Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses is one of the all-time greatest rock bands.

Their main lineup brought a mix of musical styles that is still to this day original with no band even sounding similar to them. Even though their music was original, GN'R was always grouped with the 80s hair bands. This is largely because at the time MTV had a huge part in making bands successful and Axl looked like a woman with his bushy hair in the band's video for Welcome to the Jungle.

Why the music has remained popular

While Axl is known for his screeching, he actually does have a huge vocal range and two very different voices that he uses while singing. Slash brings a combination of nasty rock riffs and incredible blues solos. Izzy brought the country twang (this is the component that really separated them from the hair bands). Adler has never been known for much other than his blond hair and drug problems, but while it wasn't extra special or truly unique, he complemented the rest of the band very well. Lastly there was the ever so grungy Duff. Duff brought a dirty, white trash attitude and pushed out some deep, loud, bass notes.

Each instrument could easily be heard, none overshadowing the others, and the music produced during the time of this lineup was amazing.

Why they can't stay together

It makes sense that so many people with different styles in music and life would end up having a hard time dealing with each other. They had the music, but without a sustained friendship and stability it is hard to stay together.

Like oil and vinegar, they taste great when you shake it up, but eventually separation is inevitable.

Band History

Band Members (the ones that matter)

GN'R has had tons of band members, but only a few of them are on the major albums and worth discussing.

Axl Rose

• Lead Singer

Slash

• Lead Guitar

Duff McKagan

• Bass

Steven Adler

• Drums

Izzy Stradlin

• Rhythm Guitar

Matt Sorum, Dizzy Reed, Gilby Clarke

• Drums, Keyboards, and Rhythm Guitar respectively. Aside from Axl, Dizzy Reed has been the longest continuous member of Guns N' Roses. Axl has said in interviews that Dizzy was originally invited to join the band in 1985, but was unable to do so due to other commitments.

The Band Member History Table

Guns N' Roses has had a large number of band members. The only one who has been in the band from beginning to end is Axl Rose. The only reason he has been in the band that long is because he legally owns the name and can call a bunch of meowing cats Guns N' Roses if he wants.

Since the band has been around for over 20 years, it can be difficult to know who was in or out of the band together. This table should help bring it all together.

1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Axl Rose
Slash
Duff McKagan
Izzy Stradlin
Steven Adler
Tracii Guns
					Matt Sorum
						Gilby Clarke
												Josh Freese
									Paul Tobias
															Buckethead
Rob Gardner
Ole Beich
					Dizzy Reed
											Robin Finck					Robin Finck
												Tommy Stinson
					Chris Pitman
																	Richard Fortus
															Bryan "Brain" Mantia
																						Bumblefoot
																						Frank Ferrer

Albums

GN'R has produced a great deal of music, but only a few studio albums under major labels.

1987 Appetite for Destruction

• In on 7/23/1998 the RIAA certified Appetite for Destruction with a 15.00x Multi Platinum award.
• As of 2007 Appetite for Destruction is the 25th best selling album in the US.
• Appetite For Destruction is also the 2nd best selling debut of all time, behind Boston's eponymous debut.

Songs

Guns N' Roses only pushed out 4 studio albums of original material.

Song List

This list has been colored according to song popularity. Red songs are album songs that you would rarely hear unless you own the album. Blue songs are popular songs but they do not get regular air play. Green Songs are impossible to have not heard. If you are more than a year old, you have probably heard all of them.

14 Years

Anything Goes

Back Off Bitch

Bad Apples

Bad Obsession

Breakdown

Civil War

Coma

Dead Horse

Don't Cry (Alt. Lyrics)

Don't Cry (Original)

Don't Damn Me

Double Talkin' Jive

Dust N' Bones

Estranged

Garden Of Eden

Get In The Ring

It's So Easy

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Live And Let Die

Locomotive (Complicity)

Mama Kin

Move To The City

Mr. Brownstone

My Michelle

My World

Nice Boys

Nightrain

November Rain

One In A Million

Out Ta Get Me

Paradise City

Patience

Perfect Crime

Pretty Tied Up

Reckless Life

Right Next Door To Hell

Rocket Queen

Shotgun Blues

So Fine

Sweet Child O' Mine

The Garden

Think About You

Used To Love Her

Welcome to the Jungle

Yesterdays

You Ain't The First

You Could Be Mine

You're Crazy

You're Crazy (Acoustic)

Best Songs You Probably Haven't Heard

• Back Off Bitch
• Bad Obsession
• Used To Love Her
• Coma
• Don't Damn Me

Most Overrated Songs

• Knockin' On Heaven's Door - They didn't write it & their version isn't as good as the original.

Sydapedia Trivia

	Without a doubt, GNR is my favorite band and Slash is my hero.
	-

• Guns N' Roses is one of Syd's all-time favorite bands and Axl Rose is one of his personal heroes. The third article he ever wrote was a review of the "November Rain" music video.
• Ross Rifle's lullaby was Sweet Child O' Mine. Whenever he started to act up, his parents would put it on and he'd calm down. They also had him convinced that his dad was Slash.