Guns N' Roses: How the Band Imploded On Stage In Front of the World

[@gregorp8406]

One of the few bands that you bought a ticket and never knew if you were actually gonna see the play.. Tickets from gigs they actually played were collector's items before anyone knew it

[@lakobause]

It's weirdly metaphorical that Axl got so blinded by the stage lights that he plummeted into a pit of photographers.

[@thevanishingman875]

and after the photographer and Axle walked out of court the guy took the picture he took of Axel and had him sign it

[@specialk6984]

I like how he comes out singing "they're out ta get me, they won't break me"

[@sharonBert824]

P⁰⁰

[@guaguancos.montunodcubop8923]

Yal are crackin me up with these LMAO. But damn if u think about he could've got really hurt from that drop. Knees bending like bird legs lol

[@jondunmore4268]

@@guaguancos.montunodcubop8923 - He was *young* and *high* and hopped up on *adrenalin* as well, so that would've helped him not get hurt.

[@binface9]

Always surprises me how deep Axl Rose's speaking voice is compared to his singing voice.

[@K3vinK]

binface9 he had a broad active range. The first time I heard “It’s So Easy” I thought maybe someone else in the band because of the deep voice.

[@rnrtruestories]

binface9 check out I don’t care about you from spaghetti incident axls voice is super deep in that song

[@totigerus]

Some non-music magazine back like 15 years ago, had a chart that measured around 20 popular vocalist's singing ranges. The list included super stars like mariah carey, Whitney Houston, Elton John etc. Guess who had the largest range???

[@binface9]

@@totigerus my mum?

[@419Koof]

In the garden he sounds like Alice Cooper

[@mickgunne6407]

I was at this show. I remember GnR seemed pretty uncomfortable and axl kept rambling stupidly. The Stones were great, and made everybody forget about it.

[@justinnardine8564]

Mick Gunne sounds like Axl...how did the band play?

[@jupitorious7925]

British professionals against the high school nerds turned musicians

[@ec1628]

I was there too. I knew right then G n R were over. Never recovered.

[@koishooter]

I was there. It was a good show and they sounded fine. I remember the rants, and Mick Jagger's response when the Stones took the stage... (something to the effect of) "They'd be a lot better if Axel would just shut the fuck up and play!" Crowd never roared louder.

[@steevrawjers]

Koi Shooter lol

[@gl9248]

I was there too!

[@erbatiz9738]

@@gl9248 me too

[@ReplbliSCUMSareSICK]

A shitty band, on the Road with a "Has Been" band who should have stopped playing YEARS ago. What a DHIT SHOW!

[@why-is-this-handle--a-thing]

@ReplbliSCUMSareSICK first of all, fuck you, second of all, these buncha "has been" made more history than your entire family's generation. so show some respect, sonny.

[@laurieguenther5898]

Give Slash a lot of credit. everytime Axl puts his foot in his mouth, guess who's there to clean up the mess for the band?

[@wellesradio]

Axl: “I hate N***s!” Slash: My mom is black, I’m half black, but meh... I’m too strung out and Axl keeps the drug money flowing. Axl: “Some people in the band are dabbling too much in drugs!” Slash: Oh, hell no! Them’s fightin’ words!

[@jennyboo9604]

😅😅😅

[@andrewvanhalen1984]

True dat

[@ocky88]

Right. So pathetic.

[@origin755]

These comments are a very half-hearted way to sum up a complex situation: Slash felt that in order for his dream of being a musician to stay alive, he had to tolerate and accept the person Axl is as a part of his life. I personally know what that's like, as I had been working 2 years with a producer who lied about connections, lied about doing hard drugs, would make racist jokes and would berate me and make me feel less than human to the point I didn't even want to speak to anyone in any conversational situations anymore. But I patiently tolerated those moments thinking that this was going to lead me to my dream, UNTIL that tipping point where I realized I didn't need that asshole to accomplish my dreams-- he was holding me back. Just like Slash went on to work with Myles Kennedy and compose better songs than anything Axl Rose could ever fathom if he had 30 lifetimes, I realized I had to stand up for what I feel personally is right, and I understand to a tee what Slash went through. The tipping point was literally seeing him do meth, it shattered my definition of the path of reality I had been lead down. I never returned to the studio, found a different producer and I can say proudly I left that situation not just with my integrity, dignity, and innocence, but I left with my head held high. We both did something that we knew could have potentially compromised our dream, but we stood up for what we believed in. P.S. I'm going to begin tracking for the album here in May, it's about my experiences over these past couple years and the best comparison sound-wise is Seether. I wrote the songs in a way that anyone could be in my shoes, and anyone could relate to what I went through. Never settle because things are familiar, or because you feel it's your only option. It IS your only option if you don't take the chance to seek something better.

[@wellesradio]

@@origin755 "These comments are a very half-hearted way to sum up a complex situation." Yup. That's jokes for you. It's kind of how they work. On a personal note, and I mean this with full respect, but... projecting a bit onto Slash there? It's dangerous. Don't do that.

[@Kinopio710]

Hearing slash’s speech you can just tell he was in the wrong band, I’d do all the drugs if I had to put up with axl lmao

[@nursemedic17]

AND Slash is half black....

[@MarkWhippy]

I feel like Axl was jealous of Slash because Axl was supposed to be the star, yet Slash was the fan favourite.

[@nightshade-o7g]

@@nursemedic17 Which has to do with literally nothing..

[@Kinopio710]

Big Bubba it does because axl was openly racist to black people and I’m p sure you wouldn’t speak like that around your real friend and I’m sure as a black person you would not want to remain, it’s on slash too bc he wanted the drug money

[@zombie5965]

@Sunderlanding facts

[@Warmfuzzyfeelings]

I see why nirvana would never do business with GNR

[@tonecapone2768]

One is still rocking The other took the coward's way out ...your point🤷‍♂️

[@bread5788]

@@tonecapone2768did.... Did you just watch the same video as the rest of us

[@GinEric84]

@J C Yes it is a coward's way out. It's permanent solution to a temporary problem.

[@GinEric84]

@J C defiant cowardice.

[@jacketofthe80s13]

@J C flight or fight. he just literal flight BOOM

[@tsdobbi]

It bugs me when you think of how many bands would have killed to be in their position and they treat it like its nothing.

[@44BlueFoxes]

Yeah I know a band who've supported the Stones a few times in Europe & they were over the moon to get those opportunities. The band circuit is quite small & word will get round if you have a bad personality - nobody will want to work with you.

[@juliestevens6540]

I would argue that's part of why they were successful. They were both an exemplar of and rebellion against the excesses of the 1980s.

[@mr.lincoln2753]

Drugs?

[@redram5150]

Fame and success comes to some so easily and they don’t appreciate it or its trappings. It’s expected in their mind. It doesn’t mean they didn’t earn what they have. It means they’re out of touch

[@04dram04]

That attitude is whats gets people in that position. "Act like you've been here before"

[@kenamaro3942]

Saw Guns as the opening act for Aerosmith. It was a dream show but Axl's between songs rantings were cumbersome, unnecessary and quite frankly a downer.

[@ruebadly_muzak970]

My parents were at this show! They always told me about it but I never thought I'd hear about it

[@TheCallatBrothers]

“Shot to the arm for the group” Not sure if pun intended, but if so, well done.

[@Occone10413]

"Cause we want to appeal more to the gay-black market." Such a rock and roll response :))

[@elkarlos814]

Beats saying: Hey! We f*cked up! hahaha

[@pamwilliams9458]

What does that have to about being racist Axl is a racist

[@jondunmore4268]

Mick had no fucks left to give. He was a ROLLING STONE.

[@fredlandry6170]

Too bad the band imploded, they were one of the most ass kicking bands around.

[@josephwright5140]

Really wish you put subtitles on what they say. I literally can only tell someone is speaking but cannot understand anything. Watch your videos at work please consider captioning these parts in the future

[@loudloveen]

My suggestion is: use headphones. My native language isn't English, but I can understand what Slash is saying.

[@raptorbadger3131]

The first part was kind of hard to understand but once axel starts talking it's more coherent.

[@dukethekiddjr.russell8831]

I hear everything

[@shasamonaghan8498]

bit much demanding he sub 90s clips from live shows because your too lazy to google the transcript or the original upload, the amount of work that goes in to these videos bit obnoxious to ask without even donating just saying

[@NielsMulvad]

Telling someone hoe you think content can be improved, while being civil about it, shouldn't be taken as a negative.

[@kevinbelasco5253]

I was already a fanatic for this band by 1989 and I went to all 4 shows. Went first night with a friend who has since died. Insane memories. Axl said there is no such thing as Paradise City "anywhere", dark energy those nights... I Have All the original concert reviews from the LA Times... I'm proud to have been part of that era of GNR's history. If you look deep at this band's history, it is amazing but sad too in many ways...

[@sevgiycl_]

Sorry for your loss and ur so lucky!!!

[@katiemcweeny8196]

Every issue that GNR ever had was because of Axl

[@julesmpc1314]

Except all the duzens of times the others had to be carried on the stage ( including at the Freddie Mercury concert), except for the time that Slash actually died for real due to drugs and booze, except for Izzy giving up cause he knew he would also die if he kept it that way, for Steven no longer able to play ..while they were shooting heroine in the back Axel had to hold the fking show up. Aerosmith actually cancel their invitation for GNR to go on tour in Europe because Joe perry was getting heroin from izzy.... Axel was punk and everybody knew, no news there...so I dont get why people get worked up. GnR was exactly that and had the same issues since they met each other. I worked with them in some concerts in Brazil...Axel was regularly polite to the crew and kept giving 300% each night...he prefers to talk on stage instead of addressing fans in any way via media. So he talks a few minutes and sets the stage on fire for almost 2hrs.....

[@anjaliguitaristpenguin9578]

Axl had serious anger issues and that caused a lot of problems, but he was far from the only one causing problems in the band.

[@verynice7367]

Nah the heroin was messing up the other members as well

[@billcar6805]

except all the ones that weren't.

[@billcar6805]

@@anjaliguitaristpenguin9578 Axl had anger issues..... adler was a crack head and slash and izzy were smack heads.....

[@Fister_of_Muppets]

What about Axl's famous implosion at the Montreal concert with Metallica, after James walked into an inferno? Edit: Thanks for the likes, I originally said Toronto but had my tour dates messed up, fixed it to Montreal.

[@gsxerwhite]

ptschafer I was lucky I saw that show in DC before James got burnt. Faith No More, Metallica, GnR. Great concert.

[@stevwills1445]

lol that show happened in montreal at the Big O. I know about it because i come from there. james burned himself and was rushed to the hospital. and axl left stage after a few songs because of sound issues, he couldnt sing in those conditions. ANYWAYS... the whole thing started a Riot.

[@iancairns786]

@@stevwills1445 .....stevwills is correct.....that happened in Montreal. The next show was in Toronto....I was at that one. James could only sing....then we waited over 2 hours before GNR finally came on. It was a great show though.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

that was a prime asshole i mean axl moment

[@davidhanson4909]

@@gsxerwhite I caught that tour in the New Orleans Superdome: it wasn't very good. The Dome isn't a good venue for music anyway, awful acoustics (back then anyway, haven't been there in maybe 20 years). We didn't even realize Faith No More had taken the stage at first, they weren't any louder than the P.A. system. Metallica were fine, but the wait for GNR was so long they could have had the show of their lives and people still would have been pissed.

[@louisjwiese5515]

Axl seemed legitimately nuts and unstable. To be honest, I loved their music alot. But I don't like Axl. Especially after hearing and reading about all of his behaviours and attitude.

[@vufsh4004]

I mean he had bipolar disorder due to childhood trauma etc, he was nuts literally

[@aaronhumphrey2009]

@@vufsh4004 he seems like a toxic personality, possibly a malignant narcissist. It's too bad- because they were amazing for a time.

[@Adam-qs5ir]

He's been through rehab since. I'm not a fan so I don't really follow them, but rehab changes a lot of people for the better.

[@scottdavidson526]

Yup. I liked G-n-R, too, but Axl was an asshole.

[@julesmpc1314]

Dont believe everything you read....

[@Datanditto]

I was at this show. Steven Adler was a beast on the drums

[@kswone1]

Imagine how much dirty laundry would have been out there if social media was around during the rise and fall of GNR.

[@martinmayfield1932]

Can only imagine If “One in a million” came out in these times 🙈

[@nolightescapeshere]

it sucked then and it sucks now

[@ocky88]

@@nolightescapeshere right. It would still be pure sh*t.

[@fuzzfac3942]

@@nolightescapeshere yep

[@Mr1Tanker]

No record company would allow it, for fear of being "cancelled"

[@JakeyG-eq1un]

@@Mr1Tanker sounds fair

[@quetomann9366]

I never understood why Nirvana hated these guys, now I do.

[@oxonomine]

Yeah, Nirvana had their issues but they were never as much of a train wreck as GnR

[@quetomann9366]

@@oxonomine I don't think anyone could as much a train wreck as gnr 😂

[@Stonehopper1067HMG]

Guns N’ Roses are still touring and Nirvana is still dead.

[@quetomann9366]

@@Stonehopper1067HMG Cool doesn't change the fact that Gnrs members could be assholes

[@Stonehopper1067HMG]

@@quetomann9366 oh I don’t doubt it. But Nirvana were assholes as well. Axl enjoyed life more than Kurt did that’s for sure.

[@seamusburke639]

11:27 "We just want to appeal to the gay black market." Smooth. That's why the Stones have been around forever and Axl can't even get onstage without having a meltdown.

[@kylereese8509]

1986-1993, that was GNR for me.

[@justdave923]

“The Spaghetti Incident”, an all covers album of punk songs, is perhaps the most under-appreciated work in the history of rock and roll.

[@terryreese663]

Agree.

[@matthewheywood8532]

Peter Bishop you could have a great album if they cut illusions into one album

[@infectedpuddle9906]

Even though Appetite For Destruction wasn't released until July of 1987?

[@Fakename70]

More like ‘86-‘90.

[@Sithman1776]

Please do a segment on the how Axl Rose and Vince Neil we’re supposedly going to “fight” each other.

[@nayr87]

He did.....a long time ago

[@dougbennett8592]

@@nayr87 And we're still waiting.

[@TheOnlyHollywood1]

Haha I don't think they would hold up

[@johnchurchillmusicart]

If was held now it would be one of those hot dog eating contests

[@shaneculkin704]

Vader-44 : I am in full agreement with you sir .!!. That would be a terrific episode. Hell,-- even (somehow) conduct a Viewer Poll if, at all, possible. (?) ****P.S.- Now. ..Am I the ONLY human that knows that a freshly sober/constantly lifting + working out/beef'n up Vince Neil would simply clobber the stringy, weakly (yet can put on an angry - almost scary face [Oooow,-dear me O my and that is aLL!!?!] Axl Rose??? **** It has always appeared to be so. Though I would come so frightenly close to wagering my own dear sweet mother's life on it. Let us just say that I am certain of it and everyone also appears to forget that THAT was a 'For Real' challenge that Axl pretty obviously skated around. And I'd bet (equally as daringly wager my-first-born-child this time on) Rose's knowing this truth tooooooo well. Please, please.. Listen, I love both bands almost equally so (again--Please..) Understand that this comes from an objective place and I wish and actually pray that someday a small group of like-minded and reasonably honest + fair people can review the facts of the day entirely and form a decent and FAIR CONCLUSION to what I feel to be a strikingly obvious answer. I wish to sincerely Thank whoever has read this. Ty 😁

[@burnsZY85]

Imagine the shit storm if they released 'one in a million now' lol

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

If only....truth hurts

[@stanleysmooth]

They would never do another show in California

[@RowanWarren78]

@@Gtrx0998 Yup, they'd be playing it at MAGA rallies, LOL.

[@NormaVV]

Gtrx0998 Well, if there ever is an chance, now it’d be the time. After Nov 2020, unpredictable.

[@johnchurchillmusicart]

There would be exploding snowflakes as far as the eye can see

[@Daneiladams555]

The ego of axl is just something else

[@eyenfinityface-thecosmiclo2717]

Yngwie Malmsteen too. 🖒🖒

[@jennifers8843]

It cost him millions! Not sure why anybody would pay to see him!

[@swirlyspaghetti5102]

Aye but what Axl is saying is true

[@MrChase115]

Damn, He really put that hard "R" on there !

[@Andre-tu3km]

Right!

[@maryscheitler2488]

Sure did. I never knew about that. Makes me look at GNR a little differently. I don't even want to tell my biracial teen daughter 🤦🏼‍♀️she LOVES guns and roses.

[@nyx9208]

Yeah I think the song had a reason to use it but the way he talked on stage was frankly kinda fucked up especially since you know living colour were listening to every word. Dude really went out of his way to be a asshole

[@HazyTown01]

That's the hard R of a man that says it often. Unmistakable. Bounces off the tongue like it's freestyle diving.

[@daviddawson1718]

@@HazyTown01 ya'll do know that Slash is black and Jewish?

[@saywhat9158]

It sounded like Axl’s intentions were good and that he had simply run out of ideas on how to persuade his band mates to not let drug abuse destroy the band only to find out that betrayal of trust is more deadly to a group than drug use.

[@jasonhaynes2952]

Maybe, but Axl makes everything about himself. He was notorious for his rants when no one actually cared and just wanted to see the band play. I don't think this is something you really want to blurt out on stage, either.

[@drdrew3]

Axl’s words and actions betrayed any good intentions. Pretty much every day of his life

[@NoctemAeternusMusic]

Could have been one of the greatest rock bands ever but they couldn’t get out of their own way.

[@JohnGalt916]

Its usually that way

[@fordprefect4728]

there was a reason y a lot of labels didn't want to sign them back in the day, they looked like a train wreck from the get go .

[@daviddoyle8956]

Rose's ego fucked it for the whole band.

[@brando3009]

still one of the greatest tho, despite their short run.

[@sevgiycl_]

They already are but yeah they could've been even bigger

[@jamesweaver2139]

The manager of Led Zeppelin often carried a cricket bat to enforce his will. This inspired the bat wealding manager character album release scene in "This Spinal Tap. I've repeatedly heard he was so upset when Grand Funk Railroad was opening for was playing and blowing Zeppelin off stage and physically threatened GFR's people and demanded they get GFR off stage. I also heard that when Lynard Skinnard was opening for The Who a similar incident transpired. GFR is not not as well remembered but were an amazingly popular band as the sixties we're settling into seventies, and Skynnard was a legendarily good stage band the and according to sources, The Who's people were genuinely worried about the possibility of Townsend refusing to play at all. Led Zeppelin and The Who are all-time great bands but even great bands can fall victim to stage fright. Of course, the most famous "blown off the stage, "incident" was "when " Guitar God, " Eric Clapton, just just standing there on stage in sheer shock watching Jimi Hendrix, who was new in the UK, walk up plug in a borrowed SG Gibson into Bill Wyman's bass amp and proceeded to shock the crowd and change Rock guitar forever, the London music press and specifically Eric Clapton, who ceremoniously unplugged and left the stage. I've known several friends who were at that performance who told the same story.

[@vanmichael6517]

Slash was wild for sure... but he seems like a super nice guy.

[@MissOrchid12]

He isn't. I've met him. Ego just as huge as Axl's.

[@Golgo2047]

Mick Jagger on touring with GnR despite the press on "One in a Million" and its socially-edgy references: 'Cause we want to appeal more to the gay black market.' 11:20-11:30. Win like Jagger.

[@julesmpc1314]

Stones had booked 4 days in that ocasion and was pretty much giving tickets away to the last 2. GnR manager knew Jagger was famous for putting new hot bands in to bring in more people...They needed GnR and they paid a million for it. That million was almost% cash in as GnR had no costs (bus, travel, etc). The first offer the Stones made was similar amount but for GnR do their full tour. I prefered Axel in those days...he kept it punk and fk the machine. Everybody knew this band was like that...why get worked up about it

[@natural2112science]

I do not remember any outcry at all over One In A Million. I think that was fairly typical stuff at the time.

[@milescorporosus4058]

It was _typical_ for white musicians to throw the n-word around in their releases in 1988?

[@yankees29]

I never heard shit about it.

[@mrsx7944]

@@milescorporosus4058 no it wasn't. But it still wasn't s big media story.

[@Fakename70]

There really wasn’t a huge backlash against the band on the whole. But, rather against Rose in particular. And, even that was fairly tame.

[@jondunmore4268]

It was always bubbling under the surface. It was all absolved when Axl did the Freddie Mercury Concert duet with Elton John in 1992.

[@vernonwilliambaumann9321]

Brilliant channel dude. Awesome. As a long time GnR fan, both as listener and guitarist, I love your stuff on this iconic band. So sad that egos and politics and personal stuff had to railroad the music or the many great albums that could have been. I saw them live in South Africa in 2019 in the "NOT IN YOUR LIFETIME" tour. It almost felt like it would never happen in my lifetime. So difficult to choose between USE YOUR ILLUSION 1 or 2. But ultimately, for me, it has to be USE YOUR ILLUSION 2! Keep on rockin', man!

[@realdemons3273]

Prince got boooood off stage when he opened for the Stones. Left the stage and flew directly back to Minneapolis and proceeded directly from there to number 1.

[@blackmagick77]

It's impressive they got as far as they did. They had good music and talent but damn were they were a train wreck

[@markferguson3745]

Rose has a really unfortunate personality.It's amazing anyone could be so arrogant and full of themself.G&R was truly a group effort, and Slash in particular was just as significant. Can you imagine Jagger disrespecting Richards like that? I guess most of us remain products of our limited environments.

[@abick8725]

Well said man. His ego was out of control, IMO. I mean, all their egos were out of control, but Axl’s was something a bit different...the guy was practically living on another planet at that point. People these days that weren’t old enough or weren’t alive in those days may not realize how big GNR actually was in those days and they lived up to every bit of their reputations. It’s hard to really even imagine what the world they were living in was like at that point for the typical person. I mean they were the biggest rock band on the planet and really the last of an era of completely decadent rock and roll musicians. They just don’t really make ‘em like that anymore (unfortunately). Yes, I do realize my comment makes me seem old.

[@georgiaross6741]

Slash was phenomenal for the band. I'll never forget the first time I heard the opening riffs on Sweet Child of Mine. Incredible, I still get chills every time it comes on the radio. It brings me such joy!!!

[@georgiaross6741]

@@abick8725 they were the last of an era. What a great era it was, wouldn't trade it for anything.

[@jakejonas7366]

I love coming back to these videos that I missed over the last few years.

[@briansprenger5578]

You should cover the story of Prince opening for the Stones. It was the first & last time he ever opened for anyone.

[@K3vinK]

Brian Sprenger Axl had that song removed on GNR Lies.

[@Itachijaswal]

KKnopp what?

[@willtheangrydudeist9120]

Pretty sure it wasn't the first time he opened for anyone. Lol

[@K3vinK]

If you buy a recent version of GNR Lies, One in a Million is no longer on it. www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-09/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-rerelease-song-missing/9742188?pfmredir=sm

[@chrisc.4517]

Thats not true. He opened for Rick James once The Stones kicked him off their tour.

[@shifty473]

Excellent research here. I've read a lot about this point in the band's history and this video documents all of that and more.

[@rnrtruestories]

Thanks

[@champyelcaballo1530]

4:25......A wise man once said...."Cocaine is a hell of a drug"!!!

[@Ravensroost81]

Champy El Caballo ...Im Rick James ..bitch!

[@elkarlos814]

I think they were beyond the blow at that point

[@scottdavidson526]

Rick James in fact.

[@finstor3386]

I was in college at this time, and some friends drove out to Red Rocks to see them. I passed, I didnt trust AXL. Sure enough they took the stage 3hrs late, AXL walked off after 2 songs.

[@paulcrosby7419]

The rant at 8:07 Axl sounds like your crazy Aunt who tells you about how bad drugs are because she used to do meth meanwhile she is 4 beers in and on adderal 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@prowlie]

Biggest reason Axl never belonged on stage with AC/DC... Brian Johnson has more class in a dump he takes than Axl

[@Britton_Thompson]

"More class"? This is rock n roll, brotha. If you're being classy, you're doing it wrong

[@RyanConnell5150]

Yeah I'm still pissed about that simply because he wrecked his voice singing for AC/DC in the spring and sounded like shit once they got to my town in August.

[@dustyboi8975]

@@Britton_Thompson Not really. It isn’t cool to be a racist lunatic on stage. Rock n Roll is putting on a great show. Not starting riots after you have a tantrum

[@pamwilliams9458]

@@dustyboi8975 Exactly thank you some one Findly gets it❤

[@basquat76]

GnR was the first band i fell in love with. I was the biggest GnR fan in the world. But as i got older you start realising what an absolute tool Axl was, which made it difficult to love them. I think Oasis had the same problem. As long as they could deliver the music people including me was right there with them. But if the music wasn't good everybody was quick to leave the ship. We love the music but the band was difficult to love so there were no second chances.

[@cd0u50c9]

Nobody loves oasis, they're just plain shit.

[@drdrew3]

Axl was a tool from day one

[@basquat76]

@@drdrew3 Yes but i was too young to realise it and the internet didn't exist so it was limited what we knew about them.

[@frankybroughtoniv8465]

I seen your a few of these videos and i think u are great and accurate. Will subscribe

[@mischachan552]

Axl did what he did out of love for his band mates whether it seems like it or not

[@Godric_71]

I saw G-n-R in Lakeland, Florida when they opened for Motley Crue. That was the worst sounding live performance ever. I actually left until the Crue hit the stage. That show was amazing.

[@df238]

Damn that was kinda heavy, Axl did seem to be anti-drug almost from the beginning from what I remember, but calling out your mates like that on stage is kinda fucked up and by this time they were pulling 80k a week in checks supposedly.

[@ckom0007]

I remember, as we were flying into LA to see these shows, many people/newspapers/entertainment-type people, saying that G’nR were going to blow The Stones right out of Los Angeles. I recall that first show very clearly...G’nR played and then The Stones came, out as if to say:, “This is how the big boys play!” They absolutely laid waste to any theories about who was going to blow who out of LA! G’nR (one of the greatest bands of their generation) were thoroughly and completely outclassed, outplayed and out-cooled by the elder statesmen of rock ‘n f**king roll! It was a terrible-beautiful thing to witness!

[@williamschutz4982]

ckom0007 They needed humbled.

[@joebadgley3630]

Aerosmith did the same to both the Stones and GnR!!!

[@ckom0007]

Joe Badgley Where? When? I love Aerosmith but there’s no real record of them “blowing” the Stones off the stage quite like what the Stones did to G n’ R! The point about the shows in L.A. is you had actual objective evidence that the Stones were absolutely the better band at that moment in time. G n’ R went on to do some really excellent, often unparalleled, work but it could have all crashed and burned after those shows! It would have been a colossal tragedy. If you are comparing Aerosmith to the Stones I’d say that Aerosmith, pound for pound, had more troublesome shows than the Stones. I’ve seen both bands many many times and I can say I’ve never seen the Stones implode to the point where their show was unwatchable...sadly, I can’t say that for every Aerosmith show I’ve been to. In the end I think your argument is; “I like Aerosmith more than the Stones.” Fair enough...there’s no point in arguing. Let’s just thank our personal deities that these bands roamed the Earth and laid-out some excellent work for us to enjoy!

[@barbaradufner7779]

I agree I saw GnR one more time when they released Use You Illusion 1&2 and if someone offered me free tickets to either The Stones or GnR I'd take the Stones they put on a memorable show in the best way not because Mick Jagger is PMSing on stage like a fucking bitch on the rag!

[@adrianb3868]

ckom0007 uh, no. You can clearly ser who outclassed who when Axl sang Salt of the Earth next to Mick. Axl literally mopped the floor with Mick. Beat him in every aspect. If you have some other video from those shows that support your opinion then please give me the link.

[@heatherhillman1]

Damn! I don't remember any of this. It was my first year in college though, so I wasn't exactly keeping up with all the entertainment events.

[@NITE_SHIFTING]

Have been binge watching these videos all day. Awesome channel.

[@Luvie1980]

Slash and Izzy are the best members of GnR.

[@Datanditto]

Wrong. Steve n Duff

[@mineralt]

Slash and Duff

[@EspritFidget]

This band is a disgrace to Rock history. How they still manage to get booked and tour is beyond me.

[@craigbrock847]

Axl is a hypocrite talking about drug addicts? He was the biggest drug addict in LA at the time.

[@Britton_Thompson]

No, he wasn't. Axl was not a regular drug user the way everyone else in the band was. The tension and distance that festered within the band was a direct result of Axl feeling like he was the only one who actually wanted a successful musical career whereas everyone else just wanted to rape, pillage, and destroy all the time. The fact that Axl was relatively clean was the reason Geffen Records even signed the band in the first place. They saw that he was functional and everyone else in the band was terrified of him, thus they rolled the dice on signing this gang of street criminals. Axl has psychological issues. That's not an insult either- that's a statement of fact. He's a diagnosed clinical psychopath who suffers from manic depressive bipolar disorder; which often culminated in violence. He's a psychopath, and he'll tell you he's a psychopath. He knows there's something wrong with him that healthy people don't experience. He recognizes he doesn't think and behave the way normal people do. Instead, he's gotten to the same place Mike Tyson has where he's fully aware something is off with him, and it's up to him to manage it. I shudder to think of what a strung out Axl Rose would be like!

[@davidmellish3295]

Don't know where u got that rubbish from but axl didn't do a lot of drugs at all,the other band members on the other hand were some of the biggest addicts in LA

[@NeganACSU]

Not even close to true

[@vinylcity1599]

Good job with this video, brah!

[@viol8r]

One album and the band basically fell apart. Some people just can’t handle the success man

[@viol8r]

Den Well they really came out at a time when they had the influence of all the best bands, and they channeled it all into one good album. Then the 90s hit lol.

[@Riprattle]

All 4 albums are great rock masterpieces. The fuck you talking about?

[@mainsmain]

@@Riprattle lolololol

[@pjomayo]

@@Riprattle Chinese Democracy ?? A Masterpiece....LOL

[@probablymelgibson2344]

@@pjomayo where's the Spaghetti Incident lmao?

[@veerchasm1]

I was at the Coliseum show, 11th row, went to see Living Colour and the tension was palpable

[@maximumblue8394]

Drugs and music go hand in hand, but when you see all the damage they do, the lives lost. You would think things would change, they just keep getting worst.

[@andresrodriguez3708]

I strongly agree, and sadly, humans will NEVER learn of the cautionary tales that can lead when you become addicted to drugs and alcohol.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

Ironically if there's any other band that knows a little something about one of their songs being censored and controversial it was the band that the Gunners were opening up for: The Rolling Stones. I mean hello, 'Some Girls'? The only difference is Mick Jagger never felt the need to whine and cry about it for damn near 10 or 15 minutes in front of a paying audience who just came to hear them play! He knew that on-stage was neither the time nor the place for that shit!

[@genericwhitekidthesecond4330]

I like how the stadium was actually cheering him on at first and then as soon as he dropped the N bomb there was an audible silence. Lmao.

[@genericwhitekidthesecond4330]

@Respect/Walk The hell does that have to do with anything?

[@makusmati]

@Respect/Walk There is a difference between nigger and nigga. Using nigger is derogatory while anyone can be a nigga, even whites! It's just another way of saying dude or whatever..

[@Doyouevenart69]

@stonesdurtysox says the fruitcake half wit with a deeeby bowl cut and a lame stoner handle who happens to be white and actually has no say in the matter.

[@scottdavidson526]

@stonesdurtysox Agreed.

[@shannonglass9826]

Great video man!!!

[@ryanhale1654]

The Stones are too f***ing cool. Greatest Rock-n-Roll band of all time!

[@mastervader3171]

Nah, AC/DC

[@ryanhale1654]

@@mastervader3171 No wayyy! How?? I mean they sorta, kinda come close, I get it but cahhmahhnnn! Lol!

[@williamsaling9648]

Bravo Axl!

[@daveyboy_]

I was a sucker, i bought tickets to a GNR show and of course i got burned !

[@tcollett14]

i always viewed One in a Million as Axl singing from the perspective of someone else, in fact i thought everyone thought that. Slash is half black do people really think Axl would just start singing about how racist he is or maybe theres a deeper meaning to the song.

[@RichardMNixon-zh6uz]

Living Color was trying to be "down with the brothers" because their audience was mostly metal and old school punk fans, so they'd went on a virtue signaling rant before GNR went on. Like dumb animals, most whites yowl in overcompensating approval whenever a black dude says something about racism. It's all over the comment section here too.

[@jamesr2547]

It was him in the past tense.

[@genericwhitekidthesecond4330]

@@RichardMNixon-zh6uz Honestly I just hate Axl Rose in general lol. I'm not even really mad about this I just get fucking furious when people mention this narcissistic shit. Especially when they call him a rock god. He's my personal Drake in the rock genre. I would spit on him.

[@frederikgp8962]

Generic white kid the second nah his heart is in the right place.

[@frederikgp8962]

Listen to Madagascar off Chinese democracy- it has a positive message for mankind

[@ewanedwards6822]

One of the only family celebrity encounters I really recall coincidentally was from Axl Rose, it was back before I was even born, and it was while my dad was waiting in line with a few friends for Magic mountain. This documentary makes me realize how unsurprised I am of Axl Rose's attitude considering how the story continues, the guy just basically used his pop clout to get ahead in line of everyone (willingly, of course, but still, absolute manipulation of the fanbase), to this day dad kicks himself that he didn't get in a shouting match with Axl Rose over goddamn Magic Mountain. its just kind of a funny, kind of petty story, but it just adds to the credence of what's going on here.

[@drdoofenstock5559]

Dudes a complete joke I can’t take him seriously at all

[@harveycedar2930]

I was at that concert, and no one was paying attention to what anyone said. We were there for the music, the speechifying was a lot of BS as far as we were concerned.

[@mooknick242]

Saw them in 88 open for inxs and Axl was the only sober one

[@aaronanderson7619]

I bet that was a kick ass show.

[@Fakename70]

I believe it was a festival, right? I vaguely remember that.

[@mooknick242]

@@Fakename70 yessir it was..it was Ziggy Marley, The Smithereens, Iggy Pop, Guns N Roses, iNXS. Did you see that show? old Texxas stadium.

[@Fakename70]

@@mooknick242 I’m not from/in Texas, but I definitely remember reading about it at the time.

[@mooknick242]

@@Fakename70 i am a big guns n roses fan, but they were horrendous. Slash could barely play and Izzy even puked over beside the drum riser. You could tell Axl wasn't happy and they only played like 4 and a half songs and that was it. INXS was really good though they saved it.

[@stevemason5173]

Back in 78, 79, and 80, we had a band that was pretty tight and had known each other since 2nd and 3rd grades. We had been a band for over 3 years and together we all had a gifted talent of making and writing our own original music, right off the tops of our heads. We had a man who followed us to dive~ass bars watching our gigs and liked our looks, sound, and talents. He took us from these dive~bars to larger and better places to play and more money. We even got a small amount of road experience along the way opening for a few bands who are now big time.. As our new manager was working with a record company, our lead singer and front man let this go to his head. He began doing stupid shit and getting us into trouble over and over. Costing us and our manager big bucks. The ass hole eventually blew it for us by getting loaded and punching our manager in the face giving him a major concussion, broken nose and having to be hospitalized for a week. Our singer accused him of looking at his girl. She was talking to him, why wouldn't he be looking at her? Sooooo stupid!!! Axle Rose reminds me so much of this ass~wipe singer we had. Causing problems where ever he went for the dumbest shit. Always the one to disagree, want the most money, want his own hotel room and dressing room, and other special shit. None of us ever figured who died and made him God. I really liked G~N~Rs music and allot of talent there. As soon as I began learning of ole' Rose's antics, I gave up on them. Bad memories and bad asses, not in a good way either. Shame on you Axle Rose... You are nothing but an infected pimple on the ass of Rock~N~Roll!!!

[@uverpro3598]

Steve Mason you couldn’t wipe up Axl’s puke off the floor. The guy was a Rock God.

[@stevereed8786]

Poor Axl, he is about as stable as ice skates. When you reflect back it shows "This is your brain on drugs"

[@MrJC1]

Yea, axl didn't need drugs. He was just an asshole through and through. Loool.

[@kevinkirkland4577]

He's a coke head

[@ponraul1221]

Someone doesn’t know how to skate

[@70smebbin]

new sub love the channel

[@goodfella2400]

“Because we want to appeal more to the gay black market” 😂😂😂. God I miss the ‘80s.

[@genericwhitekidthesecond4330]

The 2000s were where it was at for me. 2010s...not so much. Ok maybe up til 2013 I was enjoying it.

[@goodfella2400]

@Generic white kid the second yeah I just mean in the way society was back then. A “no fucks given attitude.” Take a show like Married...With Children. Our woke culture would never allow for it today.

[@justdave923]

Goodfella If Axl had just said that very thing, things may have turned out much differently.

[@marklinkous2742]

Yeah that's the highlight of the video mick Jagger did not give a fuck

[@fiddleback4903]

Yeah you can tell the Rolling Stones were old hat's at dealing with the media with that one.

[@Shaylok]

Axl sure as hell was never afraid to speak his mind - but he never knew whether or not if he should.

[@angelocatapang6054]

off topic:sex pistols 1978 farewell concert in san francisco,ca.'ever felt of being cheated?!' line by lydon/rotten.

[@dougbennett8592]

The Pistols were being fucked over by Malcolm McLaren and John figured it out.

[@zachfoxer7746]

One in a million wouldn't even be a problem if the Stones did it in the 70s. It's just rock n roll.

[@Fakename70]

The difference is, the ‘Stones would’ve had sense enough not to do it.

[@imhatchmantoo]

Damn that was like a 15 ft drop right on his face lol 😆 then he started singing again.

[@Fakename70]

Yet, people still make a big deal about Adler tripping onstage at Farm Aid the following year.

[@ShawnjHiggins]

BREAKING NEWS!!! AXL SPOTTED AT MC HAMMERS CHURCH. AXL REPORTEDLY SAID "WE GOT TO PREY" AND MC HAMMER RESPONDED WITH "LIVE AND LET DIE" FANS ARE STILL IN DISBELIEVE THESE TWO NEVER JOINED FORCES 25 YEARS AGO!

[@talktalk2412]

6:00 - is that Dave Mustaine?

[@Lexman509]

Yes.

[@lokexinxun511]

Wow.. this video finally made me understand the meaning/context behind estranged. I always found it one of the most beautiful/personal music videos though it made 0 sense objectively by itself. But now I see it was a personal journey axl was going through, with the no show and everything....

[@wo2847]

3:53 sounds like that intro was given by Chris Farley

[@jacobjames1171]

I'm glad to say that I attended one of these shows.

[@walker2980]

I can't help it man I agree 200% with what Axl had to say and especially about band members being strung out. I mean people should at least try to understand it from his perspective if he has taught screen yelled and bitched at them to get their ship together and they wouldn't I guess he felt backed into a corner and thought well I'll just take it to the newspapers maybe that will straighten you out. See there's an old saying that goes there's two sides to every story but when it comes to Guns and Roses the only side anyone ever wanted to hear when it came to Axl doing his stuff was the rest of the band. And that VH1 Behind the Music was a farce all that was, was a gang up on Axl special. The fact of the matter is everybody in that band had a part to play and its demise back then

[@saigefan01]

dam, i was at one of these shows.. i was in 6th grade and GnR was my fave band of all time.. i didnt know i was witnessing history

[@83442handle]

*I love the Megadeth with GNR video*

[@soshieopath7142]

I was 22 when appetite came out- I loved gnr, all my friends loved gnr. That’s what rock n roll is all about- breaking rules, excess and danger... There’s too much pussy mollycoddling nowadays. If you don’t like it… Don’t listen to it, don’t buy it - fuck you, who cares? People say it was controversial, well guns n roses didn’t give a shit -everybody else just got upset by it. cool people don’t care.

[@karlodelacuesta4470]

Wow dropping from a 15ft. High stage and continue singing!!! Axl was unkillable.

[@mroleg904]

Can anybody tell what slash was saying? I'm not native speaker and didn't understand a thing

[@daviddechamplain5718]

I'm a native speaker and I have no clue either.

[@julesmpc1314]

He saod fk it cause I will keep on shooting as much heroin as I would like. Axel was punk and dificult but imagine having to carry the fking show while the band is wasted every fking night. They were like that and everybody knew...so I dont get why people get worked up about it...GnR was that way, period

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

Living Colour was an amazing band

[@mrsx7944]

I forgot all about them.

[@Frostheimer]

They may have been the most talented musicians on that stage. I had sixth-row seats, the “front” row for Living Colour.

[@mandomusic1292]

I bet Axl wishes he looked like that today. Now he looks and sounds like Edith Bunker.

[@mickywinks4700]

i have said that for years

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Pretty sure most people in their fifties would rather look like they did when they were in in their 20's.

[@joseeriveraa]

I saw him in concert last week and honestly it wasn’t bad for his age and all the drugs and alcohol they say he did, the man sang for around 2 hours nonstop including those very high notes and didn’t looked tired for all that

[@Zimuahaha]

@@allsystemsgo8678 yeah but he looks especially bad.

[@davidellis7786]

Hahahaha Edith funny

[@jakedee4117]

People are such hypocrites when money and fame are involved. Living Colour made a big deal about a Guns N Roses song but would gladly open for The Rolling Stones, I guess they missed "Brown Sugar" 1971.

[@resevoirdog]

It would be nice to have subtitles during the clips I couldn't understand anything

[@RussellFlowers]

The True Story of How This Video Got Demonetized :D

[@SirJoelsuf1]

I NEVER understood the appeal for GnR. I mean yeah Appetite for Destruction is a national treasure of a record for them, but everything after..? I'm good. Anthrax and especially Slayer played WAY more aggressively and were WAY more professional at the time.

[@stripedhyenuh]

"thankfully he was unhurt" This sentence just does not go together

[@samliveshere88]

ladies and gentle men, this man still performs today

[@mawds2k]

It was called the cathouse not the cat club!