Express321 wrote:
The Wiki says his birth name was "William Bruce Rose, Jr." but his mom remarried and had the name changed to the sirname of the new hubby, Bailey.
Pretty decent rock band back in the day, but there were several much better by the early 90s according to my taste, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, & Metallica come to mind.
Sounds like Rose and the boys are doing relatively well for an 80s nostalgia band with one original member, got plenty of tour dates, traveling by private plane and staying in the better hotels. The best some others can do is cruise the U.S. and play a bar here and there.
Obviously, you prefer the Seattle/'grunge' sound (PJ, Nirvana). I always thought PJ had only one really good song, 'Alive'. Nirvana was OK, but not in the league with GNR. I always thought Metallica was overrated. The 'black' album was good ('Nothing Else Matters', etc.), but other than that...??? If I want to hear that genre, I'll listen to Black Sabbath/Ozzy. GNR had a sound somewhat akin to Aerosmith...great 'hard rock'.
Regarding the current incarnation of GNR, I have one word...pathetic.