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Incorrect. Back Off Bitch was written in 1982 (alongside Shadow of Your Love, Reckless Life, and Anything Goes), but didn’t get carried into Hollywood Rose for some reason. November Rain comes from Axl’s childhood, according to Michelle, and he was working on it during his stint in LA Guns. Dont Cry was only written when GnR officially started. So it’s the first song they wrote as a band, but not the first song brought to the table. EDIT: sorry, I didn’t see that you had already clarified your stance above.

I thought I read a long time ago that Welcome to the Jungle was the first song that Axl and Slash wrote together. Apparently, it was done in a bathroom and took 5 minutes to come up with. That's what I remember from back in the day. 

Gotta hand it to him, he's been everywhere talking about his vocal problems, after years of ridicule and he's really working hard to get it back...saying he'll only do it again if it can be as good as it used to be. Gotta be an ego blow to admit this, so my hats off to him for bringing light to this in their new doc, etc... That's pretty bold...would we support surgery and invasive vocal therapy for Axl, if went for it? Surely it could help him, they can do amazing things these days....even just learning different techniques within what you have and getting rid of the ego to alter the tempos and octaves. Taking things down a half or full step, can prolong many a singers career..I think Axl think we'd all be disappointed if Night Train was suddenly lower, but I think he's wrong...90% would probably be really happy... Thoughts?  

More than one of these moments on this record. Too good.

The lyrical idea of the song WTTJ could not have originated before the song Hanoi rocks Underwater World appeared, and before Izzy became interested in Hanoi Rocks, because all this urban theme is a huge influence of Hanoi Rocks, in Rocket Queen Hanoi rocks is quoted, in WTTJ also, Paradise City is an interpretation of the lyrics of Hanoi Rocks, etc.