Guns N Roses

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At a time when pop was dominated by dance music and pop-metal, Guns N’ Roses brought raw, ugly rock & roll crashing back into the charts.

"Patience" appears on the album G N' R Lies and was released as a single in 1989. The song peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is played using three acoustic guitars and was recorded in a single session by producer Mike Clink. A music video of the song was shot and appears on the band's music video DVD, Welcome to the Videos. The music and lyrics were both written by Izzy Stradlin.
In the video, the band members are situated in a hotel where they are the only constant images, as all other people are present for a moment, then fade away. The video, directed by Nigel Dick, was one of many produced by the band. It was the last video in which Steven Adler (even though he did not play on the recorded track) appeared and the last before the Use Your Illusion videos. The video was shot in The Ambassador Hotel, famous because Bobby Kennedy was assassinated there in 1968.

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 March 26, 1985: The first rehearsal with Duff McKagan was recorded and three songs from it ("Don't Cry", "Think About You" and "Anything Goes") were played during the band's first radio interview.

June 4, 1985: The band's "classic" lineup was finalized when Adler and Slash officially joined.

June 6, 1985: Guns N Roses played their first show with the "classic: lineup

June 15, 19897: Guns N Roses first single  "It's So Easy" was released in the UK only.

July 21, 1987: Guns N' Roses' debut album Appetite for Destruction was released.

July 11, 1990: Adler was fired. He claimed at the time he was sick from taking opiate blockers to help with the addictions.

Sept 17, 1991: The band released two albums, Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II.

 July 2, 1991:  At the Riverport Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Missouri, Rose discovered that a fan was filming the show with a camera. After asking the venue's security to take away the camera, Rose jumped into the audience, had a heated confrontation with the fan, and assaulted him. After being pulled from the audience by members of the crew, Rose said, "Well, thanks to the lame-ass security, I'm going home!", threw his microphone to the ground and stormed off the stage. The angry crowd rioted, injuring dozens. Footage was captured by Robert John, who was documenting the tour.

November 7, 1991: Rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin quit the band

July 17, 1993: The Use Your Illusion tour ended in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

November 23, 1993: Their fifth studio album, "The Spaghetti Incident?", a collection of punk and glam rock covers, was released. The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard charts.

​August 29, 2002: On the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards on August 29, 2002, Guns N' Roses closed the show in a previously unannounced performance, playing "Welcome to the Jungle", "Madagascar", and "Paradise City."

February 23, 2007: Del James announced that the recording stage of Chinese Democracy was finished and the band had now moved onto mixing the album.

March 26, 2008: Dr Pepper announced a plan to give everyone in America – except the band's former guitarists Slash and Buckethead – a free can of Dr Pepper if the band released Chinese Democracy before the end of 2008.

March 27, 2008: The band members announced that they had hired a new management team, headed by Irving Azoff and Andy Gould.

June 19, 2008: Nine tracks purported to be from Chinese Democracy were leaked to a website but were quickly removed due to a cease-and-desist letter from the band's label.

July 14, 2008, Harmonix, in conjunction with MTV Games, officially announced the release of a new song from Chinese Democracy. The song, entitled "Shackler's Revenge", was released through the new game Rock Band 2.

October 10, 2008: The song "If the World" debuted, playing in the end credits of the Ridley Scott film Body of Lies.

October 22, 2008: Band management, Best Buy, and Interscope Geffen A&M Records issued a joint press release confirming that the much-anticipated release of Chinese Democracy in the US had been scheduled for November 23, 2008, as a Best Buy exclusive.

Nov 22, 2008: Chinese Democracy, the band's sixth studio album and its first since 1993's "The Spaghetti Incident?" was released  in Europe and Australia.

Nov 23, 2008: Chinese Democracy, the band's sixth studio album and its first since 1993's "The Spaghetti Incident?" was released  in North America.

Nov 24, 2008: Chinese Democracy, the band's sixth studio album and its first since 1993's "The Spaghetti Incident?" was released  in the UK.

February 6, 2009: Rose gave his first interview in nine years when he sat down with Billboard's Jonathan Cohen.

September 1, 2010: In Dublin, the band was over an hour late arriving on stage. Rose stopped the band in the middle of the second song, "Welcome to the Jungle", after multiple bottles were thrown on stage to warn the crowd. After another bottle was thrown, the band left the stage during the fourth song of the set. The band returned to the stage an hour later to finish the show.

Oct 14, 2010: Former bassist Duff McKagan joined the band on stage for the first time since leaving the band at The O2 Arena, in London, England. He performed four songs with the group: "You Could Be Mine", "Nice Boys", "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", and "Patience".

​Oct 2, 2011: Guns N' Roses performed at Rock in Rio 4, during heavy rain, and played "Estranged" for the first time since 1993.

November 10, 2011: Rose gave his first TV interview in years to Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine of That Metal Show, discussing his whole career and the band's future.

December 7, 2011: It was announced that the classic Guns N' Roses lineup was to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

April 11, 2012: Rose released an open letter to "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Guns N' Roses Fans and Whom It May Concern", saying he would not be attending the induction. Rose stated, "I respectfully decline my induction as a member of Guns N' Roses to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" and called it a "complicated and awkward situation".

April 14, 2012: Former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, Matt Sorum and Gilby Clarke all reunited at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Clarke, who was not inducted alongside his former bandmates, performed at the request of Sorum. The group performed "Mr. Brownstone", "Sweet Child o' Mine", and "Paradise City" with Alter Bridge and Slash's band vocalist Myles Kennedy handling lead vocals in Rose's absence.

August 13, 2012: The band announced a residency at The Joint in Las Vegas entitled "Appetite for Democracy", celebrating the 25th anniversary of Appetite for Destruction and the fourth anniversary of Chinese Democracy.

November 21, 2012: The band's performance in Vegas was taped in 3D 

July 1, 2014: Appetite for Democracy 3D  was released to theaters.

April 24, 2014: The group headlined the Revolver Golden Gods awards show, with McKagan on bass. During the ceremony, Rose was awarded the Ronnie James Dio lifetime achievement award.

July 27, 2015: Guitarist DJ Ashba left the band, citing his commitments to his family and his other band, Sixx:A.M. Ashba released a statement saying "I have reached a point in my life where I feel it's time to dedicate myself to my band Sixx:A.M., my adoring wife and family, and to the many new adventures that the future holds for me."

December 29, 2015: several days after a Guns N' Roses-related teaser was released to movie theaters, Billboard reported that Slash was set to rejoin the band and a "reunited" lineup will headline Coachella 2016.

March 25, 2016: The band announced the Not in This Lifetime... Tour. The tour's name was a reference to a 2012 interview in which Rose, when asked about when a potential reunion would happen, responded "not in this lifetime".

April 1, 2016: A previously unannounced warmup gig at the Troubadour in Los Angeles took place.

July 6, 2016: In Cincinnati, former drummer Steven Adler joined the band on drums for "Out ta Get Me" and "My Michelle."

April 30, 2018: Billboards in several large cities, as well as a website (GNR.FM), were spotted with the tagline "Destruction Is Coming". The website was updated with a countdown clock to May 4, 2018, and a snippet of the song "Shadow of Your Love" playing. Journalist Mitch Lafon stated the campaign was for a deluxe edition of Appetite for Destruction.

August 6, 2021: After debuting the song onstage at Fenway Park a few days earlier, the band released the single "Absurd."

September 24, 2021: The single "Hard Skool" was released.

Nov 11, 2022: A remastered deluxe box set of the two Illusion albums, Use Your Illusion (Super Deluxe Edition) was released.