Originally formed
under the name
AXL
in 1983
by Chris Weber,
Izzy Stradlin,
and
Axl Rose,
they later switched to
Rose
around
Christmas 1983
and added
Johnny Kreis
on drums
and a bassist
unknown
if it's Rick Mars,
as he still played
in Pyrrhus
around late 1983
Around April 1984,
after finding another band
with the same name,
they switched to
Hollywood Rose.
Aside from Axl,
Chris, and Izzy,
Johnny was their only
consistent member.
They had a few
different bass players;
Andre Toxx,
Rick Mars,
Steve Darrow,
and a guy named
Snake
that filled in a gig.
At one point
they were a
four-piece band
with Izzy and Chris
swapping the bass
between each other
in the studio.
This is the way
they recorded the
9 demos in
January 1984,
5 of these demos
have been
officially released.
When opening for Stryper
at the Music Machine
in May 1984,
Chris accidentally hit Axl
with the headstock
of his guitar,
they got into an argument
and
Hollywood Rose
disbanded.
A month later,
Axl brought in Slash
to the group
to pick up the
guitar duties.
When Slash joined
he brought with him
Steven Adler
and a complete
lineup change
was made.
(1983) - AXL
Axl Rose - Lead vocals
Izzy Stradlin - Guitar
Chris Weber - Guitar
unknown
if they had a drummer
or bassist at this point.
(1984) - ROSE
Axl Rose - Lead vocals
Izzy Stradlin - Guitar
Chris Weber - Guitar
Johnny Kreis - Drums
Various bass players including
Rick Mars, Andre Toxx, DJ, and Snake.
(Circa April 1984) - Hollywood Rose
Axl Rose - Lead vocals
Izzy Stradlin - Guitar
Chris Weber - Guitar
Johnny Kreis - Drums
Various bass players including
Rick Mars, Andre Toxx, DJ, and Snake.
(June 1984) - The New Hollywood Rose
Axl Rose - Vocals
Slash - Guitar
Steven Adler - Drums
Steve Darrow - Bass
Izzy Stradlin - Guitar
(tension between band members
cause Izzy to leave
and join London a week later)
