Use Your Illusion I - Guns n' Roses

Though this bands career seemed to completely diminish after their split after the release of their cover version of The Rolling Stones track, Sympath For The Devil, their earlier work was known world wide and had a strong reputation. The Use Your Illusion albums were both released at exactly the same time in 1996 just as the band had seemed to turn 'commercial' as it were. The sleazy style of Appetite For Destruction is retained on the first track, Right Next Door To Hell which is one of the faster and heavier tracks on the album. The next track, Dust n Bones seems to move on to a much less heavy and strongly bluesier style of rock which is very ...

PROLOGUE 14 years ago these albums were constantly played at full volume in my bedroom. Screams of 'turn that bl**dy music down' still echo in my mind when I think back to those days. How will the albums fare now the tragic truth that Axl won't marry me has been realised? Are the albums as good as I remember them or was I blinded by love (and that kilt mmmmmm)? A BIT OF HISTORY Following the massive success of their debut album, Appetite for Destruction, the hype and expectations surrounding the simultaneous release of the 1991'Use Your Illusion' albums was huge. The 'Use Your Illusion' title came from a painting that Axl had seen ...

Use your illusion I is a mixed bag with lots of high points. 1.The cd starts when a band... Right Next Door to Hell is a awesome all out rock song with a great riff and energy. This rocks with the fury of appetite but with better vocal work by axl. The bass line is all you need to hear to know this song is going to rock. LOVE IT 2. Dust N' Bones- is ok at best... The problem is that Axl didn't write it or sing on this one... he does the backing vocals that's it. Izzy sings it and it chugs along without anything really good about it. filler. 3. Live and Let Die is a great cover song. This riff gets stuck in my head all the time. ...