Hardcover
Guns N’ Roses at 40
is my new, swell, gorgeously-appointed coffee table book on Axl, Slash, Duff and the rest of the bad boys of dirty hair metal. The concept is a look at 40 career highlights, presented chronologically. If you like AC/DC at 50, Bowie at 75, Kiss at 50 and Van Halen at 50—and if you fancy a trip to “Paradise City”—then this hardcover, full color-throughout book is for you.
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 format
- Stunning photography, both on and off the stage
- Images of band memorabilia
- Gatefold Guns N’ Roses timeline
- Complete studio discography
Popoff covers it all:
A history of the band’s scruffy early days on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip club scene Backgrounds of founding members Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, and Steven Adler Rundowns of the key studio albums and the processes behind them Analyses of the infamous incidents and controversies that seemed to follow the band The departures (and sometimes the returns) of key members First-person interviews with Slash and 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.
