REAL ART 🎵 Guns N' Roses Rocket Queen Reaction

[@TrisTT-qe4em]

“Appetite for destruction” is one of the most complete albums from start to finish in history.

[@NefariousKoel]

One of those few albums you can listen to start-to-finish with no complaints.

[@jimmylealand801]

My last year of high school, 1988, in Ohio, we'd pull into a cornfield in the middle of nowheres, with carloads of beer and ice, build a bonfire n I'd throw this cassette into the stereo n it would pretty much play through the entire night till morning, no one ever said, "Put something else on" EVER....

[@idahohello3885]

Period

[@samright4661]

I bought this Cassette several times people kept stealing out of my car ..

[@markmitchell4661]

I remember when this came out, we always compared it to AC/DC Back in Black, amazing album from start to finish.

[@joehynes5452]

Nobody ever talks about Duff on the low end. Solid bassist

[@NefariousKoel]

Duff bangin' that bass guitar is sweet ear candy. Too many overlook great bass guitar, sadly.

[@standandeliver8376]

Duff is one of the funkiest rock bass players out there. Duff and Adler were a killer combination with a great groove.

[@Nichwar19]

Dont except people to talk about bassist

[@NefariousKoel]

@@Nichwar19 - Once told my brother-in-law, who plays a rather good bass guitar and moonlighted doing so in local bars & such, that I really appreciated good bass in songs. He was just as surprised for the recognition as every other bass player. Poor underappreciated bastards.

[@erwinorellano34]

Duff was the man. I got an acoustic bass.

[@starlord5032]

I have listened to this entire record more times than I could possibly count, this was the last song and I always looked at it as a hidden gem because it was one of the few that didn't get radio play but I absolutely loved it. I always appreciated this as their choice to finish an amazing album.

[@redsox1156]

Couldn't agree more. Can't get enough of Rocket Queen over 30 years later.

[@PriestessOfNothing]

Rocket Queen and Paradise City are my two favorite songs from Appetite. And maybe Mr. Brownstone.

[@endless013]

same, until one particularly hot summer warped the Record

[@crustycobb8286]

Everyday for years and years it just so bloody good

[@TheLanceUppercut]

This and Nightrain are my favorites on the album.

[@shaunfoskey9958]

This is my absolute favorite GNR song of all time.

[@LetsTalkAbouti]

for me it's a 3 way tie between Rocket Queen, Paradise City, and November Rain

[@enh19]

@@LetsTalkAboutiwhere is night train and don't cry...

[@harrycammock6051]

​@LetsTalkAbouti paradise city is replayable to infinity

[@jasonmorrow6297]

I think Lex would like “It’s So Easy”…. definitely shows way more of Axl’s Vocal range….and the song rips.

[@SebastianSmith-c5t]

And the unofficial music video version.

[@jamessomers8808]

Yes, but I like the lies acoustic version better. I mean I really like it.

[@anandmorris]

Everyone in the crowd screams "F**K OFF" at the appropriate time. Outstanding tune and always opens gigs.

[@brucesaunders3528]

It's so easy, then you'll hear his voice in a different light

[@breno6034]

Upppp

[@markirby762]

Good call man

[@kellyhouse4263]

Facts👍

[@distillery1816]

Best song on a stellar album

[@zildjian4life433]

Keep in mind these guys were probably early 20's in 1987 when this album came out. Aside from blowing us all away with the amazing, heavily blues based, very rhythmic music, the band definitely had a "sleasey" kind of vibe and appeal. Very much a sex, drugs and rock & roll vibe from day one.

[@blgeiger71]

Agreed, which is exactly why they landed the opening slot for Motley Crue's "Girls, Girls, Girls" Tour! That was my first time seeing GnR, and my second Crue show...good times!!!

[@bigdanrog]

The second half of Rocket Queen melts my heart every time I hear it.

[@charliecole9529]

This is one of their best songs and the second half is one of the greatest transitions in rock. And Axl's voice here is in top form, pure and simple.

[@TenTonNuke]

I remember being a kid and forgetting about "that part" of the song and having to jump up and run to turn off my radio before my mom heard.

[@jaygee1616]

That part came on in the car with my parents and little sister

[@ronparsons8786]

Rocket Queen one of GnR's underrated classics. Has a boogie to it that I always loved

[@Kimobubby]

its not underrated, it's highly loved by fan and critics Underrated means something that is not rated or valued highly enough.

[@ronparsons8786]

@@Kimobubby good point😁

[@TheLanceUppercut]

It's still slept on by the masses, in comparison to their bigger songs like Welcome to the Jungle and Sweet Child. I feel the same way about Nightrain. Man, that album had some great shit on it.

[@ronparsons8786]

@@TheLanceUppercut Ready to crash and burn, I'll never learn ...

[@Herbalizer28]

Real fans have this song at the top !

[@lonedinosaur13]

Always cracks me up how they manage to turn this song it into something beautiful & sweet at the end. Axl, the musical alchemist ☺️

[@JoeBlow_4]

Axl was one of the best front men ever.

[@GoEqBro]

THE best! Diamond Dave is only other comparable.

[@voodoocustompickups2547]

The best/worst frontman

[@MrLjs20]

I think you’ll be surprised with Axl’s voice if you continue to check out gnr. His natural voice is very low and there’s a good amount of songs he uses it on. Axl is best appreciated on live performances. He’d rank as a top 5 frontman for most people

[@MrLjs20]

@Noah Durham it’s so easy, mr brownstone, November rain. Live performances with The Rolling Stones Axl adjust his voice to match Jaggers on Salt of the earth. Live performances of knocking on heavens door. Dead Horse is great. Axl has a lot of range.

[@TheSupernaturalWolf41]

He's #2. Only Robert Plant is ahead of Axl.

[@brennankelley4932]

@@TheSupernaturalWolf41 cought cough... Freddie Mercury....

[@thammar1990]

@@TheSupernaturalWolf41 lmao hell no

[@BIGLARRY100]

@@TheSupernaturalWolf41 Nah. This ending to Rocket Queen & also the AFD album as a whole is the best vocal ever recorded by a rock band. Bar none.

[@carson2646]

Rocket Queen was legendary for us 80"s Kids. Guns N Roses was the biggest band in the world at the time and my favorite band as a kid. This brings back so much nostalgia for me

[@deniseriley6622]

I can definitely say ya'll are GNR fans now. Please check out " November Rain" and " Patience " 🤟🎸

[@jamescook9974]

Estranged, Coma, and Civil War too.

[@deniseriley6622]

@@jamescook9974 actually everything by GNR. 🤟

[@campnou69]

@@jamescook9974 Came to say Estranged... But more for the GnR fan after going through the crowd pleasers. Also, "You Could Be Mine", and "Don't Cry"

[@Underground-Music]

lex would definitely like patience

[@daledrakewriter4912]

What about 1 in a million. Think they should cover that?

[@franknabozny6062]

Axl Rose is one of the Greatest Singers of all time!! If ya don't know now ya know. 🤪

[@raiderrod3584]

Not even close to being true

[@fj3300]

@@raiderrod3584 considering his 5 octave range is in the top singers of all time... um... yeah.

[@raiderrod3584]

@@fj3300 lol of all time keep dreaming

[@fj3300]

@@raiderrod3584 google is free

[@fj3300]

@DrumsnWeed420 There has been talk but it's never been recorded. Recorded he has a 5 octave and 2 1/2 notes - so almost a 6 -(F1-Bb6). Mike Patton beat his with a recorded 6 octave (D1-F7).

[@metalgirlinthemaritimes]

They were one of the best bands I've ever seen live. Saw them on the tour for this album. They opened for The Cult and most of the crowd had no idea who they were. This is a great choice, a real banger!!

[@patrick1234]

Yeah, I saw them touring for this first album too. They were opening up for Motley Crue on their Girls, Girls, Girls tour. We had to look up who they were before the show, but loved the copied tape we got ahold of and LOVED them. They were great, even though they only got a tiny part of the Motley Crue stage. Axl doing his snake dancing and Slash with his top hot on .... was a total trip ... so different to us (remember, NO internet back then, so we were floored, LOL). We were on the floor, like 10 feet from the stage at 16 years old. WAS AWESOME!!!!! And this is my favorite GNR song ... it is just such an incredible live song, such a jam. Check out their "Live at the Ritz '88" performance of this song to get a taste of how they were touring back then. It's definitely worth the watch if you've never seen them like that. That's what we saw live!!!! (Not at the Ritz, but during their tour).

[@metalgirlinthemaritimes]

@@patrick1234 yeah they blew our minds too. At sixteen this was one of my first concerts and I’ll never forget it.

[@randybaker6042]

Saw them open for The Cult at the Bronco Bowl in Dallas. We were into Appetite before it took off because we listened to ZROCK (out of Dallas) that was pretty much the first nationally syndicated rock station. They kicked ass opening for The Cult.

[@stevenallen500]

I was also sixteen when I saw them at my first concert. It was the use your illusion tour new years eve. Soundgarden opened for them and GNR played for 5 hours right through the new year. So amazing! everyone took turns showing off their skills with solos as the rest of the band left the stage to rest. It was an awesome display.

[@joe-zj8js]

@@metalgirlinthemaritimes my older sister saw them with gnr. Saw them a cpl days ago in las vegas. Saw velvet revolver and even though im 38 and waited to see them with most of the classic lineup, they still rocked the house. They are almost 60 and axl can still belt. They all rocked harder tha. Bands less tha half their age. My first cassette was "lies."

[@LanceThompsonKssooner]

That woman moaning is Axle having intimate relations with one of the other band member's girl friend (groupie anyway). Do Mr Brownstone.

[@chokethewoke746]

One in a Million :-)

[@Kimobubby]

@@chokethewoke746 oof ....wouldnt go over well

[@fortrud]

@@Kimobubby LMFAOOOOOOO

[@maxpower2430]

It was Adler's girlfriend. Axel was friends with her and Steven treated her like shit, plus he really wanted to put live sex in a song. Also he kept making the sound guy stop recording because she kept going over the top fake with it and he wanted it to be real.

[@trentbudge8484]

One of the best songs from one of the best rock bands of all time!!! There music never gets old! The more you listen the more you appreciate it! So creative!

[@Elementalism]

The guitars working in tandem in this song is what makes it imo. Izzy's part is more of a lead while Slash bangs out the chords. Izzy's part is a lot more complicated to play and amazing. And yes, the moans are real. Steve Adler's GF and Axl did a recording that made it into the song.

[@dazzanomas9418]

Im sure Lex will have a totally different view if she listened to "My Michelle", for me it's one of the best songs on this album.

[@anandmorris]

Even better the fact its written about their lawyer, and she loved it.

[@RTTGunsGear]

Brad "they destroy other people." Me - jumps off the couch - "Hell yes they do Brad!"

[@dumpsterfyre278]

The breakdown at the end is life! This was the 1st song I learned on the drum set just because of that ending!!

[@charleslinker2904]

I had this cassette tape in the late 80's. I played it so much, my cassette player ate it. I broken it open and unraveled it. It went from my room down the hallway around the living room and back to my room. I found the cut, used scotch tape at the splice, wound it back up put it back in the cassette and it played! except the one spot with the tape splice. epic album for sure!

[@starlord5032]

Ahhh yes, this is so familiar lol

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

Oh I definitely remember those days of the deck eating the cassettes- trying to stay out of the dang ditch, while scrambling to get it out of the deck ! 😅 Taking a pen or car key, ANYTHING..and rolling that sucker back in- Now when it would literally break into..😣 same, did everything to fix it and then have that one spot that was messed up... (and that’s only if it was fixable-) and then just keep on rockin! I remember Appetite for Destruction sold out in minutes- more than once- (that happened with MANY bands in the 80’s album dropped, as I’m sure you know) I’d even call and ask them to hold one for me-😁 it worked as long as you got a worker that remembered- Aw man, I miss the good ole days on so many levels/reasons-

[@osullibr]

When I heard Axl's voice back in '87, I was polarized. GnR has been my favourite band for 35 years, and I finally got to see them a month ago in Wellington, New Zealand. I can die happy now. Great reaction channel, guys.

[@exiledmoths6721]

I really hope they do "it's so easy" by Guns n' Roses so she can hear Axl's more natural voice, which is deep like his talking voice. I also think she thinks he's a different type of Diva than he is. He's dramatic and an ass, for sure but.... either way. It's so easy please!

[@DanoJ1984]

Try "November Rain" . Slash also had the Snake Pit, and played Velvet Revolver, as well as with Miles Kennedy and the Conspirators, after leaving GNR

[@jimmylealand801]

And eventually getting back together with the boys of G'n'F'inR for the reunion

[@brookehornback1896]

I must say Brad took it on this one.That smile was worth a million bucks.

[@Christian-vq8rd]

Axle actually has a deep speaking voice.

[@Nightbreed82]

He can sing low too when he wants to.

[@williamcoyle7500]

Axl Rose is one of those rare I think there are seven octave singers. He is so versatile that when the lead singer from ACDC was remember he was sick or something after was able to fill in for him not his band perfect fit. This dude can sing his ass off you can play the piano you want to hear a song I believe he really shows his talent in is Breakdown off of use your Illusion 2

[@NefariousKoel]

Duff's bass guitar just gives me joy. Didn't always notice it so much when I was younger, but damn does it bang on the best songs of this album.

[@chaospoet]

I saw GNR play this live. In the middle during the solo Slash extended the solo and rocked the F out for 10 minutes before bringing it back and going into that end part. I was in GNR Heaven! But this one is tied with "It's So Easy" as my favorite GNR song.

[@jxland3389]

So Easy and I am a fan of My Michelle

[@j.j.6327]

You guys definitely need to do their song “estranged” it really shows how dynamic they are as a band.

[@mikeholman863]

My favorite song by them hands down

[@midwestfighter]

Deep cut, and oddly one of my favorites. Despite the incongruity of the song, one can sense the emotional commitment of the artists throughout the entirety. The production on this classic album is flawless.

[@scottbuono2507]

Great channel guys👏🏼..”Mr.Brownstone” will be your favorite G and R song I’m predicting it right now👍🏼

[@NefariousKoel]

Very likely. It's often acknowledge as the best on the album by those familiar, and the best songs on the album were the ones they weren't allowed to play on the radio at the time.

[@baileybowman2449]

I love Mr. Brownstone ❤️

[@Quizzy0000]

civil war is a really good song you gotta hear.

[@itsavinashmenon]

"Music is about how it makes you feel" Truest words spoken brother

[@anisamalik7842]

Girl, stop hating on AXl. He was the reason GnR was different. With any other vocalist the band would not have reached the heights it did. Same with AcDc . That voice is everything.

[@lawrencedupont6063]

I was actually at the GnR concert in Hershey PA last night

[@mpotter9944]

Awesome, I saw them in Miami for the reunion tour a couple years back, great show always.

[@superman0579]

Please DON'T SKIP Mr Brownstone and Patience before moving to the Use Your Illusion songs. November Rain is arguably one of the best rock ballads of ALL TIME, but those two are REQUIRED LISTENING to prepare you for the next evolution of GNR.

[@rogergiles5883]

Brilliant song! Pure genius... Gunner's at their best! Brad absolutely loving it and Lex as always kicking it. Truly a definite work of art this song.

[@MrToband]

Gotta do My Michelle, that's the best G'N'R song of all time, my favorite anyway.

[@jedaaa]

My fave tune from Appetite!!! It's so seedy and raw, love watchin you rockin out girl 🤪

[@jamesmyrick9083]

Appetite blows away all of their other albums.

[@mutcoo]

they only have a handful anyway

[@heatnationwpb]

This song always made me a little sad... because it meant the album was almost over! The tracks on Appetite for Destruction flowed so perfectly from beginning to end - it was an awesome ride and this song capped it all off beautifully. 💯

[@slicksticky7298]

"Dont damn me" would be a great fallow up to this reaction... 😏

[@matthewgibbs1366]

Please Lex!!

[@glowingsme7943]

I thought Brad would like this. He seems to like more typical old school rock. Lex likes that scream a bit and the harder metal rock

[@FreeMTrider]

Almost all of Appetite for Destruction is written from a street life view. The scene, the drugs, the attitude, way before this band made it big. Axl comes from a pretty crazy background and brought it to Hollywood ......along with Izzy (childhood friend) but at different times and finally creating GnR. All of these guys had that attitude from a very real place. "leave you strung out much too far". I remember hearing Welcome to the Jungle on a pirate radio station before it went big. Instantly fell in love with that music. The GnR attitude pretty much smoked the hair band scene at the time.

[@maijatoni]

You should definitely react to Nightrain,best Guns n Roses solo imo.

[@wasteoftimeonline]

That outro…..🤯

[@Tommysimonsen]

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[@Tommysimonsen]

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[@robc.8269]

Have you watched the South Park episode about Slash, I think it's the "Slashmas" episode. Slash is like a Santa that comes to every Childs house once a year. So fire.

[@deniseriley6622]

Axl Rose 🌹 is one of a Kind.

[@chrisknoll1910]

One of a kind...or One in a Million? (please don't react to that song, you'll not like it)

[@richardwalsh5882]

@@chrisknoll1910 W. Axl Rose is the greatest singer and songwriter of all time - and One in a Million is one of the most genius and wonderful songs ever written. Completely misunderstood by lesser mortals. Thought crime and restrictions on what people can say are always wrong and a mistake.

[@jenniferfoster1692]

Thanks for doing this one, and the studio version! I love this song, played the whole album over and over in college, but this was one of the best

[@fjolagu]

You gotta check out some live performances with them in the early days. Live in Tokyo ´92 or Live at the Ritz ´88. That´s really something! I´ll suggest 2 songs: Knocking on heaven´s door live at the Ritz and November Rain in Tokyo 🤘

[@briggsy5893]

You'll see whole new dimensions of this group when you get into the Illusion albums where they show a lot more range and get more into story telling. Also Slash starts getting multiple solos in a lot of songs.

[@marygooden2905]

I’m in my sixty’s and have went to several of their concerts….Best ever. Just look at the crowds they had back in those days. No auto tune , just damn good music!

[@gerbie42]

Your reactions to GnR are so much fun, seeing how you both like different parts of the songs, great stuff! But you've still gotta react to Alter Bridge, c'mon! I think you'll both love it! Start with Alter Bridge - Blackbird.

[@arfajob3312]

I think you guys should try listening to Cinderella. 'Night Songs', 'Shake me', 'Nothin for nothin' or 'Nobody's fool'. I think there's something in that band for both of you...

[@willdogon1874]

You guys should do a reaction to GnR live at the Ritz '89... Legendary

[@mikeberry2649]

Brad obviously got a good night's sleep after the long stream yesterday, because his reaction to this song was kick ass. 👌

[@rolandz.1826]

If you want to hear Axl sing low, check out for example the song "It's so easy".

[@DJ.LakeSea]

That smile that Lex was giving during the outro guitar solo is how I felt as a kid, its what made me wanna pick up a guitar and learn to play like Slash. Great vid reaction vid. Ur chemistry is awesome.

[@andrewspoar535]

The moans are a recording of Axl and GnR drummer Steven Adler's girlfriend doing the deed in the sound booth. Axl asked and she obliged haha. She's (Adriana Smith) a legend in the 80's rock community

[@jason4924]

I was just reading to see if someone mentioned that. I was a little surprised Brad thought that was a guitar making those sounds.

[@Dwightaroundyolips]

Yep

[@srt8rocketship241]

This song and Civil War are my favorites by GNR. Duff walkin' that bass. Had to subscribe. Keep goin'.

[@ariandom]

axl has such voice control, in his earlier days he had a 6 octave range!

[@brandonc6916]

My boy Brad grinning during that first solo makes us guitar guys happy.

[@binnihh]

This song and Locomotive are their best, can never get enough of them.

[@spetts75]

So glad you did this one! Amazing song. One of my favourite from Appetite. Mr. Brownstone has to be next 🔥

[@nicolasdelgadosanchez7616]

React to Slash ft Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators - Anastasia (Live in Sydney) 🤘🏼🎩

[@kimberlysaffles9332]

That is AMAZING!

[@eternalsoul3862]

Check out- your crazy, my michelle, out ta get me, the garden, patience, anything off of appetite album

[@TubetakerBHV]

The "two different bands" thing from Lex is a bit strange to me because I couldn´t possibly imagine Guns n Roses with any other singer. Axl belongs to the band like the band belongs to him.

[@nachocheez9690]

I know what she's trying to say but I don't get her point

[@bairleewoak6440]

If you want to hear some change ups, listen to their song Coma.....and keep in mind Slash said Axl nailed it the first time he sang it.

[@alexyari6036]

One of the most epic outros. Showing their hard side and then their soft side. The rythm section in this is just top notch. Best incarnation of GNR. Too bad Steven was lost. Losing Izzy was a blow too,imo. big influence on the writing, so it changed the band too. Axl's voice is in falsetto. He can sing deep too.

[@troyave9325]

Lex will LOVE nighttrain !!! Such a banger of a song !! Guitar solos a awesome groove and axl destroying the microphone 🎤 and just plain the whole band jammin out

[@tukkerintensity5575]

Those sex sounds are real. Axl uhhh got with Steve Adler's (drummer) girlfriend in the studio to record those sounds.

[@x_mau9355]

sad story actually.

[@binkle76]

this the song they were playing in St. Louis when Axl jumped into the crowd to take an audience member's camcorder and got into a fight. When he got back on stage, he quit the show and stormed off stage which led to the infamous Riverport Riot in 1991

[@GoEqBro]

React to anything off of Appetite for Destruction - not only their best, but the best debut album ever. Sex, drugs and rock’n roll personified, before Axl got all artsy.

[@berinmind]

@J King poison? Yeah those girls rocked

[@GoEqBro]

@J King LOL

[@feresmourali5783]

The song is about a friend of the band. The two first verses are from her perspective and the last one is sung to her. Also, Lex has the best description of what sounds feel. Have seen a few of your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@HondoUS]

I’d highly recommend the song “Patience”. I think Lex would like Axl’s voice better in that song.

[@chokethewoke746]

That song sucks ass bro, it's so over thrashed.

[@xSOILBORNx]

Noooo, Patience is supppperrrr boring and overrated, not Lex's type of song at all! If they do anything from Lies, it needs to be Used To Love Her or One In a Million!

[@chokethewoke746]

@@xSOILBORNx One in a million.

[@thomasshelton3889]

Lex would just melt for the guitar on "Estranged" great song

[@Hogprint25]

Y’all are tapping into the vibe of the mid 80’s…Hair Bands were prolific and the music was starting to get stale…G&R came out and punched everyone in the face and we LOVED it! It really was very different from everything else going on at the time.

[@dathorndike4908]

There is so much going on in the background of this song. Listening to it on a good pair of headphones is the best way to listen to Rocket Queen

[@Kim-hc5si]

In every video, her face changes every single time he starts singing. ☠️🤣

[@Fnelrbnef]

Slash is a master at melody and emotion. He CAN shred, and uses it where it's needed, but never rely on it.

[@matthewmarois235]

Think this is their best song. Civil War, Coma, and of course the rest of this great album are good too. But I just love this song. Saw them in 88 when they opened for Aerosmith touring Appetite. Then again when they toured with Metallica. Those were the days. Saw Slash a few years back in a small club with Myles Kennedy on vocals and they did an awesome version of this one. Know people will request November Rain, but always felt a bit bloated and overwrought to me.

[@WolfKing5236]

I believe Axl is using a “falsetto/regular” mixed voice in many songs- it’s an affected vocal style. His speaking voice is normally deep, so it’s anything but squeaky. Try doing the song, “It’s So Easy”✌🏼

[@Trendkiller196]

You guys should do the whole Appetite For Destruction album. Not my favorite band, but I think it’s the best album ever recorded. Front to back.

[@millertime02]

You two have listened to everything. That is awesome! Guns n Roses Estranged you both will love it. Love ya'lls reactions.

[@Nichwar19]

You should do NIGHTRAIN 🤘

[@da9pauly]

Such a Great song probably my other favorite besides Rocket Queen

[@karlsmith2570]

They should also check out "Mr. Brownstone"

[@SeanBrooksDesigns]

The Slash and Myles Kennedy live versions are great! Especially that whole concert in Sydney, Australia where they do G-n-R, Vevet Revolver, and Slash and Myles songs! Check it out!

[@stephenroby8498]

The "Rocket Queen" is a woman named Barbi Von Greif, at least according to the Appetite For Destruction liner notes, which thank "Barbi (Rocket Queen) Von Greif." She hung out with the band in their early years along with her roommate, Pamela Manning. According to Manning, she and Von Greif had a band for a short time (Barbi sang, Pamela played drums) and Von Greif wanted to name it Rocket Queen. She was 18 years old at the time, but full of fire - Slash called her "a queen of the underground scene." Little is known about her, but she is not the girl moaning in the song. Regarding Barbi Von Greif, Axl Rose said, "She kind of kept me alive for a while." Near the end of the song, he sings: Don't ever leave me, Say you'll always be there, All I ever wanted Was for you to know that I care. "The last part of the song is my message to this person, or anybody else who can get something out of it," he told Hit Parader in 1988. "It's like there's hope and a friendship note at the end of the song." There is a legend attached to this song that happens to be true: the moaning and other sex sounds that appear in the middle of the song were recorded while Axl Rose was having sex with a woman in the recording studio - and she was drummer Steven Adler's girlfriend. Her name is Adriana Smith, and she did the deed "for the band" one night when she was mad at Adler. "For that song there was also something I tried to work out with various people - a recorded sex act," Axl Rose explained. "It was somewhat spontaneous but premeditated; something I wanted to put on the record. It was a sexual song and it was a wild night in the studio." Smith came to the studio looking to make Adler jealous, which is when Axl made his pitch about recording the act - you know, for art. Engineers miked up the floor of a vocal booth, dimmed the lights and hit the red button while Rose and Smith had at it. According to Smith, it was a bit awkward, as Axl wanted serious passion, which was hard to deliver under the circumstances. It took a while (and some alcohol), but they got what they needed and mixed the lovemaking into the song. Smith had a hard time in the aftermath, saying the incident "weighed on her soul." All she got out of it was a bottle of Jack Daniel's and a degree of infamy. The band headed out on tour, became wildly famous, and left Smith behind. She became a drug addict and spent a lot of time dealing with the shame she felt. Michael Barbiero, who mixed the album, wanted nothing to do with recording the sex scene in the studio, so after setting up the microphones, he had assistant engineer Victor Deyglio record it. On the album, Deyglio is listed as "Victor 'The F--kin' Engineer' Deyglio" because of this contribution.

[@boydmartinmpm]

From memory, Rocket Queen was written for one of the females that was close to Axel. And it is a tribute as well as a message to her. From Axel. Letting her know he would always be there. And he might be young but not naïve

[@2AOnlyWay]

You must listen to “Coma” from them, it’s another one that has multiple changes during the song!!🎵 🎵🎵

[@NorthLithuania]

ITS SO EASY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@randybrown6948]

That bass. Duff for the win.

[@ollyhudson9931]

Rocket Queen is great…….but it’s not CIVIL WAR frickin’ GREAT.

[@m.f.culler9012]

You’re right, it’s not civil war great, rocket queen is better.

[@petergriffen4361]

Oh ya, Rocket Queen all day long, over Civil War, but I like Civil War!!

[@karlsmith2570]

That's because it was released before "Civil War" This song was originally released on "Appetite For Destruction"

[@metalloadedbakedpotato4382]

Great songs but I like (i know I'm in the minority) Coma and Dead horse.

[@ollyhudson9931]

@@m.f.culler9012 I see…

[@DimebagDarrell942]

Most of the hardcore gnr fans' fav songs are usually rocket queen and estranged

[@robertchapman4488]

This band to me axle is a top 15 vocalist, slash to me is not even a top 20 guitarist I'm not into his playing it's always simple there's many people better.

[@djurgens76]

GnR are masters of switching up the beat and theme and blending it together seamlessly.

[@theYoopercorn]

Fascinating how nonchalantly Brad threw out "blood play"... Lol