Overview

Celebrate four exhilarating and rebellious decades of Guns N' Roses with this lushly illustrated journey through the band's biggest moments. Formed on Los Angeles' famed Sunset Strip in 1985, Guns N' Roses worked their way up from the club scene in less than three years to become a best-selling recording act and a top tour draw. Along the way, there was no shortage of controversy to accompany the accolades. In Guns N' Roses at 40, prolific rock biographer Martin Popoff curates 40 key touchstones in GN'R's career, charting their formation and early history, key concert appearances, groundbreaking releases, notable collaborations, business challenges, personal difficulties, band quarrels, and more. This beautifully produced tribute features: Sturdy hardcover formatStunning photography, both on and off the stageImages of band memorabiliaGatefold Guns N' Roses timelineComplete studio discography Popoff covers it all: A history of the band's scruffy early days on Hollywood's Sunset Strip club sceneBackgrounds of founding members Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, and Steven AdlerRundowns of the key studio albums and the processes behind themAnalyses of the infamous incidents and controversies that seemed to follow the bandThe departures (and sometimes the returns) of key membersFirst-person interviews with bassists Duff McKagan and Tommy Stinson In examining 40 key pivot points in GN'R's now-forty-year history, Guns N' Roses at 40 provides a concise documentary-like view of the band that as much as any other helped drive a spike through the heart of hair metal. Combine this unique perspective with a gorgeous package and you have an indispensable addition to the collection of every fan.

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Author:   Martin Popoff
Publisher:   Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Imprint:   Motorbooks
Dimensions:   Width: 23.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.00cm
Weight:   1.202kg
ISBN:  

9780760393994

ISBN 10:   0760393990
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   19 June 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Act One: Squalor on Sunset Strip 01        New Rose: Hollywood Rose forms 02        Right Next Door to Hell: GN’R plays their first show 03        Nice Boys: Slash and Steven complete the classic lineup 04        Pretty Tied Up: GN’R signs with Geffen Sidebar            Razamanaz: Manny Charlton Recalls Producing the Appetite Demos 05        Perfect Crime: GN’R issues Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide 06        Get in the Ring: GN’R issues Appetite for Destruction Act Two: Appetite for Domination 07        Anything Goes: GN’R’s first North American tour 08        Paradise City: Appetite for Destruction hits No. 1 in the US 09        Down on the Farm: GN’R performs at Monsters of Rock Sidebar            Appetite for Destruction: A Deconstruction 10        November Rain: GNR’ issues G N’R Lies 11        Shotgun Blues: Opening for the Rolling Stones 12        Reckless Life: Farm Aid IV, Steven’s last show with the band 13        Out ta Get Me: “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” features Matt Sorum’s GN’R debut Act Three: Insanity 14        Breakdown: Axl leaves midshow in St. Louis, causing a riot 15        Welcome to the Jungle: GN’R issues Use Your Illusion I     16        Raw Power: GN’R issues Use Your Illusion II 17        One in a Million: Use Your Illusion II debuts at No. 1 18        Coma: Izzy’s out, Gilby’s in 19        Human Being: The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 20        Civil War: Chaos at Metallica/Guns N’ Roses show in Montreal 21        I.R.S.: Appetite for Destruction certified 10x platinum in US 22        Attitude: GN’R releases “The Spaghetti Incident?” 23        You Ain’t the First: Axl announces that Slash has left 24        Garden of Eden: New GN’R song appears on End of Days soundtrack 25        Live and Let Die: GN’R issues Live Era ‘87 – ‘93 Sidebar            GN’R versus Hair Metal Act Four: Axl Goes Rogue 26        You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory: Geffen issues Greatest Hits 27        Absurd: Izzy rejoins (sort of) 28        Patience: Dr Pepper linked to release of Chinese Democracy 29        Mr. Brownstone: Steven records first episode of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew 30        14 Years: GN’R releases Chinese Democracy 31        My World: GN’R embarks on first Chinese Democracy tour 32        You Could Be Mine: The Up Close and Personal Tour 33        Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door: Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Sidebar            Chinese Democracy Progress Report Act Five: Legacy 34        Don’t Damn Me: The first reunion-era tour Sidebar            The Solo Projects 35        This I Love: Axl is in AC/DC! 36        Used to Love Her: Appetite for Destruction subject of elaborate reissue 37        Dust N’ Bones: Band embarks on We’re F’N’ back! Tour 38        Bad Apples: GN’R issues “Absurd” and “Hard Skool” 39        Yesterdays: Geffen issues Use Your Illusion expanded editions 40        Double Talkin’ Jive: New single renews hope for new album  Discography About the Author Photo Credits Index

Reviews

""Accompanied by vintage images and impressive concert photography...in keeping with Guns N' Roses' explosive energy and dramatic presences, the chapters are organised in playful fashion. Popoff documents it all with aplomb."" * Record Collector *

Author Information

Working out of Toronto, Canada, Martin Popoff (martinpopoff.com) has penned more than 100 books on hard rock, heavy metal, classic rock, and record collecting, including Rush: The Illustrated History, Led Zeppelin: Song by Song, Pink Floyd: Album by Album, Bowie at 75, AC/DC at 50, Kiss at 50, and In the Groove. In addition, he has appeared in Revolver, Guitar World, Goldmine, RecordCollector, bravewords.com, lollipop.com, and hardradio.com. Martin also worked on the award-winning documentaries Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage and ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas for Banger Films.

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