As the ’80’s were ending and the 90’s starting, we thought rock and roll was dead… but along came Guns N’ Roses to kick everyone in the ass.

It’s a shame that a band that made such great music was overshadowed by so much drama. I saw them when they toured with Metallica… or more like I saw Faith No More open, saw Metallica play, then waited for 2 hours for Axel to “ready himself”. What a pain. I also saw the band when they were working on the “Use Your Illusion” albums. They hadn’t finished the albums but opted to go on tour anyway. Skid Row opened up for them (that’s another story for another day). In the end, still a great band, great music…. but all the drama and what GNR has become… eh. I stopped caring a long time ago. Still, got a few good albums to continue to listen to.

You can’t beat the ugly grit of “Welcome to the Jungle”.