Top 40 songs of 1992 (#1-10)

1. Man on the Moon- REM
2. One- U2
3. State of Love and Trust- Pearl Jam
4. Until the End of the World- U2
5. Drive- REM
6. Hunger Strike- Temple of the Dog
7. Human Touch- Bruce Springsteen
8. Jesus He Knows Me- Genesis
9. Shuffle It All- Izzy Stradlin and the JuJu Hounds
10. Wicked As It Seems- Keith Richards

Guns n Roses: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2012

Official Site: http://gunsnroses.com/


Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/guns-n-roses/bio/


GnR formed in 1985. After solidifying the lineup, they played the club scene where they got noticed. They released the EP Live Like a Suicide in 1986. In 1987, they conquered with Appetite for Destruction.

Welcome to the Jungle (1987): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj2zJ2Wvg

Sweet Child O Mine (1988): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w7OgIMMRc4

Paradise City (1988): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbm6GXllBiw


They displayed a "hedonistic rebelliousness" missing in rock at the time. GnR is credited with reviving rock n roll in the hair metal era and appeared in Clint Eastwood’s The Dead Pool. MTV and radio did not want to play GnR, but fans kept requesting and demanding it.

Patience (1989): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErvgV4P6Fzc


Axl Rose kicked Steven Adler out of the band for drug use in 1990. Matt Sorum replaced Adler and they added Dizzy Reed for keyboards.

They released Use Your Illusion 1 and 2 in 1991. In short order, GnR became the biggest band in the universe, provided a song for Terminator 2, and riots quickly followed.

You Could Be Mine (1991): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vygQZ9hYqyE

Don’t Cry (1991): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRIbf6JqkNc

Live and Let Die (1991): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D9vAItORgE

November Rain (1992): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE


St Louis riot (1991): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FJHqfbAK44


They toured with Metallica. Another riot occurred in Montreal (1992):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k57_zRGPkvw

Civil War (1993): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1fHxPY3TJo

Estranged (1994): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpmAY059TTY

Since I Don’t Have You (1994): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYOYlqOitDA


GnR covered the Stones for Interview with a Vampire.

Sympathy for the Devil (1995): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAgT8FpJbPY


Then, they disappeared…disbanded….and Axl returned with a whole new band in 2008.

Chinese Democracy (2008): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faSBzYRnFdk