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2.  Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band
formed in Los Angeles, in 1985. The classic lineup
as signed to Geffen Records in 1986 consisted of
vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm
guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and
drummer Steven Adler. Today, Axl Rose is the
only remaining original member, in a lineup that
comprises Use Your Illusion–era
keyboardist Dizzy Reed, lead guitarists DJ
Ashba and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, rhythm
guitarist Richard Fortus, bassist Tommy Stinson,
drummer Frank Ferrer, and keyboardist Chris
Pitman. The band has released six studio albums
to date, accumulating sales of more than 100
million records worldwide,including shipments of
45 million in the United States, making them one

4.  Guns N' Roses signed with a major label within eight
months of their inception and topped national sales
charts weeks after garnering late hours airplay on
MTV. Appetite for Destruction is the highest-selling
debut album of all time in the United States.Their
peers in the music industry often spoke highly of the
band. Joe Perry said that they were the first band to
remind him of Led Zeppelin. Ozzy Osbourne called
Guns N' Roses "the next Rolling Stones." Steve
Lukather called Slash the "Keith Richards of our
generation."The music of Guns N' Roses is a fusion
of punk rock, blues-rock, heavy metal, progressive
rock and glam rock.

6.  During the recording session of "CivilWar", drummer
Steven Adler was unable to perform well due to his
struggles with cocaine and heroin addiction – his
difficulties in the studio caused the band to do nearly
30 takes.As a result, Adler was fired on July 11, 1990,
and was replaced by drummer Matt Sorum, who had
played briefly withThe Cult, and whom Axl credited
for saving the band. A few months prior,
keyboardist Dizzy Reed became the sixth member of
the group when he joined as a full-time member.The
band fired their manager, Alan Niven, replacing him
with Doug Goldstein in May 1991.

8.  With enough music for two albums, the band released UseYour
Illusion I and UseYou Illusion II on September 17, 1991.The
tactic paid off when the albums debuted at No. 2 and No. 1
respectively in the Billboard charts, setting a record as they
became the first group to achieve this feat until Hip-Hop
artist Nelly accomplished the same feat in 2004.The Guns N'
Roses albums spent 108 weeks in the chart.
 Guns N' Roses accompanied the UseYour Illusion albums with
many videos, including "Don't Cry", "November Rain" and
"Estranged" – some of the most expensive music videos ever
made.The hit ballad "November Rain" (No. 3 US) became the
most requested video on MTV, eventually winning the
1992 MTVVideo Music Award for best cinematography. It is
also the longest song in US chart history to reach theTopTen,
clocking in at 8:57.

10.  The band has also received criticism throughout the
years.The long periods of time that the band takes to
release albums are one source of criticism.Their
controversial late appearances and "war" with Reading
and Leeds Festivals have been criticized by artists and
their peers in the industry.In October 2009, Ulrich
Schnauss' record labelsIndependiente and Domino sued
Guns N' Roses, alleging that the band had
committed copyright infringement by using portions of
Schnauss' compositions in the track "Riad N' the
Bedouins" on the album Chinese Democracy.

12.  Dizzy Reed – keyboards, Roseiano, percussion,
backing vocals (1990–present)
 Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals (1998–
present)
 Chris Pitman – keyboards, backing vocals (1998–
present)
 Richard Fortus – rhythm & lead, backing
vocals (2002–present)
 Ron "Bumblefoot"Thal – lead & rhythm
guitar (2006–present)
 Frank Ferrer – drums (2006–present)
 DJ Ashba – lead & rhythm guitar (2009–present)

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