This Week in Music History: July 15 - 21 -- Rolling Stones Bombed, John Lennon Banned, Aerosmith Burned, GN'R Blast Off

It's easy to write off Axl Rose and the hired hands who make up Guns N' Roses (Guns N' Rose-ish?) as a bit of a vertigo-susceptible, stuff-hating, time-challenged joke these days, but there once was a time -- pre-Chinese Democracy/Brian Wilson-esque meltdown -- when GNR were the biggest, baddest rock band in the world.

There was also a time when the Rolling Stones were apparently public enemy number one in Montreal, Quebec, and when John Lennon was public enemy number one in America.

To find out why these three, along with the likes of Aerosmith, White Stripes and Ol' Dirty Bastard made music history this week, just click to launch the gallery below.