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GUNS N' ROSES
CURRENT NAME	Guns N' Roses
FORMER NAMES	-
ORIGIN	Los Angeles, California, USA
STATUS	Active
FORMED IN	1985
LABEL	Geffen Records
GENRE	Hard rock
STYLE	-
LYRICAL THEME	-
BAND ADDED	2004-03-17, 00:00
LAST UPDATE	2007-10-18, 05:02

Band biography

The history Guns N' Roses begins in 1982 when Axl Rose (born William Bruce Bailey but has changed his name legally to William Axl Rose since Rose was his biological father's name) and his friend Izzy Stradlin (born Jeffrey Isbell) had both moved from their home town of Lafayette, Indiana, to Los Angeles (Izzy actually moved in 1980). The two performed with a variety of local hard rock bands and played with many well-known musicians in the city. Guns N' Roses was finally born in March of 1985, drawing the name from the fact that they featured musicians from the bands Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns (they had rejected names like Heads Of Amazon and AIDS). The band quickly grew to become one of the most famous rock bands in the world with many songs on the toplists worldwide. Their rise to fame is better covered elsewhere.

Current members Add - Fetch
Brian Mantia	2000-	Drums	See also Godflesh, Primus
Darren "Dizzy"	1990-	Keyboards	See also Johnny Crash
Chris Pittman	1999-	Keyboards
Thomas "Tommy"	1998-	Bass
Richard Fortus	2002-	Guitars
Robin Finck	1996-1999, 2000-	Guitars	See also Nine Inch Nails
Rose (William Bailey	1985-	Piano, vocals	See also Hollywood Rose, L.A. Guns

Former members Add - Fetch
Brian Carroll	2000-2004	Guitars
Krys Baratto	2000-2000	Bass
Josh Freese	1998-2000	Drums	See also A Perfect Circle, Infectious Grooves, Medication, Offspring, The, Suicidal Tendencies, Vandals, The
Paul H.	1994-2002	Guitars
Gilby Clarke	1991-1994	Guitars	See also Slash's Snakepit
Matthew Sorum	1990-1997	Drums	See also Circus Diablo, Glenn Hughes, Johnny Crash, Velvet Revolver
Rob Gardner	1985-1985	Drums	See also Hollywood Rose, L.A. Guns
Tracii Guns	1985-1985	Guitars	See also Brides Of Destruction, Contraband, Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns, Quiet Riot
Saul Hudson	1985-1996	Guitars	See also Doro, Enuff Z'Nuff, London, Slash\'s Snakepit, Velvet Revolver
Steven Adler	1985-1990	Drums	See also Bulletboys
Michael McKagan	1985-1998	Bass	See also Fastbacks, The, Loaded, Ten Minute Warning, Velvet Revolver
Jeffrey Isbell	1985-1991	Guitars	See also Hollywood Rose, London, Shire

Session musicians Add - Fetch
Vincent Furnier		Vocals	On Illusion I. See also Alice Cooper
Anne King		Horns	On tour 1991-1992.
Cece Worrall		Horns	On tour 1991-1992.
Lisa Maxwell		Horns	On tour 1991-1992.
Tracy Amos		Vocals	On tour 1991-1992.
Roberta Freeman		Vocals	On tour 1991-1992.
Diane Jones		Vocals	On tour 1991-1992.
Ted Andreadis		Harmonica, keyboards, vocals	On tour 1991-1992.

Buy Guns N' Roses albums

Official releases Add
1986	Live?!*@ Like A Suicide (live EP)	Uzi Suicide
1987	Appetite For Destruction	Geffen Records
1989	GN'R Lies	Geffen Records
1991	Use Your Illusion I	Geffen Records
1991	Use Your Illusion II	Geffen Records
1993	The Spaghetti Incident	Geffen Records

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