Guns N’ Roses Pt. 2: Real life Rocket Queen, Raging Press, Recovered Memories, and the Riverport ...

Post Appetite For Destruction, Guns N’ Roses embodied the word “dysfunction." As the band prepared for their follow up release, singer Axl Rose was losing a very public battle with the press while heroin and alcohol threatened to completely derail the band. Axl’s “recovered memories” continued to fuel his erratic behavior and thus he continued to drive his band closer and closer to the edge. It all came to a head in St. Louis at the infamous Riverport Riot. This episode was originally published on March 17, 2020. To see the full list of contributors, see the show notes at ⁠www.disgracelandpod.com⁠ (https://disgracelandpod.com/) . To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at ⁠disgracelandpod.com/membership⁠ (https://disgracelandpod.com/membership) . Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - ⁠GET THE NEWSLETTER⁠ (https://mailchi.mp/doubleelvis/disgraceland-email-newsletter) Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND: ⁠Instagram⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/disgracelandpod/) ⁠YouTube⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@disgracelandpod) ⁠X⁠ (https://twitter.com/disgracelandpod) (formerly Twitter)  ⁠Facebook Fan Group⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/491024204626127/) ⁠TikTok (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=channel_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3d5VkU0bF91akh1emlKSWNHaThlRGZqNmJIZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsc0JLT3pjTFpUZjYwY2wzNzc1dTZEaXhQc0J1VDE4dUk5dlItcFYzMUVaSWJqd0tsWHdKNXl5dkVVTVBKTWpWUjk4NmZfc2dCTW5sN3lsY1F4RV9NLXpvOUdHUXliY21PQmF0Uk9SdUlvY2NaN3NZbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftiktok.com%2Fdisgracelandpod) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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