The second 1985-1991 wave of glam-metal (aka “hair-metal”, “pop-metal”, “bubblegum-metal”, and “95% Crap”) framed the internal reactionary upping of the bar by Guns N’ Roses, as well as estranged origin band L.A. Guns. Guns N’ Roses’ moniker is a combination of the band names “L.A. Guns” and “Hollywood Rose”, as Gn’R’s founding 1985 lineup featured […]