Genres: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Album Rock Active: 80's, 90's, 2000's Formed: 1985 in Los Angeles, CA
Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Hanoi Rocks, The Rolling Stones, Alice Cooper, Thin Lizzy, Aerosmith, New York Dolls, The Sex Pistols, T. Rex, The Ramones, Queen, Van Halen, Ted Nugent, AC/DC, The Stooges, The Beatles, Judas Priest, Grand Funk Railroad Great White, Cinderella, L.A. Guns, Tesla, Soundgarden, David Lee Roth, Rhino Bucket, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Raging Slab, Spinal Tap, Marilyn Manson, Buckcherry, Keith Richards, Johnny Thunders, D Generation, Nashville Pussy, Little Caesar, New American Shame, Iggy Pop Blind Melon, Manic Street Preachers, Brother Cane, Backyard Babies, London Quireboys, Buckcherry, Marilyn Manson, D Generation, New American Shame, LOURDS, Nashville Pussy, Galapagos, Robin Finck, Hardcore Superstar, Little Caesar, Wildside, Four Horsemen, Raging Slab, Rhino Bucket |  |
At a time when pop was dominated by dance music and pop-metal, Guns N' Roses brought raw, ugly rock & roll crashing back into the charts. They were not nice boys; nice boys don't play rock & roll. They were ugly, misogynist, and violent; they were also funny, vulnerable, and occasionally sensitive, as their breakthrough hit, "Sweet Child O' Mine," showed. While Slash and Izzy Stradlin ferociously spit out dueling guitar riffs worthy of Aerosmith or the Stones, Axl Rose screeched out his tales of sex, drugs, and apathy in the big city. Meanwhile, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Steven Adler were a limber rhythm section who kept the music loose and powerful. Guns N' Roses' music was basic and gritty, with a solid hard, bluesy base; they were dark, sleazy, dirty, and honest -- everything that good hard rock and heavy metal should be. There was something refreshing about a band who could provoke everything from devotion to hatred, especially since both sides were equally right.
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Release: November 23, 2008
Label: Black Frog/Geffen, Geffen, Geffen/Black Frog, Interscope
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Release: March 2, 2010
Label: Black Frog/Geffen
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