Use Your Illusion World Tour – 1992 in Tokyo I

Use Your Illusion World Tour – 1992 in Tokyo I
Video by
Guns N' Roses
ReleasedDecember 8, 1992
RecordedFebruary 22, 1992
VenueTokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan)
GenreHard rock
Length84:45
LabelGeffen Home Video
Guns N' Roses video chronology
Use Your Illusion I
Use Your Illusion II
(1991) 		Use Your Illusion World Tour I
Use Your Illusion World Tour II
(1991) 		The "Civil War" EP
(1993)

Use Your Illusion World Tour – 1992 in Tokyo I is a live VHS/DVD by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Filmed live at Tokyo Dome, Japan, on February 22, 1992, during the Japanese leg of the Use Your Illusion tour, this recording features the first half of the concert, the second half appearing on sister volume Use Your Illusion II. The VHS titles were distributed by Geffen Home Video in 1992.

The concert was originally recorded by Japan Satellite Broadcasting, Inc. for a programme to be aired on their TV channel, and that programme is split between the two DVDs or tapes.

The songs "Pretty Tied Up", "Don't Cry", "November Rain" and the second part of "Patience" from this event were used in the band's 1999 live album Live Era '87–'93.

The cover is similar to the band's single cover used for "Live and Let Die".

The release is certified gold by the RIAA, selling 50,000 copies.[1]

Track listing

  1. "Introduction": "Tokyo! Banzai motherfuckers! From Hollywood... Guns N Roses!"
  2. "Nightrain"
  3. "Mr. Brownstone"
  4. "Live and Let Die"
  5. "It's So Easy"
  6. "Bad Obsession"
  7. "Attitude"
  8. "Pretty Tied Up"
  9. "Welcome to the Jungle"
  10. "Don't Cry" (Original)
  11. "Double Talkin' Jive"
  12. "Civil War"
  13. "Wild Horses"/"Patience"
  14. "November Rain"

Reviews

Glenn Kenny writing for Entertainment Weekly described the video as "deadly dull" and as having a "wimpy sound mix" before awarding it a 'D' grade (on a scale of A-F, A being the highest).[2] Eamonn McCusker reviewed the DVD version for The Digital Fix, and was also critical of the video's production, describing it as an "uninspired recording".[3] "Many fans will be disappointed with this video," warned Barry Weber for AllMusic, criticizing their tendency to overdo it on stage.[4]

Credits

Uzi Suicide Co.; an original production of TDK Core Co., Ltd. and Japanese Satellite Broadcasting

Artists

Guns N' Roses:

  • W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, piano, whistling
  • Slash – lead guitar, backing vocals, slide guitar on "Bad Obsession"
  • Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Attitude"
  • Matt Sorum – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Dizzy Reed – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Gilby Clarke – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Guests:

  • Cece Worrall-Rubin, Lisa Maxwell, Anne King – horns
  • Tracey Amos, Roberta Freeman – backing vocals
  • Teddy Andreadis – keyboards, harmonica, backing vocals

Crew

  • Director: Paul Becher
  • Producers: Shuji Wakai, Tsugihiko Imai, Tamamatsu Kuwata, Ichiro Misu, Yasumi Takeuchi, Noboru Shimasaki, Reiko Nakano, Shigeo Iguro
  • Light Design: Phil Ealy
  • Sound Engineers: David Kehrer, Jim Mitchell
  • Art Director: Kevin Reagan

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[5] 10× Platinum 80,000^
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 15,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[7] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Platinum 10,000^
Germany (BVMI)[9] Gold 25,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[10] Gold 10,000^
Portugal (AFP)[11] Silver  
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Platinum 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 50,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ GNR Certifications – RIAA
  2. ^ Kenny, Glenn (February 5, 1993). "Use Your Illusion I & II: World Tour 1992 in Tokyo". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008.
  3. ^ McCusker, Eamonn (February 5, 2004). "Guns N' Roses – Use Your Illusion I, II". The Digital Fix. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  4. ^ Weber, Barry. "Use Your Illusion World Tour I: 1992 in Tokyo – Guns N' Roses". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Gold & Platinum Certifications". CAPIF (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  7. ^ "Brazilian video certifications – Roses – Use Your Illusion I" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "Canadian video certifications – Guns N' Roses – Use Your Illusion Tour 1". Music Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Guns N' Roses; 'Use Your Illusions I World Tour '92 Tokyo')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved July 14, 2022. Type Guns N' Roses in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Use Your Illusion I World in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  11. ^ "Portuguese video certifications – Guns N' Roses – Use Your Illusion I" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  12. ^ "British video certifications – Guns N' Roses – Use Your Illusion 1". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "American video certifications – Guns N' Roses – Use Your Illusion World Tour – 1992 in Tokyo". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 4, 2013.