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"Double Talkin' Jive"...
Pros: Guns'N'Roses expand their sound
Cons: Not always successfully
Axl Rose had very lofty dreams for the Use Your Illusion CD's.
String arrangements, orchestras, cover songs; if he could think of it, he threw it in here.
Standout songs include...Right Next Door To Hell, Dust'N'Bones, Live And Let Die, Don't Cry (Original), November Rain, The Garden, and Garden Of Eden.
Definately worth checking out.
\m/ \m/Was this review helpful? Yes - NoThis Band is the Best
And this album is the best too, better than the bull
(Grunge, Alternative, Nu Metal)Was this review helpful? Yes - NoA great GnR album. Must have for true fa
Lots of people say that AFD is their best album. I think the UYI (both of em) are slightly better. Think about it...the songs are written on a more personal level. November Rain will always be my favorite song. Is this album better than UYI-2? I'm not gonna think about that any more. Every album they ever put out was awesome..let's leave it at that.
Was this review helpful? Yes - Nonot appetite, but still classic
This is a great album. I don't know if anything can ever live up to Appetite, but this is close.
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoHey, Adam.....
If you don't like Guns and Roses, then why are you wasting your time, posting to this board?
Was this review helpful? Yes - Noaxl is a whining
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoThe best GNR album!
Well, at least I think it is. Not one bad song on it. "November Rain" is the best song on this album. If you don't have this album, get it! You will like it!
Was this review helpful? Yes - Novery good
not my favorite gnr album but a large amount of songs help this get 5 stars, nothing really terrible here and most of the songs are pretty good
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoGREAT album
I love this record, in my opinion it's GNR's best (slightly better than UYI 2), this is a big step up from AFD, especially the lyrics, Axl has really improved.
Obviously AXL & Slash are the biggest stars of the band, but the secret star is IZZY, and he shines brightest on this CD, especially on "Double Talkin' Jive" which is the best song on the album.
Matt Sorum's drumming is also a highlight on this cd.
Track by Track review
1. Right Next Door To Hell
This song just rocks, great start to the album.
2. Dust N' Bones
IZZY !!, great lyrics.
3. Live And Let Die
Cover of the Wings song, better than the original.
4. Don't Cry (original)
Cool intro, nice solo by Slash.
5. Perfect Crime
Rocks , "Don't
6. You Ain't The First
Acoustic, IZZY !!
7. Bad Obsession
Groovin, great lyrics
8. Back Off Bitch
Rocks, fun song, nice ending..
9. Double Talkin' Jive
Best song on the album, GREAT solo by Slash.
10. November Rain
Classic, another great solo
11. The Garden
Alice Cooper guest vocals on the chorus, cool guitar on this song
12. Garden Of Eden
Rocks
13. Don't Damn Me
GREAT LYRICS, also ROCKS
14. Bad Apples
Great song, nice groove, very good lyircs
15. Dead Horse
Great intro/outro, GREAT LYRICS
16. Coma
Epic, great riff, and GREAT LYRICS
This album has it ALL
GREAT lyrics
GREAT guitar playing
and Very good drumming
Every song is good, get this album NOW.Was this review helpful? Yes - No4.5 STARS OUT OF FIVE ESTIMATES TO FIVE
It's a great album by Guns N' Roses. I know it was hard for them to fill out two entire album full of consistently entertaining material. I just brought the albums last friday and it was money well spent. They managed to dish out some traditional G N'R tunes as well as expand their horizons. They pulled it off quite well too. The Use Your Illusions set is much better than the Load albums by Metallica.
When it comes to this great set such as this, save your money and buy both of them at the same time if you don't already own them. They're both the same album with the same ambitions and ideas and you can't have one without the other or else you will feel half satisfied.Was this review helpful? Yes - Nopart 1
i don't know were to start. its all good!!!
Was this review helpful? Yes - Nohell yeah!!!!!!!!!
guns n roses does it again oh hell yeah this is phat i love this album and who ever else dont can SUCK MY DICK
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoThe kind of album bands wish they made
Use Your Illusion I and II are, in my opinion, 2 of the greatest albums ever made. Every song is not only listenable, but enjoyable. These albums are so good, I'm not that mad at Axl for not making new music for a decade, cuz the music he made is that good. Here's hopin' he FINALLY makes another album, and if it's half as good as the Use Your Illusion discs, it's still better than most music out today...
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoAWESOME ABLUM
I LOVE ALL SONGS ESPECIALLY NOVEMBE RRAIN, BAD APPLES , DON'T CRY, DEAD HORSE.
Was this review helpful? Yes - Nobad obsession the BEST
bad obsession , its always messin in my mind Yea!
use your illusion 1 the best...Was this review helpful? Yes - NoRe: TO GODISDEAD00......................
Axl's voice got more and more whiny and nasally as the band progressed. His singing was definetely best in Appetite.
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoI Love this Album
The whole album rocks!!!!!
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoTO "SOLDMYSOULTOROCKNROLL".............
It's good to come across a fellow Guns fan. I don't recall Axl ever saying that the Illusion albums "weren't on par" with Appetite. He did say that, while many people's favorite song might be on Illusion 1 or 2, Appetite had always been looked at as the definitive Guns N' Roses album.
In my opinion, it's like comparing apples to oranges. Appetite was certainly "leaner" and "meaner." But the Illusions had much deeper songwriting. And if you took the twelve best songs on them both and lined them up with the twelve songs on Appetite, they easily equal it......Was this review helpful? Yes - NoRe: TO GODISDEAD00......................
hey best gnr fan, i totally agree with you....axl's lyrics are mindblowing.....only to the people who understand it...lol....although axl says that illusion 1 & 2 were not at par with appitite.....i think with the release of these two albums......i'd call them musicians......there was nothing like them and there will be nothing like them...period!!!!
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoTypical
Another boring album from the most overrated band. Uninspired guitar playing, and terrible vocals. Only thing that makes up for this piece of trash is knowing that they broke up and won't make anymore like it.
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoScintillating
While 'Appetite For Destruction' remains a classic, 'Use Your Illusion I' is the best GNR album. More accomplished and layered than their endearingly raw debut, this record is a byword for talented musicians really pushing themselves to make the very best music they can.
Curtain-raiser 'Right Next Door To Hell' leads into the wondrous 'Dust 'n' Bones', a sullen, bluesy rock song with Izzy Stradlin's vocals (also featured on Double Talkin' Jive) proving more than a match for W. Axl Rose's.
Rose is the star of the show, however, and his vocal versatility is highlighted in all its rich glory throughout 'UYI1', alternately sneering ('Bad Obsession'), screeching ('Perfect Crime'), crooning ('Don't Cry') and growling ('Don't Damn Me').
'Bad Obsession' and 'Bad Apples' echo the very best of The Rolling Stones; 'Live and Let Die' is covered with vivacity and bite; 'Garden Of Eden' is a brilliant thrasher; 'Don't Cry' and 'November Rain' fill the ballad slots more than competently. The record ends with Slash and Rose's epic 'Coma', a harrowing tale of a suicide attempt juxtaposed with an addictive, slightly creepy riff.
Without question the stronger of the Use Your Illusion albums, this record sees GNR surpass themselves once again to create another classic rock album.Was this review helpful? Yes - NoOne of my best
This album contains a couple of ballads that could make your soul turn inside out, I mean Don't cry & November rain. I'm listening to them from the very first time I heard them till now and still like them a lot. Also there are some other good songs.
Was this review helpful? Yes - Noa classic
We will never hear a song like November Rain again. The album combines great ballads like Don't Cry and Live and Let Die. Coma, Dead Horse, and Dust N' Bones are the best fast songs on the album.
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