Guns N' Roses' debut, Appetite for Destruction was a turning point for hard rock in the late '80s -- it was a dirty, dangerous, and mean record in a time when heavy metal meant nothing but a good time. On the surface, Guns N' Roses may appear to celebrate the same things as their peers -- namely, sex, liquor, drugs, and ock & roll -- but there is a nasty edge to their songs, since Axl Rose doesn't see much fun in the urban sprawl of L.A. and its parade of heavy metal thugs, cheap women, booze, and crime. The music is as nasty as the lyrics, wallowing in a bluesy, metallic hard rock borrowed from Aerosmith, AC/DC, and countless faceless hard rock bands of the early '80s. It's a primal, sleazy sound that adds grit to already grim tales. It also makes Rose's misogyny, fear, and anger hard to dismiss as merely an artistic statement; this is music that sounds lived-in. And that's exactly why Appetite for Destruction is such a powerful record -- not only does Rose have fears, but he also is vulnerable, particularly on the power allad "Sweet Child O' Mine." He also has a talent for conveying the fears and horrors of the decaying inner city, whether it's on the charging "Welcome to the Jungle," the heroin ode "Mr. Brownstone," or "Paradise City," which simply wants out. But as good as Rose's lyrics and screeching vocals are, they wouldn't be nearly as effective without the twin-guitar interplay of Slash and Izzy Stradlin, who spit out riffs and solos better than any band since the Rolling Stones, and that's what makes Appetite for Destruction the best metal record of the late '80s.
Woke up this morning to see the the huge snowstorm we were supposed to get never happened. Then I read this, The seemingly never-ending saga of Guns N' Roses ' "Chinese Democracy" album rolls on, as the group has once again postponed the project's release. I mean I know this topic has been beaten to death, but what gives here. I am not sure what the hold up is, and I wonder if it has something ...
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1957 The Troubadour opens.SeptemberLenny Bruce is arrested on obscenity charges. 1964 After a gig by resident band The Men, Bob Dylan comes onstage for an impromptu "folk-twist" jam session - attended only by Troubadour staff. Shortly afterward, Dylan makes pop music history by switching from folk to folk-rock. 1965 The Byrds, who met at a Monday open mic, perform their classic take on Dy...
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The Patriots Dynasty continues to roll!!! GO PATRIOTS!!!
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this song is my best !!!!you should listen this song and you can listen wonderful slash's guitar solo !
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So I was cruising through the web, and came across some news regarding Axl Rose and the "new" Guns N Roses. My question is does anyone really care any more about Axl, or has he worn out his welcome. To me, some artists just wear out their welcome and should just go away. Axl is complaining that he feels newer artists are getting more publicity than his band currently is. I am not sure what he e...
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Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose has broken his silence via an email interview with Billboard. This is the first major interview, all his community board banter aside, that Axl has given to media in about nine flippin' years!He admitted he'd be open to working with Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan again, but the same respect was not paid toward Slash. "In regards to Slash, I read a desperate fan's...
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Well there goes a possible reunion of the original GNR line-up. In "a new interview with spinner.com":http://www.spinner.com/2009/02/27/axl-rose-insists-original-guns-n-roses-lineup-is-dead-and-burie/ Axl Rose calls his former bestie and guitarist "a cancer," basically taking his douchyness to new levels. While Slash has always remained open to playing again with Axl, recently telling late nigh...
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1957 The Troubadour opens.SeptemberLenny Bruce is arrested on obscenity charges. 1964 After a gig by resident band The Men, Bob Dylan comes onstage for an impromptu "folk-twist" jam session - attended only by Troubadour staff. Shortly afterward, Dylan makes pop music history by switching from folk to folk-rock. 1965 The Byrds, who met at a Monday open mic, perform their classic take on Dy...
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So I was cruising through the web, and came across some news regarding Axl Rose and the "new" Guns N Roses. My question is does anyone really care any more about Axl, or has he worn out his welcome. To me, some artists just wear out their welcome and should just go away. Axl is complaining that he feels newer artists are getting more publicity than his band currently is. I am not sure what he e...
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Woke up this morning to see the the huge snowstorm we were supposed to get never happened. Then I read this, The seemingly never-ending saga of Guns N' Roses ' "Chinese Democracy" album rolls on, as the group has once again postponed the project's release. I mean I know this topic has been beaten to death, but what gives here. I am not sure what the hold up is, and I wonder if it has something ...
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LOS ANGELES - Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler has been arrested in Hollywood for alleged drug possession.Los Angeles police spokesman Richard French says the 43-year-old Adler was arrested around 4 a.m. Friday by officers called to a home where a man reportedly was creating a disturbance and refusing to leave.Adler was booked for investigation of possessing narcotics, being under the ...
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A lyric from a Guns N Roses track was mistaken for a death threat by a teacher at the Booth Free School in Roxbury Connecticut. She thought she was being threatened when she heard the words :“'You’re in the jungle/Baby, you’re gonna die’” over the public address system in the school.The lyrics from ’Welcome to The Jungle’, heard after hours by the teacher on Wednesday (December 12),
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DAMN and more DAMNi am gittin so fuggin oldi remember very little of the mid 80'si wuz at the height of my decadenceand THEN came along these doodsFUCKING CLASSICi do not care what ppl think about em nowi do not care about axl's cartoon character self anymorebut i can tell you one fucking thing20 years ago NOBODY hated or said GNR suxhair metal was not really hair metal yetfucking POISONwell so...
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getting smarter makes aging rockers age well! From the Files of Either I Just wanted an Excuse to post Sweet Child or This Truly is News Worthy: Duff McKagan is set to pen the Investment column for Playboy Magazine.Now, if every mission statement were this concise:Now, on to my mission statement. Initially, I think that this column should serve two purposes:1) To educate2) To bring down The Man (
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This has been an ego bruising week for me. First the lady at the gas station wouldn't look at my ID because she said anyone who had that hard of a time getting out their license must be over 21. Then I found out a very good friend of mine makes almost as much money as my husband and I combined. Then, this morning, as I am walking out the door for work I notice that The Today Show is playing ...
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Big ups to Stereogum for this one... McSweeney's has a nice piece entitled "Notes on "Sweet Child O' Mine," as Delivered to Axl Rose by His Editor," which is nothing short of brilliantly funny. You must read.
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I had a chance to play an early version of this game here at EA today with some of my co-workers. It completely ROCKs.The sound on this video is not so good, but you get the idea:The song selection that comes with th game is stellar as well.
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The Patriots Dynasty continues to roll!!! GO PATRIOTS!!!
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Are you one of the zillion people who are swept up in the Guitar Hero/Rock Band video game craze? Well Rock Band just threw a major curveball by securing the rights to a never-heard-before Guns N' Roses song off Chinese Democracy.I know some of you are thinking "well most of Chinese Democracy leaked to the internet, so I've already heard it"... and you'd be dead wrong. Rolling Stone seems to th...
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Nice.Dr. Pepper is saying that they will give everyone in America a can of Dr. Pepper if Axl Rose actually releases Chinese Democracy in 2008.This is the best part... wait for it..."It took a little patience to perfect Dr Pepper's special mix of 23 ingredients, which our fans have come to know and love," Dr Pepper director of marketing Jaxie Alt says. "So we completely understand and empathize ...
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| 1 Welcome to the Jungle |
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| 2 It's So Easy |
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| 3 Nightrain |
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| 4 Out Ta Get Me |
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| 5 Mr. Brownstone |
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| 6 Paradise City |
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| 7 My Michelle |
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| 8 Think About You |
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| 9 Sweet Child O' Mine |
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| 10 You're Crazy |
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| 11 Anything Goes |
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| 12 Rocket Queen |
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