<P> Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band originally formed in 1985 by members of Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns . After signing with Geffen Records in 1986, the band released its debut album Appetite for Destruction in 1987 . All songs on the album were credited as written by the full band, composed of vocalist Axl Rose, guitarists Slash and Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Steven Adler, while "It's So Easy" was co-written by West Arkeen and "Anything Goes" was co-written by Chris Weber, formerly of Hollywood Rose . The following year saw the release of the band's second album G N' R Lies, made up of all four tracks from 1986's Live?! * @ Like a Suicide EP and four acoustic - based tracks . </P> <P> Following a period of touring, in 1990 Guns N' Roses replaced Adler with Matt Sorum, and keyboardist Dizzy Reed was added to the lineup . On September 17, 1991, the band released its third and fourth studio albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II . The songs on the albums were credited to their individual songwriters rather than the band as a whole, with Rose, Stradlin and Slash contributing to the majority of tracks . Other band members besides Rose performed lead vocals on a number of tracks, and the albums also featured a range of guest musicians including Shannon Hoon, Michael Monroe, and Alice Cooper . Stradlin later left the band and was replaced by Gilby Clarke . </P>

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