With the band back out there expanding its repertoire, I figured I'd revise my running tally of the modern-era song list. I'll do my best to keep adding to this as the tour continues. Let me know if I missed anything.
SONGS WITH CIRCULATING RECORDINGS- Oh My God [from End Of Days]
- Chinese Democracy [from Chinese Democracy]
- Shackler's Revenge [from Chinese Democracy]
- Better [from Chinese Democracy]
- Street Of Dreams (f/k/a The Blues) [from Chinese Democracy]
- If The World [from Chinese Democracy]
- There Was A Time (f/k/a T.W.A.T.) [from Chinese Democracy]
- Catcher In The Rye [from Chinese Democracy]
- Scraped (f/k/a Lies They Tell) [from Chinese Democracy]
- Riad N' The Bedouins (f/k/a Rhiad & The Bedouins) [from Chinese Democracy]
- Sorry [from Chinese Democracy]
- I.R.S. [from Chinese Democracy]
- Madagascar [from Chinese Democracy]
- This I Love [from Chinese Democracy]
- Prostitute [from Chinese Democracy]
- Silk Worms [from live performances]
- Jackie Chan [from demo excerpt circulated under the fake name Checkmate; Merck stated that the circulated excerpt was neither GN'R nor Axl, but Axl confirmed it was GN'R during an
online chat]
- The Ballad Of Death [from
live performances - written by Dj Ashba as a solo for the tour according to his
FaceBook page]
SONG TITLES MENTIONED BY INSIDE SOURCES- Atlas Shrugged [allegedly heard by Classic Rock Magazine as reported in July 2007; confirmed by Tom Zutaut to Classic Rock Magazine in March 2008; confirmed by Axl during an
online chat]
- Berlin (f/k/a Oklahoma) [first mentioned by Axl to
Rolling Stone in January 2000; later mentioned by Guns N' Roses' management to All Star News in January 2001; later discussed by engineer Dave Dominguez in February 2005; confirmed by Axl during an
online chat; name change confirmed by Axl during an
online chat]
- Daddy Can The Devil Do Mommy And Me? [first mentioned by Axl during an
online chat; later described by Axl as a possible solo song during an
online chat]
- Down By The Ocean (a/k/a Down By The Sea) [first mentioned by Izzy Stradlin to
Da Popular Magazine in 2001; confirmed by Axl during an
online chat]
- Elvis Presley And The Monster Of Soul (a/k/a The Soul Monster a/k/a Soul Monster a/k/a Leave Me Alone) [first mentioned on composer Marco Beltrami's website in October 2002; confirmed by Axl during an
online chat]
- The General [first mentioned on composer Marco Beltrami's website in October 2002; later mentioned by Sebastian Back to Metal Edge in November 2007; confirmed by Axl during an
online chat]
- Ides Of March [first mentioned by engineer Dave Dominguez in February 2005; confirmed by Axl during an
online chat]
- Quick Song [confirmed by Axl during an
online chat]
- Seven [first mentioned on composer Marco Beltrami's website in October 2002; confirmed by Axl during an
online chat]
- Thyme [first mentioned on composer Marco Beltrami's website in October 2002; confirmed by Axl during an
online chat]
- Zodiac [confirmed by Axl during an
online chat]
Berlin (f/k/a Oklahoma) and Riad are definitely different songs; GN'R's management confirmed this after the 01/01/01 Vegas show and Axl again confirmed it during an
online chat.
SONG TITLES BASED ON INTERNET RUMORS (internet rumors repeated in "news" stories that do not feature any input from any inside sources thus far or that have been confirmed as fakes by inside sources):
- Atlantis
- Broken [allegedly mentioned by Frank Ferrer to a fan]
- Closing In On You [first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999; confirmed fake by Axl during an
online chat]
- Cock-A-Roach Soup [first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999; confirmed fake by Axl during an
online chat]
- Did I Ever
- Eulogy Of A Broken Heart [confirmed fake by Axl during an
online chat]
- Friend Or Foe [first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999; confirmed fake by Axl during an
online chat]
- Greenletter
- Hearts Get Killed [first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999; confirmed fake by Axl during an
online chat]
- Heaven Is A Lonely Place For Two
- Never Had It
- Motormouth [allegedly first mentioned by Richard Fortus to Zero Magazine; confirmed fake by Axl during an
online chat]
- No Love Remains [first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999; confirmed fake by Axl during an
online chat]
- Prosperous Chili
- Push
- Servitude
- Shameless
- Something Always [first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999; confirmed fake by Axl during an
online chat]
- Strange Disease
- Suckerpunched [first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999; confirmed fake by Axl during an
online chat]
- Take That [confirmed fake by Axl during an
online chat]
- Today, Tomorrow, Forever
- Todd The Intern
- Velvet Rope Dope
- Victory
- We Were Lying [allegedly first mentioned by Dizzy in January 2006; confirmed fake by Axl during an
online chat]
- When Love Collides [confirmed fake by Axl during an
online chat]
- Wombasi
- Zip It [first mentioned in
Kerrang! in August 1999; confirmed fake by Axl during an
online chat]
ROUNDING OUT THE MODERN LINE-UP'S ARSENALWith regard to Guns N' Roses' back-catalog, the current line-up has played:
Appetite For Destruction: Welcome To The Jungle; It's So Easy; Nightrain; Out Ta Get Me; Mr. Brownstone; Paradise City; My Michelle; Think About You; Sweet Child O' Mine; You're Crazy; Rocket Queen
EP: Whole Lotta Rosie
GN'R Lies: Nice Boys; Mama Kin [teased only]; Patience; Used To Love Her; You're Crazy
Use Your Illusion I: Live And Let Die; Don't Cry (Original); November Rain [the band listed Perfect Crime on a
setlist in October 2006; Axl said "maybe" during an
online chat when asked if the band will ever play Dead Horse]
Use Your Illusion II: Knockin' On Heaven's Door; Estranged [teased in Ron Thal solo only]; You Could Be Mine [Axl mentioned Civil War and Estranged randomly during an
online chat, possibly in response to a lost question about what songs the band plans to add to the live show...Axl later said during an
online chat that he would like to do Estranged; Axl said "maybe" during an
online chat when asked if the band will ever play Breakdown]
"The Spaghetti Incident?": Down On The Farm
With regard to other cover songs, the current line-up has played/jammed/teased/used as intros:
- 18 And Life (Skid Row)
- Amos Moses (Jerry Reed)
- Angie (Rolling Stones) [performed by Axl, Ron, Tommy, Frank, Bubbles and Takayoshi Azuma]
- Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) (Pink Floyd)
- The Asshole Song (possibly a cover of an American comedian, possibly an original)
- Back In The U.S.S.R. (The Beatles)
- Beautiful (Christina Aguilera) [performed by Axl, Ron, Tommy, Frank, Bubbles and Takayoshi Azuma]
- Black Betty (Ram Jam)
- Call Me (Blondie)
- Closer To The Heart (Rush)
- Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey (Sly And The Family Stone)
- Godzilla March Theme (Akira Ifukube)
- Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens)
- Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Berlinda Carlisle)
- I Could Have Lied (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- I Feel Good (James Brown)
- Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)
- Iron Man (Black Sabbath)
- It's Not Unusual (Tom Jones) [performed by Axl, Ron, Tommy, Frank, Bubbles and Takayoshi Azuma]
- I Want You Back (The Jackson 5)
- I Want You To Want Me (Cheap Trick) [performed by Axl, Ron, Tommy, Frank, Bubbles and Takayoshi Azuma]
- Light My Fire (The Doors)
- Liquor & Whores (Trailer Park Boys)
- Love Hangover (Diana Ross)
- Michelle (The Beatles)
- My Generation (The Who)
- My Way (Frank Sinatra)
- Number Of The Beast (Iron Maiden)
- Rhinestone Cowboy (Glen Campbell)
- The Roof Is On Fire (Bloodhound Gang)
- Run To The Hills (Iron Maiden)
- Sailing (Rod Stewart)
- She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain (traditional)
- Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple)
- Some Kind Of Wonderful (The Drifters)
- Sonic Reducer (Dead Boys)
- Sossego (Tim Maia)
- Strutter (Kiss) [performed by Axl, Ron, Tommy, Frank, Bubbles and Takayoshi Azuma]
- Sway (Rolling Stones)
- TNT (AC/DC)
- Waiting On A Friend (The Rolling Stones)
- Walk On The Wild Side (Lou Reed)
- We Will Rock You (Queen)
- Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin) [performed by Axl, Ron, Tommy, Frank, Bubbles and Takayoshi Azuma]
- Woman From Tokyo (Deep Purple)
- Yakety Sax (Boots Randolph and James Q. "Spider" Rich)
- You Gotta Move (Rolling Stones)
With regard to covers in solos, the band has played:
Dj Ashba: Dovregubbens Hall a/k/a Hall Of The Mountain King (Edvard Grieg)
Buckethead: Alice's Restaurant Massacree (Arlo Guthrie); Big Sur Moon (Buckethead); Eruption (Van Halen); Giant Robot Theme (Buckethead); Halloween Theme-Main Title (John Carpenter); Hog Bitch Stomp (Buckethead); It's A Small World (Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman); Pirate's Life For Me (Buckethead); Old McDonald Had A Farm (traditional); Somewhere Over The Slaughterhouse (Buckethead); Star Wars (Buckethead); When Johnny Comes Marching Home (traditional); When You Wish Upon A Star (Ned Washington and Leigh Harline); Wonka In Slaughter Zone (Buckethead)
Robin Finck: Finlandia (Jean Sibelius); God Save The Queen (Sex Pistols)
Richard Fortus: Angel (Aerosmith); Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane); James Bond Theme (Monty Norman)
Robin Finck/Richard Fortus duets: Beautiful (Christina Aguilera); Endless Rain (X Japan); People Get Ready (The Impressions); Redemption Song (Bob Marley)
Dizzy Reed: Angie (Rolling Stones); Don't Dream It's Over (Crowded House); Don't Never Leave Me (Hanoi Rocks); Like A Hurricane (The Scorpions); Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner (Warren Zevon); Something (The Beatles); S.O.S. (ABBA); Spiders From Mars (David Bowie); Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver); Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
W. Axl Rose: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John); Someone Saved My Life Tonight (Elton John)
Ron Thal: Ace Frehley guitar solo from Alive! (Kiss); Australian National Anthem; Back In Black (AC/DC); Brazilian National Anthem; Eruption (Van Halen); Japanese National Anthem; La Raspa (traditional); Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix); Mean Street (Van Halen); O Canada; Peruvian National Anthem; The Pink Panther Theme (Henry Mancini); The Simpsons Main Title Theme (Danny Elfman); You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch (Dr. Seuss); YYZ (Rush)
