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What made Guns N Roses so popular?
The rise of “grunge” bands like Nirvana and alternative rock effectively put an end to that scene in the early 1990s, but the first blow was struck by one of their own: Guns N’ Roses, the band that made its big popular breakthrough on July 23, 1988, when their first hit single, “Sweet Child O’ Mine” entered the …
Why slash leave Guns and Roses?
Although he was widely rumored to have left the band because of artistic conflicts with Axl Rose, Slash’s 2007 autobiography claims that he quit Guns N’ Roses because Izzy Stradlin and Steven Adler left, because Rose required band members to sign contracts that made them “hired hands” and because Rose made the band …
Why does Kurt hate guns and roses?
“He had a revulsion for macho behavior that was hostile to women or to gays,” Goldberg notes. “That was part of who he was.” Guns N’ Roses being the most popular band of the macho variety at the time, Cobain simply felt that Rose was a poster boy for such toxicity — and hated him for it.
What bands are Guns N’ Roses most similar to?
If you don’t look any deeper than the band members’ tattoos, you might compare Guns n’ Roses to Poison, Ratt, Faster Pussycat, Mötley Crüe and any other of the dozens of nearly identical heavy-metal bands currently being pushed by the music industry.
Do Guns N’ Roses play heavy metal?
The Gunners engage in the same antics, revolving around booze, drugs and women; they trumpet their music as “rebellious”; and they claim to play for “the kids.” But Guns n’ Roses don’t play heavy metal. They play a vicious brand of hard rock that, especially in concert, is closer to Metallica or to punk than to heavy metal.
Are Guns N’ Roses better now than in the 80s?
Guns N’ Roses were never anything special. There are better bands from the 80s if you want to place people on pedestals – it wasn’t all Huey Lewis and the News, you know. Like Black Flag, or the Replacements, or Run DMC.
Do Guns N’ Roses really play for “the kids?
And more important, Guns n’ Roses really do play for “the kids.” Metal bands base their images on a fantasy life that has no relation to the daily reality of being a teenager. Kids may idolize or envy David Lee Roth, but they have little in common with him.