DUFF McKAGAN'S LOADED with Special Guest ADLER / Bad Boys Presidents (2CDR)

◆Shibuya Duo Music Exchange, Tokyo, Japan 7th March 2013
(Disc 1) [ADLER]
01.Intro
02. Back From The Dead
03. Own Worst Enemy
04. Dead Wrong
05. Good To Be Bad
06. The One That You Hated
07.Waterfall
08. Another Version Of The Truth
09. Blown Away
10. Sweet Child O' Mine (with Duff McKagan)
11. Habit [DUFF McKAGAN'S LOADED]
12.Intro
13.Sick
14. Executioner's Song
15.We Win
16.Sleaze Factory
17. Dead Skin

(Disc 2)
01. Dark Days
02.Seattlehead
03. Queen Jonasophina
04. New Rose
05. Lords Of Abbadon
06. Cocaine
07. Your Name
08. So Fine
09. You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory
10.Patience
11. Attitude
12. You're Crazy
13. Dust N' Bones
14. It's So Easy (with Steven Adler)
15. I Wanna Be Your Dog

◇DUFF McKAGAN'S LOADED;
Duff "Rose" McKagan (Vocals, Guitar, Bass)
Mike Squires (Guitar, Vocals)
Jeff Rouse (Bass, Backing vocals) & Isaac Carpenter (Drums, Percussion)

◇ADLER;
Steven Adler (Drums)
Jacob Bunton (Vocals, Guitar)
Lonny Paul (Guitar) & Johnny Martin (Bass)

"Appetite For Destruction" instantly took the world by storm with its shocking sound. 2013 marked the 26th anniversary of the establishment of this historic rock monument. The two men who supported the album's foundational bottom sound shared the stage at a live music venue on an island nation in the East.

Duff Rose McKagan. Blonde, blue-eyed, tall, slim, and handsome—a god-like combination of looks. As a musician, he skillfully plays vocals, guitar, bass, drums, and every other instrument. After the band's success, he studied economics at university and is now a financial advisor. He's a gifted scholar and athlete, even founding his own wealth management consulting firm. He's the president of Bad Boys. Steven Adler. The eternal bad boy. A rare true rocker, he became a scoundrel, then a shadow, but still managed to retain the primal impulse that was supposed to be lost with success. He's also a Bad Boys president. This latest live performance by these two presidents is fully recorded with immersive, direct, and superb sound quality.

Duff makes a guest appearance on the Adler Band's "Sweet Child..." while Steven makes a guest appearance on Loaded's "It's So Easy." Steven's pounding beats are just as powerful as back then, delivering a convincing, authentic "Appetite" groove that's instantly recognizable. Meanwhile, Duff's shouts, emanating from his rugged appearance reminiscent of Japan's world-renowned actor Taka Kato, are truly one-of-a-kind. Their attitude, which included not only the familiar Johnny Sun respect songs "So Fine" and "You Can't Put..." but also Guns N' Roses numbers like "Patience," "You're Crazy," and "Dust N' Bones," could be called the epitome of punk.
On the one hand, there was the bassist who voluntarily left Guns N' Roses, who had become a monster band, but continued to work tirelessly to stay in the spotlight. On the other hand, there was the drummer who was fired and forced to live in the shadows for a long time because he continued to embody the "Real Rock N' Roll" that Guns N' Roses espoused in their early days. What did these two Guns N' Roses gain and what did they lose over the course of two contrasting quarter centuries?
There's nothing more I can say about this live performance.