My Kind Of Crazy

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, in 1985. The classic lineup as signed to Geffen Records in 1986 consisted of vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler. Today, Axl Rose is the only remaining original member, in a lineup that comprises Use Your Illusion–era keyboardist Dizzy Reed, lead guitarists DJ Ashba and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, rhythm guitarist Richard Fortus, bassist Tommy Stinson, drummer Frank Ferrer, and keyboardist Chris Pitman. The band has released six studio albums to date, accumulating sales of more than 100 million records worldwide,[4] including shipments of 45 million in the United States,[5] making them one of the world's best-selling bands of all time.

A year after its release, Guns N' Roses' debut album Appetite for Destruction (1987) reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200, on the strength of the hit "Sweet Child o' Mine", their only single to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] The album has sold in excess of 28 million copies worldwide,[7] including 18 million units sold in the United States, making it the best-selling debut album of all time in the U.S.[8] The success of their debut was followed by the eight-song album G N' R Lies (1988) which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The twin albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II (1991) debuted at No. 2 and No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and have sold a combined 35 million copies worldwide,[9] including 14 million units sold in the United States alone.[8] The cover album "The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993) was the band's last studio album to feature Slash and McKagan. After more than a decade of work and many lineup changes, Guns N' Roses released the long-awaited album Chinese Democracy (2008) which, at an estimated $14 million in production costs, made it the most expensive album to ever be produced in music history.[10][11][12] It debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 but undersold industry expectations, despite mostly positive critical reception.[13]

Guns N' Roses have been credited with reviving the mainstream popularity of rock music, at a time when popular music was dominated by dance music and pop metal.[13] Their late 1980s and early 1990s years have been described as the period in which they brought forth a "hedonistic rebelliousness" reminiscent of the early Rolling Stones,[14] a reputation that had earned them the nickname "The World's Most Dangerous Band".[15] The band's classic lineup, along with later members Reed and drummer Matt Sorum, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, their first year of eligibility.x

previous threads
Guns 'N Roses Appreciation Thread : Welcome to the jungle we've got fun and games
Guns 'N Roses Appreciation Thread #2: This side of Heaven this close to Hell
Guns 'N Roses Appreciation Thread #3: Where do we go? Sweet child o' mine
Guns 'N Roses Appreciation Thread #4: Right Next Door To Hell
Guns 'N Roses Appreciation Thread #5: All we need is just a little patience
Guns 'N Roses #6: You Can Have Any Thing You Want But You Better Not Take it From Me

Melis

Great thread

My Kind Of Crazy

thanks

msstock87

Thanks for the new thread!

GardenSirens

i hope we get a cd or blu ray of one of their concerts for this historic reunion!

Barrybgb

Love the new thread!

My Kind Of Crazy

i hope so too matt

GardenSirens

bands release random concerts and i see them on youtube and love what i see!

My Kind Of Crazy

Barrybgb

I seriously don't think he is the only one who thinks that! Lol. Thanks for the link.

GardenSirens

GNR performs here in Chicago tonight but it's sold out. We drove by where they were goin to play. Going to be great!

My Kind Of Crazy

well if you see any random band member walking the streets snap some pix

GardenSirens

i was on the lookout and saw nothing

msstock87

I didn't see anybody either.

My Kind Of Crazy

bummer. well at least you looked