On this day (May 2) in 2004, readers of Total Guitar Magazine voted that Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child o’ Mine” had contained the best guitar riff ever. Thousands of readers cast their votes, putting ...

“Sweet Child O Mine” started as a guitar warm up for Slash as the band gathered for a jam session at The Hellhouse, their base of sleazy operations on the Sunset Strip. “I was f—ing around with this ...

From the moment Guns N’ Roses debuted in the rock music scene with “Welcome to the Jungle,” bands and fans knew they were the ones to watch — and they were right. It’s been 30 years since “Sweet Child ...

Guns N’ Roses score a pair of top 40 hits (with “Sweet Child O’ Mine” and “Welcome to the Jungle”) and albums (with Appetite for Destruction and Greatest Hits) in the U.K. Guns And Roses (Duff McCagan ...

Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash didn't like Sweet Child O' Mine at first. The 1988 track has become one of the rock band's defining singles but the musician was unconvinced by the "ballad" feel to the ...

Despite creating one of rock’s most iconic riffs, Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash has admitted he initially had doubts about the band’s 1988 hit “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” In a recent interview with Guitar ...

A Guns N’ Roses song from their debut album reached a major milestone in 2019 when it surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube—an impressive mark that cemented its legacy as one of the most iconic songs ...

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