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Title: The Key to GNR's live performances is missing
Review: I bought this CD expecting to hear some of the versions of the songs I remembered in concert. Unfortunately, the free styled guitar solos, extra verses and improv antics are missing. Sweet Child O' Mine does not include the extra verses on this double disc, and the version of Knockin' on Heaven's Door was not taken from the Club Ritz. The people who put the album together got it right on some of the tracks--like including the extra long intro to November Rain, however I feel it a necessity to include all of what made GNR an excellent live band if they are to truly capture the "Live Era" that was Guns N' Roses. This is a good CD to add to the GNR collection, but its no loss if you do not go out and purchase it. I suggest holding out for "Chinese Democracy" in the new year, or if you are craving some live music now, pick up Metallica's S&M, that truly is what live music should be about: noise, dynamics, musicianship, and emotion.
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