60 Songs That Explain the '90s

Guns N’ Roses—“November Rain”

Nov 12, 2020
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ANECDOTE

Parental Concerns

  • As a fourth-grader, Rob Harvilla asked his parents to tape the MTV VMAs to see Guns N' Roses.
  • After seeing "Welcome to the Jungle," his parents worried about drug influences, forbidding him from buying Appetite for Destruction.
ANECDOTE

Alternative Album Choice

  • Instead of Appetite for Destruction, Harvilla bought Bon Jovi's New Jersey, an album he doesn't regret.
  • He notes that Appetite became hugely popular, and he was aware of a naked lady in the G N' R Lies liner notes.
ANECDOTE

Shifting Music Scene

  • Jani Lane, frontman of Warrant, told a story about a poster shift at his record label.
  • Initially, it was Warrant's Cherry Pie, but later, it was Alice in Chains' Dirt, marking a shift in the music scene.
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