Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses (GNR) adalah kelompok musik hard rock dari Amerika Serikat yang berdiri pada tahun 1984 dan resmi pada tahun1985 . Band ini memang nge top banget di era 80-an dan 90-an ,Mereka pertama melejit lewat album 1987 Appetite for Destruction Dengan singel Don't Cry (1987),dan kemudian menerbitkan dua album berbarengan Use Your Illusion I dan Use Your Illusion II.Dengan personel yang paling ter kenal Axl Rose lead vocal, Slash - lead guitar (1985-1996), Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar (1985-1991), Duff McKagan - bass (1985-1998), Steven Adler - drums (1985-1990), Matt Sorum - drums (1990-1997), Gilby Clarke - rhythm guitar (1991-1994).
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Asal | Los Angeles, California, Amerika Serikat |
Genre | Hard rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal |
Tahun aktif | 1984-sekarang |
Label | Geffen, UZI Suicide |
Artis terkait | Hollywood Rose, Buckethead, L.A. Guns, Cinderella, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver, Sixx:A.M. |
Situs web | www.gunsnroses.com |
Anggota | Axl Rose Dizzy Reed Tommy Stinson Chris Pitman Richard Fortus Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal Frank Ferrer DJ Ashba[1] |
Mantan anggota | Lihat: #Mantan |
Biografi
Guns N Roses menjadi band rock terbesar di dunia pada tahun 1991-1992 saat double album mereka “Use Your Illusion” meledak di pasaran. Dengan formasinya saat itu Axl Rose (vocal),Slash (gitar),Izzy Stradlin (gitar), Duff Mckagan (Bass), Dizzy Reed (Keyboard), dan Matt Sorum (Drum). Pada tengah malam 17 September 1991 GNR menjadi band terhebat di dunia. Ratusan toko dibuka sampai pagi untuk menjual album Use Your Illusion yang terdiri dari dua album. Untuk pertama kalinya dalam sejarah, kedua album itu berada di peringkat pertama dan kedua album terlaris versi Billboard di AS.
Namun kebesaran dan kesuksesan GNR pada masa itu tidak serta merta menjadikan personel mereka lebih solid. Yang terjadi adalah ketika Izzy Stradlin secara mengejutkan mengundurkan diri dari GNR di pertengahan konser keliling dunia album Use Your Illusions (Use Your Illusion World Tours). Izzy digantikan oleh Gilby Clarke di pertengahan konser keliling dunia. Dapat dilihat pula dalam video klip “Don’t Cry”, di klip itu terselip gambar ketika salah seorang fans menempelkan sebuah tulisan di punggungnya “Where’s Izzy???”. Atau kejadian lainnya saat menjelang konser di Tokyo, ada poster juga bertuliskan “Who’s Gilby??” Membuktikan bahwa fans GNR sangat kehilangan sosok Izzy.
Nasib GNR berubah pada tahun 1994. mereka ribut satu sama lain, sering masuk pusat rehabilitasi ketergantungan narkotika, dan album The Spaghetti Incident? Gagal di pasaran. Keretakan mereka dimulai dari sini.
Setelah itu mereka sempat berkumpul di sebuah studio di Los Angles untuk merekam album baru yang rencananya dirilis tahun 1995. namun, tak lama kemudian mereka dihinggapi penyakit yang sudah biasa diderita band-band lainnya: kebosanan. Mereka sudah terlalu kaya sehingga mereka berpikir tidak perlu melakukan apapun.
Anggota
Anggota Awal
- Axl Rose - lead vocals, piano (1985-present)
- Slash - lead guitar (1985-1997)
- Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar (1985-1991)
- Duff McKagan - bass (1985-1998)
- Steven Adler - drums (1985-1990)
Anggota Terkenal
- Axl Rose - lead vocals, piano (1985-present)
- Slash - lead guitar (1985-1997)
- Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar (1985-1991)
- Duff McKagan - bass (1985-1998)
- Steven Adler - drums (1985-1990)
- Matt Sorum - drums (1990-1997)
- Gilby Clarke - rhythm guitar (1991-1994)
- Dizzy Reed - keyboards,piano (1990-present)
Sekarang
- Axl Rose - lead vocals, piano (1985-present)
- Bumblefoot - lead guitar (2006-present)
- DJ Ashba - lead guitar (2009-present)
- Richard Fortus - rhythm guitar (2002-present)
- Tommy Stinson - bass guitar (1998-present)
- Brian Mantia - drums (2000-present)
- Dizzy Reed - keyboards, piano (1990-present)
- Chris Pitman - keyboards, programming (1998-present)
Mantan
- Ole Beich - bass (1985)
- Rob Gardner - drums (1985)
- Tracii Guns - lead guitar (1985)
- Steven Adler - drums (1985-1990)
- Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar (1985-1991)
- Gilby Clarke - rhythm guitar (1991-1994)
- Slash - lead guitar (1985-1996)
- Matt Sorum - drums (1990-1997)
- Duff McKagan - bass (1985-1998)
- Josh Freese - drums (1997-2000)
- Paul Tobias - rhythm guitar (1994-2002)
- Buckethead - lead guitar (2000-2004)
- Robert Flick - lead guitar (1998-2009)
Touring members
- Tracey Amos - backing vocals (1991-1993)
- Teddy Andreadis - harmonica, keyboards, backing vocals (1991-1993)
- Roberta Freeman - backing vocals (1991-1993)
- Diane Jones - backing vocals (1991-1993)
- Anne King - horns (1991-1993)
- Lisa Maxwell - horns (1991-1993)
- Cece Worrall - horns (1991-1993)
Touring substitutes
- Fred Coury - drums (1987-1988 - eight performances)
- Stephen Harris - bass (1988 - one performance)
- Don Henley - drums (1989 - one performance)
- Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar (1993 - five performances)
Touring guests
- Vince Neil - vocals (1988 - one performance)
- Matt McKagan - horns (1989 - four performances)
- Shannon Hoon - bongos, vocals (1991-1993 - nine performances)
- Sebastian Bach - vocals (1991, 2006 - six performances)
- Lenny Kravitz - guitar, vocals (1992 - one performance)
- Steven Tyler - vocals (1992 - one performance)
- Joe Perry - guitar (1992 - one performance)
- Brian May - guitar (1992-1993 - two performances)
- Elton John - piano (1992 - one performance)
- Ronnie Wood - guitar (1993 - two performances)
- Tom Doyle - bongos (1993 - four performances)
- Michael Monroe - vocals (1993 - one performance)
- Blake Stanton - vocals (1993 - one performance)
Diskografi
Album
Tahun | Album | US | UK | US Sales | RIAA Certification |
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1986 | Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide (EP) | - | - | 10,000 | - |
1987 | Appetite for Destruction | 1 | 5 | 18,000,000 | 15x Platinum |
1988 | G N' R Lies (EP) | 2 | 22 | 5,000,000 | 5x Platinum |
1991 | Use Your Illusion I | 2 | 2 | 5,355,985 | 7x Platinum |
1991 | Use Your Illusion II | 1 | 1 | 5,435,447 | 7x Platinum |
1993 | The Spaghetti Incident? | 4 | 2 | 1,290,849 | Platinum |
1998 | Use Your Illusion | - | - | 430,912 | - |
1999 | Live Era: '87-'93 | 45 | 45 | 729,370 | Gold |
2004 | Greatest Hits | 3 | 1 | 3,132,000 | 3x Platinum |
2008 | Chinese Democracy | - | - | - | - |
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