly awesome.

[@evelaszlo96]

SUPER COMMENT ! I FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT THE BAND !!❤❤❤❤❤ LOVE GUNS N ROSES FOREVER ❤❤❤❤....

[@michelleagleton2344]

Axl was pure raw adrenaline rush in this era. They were indeed at their very best here- no doubt. 1991 Rock N' Rio is a close second in my opinion even though Adler was gone by then. I love the way Axl was dressed for this show. He looked like a true rocker/ biker dude. 🥰😍🤩❤

[@LannieLord]

What about how Axl dressed later on ? Like WTF ????? @@michelleagleton2344

[@tylerdurden1221]

I was at this show. This is the best video I’ve seen of it since it aired. Thanks for posting

[@Steve-slack69]

no fuckin way man! u were at this show? this2 me will go down as the best live performance of any band ever pure unadulterated rock and roll

[@MrLaurak12]

Saw them live around this time. Raw rock at its best.

[@larryg34]

I was at this show - amazing night

[@reinaldomoon2617]

this is the best rock and roll concert I've ever seen. had it on VCR and I've seen it hundreds of times in my teen years 😂😂😂

[@rrguitar1]

Same here. Good ole days

[@rjo8500]

I remember like it was yesterday, 1987, sitting on the couch at my girlfriend’s house and the debut of Welcome to the Jungle came on MTV. I turned to her and said, this is going to be huge!

[@profitnadeem]

Still the most real metal punk country soul band ever! They had it all and Axl was an amazing performer! Slash Izz Duff Steve Adler these guys are amazing!!!

[@evelaszlo96]

IT IS ROCK NOT METAL OR PUNK

[@sylviafoster9093]

All 3@@evelaszlo96

[@el34glo59]

Nothing Punk about them. Basically just glam rock with a harder edge

[@murilomaio5112]

Hard Rock

[@ritualfunk]

lol metal punk country soul!

[@lebrondurant4651]

"Appetite for destruction" is my favorie album!

[@thetiredtomcat]

Attitude. Musicianship. Style. Tunes. Lyrics. Original voice. Saw them at their first Castle Donnington and they were superb. That snake movement at the mic stand! I’m 58 like a lot of you on here but still feel those days

[@mikehussain7776]

The quality of the sound is gold! The original and best line up ever. The band is erupting, exploding! Best drummer ever.

[@torehellberg8074]

too bad the booze cout him

[@mikehussain7776]

@@torehellberg8074 not only the booze, bro!

[@johnmacdonald5483]

@@torehellberg8074 More the H than the booze.

[@djrapstar]

pretty incredible how well the drums are dialed in for paradise city

[@edwardmchalejr8214]

Forever what make's rock n roll spit in the faces of anyone missing it.

[@fearbabyriffs]

I remember exactly where I was when this aired for the first time. I was stuck in a tiny motel during a huge snowstorm in the upper peninsula of Michigan. The concert was totally mesmerizing. You just knew you were watching something extraordinary happening. I still consider it a main historical event in Rock music. Awesome.

[@JShawnPaul]

I was eight years old, so I was definitely not going to concerts yet, but I was sitting in front of my counsel TV in the Living Room for hours wanting to be a rockstar just like these guys

[@waxlnyc]

The raw, authentic intensity displayed by Axl combined with the band playing at an epic level made me a fan forever! This show made me a Gunner 4 life! Axl is the King! #GnFnR # 1 all time !!

[@evelaszlo96]

AXL , SLASH AND DUFF THE BEST FOREVER BAND !! GNR I LOVE THEIR SOUND AND SONGS FOR OVER 35 YEARS !!❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊. AND COUNTING ❤❤❤❤...

[@bobbysmith8836]

Oh yeah this is that perfect sound, the whole band participates this is rock.

[@Jasonhvideo]

This is up there with the most influential concerts of all time, what this concert meant to Generation X back in 1988 can’t be exaggerated. We watched this dozens of times.

[@phillippettit2138]

Exactly

[@nicolemartinez9658]

I’m very excited to see Steve's energy, technique and joy when playing the drums is not compared to any drummer that has gone through Gnr! He and his smile are incomparable❤

[@jb1934]

I noticed the same thing. So sad, but like a bunch of other famous rock'n'roll drummers the lifestyle caught up to him.

[@joseph19497829]

His smille is for the cocaina always

[@toddlavigne6441]

he loved drumming more than any drummer I've witnessed

[@richarddietz2659]

I had this ( and still have wrapped in wax paper ) live bootleg in high fi quality concert on cd i found at a German underground markt in Dresden , i listened to it non stop on my trip as a 15 year old visiting relatives , bringing it home to Australia at the time blew my friends minds that the cd existed ^_^ gunners at their peak and the concert that inspired me to learn guitar.

[@amjh4lah809]

Damn, they were fucking awesome ❤

[@grappler240]

I saw this on MTV back in 88. I love GNR!

[@johnny310xx]

GNR ultimate best performance !!! This is the GNR we will all want to remember

[@lauracicetti7611]

I was there

[@scottholmes2276]

Ive never saw them in concert. This is the first show I’ve saw tbh. Axle is a killer front man.

[@sandysatriyaputra7672]

This formation was a charismatic one!! Hard Rock representation in every line...

[@greggifford8131]

I seriously wore out our VCR (beta Max) watching this at least once a week for a few years.

[@eddt430]

One of the best live gigs ever . I was 13 when i heard Appetite for destruction. Changed my life for ever. Thank you gNr. I've passed my love for them to my two children. We all saw them live at Hyde Park. Best day of my life. ❤. The dirtiest rawest craziest motherfuckers ever. My teenage years were fuckin awesome.

[@bigpapi2658]

I remember watching this live on MTV and recording it on my VCR 😂

[@rossibarra7087]

Quien iba a pensar que primero no querían publicar sus videos por ser muy crudos según ellos,y después hasta un concierto para MTV los dejaron presentar

[@brad3]

Same here

[@goop3213]

Yup... same!!

[@Booshwhacker304]

Haaa! Same here dude😂

[@smitty3456]

Same

[@sugengbudiharyono6119]

I like it , GNR is Great rock music in the world, you will find your self in this song, to be better and better ,,,

[@Allgoodbookstores]

This gig is where every previous rock band aspired to & every band after didn’t entirely understand. The pinnacle of rock music, saw it on mtv when I was 14 years old, still can’t stop watching it.