“Having your song on a Guns N’ Roses album is a considerable chunk of change,” Dead Boys' Cheetah Chrome toldRolling Stone. “I moved down to Nashville, got resettled down there and was able to live and not work for a while. Definitely turned my life around a little bit. It got ...
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band founded in Los Angeles, California in 1985. They are often credited with reviving the sleazy side of rock n roll and called "the world's most dangerous band" because of their volatile live shows. The band has released five studio albums: ...
Even then, plans were firmly cemented. Guns N’ Roses wanted to release the covers as an EP, then at the last minute they decided to add more cuts and turn it into a complete record. Additional covers of Hanoi Rocks' "A Beer and a Cigarette” and theStooges’ “Down on the Street”...
Even then, plans were firmly cemented. Guns N’ Roses wanted to release the covers as an EP, then at the last minute they decided to add more cuts and turn it into a complete record. Additional covers of Hanoi Rocks' "A Beer and a Cigarette” and theStooges’ “Down on the Street”...
4. “Patience” (Guns N’ Roses cover) 5. “Nothing Compares 2 U” (Prince cover) 6. “Watching the Wheels” (John Lennon cover) 7. “You Don't Know Nothing About Love” (Carl Hall cover) 8. “Showdown” (ELO cover) 9. “To Be Treated Rite” (Terry Reid cover) ...
Jim Sullivan, Globe Staff
But Guns N' Roses' covers catalog goes way deeper than that. Since their earliest days, they've honored their rock 'n' roll forebears like theRolling Stones,QueenandAerosmith, both on record and in concert. Some of these early covers appeared on live albums and reissues in later years,...
They started to build a following with their numerous live shows, but the album didn't start selling until almost a year later, when MTV started playing "Sweet Child O' Mine." Soon, both the album and single shot to number one, and Guns N' Roses became one of the biggest bands in ...
“Taking classic, beloved rock anthems and seeing them through the unique perspective of the characters in the film was such an exciting prospect for me in directingRock of Ages,” saidRock of AgesdirectorAdam Shankman. “We had a phenomenal cast who performed these songs in such a powerful ...
They had the look, the attitude – and they definitely had the songs, among them “Sweet Child O’ Mine,”“Paradise City” and the unstoppable “Welcome To The Jungle.” But despite the huge buzz surrounding Guns N’ Roses in Los Angeles, when they released their debut album, Appetite ...