1988.08.25 - Great Woods, Mansfield, USA

ODDS & SODS: Vets v. rookies: You have to figure the three Aerosmith/Guns n’ Roses dates at Great Woods Aug. 24-26 shape up as a pretty hot duel on the applause and ego fronts. Guns n Roses recently hit the top of the charts with their debut LP, “Appetite for Destruction”; Aerosmith’s durable, platinum-plus “Permanent Vacation" is their most successful disc since 1973's "Toys in the Attic.” Consider this, too: Guns 'n' Roses covered an Aeros-mith song in their Boston club debut. admittedly draws from the Aerosmith tradition and reportedly indulges in the sort of offstage excess Aerosmith has put behind them ...