In July of 1987 Guns N Roses released their debut studio album.
Sales wise, the album floundered for the first year, selling only two hundred thousand units and battling Aerosmith's return and hit makers, Def Leppard; it took the lobbying efforts of Geffen to convinces MTV to play the video for Welcome to The Jungle once a night for three nights, becoming the most viewer requested video of the time, and finally launching this rock n roll juggernaut to the top of the Billboard charts by August 1987.
Lets talk Guns N Roses, Appetite for Destruction!
Sales wise, the album floundered for the first year, selling only two hundred thousand units and battling Aerosmith's return and hit makers, Def Leppard; it took the lobbying efforts of Geffen to convinces MTV to play the video for Welcome to The Jungle once a night for three nights, becoming the most viewer requested video of the time, and finally launching this rock n roll juggernaut to the top of the Billboard charts by August 1987.
Lets talk Guns N Roses, Appetite for Destruction!
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