Five of the best Guns N’ Roses songs – the ’80s revisited
- One of the most influential rock acts in the world, Gun N’ Roses have written a ridiculous number of legendary songs
- Which has surpassed one billion views on YouTube?
It has only been just over a week since Clockenflap finished, but Hong Kong music fans don’t have to wait long for their next big concert fix as rockers Guns N’ Roses perform in the city tomorrow and Wednesday night.
Formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1985, the band backboned by singer Axl Rose and lead guitarist Slash are one of the most influential rock acts in the world, with their legendary songs matched by the band’s amazing live performances.
Their 1987 debut album, “Appetite for Destruction”, became the bestselling US debut ever and has sold over 30 million copies globally. Their “Use Your Illusion I” and “Use Your Illusion II” albums, released on the same day in 1991, occupied the top two spots of the US Billboard albums chart upon their release, and have both since gone seven times platinum
Hong Kong diehards will need no introduction to their material, but here are five of their best songs to get you in the mood for two nights of unrivalled hard rock in the city.
Sweet Child O’ Mine
A rock anthem if ever there was one. Sweet Child O’ Mine was the song that rocketed the band into the big time after its release in June 1988, but remarkably it was only the third single from “Appetite for Destruction” after It’s So Easy and Welcome To The Jungle both flopped.
