Paradise City by Guns 'N Roses
Were Guns N' Roses the last great sex, drugs, and rock & roll band, existing on that line of excess and danger? They followed the lineage of the Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, Motley Crue blueprint and I'd venture to say they capped that era of overindulgent rock acts.
Wherever they fall in the historical ranks, there is no doubt they charged out of the gate with their debut Appetite for Destruction and made everyone else seem tame and ineffectual by comparison. They kicked us in the teeth with Welcome to the Jungle, both as their initial release as a single and song #1 that played on the cassette. While that song had a visceral punch, it's Paradise City that's my top choice when all is said and done (with a tip of the cap to Sweet Child O' Mine, Mr. Brownstone, and Rocket Queen). 35 years after its release it's still pure adrenaline and if I wasn't concerned about the need to be fit for a neck brace, triggers the head banger in me.
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