Guns and Roses-Use Your Illusion I
Use Your Illusions I and II might be the best rock albums from their era. I already covered the second one, and it's time to talk about the first. Another great album from a band that shined so brightly for such a short time.
As mentioned while discussing the second one, this album also has a bi-polar feel. The ballad "Don't Cry" and bizarre "Coma" and the cover of "Live and Let Die" originally by Paul McCartney don't really fit in with a tradaional rock album, especially a traditional Guns and Roses album, but that doesn't spoil the overall feeling of the album. Everyone likes and remembers November Rain, but I get the feeling that when the door is closed, November Rain isn't played that often. It's just too long, but does have an ending that gets more intense an meaningful. For a ballad, it's not bad though. My personal favorite song off this album is "Don't Damn Me", a powerful free speech ballad.
This album isn't as good as the second, but it's still worth a download.
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