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Free Music Review: Who Were You Dancing With? All The Stars In The Sky Are Not Enough!
Hit: 5 Stars
One of the very greatest of albums, this is an album so great, that even the majestic Use Your Illusion albums do not deserve to be placed next to it. In your music colection, a whole shelf must be reserved just for this album, nothing is worthy of standing next to it!
The three singles are simply perfect, 'Paradise City' manages to conquer the territory of Led Zeppelin, & then create a piece of art, that beats anything Led Zep ever put out. And then 'Sweet Child O' Mine' defeats this very style, though without harming 'Paradise', and establishes a whole new form of hard rock song, and in the proces creating a marvellous gem, a fantastic love song, without any of the faults, that nearly all love songs usually fall prey to.
'Welcome To The Jungle' is one of the greatest signature tunes ever written, it is simply perfect in the way it catches all of what Guns N' Roses was about, without in any way becoming bombastic or boasting. Actually what is one of the most apparent & one of the most important impressions of AOD is, that though it mines territory often already explored by other hard rock bands, it manages to do so without becoming as bombastic as Led Zep or Deep Purple, or any of the others, this way beating them all, and placing themselves at the very top. And after all, just listen to the name... 'Guns N' Roses', I mean, it sounds so much more real, so much more natural, so much more rock'n'roll, than any other hard rock name... even if names like Pearl Jam or Led Zeppelin are great, well, but they don't come as natural or perfect as this.
'It's So Easy', 'Nightrain' and 'Out Ta Get Me' establishes a immense magic cauldron of prime rock'n'roll, 'My Michelle' manages to offer friendly advice, without the slighest bit of that dictatorial seriousness, that most hard rockers end up performing, when they, more or less forced by others, make some 'get yourself together'-song. 'My Michelle' really comes from the heart... and what a heart, just hear the chorus!
'You're Crazy' has some fantastic, catchy verses, and 'Anything Goes' manages to be completely sexual, and just like the other songs on the record, it arrives at this goal, without prostituting itself, without sounding falsely serious, without being too much, or too 'well-we-had-to-do-a-song-in-this-vein,-even-if-we-didnt-want-to'
'Think About You' is simply a delight, while 'Rocket Queen' again performs the trick of being monumental & epic, without sounding the slighest bit bombastic, a phenomena I had never met anywhere in hard rock until this album, but which GNR succeeds in performing whenever they try!
(I think 'Child In Time' by Deep Purple and 'Stairway To Heaven' by Led Zep are great great songs, but lets face it, they are a bit over the top & very self-indulgently bombastic, just too much - which can be good sometimes, but GNR are just much better!)
And then for my ultimate favourite of the songs here: Mr. Brownstone. Simply one of the greatest rock songs of all time, and that even betrays its splendour... one cant describe the brilliance of this song, the magical intro, the riff, which must be able to kill a god (dont know why I came up with just THAT picture, but I guess its true), the verses, the lyrics, the choruses, bridges (is that what you call them, you who learn guitar by reading books?) and solos - perhaps not the most impressive solo in itself, but it works precisely because of that, since it doesnt attempt to take over the song, but just becomes one with it!
I love this album, I simply do. Bowie's 'The Man Who Sold The World' and Led Zep's 'Houses Of The Holy' appear in the same category of 'all-so-perfect-that-I-cant-decide-between-them', the very top of my favourite albums, but they are there of other reasons, Bowies because of the alienated poetry inherit in both words & music, and Led Zeps not because of their guitars, but because of the mood & feeling. So even if they stand shoulder to shoulder, then, if we judge by categories such as 'hard rock', or 'spirit of rock'n'roll', well, then, I don't think I can find anything to compete with AOD. 5 stars, and not all the stars in the sky would be enough!
Free Music Review: THE *ULTIMATE* BANDWAGON ALBUM -- BUT DESERVEDLY SO
Hit: 5 Stars
When 'Appetite For Destruction' was first released, I was a 5th grader living in Atlantic Canada developing my own taste in music for the first time, independent of what my parents played in the house. I got my first dose of Guns 'N Roses around then, and became an instant fan -- they had it all to me: style, great music, and a spirit of rebellion. By 1990 however, my love for G'N'R had waned siginificantly, largely because a) my young ears were unaccustomed to the "n-word" being used in rock music [on G'N'R's "One In A Million" from the 'Lies' album] and b) I was more into R&B like Keith Sweat and Janet Jackson at that time. Plus, I got to see a drunk Slash and Duff curse up a storm (aired live and *unedited* in Nova Scotia!) during their slurred acceptance speeches at the 1990 American Music Awards. Not only was I turned off from Guns 'N Roses, but the largely seedy genre of Heavy Metal music in general...Twelve years later, I'm at a point in which I can appreciate music for what it is regardless of genre. I still have my faves (Pop, Soul/R&B) but *great* music is always able to transcend categorization. The 'Appetite For Destrution' album is a brilliant example of this: musically, it has stood the test of time, and ripened into a magnificent artifact of rock music history. As a result of this, 'Appetite' has become one of the ultimate "bandwagon" albums of all time, meaning everyone and their momma extols praise and virtue for it. While other so-called "classic" albums may not always deserve this level of attention, 'Appetite For Destruction' most certainly does. Now let's get to the music itself:
"Welcome To The Jungle" is a hyper-adrenalized sonic assault that is my third favorite Guns 'N Roses song of all time (the other two are also on this album). But before I go on, I *must* digress. "You Could Be Mine" from the Terminator 2 soundtrack must have been written during this time period (which is #4 on my top G'N'R songs) because a lyric from that song is reprinted on the liner notes of this album -- and that would explain why that song is so brilliant as well...[End digression]
"It's So Easy" is notable for the lower vocal register Axl lays out on this head-nodder that sounds like it may have influenced the styles of Nirvana and *especially* Stone Temple Pilots (think: "Sex-Type Thing"). "Nighttrain" is a decent album cut that keeps the energy going, but it gets better with every listen. "Out Ta Get Me" is a song I remember from my younger days, and kind of reminds me of Def Leppard's "Excitable" (from 'Hysteria')...another decent cut.
"Mr. Brownstone" is a *great* song that communicates an apathetic (yet hopelessly compulsive!) attitude to the nth degree, and is easily one of the album's melodic (and thematic) highlights. "Paradise City" is probably one of the most recognizeable rock tunes ever (especially the Slash riff!), and always warrants a repeat (or three-peat) whenever listening to this album. "Paradise City" is my favorite Guns 'N Roses song of all time, and (to me) it marked the creative *peak* of '80s rock music hands down.
While "My Michelle" and "Think About You" are anything but filler, after a song like "Paradise City" they're simply "okay" songs one usually acquires a taste for. But the signature intro riff (which surprisingly hasn't been sampled yet!) to "Sweet Child 'O Mine" ushers in one of the best (if not best) rock love songs ever recorded. Passionate without being sappy, "Sweet Child 'O Mine" ranks as a close 2nd behind "Paradise City" as my favorite Guns 'N Roses song of all time.
"You're Crazy" is another adrenalized song that carries on the wild and rebellious spirit of the 'Appetite' album. Same can be said for "Anything Goes" and the last song of the album, "Rocket Queen". 'Appetite For Destruction', along with albums by Def Leppard and Bon Jovi, and television shows like the Transformers are some of the pop culture hallmarks of 80s currently experiencing a comeback. Thank goodness, because it's about time Axl (Starscream and Megatron rolled into one in my humble opinion) returned from obscurity.
Thanks for reading!
Free Music Review: Classic
Hit: 5 Stars
This album came out in 1987 and is still selling. This shows that it is not only classic, but has lasting power. I was also watching MTV and this album is ranked 2 out of the 22 best albums of the last 2 decades and it sold over 15 million copies in the U.S alone. This album is better than most anything in the 80's because most of it was love songs and Bon Jovi(nothing against them). It can't hold a candle to classic 60's and 70's music, but it's a classic 80's album. This is some raw stuff that nothing new can compare to and is ten times better. Some people might complain that Axl Rose's voice sucks, but I think he sings and sounds better than screaming bands and Hilary Duff. Anyway, I am going to write this album song by song because they are all great songs from a great band. This album is what hard rock should be: HARD ROCK with variety in sound unlike Nu-Metal music. (Notice how Linkin Park, Korn, and Evanessence sound exactly the same?)1. Welcome to the Jungle- A classic song that still gets radio play. This is a great opener with guitars blazing from the beginning and doesn't stop. This is just the start of the album too. 10/10
2. It's So Easy- Another great song, and this is my 2nd least favorite and a weaker, but still kick ass, song. This song has some lyrics about sex, but so did every 80's song. 9/10
3. Nightrain- A great song. This song is pure hard rock with a great solo from Slash, a great guitarist, along with great rhythm guitar from Izzy Stradlin. 10/10
4. Out Ta Get Me- Definitly one of the highlights of the album. It starts with a great solo and is good for the hard rock fan. This sounds like it influenced many of today's bands. 10/10
5. Mr. Brownstone- A song about drug addiction. Great song, once again. In the beginning it sounds like the song "I Want Candy", but after that you can tell the difference. 10/10
6. Paradise City- 2nd best song on the album. This song truly stands the test of time as it is still on the radio(in fact, I listened to it yesterday). This song should recieve merit just for the fact that you can listen to it all the way through, all 6 minutes and 48 seconds of it. 10/10
7. My Michelle- This song kind of sounded like it could be on a Metallica album, it's that heavy. It is also a great song that is regarded as the best song on the album. It is, I guess, a bit overrated, but still deserves what it gets. 10/10
8. Think About You- This song is seriously underrated and it is a nice song. The only thing I don't like is the Hawaiian style guitar solo, but otherwise a great, underrated song. 10/10
9. Sweet Child O' Mine- THE BEST SONG ON THE ALBUM. This song has been redone a few times and has been in Big Daddy, which shows that it is still great. This song is simply put a classic song that everyone has heard except people who listen to Eminem, Puddle of Mudd, and the like. Once again, THE BEST SONG. YOU MUST HEAR THIS SONG. 10/10
10. You're Crazy- A fast rocker. I like it, but it does over use the word F***(this and It's So Easy). Still a great fast song that even someone I know who likes it(and they listen to Caliban and such underground punk groups). 10/10
11. Anything Goes- The worst song on the album but still okay. A song about sex, big time. Okay song, but still the worst. 5/10
12. Rocket Queen- 3rd best song on this album. This song goes from a harder rock to a softer rock ending. This song is infectious and stayed in my head for a year (how long I've had the C.D).
In conclusion, this is one of the best hard rock C.D's if you can stand Axl's voice (which wasn't a problem for me) and the talk about sex in almost every song. A classic album and worth the money. I would also recommend Use Your Illusion 1 and 2, though they're not as good. They're still great though, and a good addition to this C.D. ***** out of ***** for this classic.
Free Music Review: BANG YER HEAD!
Hit: 5 Stars
We'll skip right to the song-by-song breakdown, since nobody wants to read my lengthy write-up.
Welcome to the Jungle: 10/10. Hey, come on, it's Welcome to the Jungle. Cool riff? Yep. "Sha-na-na-na-na knees, knees!" thing in the chorus? Check. Slash and Izzy rockin' out? You bet. Essential GN'R listening.
It's So Easy: 8/10. A riff-based rocker with interesting lyrics, though the lack of a solo is reason not to like. Slightly overrated by fans, but whatever.
Night Train: 10/10. A completely brainless ode to getting utterly, totally, unforgivably smashed. Maybe not the most original song, but it rocks like hell, so we can forgive that.
Out Ta Get Me: 7.5/10. While it's kind of annoying that Axl is whining, "I'm f&#!ing innocent!" (nothing could be further from the truth), the rest of the group makes up for it. Kind of, anyway - Axl's so self-centered here it's downright annoying.
Mr. Brownstone: 10/10. If it were for the intro riff alone, this would be a pure ten in my book. But there's more:Adler hammers the point home with his drum kit. And those lyrics, man... a stark, honest portrayal of drug addiction, like The Velvet Underground's Heroin, only written on the streets of L.A. rather than in a New York art school. I also love Axl's lower-register vocals and the tongue-twistin' bridge ("I used to do a little but a little wouldn't do, so the little grew more and more"). If it weren't for a certain song somewhere down the line, this would be the best here.
Paradise City: 10/10. Seven minutes of sheer, gritty glory. This is surprisingly complex for a Top 5 hit, containing about six sections and one of the most awesome extended codas in history, with the band kicking things into overdrive and staying there. Axl's pseudo-rapping shines as well.
My Michelle: 10/10. Axl's twisted version of a love song - he obviously loves Michelle (his real girlfriend at the time), but since he's a borderline sociopath he also points out her faults. As usual, Slash and Izzy give their all and the rhythm section's downright fearsome.
Think About You: 6.5/10. Let the filler begin - an average sex song at best, though there are worse here.
You're Crazy: 6/10. Sorry, but I'd rather hear the far superior acoustic version on GN'R Lies. Including it on the real album would've added some variety, which I would've appreciated.
Sweet Child o'Mine: 10/10. An unabashedly starry-eyed tribute to a girl, you'd expect this to completely blow as a result, coming from Guns N' Roses. But it WORKS! How? Well, Axl doesn't go completely overboard with the vocal, instead choosing his usual scratchy whine, which convey much more emotion than the operatic treatment. And Slash is all over this thing, man... he came up with the famed intro riff, and delivers some smokin' wah-wah in the coda, not to mention his greatest guitar solo ever not found on November Rain. My favorite here. Amazingly, though, this ISN'T their greatest song - I'd give that title to (wait for it) November RAin.
Anything Goes: 5.5/10. The only real disappointment on the album, it's another lousy sex tune with lyrics seemingly nicked from Think About You.
Rocket Queen: 8/10. Am I the only one who finds the sex noises in the break obnoxious? Yeah, I thought so. Other than that, it's a solid, riffy rocker, though I think it's overrated by the hardcore.
I suppose I COULD complain about the lack of stylistic variety (it ranges from hard rock to heavy rock), but then it's the band playing their strengths (dare I say sticking to their guns?), so I can't whine about it too much. The group can PLAY, too. Too bad they lost themselves in self-indulgence, ego, and generally bad music JUST aftewards - had they continued in this direction, they might've been, as Ozzy Osbourne predicted, the next Rolling Stones. That would've been supremely cool.
Free Music Review: It doesn't get any better......
Hit: 5 Stars
This is the best CD I have ever bought, bar none.
Song by song:
Welcome to the Jungle: This really does welcome you into "the jungle" (LA) and into the world of sex, drugs, rock n' roll and into the heads of the most creative musicians of all time. Welcome to the Jungle is Axl's view of what LA would look to an outsider just coming into the city. Outstanding! 10/10
It's So Easy: I really like how Axl's voice goes really deep here and the begining is really catchy. 8.5/10
Nightrain: One of my favorites on the CD. Slash's guitar solo is amazing at the end. The lyrics are really fabulous: "I'm on the nightrain so's I can leave this slum" just gets me because it really shows what $h!tty lives they led before becoming rock stars. Something about this album that appeals to me is how they wrote about what life was really like for people trying to make it in LA. 10/10
Out ta get Me: Good rocking song about Axl trying to escape from the police and whoever else he'd pissed off, claiming that he was "f*uckin' innocent". 8/10
Mr. Brownstone: I heard someone say this song was about a nosy neighbor. It's not. It's a song Slash and Duff wrote about a heroine addiction. The bass in the begining is awsome and brings you right into the song wanting more. 9.5/10
Paradise City: This is a great song to get revved up and energized before working out or something. Some of the guitar work is amazing.
9/10
My Michelle: Another favorite; Michelle's life obviously sucked, but we get a great song out of it. This is lyrically strong, but it's definatly one of the songs that helped "Appetite" earn the explicit label. This is a very heavy song-- both musically and lyrically. 10/10
Think About You: This is a song that was put in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's good, but between "My Michelle" and "Sweet Child O' Mine" it really gets overlooked. A nice love song, though. 7.5/10
Sweet Child O' Mine: Wow. This is the first GN'R song I ever heard and the one that made me buy the CD. This is, in my opinion, the greatest love song ever written, and also the greatest song ever written. The lyrics are poetic and the music fits perfectly. The guitar riff at the begining will blow your mind. This one cuts you deep. Everyone I know who is even slightly into rock music likes this when I play it for them. One thing that makes it stand out is that it's so emotional and on an album this heavy and among songs like "Welcome to the Jungle" etc. it's different. This shows Axl Rose off to be one of the greatest vocalists of all time (aside from Freddie Mercury). Axl is a poet and Erin Everly is the luckiest woman ever to have this written for her. 10/10
You're Crazy: Probably the weakest song of this compilation. However, if any of today's bands did a song of this calibur it would be amazing. But up against all these classics this one falls a little short. The slow version of this on "GNR Lies" is much better, partially because it's easyier to understand the lyrics. 7/10
Anything Goes: I actually like this one, even though some people claim the lyrics are stupid. It's not deep and emotionally inspiring like some of these songs, but it's fun, it's rocking, and it's great to sing along to. 8/10
Rocket Queen: Amazing. Probly the best after "Sweet Child". It's also poetic at the end and good, hard rock in the beginging. This one need to be heard a few times for it to grab you. This first couple runs through the sex sounds are sort of offputting. This song really benefits if you listen to the words and not just the music. It's good for when your sad or feeling hopeless. 10/10