Appetite For Destruction - Guns n' Roses

Even these days, in 2008, this classic hard hitting heavy rock album is still regarded by many of the genre fanatics as the best rock album ever released, a classic in its own right. When the album was released in 1987 it hit the streets and schools with a new controversy-sparking punky aggressive rock n roll attitude with sleazy songs like It's So Easy and Rocket Queen yet retaining an ample pop-rock sound with songs like Sweet Child Of Mine. A whole era of rock music followed in its footsteps but never suceeded the attitude, the emotion, the passion and the dedication that is 'Appetite For Destruction' Even after over twenty years the original band members ...

**Introduction** It is fair to say that the Guns N' Roses ride was not maybe as smooth as some bands. What with all the drug and alcohol abuse going on as well as the in fighting between the members. This eventually led to the breakup of the band and resulted in Slash's Snakepit and Velvet Revolver and well Axl Rose just being Axl Rose and taking a hell of a long time to follow up the Use your Illusion albums with a new studio recording. So I thought I would remember Guns N Roses for their time as one of the best bands in the world. **Guns N' Roses** Axl Rose - Vocals, synthesizers, percussion Slash - Lead and Acoustic ...

Whatever self parody Guns N` Roses ended up becoming amongst the law suits, tantrums and rock and roll excesses, I must be remembered that there was a time when they were the cutting edge of hard rock. They certainly looked and acted the part, but underneath the sleazy theatrics and rock and roll clichés were a bunch of musicians who knew how to write fantastic songs and their debut album Appetite for Destruction stands as testament to this. Through out the early eighties the various members who were to gel into one of the finest street rock bands of its time paid their dues with the struggling musicians of its time. Some of these bands came and went without ...