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Free Music Review: Greatest Debut of all Time???
Hit: 5 Stars
Appetite For Destruction (1987.), Guns n' Roses' first studio album
Appetite For Destruction, Guns N' Roses 1987 debut is one of those albums that should be in any person's record collection, no question. In my opinion, this is the greatest debut album of all time (even more so than Led Zeppelin I or Hendrix's 'Are You Experienced') and furthermore, is one of the greatest albums of ALL TIME.
Guns N' Roses, in many ways, reinvented heavy rock/metal in the few albums that they actually made and this is their finest example. The album simply does not contain one remotely weak track - each song just has that unsurpassable energy, passion and uniqueness. Saying that, if you scorn any lyrics/themes of an explicit nature, then this album is NOT for you. However, this is by no means a negative on the album as in many ways that was what this band were all about. Many of the lyrics may seem pretty strong in that respect (in some of the tracks at least) but it was the band's way of getting across their message on loads of issues and anyway isn't a realistic approach the best way?
So the tracks themselves. There are a number of tracks on the album which most people will know. 'Welcome to the Jungle' is one of these, a great album opener with Axl Rose screaming in his familiar protesting manner which characterises the GnR sound. A similar theme to this is seen in 'Out ta get me' - another great track - i'm sure Axl Rose will be still telling us he's 'innocent' for decades to come! 'Paradise City' is one of the really well known 'anthem' style tracks which GnR produced. I personally think its a little overrated, its still brilliant and surges to a great climax at the end. 'Sweet Child O' Mine' though deserves all of the credit it is given - fantastic lyrics coupled with some killer guitar work from Slash make this one a classic.
So, the above are the tracks which most people will know - however, the other 8 tracks the album has to offer are just as good, if not better and deserve just as much credit in my opinion. 'Your Crazy' and 'Mr. Brownstone' are songs that may need a few listens to appreciate but they are both powerful in their own way. 'Rocket Queen' is by far the most underrated track on the album and is my personal favourite song on Appetite. It builds up perfectly and the guitar work at the end is brillaint. 'Its So Easy', 'Nightrain', 'My Michelle' and 'Think About You' are all great hard rocking tracks too which again show GnR doin metal at its best!
This album may be 18 years old but when you listen to it, it has that sound to it that makes it seem as though it was made yesterday (although it is light years better than most current music!) This album certainly broadend my passion for classic rock. Listening to this showed me that all of the greatest albums were NOT just made in the late 60's and early 70's as I had previously thought. Appetite is up there with the best. There will always be people who knock this band, calling them a bunch of wifebeaters and subsequently refusing to listen to them or those who see them as a band who are just redoing what previous groups had done just at a later time. All I can say is do not listen to any of these criticisms because you will be dismissing a truly great album which holds a deserved high place in rock history. This is one of my favourite albums and i'm sure I'm not the only one who says this!
Not bad for a debut Music Review: 17 Years Later, Still a Masterpiece
Hit: 5 Stars When "Hollywood Rose" and "Guns" merged to form the best band of the 80's(and the 90's, for that matter)they kicked off their career with the masterpiece called "Appetite for Destruction." To agree with most of my preceeding reviewers, I will concur that the album, although somewhat overplayed, is anything but overrated.
Kicked off with the group's adrenaline pumping anthem, "Welcome to the Jungle," is GnR's ultimate song. Although far from my favorite, nothing speaks for the band like their angry, expressive opening track. Moving on to a song you haven't heard, "It's So Easy" is a memorable, highly loveable tune. Instantly one of my favorites on the CD, this song will expose you to another aspect of this multifaceted band. "Nightrain," my second favorite song on the album, is as explosive and energetic as it is fundamentally excellent and diverse. "Out ta' Get Me," although not one of their best, is a fun and fast punkish song. I like it, and on other CDs it would shine, but compared to the other material we have here, it falls short. Speaking of other excellent material, next we are introduced to the criminally underrated, lyrical gem of "Mr. Brownstone." From underrated, to slightly overrated, we now are taken down to "Paradise City" which holds most of its glory in the last minute and a half.
Next up, powerful, robust, controversial, and wonderful is "My Michelle." This is the album's most headbanging song, one that you can't hum while standing still. "Think About You" is a pleasant change of topic from the prior songs. Personally, I don't think it lives up to the hype that it gets from a lot of other reviewers. Still an excellent song, but not in my top five for the CD. Following is my undisputable favorite, not just on Appetite, but for any by GnR. "Sweet Child o' Mine" opens with a riff that started as a joke, but has grown to be my favorite intro to any song (following perhaps "Purple Haze". The lyrics, sweet and idiosyncratic to their bad-boy image, are part of what makes Guns n' Roses such a diverse, superb group. The end gleams just as bright as the intro, and everything in the middle is perfectly worthwhile--and that is a vast understatement. It's difficult to follow Child, but "You're Crazy" is the song given that position. This song, like "Out ta' Get Me" would be better if it was on another album, but it's still a good song, definetly enjoyable, albeit only enjoyable. Next is the only filler on the whole album, "Anything Goes." I enjoy the guitar part, but the lyrics aren't very strong with the exception of the opening verse. The chorus is not well written. Lastly we are brought to the six minute plus "Rocket Queen," a song that showcases voice distortion the right way. Solid lyrics, and a simple yet fitting guitar part make this an appropriate closer for one of the best albums of all time.
In addition to solid songs all around, some details that put make this CD great, not good. First of all are Axl's vocal overdubs allowing him to sing backup with his signature style, but in the foreground with one of the many other dimensions of his voice. Squealing guitar solos from Slash are wonderful, (he's my favorite guitarist) but I'm also glad to see Izzy ALWAYS strong on rhythm, and occasionally on lead. Good drumming adds to the mix, and the bands entirely "F&*@ 'em all" attitude is what really makes GnR the best band of the 80's. In my opinion, no one better has come along since them.
Free Music Review: A debut with barely any missteps? Wow.
Hit: 5 Stars
There's the age-old age in the record industry that bands have a lifetime to write their debut record but 2-3 years to write the follow-up. With Guns N Roses, they really must've taken awhile to get Appetite recorded cause there's barely any missteps(I say barely, there's one on here). Unapologetically in your face, this was the right album in 1987 and it's still feels right now.
Welcome to the Jungle: Their first single(although It's So Easy might've been a teaser first single), it's got a great delay-laden intro, big guitars and angry vocals. Song still sounds fresh today. 9/10
It's So Easy: Lyrically I hope women don't check it out cause it's not the most flattering. One thing that it does showcase is Axl's great clean vocals when he sings the chorus. Good song. 8/10
Nightrain: Catchy guitar intro with lyrics about alcoholism. Great guitar throughout the song including its catchy chorus riff. 8/10
Out Ta Get Me: Shows Axl's insecurity and paranoia, and maybe small amounts of ego? Other than that, it's still sleazy-like rock and other than maybe Aerosmith or Stones, no one else does it better. 7.5/10
Mr. Brownstone: The "Bo-Diddley rhythm" starts it off with fret noise until its catchy riff starts off the song proper. It's a song that might get lost in the shuffle of the other popular album tracks but give it a listen and you'll find it's actually good. 8/10
Paradise City: The classic fast-picked intro turns into a big stadium filling song with lyrics about the troubles of living in cities. All of it turns into a big double-time guitar freak out by axeman Slash. 9/10
My Michelle: There's a certain disturbing feeling of this song, very slow and primal feeling with lyrics about a troubled girl. I like it although like Mr. Brownstone you might skip it. 8/10
Think About You: Not the misstep but it's not awesome, but then again it's rather underrated. But seeing as how there's a big song after this, most likely you'll skip it but check it out anyway. 7.5/10
Sweet Child O' Mine: Probably one of the most catchiest and oddly addicting riff in rock, along with Crazy Train and Satisfaction. I actually found myself repeating the song just to hear the intro again. Then of course the classic mini-solos, the big solo come after. Great. 10/10
You're Crazy: Given the acoustic treatment for unofficial followup Lies, here it's nice, big and electric. In a way I prefer the acoustic version but it's still good anyway so no harm done. 7.5/10
Anything Goes: My god do I hate this song. This is the misstep I was talking about. With lyrics naturally about sex, it's got gritty and sleazy written all over it, if only it was a good song. 6/10
Rocket Queen: Great snaky guitar riff with lyrics that to me I guess it's an older woman? The "moaning" bridge although oddly likable, feels out of place. Then we have the big arena filling section with clean guitar and ballad-like pace until it gets big and anthemic. Great closer. 8.5/10
Very few albums have the consistency of this album. One complaint can be that there's no breaks. It's all rock straight through so songs might bleed into each other but the songs are so strong anyway. This is definately an album to check out(and for guitarists, certain tracks being essential to learn).
Free Music Review: GN'R made hard rock fashionable again in the late 80's
Hit: 5 Stars
THE BAND: William "Axl" Rose (vocals, synth, percussion), Saul "Slash" Hudson (guitars), Izzy Stradlin - born: Jeff Isbell (guitars), Michael "Duff" McKagan (bass), Steven Adler (drums & percussion).
THE DISC: (1987) 12 tracks clocking in at approximately 53 minutes. Included with the disc is a 10-page booklet containing song titles/credits/times, song lyrics, all original album artwork, and thank you's. Recorded at Rumbo Studios (Canoga Park, CA), Take One Studios (Burbank, CA) and Can Am Studios (Tarzana, CA). Label - Geffen Records.
COMMENTS: Some good music was released by some well known bands in 1987 - Aerosmith (a nice comeback with "Permanent Vacation"), Def Leppard ("Hysteria"), Motley Crue ("Girls, Girls, Girls"), Dokken ("Back For The Attack"), and Whitesnake (self titled - featuring John Sykes), etc. But the one album that made the most impact was "Appetite For Destruction". Just another album from a glammy tattooed L.A. hair band? No chance. The music was instantly cool... fusing elements of hard rock, blues and metal into one... full of crunchy guitars, attitude, catchy hooks, and vocals like no other. GN'R's debut is the 4th highest selling album of the entire 80's decade (15+ million units sold in the U.S. alone... only behind Michael Jackson's "Thriller", AC/DC's "Back In Black", and Springsteen's "Born In The USA"); and Rolling Stone magazine currently ranks it at #61 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Rose and Slash had a much publicized feud (and 20 years later are still at it)... and the band imploded in the mid 90's. A short life with one incredibly solid debut album, some odd leftovers on "GN'R Lies" (1988), two good albums in '91 with "Use Your Illusion I & II" (though had they taken the best songs from each and put them on one album - it would have rivaled "Appetite For Destruction"), and a bunch of covers on "The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993). The band entered the music world with a ferocious bang, and the fizzled away without much noise. "Appetite" reminds me of one of my all-time favorite albums - Aerosmith "Rocks" (1976) - full of style, swagger, and simply great rock & roll music... destined to be a classic. The group successfully re-energised the genre in the late 80's with shameless gusto. The album gained momentum slowly - and exactly one year after its release, reached #1 on the Billboard charts. "Sweet Child O' Mine" became a #1 single and proved to be the album's selling point. "Paradise City" was the band's 2nd Top 10 hit. And after being re-released, "Welcome To The Jungle" achieved the same Top 10 status. As good as the 3 big hits here were, the rest of the album rocked on almost the same level. The 1st 9 songs are/were amazing and I put the deep album tracks right up there with the hits - "It's So Easy", "Nightrain", "Mr. Brownstone", "Think About You", and "My Michelle" are all classic GN'R tunes. Only 2 things negative regarding this album and GN'R - 1. the tail end of the album (specifically "You're Crazy", "Anything Goes" and "Rocket Queen") seemed to be a bit of a let down... I wish the album ended with a bigger bang; and 2. Axl Rose's antics on and off stage were disappointing. With that being said though, you simply can't deny the music on this album. A great debut - a classic! Very necessary in any rock library (5 stars).
Free Music Review: Quite Possibly Best Album, Really Strong Effort
Hit: 5 Stars
This is Gn'R's only fantastic album. Lies is a great one too but it only has 3 new songs and 4 live ones, and the Illusions have got some great cuts (like the best Gn'R ballad, Don't Cry) but also have tons of fillers. This one is my fav album. My favs are Abbey Road, Sticky Fingers, Exile On Main Street and this one, and I like this one the most, I think, though Abbey Road slowly builds on me. Anyway. From the opening Welcome To The Jungle, one of rock's finest performances, to the final moments in the Rocket Queen ballad part, this album makes a great listen.
Welcome To The Jungle - Again, one of rock's best. Welcome To The Jungle is a legend now, and in many sports games this is played or the players use this to intimidate their opponents. Fantastic! I love it. 10/10
It's So Easy - Another favourite here. Starts off as a rocker but then becomes a pop song with somewhat different lyrics, that turn immediately into "turn around b**** I got a use for you!" after the first chorus. Anyway, It's So Easy is a great rocker. 10/10
Nightrain - Okay. This one is great. Maybe better than Welcome To The Jungle. Few songs beat that dramatic riff opening, when Axl's lyrics come in and then he does some great singing featuring rap (well, he's singing fast). The chorus on this one features great Izzy/Slash guitars, and the solo is weaved between the two, though the solo highlight is the outro with Slash playing a great one. 10/10
Out Ta Get Me - The most punkish song to now isn't a filler but it isn't a classic. Out Ta Get Me features some of Axl's best lyrics ever, and at the end of the three-guitar solo comes in a great pedal effect. If it weren't for some fantastic lyrics it woudln't be that great. 9/10
Mr. Brownstone - Okay, this is a favourite among many Gn'R fans but it isn't exactly my favourite. Features a great riff and a catchy chorus, but nothing else. Originally sang by Izzy, but I heard it sucked. 8.5/10
Paradise City - This song is great but it's way too long and I don't like the last two minutes. I think it's good for a while, but it's way better for background music. 8.5/10
My Michelle - Okay, another not so good one. My Michelle is good on the first few listens but then becomes boring. Great vocals by Axl though. 8/10
Think About You - OH YEAH! What a great song. Features easily the best chorus in the album, and some great lyrics. 10/10
Sweet Child O' Mine - My favourite song here. Great riff, chords, verse, chorus, intervals, solo but the best part is the outro. 10/10
You're Crazy - Big issue here. It's a good rocker but I never pay much attention to it, not one of my favourites either. I heard the Lies version is good. 7.5/10
Anything Goes - Weakest song here though is still listeneable. Too long and repetitive, though the verse can be nice. Features a voice box by Slash. 7/10
Rocket Queen - Another favourite. Starts off with the album's most dirty lyrics (after Anything Goes), with a great great funky intro. The riff is great too, using 4 notes. Then comes the solo, but the main part in the solo is the sounds of a woman having sex. Then comes the most powerful chorus, and then the song becomes a ballad, one of the best things Gn'R ever did. Lovely! 10/10
Everyone should get this album. It's too great to be true!