CowboyDan
04-13-2011, 08:50 PM
Has there ever been a more contraversial band in the history of Rock n Roll?
For me it's always been the original lineup of Axl, Slash, Duff, Izzy and Steven. I understand why they had to let Steven go, but Matt Sorum just doesn't do it for me and everything after is a serious downgrade from Appetite and Lies.
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Here's a list of all the current/former members. What's your favorite lineup?
Axl Rose (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axl_Rose)Active: March 1985–presentRegular instruments: lead vocals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_vocalist), piano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano), backing vocals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backing_vocalist)Occasional instruments: keyboards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_instrument), synthesizers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthesizer), rhythm guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_guitar), percussion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussion_instrument), sound effects (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_effect)Release contributions: all Guns N' Roses releases (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses_discography)
Dizzy Reed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dizzy_Reed)Active: February 1990–presentRegular instruments: keyboards, piano, backing vocalsOccasional instruments: synthesizers, organ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_(music)), clavinet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavinet)Release contributions: all Guns N' Roses releases from Use Your Illusion I (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_Your_Illusion_I) (1991)
Tommy Stinson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Stinson)Active: March 1998–presentRegular instruments: bass (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar)Occasional instruments: backing vocalsRelease contributions: "Oh My God (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_My_God_(Guns_N%27_Roses_song))" (1999), Chinese Democracy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Democracy) (2008)
Chris Pitman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Pitman)Active: May 1998–presentRegular instruments: keyboards, sub-bass (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-bass)Occasional instruments: bass, backing vocals, synthesizers, programming (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_(music)), twelve-string guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-string_guitar), mellotron (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellotron)Release contributions: "Oh My God" (1999), Chinese Democracy (2008)
Richard Fortus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Fortus)Active: July 2002–presentInstruments: lead guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_guitar)Occasional instruments: rhythm guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_guitar)Release contributions: Chinese Democracy (2008)
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_%22Bumblefoot%22_Thal)Active: May 2006–presentInstruments: rhythm guitarOccasional instruments: lead guitarRelease contributions: Chinese Democracy (2008)
Frank Ferrer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Ferrer)Active: October 2006–presentInstruments: drums (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_kit)Release contributions: Chinese Democracy (2008) – "Chinese Democracy", "Better", "If the World", "There Was a Time" and "I.R.S." only
DJ Ashba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Ashba)Active: February 2009–presentInstruments: lead guitarRelease contributions: none[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Guns_N%27_Roses_band_membe rs&action=edit§ion=2)] Former members
Izzy Stradlin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izzy_Stradlin)Active: March 1985–November 1991Regular instruments: rhythm guitar, backing vocalsOccasional instruments: lead guitar, percussion, lead vocals, acoustic guitar, sitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitar)Release contributions: Appetite for Destruction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appetite_for_Destruction) (1987), G N' R Lies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_N%27_R_Lies) (1988), Use Your Illusion I (1991), Use Your Illusion II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_Your_Illusion_II) (1991)
Tracii Guns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracii_Guns)Active: March–May 1985Instruments: lead guitarRelease contributions: none
Ole Beich (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Beich)Active: March–May 1985Instruments: bassRelease contributions:
none
Rob Gardner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Gardner)Active: March–May 1985Instruments: drumsRelease contributions: none
Steven Adler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Adler)Active: May 1985–July 1990Regular instruments: drumsRelease contributions: Appetite for Destruction (1987), G N' R Lies (1988), Use Your Illusion II (1991) – "Civil War" only
Slash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(musician))Active: May 1985–October 1996Regular instruments: lead guitarOccasional instruments: rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_guitar), six-string bass (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended-range_bass), talk box (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_box), classical guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_guitar), banjo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjo)Release contributions: all Guns N' Roses releases from Appetite for Destruction (1987) to "The Spaghetti Incident?" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22The_Spaghetti_Incident%3F%22) (1993)
Duff McKagan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff_McKagan)Active: May 1985–August 1997Regular instruments: bass, backing vocalsOccasional instruments: acoustic guitar, lead vocals, percussionRelease contributions: all Guns N' Roses releases from Appetite for Destruction (1987) to "The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993)
Matt Sorum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Sorum)Active: July 1990–June 1997Instruments: drumsOccasional instruments: percussionRelease contributions: Use Your Illusion I (1991), Use Your Illusion II (1991), "The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993)
Gilby Clarke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilby_Clarke)Active: November 1991–June 1994Instruments: rhythm guitar, backing vocalsRelease contributions: "The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993)
Paul Tobias (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tobias)Active: October 1994–July 2002Regular instruments: rhythm guitarOccasional instruments: backing vocals, pianoRelease contributions: "Oh My God" (1999), Chinese Democracy (2008)
Robin Finck (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Finck)Active: May 1997–August 1999, October 2000–April 2008Regular instruments: lead guitarOccasional instruments: keyboards, acoustic guitarRelease contributions: Chinese Democracy (2008)
Josh Freese (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Freese)Active: March 1998–August 1999Regular instruments: drumsOccasional instruments: percussionRelease contributions: "Oh My God" (1999), Chinese Democracy (2008) – "Street of Dreams", "There Was a Time", "Riad n' the Bedouins" and "Prostitute" only
Buckethead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckethead)Active: March 2000–March 2004Regular instruments: lead guitarOccasional instruments: acoustic guitarRelease contributions: Chinese Democracy (2008)
Bryan "Brain" Mantia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_%22Brain%22_Mantia)Active: October 2000–October 2006Instruments: drumsRelease contributions: Chinese Democracy (2008)
For me it's always been the original lineup of Axl, Slash, Duff, Izzy and Steven. I understand why they had to let Steven go, but Matt Sorum just doesn't do it for me and everything after is a serious downgrade from Appetite and Lies.
-Gu3gDhESRY&feature=related
3KS6oj65ohc&feature=related
Here's a list of all the current/former members. What's your favorite lineup?
Axl Rose (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axl_Rose)Active: March 1985–presentRegular instruments: lead vocals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_vocalist), piano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano), backing vocals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backing_vocalist)Occasional instruments: keyboards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_instrument), synthesizers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthesizer), rhythm guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_guitar), percussion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussion_instrument), sound effects (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_effect)Release contributions: all Guns N' Roses releases (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses_discography)
Dizzy Reed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dizzy_Reed)Active: February 1990–presentRegular instruments: keyboards, piano, backing vocalsOccasional instruments: synthesizers, organ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_(music)), clavinet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavinet)Release contributions: all Guns N' Roses releases from Use Your Illusion I (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_Your_Illusion_I) (1991)
Tommy Stinson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Stinson)Active: March 1998–presentRegular instruments: bass (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar)Occasional instruments: backing vocalsRelease contributions: "Oh My God (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_My_God_(Guns_N%27_Roses_song))" (1999), Chinese Democracy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Democracy) (2008)
Chris Pitman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Pitman)Active: May 1998–presentRegular instruments: keyboards, sub-bass (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-bass)Occasional instruments: bass, backing vocals, synthesizers, programming (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_(music)), twelve-string guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-string_guitar), mellotron (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellotron)Release contributions: "Oh My God" (1999), Chinese Democracy (2008)
Richard Fortus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Fortus)Active: July 2002–presentInstruments: lead guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_guitar)Occasional instruments: rhythm guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_guitar)Release contributions: Chinese Democracy (2008)
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_%22Bumblefoot%22_Thal)Active: May 2006–presentInstruments: rhythm guitarOccasional instruments: lead guitarRelease contributions: Chinese Democracy (2008)
Frank Ferrer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Ferrer)Active: October 2006–presentInstruments: drums (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_kit)Release contributions: Chinese Democracy (2008) – "Chinese Democracy", "Better", "If the World", "There Was a Time" and "I.R.S." only
DJ Ashba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Ashba)Active: February 2009–presentInstruments: lead guitarRelease contributions: none[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Guns_N%27_Roses_band_membe rs&action=edit§ion=2)] Former members
Izzy Stradlin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izzy_Stradlin)Active: March 1985–November 1991Regular instruments: rhythm guitar, backing vocalsOccasional instruments: lead guitar, percussion, lead vocals, acoustic guitar, sitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitar)Release contributions: Appetite for Destruction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appetite_for_Destruction) (1987), G N' R Lies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_N%27_R_Lies) (1988), Use Your Illusion I (1991), Use Your Illusion II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_Your_Illusion_II) (1991)
Tracii Guns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracii_Guns)Active: March–May 1985Instruments: lead guitarRelease contributions: none
Ole Beich (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Beich)Active: March–May 1985Instruments: bassRelease contributions:
none
Rob Gardner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Gardner)Active: March–May 1985Instruments: drumsRelease contributions: none
Steven Adler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Adler)Active: May 1985–July 1990Regular instruments: drumsRelease contributions: Appetite for Destruction (1987), G N' R Lies (1988), Use Your Illusion II (1991) – "Civil War" only
Slash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(musician))Active: May 1985–October 1996Regular instruments: lead guitarOccasional instruments: rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_guitar), six-string bass (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended-range_bass), talk box (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_box), classical guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_guitar), banjo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjo)Release contributions: all Guns N' Roses releases from Appetite for Destruction (1987) to "The Spaghetti Incident?" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22The_Spaghetti_Incident%3F%22) (1993)
Duff McKagan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff_McKagan)Active: May 1985–August 1997Regular instruments: bass, backing vocalsOccasional instruments: acoustic guitar, lead vocals, percussionRelease contributions: all Guns N' Roses releases from Appetite for Destruction (1987) to "The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993)
Matt Sorum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Sorum)Active: July 1990–June 1997Instruments: drumsOccasional instruments: percussionRelease contributions: Use Your Illusion I (1991), Use Your Illusion II (1991), "The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993)
Gilby Clarke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilby_Clarke)Active: November 1991–June 1994Instruments: rhythm guitar, backing vocalsRelease contributions: "The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993)
Paul Tobias (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tobias)Active: October 1994–July 2002Regular instruments: rhythm guitarOccasional instruments: backing vocals, pianoRelease contributions: "Oh My God" (1999), Chinese Democracy (2008)
Robin Finck (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Finck)Active: May 1997–August 1999, October 2000–April 2008Regular instruments: lead guitarOccasional instruments: keyboards, acoustic guitarRelease contributions: Chinese Democracy (2008)
Josh Freese (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Freese)Active: March 1998–August 1999Regular instruments: drumsOccasional instruments: percussionRelease contributions: "Oh My God" (1999), Chinese Democracy (2008) – "Street of Dreams", "There Was a Time", "Riad n' the Bedouins" and "Prostitute" only
Buckethead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckethead)Active: March 2000–March 2004Regular instruments: lead guitarOccasional instruments: acoustic guitarRelease contributions: Chinese Democracy (2008)
Bryan "Brain" Mantia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_%22Brain%22_Mantia)Active: October 2000–October 2006Instruments: drumsRelease contributions: Chinese Democracy (2008)