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All rights reserved.Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion Vol.2 (CD 1991)
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Another mind-blowing experience from the Gunners!
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
When GNR unleashed the Use Your Illusions on the world, the world was surprised. Appetite was such a raw and emotional album that expressed it through slick guitar riffs and a screechy Axl, and these two albums, especially Illusion II focus on the musicianship of the band. A matured GNR focuses on better written lyrics than Slash's amazing guitar ability. No taking anything away from him but merely comparing to previous albums. Songs like So Fine, Don't Cry, Yesterdays and Estranged seem softer, but You Could Be Mine, and Civil War keep fans satisfied as far as heavy songs go.
As usual Axl rose "hits the nail on the head" with his singing skills and Slash, Duff, and Izzy have all contributed to the songs themselves and wrote some of there own. Pretty Tied Up - wrote by Izzy, So Fine wrote by Duff. Songs like Civil War actually describes the civil war (amazingly) and the Knockin' On Heavens Door cover was brillant it could not match to the original by Bob Dylan.
When it actually comes to music, I'm the soloing kind of guy! And as a guitarist I must admit that everything I have learnt about soloing has come from Slash's mighty shreds and balads! Many of his skills from this album has definatly rubbed off on me (even if I do say so myself!). So basically, this is an amazing CD for ANY guitarist of ANY quality!
GNR can never put out a greatest hits. They have basically already done that four times. Each time a new album comes out GNR proves why they are the best rock band. If you don't have it BUY IT. I promise that you will be hooked on GNR for good. If you lose it, BUY IT AGAIN. Must have for anyone who enjoys music on mulitiple levels, lyrically, musically, etc...
JUST GET IT!!
As usual Axl rose "hits the nail on the head" with his singing skills and Slash, Duff, and Izzy have all contributed to the songs themselves and wrote some of there own. Pretty Tied Up - wrote by Izzy, So Fine wrote by Duff. Songs like Civil War actually describes the civil war (amazingly) and the Knockin' On Heavens Door cover was brillant it could not match to the original by Bob Dylan.
When it actually comes to music, I'm the soloing kind of guy! And as a guitarist I must admit that everything I have learnt about soloing has come from Slash's mighty shreds and balads! Many of his skills from this album has definatly rubbed off on me (even if I do say so myself!). So basically, this is an amazing CD for ANY guitarist of ANY quality!
GNR can never put out a greatest hits. They have basically already done that four times. Each time a new album comes out GNR proves why they are the best rock band. If you don't have it BUY IT. I promise that you will be hooked on GNR for good. If you lose it, BUY IT AGAIN. Must have for anyone who enjoys music on mulitiple levels, lyrically, musically, etc...
JUST GET IT!!
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robbedReview created: 04/04/08
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he took my money and i never received the cd, i emailed but he never responded, not satisfied and feel robbed and cheated.
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Essential CD for any music fanReview created: 01/04/08(updated 16/06/08)
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There are not many albums that can compare with the ultimate musical experience that is 'Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band'. Alongside 'Led Zeppelin II', Use Your Illusion vol. 2 is perhaps one of them.
Music aside - back in 1991 it was extremely unusual for any band to release a double album set like this and it surely must have took months of ingenious hard work to accomplish it. The release of the Use Your Illusion set was widely anticipated until it universally hit the streets in August 1991. Guns N' Roses changed album releases forever with this excellent addition to the 20th Century canon of Rock Music.
Use Your Illusion II is a timeless piece of work. It contains no less than 5 top 20 hits. Every song bar 'Yesterdays' is an 'extended' version, which means for the consumer, excellent aural pleasure!
The 'standard' non-release album tracks are completley mind blowing and have you pressing the rewind button! Pick of the bunch has to be 'Pretty Tied Up' with its arabic sounding intro, it kicks into a barnstorming Rock tune. This for me is possibly one of the best songs ever written by Guns N' Roses.
In-fact what is interesting about this conception in general is the mix of classic Rock and Rock ballad. It became the 1990's G N' R trademark. You have to say that 'Don't Cry', (which was a massive UK sucess and uniquely features on both albums, vol. 1 and 2) 'So fine' and 'Enstranged' are epitomies of this. Brilliant, simply brilliant.
To top it off is the never surpassed 'You Could Be Mine', a tune that will eternally rock any crowd well into the 22nd century. I ask you, lyrically and musically, has this kind in its genre ever been bettered?
10/10
Music aside - back in 1991 it was extremely unusual for any band to release a double album set like this and it surely must have took months of ingenious hard work to accomplish it. The release of the Use Your Illusion set was widely anticipated until it universally hit the streets in August 1991. Guns N' Roses changed album releases forever with this excellent addition to the 20th Century canon of Rock Music.
Use Your Illusion II is a timeless piece of work. It contains no less than 5 top 20 hits. Every song bar 'Yesterdays' is an 'extended' version, which means for the consumer, excellent aural pleasure!
The 'standard' non-release album tracks are completley mind blowing and have you pressing the rewind button! Pick of the bunch has to be 'Pretty Tied Up' with its arabic sounding intro, it kicks into a barnstorming Rock tune. This for me is possibly one of the best songs ever written by Guns N' Roses.
In-fact what is interesting about this conception in general is the mix of classic Rock and Rock ballad. It became the 1990's G N' R trademark. You have to say that 'Don't Cry', (which was a massive UK sucess and uniquely features on both albums, vol. 1 and 2) 'So fine' and 'Enstranged' are epitomies of this. Brilliant, simply brilliant.
To top it off is the never surpassed 'You Could Be Mine', a tune that will eternally rock any crowd well into the 22nd century. I ask you, lyrically and musically, has this kind in its genre ever been bettered?
10/10
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This is the one...Review created: 08/03/08
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...with all the ballads and longer songs on like Estranged. Very well produced and put together but I never liked it as much as the faster and more punky Volume 1. I always thought it would have been a better idea to make these 2 albums into 1 and have 15 songs on, saving the extras for EPs. GNR considered this but went for 2 separate albums as it would yield more cash.
Still rocks.
Still rocks.
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Fantastic album!!!1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
I love this album, it's fantastic, got some great classics on there.
I wasn't a huge fan before i got this album and appetite for destruction but now i can't get enough of them!
I wasn't a huge fan before i got this album and appetite for destruction but now i can't get enough of them!
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use your illusion 2Review created: 11/07/07
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
if i were to pick one guns and roses album to keep over all the rest, it would have to be this one. fantastic
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same again :DReview created: 05/07/07
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
the dude before put it way better than i can!! i'm also a guitarist (haha well, i try). this is like a must have album for anyone who's into music! it is pure class. it's one of them albums that suits whatever mood you're in, you know? you got everythin from chilled tunes to beasty rock.
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