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On This Day in 2004, Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child o’ Mine” Was Somehow Voted Best Riff in Rock History (Opinion)

On this day (May 2) in 2004, readers of Total Guitar Magazine voted that Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child o’ Mine” had contained the best guitar riff ever. Thousands of readers cast their votes, putting ...
American Songwriter

“Where Do We Go Now?”: Guns N’ Roses Initially Didn’t Know How to End “Sweet Child O Mine”

“Sweet Child O Mine” started as a guitar warm up for Slash as the band gathered for a jam session at The Hellhouse, their base of sleazy operations on the Sunset Strip. “I was f—ing around with this ...
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Sweet Child O’ Mine is Guns N' Roses' most iconic song, but Slash originally wasn't a fan

“Yeah, I have to admit I did have a thing with it,” he says with a laugh in a new Guitar World interview. “It was a riff I came up with, and I didn’t know what I was going to do with it. I wasn’t ...
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Slash wasn't a fan of Guns N' Roses classic Sweet Child O' Mine initially

Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash didn't like Sweet Child O' Mine at first. The 1988 track has become one of the rock band's defining singles but the musician was unconvinced by the "ballad" feel to the ...
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30 Years Ago, Guns N’ Roses Accidentally Created the Song That Became Their First and Only Billboard #1 Hit

Tehuan Harris is a news and features journalist at Collider, reporting and writing about all things music and reality TV (sometimes). She is a talented journalist and a natural storyteller who writes ...
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Guitar great admits initial doubts about one of his band’s most recognizable hits

Despite creating one of rock’s most iconic riffs, Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash has admitted he initially had doubts about the band’s 1988 hit “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” In a recent interview with Guitar ...
Forbes

Guns N’ Roses’s No. 1 Smash Rebounds Onto Multiple Charts At Once

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Guns N’ Roses’ "Sweet Child O’ Mine" reenters both Billboard Global ...
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Guns N’ Roses Return To The Top 40 On Multiple Charts At The Same Time

Guns N’ Roses score a pair of top 40 hits (with “Sweet Child O’ Mine” and “Welcome to the Jungle”) and albums (with Appetite for Destruction and Greatest Hits) in the U.K. Guns And Roses (Duff McCagan ...
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30 Years Ago, Guns N’ Roses Accidentally Created the Song That Became Their First and Only Billboard #1 Hit

From the moment Guns N’ Roses debuted in the rock music scene with “Welcome to the Jungle,” bands and fans knew they were the ones to watch — and they were right. It’s been 30 years since “Sweet Child ...