Reacting to Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle

[@jamesstaunton8151]

Thanks!

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[@thekidtrey1949]

Axl also talked about his other experiences in the city. He got picked up by some random guy when he had no money, he paid for a motel for them to stay in. He woke up to the guy trying to assault him, so Axl pinned him against the wall and grabbed a beard razor to defend himself. Sounds like a jungle to me 😂

[@IvanSergio1984]

“You can have anything you want but you better not take it from me” that’s my favorite line from this song. 🫶🏽

[@joseesparza7488]

It really encapsulates not only LA culture at the time, but USA yuppie “Me generation” culture as well.

[@MrDMF567]

This whole concert is a trip. Incredible and it’s super crazy. Live at the Ritz. The whole thing is amazing, there’s people running on stage, the band going wild, everything is just pure crazy rock n roll. This is them on their ascension to being the biggest band in the world. It’s def worth a watch.

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[@OneofMyTurns]

This is also all of the original members to!!

[@Hope...M]

The really lousy thing is how Axl Rose can't hit some of the notes anymore. I mean I still love these guys and if you were around to hear them, you're very lucky.

[@antidote3910]

Slash's mother is African American, father is English That's why he has hair like that

[@trumpisgod2535]

I think maddy be same so makes sense , they could be brother and sister

[@CrociatoAzzurro]

Jew father.

[@TjM1978]

I mean come on LA is a scary place for a 17-18 YO ginger from Indiana

[@johnolexa1543]

I've heard it was LA many times, but not long ago I watched an old video, here on KZbin actually, where Axl said it was in NY City. 🤷

[@vinniedixon1140]

Slash is camera shy and said that he can't look out at a crowd for more than a few seconds while performing on stage hence why he has his hair in his face and wears shades all the time. Most of the songs by GNR are based on true events that happened and you'll be surprised by the inspiration behind them and one in particular is Rocket Queen as they are certain noises in that song which have one hell of a story behind them LOL

[@ThatColeGuy]

GOAT rock band and one of the best-selling debut rock albums of all time. Another great reaction.

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[@thyristo]

Maddy in 2024 listening to a song released in 1987 and asking questions as if it is 1987. Here ChatGPT's answer to your Slash question: "Slash, the guitarist of Guns N' Roses, often covered his face with his hair as part of his iconic stage persona. He has mentioned in interviews that it helped him manage his stage fright and maintain a sense of mystery. His trademark look, with a top hat and long curly hair obscuring his face, became a signature style that also added to the rock star mystique."

[@MaddyReactions]

Ahhh very cool

[@mangasky7]

Cool fact: Slash's mum, the model Ola Hudson, dated David Bowie when Slash was a kid, and designed some of the threads the Thin White Duke wore on stage and in The Man Who Fell To Earth.

[@MaddyReactions]

Oh wow!! No way?!?

[@jedaaa]

She didn't date him. She made costumes for him

[@jedaaa]

​@MaddyReactions yeah no, she didn't

[@mangasky7]

@@jedaaa Dead wrong, nimrod. You know nothing.

[@jedaaa]

@@mangasky7 it's what Slash said so ....

[@danrumble74]

I remember the night MTV played this concert when it happened. It was everything #GenX 😎

[@anthonymirkovich5156]

Mee too

[@sumonjamal1653]

I believe it's a true story... W. Axl Rose (vocals) grew up in Indiana where he was raised in a broken home marred by religious & physical oppression and sexual abuse... As a teen, he was always being arrested by cops and spending time in juvenile detention... At some point, he decided to leave home permanently (to escape Indiana law enforcement) and make his way to Los Angeles - his friend Jeff Isbell (Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin) left months earlier to become a rock star in a band, so Axl decided to join him. Axl's first impression upon arriving in L.A. was a homeless guy yelling at him, "U in the jungle, baby! U gonna die!" It took Axl a month to find Izzy because he had no idea how big L.A. was... they formed the band Hollywood Rose and were active until 1985... Axl and Izzy joined another band L.A. Guns w/ guitarist Tracii Guns and suggested they change the name to Guns N' Roses... (Axl told Tracii, "You be the Guns, I'll be the Roses...") ... Months later, Axl fired Tracii Guns and wanted Slash on lead guitar in GNR (Axl had met Slash when he was in Hollywood Rose) Years after his initial experience, Axl Rose wrote the lyrics to 'Welcome to the jungle' recalling that incident coming to Los Angeles to a riff that Slash (lead guitar) had written. A lot of the lyrics to Guns N' Roses debut album 'Appetite for destruction' were based on real-life... "Nightrain" was inspired by a brand of cheap wine apparently... 'Out ta get me' was about Axl's run-ins w/ police in Indiana... "Mr. Brownstone" was about Slash using he+++n... 'Rocket queen' was about their young groupies... "My Michelle" was about Axl's ex-GF Michelle Young ... "Sweet child O' mine" was Axl's love letter to then-girlfriend Erin Everly... etc. Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Slash (real name Saul Hudson) was a very shy fellow... Apparently, he would let his hair hang over his face to avoid making eye contact w/ people... Lately, he seems to have a lot more confidence as a solo artist if u see him in live performances but he still wears shades while playing onstage because of his shyness (I'm guessing)... In the early days of Guns N' Roses, he was always drinking Jack Daniels straight up and could barely stand during the band's photo shoots (someone had to hold him up from behind)... Band insiders recalled that Slash was so dedicated to playing guitar on stage that he would throw up behind the amps and come out still playing guitar. Even when Guns N' Roses were inactive and Slash had been fired in 1996, the guitarist still worked on music in spite of his various addictions and personal problems... He recorded 2 Slash's Snakepit albums in the 90's... 2 albums by Velvet Revolver in the 2000's... and his own solo career as Slash (w/ Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators) w/ 5 albums and 1 solo record w/ various singers.

[@stevelarson3391]

Actually it was in New York

[@sumonjamal1653]

@@stevelarson3391 That's debatable... Guns N' Roses were not formed in NY... and their appetite for drugs and alcohol make them unreliable...

[@bimasaputra5813]

At the beginning, the band performed slash shows, stealing a belt and a top hat, then combining the two and wearing them as accessories, now it has become their trademark.

[@crazykaletrucker]

I'm 54 now and in the 90's Axl was my HERO!! BEST(male) VOICE ON THIS PLANET🤘🤘

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[@stevedahlberg8680]

I didn't know there WAS a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders thing on Netflix. Wow. They were so popular back when I was a kid, because the Dallas Cowboys and Rodger Staubach were totally dominant, and then I think they were the first or one of the first teams to really put a real emphasis on their cheerleading team, and then they just exploded in popularity. I think it kind of set the tone for a lot of things to follow.

[@MaddyReactions]

Oohh! You should watch! It’s pretty entertaining to see the amount of craziness that goes into wearing the uniform!

[@codyashley8787]

It's true. He tells that story all the time, lol.

[@randallgamino2600]

Slash has always been a bit mysterious hiding under his hair and top hat! Awesome guitarist though! 🎸🔥

[@groovelife415]

Slash has bad stage fright and is really shy. That's why he covered his face like that. He wears sunglasses on stage now as well to help him not see the crowd so much. If you see him in interviews, it becomes even more obvious. He's told it himself though.

[@MaddyReactions]

Oh wow!!

[@Nightbreed82]

I think Slash might be your long-lost older brother, Maddy! lol

[@MaddyReactions]

LOL maybe!

[@mztweety1374]

My grandmother’s maiden name was Hudson …god I wished we had ancestors from England😂😂😂 i’m not sure anyone in the family knows😂

[@rimisark]

more likely his daughter... he is like... 60 years old.

[@Nightbreed82]

@@rimisark How can that be when the '80s was only 10 years ago?? 😂😂

[@andreabruson5558]

if her last name is Hudson, it might totally be! 🤣

[@AppetiteForClipz]

The crack head was in the Bronks NY… He hitch hiked there years before he formed Guns n Roses… But songs is mainly about the pitfalls the Jungle in Hollywood LA…

[@scottwontorski1274]

The funniest part was he axle was probably buying crack from the black dude. La correct.he was actually in a band called LA guns. Hence the guns in guns n roses.great reaction

[@MaddyReactions]

Oh wow LOL

[@onechess]

Loved GNR back in my late 20s/30s. Your reaction to the origin of this song was so awesome!!

[@MaddyReactions]

Thanks so much

[@kerenolivero7097]

Awesome reaction :) The song's inspiration is indeed from a true story. Axl (lead singer) has told this story on multiple occasions during GnR concerts. Also yes, it was in L.A. good call on that one. I am hoping that if Axl ever writes a book, he may tell more about it, or at least in more accurate details about when/ where it had happened. Some of GnR's other songs are based on true stories, which adds to the vibe of their music, although not all their songs have true stories backgrounds. I love GnR.

[@MaddyReactions]

Oh wow!

[@JessicaAnderson-rj6zz]

I've heard in an interview with Axl the origins of the song took place in New York when he hitchicked there from Indiana.

[@Rotakka2]

LOL such an entertaining reaction. Also haven`t seen this live version in ages.

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[@pvilches06]

Hey Maddy, "You know where you are? You're in the Jungle Baby!!" I absolutely loved your reaction, especially your laughter!! 😆😆 I adore this video Hun. Much love for you always!! 🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️

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[@pvilches06]

@@MaddyReactions 🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@trumpisgod2535]

Just dropped here in the U.S, slamming my morning coffee ☕️ against the counter. How dare the label or whoever did this. But good reaction it was funny, I love some GnR !!!

[@MaddyReactions]

Right?!?

[@joseesparza7488]

Appetite For Destruction is one of the top 10 albums of all time. No filler, all killer!

[@spiderwayne]

Grew up there. Rough at times but loved it there. Was also there during the Rodney King Riots. So much happened there. I was drummer in a rock band and obviously never made it but had a blast seeing all these bands getting out there.

[@xrpcit.y1288]

I thought that i was going to get into a fight with a homeless guy that would hang at the barber shop that i worked at...but instead he challeged me to a dace off by breaking down some dance steps...next to a place callef "doodoo alley"😮

[@derekfrost6949]

I would check out some of GNR live in 1992. The energy from those are awesome! Coma live in Chicago 1992, the garden live in Saskatoon 1993 (exception), pretty much all the major songs live in Tokyo 1992, Mr brownstone rock in rio 1991 (exception), knockin on heavens door live in Argentina 1992, and slashes blues solos in Tokyo / Argentina.

[@joseesparza7488]

No one said that dude is a crackhead. He was just some dude living under a bridge down on his luck for a variety of reasons. One of those might’ve been crack! 😂

[@MaddyReactions]

LMAO 🤣 EXACTLY, I just filled in the gaps ☺️

[@scottwatschke4192]

Maddy, You're in the jungle baby!

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[@Kevin-vk6tg]

Thanks for the review maddy

[@rx4mandude]

Part of the Slash enigma 🎸

[@samusahlsten5948]

My all-time favourite song of Gn'R. And the best reaction to it. Period.

[@donovanz1049]

In their prime my favorite band and it’s not even close. Awesome review Maddy!! 😊

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[@mikes3827]

LOLOL@your reaction. I don't think the black guy was necessarily a crackhead, just some old black guy who (maybe?) was homeless. But yep, when Axl first arrived in Cali/LA, Axl was VERY young, and probably looked like he came from some other place...like Indiana ;) IMO, "Appetite For Destruction" might be the greatest debut rock album ever.

[@robertstoner8244]

Hes not shy 😂 style. Guns and roses one of my favorite bands. Yes LA

[@andreabruson5558]

This is the very first time in my 46 years of life that I've heard someone calling Slash "shy"! 😂 Love you Maddy!

[@andyshores9391]

He's said so himself, that's exactly why he keeps his sunglasses on and always played with his hair in his face

[@MaddyReactions]

I’d be nervous up there lol 😆

[@paulanderson771]

I've been there and I one of my best friends as an adult was from Compton which is near "the Jungle" and it's really unlikely these guys ever drove down in there. Training Day is a better representation with the pigeon flipping and every resident just staring and wondering why you're there.

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[@stevelarson3391]

So if you were a nineteen year old kid on your own, homeless and struggling to make it to stardom and an old drunk said that to you, do you think it would be funny? It's about overcoming poverty, addiction and adversity to make it to fame and fortune, it's not meant to amuse you.

[@anthonymirkovich5156]

That’s a true story

[@Jonafortus]

1. Me encanto su reaccion Y 2. Ella es hermosa.

[@MaddyReactions]

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[@ericgaudet5488]

Yes that was a true story about what happened when Axl Rose and Izzy first came to New York. Alot of there songs are about real life things that has happened the only song they wrote and did a a joke was I Used To Love Her .

[@mztweety1374]

I love that song it’s hilarious

[@paulhollstein8650]

These guys are so mellow now compared to them. They still rock hard but 30 years slows us all down!

[@JuancruzMedina15]

Mi viejo los escucho en vivo en distroit saludos argentina

[@eladiobardelli3001]

Todas las mujeres mueren en ese momento, Axl un loquillo

[@jeffjackson8475]

He's not shy...He's cool. Lol.

[@VenicePlayz-zx4dc]

He was shy he said him self lol

[@sonyhendramawan2259]

Next, guns n roses - Rocket quenn

[@EightPieceBox]

I generally don't like GnR, but this is one of about 5 songs of theirs I love.

[@roblafont3111]

You might consider following this up by reacting to BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE by Jethro Tull??? It's one of their biggest hits. Then hopefully we can find our way out of the jungle? Ian Anderson actually seems to be comparing life in a jungle to city life!!! Not all so different?!?

[@MaddyReactions]

Ooohhh

[@bobbysmith8836]

100/00 true.

[@anthonymirkovich5156]

That’s true hitchhiked to la

[@ScottM-mds1hb]

👋🏼gnr took things to another level..✌🏼 Name the artists throughout history that marked an era or bridge in music 👇🏽

[@joseedurado00]

Slashes mom used to date David Bowie 🖤. He always liked his women dark ❤

[@joseedurado00]

And he used to role with Lenny Karvitz. I think they went to the same school. They both had so much in common because they were mixed kids (black /white) I always found that pretty cool

[@pichaloca20231]

Yes its a true story and the song pretty much about LA drugs, sex etc

[@AlexanderCalderon-kd6mh]

"We can rock that look together." Please don't cover up your beautiful face😂 I also like their songs Paradise City & Sweet Child O' Mine. I don't know what Paradise City was inspired by but Sweet Child O' Mine was inspired by Axl's girlfriend, Erin Everly, daughter of Don Everly of the Everly Brothers musical group

[@ERC641]

Another banger of a song!

[@MaddyReactions]

Right!?

[@richpardey766]

Cornpop LOL 👍✌️💜

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[@janineboitard6492]

GNR were the best when they were clubbing back in the mid-late 80s in LA. Even then, the ladies were 10 deep in front row...

[@Likethisjob]

Just for the record he said a little black man said that to him, not a crackhead 😂

[@MaddyReactions]

lol sounds like something a crackhead in LA would say. No one walks in LA leisurely 🤣

[@humbertopuentes8799]

I was there… its true!

[@alyas77]

You should really watch the song Nightrain by Guns N’ Roses from that same concert that concert live at the Ritz is one of the clearest displays of absolute raw gritty rock stars.

[@MaddyReactions]

Oh nice!

[@imdmusic2012]

Welcome to the Jungle Maddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're in the jungle now! It gonna bring you down!!

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[@TjM1978]

Also research the guitar players mom she was a bit of a celeb herself. Slash was tucked into bed as a child by David Bowie

[@arnoldcox9128]

Slash is the coolest rock star

[@rimisark]

the biggest songs are made from simple stories.

[@TjM1978]

He basically just moved from Indiana to LA as a teen

[@phosphorescentscotsman]

I think he said it happened in NY.

[@MaddyReactions]

Oooh

[@Kauthaji]

I am a huge Iron Maiden fan but I hear Axel Rose can sing 6 octives. Bruce Dickinson falls short one, I believe. Mr. Brownstone off this same album is about cocaine.

[@ZZ430T56]

I remember that great show. Made a big influence in music. At least Slash is not wearing that stupid hat. That gig lasted way too long. BTW, hope you feel better

[@taunteratwill1787]

You're a very positive girl! Ever watched a clip where you thought and SAY "what a load of CRAP!" ? Or do you think that's to risky for your channel? 😋

[@MaddyReactions]

lol MANY 🤣 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipuTZJqYp5x2b7csi=iPLinyUW3vsu5zaz kzbin.info/www/bejne/gICYZn-mgKuNbrssi=oVcOR7wdiuVEE2S8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5WyqZZ6qqecY7csi=0T5b_FRYlFHiPoZf kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZyZdmZofbefl6Msi=G4IK3apXZ5o2yjHh I’m sure there are more LOL Maybe I should make a playlist 🤣

[@bk972]

You have the same hairstyle as Slash 😀

[@MaddyReactions]

lol yes!!! 🤣

[@imdmusic2012]

@@MaddyReactions Yes you Do!!!! Cuz she's in the Jungle, baby.

[@Anonymousones1]

Best reaction I have ever seen with this song ❤ Know ever plays it live it’s always the music video and this set rocks Nice work Maddy😊. Did the crack head get royalties..

[@MaddyReactions]

😂😂😂 the answers we need to know!!

[@thabudmaster]

I was there! 💗💗☮☮

[@MaddyReactions]

LOL

[@MaddyReactions]

Epic!

[@cakeofsky]

Firstly, this person obviously thought this song was inspired by the lion king or the jungle book or something. And looked quite disappointed to find out it wasn’t. Secondly. Many things can seem funny from the comfort of your warm safe home. But if your small narrow mind can just imagine life on the streets of a very dangerous city, let alone in the early 80s, then maybe Just maybe you’ll appreciated the context.

[@MaddyReactions]

lol I’ve lived in LA before. That’s why it’s funny. 🤣 Don’t take life so seriously. I’ve had too many run-ins with ridiculous characters to not laugh.

[@TjM1978]

This video when it launched blew my damn 12 yo mind

[@terrymoss758]

Blushing Maddy!!!!!

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[@GoingShirtless]

YOU are entertaining. Loved it :) But... that dress - is not the one in the link 😊

[@kubulajagodzinski4355]

GREAT SONG CHOICE TO REACT MADDY

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[@mawkushbrody7748]

Most disturbing moment for me was seeing a crackhead old woman in Vegas singing 'Outside' by Calvin Harris ft Ellie Goulding. It's a really upbeat song but after the crackhead rendition it was just sad.

[@MaddyReactions]

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[@Rudi_Wolff]

He never said _(You know where you are)_ "right now"?

[@MaddyReactions]

Ohh

[@MrPaulb1982]

The music video is better, because Axel's voice is on point,this particular performance he's obviously exhausted...the studio 🎙️ version is always better finished production

[@MaddyReactions]

Oooh

[@sniffglue666]

You’re so pretty

[@MaddyReactions]

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[@atuuschaaw]

♥

[@dendyart12]

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[@stevedahlberg8680]

Lol lol lol lol lol. 😅❤

[@MaddyReactions]

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[@snowdog03]

Characters like that guy in Cleveland also boo. I had to install an vpn to watch this because I'm in the states btw.

[@StoriesOfTh3World]

It seems YT just unblocked it in United States maybe they approve it for other countries faster then release it in United States So I watched just now, It is crazy though because they were from LA not overseas

[@MaddyReactions]

I had to submit a dispute 😭 but I’m glad you guys could finally watch! 🩷

[@SoporteRG3246]

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[@Sk8buzz]

Yup I was there when they made it up lol , “let me know if someone was there” wtf lady

[@MaddyReactions]

lol at the concert 🤣 is English your second language?

[@Fabadaba]

NYC....

[@MaddyReactions]

Ahh

[@kubulajagodzinski4355]

HELLO MADDY

[@MaddyReactions]

Hi!!

[@gryphoncroat]

More of GnR live! 92 tokyo!!

[@MaddyReactions]

Ooohh!!

[@stornowayscotland]

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[@richpardey766]

Lol inspired by some crack head 👍✌️💜

[@MaddyReactions]

LOL right?!?

[@BillyCurtis-z8y]

You r so funny

[@MaddyReactions]

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[@jamesstaunton8151]

Stop with the cool songs

[@MaddyReactions]

lol or what?!?

[@kevinm3428]

This is peak GnR. They owned LA in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Fat Axel is a parody of himself now.

[@MaddyReactions]

Epic

[@robtech341]

I still can't believe how anyone finds this to be a good performance. Guitars are out of tune, Slash sucks here, A**hole sounds like garbage. Just crap. But just like the Beatles you are supposed to like it anyway.

[@jimalbruzzess2445]

Hey Maddy, Awesome reaction. That's great that it made you "crack" up !!!!😅😅. And now that Halloween is coming...you should definitely dress up as Slash.

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