Isbn: 9798250205931 - destructive instincts—guns n' roses live at the ritz '88 (simöne gall's music & essays: the english editions, band 3) (1 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Destructive Instincts - Guns N' Roses Live at The Ritz '88Chronicle of a Landmark EventOn February 2, 1988, Guns N' Roses set the stage of New York's Ritz ablaze for a legendary show captured by MTV. At the time, Appetite For Destruction, their explosive debut, had yet to achieve the global juggernaut status it would later command. The Ritz appearance, however, officially certified the sheer power of the Guns' classic lineup, before internal friction would eventually shatter the spell.The backdrop of The Ritz and the New York ferment amplified the group's aesthetic as well as the profiles of Axl, Slash, Duff, Izzy, and Steven, revealing their sensitivity, bravado, and charisma-defining traits that would soon transform a group of outsiders from the streets of Los Angeles into absolute icons of global music.Following the upward trajectory of Appetite on the charts, Destructive Instincts-penned by the author of Victory or Death: Guns N' Roses and the Sound of 'Appetite For Destruction'-reconstructs that historic night and the band's first forays into the Big Apple, framing the exact moment when Guns N' Roses embodied the purest essence of rock & roll. …