Linkin Park perform worst version of Sweet Child O' Mine in history

By Joe Bosso
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Somewhere Axl Rose is groaning

Chester Bennington or Bret Michaels?
Chester Bennington or Bret Michaels?

Linkin Park are very good at being Linkin Park. As Guns N' Roses, not so good.

During a show at Alpine Valley on Saturday night, singer Chester Bennington inexplicably donned a blonde wig - making him look more like Poison's Bret Michaels than Axl Rose - and he and the rest of Linkin Park butchered the Guns N' Roses hit Sweet Child O' Mine.

If this was Linkin Park's idea of a joke, well, the humor is in the eye (and ear) of the beholder.

Here's the video. Judge for yourself. All MusicRadar can say is, the Guns N' Roses cover bands of the world can sleep soundly.

Joe Bosso
Joe Bosso

Joe is a freelance journalist who has, over the past few decades, interviewed hundreds of guitarists for Guitar World, Guitar Player, MusicRadar and Classic Rock. He is also a former editor of Guitar World, contributing writer for Guitar Aficionado and VP of A&R for Island Records. He’s an enthusiastic guitarist, but he’s nowhere near the likes of the people he interviews. Surprisingly, his skills are more suited to the drums. If you need a drummer for your Beatles tribute band, look him up.