Appetite For Destruction - Guns n' Roses Reviews

Possibly the best rock n roll album ever released by possibly the best rock n roll band ever. The fastest ever selling debut album with over 28 million records sold worldwide, certifying it as a diamond album. I needn't say much more, but I will. The album kicks off with 'Welcome to the Jungle' which is a song that the band regularly ...  Read the complete review

The rock n roll universe is indeed a strange place. In its vast enormity it harnesses some quite unique stars. Unpredictable and dysfunctional it is an environment in which anything goes and this is what makes it so captivating. The combinations it throws together can be so intriguing. In 1985 there were ominous rumblings in its great ...  Read the complete review

Appetite for Destruction is without a doubt one of my favourite albums ever - I think it's not only the best thing that the band has ever done, but quite possibly the best thing to be made by a mainstream rock band. What I love about them most is their fusion of blues into their rock music, helped largely by Axl Rose's tender vocals, ...  Read the complete review

In August of 1987, something seismic happened in the world of rock music and the cause was an album called Appetite For Destruction by the then unknown Los Angeles band Guns n Roses. Formed in a merger between groups Hollywood Rose and LA Guns, the band managed, in one fail swoop, to do what the likes of Aerosmith and The Rolling Stones had been ...  Read the complete review

"Appetite For Destruction" came in 1987 as a classic album as it dropped as the debut release from the Californian Hard Rock band Guns N' Roses. It gets the classic band line up with Axl Rose leading Slash, Duff McKagen, Steven Adler and Izzy Stradlin with their innovative approach to Rock in the late eighties. 1. ...  Read the complete review

Appetite for Destruction was the first proper rock album I owned. It was released in 1987 and was the album that broke Guns n' Roses into the mainstream, making them international superstars and the ultimate stadium filling rock band of the late 80s/early 90s. The album was first released on vinyl with extremely controversial cover ...  Read the complete review

Sometimes a band makes a record that truly stands the test of time, no how many years after it's creation it is played, such records will still sound as good as always, and this is one of them. When you look at what is left of the band today (or isn't left to be more accurate) It's hard to believe that they created such an amazing album ...  Read the complete review

**Introduction** It is fair to say that the Guns N' Roses ride was not maybe as smooth as some bands. What with all the drug and alcohol abuse going on as well as the in fighting between the members. This eventually led to the breakup of the band and resulted in Slash's Snakepit and Velvet Revolver and well Axl Rose just being Axl Rose ...  Read the complete review

This album is simply the defining album of one of the greatest rock bands ever, and indeed one of the defining albums of the genre as a whole. This was the debut album of Hollywood scene heavy weight hard rock band Guns n' Roses, released in 1987 and it is one of those albums where every track is just great; you can put it on and not have to skip ...  Read the complete review

For my 11th birthday on October 12th 1988 my grandparents gave me a cassete tape of a band I had never heard of and that band was called 'Gun's 'N' Roses. The name of the tape was called 'Appetite For Destruction' and I couldn't believe that my grandma was cool enough to get me something like that. As I said before I had never heard of ...  Read the complete review

This is STILL the best rock album of my lifetime, and I doubt whether there has ever been a better one! From the opening chords of 'Welcome to the Jungle' you get everything you could ever want, with soaring vocals, crunching riffs and epic guitar solos. You get an insight in Axl's mindset long before anyone realised he was a bit mad, with the ...  Read the complete review

This album had me hooked from the very first time I heard the opening riff to Welcome To The Jungle. A lot has been written about how the album reflects the society GnR were surrounded by at the time and I think it has inspired some brilliant songs. The album does not have a weak song on it, which is a rarity nowadays. If you like amazing guitar ...  Read the complete review

I heard this album whilst at a friends house about 6 years ago for the first time. I really liked it and borrowed my Dad's copy. I wouldn't even know where to begin when describing this album, because it is my all time favourite, so even saying it is completely and utterly fantastic from the first track to the last would be an understatement. If ...  Read the complete review

When I was 11, I used to listen to the charts on the radio on sunday nights, and one evening, heard enter sandman by Metallica, I loved the sound of the distorted guitar, and set out the next weekend to find something that rocked. Before the weekend I saw Top Of The Pops and on it was the video for You Could Be Mine by GnR, the sound was not quite ...  Read the complete review

Even these days, in 2008, this classic hard hitting heavy rock album is still regarded by many of the genre fanatics as the best rock album ever released, a classic in its own right. When the album was released in 1987 it hit the streets and schools with a new controversy-sparking punky aggressive rock n roll attitude with sleazy songs like It's ...  Read the complete review

Whatever self parody Guns N` Roses ended up becoming amongst the law suits, tantrums and rock and roll excesses, I must be remembered that there was a time when they were the cutting edge of hard rock. They certainly looked and acted the part, but underneath the sleazy theatrics and rock and roll clichés were a bunch of musicians who knew how to ...  Read the complete review

Guns N Roses stand for all I do. Having as much fun as possible, not taking anything too seriously, (especially the negative people in the world who seem too keen on putting a downer on things), rocking out as hard and fast as possible and leaving an impression on everyone around, good or bad. I’d go as far as to say that they’re my ...  Read the complete review

The one biggest regret i have is that i wasn't born a decade or two earlier. Why ? Then i could have seen the best ever rock band perform live, unfortunately that is one thing i don't think i will ever be able to do.Mainly due to Axel Rose constantly living in a rehab clinc to try and get over his addiction to his ...  Read the complete review

Released in 1987 Appetite for Destruction is Guns n' Roses' first and best album to date. It contains suchclassics as Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child O' Mine and Paradise City. The album is worth the money on the strenghth of these tracks alone. But this is a rock album with a rare qulity, where every single track is a winner. The ...  Read the complete review

When I first heard this album, I will admit to being rendered wordless for several hours. It is, in my opinion, simply the greatest hard rock album ever made. Forget nu-metal, grunge, and all that rubbish, if you want to know what hard rock really is, listen to this album. In my opinion there is only one weak song on the whole record, Anything ...  Read the complete review