Guns N' Roses

. They toured worldwide in 2004 with Ben Kweller, The Vines, The Music and Sparta amongst others to promote their new album. Steven Adler tours with his band Adler's Appetite (formerly Suki Jones) and has plans to record with this band. Also released in 2004 was the single "Megalomaniac" with a bonus song "Monuments and Melodies". Izzy Stradlin continues to release solo albums and occasionally collaborates on songs with Velvet Revolver. One song left off the album, the 26-minute long instrumental entitled "The Odyssey" featured on the Halo 2 soundtrack. The band toured briefly before the release of the album and in the winter of 2004/2005. Other singles were "Talk Shows on Mute" and "Agoraphobia".

Contraband debuted at #1 on the music charts. The first single off of ACLOTM was "Megalomaniac", which raised controversy when it was said to be an attack on the Bush administration and was banned from daytime view on MTV, despite the band saying that it was not an attack on a particular person, rather a comment on some people's negative attitudes. Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum formed the band Velvet Revolver with Scott Weiland (formerly of Stone Temple Pilots) in 2003. The band contributed a song to the Hulk's soundtrack before releasing their first album, Contraband, in June 2004. It combined the experimental leanings of S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and Fungus Amongus with the melodic rock of Make Yourself and Morning View. In March 2004 Buckethead left the band, causing Rose to cancel their May 30th appearance at Rock in Rio 4 in Lisbon, Portugal. Their newest album, A Crow Left of the Murder, released in 2004 was a new turn for the band. In 2002, Q magazine named Guns N' Roses in their list of the "50 Bands To See Before You Die", although this was as part of a sub-list of "5 Bands That Could Go Either Way". Over a year after creation, the foundation has raised under $400,000, giving to organisations such as the International Red Cross, the Painted Turtle, Operation Smile and the Surfrider Foundation.

Again, Rose failed to stop its release. The Make Yourself Foundation does not accept cash donations from fans. Similarly, Cleopatra records released "Hollywood Rose: The Roots of Guns N' Roses" in early summer. Incubus also releases a CD series of "bootlegs" which feature recordings of live appearances and exlusive material, which directly benefit the charity. Despite Rose's protests, legal and otherwise, Geffen released a greatest hits album on March 23rd. Funds are gathered solely from ticket sales, merchandise, events, online auctions and album proceeds. It is set to release in 2005. The Make Yourself Foundation was started by the founding members of the band in 2003 as a non-profit organization which donates to causes the band deems worthy.

Reports issued by the band in 2001 and 2002 claimed that Chinese Democracy was to be released later that year by Interscope/Geffen Records, with whom they had apparently patched up their differences (if any). Also on the main stage were The Donnas, Jurassic 5, A Perfect Circle, Queens of the Stone Age, Audioslave, and Jane's Addiction. As of February 2005 the band has not played a show since their December 5, 2002 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In 2003, the new Incubus played at the newly-revived Lollapalooza concert. Due to a no show by Axl in Philadelphia and the resulting riot by fans, Clear Channel, the tour's promoter, cancelled all remaining shows of the tour. He seems to have impressed because he was announced as the replacement for newly departed bassist Alex Katunich. Some concerts in smaller markets did not sell out, while shows in larger markets such as New York and Boston sold out in minutes. The band later said this was his 'audition'.

The tour was met with mixed results. Added to the line-up of the Time Lapse Consortium was Ben Kenney on the bass, from the band The Roots. Subsequent shows went on as planned. A bootleg was released of the show at the Roxy in Los Angelas. A riot ensued. He also asked for help from Suzi Katayama, who had worked on Morning View, to arrange the orchestra. The tour got off to a bad start. The opening show in Vancouver was cancelled by the venue due to Axl not showing up in a timely manner. However, despite his intention of a solo project, he ended up enlisting all the remaining members of the band, except Chris Kilmore.

tour, the band's first since 1993, was planned. He wrote the music himself and it came out as a jazz/funk mix. A U.S. During the break, guitarist Mike Einziger set up the Time Lapse Consortium. He gathered together a group of musicians to perform a select number of shows. The band then played several shows in August of 2002, headlining festivals and concerts in Asia and Europe, and then making their way to New York for a surprise appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards. This new info was not released to the general public and the band took a break from Incubus to deal with the news and to take a breather from the constant pressure of writing music. During 2002, guitarist Paul Huge left the band and was replaced by Richard Fortus, formerly of the band Love Spit Love. Dirk Lance), decided to leave the group.

The new lineup played two shows in Las Vegas at the end of 2001. After the tour, bassist Alex Katunich(a.k.a. Consisting of Axl Rose, guitarists Buckethead, Robin Finck, and Paul Huge, bassist Tommy Stinson, keyboard players Dizzy Reed and Chris Pittman, and drummer Brain (formerly of Primus), the band played a mixture of old hits as well as new songs from their forthcoming album. Incubus was allowed to design a Civic given away in a drawing. The revised lineup returned to the stage in January of 2001 with two well-received concerts, one in Las Vegas and one in Rio de Janeiro. In April 2002, the band hit the road again, this time as the headline band for Honda's Civic Tour with Hoobastank. In 2000, avant garde guitarist Buckethead joined Guns N' Roses. Coupled with this, the band were now selling out big arenas and became a household name in the industry.1 (http://enjoyincubus.com/bio.html).

Later that year, Finck returned to Nine Inch Nails briefly to record "The Fragile.". The success of Morning View and "Wish You Were Here" marked the band as a truely popular, mainstream rock band, reaching #2 in the billboards, with Morning View reaching #2 in the album charts, selling 440,000 copies in its first week. GNR also released Live Era 87-93, which was a collection of songs the original lineup recorded on the road between 1987 and 1993. The other singles from the album were "Nice To Know You", "Warning" and "Are You In" and a radio single, "Circles". This song was intended to be a prelude for a new album: Chinese Democracy. In interviews, the band all appeared very positive about their latest release; as Brandon Boyd puts it, "we all moved into a magnificent, Malibu mansion, set up our gear in the living room with a view of the ocean, and began creating what would be our most free-flowing work to date." The band also released a DVD after this album, featuring a live performance at the Morning View Mansion, footage of the band in the mansion, a photo gallery and the cut and un-cut versions of Wish You Were Here. In 1999, the band released one new song, Oh My God, which was included on the soundtrack of End of Days. The house was located on a street named "Morning View"; hence the name.

In 1998 Axl Rose returned to the studio accompanied by drummer Josh Freese (of the Vandals), bassist Tommy Stinson (formerly of The Replacements), guitarist Robin Finck (formerly of Nine Inch Nails), guitarist Paul Huge (aka Paul Tobias), and keyboardist Dizzy Reed. The sound of the record is generally seen as a reflection of that environment, as opposed to the basement where S.C.I.E.N.C.E. was recorded. Within the following year, Duff and Matt also left the band, which left Axl as the sole original member. The album was a much more mellow record as opposed to the hard sounds on Make Yourself and S.C.I.E.N.C.E., thus coming into criticism from veteran fans but still retained such rockers as Have You Ever and Under My Umbrella. In 1996, Slash quit the band, citing creative differences with Axl. This album was recorded in a mansion on the Pacific coast of California. Several members started up their side projects (such as Slash with Slash's Snakepit and Duff McKagan in the Neurotic Outsiders). Morning View was released on October 23, 2001.

That same year, a cover version of The Rolling Stones' Sympathy for the Devil was recorded by the band, joined by Paul Huge (replacing Gilby Clarke), for the movie Interview with the Vampire. It was replaced with footage from the band in the Morning View Mansion where the album was recorded. In 1994 Axl fired Gilby Clarke. Originally the video showed the band running from a group of screaming girls, forcing them to jump off a bridge into a river. This album did not match the success of the Illusion albums and tensions were ever increasing in the band. "Wish You Were Here", the first single from the group's next album, Morning View was released on August 21, 2001, and reached number two in the US. At the end of September the video for "Wish You Were Here" was released, after being re-cut in order to make it more "viewable" in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11th. In 1993, Guns N' Roses released a collection of mostly punk covers entitled The Spaghetti Incident?. The "Drive" video was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in the category Best Group Video, but the award went to *NSYNC.

The tour included The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. During this time, November Rain became the most requested video on MTV, eventually winning a VMA for best cinematography. The band also played in Australia and Japan, before touring with Hoobastank in the United States. After the release of the Use Your Illusion albums Guns N' Roses went on a 28-month-long world tour, during which Izzy Stradlin quit the band and was replaced by Gilby Clarke. 2001 was a busy year for the band, when Incubus went on the road with Hundred Reasons in the summer and played the Area One Festival before their Make Yourself went Double Platinum, selling two million copies. On September 17, 1991 they released Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, which debuted as #2 and #1 on the charts. Fungus Amongus was re-released on November 7th, 2000, as a response to demand for the independently released album. In 1990 Guns N' Roses returned to the studio with new drummer Matt Sorum and keyboardist Dizzy Reed to begin work on the band's most ambitious undertaking yet. During the year 2000, Incubus toured with Queen Adreena, 311, Deftones and Taproot and played Ozzfest again.

Other members addressed their addiction after Axl Rose spoke up about them "dancing with Mr. Brownstone" during their opening set for the Rolling Stones. Later the DVD, When Incubus Attacks Volume 2 was also released, featuring live footage, music videos and various backstage footage. Shortly after the release of "Lies", drummer Steve Adler was dismissed from the band, reportedly due to his unwillingness to address his heroin addiction. In the first week of its release (August 22nd, 2000), When Incubus Attacks Volume 1 sold almost 40,000 copies, and reached number 41 on the US Billboard Album Charts. Because of the incident, subsequent American Music Award shows have been broadcast using a five second delay. After playing the Ozzfest tour again, a six song EP, When Incubus Attacks Volume 1, was released. At the televised annual award show in 1989, Duff McKagen and Slash appeared intoxicated and used strong language while accepting the award for Best Heavy Metal Album for Appetite For Destruction, and Best Heavy Metal Song for Paradise City. The next single, "Drive," did one better, reaching #1 and giving the band a new, mainstream following.

In 1989, Guns N' Roses were presented with the American Music Award for favorite Pop/Rock single for Sweet Child O' Mine. It reached #2 in the Billboard Charts. Contributing Welcome to the Jungle to the soundtrack of movie The Dead Pool (in the Dirty Harry series) gave the band a couple of seconds onscreen in the movie. "Stellar" was the second single released from Make Yourself, and the video was played on MTV and TRL. The album was also a source of controversy when one song, "One In A Million" featured Axl Rose using the words "niggers" and "faggots", resulting in many accusing the band (or Axl) of racism and homophobia, which Axl denied citing the fact that his (then) lead guitarist was half black and that he was a big fan of homosexual singers such as Freddie Mercury and Elton John. The single reached #3 in the Billboard Music Charts. Guns N' Roses' next release was the acoustic cd G N' R Lies in 1988 which hit #2 on the music charts. "Pardon Me" was released as a single and -- as MTV began playing the video -- the band began to gain a mainstream following.

Appetite For Destruction remains one of the best selling debut albums of all time. Immediately they went out on tour again, this time with Primus. The album sold 20 million copies, had three top 10 singles, and hit #1 on the charts. The album was a much more mainstream rock album than the experimental S.C.I.E.N.C.E.. Appetite for Destruction, GNR's Geffen debut, was released on August 21, 1987. After touring with Black Sabbath, Incubus began recording Make Yourself, which was released on October 26, 1999. Copies of the EP reached Geffen Records executives who soon signed the band. A live recording of the song "New Skin" appeared on the Family Values compilation CD.

The band released a self-produced EP, Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide, in 1986. The band then continued to tour, playing in Europe and America with the likes of Sugar Ray, Hoobastank, 311, Far, One Minute Silence, Cold, Limp Bizkit, (hed) p.e., Snot, Soulfly, System of a Down, Korn, Papa Roach, as well as playing the Warped Tour for three dates, the Ozzfest and the Family Values tour in the summer and fall of 1998. The two agreed and the band's original line-up was finalized. In February 1998, DJ Lyfe was asked to leave because of trouble within the band and Chris Kilmore was brought in to fill the vacant position. When Tracii and Robbie could not attend the Guns N' Roses' first show (in Seattle), Axl called guitarist Slash and drummer Stephen Adler who he had met recently and asked if they would play. "A Certain Shade Of Green" was the only single from the album and didn't make a dent in the singles charts. Fans often shorten the name to the "Gunners". S.C.I.E.N.C.E. was released on September 9, 1997.

The name was derived from a combination of Guns and Rose's pseudonymous last names, while earlier band names in the same vein had been Rose and Hollywood Rose. Incubus collaborated with DJ Greyboy to produce the song "Familiar" for the Spawn movie soundtrack in 1997. The band was formed by singer Axl Rose, guitarist Tracii Guns, guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Robbie Gardner. Many songs from Fungus Amongus were rereleased on Enjoy Incubus, but were touched up. Originating in Los Angeles in June 1985, Guns N' Roses' unique style incorporated punk, blues, thrash, and other genres of music into what was popular at the time: hair metal. Enjoy Incubus was released on Immortal Records on January 7 of that year, exactly two years after the band's second demo. The band's 1987 major label debut, Appetite for Destruction, gained them world notoriety with its infamously self-destructive attitude while their 1991 second major effort, the simultaneous album releases of Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, and subsequent tour cemented the band's place as a heavily influential and permanent member of rock and roll history. Between that release and their 1997 major label debut EP, Enjoy Incubus, the band acquired DJ Lyfe, who introduced hip-hop sounds to the band's already diverse mix of music.

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band whose dangerous reputation, controversial front man, and technical prowess have made them one of the most popular rock and roll bands ever. On November 1, 1995, Fungus Amongus was released on the band's own label,Stopuglynailfungus Music on Chillum. Since I Don't Have You from The Spaghetti Incident?. On January 7, 1995, the demo tape Incubus was released, featuring songs that would later appear on their first album, Fungus Amongus, and their EP, Enjoy Incubus. Yesterdays from Use Your Illusion II. One song of interest from this demo was "Bathe In My Snot", which harnessed much of the band's newly created energy. You Could Be Mine from Use Your Illusion II. For the next few years, Incubus continued to play live and write music, which cumulated in their first demo recording released in 1994, titled Closet Cultivation.

Estranged from Use Your Illusion II. In 1991, after adopting the name Incubus, the band began playing at parties in their neighborhood. November Rain from Use Your Illusion I. At this time they began writing their own music. Live And Let Die from Use Your Illusion I. They asked their friend, Brandon Boyd to join and he became the vocalist. Garden Of Eden from Use Your Illusion I. They mostly played Metallica and Megadeth covers and were able to get a few gigs at friend's parties.

The Garden from Use Your Illusion I. Jose Pasillas, Alex Katunich, Mike Einziger began jamming together while at Calabasas High School in 1990. Don't Cry from Use Your Illusion I. "Incubus" is latin for "nightmare." Mike says that the name was chosen because it sounded silly; Brandon holds that it was chosen because they were teenagers and the definition had the word "sex" in it. Dead Horse from Use Your Illusion I. After a few failed choices, Mike looked in a thesaurus and chose "Incubus" almost at random. Welcome To The Jungle from Appetite for Destruction. The band needed to think of a name hours before their first show.

Sweet Child O' Mine from Appetite for Destruction. Dirk Lance) (bass). Paradise City from Appetite for Destruction. Former members of the band include DJ Lyfe (turntables) and Alex Katunich (a.k.a. It's So Easy from Appetite for Destruction. Incubus is an eclectic rock band, that consists of five men from Calabasas, California: Brandon Boyd (vocals and percussion), Mike Einziger (guitar), Ben Kenney (bass), Jose Pasillas (drums) and DJ Kilmore (turntables). Patience from G N' R Lies. There is also a demon called an incubus..

Chinese Democracy (2005). Greatest Hits (2004) Compilation. Live Era: '87-'93 (1999) Live Album. The Spaghetti Incident? (1993) Covers.

Use Your Illusion II (1991). Use Your Illusion I (1991). G N' R Lies (1988) Mini-Album; Includes tracks from Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide. Appetite for Destruction (1987) Debut Album.

Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide (1986) EP, Live. Buckethead, guitar (2000-2004). Josh Freese, drums (1997-2000). Paul Huge, guitar (1994-2002).

Matt Sorum, drums (1990-1997). Steven Adler, drums (1985-1990). Gilby Clarke, guitar (1991-1994). Izzy Stradlin, guitar (1985-1991).

Duff McKagan, bass (1985-1997). Slash, guitars (1985-1996). Robbie Gardner, drums (1985). Tracii Guns, guitar (1985).

Dizzy Reed-Keyboards (1990). Robin Finck- Guitars (1998-). Richard Fortus- Guitars (2002-). Brian Mantia - Drums (2000-).

Tommy Stinson- Bass (1997-). Axl Rose-vocals (1985-).