I had seen Guns N' Roses live twice in my youth, and had never thought much of their live act. This double album goes a long way towards proving that theory. Axl's vocals never really sound as good live as they do in studio, almost as if he can't remember the original tune. Unfortunately on this album, the out of tune vocals are turned up and the rest of the music is turned down allowing the vocals to the forefront. The backing music sounds like it should, with little variation, but as Rose demonstrates track after track he just can't duplicate his studio excellence.
Some tracks still manage to keep the original feel of the studio tracks.
But the album fails to put the band's best foot forward and fails to convey the brilliance that they used to have. The album falls flat on both of these levels. This album is meant to be a farewell to the old, and the preparation for a new album due out in the year 2000. I guess it does a fair job in its initial purpose, but it still falls flat trying to convey the end of one of the more definative and versatile bands of the 80's. Buy the first four studio albums and avoid this.