Prior to forming, Chris Weber was introduced to Lafayette native Izzy Stradlin,[1] in the parking lot of the Rainbow Bar and Grill,[1][2] by friend Tracii Guns,[2] who was leading the first incarnation of L.A.
[2][10] After playing a number of more shows, Rose fired Weber from the band[11] with former Road Crew guitarist Slash joining the group.
[1][2][6] Guns N' Roses credited Weber as co-writer on the song "Anything Goes" off their record-breaking debut LP Appetite for Destruction in 1987;[12] and "Reckless Life" and "Move To The City" re-released on 1988's top-5 GN'R Lies.
Weber also co-wrote "Ain't Going Down" from Guns N' Roses Pinball and "New Work Tune" and "The Plague" from the Appetite for Destruction deluxe edition.
After meeting in the mid '90s, at the Reading Festival[14] in England, Weber and singer Shawn Albro began working on material that eventually gained some major label interest.