Martin Popoff

Guns N' Roses at 40 (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Celebrate four exhilarating and rebellious decades of Guns N' Roses with this lushly illustrated journey through the band's biggest moments. Formed on Los Angeles' famed Sunset Strip in 1985, Guns N' Roses worked their way up from the club scene in less than three years to become a best-selling recording act and a top tour draw. Along the way, there was no shortage of controversy to accompany the accolades. In Guns N' Roses at 40, prolific rock biographer Martin Popoff curates 40 key touchstones in GN'R's career, charting their formation and early history, key concert appearances, groundbreaking releases, notable collaborations, business challenges, personal difficulties, band quarrels, and more. This beautifully produced tribute features:

• Stunning photography, both on and off the stage
• Images of band memorabilia
• Guns N' Roses timeline
• Complete studio discography

Popoff covers it all:

• A history of the band's scruffy early days on Hollywood's Sunset Strip club scene
• Backgrounds of founding members Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, and Steven Adler
• Rundowns of the key studio albums and the processes behind them
• Analyses of the infamous incidents and controversies that seemed to follow the band
• The departures (and sometimes the returns) of key members
• First-person interviews with bassists Duff McKagan and Tommy Stinson

In examining 40 key pivot points in GN'R's now-forty-year history, Guns N' Roses at 40 provides a concise documentary-like view of the band that as much as any other helped drive a spike through the heart of hair metal. Combine this unique perspective with a gorgeous package and you have an indispensable addition to the collection of every fan.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Motorbooks
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780760394007
• Artikelnr.: 72294147

Autorenporträt

Working out of Toronto, Canada, Martin Popoff (martinpopoff.com) has penned more than 100 books on hard rock, heavy metal, classic rock, and record collecting, including Rush: The Illustrated History, The Clash: All the Albums, All the Songs, Led Zeppelin: All the Albums, All the Songs, Pink Floyd: Album by Album, Bowie at 75, AC/DC at 50, and Kiss at 50. In addition, he has appeared in Revolver, Guitar World, Goldmine, RecordCollector, bravewords.com, lollipop.com, and hardradio.com. Martin also worked on the award-winning documentaries Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage and ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas for Banger Films.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Act One: Squalor on Sunset Strip
01        New Rose: Hollywood Rose forms
02        Right Next Door to Hell: GN’R plays their first show
03        Nice Boys: Slash and Steven complete the classic lineup
04        Pretty Tied Up: GN’R signs with Geffen
Sidebar            Razamanaz: Manny Charlton Recalls Producing the Appetite
Demos
05        Perfect Crime: GN’R issues Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide
06        Get in the Ring: GN’R issues Appetite for Destruction
Act Two: Appetite for Domination
07        Anything Goes: GN’R’s first North American tour
08        Paradise City: Appetite for Destruction hits No. 1 in the US
09        Down on the Farm: GN’R performs at Monsters of Rock
Sidebar            Appetite for Destruction: A Deconstruction
10        November Rain: GNR’ issues G N’R Lies
11        Shotgun Blues: Opening for the Rolling Stones
12        Reckless Life: Farm Aid IV, Steven’s last show with the band
13        Out ta Get Me: “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” features Matt Sorum’s
GN’R debut
Act Three: Insanity
14        Breakdown: Axl leaves midshow in St. Louis, causing a riot
15        Welcome to the Jungle: GN’R issues Use Your Illusion I    
16        Raw Power: GN’R issues Use Your Illusion II
17        One in a Million: Use Your Illusion II debuts at No. 1
18        Coma: Izzy’s out, Gilby’s in
19        Human Being: The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
20        Civil War: Chaos at Metallica/Guns N’ Roses show in Montreal
21        I.R.S.: Appetite for Destruction certified 10x platinum in US
22        Attitude: GN’R releases “The Spaghetti Incident?”
23        You Ain’t the First: Axl announces that Slash has left
24        Garden of Eden: New GN’R song appears on End of Days soundtrack
25        Live and Let Die: GN’R issues Live Era ‘87 – ‘93
Sidebar            GN’R versus Hair Metal
Act Four: Axl Goes Rogue
26        You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory: Geffen issues Greatest
Hits
27        Absurd: Izzy rejoins (sort of)
28        Patience: Dr Pepper linked to release of Chinese Democracy
29        Mr. Brownstone: Steven records first episode of Celebrity Rehab
with Dr. Drew
30        14 Years: GN’R releases Chinese Democracy
31        My World: GN’R embarks on first Chinese Democracy tour
32        You Could Be Mine: The Up Close and Personal Tour
33        Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door: Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame
Sidebar            Chinese Democracy Progress Report
Act Five: Legacy
34        Don’t Damn Me: The first reunion-era tour
Sidebar            The Solo Projects
35        This I Love: Axl is in AC/DC!
36        Used to Love Her: Appetite for Destruction subject of elaborate
reissue
37        Dust N’ Bones: Band embarks on We’re F’N’ back! Tour
38        Bad Apples: GN’R issues “Absurd” and “Hard Skool”
39        Yesterdays: Geffen issues Use Your Illusion expanded editions
40        Double Talkin’ Jive: New single renews hope for new album 
Discography
About the Author
Photo Credits
Index