From a young age I’ve never really been able to pinpoint one type of music that I love best. I’ve always listened to a variety of music genres and back in the days of mixed tapes it wasn’t unusual to hear something very bubblegum pop, followed by some sort of heavy metal, then a little rap, only to end with a country song. It was like the musical version of a split personality.

I listened to a lot of metal bands in the 90s, the hair bands like Poison, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, and the like. And I loved Guns n Roses like whoa. I never ever would have paid more than five bucks to go see them live because Axl Rose had such a horrible reputation for performing two or three songs, then getting pissed off at nothing, stalking off the stage and shutting down the show. I would have been too afraid of wasting my money.

But I certainly loved to listen to them at home. This week George got their new album and I was listening to it. It’s good, but it’s not the same. All the original band members other than Axl are gone and his voice sounds different. It’s just missing something. So I got out my copy of “Appetite for Destruction” and stuck it on my iPod, then I relived my youth while walking the dog. Some really loud GnR is a great way to get through a subzero walk, let me tell you.

So here’s “Welcome to the Jungle” for you.

My favorite song on the album is actually “Rocket Queen” but alas, they never made a video for it. Totally underrated awesome song. But here’s a live version that isn’t too bad.

Now I’m all hyper.