New Model Army - Killing

Then in Los Angeles there were five cool teams: Guns N 'Roses, Faster Pussycat LA Guns, Poison and Jet Boy. Poison had a contract with the label, but they looked more like clowns - except that all of Hollywood knew that Poison had been hired by the most beautiful girls. (One of their flyers frankly said: “Give me freedom — or by mouth.”) But I remember seeing a group battle at Whiskey one evening — maybe all five teams were there — and Axl Rose seemed like an alpha male on this scene. The image of a “bad guy” stuck to him, but at the same time he was sensual, almost feminine in his movements and manner of presentation. He clearly represented the face of the Los Angeles scene of those times. And then they had Slash - the unconditional rocker archetype, and to also the best guitar player in town.