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Four years after becoming an uninvited guest at the party that is the music industry with its seminal debut, APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION, Guns N' Roses released USE YOUR ILLUSION I & II. Thanks to a reckless approach toward life and music, G N' ... Full DescriptionR was constantly at the center of controversy and the result was that much of it was chronicled on this two-volume project. By this time, original drummer Steven Adler had been dismissed due to alleged drug dependency problems and was replaced by the Cult's Matt Sorum. Keyboardist Dizzy Reed was also added as a member.
ILLUSION I found Axl Rose ranting on songs about being sued by a neighbor ("Right Next Door to Hell"), dysfunctional relationships ("Back off Bitch"), and a drug overdose ("Coma"). Amid all the spewed bile, G N' R scored three Top 40 hits with a Wings cover ("Live and Let Die"), a piano-driven, Elton John-flavored epic ("November Rain"), and a hard-edged ballad ("Don't Cry"). Celebrity cameos include a then unknown Shannon Hoon, Hanoi Rocks' Mike Monroe, and Alice Cooper, who makes a particularly sinister contribution to "The Garden."
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Recorded at A & M Studios, Record Plant, Studio 56 and Image Recording, Hollywood, California; Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California; Metalworks Recording Studios, Toronto, Ontario.
Guns N' Roses: Izzy Stradlin (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, percussion); Axl Rose (vocals, piano, keyboards, keyboard programming, sound effects); Slash (acoustic, classical, electric & slide guitars, slide dobro, 6 string bass, background vocals); Duff McKagan (acoustic guitar, bass, background vocals); Dizzy Reed (piano, clavinet, organ, background vocals); Matt Sorum (drums, percussion, background vocals).
Guns N' Roses: Izzy Stradlin (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, percussion); Axl Rose (vocals, piano, keyboards, keyboard programming, sound effects); Slash (acoustic, classical, electric & slide guitars, slide dobro, 6-string bass, background vocals); Duff McKagan (acoustic guitar, bass, background vocals); Dizzy Reed (piano, organ, Clavinet, background vocals); Matt Sorum (drums, percussion, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Shannon Hoon, Alice Cooper (vocals); Mike Monroe (harmonica, saxophone); Matthew McKagan (horns, keyboard programming); Rachel West (horns); Tim Doyle (tambourine); Johann (keyboard programming, sound effects); Mike Clink, Bruce Foster (sound effects); Stuart Bailey, Reba Shaw (background vocals).
Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.56) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."
Rolling Stone (10/17/91) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Guns N' Roses fire on all comers and take no prisoners..."
Rolling Stone - 4 Stars - Excellent - "..Guns N' Roses fire on all comers and take no prisoners."
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.53) - "There were huge ballads, orchestral behemoths and an appearance from Alice Cooper."
New York Times (Publisher) (9/15/91) - "...Finally, the baddest boys in rock are back on record--and nearly as confused, abused, defensive and defiant as ever...."
New York Times (Publisher) (9/15/91) - "Finally, the baddest boys in rock are back on record--and nearly as confused, abused, defensive and defiant as ever." Hide Description Use Your Illusion I Music | List Price | $13.95 (You save $1.90) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | | Label | Geffen | | Orig Year | 1991 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1217  | | CD Universe Part number | 1026741 | | Catalog number | 24415 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 17, 1991 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Mike Clink; Guns N' Roses | | Engineer | Mike Clink | | Recording Time | 76 minutes | | Personnel | Slash - acoustic, classical, electric & slide guitars, slide dobro, 6 string bass, background vocals
Matt Sorum - drums, percussion, background vocals
Izzy Stradlin - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, percussion
Duff "Rose" McKagan - vocals, piano, keyboards, keyboard programming, sound effects
Dizzy Reed - piano, clavinet, organ, background vocals
Also: Alice Cooper, Shannon Hoon, Matthew McKagan, Rachel West, Reba Shaw, Stuart Bailey, Johann Langlie, Mike Monroe, Tim Doyle, Bruce Foster, Mike Clink, Michael Monroe |
Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion I Songs Use Your Illusion I Music Review Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews WOW!!!
this is a great cd.13 of the tracks are amazing!
Submitted by sean (kcmo)
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Great
This is the best album by Guns & roses album of all time and may be the best rock album of the histroy of rock.
Submitted by Wyatt (Oshawa,Ontario,Canada)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. Get Both Use Your Illusions!
If I were you, dont waste your money on the combined UYI, because they screw you on hits to make it "Family Cmplient". If G'N'R was supposed to be family complient they would have Raffi as their lead singer and the Wiggles guy playing guitar, and they would be singing "Welcome To The Clubhouse" with playful, child friendly lyrics. But that ain't G'N'R. The Gunners are drugs & sex, which is what both UYI's show equal amounts of, with the exception of classics like November Rain and Estranged. Great set!
Submitted by Zach (Lockport IL)
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This is without a doubt, the best album of the best bands and the best album ever made. "November Rain" "Dont Cry" "Back off..." "Dead Horse" "Dust N Bones" and the under rated "Dont Damn Me" make this album the masterpiece it is.
Submitted by martinrose81 (Ipswich, UK)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. The Best Album Ever Recorded!!!
This albums rocks out of all proportion, the lyrics, guitar riffs and overall quality is mind blowing. "Right Next Door To Hell" "Live and let Die" "Perfect Crime" "Coma" "Back off B----" "November Rain" "Dont Damn Me" "Dead Horse" and "Dust N Bones" make this album the best ever.
Submitted by mseeleyparkside (Ipswich, England)
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Buy Use Your Illusion I CD Purchase Use Your Illusion I CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Guns N' Roses Appetite For Destruction CD (1987)
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The APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION follow-up, LIES, combined the band's live 1986 EP, LIVE LIKE A SUICIDE and four new studio tracks. The first half finds G N'R tearing it up in concert with such incendiary tracks as "Reckless Life" and "Nice Boys." These ripping anthems, along with a smoking cover of "Mama Kin" made the band the heir apparent to Aerosmith, the original bad boys of rock. The second half of LIES is what tossed G N'R into a sea of controversy. ...
| | Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II CD (1991)
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Four years after becoming an uninvited guest at the party that is the music industry with its seminal debut, APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION, Guns N' Roses detonated a creative blast by releasing USE YOUR ILLUSION I & II. Thanks to a reckless approach toward life and music, G N' R was constantly at the center of controversy and the result was that much of it was chronicled on this two-volume project. By this time, original drummer Steven Adler had been dismissed due to alleged drug dependency problems and was replaced by the Cult's Matt Sorum. Keyboardist Dizzy Reed was also added as a member.
ILLUSION II lacks the hits of the first volume and also doesn't overflow with as much bile, aside from a couple of exceptions. Axl Rose howls at the editors of Spin, Kerrang, and Hit Parader magazines on the rollicking "Get in the Ring," and addresses the inherent pitfalls of fame on Izzy Stradlin's scathing "Pretty Tied Up (The Perils of Rock N' Roll Decadence)". Elsewhere, ...
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THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? is part of the Geffen Goldline Series.
The last official studio recording of the 1990s for Guns N' Roses was 1993's THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT?. This collection of mostly punk covers was released at a time when G N' R was reeling from both internal dissension (founding member Izzy Stradlin left after the release of USE YOUR ILLUSION I & II) and the great grunge explosion of 1991 that made the band seem passe. Rather than jumping on any bandwagons, the California quintet instead paid homage to heroes overlooked by kids caught up in buying the right kind of flannel.
Leading the charge was bassist Duff McKagan (who'd played with almost 30 Seattle bands including the Fartz and Fastbacks), G N' R recorded scorching covers of songs ...
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