Best Members of Guns N' Roses
From the very original members to the current members or GN'R and everyone in between, who is the best?
Saul Hudson, known professionally as Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. To me, Saul Hudson, aka Slash, is the best guitar player. When he did the solo for November Rain, it sent chills down my spine. He has also played some great music with other bands. This man for sure knows how to make love to that guitar so it sounds beautiful, just like him.
Heavily inspired my guitar playing with his upbeat, fast, and powerful riffs. Axl used to be talented and once possibly deserved first place, but there is no doubt that he has lost that after years of destroying his voice.
Slash was the most successful member after the split! Not sure what the others voting for Axl are smoking, but Slash made several songs with other stars, including Michael Jackson. If you'd seen them in concert, you'd understand that without Slash, Guns N' Roses wouldn't have gone anywhere. Just saw them in concert. He made the show.
William Bruce Rose Jr., better known as 'Axl Rose', is an American singer born on February 6, 1962, in Lafayette, Indiana. He Is the founder and lead singer of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. He is a celebrated but controversial figure in the world of rock. I'm glad Slash isn't #1. Sure, Slash is one of the best guitarists of all time, but Axl is one of the best singers of all time! Without Axl, there is no GN'R. Axl made GN'R famous and wrote the songs. Slash is way too overrated. You guys need to stop giving Axl so much hate. Sure, he made the band break up, and he's an ass sometimes, but he has such an amazing voice and he puts so much effort into his songs!
Oh come on, people. Without Slash, the show was affected. Without Axl, there WAS NO SHOW! It's why Axl still fills stadiums today, while Slash only plays before mediocre crowds.
Axl has been the most successful since the split and is the only reason that Guns N' Roses albums have made history. They are the only old albums, along with a Whitney Houston album, to outsell the new albums!
Axl rocks! He is God!
Jeffrey Dean Isbell, better known by his stage name Izzy Stradlin, is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Real talent of the band. Everything Axl is, he owes to Izzy. Best partner Slash could ever have and the humblest yet best song composer. He was the one that defined the style of the band and didn't just become an ahole but elegantly left when it was time. You might want to check the lyrics of "14 Years" as he wrote that song about Axl before leaving the band.
Izzy wrote most of the lyrics for the album Guns fame mostly leans on, Appetite, of course. After Izzy left, they never produced another album like the debut. His influence leaked into Use Your Illusion I.
Now I love almost everything "Axl and crew" have put out since. Since Izzy's departure, Guns' music has been on the decline.
Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan is an American musician, singer, songwriter and author. He is best known for his twelve-year tenure as the bass guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. McKagan rejoined the band in 2016, following... read more The glue that held these guys together. Without him, there would be no Guns. He introduced Axl and Izzy to Steven and Slash! Also, his bass style was highly influential and badass. A funky pick player with some killer tone. Also, a great songwriter. "So Fine," anybody?
One of the greatest pick bassists to have ever made music. A true inspiration to all. Wrote and played some of the most amazing bass lines ever (Sweet Child O' Mine, etc.).
Duff is good at everything. He plays drums, bass, guitar, and sings. He also writes (I LOVE "So Fine"). He's also a nice guy (guess he balanced Axl then), intelligent, and very hot! He was also a major orchestrator of the reunion tour.
Steven Adler is an American musician. He is best known as the former drummer and co-songwriter of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s. Steven Adler made all the happiness in their music. His drumming may not be technically the best, but he plays with so much power. Love it!
Look at him when they are playing at the Ritz in 1988. He is the happiest man on stage ever!
Steven might not be that technical, but drums are more about feel than just technique. He had a unique drumming style and great feel for sure.
I don't know a lot about drumming, but Steven Adler is definitely a better drummer than Matt Sorum. Matt is good but doesn't have the sleazy style Steven has. Matt Sorum is boring in my opinion.
Brian Patrick Carroll, known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who has worked within many genres of music. He is the best guitarist of all time, so best member, yes. However, I love Slash too. If he had stayed for the Chinese Democracy album, it would be pure gold. However, it is still amazing as it is!
The only guitar player on this list who can easily win a duel against Slash. So much pace, feeling, and surprise effect in his guitar lines. Not to mention, a great composer. 50+ albums say everything.
Amazing player, so much feeling and creativity. The man can play anything, any style, anywhere. Ever wondered how Chinese Democracy would sound just with him and Fortus (without Finck's industrial rock)? It would be pure gold.
Very underrated guitarist. Does a great job. I like the industrial sound he brought to Guns N' Roses, and the solos on the Chinese Democracy album are insane but not as good as Slash's.
Everyone likes Slash, but Slash is just an icon, not even close to Richard Fortus and his skills.
Richard Fortus is an amazing guitarist, no doubt about it. He's almost as good as Slash.
He looks so much like Stradlin! I couldn't tell the difference!
Matt Sorum is the best drummer that has ever been with Guns N' Roses, at least on a technical level. As much as I love Steven and what he brought to the band, the drumming patterns themselves were usually fairly simple. When Matt stepped in, he was not only able to capture that raw energy that Steven was known for but also brought in much faster, intricate, and complex patterns on the Illusions albums.
Besides, anyone whose first gig with a band is Rock in Rio and crushes it deserves mad respect.
It's her, that amazing voice you hear in the background, especially in live concerts.
Come on, Gilby Clarke is amazing. I know he isn't the best member, but he deserves to be top 10.