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Free Music Review: Great "Unofficial" Followup to Appetite for Destruction
Hit: 5 Stars
Even though GnR Lies wasn't the official followup to Appetite for Destruction, Guns n Roses released it to hold their fans over until their next album. This release is made up of their 1986 ep, Live Like A Suicide, and 4 new acoutsic based songs recorded in 1988. GnR Lies is nothing short of amazing. The live songs beginning with Reckless Life are prefect examples of why Guns n Roses were one of the top bands on Sunset Strip. The band is very solid, Slash's guitar playing is great, and Axl Rose's voice is in top form. Nice Boys and Move to the City are both great songs and thier cover of Aerosmith's Mama Kin is top notch. The acoustic songs on the album are also excellent. The only single from the album, Patience is the first of the acoustic tracks. This is a great song, one of their best. The next song is Used to Love Her. The song is written about kind of a sick subject, if you want to hear it pick up the album. The next song is a redone version of Your Crazy which is on Appetite, I personally prefer this version over the original, even though both are good. The last song is the controversial One in a Million. This song is filled with comments on various social issues, but with all that aside it is a great song. This album is definately a worthwhile purchase, just because this isn't the official followup to appetite, don't overlook it.Free Music Review: GN'R Lies
Hit: 5 Stars
GN'R Lies is Guns N' Roses second album, and was released in 1988. It consists of eight songs.
The first four songs are actually Guns N' Roses independently released EP "Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide." These songs Pre-Date the band's major label debut "Appetite for Destruction." The highlight of this half, in my opinion, is the cover of the Aerosmith classic "Mama Kin." All of the songs on this side are supposedly live, though Axl Rose once said that most of the songs were recorded in a home studio, and had a live track placed in the background.
The second half of the album is entirely made up of acoustic tracks, all of which were recorded in one day, with all the band members playing together (the music-video for "Patience" shows footage of the recording session). "Patience" was the most successful of the songs, and became a massive hit. The album however was plauged (or blessed) by controversy due to the song "One in a Million." The lyrics included racial slurs and "homophobic remarks," in the words of protesters. The controversy only fueled album sales however, as the album went on to sell over 5 million copies.
The album is a solid effort by the Guns. It has been certified as 5x Platinum, and it is one of my favorite albums.
Free Music Review: It's just a great cd
Hit: 5 Stars
OK, so it's only a 34 minute cd, it only has 8 songs, only one single was released, and only one video from it, the first 4 songs were released on a previous EP, 1 of the songs isn't even their's, it's a Aerosmith song, and 1 of the songs is a redone version of the orignal! That dosn't mean anything though, because this is just a great cd. It opens up with the 4 songs from Live Like A Suicide, and continues on with 4 accoustic songs. Mama kin done orignaly by Aerosmith, is a amazing cover, one of Gn'R's best if not their best. Pateince is the best song on the cd, it's so sweet, and even though it's a accustic song, you'll feel like it belongs on Appetite. One in a Million and Used to Love Her might not have the greatest lyrics, meaning they can easily be offensive, are 2 great songs, no doubt about it, with the lyrics or without. The 2 songs just have everything right in them, great music, great vocals, their just great. And the re-release of Your Crazy isn't nearly as fast as the orignal on Appetite but personaly I think it's a better version, and most people will agree with me. What can I say, it's not the longest, and it's not the most orignal, but hey, it's just a great cd. ~RonnieFree Music Review: Diversity at it's Best
Hit: 5 Stars
This album exemplifies this band's talent. You Have 4 classic rockers including the cover of Aerosmith's Mama Kin. It is rumored that the "live" tracks are just studio tracks with dubbed in crowd noise, but that is only a rumor since it is unproven. The 4 "acoustic" tracks are not even acoustic, except on Patience, but are still very powerful for being mellow. Patience is a great ballad, but not their strongest work on this album by far.{anyone who finds a ballad as the top song on a Guns album is not really a true Guns fan, and more like a billboard top 40 fan instead} The next track is Used to Love Her and is a great song because of it's truth of how women can make men feel, and it's funny to boot. You're crazy was a marvelous remake of the Appetite classic. They slowed it down and made it bluesy, which, in my opinion is the way this song was meant to be. Then you have One in a Million. By far the album's best and most powerful song...if you're not easily offended. Axl was a country boy from Indiana, and this song shows his views on the jungle known as Los Angeles. Give this album a try and you won't be disappointed.Free Music Review: Something for everyone
Hit: 5 Stars
This album has something for everyone (even racists, if you thing about "One in A Million"), but generally was partially opportunistic (releasing the EP - Live Like a Suicide) and another four acoustic tracks. How it would look to fans was very much parodied within the album cover which exploits the tabloid nature of their press at the time. The songs are all solid, even the acoustic version of "Your crazy" generally seems to work better than the electric version. 'Patience' is a fantastic song which, at the time really showed people some of the potential range and scope of the band. "Used to Love Her" is very tongue in cheek and reminds me of the feel of "No Expectations" by the Rolling Stones. Signalled the potential for the band which would be more fully explored in the (somewhat overblown but with many good songs) Use your Illusion albums.
The Live - Like A Suicide EP really reminds me of Aerosmith, Johnny Thunders and New York Dolls. If you like those bands you will probably recognise the influence here. Great tongue and cheek lyrics "I lead a reckless life, and yknow, its my only vice".