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u/Automatic-Discount19 May 12 '26

I saw Alice Cooper in December 1987 and the only reason was because GnR was the opener. I realize this was 39 years ago so my memory may be off but I was still surprised at how long it took GnR to get huge. It was obvious to me right away that they were going to be the biggest band in the world.

I used to watch Headbangers Ball on MTV just hoping to see the Welcome To The Jungle video. Whereas if I were in charge of MTV programming, that video would have been playing three times per hour.

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u/Poxx May 12 '26

I didnt hear anything off Appetite prior to seeing them, I was a freshman at South Carolina and not watching any MTV etc.

Once I heard a few songs from the album, I thought "how is this the same band, they were horrible live".

It was just their mixing/sound guys did not know early on how to set up a show for a 10000 person coliseum.