Guns N’ Roses

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Guns and Fucking Roses is where it all began. The first song I ever heard from Guns N’ Roses and from Slash was “Welcome To the Jungle.” But it was not the one that actually dragged me into this bad obsession. Though the song made me start listening to Guns. The actual song that got me obsessed and listening on repeat for that gorgeous intro was “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” Slash’s playing left me in awe. 

Guns’ first line up included Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, Izzy Stradlin, Steven Adler and Slash. This setup only lasted for one album, the first one Appetite for destruction. They released this album in 1987 which to date has sold over 28 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling debut albums of all times in the U.S. God damn was this album good. If you haven’t heard this album, I’m definitely recommending the following songs. You have to try Rocket Queen, Anything Goes, Out Ta Get Me and Sweet Child. Obviously, try the whole album out. 

Their second album G N’ R Lies, was released in November 1988. This album reached No.2 in the United States. This album includes live versions, acoustic versions, a cover, and a song back from Guns’ precursor band Hollywood Rose. I am definitely recommending One In A Million, Patience and Reckless Life. 

In 1991, Guns released two more albums at the same time. They released Use Your Illusion 1 and Use Your Illusion 2. Yes, that is a total of THIRTY songs released at once. I imagine 1991 was a damn good time to be alive. These albums debuted at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, on the Billboard 200 list, and sold over 18 million copies worldwide. My recommendation for UYI 1 is first and foremost November Rain. It is so damn good! Try watching the music video. It’s a great song for when you are sad and happy. Lots of mixed feelings. It is amazing. You will love Slash’s solo in the desert outside the church. It is the video below. The next songs from UYI 1 I recommend are Bad Obsession, Don’t Damn Me and Coma. Trust me it isn’t easy choosing only a couple. For UYI 2, I’m going with You Could Be Mine, Estranged and Pretty Tied Up. Fun Fact, You Could Be Mine can be heard in Terminator 2. If you do try Estranged, watch the music video, it is so sad and amazing at the same time. When I was around 13 or 14, I used to watch this video way too much. 

Their fifth studio album The Spaghetti Incident? Was a collection of cover songs which was released on November 23, 1993. This album, which was the least popular of all, debuted at No. 4 at the Billboard charts and sold 190,000 copies its first week. Many people didn’t like this album but I did. In this album we can hear bassist Duff McKagan take the lead vocals on a couple of songs. He has a really nice voice. Ain’t It Fun is one of my favorite songs from Guns. It is crazy good. Try out Attitude and You Can’t Put Your Arms around A Memory so you can see what Duff can bring to the table. Hair Of The Dog and Down On The Farm are good too! 
It was in 1996 that Slash left Guns because the band wasn’t the same anymore with Axl’s dictatorship. Who knew they’d be reunited twenty years later when Guns started a tour called Not In This Lifetime tour. The tour was a financial success, grossing over $480,000,000 by December 2017 and at that time was listed as the fourth highest-grossing concert tour of all-time. By the end of the tour in December 2018, the tour had grossed 563,300,000, making it the then second highest-grossing tour. Good for Slash, he got to enjoy playing with four out of five of the original Guns members and made all kinds of money gains. I will not mention Guns’ last album because Slash wasn’t in it but I have to disagree with the public. Many people said that the album was not what Guns was because it wasn’t, therefore it was not good. To me, it’s one of the best albums I’ve ever heard. Period.

Guns N’ Roses is such a roller coaster of emotions. Use it as you please. You will not regret it.