I am back in the hot seat with another top 10 song list and this time from classic rockers Guns N' Roses!
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler.
10: Garden Of Eden
The first time I heard this I was so blown away that it was by GNR the speed of it was just mind-blowing for me to know it was by GNR. One of the underrated tracks they made and one of my faves.
9: Live & Let Die
I am placing this cover here because to me this is better than the original.
8: Patience
A beautiful song wish a lush memorable whistle. The music and lyrics of "Patience" were both written by Izzy Stradlin. The motivation for the track is generally accepted to be the troublesome relationship between Axl Rose and his now ex-wife Erin Everly, though this was never stated on the album or interviews.
7: Nightrain
A nice catchy one here and I remember it so often because of how easy going the vocals and guitar riff's are. "We were living in the Gardener Street studio, where we had one little box of a room. We had no money but we could dig up a buck to go down to this liquor store. It happened to have this great wine called Nightrain that would fuck you up for a dollar. Five dollars and you'd be gone. We lived off this stuff." - Duff - Hit Parader March 1988
6: Knockin' On Heavens Door
A tune! Beautiful as hell! Also, I had no idea this was a cover BUT hey fair play to GNR they do some banging covers!
5: You Could Be Mine
The Terminator made this song so iconic let's be fair and that's why I put it at number 5.
4: November Rain
A sombre song, powerful and beautiful. Has made me cry in the past because of the emotion and power within it. "November Rain is a song about not wanting to be in a state of having to deal with unrequited love." - Axl Rose.
3: Paradise City
Ooof what a song, what a great riff too and damn catchy. Burnout Paradise's theme song was this, and it gives me fond memories of that game. Before they got famous and everything fell to shit, the five members of Guns N' Roses were actually close friends. It was during those critical early months that the group collaborated on many of their best songs. "Paradise City" came to life one night when they were driving home from a gig in a rented van. "We were drinking and playing acoustic guitars," Slash wrote in his book. "I came up with the jangly intro to what became 'Paradise City.' Duff and Izzy picked it up and started playing it while I came up with the chord changes. I started humming a melody and played it over and over. Then Axl chimed in: 'Take me down to the Paradise City.'"
2: Welcome To The Jungle
The first song I heard from GNR was this one and who can remember playing their hearts out to this song on Guitar Hero! Is there a better opening song on a debut album than "Welcome to the Jungle?" It sets the stage perfectly for every other song on the album, and really for the band's entire career. Axl Rose once claimed the song was inspired by a chance encounter he had with a deranged man in New York City. "This guy came up to me," he said. "He said, 'You know where are you are? You in the jungle, baby! You gonna die!'" The video for the show shows Axl arriving in Los Angeles on a bus, still with hay in his mouth, and he quickly becomes absorbed by the madness of the city. MTV originally only aired it late at night, but viewers loved it, and they began playing it in prime time. It changed everything for the band.
1: Sweet Child O'Mine
Probably the number 1 most covered song for bands to play but hey it is iconic as fuck and an absolute tune so of course people would want to cover it and play it so much. "Sweet Child O' Mine" was born out of a spontaneous jam the members of the band undertook very late in the sessions for Appetite for Destruction. Axl wrote lyrics about his girlfriend Erin Everly, even if he never quite finished them. The line, "Where do we go now?" was originally an honest question. He didn't know where to take the song at that point, but it seemed to fit and so it stayed in. It became their only Number One hit in America.
Alright and that is my list, come back in a few days to see my next top ten songs list!
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