Guns N' Roses at 40

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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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:Sturdy hardcover formatStunning photography, both on and off the stageImages of band memorabiliaGatefold Guns N’ Roses timelineComplete studio discographyPopoff covers it all:A history of the band’s scruffy early days on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip club sceneBackgrounds of founding members Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, and Steven AdlerRundowns of the key studio albums and the processes behind themAnalyses of the infamous incidents and controversies that seemed to follow the bandThe departures (and sometimes the returns) of key membersFirst-person interviews with bassists Duff McKagan and Tommy StinsonIn 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-06-19
Mått:235 x 270 x 20 mm
Vikt:1 202 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
ISBN:9780760393994

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Mer om författaren

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.

Recensioner i media

"Accompanied by vintage images and impressive concert photography...in keeping with Guns N' Roses' explosive energy and dramatic presences, the chapters are organised in playful fashion. Popoff documents it all with aplomb."

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionAct One: Squalor on Sunset Strip01 New Rose: Hollywood Rose forms02 Right Next Door to Hell: GN’R plays their first show03 Nice Boys: Slash and Steven complete the classic lineup04 Pretty Tied Up: GN’R signs with GeffenSidebar Razamanaz: Manny Charlton Recalls Producing the Appetite Demos05 Perfect Crime: GN’R issues Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide06 Get in the Ring: GN’R issues Appetite for DestructionAct Two: Appetite for Domination07 Anything Goes: GN’R’s first North American tour08 Paradise City: Appetite for Destruction hits No. 1 in the US09 Down on the Farm: GN’R performs at Monsters of RockSidebar Appetite for Destruction: A Deconstruction10 November Rain: GNR’ issues G N’R Lies11 Shotgun Blues: Opening for the Rolling Stones12 Reckless Life: Farm Aid IV, Steven’s last show with the band13 Out ta Get Me: “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” features Matt Sorum’s GN’R debutAct Three: Insanity14 Breakdown: Axl leaves midshow in St. Louis, causing a riot15 Welcome to the Jungle: GN’R issues Use Your Illusion I 16 Raw Power: GN’R issues Use Your Illusion II17 One in a Million: Use Your Illusion II debuts at No. 118 Coma: Izzy’s out, Gilby’s in19 Human Being: The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert20 Civil War: Chaos at Metallica/Guns N’ Roses show in Montreal21 I.R.S.: Appetite for Destruction certified 10x platinum in US22 Attitude: GN’R releases “The Spaghetti Incident?”23 You Ain’t the First: Axl announces that Slash has left24 Garden of Eden: New GN’R song appears on End of Days soundtrack25 Live and Let Die: GN’R issues Live Era ‘87 – ‘93Sidebar GN’R versus Hair MetalAct Four: Axl Goes Rogue26 You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory: Geffen issues Greatest Hits27 Absurd: Izzy rejoins (sort of)28 Patience: Dr Pepper linked to release of Chinese Democracy29 Mr. Brownstone: Steven records first episode of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew30 14 Years: GN’R releases Chinese Democracy31 My World: GN’R embarks on first Chinese Democracy tour32 You Could Be Mine: The Up Close and Personal Tour33 Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door: Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of FameSidebar Chinese Democracy Progress ReportAct Five: Legacy34 Don’t Damn Me: The first reunion-era tourSidebar The Solo Projects35 This I Love: Axl is in AC/DC!36 Used to Love Her: Appetite for Destruction subject of elaborate reissue37 Dust N’ Bones: Band embarks on We’re F’N’ back! Tour38 Bad Apples: GN’R issues “Absurd” and “Hard Skool”39 Yesterdays: Geffen issues Use Your Illusion expanded editions40 Double Talkin’ Jive: New single renews hope for new album DiscographyAbout the AuthorPhoto CreditsIndex