One of the highlights was the band's raucous cover of Elvis Presley's classic 'Heartbreak Hotel.' The cover begins faithfully, with Slash laying down sensuous guitar leads over a languid waltz, but it quickly revs into a punky onslaught of light-speed solos and Axl Rose's alley-cat screeches. The singer also tosses a well-placed 'fuckin'' into the chorus, a move that would have sent pearl-clutching parents to their graves if the King had done it in 1956. These sessions yielded dozens of demos, B-sides and covers, which were released in 2018 on the Appetite for Destruction deluxe reissue. The tumultuous Appetite for Destructionsessions included a stint at Sound City Studios in 1986 with Nazareth guitarist Manny Charlton helming the board.
Some of these early covers appeared on live albums and reissues in later years, while others endure only through primitive YouTube footage that serves as a time capsule to the late-'80s Sunset Strip scene, when Guns were the hottest ticket in town.įrom Elvis Presley to Black Sabbath, check out our below list of Guns N' Roses' 10 Rarest Cover Songs. Guns N' Roses menjadi band rock terbesar di dunia pada tahun 1991-1992 saat double album mereka 'Use Your Illusion' meledak di pasaran. But Guns N' Roses' covers catalog goes way deeper than that. Since their earliest days, they've honored their rock 'n' roll forebears like the Rolling Stones, Queen and Aerosmith, both on record and in concert. GNR berada di puncak kejayaan mereka dengan formasi yaitu Axl Rose (lead vocal), Slash (lead guitar), Izzy Stradlin (rhythm guitar), Duff McKagan (bass), Dizzy Reed (keyboard) dan Matt Sorum (drum).
