Los Angeles, California, US
Heavy metal, hard rock
Hollywood Rose was an American hard rock group formed in 1983 and is best known as the precursor group for what would eventually become Guns n' Roses. The group was founded by Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin and Chris Weber while they were aided during live shows by Rick Mars, Johnny Kreis, Steve Darrow and Andre Troxx. Rose, Stradlin and Weber, along with Kreis, recorded a five-song demo in 1984. However, after a number of lineup changes, which includes Weber and Kreis being replaced by Slash and Steven Adler (both then of Road Crew) respectively as well the departure of Stradlin, the group disbanded the same year.
The Roots of Guns n' Roses (2004) Rec.'84
