Appetite For Destruction

A lot of classic songs but I don’t love GNR

Sweet child of mine is great. Welcome to the jungle, night train and paradise city are cool. But this album in its entirety feels only average to me. Everything "rocks" in the same way. Nothing on it that suprises you in a pleasent way. Solid work, but not super imaginative.

Axl’s voice is annoying… it’s a decent album but the best songs are already famous, there’s nothing new here.

Rigtig fin musik. Sleazy rock lidt mere mørkt og prollet end glam metal. Samme lyd kan man sagtens høre. Vanvittigt debut album.

Sadly, I'm not a hard rock fan so "Appetite for Destruction" is not one of my favourite albums. Despite this, I already knew some of the most famous tracks from it, like "Welcome to the jungle", "Paradise City" and "Sweet Child O' Mine" obviously. In my opinion, it's the kind of album I'd listen to only when I'm in the proper mood. In general, I also think that for hard rock lovers this album is probably a cornerstone of the genre, I would never deny the fact that Guns N' Roses are one of the best rock bands.

I bought this album on the strength of the guitar intro for Sweet Child Of Mine. This must be instantly recognisable to any rock music fan and for that reason I would consider it to be a classic song. As for the rest of the album it is standard MOR American rock ideally suited to their FM radio stations. Not disagreeable and considering GNR were one of the first making that stuff it certainly has a right to be on this list. Not an album nowadays which I would put on to listen in its entirety but good to occasionally hear tracks which randomly are selected when shuffling my music collection tracks. 3/5 9/8/25

"Welcome to the Jungle" has to be one of the best album openings ever. But does that mean I loved Appetite for Destruction? Well, it's complicated. What I learned from listening to this is that I really just don't like hair metal. I've listened to other bands like Def Leppard and Motley Crue, and absolutely hated it start to finish. This one I didn't particularly enjoy, but I can see why people rate it so highly. The aforementioned opening track is an all-timer for this genre, and "Paradise City" is super fun as well. Of course, these guys are known for their ballads too and while I don't think "Sweet Child of Mine" really compares to "Knocking on Heaven's Door" and "November Rain" it's still a great song. So, even though I think this album is objectively good, beyond the hits, there wasn't much that really appealed to me.

A few iconic songs. Feels almost generic though

👍

What is there to say about this album? It’s everywhere. Your neighbors cd collection, football movie montages, skating rinks, stadiums. Hard to deny its popularity and appeal. Pretty amazing what axel rose can do with his voice and slash always slashes. BUT, the lyrics are shallow and the lack of transition out of the same sound is tiresome. I have also been over exposed to this one.

If this is one of the greatest rock albums of all time then either I don't actually like rock or it actually isn't I'm sorry but Cream, Zeppelin, The Doors, The Stones...see where I'm going? OK so it was a debut album but I still think it's generally overrated

Not really my scene but it was better than expected. 6/10

GnR simply does not fair well following Zeppelin I. Yes, there are 3 good songs — I like them and am happy to hear them. But musically, except for some of Slash’s solos maybe, they’re pretty simple. Axl’s whaling is fine, but not as soulful as Robert Plant, for instance. The lyrics and song structure are 2D. The drummer is several steps removed from Bonham. Taking out the, perhaps unfair, Zep comparisons, the good songs are fun. But a lot of this album is the raging of an angry heroin addict — not fun. Overall, it’s a 3 (which, remember, means it’s important and pretty good too — just not great).

Pleased I’ve finally listened to this, and it was as loud, messy, and occasionally iconic as I expected. Apart from the big three songs, though, half the album sounds like filler from a Def Leppard tribute night at Snobs. It’s not bad, just very… 1987.

I think Guns N Roses mostly suck but they do have some bangers

An undeniable classic of its genre. I appreciate the pure rock ethos this album exudes but at the end of the day I just can't take Guns and Roses super seriously. I'm sure if I saw them live I would have a lot of fun but an album (even one with 3 of their biggest and best songs) just gets a little tired by the end.

Slash is amazing. Great tone; unique style. But above all, he's up there with Jimmy and Eddy in his consistent devotion of those extraordinary chops TO the music; never drifting into self-indulgence. The riffs throughout this album are so great. The band is tight. The only problem, and it's a big one: Axl's unrestrained idiocy. His capacity to ruin great tracks is pretty impressive. These songs seem to be HIT and MISS based solely on how well he restrains his instincts. He manages not to ruin three of these twelve tracks and they are extraordinary; but he's so cringe-inducing on the other nine, that the album as a whole, for me, is a pass. Three great tracks earn three stars though.

Though Im an 80s kid and understand how iconic of a band GNR was, I could never quite get into them. Axl has a very recognizable voice and Slash is a great guitarist, Overall though some of their stuff comes off a little cheesy to me. A lot of classics on here.

awesome. Liked: My Michelle

This was a decent album with big time songs

This is a very good album, but I fucken hate Axl Rose. I’m glad Nirvana killed hair metal.

solid album

Fun

Classic

Ok, so I guess if I was in the mood for simple head-banging music, this would do the trick. I get why so many people are really into it. For me, I absolutely love Slash's guitar work, and the rest of the band are pretty good, too. It's Axel I can't get behind. The vocals are fairly standard for the style of music, and the lyrics are for the most part week. I'll admit I still love "Welcome To the Jungle", but the rest of the album doesn't do much for me.

Nicht 100% mein Geschmack

It’s no Use Your Illusion

Absolutely Mid

Tough one to rate, could quite happily never hear half the songs on this album again even though I quite like them, just way way overplayed. Highlight for me is probably rocket queen. 6/10

Super classic album but it hasn't really convinced me to be a dor hard fan. I didn't realize how many songs were them and how many of those were on this one album!

Guns N' Roses er sjovt at lytte til, og jeg havde givet dem 4 stjerner, hvis ikke jeg kom til at høre efter til sangteksterne, hvorefter den overlagte sexisme ødelagde lytteoplevelsen for mig. Men hvis jeg lades som om jeg ikke forstår hvad de siger, så er det mega sjov musik.

boring

I like the occasional GnR track, but I don't like the band enough to listen to several tracks several back to back.

A hard rocking record with some solid jams. But it is pretty one dimensional and the second half doesn’t have as much magic as the first one does.

I’m getting sick of all this rock

5/10 I've tried my best to never be a hateful person regarding anyone's music. I understand that every production is difficult even if the final result is not of my liking... Having said that, 'Paradise City' is the worst song ever made for me... And yes, that includes the pop garbage you find on the radio every day. The album itself is not bad, but I have a predisposition when it comes to Guns and Roses...

Didn’t listen yet- real review in my book

American hard rock is generally awful. This album is no exception

no lo escuche completo honestamente me chupa un huevo este tipo de musica, buenos temas igual

Not my type idk

Little long but insane they arrived on the scene with a fully formed sound.

Real rock out with your cock out music. On an unrelated note I have a meeting with HR at the end of the day. It’s funny to have this back-to-back with ACDC. With the comparison of such recent experiences, I have to say that Guns is much less fun than ACDC

I mean when people joke saying my favourite album by X band is the greatest hits. Appetite for Destruction literally is that greatest hits album for GnR (ex November rain) The opener of welcome to the jungle is honestly one of my favourite album openers from start to finish you know what you’re in for. Also probably one the most iconic album art works ever. The only issue is. For a full album it’s hard to listen to the whining of Axel Rose. Also special shout out to “My Michelle” was a weird tune in that everything was good about the song apart from the chorus which was played in the wrong key and a bit shit.

I think the lyrics are rubbish/nonsense, but for the most part don't get in the way of my enjoyment of it. I like the loud energy, and don't even care how many of the songs probably go on much longer than they need to (including Paradise City and Sweet Child O' Mine). I kept thinking it needed to have the volume turned up a bit more and there was lots of the guitar that would be air guitar fodder or riffs I'd want to be able to play. Incredible that they are so overblown on the debut album. I would probably prefer making a hard rock compilation that they featured on rather than listen to the album start to finish.

yeah, classic, its fine, some bangers.

Adrenaline-pumping and excessively exhausting in equal measure, this is the quintessential hard rock/glam metal album of the late 1980’s.

ortalama

A high three- some real classics here, but i can’t say I’d readily return to this album

Well that was a refreshing change after listening to Beastie Boys. Good old heavy rock, great guitar work & Axl's amazing voice.

Никогда эту команду не любил. Но остановлюсь на нейтральной тройке.

Three of Guns N' Roses big hits are on here, but I'm still not a huge fan. I don't hate them, but they aren't my kind of metal. After listening to two different Black Sabbath albums over the last week, I consider this an inferior product.

Never realized how prominent the cow bell is on this album Credit where credit is due, this is an impressive debut. Its extremely consistent and the hits are undeniable. Unfortunately I simply do not care for Axl's vocals. I can look past them at times but for the most part its whats keeping me from really enjoying this album. Favorite song: Sweet Child Of Mine

Three hard rock classics here, but a lot of middling off-putting sleaze too.

Let’s get the good stuff outta the way, the hits are some of the greatest rock songs ever written and axl has one of the greatest voices in rock and slash is one of the greats. However besides that this album is 80’s power rock, better than bon jovi but the album cuts other than filler were impediments to hearing the great songs that are worth listening to.

A pretty average album with 3 amazing singles

3-4 memorable rockers on this album.

Impressive for a debut album, but I still feel GnR are best enjoyed on a greatest hits album.

Good: the definitive 80s hard rock album Bad: the definitive 80s hard rock album

Gets a minimum of three stars for having what is probably objectively some of the best riffs, solos and vocals in rock history. However, these songs are so often played that there is no need to listen to an album to catch them, and the non-singles do little to excite me. I've never been big on GnR since they pulled some classic 'Axl antics' at a festival some 15 years ago, but sadly it just doesnt do much for me. 5/10

Fine.

Liked the tracks everyone else knows, but I forgot how rapey some of their other tracks were…

Yeah it's good, but 4 or 5 stars? Not for me.

The heights like welcome to the jungle are counteracted by the terrible singing, especially on songs like mr brownstone

Welcome to the jungle kinda gets a star by itself.

Heard of them, I recognised a couple of songs from things like School of Rock, it wasn't bad, but ultimately they're not my thing, bit too heavy.

(Vinyl scratch) YOURE NOW LISTENING TO (car crash sound) 102.3 (elephant sound) REAL ROCK FM (explosion) WHERE WE PLAY NOTHIN BUT ROCK ROCK AND MORE ROCK (glass shattering) (police siren) THIS AINT YOUR GRANNYS STATION (Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses starts playing)

Guns n Roses geeft me ook zeker boomer vibes net zoals Led Zeppelin. Ik weet nog wel dat ik samen met mijn ex een hele avond bij haar paps op de bank zat waarbij hij een guns n roses concert liet zien en er eindeloos over kon vertellen. Ik vind de nummers toch best energiek en catchy, al zou ik deze stem zeker niet eindeloos op repeat willen horen. Naast de bekende bangers waren de andere album nummers ook best ok.

Goed aantal bangers en extra punten voor de Guitar Hero nostalgie. Axl zn stem is aan de ene kant verschrikkelijk maar aan de andere kant past het perfect bij de muziek.

2 generally. 3 because of sweet child of mine and those licks

Aside from the three classics, I’m pretty meh on this album

3.5, great solo tracks but overall kinda same ole for me

Good background music. Pairs well with action scenes or fast drives.

I thought it would be better. Too much filler

GNR on the map with this album. Just the hits please.

Cool for it's time but now sounds like generic metal

A classic full of big hits, but kind of tiring to listen to as an album.

just come classic rock. most of the songs were pretty basic (besides the hits) but a few definitely stood out, especially the more ballad-y ones

Meh. Three classic songs, but it was kind of a drag to get through

Snakk om album som hørtes helt ekstremt akkurat ut som forventa. Gøy nok å ha hørt én gang, ikke nokka æ kommer til å oppsøke igjen.

This is #day319 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... un/surprisingly enough, this turned out to be quite a tough listen. I approached this record as a classic of hard rock and glam, but as an album, it just didn't really work. Somewhat ridiculously, I found myself unimpressed by all the late-'80s hair metal craze. Sure, "Welcome to the Jungle," "Paradise City," and "Sweet Child O' Mine" are big tunes, but that's pretty much where it ends. I even had to take a break (was considering not finishing it), but eventually managed to catch up. No appetite for coming back soon, though. At least, album-wise. This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day320.

*Fun album. *Felt very hair-band 80s at times, but higher level music other times. *Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child o' Mine, and Paradise City all on the same album is impressive. RATING - 7/10

Those guitar tones are rich with cheese. I was excited to see the cover after u2 but then started listening and realised how it's not 100% my thing either. I'm getting more of a thin lizzy feel than I expected. So far I like them so much more though. Funny how I feel able to see past the sexist lyrics in thin lizzy better. There is a lot of riffing - wonder if teenage me would have been more into it? Basically fine cheese rock

Jag har nog aldrig lyssnar på denna platta som album, jag var ju synthare och gillade paradise city lite i smyg. Hairmetal är ju inte riktigt min grej, men här är rötterna till Stones och New York dolls så pass uppenbara så det ändå faller väl ut. Mycket bättre än väntat helt enkelt.

I'm not eager for this style of music to be rediscovered and reconsidered, but I'm not as bitter or cynical about it as I was in my early 90s teens. The singles are undeniable, and lyrically this is grittier and riskier than most of the other 80s hair metal debris still casually lying around. I struggled to find much to enjoy outside of those singles, but I get how someone who played this tape over and over and over and over again would find their way into its nooks and crannies.

A bit overrated for me. The famous songs are great but the rest lack variety. Liked My Michelle!

GNR is not that great, music is fine, some of these songs on here are iconic and great rock songs. Welcome to the Jungle kicking this album off is fantastic. But at the end of the day it's ok.

Probably among the best albums of the hair band era, which is kinda like being among the best pizzas from the grocery store freezer section.

Some of the lyrics in this are crazy, man. Okay.

Outside of the bangers (paradise city, sweet child o mine, welcome to the jungle) the album is just okay

I haven’t listened to a lot of Guns N’ Roses, and the songs I have heard are on this album, but never listened to it all the way through. Really like the songs and the instruments, but man. I cannot get behind Axl Roses voice. Great range, just not for me!!!!! I felt like I couldn’t listen to another minute of him singing once the album ended. If someone put this on at a bbq or on a long drive I wouldn’t mind, but will probably never put it on myself. Makes me wanna smoke a cigarette reaaaal bad. Favorites: welcome to the jungle, paradise city, my Michelle Rating: 6/10

Classic but I guess not that interesting

I loved the singles from this album when I was younger, but I'd never listened to the full album before now. The highs are great, but the rest is just so much more of the same. It's kind of a slog.

6/10 Pretty good. Route one hard rock/metal, you can hear the sounds it was inspired by (including Zeppelin!) I remember a friend growing up playing this a lot, so was more familiar with it than I thought. A few big, famous, excellent songs, a few more decent, then a bunch of bang average stuff. The worst thing about the album is Axl’s vocals. Best: Sweet Child O Mine

There is something that separates Guns N’ Roses from the other, mostly earlier 80s hair metal. There is an angry and perversion about them. I think overall though Appetite For Destruction is slightly overrated. The hits on here are great but overall it’s just good. Still something to cheesy for me. 7.0/10

Nostalgic I remember hearing a lot of this growing up

Its fine. The big hits are still fun to get back into that headspace of teenage hair band rock. But not much for me beyond nostalgia. In other words I'm not popping this on for a drive or a weekend afternoon.

Es un disco bastante sólido a pesar de que no me guste este tipo de música. Tiene temas que son clásicos y que ya conocía. 8'2

Great band not for me.

Can't say its bad but I've heard these songs so many times it has really killed most enjoyment I can get from them

Some of the best rock songs ever made are on this album, but I was surprised how little the rest of the album did for me. It all felt very samey and even a bit tacky. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for this yesterday. I was between 3 and 4 stars and I could see myself going either way if you asked me tomorrow.

Classic rock.

Sorta incredible for a debut, but I just can't...

Mr Brownstone is the worst fucking song maybe ever.

People don’t realise just how into gardening, Axel was. Obsessed. I remember when we launched a range of Houmous & Chutney garden tools. He took a large fork and a trowel and promised to promote them on their tour. We never saw them again. He sent us a picture of his beautiful broad beans in 1997 but it had been almost 15 years by that point. Why we wanted someone less famous than us to promote our products I’ll never know. You live you learn. 3.1

Never really keen on these, mainly it’s the vocals I don’t like. Have said that, I did find it musically better than I anticipated

Some absolute classics here. But those are the only ones I’d go back and listen to I think.

every decade has its great unsubstantiated moral panic and for the 1980s it was nothin but Satan, baby. you probably know all about it -- the Devil was molesting children in the basements of preschools, and this snowballed into claims that he was also making America's youth shoot drugs and kill themselves through backmasked glam metal music and Dungeons and Dragons. of course, we all know this to be classic Protestant horseshit on VHS, of which i take no stock in. except for Guns N' Roses. there's probably better words to describe them; perhaps you could call them industry plants, but there was no real industry for them to be planted by. apparently they were just really popular in the Sunset Strip scene. well, actually, no -- their PREVIOUS bands, L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose, were popular on the Strip. Guns N' Roses is essentially a supergroup. the band proper was formed a year before they got signed to Geffen, released an EP on an "independent" label, and then shot to superstardom. this further befuddles me. how does an utter trainwreck-at-conception last minute lineup shoot to being the snownosed face of rock and/or roll? like, okay, the singles are good. "Welcome to the Jungle" rocks, and i can stomach decent amounts of "Paradise City" and "Sweet Child o' Mine". but they otherwise sound pretty similar to most of the other bands that were playing that sound at that time. Bound for Hell: On the Sunset Strip is chock-filled with music that sounds just like (and at several points) better than the material here. barring "Think About You", so many of the "deep cuts" on this thing basically feel like 80s sleaze rock white noise, neither good nor bad, and yet it's treated by so many people as this towering authentic force in rock. was it because they swore and talked drugs? was it because they did it more bluntly? you could say the album's carried by the singles. sure, maybe. that doesn't explain how they came back after G n' R Lies became the poster child for sophomore slumps. you could say they lucked out. THAT i will not accept. the only explanation for this perfectly fine but of so very of its time band becoming rock and roll royalty overnight is some sort of Faustian bargain. i harbor no hate for Guns N' Roses because i have not been exposed to more than one (1) of their bad songs (Knockin' on Heaven's Door). i do not despise them, or Slash's really squeaky guitar tone, or Axl's freebasing Elmo voice. in fact, these aspects of an otherwise quite dull band are what make them charming to me in a way. i am just confused as to what all the hullaballoo is about. what makes you so special, Axl?

Fun enough

One incredible song, two good songs and a lot of filler.

Three BANGERS surrounded by a lot of forgettable songs. Overall a little disappointing.

Wowie. Hard rock. Yes. Of course. I liked it quite a bit, good to know the context of such bangers as Paradise City and Sweet Child O' Mine. I do think I need to be more selective with my rating though, so dropping this down to a 3. From now on, just general I loved it is a 3.

I had my heavy rock/metal phase in the early 80s, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath etc. By the time GnR came along, my tastes had broadened somewhat, and I didn't give this much attention. That said, 'Sweet Child' is a classic even if the rest doesn't quite live up to it.

Amazing debut album by GnR, most people already know the singles by the repetition on MTV/radio, but the genious of Rose was take the normal structure of a rock song and give it a twist (Sweet Child o' Mine, Paradise City, Rocket Queen), Axl's voice can be grating, but when you hear It's so easy you can start to wonder why didnt he used his lower register more than just for a little bit. But the deep cuts arent as memorable(other than rocket queen that's it)

The songs you’ve heard before all slap, classics for a reason etc

Some good songs but more than a few that sound dated production wise or don't really hold up

The mix on Welcome to the Jungle surprises me often with how hard they panned the two main guitars. Honestly, not as great as I remembered. I have some heavy nostalgia for the hits on this album, but most of it is just meh.

3* for Sweet Child O' Mine (basic, I know). The rest is a bit too hard for my tastes (apart from Jungle and Paradise City). Was interesting reading the history of the album on wiki (iconic album cover was not supposed to be the album cover, for one...)

Some good songs.

The big hits, “Welcome to the Jungle,” Sweet Child O’Mine,” and “Paradise City,” are pretty great but the rest is just your standard yawn-inducing buttrock.

i think there are a lot of good songs on this album, tons of classics, but i think that as a whole, dare i say, slightly overhyped

Great tunes and brilliant vocals but feel this work is a bit derivative.

Menevää meininkiä, todella korkea tuotantotaso ja erittäin seksuaalispainotteista kamaa :D. Tämä levy selittää monta popkulttuurimeemiä vuosien varrelta. Mieleen jäi parhaiten: Paradise City ja Sweet Child O Mine. Parempi kuuntelu mihin olin varautunut.

There is no doubt that Slash is up there with the great rock lead guitarists and there are 3 great songs on this album. Unfortunately Axls voice grates very quickly so I will stick to just listening to the odd track now and again and not the whole album.

Hits different than any other metal album

3.5. Good album I've just heard it hundreds of times.

Classic, I knew the most popular songs - found out some new pretty good ones. It's difficult to listen to Axel's voice for so long though without breaks.

I mean, rock is not my genre. Not to say I hate it. This for me has been one of the more "complete" albums for me. Solid mixing, great performance musically. Pretty sound. I just think Rock is limited in what it can do, especially harmonically.

Pretty sick roadtrip and headbanging music. Not something I would listen to regularly

2.5/5 I love the hit singles here honestly. Theyre genuinely great tracks. The rest is so mediocre to me, a lot of great riffs wasted on boring songs.

Classic.

3.5

3.5

I mean you get what you expect of just the three hits and some filler hard rock that’s just some guitars being loud for 40 minutes. 3 stars

Средне. Очень плохо. Нормально. Хорошо

This album defined a movement in music, but I never got into this and still can't. Despite continuous airplay and Axel's voice, Jungle, Paradise and Sweet Child don't bother me.

For the 1000+ albums, I was sure that I would rate this a 1. Why? Because Axl’s voice sucks and ruins every song except November Rain. Now that I’ve heard much worse vocals, my barometer has reset. Axl’s voice is OK. It’s easy to hear why these guys were yuuuuge in the 80s rock and metal scene. The music is a gluttonous journey of guitar riffs set to your teased hair on fire.

guns n roses halt idk

This is such a great record, ruined by a decade and a style. Slash is great; everything he plays gets to you. Axl has an excellent, if tiresome, voice. This record was made at a time of vice in LA, so it could have been a true representation of sin. But it's the lyrics that keep it from being good. Sweet Child O'Mine is excellent instrumentally, but o so terribly written. Same for Paradise City. And the production is so cheesy, so very hair-metal, each song somewhere between a corny ballad and a metal rocker. This record has all the right parts to work, but the way it's peace together fails.

Welcome To The Jungle // Paradise City // Sweet Child O’ Mine // 2.5/5

Argh, fine, it’s pretty cool.

I’ve heard these

1. Kicking this generator off with an album and band I know, but haven't listened much. 'Welcome To The Jungle' has sections where the main singer doesn't sing (atonality), and those are always unique IMO. Wondering if there'll be more of those in the album? The breakdown with the junglelike drums (bongos?) was nice. 2. 'It's So Easy', deeper vocals than the song before, at least in the beginning. The chorus with the slowdown is a nice touch. Atonality/speaking again with the singing, nice. Otherwise, not *too* special. 3. 'Nightrain'... This one sounds familiar, even though I've not listened to it before?? Probably through Vinesauce Joel (Vargskelethor). This vibes, more melodic than the other ones in a way. 4. 'Out Ta Get Me', hmm. At this point, the sameness of the album is hitting: It's good, but not special in a way, you know? Yeah. 5. 'Mr. Brownstone'. Ooh, guitar slides and funky drums: Groovy. And the vocals are different again, having a jazz tone to them. At this point, my favourite track. 6. 'Paradise City', the longest track of this album. Very 80s drums. Liking the dual vocals in the beginning. Relatively chill to the other tracks, and it took a pace after the whistle. Side comment - the main vocalist's high singing slightly reminds me of ACDC's vocals, which is something I don't like (hot take), but here it's fine. Jamming tune. Interesting breakdown's start, and then it again takes in pace! Nice. 7. 'My Michelle'. The intro sounds ominous. Upon picking pace, it gains a groove, which seems to be this band's thing. Another case of sameness, but better than 'Out Ta Get Me'. 8. 'Think About You' has a rockabilly vibe with its vocals, but much faster. Interesting mix of regular guitar in the chorus. Yet another case of sameness (I am used to artists/bands that change tone/tune in each song, like Death Grips). The slowdown at the end is nice. 9. 'Sweet Child O' Mine', this one I know (as it's also the band's most known song, at least when looking at Spotify play amounts). This is one of those cases where the most known song sounds "the best" because you know it beforehand. Breakdown ("Where do we go now?") is quite nice. After listening to the track above, I took a long break (10+ hours, sleeping in the middle too), and returned to listen to the last three songs. Waking up, didn't really remember any of them (given that I listened to other music as well). 10. 'You're Crazy'... but this song really isn't, there's that sameness again. Seems to be a trend with this album. 11. 'Anything Goes'. This one has a unique guitar pattern in the beginning, and sounds reminiscent of cockroaches (one of those wooden instruments where you scrape a wooden stick?). The guitar with phaser effects in the middle sounds neat. 12. 'Rocket Queen', the second-longest track in the album, and the last one as well. The vocals with the phaser effects are unique. Atonal guitar sounds at around 2:00-2:50 tickle my ears pleasantly. The moaning sounds are something, too (I don't generally like them in songs, they make me uncomfortable). THOUGHTS: This one's, music, if that makes sense. Something you put in the background since it's good, but not that spectacular - one of the reasons this one sold so well? Or so I feel like. Out of the tracks, my favourite was Mr. Brownstone.

Second Almost Famous reference in a few weeks… but Lester Bangs declares Rock and Roll dead but says “at least you’re here for the death rattle, last gasp, last grope”. This feels like a serious death rattle of rock. 87 and people are thirsty for some straight ahead rock, meanwhile grunge is taking off and hip hop is about to replace rock as the most relevant genre. Another album that at the time probably felt refreshing, pure rock and roll, but almost 40 years later it just sounds like recycled garbage. At times fun garbage. Slash is good, and I’ve heard good things about Adler. The hits are good. Sweet Child of Mine has… 2.1 BILLION streams.

Better than I remember. Great guitar riffs, but I can pass on Axle.

nice

Fun. Disposable.

Super buzzy and high energy, paradise city a personal highlight Not something super memorable as an album but good if in the mood for it

Fundamental.

Dette er et legendarisk album med mange sterke låter. Welcome to the jungle, Mr brownstone, paradise city, sweet child o mine. Albumet - og hele GnR (særlig slash) - var meget formativt for 13 årige Wilhelm som kjøpte elgitar i London. Men det er jo unektelig masete og ganske slitsom musikk for meg nå.

Kinda standard-issue rock energy, not that I'm complaining. Some classics. I sometimes made the mistake of looking at the music videos of these tracks on YouTube, which are very silly.

Jaime: 3 Nuria: 4, manda Jaime así que un 3

Loved: Mr. Brownstone, Sweet Child O' Mine (of course) Liked: Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City (of course), Rocket Queen Didn't Like: Out Ta Get Me, My Michelle

Rock FM core. Tiene canciones buenas a las cuales ya me he hartado de oír, pero tampoco soy tan fan de esto como lo era de crío. Es buen disco, solo que los "Roses" tampoco me gustan tanto. Canción destacada: Rocket Queen

One of my least fav genres of music sorry it just reminds me of middle aged men and topshop band T-shirts in 2010s but saying that I did enjoy the hits and recognise that it is an objectively good album! Favs: Welcome to the jungle Paradise city - 5/5 luv this Sweet child o mine- meme but so good. Also thinking about the choir version that was on a bank advert or something

Hät scho äs paar gueti Stuck uf dere Platte. Nach Jahre vom Zämespiele händs die usebraacht. Für das isches ebe doch nur Mittelmass. 1992 han ich Guns'n'roses im alte Joggeli gseh. Isch cool gsi, v.a. wellmer öppe z'Zähte ime alte Laschtwage anegfahre sind - über de Bözbärg - und de ganz Verchehr uufghalte händ. Äs hät Stunde brucht, aber luschtig isches gsii.

It's a classic. Not the best, not the worst.

Más divertido de lo que esperaba. Detesto Sweet Child con el alma, pero después no fue todo tan horrible. Ningún tema a listas pero igual. Nota: 2.9

A drug fueled rock n roll adventure with a few lightning in a bottle singles. Slash seriously saves the record and cements himself in rock n roll history with this album

Some bangers/classics, but the rest is just Axel yelling....

This brings me back to middle school. Man... some of these songs were on guitar hero so they were all I wanted at 13 or whatever. My tastes are not the same but I can help liking it even if it's 95% nostalgia. It's gotta get 3 just cause.

This is the "music for guys who think they're cool" final boss. Everything besides the singles (Sweet Child/Paradise City/Welcome to the Jungle), is just fine. It mostly feels like music from a fake band in a movie like Wayne's World or School of Rock. That said, it is exceptionally well produced and the performances are really solid. The songs are pretty standard rock/blues fare with not much more going on. It feels like the final nail in the coffin for Hair Metal before Grunge could really bear fruit. It's an album with some obvious talent behind it that somehow ends up feeling overtly stale. 7/10

Better songwriting than I would’ve originally anticipated but still not something I’d go out of my way to turn on by the album

Love me some sweet child o mine

The most 80s sounding album that was kind of fun

three great hits that I've been sick to death of for over a decade. I'm sure I would have rated this much higher when I was 17. Similar to my feelings on AC/DC and Ben Jobi

Some real classics here. The others were a bit underwhelming. Big zep influences.

knew a few of the tracks. didn't hate, didn't love. exactly what I expected from Guns N' Roses tbh

The singles are ubiquitous for a reason.

Some really great classics here, but also a lot of filler. Many songs and the whole album could have been shorter and tighter to make it less tedious and more enjoyable. That's always been a problem with GNR for me.

Trying to put myself into a place to think what it would be like hearing this album for the first time. From the opening welcome to the jungle through Mr Brownstone and sweet child of mine. Now classic it’s hard to imagine how hard they would have hit the first time. Even after repeated listenings throughout my life they’re still great if not a bit overplayed. Solid album.

Super effective at being what it’s trying to be—music for teenage boys of a certain era—even if it does very little for me.

Quite a debut album and I recognize why it's on this list.

I was a pretty big fan of Guns N Roses back in Highschool, which meant that I only listened to the singles so this is my first time listening to this album as a whole. First off, I just can't stand the singles anymore. Whenever I turn my car on it defaults to the radio before my phone connects and I swear 50% of the time it's one of these 3 singles and I just can't stand them anymore. Especially Sweet Child O' Mine; I'm going to lose it if I hear another cover band play this song. The deep cuts are fine, but don't really change my opinion on GnR. They are one of the best Hair Metal bands, but I just can't stand Hair Metal anymore. This would probably be a low 4 if I wasn't so sick of the singles. It's also funny how almost every single 5 I see talks about how they listened to it as a teenager, or how it is nostalgic to them. Mid 3.

Nowt to shout about apart from welcome to the jungle and sweet child of mine

The hits are huge. Inescapable. I do really like Welcome To The Jungle, Paradise City, and Sweet Child O'Mine. I got really into classic rock as a teenager, and these songs definitely made the playlists. At one point I did decide to check out the full album, and I remember I didn't really like it that much. I feel the same way this time. The musicianship is there, but are the actual songs that good? Not in my opinion. If this album was stripped of those 3 songs, what remains would be a 2 or even a 1. So I'm going with a middle of the road 3 on this one.

Good album

Even back when this album came out, I wasn't a fan. The hits are far more fun to play than to listen to, and the deep cuts don't do much for me.

Didn't think an album could start as emphatically as "Nevermind" by Nirvana, but this gives it a run for its money.. and the fact I've been corrected on this point immediately with the next album suggests I actually know fuck all about music. For me the good songs were really good, but a few too many tracks just felt a little flat or like filler and I did drift out from time to time.

Welcome To The Jungle is sensational. What a powerhouse of a song, easily my favourite of theirs. Great big dick swinging, explosive, stadium banger. I love those little notes in the bridge that sound like Slash letting off a Roman Candle. It just makes me want to do the Axl snake hips dance, but alas, I can't do it. It's So Easy, too much cowbell. Nightrain and Out Ta Get Me are a bit too ACDC for me, not my bag. I know Slash had to channel all of his magnificent testosterone somehow, but most songs are overloaded with epic riffs which I believe were played by Slash's cock. Mr Brownstone is alright to bob your head to, until you realise it's entirely derivative of Welcome To The Jungle. Paradise City is a country infused, call to Americana that bleeding heart Midwesterns can all be proud of. Another belter. Slash wanted the lyrics to be “where the girls are fat and they have big titties”, I'm with him. I watched half of G+R at Leeds Festival in 2010, it was basically only Axl in that lineup, I could hear them playing this over LCD Soundsystem, about 13 minutes of huge firework cannons blasting off with every chorus. I drifted off after Paradise City and I'm including Sweet Child O’Mine in that stint, it's been so overplayed and covered, I don't think I can hear it objectively anymore. There was something electric about this debut, sleazy, sex crazed, scruffy yet preened image, symbolic cover art, it all comes together in quite a cinematic way. I always associate G+R with 80s and 90s blockbusters, not just for soundtracking Terminator and Interview with a Vampire, but also because this style of music was used widely across the Action genre at the time. I think the weaker songs only earn this album a 2, but I'm bumping to 3 because of Slash's big cock, I mean hat.

No me interesan. Gran éxito que no comparto

The guitars are great, the songs are interesting, and there are a lot of classics on this album. I cannot get over how much I hate Axle's voice. I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate his voice.

For the fact that it produced 2 all time massive hits Sweet Child of Mine and Parade City I'll give this a 3

Dont care

6/10 - There were some decent songs. All of the songs I knew I at least sort of enjoy listening to. I think if I had never heard any of theses songs then I would have rated it lower.

I had a GNR phase growing up but the hits off this are so burnt out. I'm very tired of their sound at this point but the deep cuts were more enjoyable and the album is a good package.

Yeah they kick ass, but I can’t stand Axl’s upper register. The hits are hits for a reason, the other songs are very much worth forgetting unless your coked out of your mind at a rock club.

not really my style, but Slash’s guitar playing is INSANE so i gotta give credit for that

-this is not really my number one choice in music. that being said. it has some very impressive vocal work and some of the songs hit sooo hard -my god Welcome To The Jungle… phenomenal anthem. makes me want to run people over with a motorcycle -Favorites are Welcome To The Jungle, Out Ta Get Me, and My Michelle

Exactly what I expected from a GNR album. Knew around half the songs but the rest of the album doesn't mix it up all that much. I'd be happy to listen again but don't see myself seeking it out too often.

G&R gives me big American vibes. Sex, rock and roll and not giving a fuck.

I am torn on this as it is emblematic of the unholy trinity of those bands that a certain type of boomer claims is "real music". It sits there along with metallica and ac/dc as that band your middle-aged, Harley-owning step-dad listens to and very little else. Nevertheless, the standout hits are good anthems with an unique unmistakable style. The strongest part of this band is Slash's guitar work on those hits. The in-between songs are quite standard hair-metal songs with lyrics that have not always aged well. If I'm being generous, it is that starting point for a development of a musical taste. But woe befall anyone who doesn't outgrow this.

I generally am very disdainful of sleazy meathead 80s rock/hair metal. But I have always had a soft spot for “Welcome to the Jungle” and especially “Sweet Child o’ Mine”. I simply love these songs. Most of the other tracks on this album I had never heard before, and understandably so. They’re pretty standard issue for the time and place. “Mr. Brownstone” and “Think About You” stood out to me, but for the most part it’s pretty meh. They do have a knack for writing a really satisfying bridge. If not for “Jungle” and “Sweet Child”, this would be a 2 ⭐️ for me, but the strength of those two bumps it up to a 3 ⭐️. YOURE IN THE JUNGLE BABY!!!!!

Full disclosure: This is a much better album than I expected. I've had a lifelong dislike/distain for GnR, and I was *dreading* seeing this come up for my daily album. But... it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought. In fact, I would choke back my own bile and say that this might actually be genuinely good. It's got a good sound, Slash is a very competent guitarist, and Axl has more range than you'd expect (granted he spends most of the album sounding like a nasal middle schooler but hey). My rating is me still not wanting to give the band credit (and finding a lot of the lyrics here to be, let's say "disagreeable") but also having to admit this is actually pretty good. Probably not going to listen to it again, though; out of choice.

The three hits from this really carry my enjoyment of it. Those three are very good, but generic, heavy metal or rock songs, while the rest of the album stays generic but is just unmemorable, using the most basic classic rock tropes. 5/10

There are some obvious highlights here, the rest is ok, but nothing earthshaking.

6.5/10. The highs are great but the loss are really bad.

Guns N’ Roses are obviously talented, but this just didn’t do too much for me outside of “Welcome to the Jungle” and “Sweet Child O’ Mine”.

Okay....own it ..never listen to it...that's it

It has its moments. Doesn’t his throat hurt?

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. This kind of ultra-macho guitar hero rock isn't even remotely my kind of stuff. But I have to admit, when it's well made, it's well made. Many great and iconic tunes here, and the deep cuts aren't too shoddy either. Key tracks: Welcome to the Jungle Paradise City Sweet Child O' Mine

Tracks reviews (my favourite segment): 1. Welcome to the Jungle - This is the most unserious song, and I love it for that, but in reality it isn't that good lol / 2. It's So Easy - It's a groove but the lyrics are vain and dogshit. In a funny way though. Very unserious song. / 3. Nightrain - what the fuck did he mean by this??? :skull: ALSO UNSERIOUS, I'm seeing a pattern... / 4. Out Ta Get Me - unserious, you get the idea / 5. Mr. Brownstone - idk man same thing / 6. Paradise City - I've obviously heard this before and it is of course also unserious but not really in the same way idk. Could go hard on a roadtrip on the radio but not really my jam. / 7. My Michelle - lmao / 8. Think About You - When you take away the funny you get corny lyrics and mid music / 9. Sweet Child O' Mine - Probably the most unique song so far (and the best). It isn't the greatest song ever and is the definition of overrated, but honestly, it's aight. 10. You're Crazy - he's yapping up a storm on this one 11. Anything Goes - LMFAO (I was going to leave the review at that but I wasn't paying attention at the start and then noticed that the squeaky sound is him fucking on a squeaky ass bed which is hilarious) / 12. Rocket Queen - they gotta be joking this ts istg / Overall, as my track reviews make obvious, this album is very unserious. That is not necessarily a bad thing, though here's what I have to say: I think that GNR makes funny songs on purpose, but I also find them more funny and the serious parts funny because, in their nature, I can't take them seriously. I think it's partly due to Axl's voice. When you take away the lyrics (which are really bad btw, but funny) you get very mid rock. It isn't good, but I really enjoyed it anyways, laughed quite a bit. I'm going to give it a 3, but you have to take it with context.

I don’t really know what to make of this one. I was expecting to find myself not liking the songs I had never heard before, expecting them to be a lot weaker than the huge singles they released. Not sure why I had that opinion. There were some weak songs but also a few that I quite enjoyed. I don’t imagine it’ll be on my playlist much though.

No doubting the riffs and the voice but still a big hair band. Passed me by at the time, only aware of their singles so Nightrain was a revelation.

Couple jams but man do I dislike metal.

The known songs, and there were lots of them, were great. The rest, less so.

i like rock. pretty good. picky about lyrics though...

Favourite song - Welcome to the jungle

This is an existential crisis as a music reviewer. It just doesn't feel like something like this was ever designed to be evaluated? Yet, here we are. It is genuinely astounding the level of success they found on a debut album, with 3 singles clearing a billion spotify streams, and that's part of the issue for me. I came into this album already tired of it, in a genre that was tired before I was even born. I can't find anything wrong with it, the songs are varied and clever, the instrumental sounds and vocals are unique and play well together, I just cannot find it in my heart to care about this album and that's on me. There were a handful of tracks that I had never listened to in here, and of them "Think About You" is my favorite despite a bland start. I found myself subtly head banging to a rift with a surprisingly post-punk influence in the chorus. Ultimately, I won't be returning to this album intentionally but I think I can listen to it a little more favorably when I inevitably hear it out and about. The musicianship and creativity is undeniable, I'm the problem. 3/5

Would've been much better withour Axl. Sorry man, just kind of my opinion.

It's fine. I'm always a sucker for Sweet Child of Mine when it comes on, and I like Mr. Brownstone, so I was actually kind of excited to listen to the whole album. It was fine. Nothing particularly caught me. It just made me want to listen to Alice in Chains instead.

Despite the band’s clarification that I was in the jungle, I’m not sure where I stand with this one. Rating it a three feels like a bit of a cop-out, since there were some truly delightful parts and some truly idiotic parts, and I want to settle on a two or a four. Ultimately, I must ask ‘where do we go now?’ and then screech a bunch.

Favorites: Welcome to the Jungle, Out ta Get Me, Sweet Child O' Mine, My Michelle, You're Crazy Kinda liked this as a change of pace. Not sure I'd reach for it on my own. Axl Rose's vocalizations are a hoot; he really goes all out! I mean, it's an energetic album, you gotta give it that. The songs I liked best were the ones that made me laugh a lil bit (except for Sweet Child O' Mine, which I've always had a soft spot for). 3 stars.

Overall a pretty good album with some classics and a couple others that still sound just a little unpolished.

A classic album for sure but over time have really come to dread Axl rose's voice. Some of the lyrics oof haha

This sounded very exciting when I was fifteen (tbh I don't think I heard this one back then, except for the hits. I definitely had Use Your Illusion on tape. I and II). It still sounds quite exciting but also bloated and a bit silly.

Good, but doesn’t age super well.

I can see why it sold bucketloads. The songs are catchy, the playing is good, the singing is, at least, interesting. However, it remains manufactured pap of the worst kind.

Not really my style but pretty catchy 80s fun, I'd listen for sure

Other than the "hits", Paradise City, Welcome to the Jungle and Sweet Child O'Mine, I didn't feel there was much to offer on this overly long album. Of course, I prefer my heavy metal/hard rock in smaller doses...

I own this album on vinyl and I wanted to like this more than I do. I think the substance abuse I know the GNR guys were doing has dampened my enthusiasm for their music over the years, as it kinda just makes me sick to hear most of it. I still love Sweet Child O' Mine, Paradise City and Welcome to the Jungle, because I know them so well, but most of the other tracks are just a reminder of their awful (IMO) lifestyle and just makes me depressed to listen to. I've only listened to my copy once and I may end up selling it because I'm not sure I'll ever want to listen to it again. :(. Three stars.

the hits are hits, but the rest of the album feels pretty much like the same song

é bom mas não é o melhor dos Guns

Pretty rockin' album! Welcome To The Jungle, Paradise City, and Sweet Child O' Mine are classics. I had not listened to My Michelle before and enjoyed it.

First time listening to this album though I've heard their songs before. Enjoyed the classic rock vibe! Their popular songs are the best but there aren't many clunkers on this album.

Sudore e spettacolo. Mi stava stufando ma poi fortunatamente è partita sweet child o' mine.

Not my cup of tea but a noteworthy album for sure

It was fine. Classics were there they were fun. Heard them all before though.

Axl rose is such a douche

Meh. I never listened to GnR beyond the radio singles, and after finally listening to this album I feel like the singles are the only songs worth anything. The album’s not bad per se, but all of the songs sound very similar. A lot of them have cool intros but then the main song starts and it’s just more of the same. It’s like AC/DC — if you’ve heard one of their songs you’ve pretty much heard them all. The last couple of songs are slightly different, but the lyrics are bad. There’s not much substance to this album lyrically. Sex, drugs, and rock n roll. Also, who thought the line, “Cause I can turn on anyone/Just like I turned on you/I’ve got a tongue like a razor, a sweet switchblade knife” was sexy? Yeesh. While I was listening to this I had an epiphany that Axl sounds like Elmo doing his best Ann Wilson impression, and I will never unhear it now. 3/5 — basically one point for each of the singles.

Disclaimer: I'm not really looking forward to this one... Track 1: Welcome to the Jungle (9/10) I want to try and judge these songs as they are but it's difficult when some of them have been so grossly overplayed throughout my life. With that being said, I do think this is a pretty great song overall. Slash is a great soloist and Axl's voice fits the song nicely, I just hate all the moaning he does. The bridge before the last chorus is the best part. I never want to hear this song again. Track 2: It's So Easy (6/10) Duff is the secret weapon for GnR and I love that he gets a great bass intro this early into the album. The rest of the song does nothing for me until Slash's solo. Track 3: Nightrain (6/10) The lyrics are so generic, it gives me a headache. However, I really liked the instrumentals. Once again, I feel like I'm taking crazy pills when I hear people praising Axl's vocals cause most of the time he sounds like a dying cat to me. Track 4: Out Ta Get Me (4/10) A song so generic that I zoned out and had to restart it. I still don't remember anything about it. Track 5: Mr. Brownstone (9/10) This has always been the one GnR song that I've never gotten tired of and I still stand by that statement. I actually adore Axl's vocal delivery in this song and the chorus is so much fun! Track 6: Paradise City (9/10) I remember seeing Slash live in the 9th grade (a long time ago) and being so hyped that he closed the show with this one. It's my favourite riff in their discography and another song where I don't hate Axl's vocals. It's horribly overplayed now though. Track 7: My Michelle (8/10) That riff made me do a hardcore stinkface lol easily the best song I hadn't heard so far. I wouldn't mind hearing this one if it came on the radio. Track 8: Think About You (7/10) I had my foot tapping with this one! Pretty good song overall, not something I see myself listening to all the time though. Track 9: Sweet Child O' Mine (5/10) I'll give this song the credit it deserves. The opening riff/bass interplay is incredible. I hate everything else and I'm not sure if that has to do with it being the single most overplayed song on the planet. It's hard to listen to it objectively cause rock radio has ruined what I genuinely think could be a good song. Maybe I'd rate it higher otherwise. Track 10: You're Crazy (5/10) Another forgettable song that I have nothing to say about it. I guess the guitar work is good but that goes without saying. Track 11: Anything Goes (3/10) What is with the squeaking in the beginning? The lyrics are gross and the music is boring. Track 12: Rocket Queen (6/10) Another song where Duff gets to show off! I don't think it's a great album closer though. Overall: 6/10 I don't hate this album. The high points are incredible (even if I'm sick of hearing them) and the lows make me either cringe or fall asleep. It's still the best thing that GnR ever released and I believe it deserves to be in this list for it's cultural impact alone. Fav Song: Mr. Brownstone Least Fav Song: Anything Goes

How did I avoid ever hearing this entire album? My brother owned it and I am familiar with exactly 5 tracks which are classic and the rest is ... odd. They're really just a bluesy rock bar band with an inventive lead guitarist and some dude screaming while just BARELY staying on key. Kind of a boring album tbh. This is probably why it was overlooked for a year before hitting.

Some great hits and some major misses for me.

There are no dull moments on this album, but it’s just not my kind of thing. Sweet Child Of Mine is 5/5 and there are some other great songs, but a full album of Guns n Roses is a little too much for me to bear. Under the right circumstances, I would agree that the album is 5/5. But I gave it a few tries and I just couldn’t get into it.

I get it, it's "important" or whatever. I just can't care.

My natural disposition is to choose not to listen to this. I won’t turn off the hits if they come on the radio, the sad thing being I seem to know all the words. This week I certainly wasn’t in the mood to listen to it so I waited until I was open and receptive. However, my appetite for this has not been stimulated but I admire their talent for a catchy tune.

The hits are good but the other sounds were mid.

Great tracks on this one. Also some boring tracks. Sweet child o’mine is always a banger

Still good rocking

A fun and silly and rocking album for sure. Yes I was embarrassed to listen to it at the office, but I can't deny how incredibly influential some of these songs were. Not my cup of tea exactly, but couldn't give it less than a 3/5 for that ! Listening notes: lol alright here we go I guess. first album on here that came out the year I was born :) Didn't realize their debut album had all these hits! Welcome to the Jungle: ok dang we're in it. Though as a Cardinals fans this opening guitar riff is just Mark McGwire walking out to bat. You know where you are?? you're in the jungle baby!! you're gonna die!! This song rocks lol It's kinda crazy how different Axl can make his voice sound. I didn't believe it was him singing on some of these tracks. Paradise City! this will forever be interweaved with Can't Hardly Wait for me. Sweet Child of Mine guitar melody.. so iconic. Big Guitar Hero energy for me. Rocket Queen.. alright we got sex sounds

Kinda sounded all the same

there was a time i would have given this more stars

this album is the magnum opus of butt rock. an album so devoid of anything other than the worst most annoying tendencies of 80's rock. an album that feels like a parody of the very genre it seeks to be apart of. it deserves five stars in it's effort to be the lowest common denominator, and one star for the void of any true meaning. an album of nothing and everything. the worst pop tendencies of metal and hard rock. truly garbage that stands as a monument to what the 80's were.

so many hits on 1 album...

Big, dumb, fun. Well achieved standard rock. You can see how they took from the prog/psychedelic end of things and set it straight.

couple bangers but idc

Izzy Stradlin. Brother…I was not familiar with your game. Your playing sounds like the guitar itself is inebriated—someone else here described your playing as louche—but I quite like it. Your rhythm work falls into this odd, but brazen pocket. This was my favorite thing about the album. This is my first, and will probably be my only, time listening to this album in full, but I started to enjoy listening to it the second time through. It was nice to hear the more popular songs within the context of the full album. Slash was great as always. Axl’s singing isn’t as bad as some of the other reviews make it seem 😂 Thankful to have been introduced to Anything Goes and Rocket Queen. 3/5

Honestly not as bad as I expected it to be given it falls directly in that cock-rock/hair-metal genre I hate so much. The singles are classics and still fun, the rest aren't too bad either.

i always hate getting these 80s hard rock albums but i almost always enjoy them. badass af album and pretty fun, although i'll probably never listen to it again

the hits are undeniable but the rest is bad

All the classic Gun N roses songs on this one. Not a bad listen. Reminds me of guitar hero slightly as that is really the only time I previously listened to them. That and the radio. 3.5 stars for me.

Speed! Tempo! Energy! Pretty sure that Paradise City was the coolest song in the world when I was a kid. Sweet Child o Mine will be forever recognizable. Everything else about this album was just fine.

The classics are good and guitar is real solid (thanks Slash). The rest is kinda mid I just really don’t give a shit about hair metal.

this album is just loaded with classics! obviously they're all excellent songs ("paradise city" is probably my favorite) but none of them really speak to me. i don't think i'd seek out this album even though it's an enjoyable listen

Good but just not totally my thing. I like the nostalgia. Many songs are familiar. But I just didn’t really get into it.

Two or three epic tracks, the rest a bit meh

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Couple great songs, the rest are just bleh

Flatter than I remember them.

This album has three good tracks; the remaining ones are either forgettable or just plain horrible. I've got to give it to them, though—they do know how to make an iconic rock anthem. 2.5 stars

un solo tema pasable

It's hard to deny some of the impact of many of these songs, but, also, I feel that the influence of Guns N' Roses has dwindled, at least among the type of music I like. Rose's vocals are grating for me, and a lot of the subject matter doesn't hold up with the hit and classic songs being so overplayed. Overall, I feel that if I ever would choose to listen to GNR, it would be a "greatest hits," as many songs from "Use Your Illusion" I & II would need to be on it, for me.

I can see how this would have been a breath of fresh air in the late 80s. While it still has some of the trappings of hair metal, it is much more raw. Hair metal was very shiny and sleek, it was rock with pop production. This is straight forward rock music with no frills. I’m not gonna say that I’m a huge fan of it, I like a few songs, but mostly it wasn’t my favorite. However, given the context of when this was released I fully understand its inclusion on this list. And Welcome to the Jungle is still one of the best openers to an album, and a debut album at that. That’s the other thing, while this isn’t my favorite music, this is an incredible debut album. These guys came out kicking.

Not a huge fan of GnR, but that’s a kickass debut. Sweet Child O Mine (best song) still holds up and the album would have been even better if they ended it on this one. (3.4*s)

I've never been a big GNR fan. Something about Axl's vocals doesn't land for me and the backing music always sounds "packaged" or something. At one point all the hits from this album were overplayed and overexposed so I got really tired of hearing all of them. I went into this with an open mind and ended up enjoying it more than expected. With some distance between myself and GNR over the last decade I can appreciate Appetite a little more. There is no doubt that there is some good guitar work by Slash mixed with some steady rock from the rest of the lineup. Axl's vocal still annoy but everyone has their own taste. While GNR still isn't for me I can recognize that this album is solid. I can't deny there are a couple of solid radio anthems and even the deep cuts are decent. I can recognize the impact it would have made after it launched GNR. Not something I'll go back to but I won't fault someone if they preach about hot good the album is. To each their own. 2.74 stars

Axl's vocals are terrible... Slash's guitar is amazing.

Several good songs. It was a good album for weekend cleaning.

the singles were really good

Was NOT a fan when this was released. It's definitely grown on me over the years and it certainly rocks. Still, something about it just doesn't fully hit for me. I think it's Axl's voice. I was surprised to recognize EVERY song here despite thinking I'd never listened to this straight through before. It's fine... I like it... I just don't hold it as the rock 'n' roll masterpiece others do. I certainly can't deny that if anything from it starts playing in public, I'll rock along to it.

i would honestly give this a high 3 maybe a 4, i just don’t think guns n’ roses is for me but there were still a lotta bangers on here and i could see a 4 brewing…

Fun and fast

I was never a huge GNR fan, but there are some gems here.

I wouldn’t say it’s great music, but familiar and represents a time.

Four or so absolute classic tracks, the rest is mediocre filler. Hard to rate as a result. If I could give a 3.5 or so, I'd do that, but given that I have to give an even star rating, I think it's closer to a 3 than to a 4.

3 Stars (8/15)

Carataristico

fun. good songs on there. Overall, not what I want to listen to on the regular, but a classic.

Actually enjoyed this album more than I thought. Despite Axl Rose being the worst, and GnR being overrated as hell. Not terrible.

The deep cuts here are really good. Paradise City and Welcome to the Jungle are stone cold classics. Sweet Child o Mine remains a great riff but a subpar song in my opinion. GNR to me is a late 80s, Motley Cru version of Aerosmith, which is a good combo.

This is a bit of a tough one, because on one hand this style of '80s hard rock does very little for me overall, but on the other hand this album has three incredibly iconic songs that are all still basically unavoidable nearly 40 years later. I'll typically try to look more at the whole album if it's just one iconic song, but having three makes it hard to not respect what they're doing. It's pretty much exactly what I thought it would be. Slash jamming on the guitar and a lot of songs that sound like the famous ones (but are worse) for 53 minutes. It apparently was pretty overlooked for about a year after it came out, but eventually became one of the most famous rock albums of all time. I guess I'd say I think this is good but not particularly enjoyable to me. I get the appeal, the musicians are very talented, the few famous songs are so famous that their familiarity is somewhat comforting, and yet I didn't particularly enjoy listening to it despite that. I'm not sure what that means in terms of a star rating, probably a 3-4 I guess. Favorite song: Sweet Child O' Mine Other: Welcome To The Jungle, Nightrane, Mr. Brownstone, Paradise City, Rocket Queen 7/15/24

This album has three huge songs on it: “Welcome to the Jungle,” “Paradise City” and “Sweet Child of Mine.” They’re all classics that absolutely rock, though I think I’ve also had plenty of moments in my life where I’ve switched the station when one of these songs comes on. They’re great but overplayed. The rest of this album rocks hard. Lots of guitar shredding and great production that keeps everything in balance. But I guess I thought I’d like this more than I did. I think Axl Rose’s vocals can be a little grating. The album feels like a classic of the genre but it doesn’t rev my engines the way it should. I totally understand why someone else would go nuts for this though — it’s high energy and consistently delivers track after track. I just lean more towards other hard rock and heavy metal bands.

I feel like the popular songs on this album are popular for a reason. The rest I have heard so far are just meh. 4 songs done so far. 3/5

Classic hard rock

I’d like to think if I was alive in the late 80s I’d be listening to better stuff than this

I think there's a time and place for this album, and at those times it's a 5. However, now, with the warm glow of age and experience, this album feels like the audio version of the former player who has been sitting at the bar for six hours and still keeps trying to talk to you.

#47 - many of these are classics now, and it is objectively good music. Not my favourite tho.

A hard rocking album that brought the eighties into the nineties (this and metallicas black album), and started the battle with grunge and alternative.

Another record I loved as a kid but have no interest in now. I get why it is an essential record though, especially for the genre, and it’s influence was as widespread as any. Mad to think they were teenagers when they wrote this. That’s impressive in itself. But, self indulgent solos and cliche lyrics have never really done it for me since leaving my teens. Perhaps it’s everything that followed which made me think this way. I dunno. Either way this did nout for me, but cant deny their talent and impact!

Apart from a couple songs that I recognize from games like Guitar Hero (or Burnout ;)) I haven’t heard a majority of this album, partly, I’ve never been super interested in Guns N’ Roses, but I get the appeal. I feel the big hits like Welcome to the Jungle and Paradise city stand out a ton, but the others are good to, but just don’t hold up quite as ‘hard’ as the rest. 3.1

Я в замешательстве. Лучшая песня - Welcome to the Jungle.

OK, so Welcome to the Jungle is an all-timer if you like rock music, so let's just get that out of the way now. Sweet Child O' Mine is, if you're of a certain vintage, another all-time banger. Now for the rest. I mean, it's hard for me to get the fact that this is the quintessential hair band out of my head, but this is definitely straight ahead hard rock. It's not as hair band-y sounding as, say, Poison, so that' something. Rose's voice gets grating after awhile.

Not my go to genre but still a good record

I felt like I was in my 40s listening to something I felt pressured to like in my teens. It's fine, but you know what you've got here.

Just too darn loud

Having not heard this for years I found this quite disappointing. HFine musicianship but not enough variation. Of its time

It’s okkkkkkk … there are times when their music just hits the exact chord and melody it’s beautiful and fun but when it’s not there I find it very boring and kind of hacky. That being said this album has some absolute bangers including welcome to the jungle, night train, paradise city, and sweet child o’mine

I mean, sure

I appreciate it but I've heard the hits a lot and its not my first go to genre

This album gets a high three from me, almost a four. Paradise City, Sweet Child & Welcome to the Jungle are absolute CLASSICS and while this isn't my favorite style of music in the world, I can't deny their greatness. Also a shoutout to Mr. Brownstone. If I was more of a fan of 80's hair metal, this would likely get five stars from me. Great album.

Pretty standard classic rock. I liked it, and would be happy to listen to this on a road trip with my dad or something. But it still isn’t something I would usually choose to put on.

Can’t stand axl roses singing voice