There are some bands so great that they will be remembered for generations to come. Guns N’ Roses is certainly one of those bands. The great thing about Guns N’ Roses is that they’re still touring, giving longtime fans a chance to see them live while also introducing younger fans to all of the hits that made the group famous. Even original members like Slash and Duff McKagan have come back to the band, joining Axl Rose and others to form the latest Guns N’ Roses lineup. While the group has been a little short on new music during the 21st century, they are very much road warriors who will sometimes tour for years at a time, meaning there’s probably an upcoming show in your part of the world that you won’t want to miss.

What an Entrance

There are plenty of bands that are able to hit it big with their first album, but few bands can match what Guns N’ Roses accomplished with its deuce album Appetite for Destruction. The group’s first effort included timeless classics like “Paradise City,” “Welcome to the Jungle,” and “Sweet Child o’ Mine.” The band’s legacy was practically set in stone with that one album. More than a year after it was released, it reached the top of the charts, ultimately becoming the best-selling debut album in American music history. It’s almost unimaginable that a band could top that type of album, but Guns N’ Rose kept trying and kept churning out hits for more than a decade after that until the core of the band temporarily broke up.

On the Sweet Side

While nobody can deny the heavy metal side of Guns N’ Roses, there’s no denying that the band has another side to it. The songwriting of Axl Rose has always had depth and a poetic side to it. That’s how the band produced rock ballads like “November Rain” and “Don’t Cry” that became timeless classics and some of the band’s best songs. Therein lies what’s special about a Guns N’ Roses concert compared to other hard rock groups of their era. The band offers a perfect blend of songs that rock hard and songs that have heart. It’s exactly what has made Guns N’ Roses one of the best bands of its generation and why it’s still a band worth seeing in person.