Guns N Roses - Spaghetti Incident
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Free Music Review: exellent album
Hit: 5 Stars
beside of any bad critics this album got when it was new. i personally consider it a great album , something like a different guns and roses experiencing with a different theme.Free Music Review: GREAT CD
Hit: 5 Stars
GUNS N'ROSES WERE INSPIRED BY THESE BANDS THAT THEY PAY HOMAGE TO. THIS CD IS A NECESSITY FOR ALL GN'R FANS. BUY IT TODAY!Free Music Review: Great CD
Hit: 5 Stars
This album is a great change of pace for G n'R. Definetly different from the other albums.Free Music Review: Old-School Guns swan-song of covers
Hit: 4 Stars
November of 1993 saw the release of Guns N' Roses fifth album "The Spaghetti Incident?" It was recorded mostly alongside the "Use Your Illusion" (1991) albums and featured the lineup of Axl Rose, (vocals) Slash, (lead guitar) Duff McKagan, (bass) Dizzy Reed, (keyboards) and Matt Sorum (drums). Izzy Stradlin's (rhythm guitar) parts were removed and replaced by then current gunner Gilby Clarke.
Guns N' Roses swan song (at least of old-school GN'R) "The Spaghetti Incident?" seems to rub people the wrong way. It unfortunately has the reputation of being one of those albums that "suck." That's a shame because while "The Spaghetti Incident?" is not a timeless classic, it's a good album.
Why do people seem to have such a negative reaction to this album? I think quite simply there really isn't an audience for a GN'R punk-cover album. While there was definitely an element of punk to the GN'R sound (courtesy of bassist Duff McKagan) people, by and large, who like "Paradise City," "Sweet Child `O Mine" and "November Rain" aren't going to dig Iggy and the Stooges, T-Rex, the Dammed, Fear, The UK Subs, etc. Likewise, fans of punk-rock aren't going to like the slick production, added solos, and other perceived bombast of GN'R's interpretations.
While Guns N' Roses renditions on "The Spaghetti Incident?" are nowhere near as raw or unadulterated as the original songs, that's not really a problem. If you went into "The Spaghetti Incident?" expecting a straight-up punk album, I can see why you'd be disappointed. But rather than just paying homage to the artists that influenced them by doing a punk album note-for-note, GN'R gave the songs their own spin, their own interpretation. With "The Spaghetti Incident?" Guns N' Roses made these songs their own by adding their own signature. So while these songs aren't as raw as the originals, they have more melody, color, hooks, and are far more palatable than the originals. While I can appreciate the argument from punk fans that GN'R shouldn't have taken liberties on their beloved classics, I personally really like these renditions.
Highlights include the Damned's excellent "New Rose," The UK Subs "Down on the Farm," (in which Axl Rose puts on a brilliant and somewhat hysterical faux British accent) the Misfits "Attitude" and Steve Jones' "Black Leather." The album's big hit, the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You" is hauntingly morose, yet sublime in its rich melody and killer solos. The album is probably best known for the "hidden track," Charles Manson's "Look at your Game Girl," which is creepy with its bizarre lyrics and eerie sparseness. It should be noted that Manson himself received no royalties from sales of the album.
The timing, however, was really bad for this album. By the end of '93 grunge and alternative rock were all the rage. While Guns N' Roses still had an enormous fan base by the end of '93, the band was seen as outdated, and the backlash spawned by their conceptual videos and over-the-top personas and lifestyles was beginning to set in. While "The Spaghetti Incident?" was meant merely as a stop-gap to tide fans over until the next release, thirteen years later, the next release, the forever in-the-works "Chinese Democracy" still has not yet arrived. "The Spaghetti Incident?" left a bad taste in the public's mouth and temporally took GN'R's legacy down a notch, although with the passage of time the sour taste has all but disappeared.
While "The Spaghetti Incident?" will ultimately be just a footnote in the legacy of GN'R, it is still a good album that is somewhat underrated. If you are new to GN'R, by all means, check it out.
Free Music Review: Still Worthwhile
Hit: 4 Stars
Sure, it pales in comparison to the rest of GNR's mighty albums. And sure, it's sad to know that the last of the original GNR albums couldn't be one of original material. But this album isn't completely irrelevant - it can still pack a punch.This album is usually looked down upon by the masses. This is basically because it is an album of covers, and at that, the usually quality-filled Gunners chose a largely disappointing selection of songs to cover. It's great to proclaim your origins, but the covers on the Illusions albums (mostly new songs there) blow these away. But here's a fine point that I'd like to point out, which is actually the motivating force behind what I believe is the proper analysis of this; it isn't necessarily the covers themselves (though that is a part of it), it's how they use them! "Knockin'...." is as simple as songs can be. But Guns epicified it. They made it grand and royal and wonderful. So, while this album clearly IS somewhat affected by the "heavy-on-the-punk" flavor, it could have been MUCH better if they had rearranged some of the also-simple tunes like "Attitude" and "New Rose," which, well, except for the attitude of the songs, they don't do much. THAT is why this album isn't too far above average.
Still, it IS Guns, and it IS above average. The energy that drives that original lineup (also counting Matt and Dizzy) is definitely there (if changed), the production is not tooooooo raw (that would have killed it), and there are SOME awesome songs. "Since I Don't Have You" was a great idea but proved to be inconsistent when the rest of the album doesn't prove to follow through on the diversity. Slash's signature licks are all over the album, which always helps it feel like home. "Hair of the Dog" is awesome, they really nailed the rhythmic aspects, and actually, I've now gotten into Nazareth because of this. So, this album definitely can affect you somehow. "Ain't It Fun" is another highlight, an all-around quality production that could almost convince you that it's Guns's own song. "I don't Care About You" is appropriate and great (Guns is always good for anger management), and fine just the way it is, but there shouldn't have been so many other songs that are so similar. Not that everything needs to be "epic-ified," but again, it is quite a lopsided and inconsistent track-listing, if still powerful.
Covering Nazareth is brilliant, Covering Johnny Thunders is fine either way, covering Charles Manson (the "hidden" track at the end) is left to personal opinion, and covering Soundgarden is just wrong...
So, there's pros and cons, and more likely than not, everyone will have a slightly different take on it. It's largely left to personal opinion, largely due to how the punk tunes work for you. Still, it's not bad. It's not a "first tier, grade A" album, but I rank it as holding its own, deep in the secondary. When you are in the mood, there are times that this album is a good choice.