To accompany this rare and unprecedented photo and memorabilia archive, Reckless Road narrates Guns N' Roses' rise to stardom by the original band members and the people who were closest to them. Original gig memorabilia including show flyers, ticket stubs, set lists, press clippings, and hand-written song lyrics round out this unique collection. Canter also had the foresight to audio and videotape every performance, leaving a well-documented legacy few bands can boast. Canter photographed every gig the band played on the Sunset Strip, from their first show together on June 6, 1985, to their first international tour as a newly signed act for Geffen Records. Canter found himself front and center, witnessing the creation of Guns N' Roses. His friend became the legendary guitarist Slash and Mr. The candid shots contained in Reckless Road, taken as the band climbed the club scene food chain of the Sunset Strip in 1985-1987 and made the legendary album Appetite for Destruction.

Marc is a family member of one of the most famous delis in the world, Canter’s Deli. When teenager and amateur photographer Marc Canter set out to document his best friend Saul Hudson's rise as a rock guitarist in 1983, he never imagined that he was actually documenting the genesis of the next great rock and roll band of the era. Reckless Road offers unprecedented access to hundreds of previously unreleased images and narrates Guns N’ Roses rise to stardom by the original band members and the people who were closest to them. Marc Canter grew up with Slash and started documenting him in 1982.

Reckless Road by Marc Canter