Guns N' Roses at Alvalade in 1992: Axl Rose, Portugal and Gratitude

1992 in Alvalade: Guns N' Roses at their peak

Back in 1992, Guns N' Roses played an unforgettable show at Alvalade. The band were riding high, and even a minor sulk from Axl Rose after taking a fall couldn’t spoil what became a truly memorable performance. The then sex symbol sang and sprinted around the stage as if tomorrow didn’t exist.

When Guns N' Roses returned to Portugal

Last year, Guns N' Roses came back to Portugal, and Axl managed to wreck almost every song. On top of looking like a little granny from the Trás-os-Montes region, his voice simply isn’t up to it any more.

Axl Rose, gratitude, and saying “enough is enough”

However dreadful it was, are we supposed to clap along anyway? To thank them and pretend everything’s fine? No. Gratitude isn’t about masking reality. Gratitude isn’t about encouraging sad little caricatures. Gratitude is refusing to let a selfish present trample a glorious past. Gratitude is being able to say “enough is enough”, especially when the people involved won’t admit it themselves.

And this doesn’t apply only to musicians…