Appetite for Democracy 3D

Appetite for Democracy 3D is a live concert film released in Cinemas, Broadcast and BD/DVD by Guns N' Roses, filmed live at The Joint at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas on November 21, 2012, on the tenth night of their residency, as part of the Appetite for Democracy tour in celebration of twenty-five years of Appetite for Destruction and four years of Chinese Democracy. This is the first live DVD release of Guns N' Roses since Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II in 1992. The show was filmed entirely in 3D and was produced by Barry Summers from Rock Fuel Media. The cover art features part of the original banned cover art from Appetite For Destruction. The album was officially revealed on May 29, 2014.^[1]

Appetite for Democracy 3D
Video by Guns N' Roses
Released	July 1, 2014 November 4, 2014 (deluxe edition)
Recorded	November 21, 2012
Venue	The Joint (Las Vegas, United States)
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal
Length	2:47:13
Label	Interscope/Universal
Director	Kerry Asmussen
Producer	Barry Summers
Guns N' Roses chronology
Chinese Democracy (2008) Appetite for Democracy 3D (2014) Appetite for Destruction: Locked N' Loaded edition (2018)

The DVD sold 4,800 copies in the United States its first week.^[2] The DVD debuted #1 on the Billboard music video sales chart, selling 6,400 copies its first two weeks.^[3] It also won Best 3D Music Entertainment Feature at the 2015 International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society Awards.^[4]

Videos of the band performing "Chinese Democracy", "November Rain", "Sweet Child O' Mine", "You Could Be Mine" and "Welcome to the Jungle" were released to the band's Vevo channel as promotional material.

Reception

Antimusic gave the DVD 5 out of 5 stars, stating "the combination of excellent musicianship, mesmerizing rock 'n' roll stage presence and superior film work make this show practically jump right into your lap".^[5] In a negative review, This Is Not A Scene stated "Guns N' Roses were once dubbed ‘the most dangerous band in the world’; change the word ‘dangerous’ for ‘hilarious’ or ’embarrassing’ and that pretty much sums up what they represent on this package. A total train wreck."^[6] Metal.de's Alex Klug gave the release 7 out of 10.^[7]

Formats

• Standard Amaray DVD – full show and bonus interviews.
• Standard 3D Blu-ray – 3D and 2D on 1 disc. Picture format: 1080P, sound format: 5.1 channel DTS-HD Master Audio.
• Digital Long Form – full content available for digital download and via Mobile App.
• Deluxe Edition – 5.1 3D Blu-ray / 2CD / T-shirt bundle^[8]

Track listing

Both the video (DVD/Blu-ray) version and the CD contain 25 tracks, with disc 1 of the CD containing tracks 1–13, and disc 2 containing tracks 14–25.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Chinese Democracy"	Axl Rose, Josh Freese, Eric Caudieux, Caram Castanzo, Robin Finck, Dizzy Reed, Tommy Stinson, Paul Tobias	Chinese Democracy	3:34
2.	"Welcome to the Jungle"	Guns N' Roses	Appetite for Destruction	5:20
3.	"It's So Easy"	Guns N' Roses; West Arkeen	Appetite for Destruction	3:15
4.	"Mr. Brownstone"	Guns N' Roses	Appetite for Destruction	4:32
5.	"Estranged"	Rose	Use Your Illusion II	9:04
6.	"Rocket Queen"	Guns N' Roses	Appetite for Destruction	7:14
7.	"Live and Let Die" (Paul McCartney & Wings cover)	Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney	Use Your Illusion I	3:06
8.	"This I Love"	Rose	Chinese Democracy	5:26
9.	"Better"	Rose, Finck	Chinese Democracy	5:08
10.	"Motivation"	Stinson	Village Gorilla Head (Tommy Stinson album)	3:15
11.	"Catcher in the Rye"	Rose, Stinson, Reed, Finck, Tobias	Chinese Democracy	5:54
12.	"Street of Dreams"	Rose, Stinson, Reed, Finck, Tobias	Chinese Democracy	4:49
13.	"You Could Be Mine"	Rose, Stradlin	Use Your Illusion II	6:45
14.	"Sweet Child o' Mine"	Guns N' Roses	Appetite for Destruction	5:38
15.	"Another Brick in the Wall Part 2" (Pink Floyd cover)	Roger Waters		2:08
16.	"November Rain"	Rose	Use Your Illusion I	8:40
17.	"Objectify"	Bumblefoot	Abnormal (Bumblefoot album)	3:36
18.	"Don't Cry"	Rose, Stradlin	Use Your Illusion I	5:41
19.	"Civil War"	McKagan, Rose, Slash	Use Your Illusion II	7:23
20.	"The Seeker" (The Who cover)	Pete Townshend		4:20
21.	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan cover)	Bob Dylan	Use Your Illusion II	12:30
22.	"Nightrain"	Guns N' Roses	Appetite for Destruction	5:40
23.	"Used to Love Her"	Guns N' Roses	G N' R Lies	3:08
24.	"Patience"	Guns N' Roses	G N' R Lies	6:31
25.	"Paradise City"	Guns N' Roses	Appetite for Destruction	7:47

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the DVD's liner notes.^[9]

Guns N’ Roses

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, piano on "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2" and "November Rain", whistling on "Patience", whistle on "Paradise City" and "Nightrain”
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano on "Estranged", "This I Love", "Catcher in the Rye", "Street of Dreams", and "Nightrain", percussion on "Welcome to The Jungle", "Mr. Brownstone", "Rocket Queen" and "You Could Be Mine", and backing vocals
• Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Motivation"
• DJ Ashba – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on "Used to Love Her" and "Patience", backing vocals, lead vocals on "Objectify"
• Richard Fortus – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, acoustic guitar on "Patience", slide guitar on "Rocket Queen", backing vocals
• Chris Pitman – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals, tambourine on "Welcome to the Jungle" and "The Seeker"
• Frank Ferrer – drums, tambourine on "Don't Cry"

Dancers

• Cassandra Sopher-Setili
• Angela Acosta
• Lisa Cannon
• Tara McClintic

Aerialists

• Alyssa McCraw
• Kelly Millaudon

Pole-dancers

• Ashleigh Park
• Ashley Mace

Chart performance

Data from Ultratop.^[10]

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Music Video Sales (Billboard)[11]	1
French Music DVD (SNEP)[12]	79
Austrian Music DVD (Ö3 Austria)[13]	57
Belgian Music DVD (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]	191
Finnish Music DVD (Suomen virallinen lista)[15]	44
Spanish Music DVD (PROMUSICAE)[16]	93

References

1. "Guns N' Roses announce new concert film, Appetite for Democracy 3D". May 29, 2014.
2. "GUNS N' ROSES: 'Appetite For Democracy 3D: Live From The Hard Rock Casino' First-Week Sales Revealed". July 10, 2014.
3. "GUNS N' ROSES' 'Appetite For Democracy 3D' Retains Top Spot On Billboard's Music DVD Chart". July 16, 2014.
4. "HTGTH.com: Guns N' Roses News: Appetite For Democracy 3D wins award for best 3D music entertainment feature". www.heretodaygonetohell.com.
5. "antiMusic.com: Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Democracy 3D Review". www.antimusic.com.
6. "Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Democracy: Live at the Hard Rock Casino, Las Vegas - ThisIsNotAScene". November 4, 2014.
7. "Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Democracy 3D Review • metal.de".
8. "'Appetite for Democracy' Deluxe Edition Available Nov. 4". gunsnroses.com. October 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
9. Appetite For Democracy (Media notes). Guns N' Roses. Geffen Records. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
10. "Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Democracy: Live At The Hard Rock Casino - Las Vegas". ultratop.be.
11. "Guns N Roses Chart History (Music Video Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
12. "Guns N Roses – {{{dvd}}}" (in French). Classement Officiel des ventes de DVD Musicaux. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
13. "Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVD: {{{date}}}" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
14. "Guns N Roses – " (in French). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
15. "Guns N Roses: {{{album}}}" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
16. "Top 20 DVD Musical: Week accessdate=May 30, 2018, 2014" (in Spanish). Top 20 DVD Musical. PROMUSICAE. Select Year: 2014, Week as Semana: accessdate=May 30, 2018, Then click on "Search Charts".

External links

• Official website