Welcome to the Jungle…
Guns N' Roses is a heavy metal band that formed in the mid 1980s in Los Angeles, from members of the bands L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose. The original band consisted of W. Axl Rose (born William Bruce Bailey) on vocals, Slash (born Saul Hudson) on lead guitar, Izzy Stradlin (born Jeff Isbell) on rhythm guitar, Duff McKagan (born Michael McKagan) on bass, and Steven Adler on drums. Their first release was a mini-live album, "Live Like A Suicide", for the independent label, Uzi Suicide Records, in 1986. They then signed to Geffen Records.Their first official album, Appetite for Dustruction, was one of the biggest selling albums of the 1980s. It featured many classic hits, including "Welcome To The Jungle", "Paradise City", and "Sweet Child O' Mine".Next came the album GNR list in 1988. This album featured four live tracks from the "Live Like A Suicide" album and four acoustic tracks, including the hit "Patience" and the controversial song "One In A Million".Guns N' Roses tended to stay in the news quite a bit during this time, mostly due to incidents involving singer Axl Rose. He reportedly started a riot during a concert in St. Louis, when he fought with a fan who took his picture, then left the stage. This was just one of the many incidents that started wearing on the other members of the band. The first member to leave was drummer Steven Adler, when he was fired by Rose for drug usage. He was replaced by drummer Matt Sorum, who had previously worked with the band The Cult.
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