‘Appetite’ At 30: The Videos
INDIO, CA - APRIL 23: Music fans watch the Guns N' Roses performance onstage during day 2 of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Weekend 2 at the Empire Polo Club on April 23, 2016 in Indio, California.
All it took was a few steps off a bus, and rock and roll was forever changed.
In honor of the 30th anniversary of the release of Guns N’ Roses‘ Appetite for Destruction, we’re looking back on the videos that also helped bring the band to the masses.
“Welcome To The Jungle”
It would be the first time we saw Slash and his iconic top hat and the last time we saw Axl Rose with “big hair.” The piece of straw Axl had in his mouth as he got off the bus at the start of the video is simply a charming touch.
Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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