Guns N' Roses at 40

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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, Led Zeppelin: Song by Song, Pink Floyd: Album by Album, Bowie at 75, AC/DC at 50, Kiss at 50, and In the Groove. In addition, he has appeared in Revolver, Guitar World, Goldmine, Record**Collector, 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.

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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 format
• Stunning photography, both on and off the stage
• Images of band memorabilia
• Gatefold 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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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 

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