As a huge fan, and someone who regrets not being old enough to ever see this band live when they were in their prime, I'm sure you can imagine my excitement when Guns 'n' Roses were announced as performers a few years back on MTV Video Awards. Though it was clear Axl Rose was the only original member left, there was still much anticipation as I felt even with the new band members, it would still have that old Guns 'n' Roses feel to it, due to the fact that I know Axl Rose made a great deal of the decisions and chose the direction music wise, in the days when Guns 'n' Roses were truly on top. This was going to be amazing. Although I would not be able to see them live at the MTV Video Awards, them performing there surely meant there would be a tour.... perhaps even another album...

The once forthcoming Guns 'N Roses album, Chinese Democracy has been plagued by constantly changing release dates and has become something more of an urban legend in the music world, as fans have lost all hope of it ever being released. Judging by the performance on the MTV Video Awards though, perhaps this is maybe for the best, and fans should be left with the great music (and videos) they once made...

Guns 'n' Roses - Welcome To The Videos DVD, has a collection of 13 music videos.

'Sweet Child o' Mine', one of the bands more 'well known' songs/videos is of course included in the DVD. This one is very simple, just a film crew, filming a film crew filming the band in a studio...see, simple? With Axl Rose doing his strange little dance that men still try to do any time this song is played in a bar. They always fail miserably though, don't they? Straight men can't move their hips like Axl could, but it's damn hilarious watching them try. 'Paradise City', shows Guns 'n' Roses performing the song during a couple of stadium shows, cut and put together (Axl Rose looking incredibly camp, stomping around the stage). 'Patience', has another simple video to it. It shows parts of Axl Rose in what appears to be a recording studio and another part of the video also shows Axl watching the TV in a hotel room. Not very exciting stuff, I'll admit. 'Don't Cry', is in my opinion one of the best videos they ever made, it starts off with Axl (looking very strange I might add) walking through snow, clutching a bottle of what I can only guess to be the famous Jack Daniels. It then shows Axl sweeping through the door (looking gorgeous. Don't laugh, I used to have a serious crush on him). Next thing it shows is Axl with a gun to his head, and his girlfriend (wife?) wrestling the gun off him. It then shows him at his own funeral.