Reviews (page 6 of 15)
The singles are absolutely colossal. That guitar solo in Sweet Child is sensational. Beyond that, the waters can get pretty muddy at times, though all in all it's an awesome shot of LA hard rock pomp. Sounds like a good time. Pretty amazing that it's their debut. Came out fully-formed!
Rock stars being rock stars, just a classic.
Maybe because of nostalgia but there was good songs on this! It’s a cool sound in general too.
Always was and still is an incredible powerhouse of an album. My rating is for purely sentimental reasons.
Mjög góð
Þetta var sterkari plata en ég hélt að hún yrði.
This was a pretty awesome listen, loved Slash’s guitar playing on this. I never really thought the gunners were that good so never thought about listening to any of their stuff other than the hits. Stoked I gave this a chance, great listen
I... like... Guns N' Roses? Huh.
Who am I?
still somehow know all the words to this album, the production sounds like shit but the song writing endures. good shit!!!
Almost an impossible album to rate. Because when you look at what's it's trying to be, it's flawless: it's an extordinarily fun album with slash riffs and axl rose screams all over the place that never seem to get old, despite how much they're used. It's not trying to be anything super complex lyrically or musically, and I have a lot of respect in that; knowing what you are and executing it flawlessly is always admirable. But at the same time, it doesn't really move me in any way. And certainly not all music does or even should. But for those reasons, it just can't get into the range, no matter how spectacular it is. It's physically impossible for this album. So while it's never going to make any all time lists for me, the respect I have for this album is incredibly high. Say what you will about GNR as people, as musicians, to not respect them to the highest degree shows more about any listener than it ever will about the band. Best: Paradise City Worst: Out ta get me Liked songs: 12/12, 100% High 4
Maybe it’s MTV. Maybe it’s the fact that I was basically a child when Sweet Child O’ Mine started to get played and covered and played and covered and played and covered… well, it’s happening still. But I was tempted to give this a 5. I mean, despite the fact that I thought the band as they appeared in their music videos were almost a parody of themselves when I was in middle school, this album ROCKS. If it didn’t let up at the end, I would have given it a 5. The crazy thing is, despite knowing almost every track, I don’t think I have ever listened to the album. I know my brother had it. But since I have a pussy, am not looking for pussy, and certainly not looking for dudes who look like or proclaim the sentiments of this band, it makes sense that it would take almost 40 (!) years for me to listen to it. 4 SOLID Boolean: yes, absolutely glad to have heard before I die
One hit wonder, but quite the hit
I really enjoyed this album! Four stars.
Hard hitting rock album full of energy. The guitar work is a highlight, heavy on the riffs and guitar solos! Well put together album from start to finish, overall quality makes it a stand out. I'm not much of a rock fan but still really enjoyed listening to it.
Onhan tää nyt ikoninen rokkialbumi, monet biisit olin toki aiemmin kuullut jo.
Been years since I listened to this straight through. Great rocking, and Slash can really bring it. Too bad Axl couldn’t keep it together long enough to have a longer career with these guys.
muy volver a los 13 años
It's sleazy, and over the top, but it's a brilliant album which is packed full of memorable rock n roll bombast. Killer riffs, melodic solos and ridiculous hair metal vocals. Perfect singalong with your hairbrush and air guitar stuff.
Yes. Enjoyed this album.
What a throwback! Also one of the most insane debuts of any rock band out there. It was cool listening all the way through. There are some more plain tracks in between the songs I’ve heard hundreds of thousands of times on the radio. They had a very solid style that holds up in the vocal performance and instrumentals. The lyrics fit in with the unironic mentality of sex, drugs, and rock n roll; but nothing really unexpected. It still holds up, even though I personally prefer the dramatic, piano-driven ballads on Use Your Illusion I and II. We get a taste of that on Think About You with the acoustic guitar during the chorus (shout out Izzy). It’s unfortunate that they had something special for these first three albums before crashing and burning (at least in the studio). It’s still a fun nostalgia trip. Favorite track: Think About You
De longe o melhor álbum deles, alguma nostalgia à mistura mas em 2026 já não é das minhas bandas preferidas de todo
Não fazia ideia que estes bangers estavam todos no mesmo álbum
Acho que nunca tinha ouvido o álbum todo. Tem os clássicos mas depois também algumas para encher. Ainda assim é uma viagem pela nostalgia
Surprised with how much I enjoyed this, especially with Axl’s reputation… Obviously heard the hits but songs like Mr Brownstone were great.
Me gustaron varias pero no todas
Late 80s hard rock. Debut. Needed to tour to get album sales. One of best-selling albums. Insane vocals.
4/5
Half the album is as 5 star as it gets. Half the album is not really all that good so it ends up at a 4. When they were clicking there was not a better band
Hell yea Remember this reasonably well from the AM top 100. The three classic GNR songs off this obvs slap but there’s a bunch of other great tracks here too
Still a great album but a lot of the lyrics are so bad. Like if you gave a 14 year old child permission to write edgy lyrics.
Obviously there are some incredibly famous songs on this album (for good reason), but even the songs I had never heard of had a unique and captivating sound. Really good stuff.
It's interesting, and one wonders if it's intentional, how GnR start their huge debut with a guitar riff that could be Roth era Van Halen, before completely destroying the entirety of that style, both in the album AND in popular culture. The hair metal boys always blame Kurt Cobain for destroying them, but come on, that was just the nail in the coffin. Axl and Slash drew first blood, and if it wasn't for Axl himself, they would have likely stayed just as huge through the grunge era. The Use Your Illusion albums were bloated, but they were also huge. But today is about Appetite. And let's be real, I've never been a huge GnR fan, because even while burying hair metal, this is still over the top, often cheesy cock rock. Rose's voice easily slips between iconic and annoying. The songs that didn't get on the radio often feel like filler in a very real way. But so so much of this album was on rock radio. Like, enough of it that it's easy to forget how many were on this one album, and there is enough nostalgia to carry the day, whether that nostalgia comes from the impeccable tone of Sweet Child o Mine, or the supremely relatable “I get up around 7, get outta bed around 9,” the over the top theatrics of Welcome to the Jungle or that big sinister main riff in My Michelle. Whether intentional or not, the album middle-loads. The first song is huge, but you get three more bangers right in the center, and of course by the time Sweet Child comes in, with that riff that everyone but Slash loves and that iconic bass creeping up under it, you're almost done. Sure, there's a gap between the best stuff and the rest, but the album is balanced enough that it never really feels like a slog to cross those gaps. Realistically, this is another imperfect mid 80s metal album, but it still is leaps and bounds ahead of its peers. It's more adept, it's rougher around the edges (and edgier, at that), it feels aesthetically so different from its milieu. It's a different sort of 4* compared to most of what has gotten that, and it's probably lightly so, but it does what it aims to do.
The only thing stopping this from being a 5 is the fact that some of the songs have been overplayed to death.
Yeah this is a killer album. The pure energy is fantastic and there are some top tier tracks on this one. No wonder this album is so recognized. By the end I did sort of get tired of his voice unfortunately but that's just me. Favourites: Out Ta Get Me Paradise City Sweet Child O' Mine
CLASSIC im a rocker boy at heart so im excited for the legendary album Welcome to the Jungle (what i bop to kick off an album with) Paradise City Sweet Child O Mine This album is WEIRD. Its like it only exists for the popular songs. Like every other song is generic rock noise and then it leads into the popular songs. The prime example of this is Think about you into sweet child o mine. Think about you is rock song 9186 and then is leads it a song that is entirely unique and refined in its sound that is stands completely out, and then it leads back into generic. Imma give this a 4, bc legendary but there is plenty of forgettable, but it is alot better than many of the 3s ive rated
Again, for the culture
So many bangers.. Hate Axel but his voice in this is classic..
es mucho rock y nunca termina de ser muy cebado
Appetite For Destruction came out when I was 3 so it's been with me my whole life. It has some absolute bangers and then some very weak filler tracks.
I haven’t listened to this since I was a teenager and I really think it holds up. A little too polished but that was the 80s.
This album is fucking awesome.
A decent debut from Axl, Slash and co. Sweet Child O' Mine contains one of those iconic guitar riff, pretty much to the point where I can remember where I was the first time that I heard it. It introduced a band that was rawer and harder than the hair rock of Bon Jovi and Whitesnake, but still accessible enough to the mainstream that they were going to get the airplay to make them massive. The four singles on here have been listened to many times, but the standard remains high on the tracks not trusted with chart airplay. Out Ta Get Me and Think About You are high quality tracks, and I love how Rocket Queen changes half way through to bring the album to a fitting end. There are a few tracks I'm not too fussed about - You're Crazy doesn't do anything for me and It's So Easy is so different from it's original that it doesn't sound like a Guns n Roses song either! But there's enough meaty tracks here to post 4 solid stars on this album.
Actually not my taste, but I can't get away from it. This does seem like one of the best albums in this genre.
Muy buen álbum. No es mi onda (capaz ahora lo sea) pero estuvo genial escucharlo. Sweet child o' mine es el himno, pero en mi opinión hay otras buenas canciones, por ejemplo Paradise City es top. Muuucha actitud, hard rock clásico, enérgico. Overall, muy bueno.
So this one came out my last year of high school. It kind of sticks for that reason. I turned up the house stereo and enjoyed the jams, but it’s not an album in my rotation. I added Mr Brownstone to my playlist. 4 for nostalgia.
Such a grimy record. I don’t think I have ever listened to it all the way through and just knew the hits. Classic and mildly cringy.
I see why they’re so fuckng famous. Good album! Vocalist was annoying at first but he fits the vibe weirdly. 4.5/5
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLEEE
Welcome To The Jungle: 8/10. fire ass opening, not in love with the adlibs though It's So Easy: 7/10. solid but i wouldn't voluntarily choose to listen to it Nightrain: 8/10. gasa Out Ta Get Me: 6/10. musically good but i'm not fond of the lyrics at all Mr. Brownstone: 8/10. quite good Paradise City: 9/10. so far the best one i believe. though it's quite long My Michelle: 9/10. WHAT am i listening to!!! Think About You: 8/10. nice but not extraordinary Sweet Child O' Mine: 10/10. besides from the fact that the intro gives me literal flashbacks, it's an absolute bop You're Crazy: 6/10. while it is definitely musically satisfying, i also don't understand anymore what i'm listening to, but it may as well be the fact that it's almost 11pm... idk it seems a bit overwhelming Anything Goes: 8/10. gasa + chill at the same time Rocket Queen: 8/10 i feel like i'm ascending to heaven lowkey
It is a good album, but I would not call it great. There are some classic songs on there, just not a great album from front to back. 7.75/10 Top song Paradise city
Wasn't sure at first but then I pretended it was Slade and really enjoyed it 🙂
You know what, this was a genuinely rip roarin good time.
Great! Definitely not my thing but lots of classics from my childhood
Who have I become now that I enjoy GNR?
It’s a very fun album. Every member has clear talent and the songs are very well written. As overplayed as many of these songs are, they aren’t ruined for me personally, though maybe that’s because I’ve only been alive a little more than a third of the time this album has existed. I think Sweet Child o’ Mine is one of the best songs of the 80s, but the songs between it and Rocket Queen create a bit of a slump for me. Speaking of which, Rocket Queen is a pretty good cut off the album, but I can’t listen to the moaning part. This is a personal thing, but I used to immediately turn off a song if it included moaning because it made me viscerally uncomfortable. I got over that because I realized that it was just going into the studio and making weird noises at a microphone, but knowing what was happening in the studio for that song just makes it impossible for me. 4/5
A few masterpieces on here, a couple songs sounded a tad repetitive though. That being said great album especially in regards to the guitar hooks and iconic vocals.
first time listening I enjoyed this album! I found Axl Rose’s vocals very weird and awesome. probably one of the beat classic rock n roll albums i can think of. 8/10 enjoyment ranking
Rated this at the time. A great debut and something a bit different in the heavy/metal genre. Some big tunes if the odd track has become a bit cringe. 4.5/5.
This was great I didn’t like all the songs but it was very good and I have been putting off listening to guns and roses so thank god I did this was great
It’s icon selection of rock songs probably won’t be beat
this has bangers but it’s a little overrated
I stayed in a place in Costa Rica that was legit in the jungle. The whole time staying there I had Welcome To The Jungle in my head. As I listened to the massive sound of the jungle itself with its symphony of noise emanating from creatures everywhere, I realized the sounds Axl makes sound like actual jungle sounds. Since then, I've wondered if this is what Axl was actually going for. Welcome To The Jungle in part legit sounds like the jungle, which is badass. It's So Easy is perfect GnR and does everything they do best. And this came out when "the F word" really struck and meant something, so the "it's so easy, so fucking easy" portion brings a certain excitement whenever I hear it like when I was a kid in the 80s hearing cuss words in music and being totally awed. My Michelle is another perfect GnR song. Sweet Child is also perfect GnR even after hearing it 4.9 billion times. Shit, Mr. Brownstone is damn-near perfect GnR as well. Rocket Queen is an excellent closer for the album. Some tracks are more typical of hard rock of the era, like Nightrain, Out To Get Me (though still pretty great), Think About You, Anything Goes all fit in with other stuff happening when this came out and are generally passable. But each of the other tracks puncture through the noise. Even Paradise City, with its white trash-ass chorus, sounds bigger and brighter and more charged than anything else at the time. I can't hear this album without shit loads of nostalgia. I love listening to it and it still does a lot for me, but I can't tell you if it's, like, actually overall good or not. If you were there, you probably have at least some fondness for it if not love it, but it you weren't, ehhh maybe not so much.
1. "Sweet Child o' Mine" 2. "Nightrain" 3. "Welcome to the Jungle"
A classic hard rock album. Well produced.
A classic of Hard Rock. First half of the album is all bangers. Second half has Sweet Child and Rocket Queen. Other than those the second half is nowhere near as good as first
It wouldn't be a four if it weren't for the bangers. There are so many on here, but the filler does grind a bit.
Sólido álbum debut, no es mi estilo.
A perfect encapsulation of rock and roll attitude. Lightning in a bottle. This album just has so much energy, and intensity. Wild abandon? It isn't pure chaos, but it is music on the edge of breakup and that's very exciting to hear. It's hard for me to hear Axl singing here without picturing him as a leering, eyes-bulging cartoon wolf. GNR is what happens when you take the excess and attitude of 70s Aerosmith to its logical conclusion. And it is gloriously unhinged. FOUR STARS
This was much more fun than I want to admit to. I think it all boils down to "this sucks" with a smile on my face
Hmm...Which way should I go on this one? We've got 3 all time classics, a few total duds, and a couple alright to good tracks. I guess we're going 3.5 rounded to 4 because of how great those 3 tracks are, but nobody would fault you for going to 3
Hair Metal/Cock Rock are amongst my very least favourite genres but luckily this album is so far above the rest of that pack it just about transcends it, becoming instead just a very good rock album. Kind of glam, kind of punk, full of far too much confidence and machismo but overflowing with riffs and attitude and it quality. Lightning in a bottle that was never recaptured.
Good
Ein sehr gutes album. Meine standouts : Welcome to the jungle Nightrain Mr Brownstone Paradise City Sweet Child of Mine
I mean you just can’t go wrong with some banger guitar riffs
good to discover guns’ songs that i’ve never heard to even though this album contains 3 big hits from the band good album but i aspected more
Fucking legendary. Hair metal at its best. "Sweet Child O' Mine" might be overplayed, but I still think it's one of the greatest guitar solos of all time -- in the convo for #1. Slash is exceptional the whole album, and even though Axl Rose is a tool-fucker who burned out his voice in a couple years, he's exceptional and unbelievable here. 53 straight minutes of pedal-to-the-metal bangers. I have nothing bad to say. Edit: okay, maybe hair metal at its best is still pretty damn repetitive. Grr. I stand by most of everything I said.
Who doesn’t know at least one song from this album? Such a cool album, but maybe I’ve heard the songs too much
Tiene buenas canciones y sweet child o mine así que se merece un 4 por tremenda obra de arte
Album #79, Guns N’ Roses, Appetite for Destruction, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ As most young boys who loved hard rock, I loved this album. It was probably one of my first real musical obsessions. They were singing about sex and drugs and using curse words, so what wasn’t to love at that age? And at the time, they felt properly heavy. I hadn’t really gone back to it in years, so I was curious to see how it would hold up. It’s a great record, it really is. The riffs are brilliant. It’s very hooky throughout, especially the singles, which are all iconic. There are a few forgettable tracks like “Out to Get Me”, which I think is poor, and “Anything Goes” doesn’t do much for me either. I also think the chorus of “My Michelle” is a bit weak. But everything else is pretty great. The two stars of the show are obviously Slash and Axl Rose. Slash’s guitar playing is just incredible. I don’t know much about the technical side of guitar, but it sounds so precise and powerful. But the real standout is Axl Rose. His voice is unbelievable. He has to be one of the best singers of his generation. The range, the control, the multiple voices, it’s all there. Some things haven’t aged well, though. On one hand, I do think the lyrics are strong in terms of storytelling. There are loads of little vignettes about down and out characters and addicts. That side of it works really well. But it’s hard not to take some of the misogyny at face value. Unlike the Slim Shady LP, which I reviewed yesterday, where it clearly feels like a character, here it feels more like this is genuinely coming from Axl Rose. That does leave a bit of a bad taste. Also, “Rocket Queen” is one of the best songs on the album, but that sex scene in the middle is just cringey and creepy and has aged terribly. It kind of ruins what is otherwise a brilliant track. The best song on the album is “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” It’s a bit of an outlier compared to the rest of the record, but it might just be the perfect rock song. The riff, the solo, the melody, the vocals, everything is absolutely spot on. I don’t find it cheesy at all, it’s just a genuinely great love song, even if it feels a bit at odds with the rest of the lyrics on the album. Was great to revisit it!
Absolute banger, if you love wailing guitars you will love this album.
Solid rock album with a good mix of hits
A really fantastic album, but there are a few low spots that keep me from personally giving it 5. It’s a 4.5 still to me.
Oh the flashbacks.
It has the hits. I’ll give a 3.5 in reality.
Paradise City...Welcome to the Jungle...Sweet Child of Mine. Those are three monster tracks to have on the same album. The rest ain't half bad either.
Great melodies, great energy, the lyrics are absolute garbage and we all found Axl's twee vocal tricks ridiculous even at the time. It'll be in permanent rotation on radio until the end of time for all the wrong reasons. I'd erase every copy of Sweet Child O Mine before getting rid of Mr. Brownstone.
Tiene 3 de las mejores canciones de Guns and roses, no le doy las 5 estrellas porque no lo considero al nivel de los álbumes que si las van a tener
overrated
i have the poster on my wall
Good if you like/aren’t sick of hearing Sweet Child O’ Mine.
eh
jujuuuuu discado!!! 4/5 "you're crazy" es mi canción favorita
No. 388/1001 Welcome To The Jungle 4/5 It's So Easy 3/5 Nightrain 4/5 Out Ta Get Me 4/5 Mr. Brownstone 3/5 Paradise City 4/5 My Michelle 3/5 Think About You 4/5 Sweet Child O‘ Mine 5/5 You're Crazy 3/5 Anything Goes 3/5 Rocket Queen 4/5 Average: 3,67 Good listen.
Dig it, know 3 songs well, all good
I thought it was OK. Sweet Child O Mine, Welcome to the Jungle, Rocket Queen, Paradise City, Mr. Brownstone, and Its so Easy were the only good songs on it. Overall, I would give this album a 3.6/5!
Uno de los mejores álbumes de rock con temas icónicos Puntaje: 8/10
I initially thought that this one was a classic 5*, but as i listened through I realized how tiresome Axl Rose’s voice is. Slash’s excellent guitar riffs carries a lot of the music. There are many great songs, but also a few overplayed ones. Favourites: Sweet Child Of Mine, Mr Brownstone, Rocket Queen, Nighttrain.
Basically a Greatest Hits compilation as a debut album.
Pretty solid hard rock album. I've been finding that most debut albums are pretty average, but this was a really great debut. Fun.
I usually hate this type of shit but I am always presently surprised how well this album holds up. While there are some lyrical low points like on It's So Easy, it never musically lets up. Axl Rose might be an asshole but he has the perfect voice for this type of music too.
Certified bangers, I can’t rate it a five because sometimes his voice is grating, but the hits are absolute hits.
Transformative rock… really enjoyed all the way through. 4.1
It’s insane that this was a debut album. So many hits that remain in constant rotation even today. And the album does rock. I have to admit, though, that Axl Rose’s singing grates on me after awhile. 8/10 Most Excellent
Bueno pero ciertas canciones no todo el álbum
Muy buenos temas más allá de los hits.
4/5 - Strange rating for this one because every song individually is fantastic, but Axl Rose's voice becomes too grating over a full album's length for me.
Fire album loved it
Welcome to the Jungle is one of the greatest opening tracks to any album, ever. Perfect guitar playing and an awesome energetic song. The rest of the album, sadly, doesn't really match the opener. I find Sweet Child O' Mine to be a mostly overrated song with a kickass riff. But this album also has Paradise City on it, which guarantees it at least a 4 out 5.
Ein Klassiker, den ich vorher nie am Stück gehört habe. Solide, viele Tracks seltsam grunge-ig, Stone Temple Pilots DNA. Für 1987 sehr modern, mittlerweile etwas überholt, trotz der großen Hits.
Great debut album from GnR
Before listening: I don't know much about Guns' N Roses other than that they're a rock band. I'm more excited to listen to this one. I always get bored halfway through listening to albums...I liked the two first songs. Overall, good album, fun sound, gets a bit repetitive. Songs saved: My Michelle, Sweet Child O'Mine 3.5/5
Some lyrics are flat out abhorrent, but for pure rock n roll and some catchy tunes it’s a four. Slash and Axl Tose individually kick ass.
You're in the Jungle, Baaaby!
I spent most of this waiting for the big singles but boy did they deliver. Guns N’ Roses will always remind me of my mate who passed away last year. He was a huge fan and saw them with his dad 10ish years ago. RIP Milan x
Hard rock. Some classics but the singer’s voice grates on my ears after a while.
Weird one this for me as the band is not really my type of thing as i think they are pretty corny.. ...But this is a cool and great album to be fair to them. For a debut too its tight as fuck with banger after banger on it.
Anthem after anthem. I prefer the Use Your Illusions tbh But you cant argue its a monster of a debut. Should be part of every lad's music education.
Good album that. I know people will hate it because the singles are over played but it’s great to bang on
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN CHA! It was exciting until I remembered I can't stand Axel Rose's voice and I don't want this in any of my personal playlists. Still, it's got some great songs and it made quite the impression on 10-year-old me back in the day so I'll give it a 4. Mr. Brownstone is my favorite song on this album.
Aside from the 3 big hitters, this is such a strong album. Think About You, Nightrain, My Michelle and You're Crazy are all bangers. Really enjoyed this, right up my street. Slash is a God.
Just classic after classic throughout this.
More songs than I expected though were kinda simple/repetitive. But obviously a lot of classic songs, and incredible guitar!
Absolutely classic
Great album! I was rocking out while taking my mandatory corporate compliance courses. Of course, Sweet Child O’ Mine and Paradise City were favorites, but I also really enjoyed Nightrain and My Michelle.
The singles are classic but the non-singles haven't aged too well. Kind of a country twang to wild whooping on vocals. He does the falsetto for a full concert? So hard on the voice. Still, it does have the edge if you squint hard enough.
classic
Great opener. Love the rhythm, the energy and power. Throughout the album, there’s a lot of background instruments that are unique to me, and they really enrich the sound. The lyrics are clear and well written. There is a lovely blend of “catchy singalong” lyrics and deep, emotional storytelling. I’m surprised that I’ve slept on this album for so long.
Definitely an album that has marked a generation with some of their greatest hits ever recorded; utterly enjoyed it ❣️
Вайбит той самой девочкой-зажигалочкой, особенно той, которая жгла фотку иранского лидера и подкуривала с огня
Love a cheeky bit of guns n roses this one has all the famous songs
Like everyone, I have heard the singles from this album too much. I have never listened to this album front to back until this list. This is a solid rock album. I forgot this was their debut. That makes it all the more impressive.
Favourite tracks: It's So Easy, My Michelle, Think About You, Rocket Queen Don't think there's a single *bad* song on here. Sure there are some tracks that don't hit as hard as others but I can sit down and listen to it all in one go without feeling fatigued. Great riffs, great vocals, and great energy. I normally dislike older rock records but this still holds up in this day and age. 4/5
I’m familiar with a few songs on this album already. I will always love Welcome to the Jungle!!
This was my friends father's favorite band. He took his life when she was 12 so it was never fun to listen to, more mournful. This is the first time I am listening to a full album. Lots of classics. His voice is a bit grating.
Really good album, realizing that I only really know 3-4 songs on it . There are a few less than great songs on it—-but the good ones are phenomenal
This album was great when I first heard it when I was 10 in Eric Brown's basement and it's still great now.
7/10
It's a classic with some legendary songs on it but has it aged well?
Super solid. Splash is well-known for a reason and Axl Rose has quite a powerful, distinctive voice. I didn’t realize that “Welcome to the Jungle”, “Sweet Child O’ Mine”, and “Paradise City” all came from this same debut album.
I think this could be the greatest hard rock album of all time, or at least the greatest hard rock side A of all time. Seriously flawless musically, all loose Stonesy punk rock without the multimillion dollar production values, pretension and over-long ballads that would come after (although i do have a soft spot for that too, to be fair). Side B drops the ball just a tad - Think About You and Anything Goes are both pop metal by numbers. But followed up with Rocket Queen, that's forgivable. Dropped a star only for the cluelessly casual misogyny, which is beyond Spinal Tap proportions.
A very solid album, and even more so with this being their first. But you can't go anywhere without hearing one of these on the radio, so it was quite tiresome. Should probably be a 5, but Sweet Child annoys the hell out of me
Singles were very good, rest of the album a bit meh
This album has so many hits. A classic.
There are some songs that I already knew but I wouldn't say any of the other songs that I didn't know were that memorable. All songs sounds a bit same-ish
Noisy, blustery and fast. Sweet child of mine sticks out compared to the pace of the other album bits. Angry, mighty and a punky album for a Monday. Welcome to the Jungle the pref.
Buen album. No me gustan mucho los guns pero lo volveria a escuchar de vuelta
Three epic hits, one decent hit and then some decent hard rock songs that verge on filler. These three hits take this to what otherwise might be a 3, but I'll give it a 4.
Here’s my take: “Sweet Child O’ Mine” is one of the greatest rock songs of the 80s, and “Welcome to the Jungle” is a 10/10 introduction to a band. Beyond that, the album is fine, but fairly run-of-the-mill Van Halen-styled heavy metal. Yet those two tracks buoy the rest of the album, deservedly so.
Altså, det er jo fedt på en ret grineren, lidt fjollet måde.
Classic 90s hair metal
Fun album
8.5/10
Three iconic so gs
Exceptional album, so close to being a 5 but just not quite for me
Slash really is one of the guitar greats, the man brings a flawless performance on all of these tracks (even the slightly duff ones) and Axl does the screechy screeches very well - it’s just a shame he doesn’t use his more mellow tone to full effect until the next couple of albums. So many classic tracks that it’s hard to know where to begin. Rocket Queen, Nightrain and Mr Brownstone all excel… and then there’s (in my opinion) one of the best album openers on a rock record in the form of Welcome To The Jungle. I will say though, Appetite For Destruction has become a victim of its own success. Constant radio play has eroded a lot of these tracks and I even find Sweet Child O’ Mine grating whenever it first comes on, only warming to it again by the time the second verse kicks around. This - and the lack of musical variety which is admittedly a personal preference - is the main reason why a full listen of AFD is a bit draining in parts where even a lot of double albums aren’t, but still a great time when all’s said and done.
An album full of high energy hard rock tracks. I've heard Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City and Sweet Child O' Mine a million times each and even though I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to them more they are pretty good. Mr Brownstone and Nightrain were the best of the tracks I wasn't familiar with. Overall I find the tracks a bit simple (except for the guitar solos) and even though it's a fun listen it doesn't quite click with me.
Zone out more in the 1st half of the album than 2nd half. Good music to listen to while puzzling.
Classic
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This album is annoying. The singles (Jungle/Paradise/Sweet Child) are soooo gooood and really timeless. The rest is so meh. As an album probably a two, for the singles it’s a five, average out and round up to four.
#37/1001 🇺🇸 It's hard to believe a band could appear on the scene so fully formed with album that still stands the test of time now. Hearing this at 12 yrs old shone a light on so much musically for me. Ok it could have been the swearing and the recording of Axl having sex with a groupie in Rocket Queen. Listening now there is a lot that doesnt sit right in some of the mysoginistic lyrics but there are some amazing songs here. Best tracks: Its So Easy, Mr Brownstone, Welcome to the Jungle.
Jeg var klar til å måtte forsvare meg her, med at den er så harry og ukul og jeg er fra Finnsnes osv osv. Men dere er like harry, ukul og fra Finnsnes som meg, awww <3
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Festrock. Hørte den to ganger på rappen. Klassiker.
Kind of amazed this was their debut album, didn’t realise how many of their big songs were on this. I do think this is ‘the’ album to represent 80’s rock and it is pretty astounding how many tracks we still hear all these decades later in general pop culture.
Classic rock, damn good
Favorite songs: Welcome to the Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Paradise City, Sweet Child o' Mine, You're Crazy
Great album
oooo suit chaild ou maineeee FAVS (top 3): its so easy, out ta get me, think about you mençoes honrosas: welcome to the jungle, nightrain, mr brownstone, paradise city, sweet child o mine, anything goes, rocket queen FODA FODA FODA FODA muito foda! foda.... nota final: 4.5/5
Favorite tracks: Mr. Brownstone, Out Ta Get Me, Sweet Child O' Mine
I would love to be cool about this and slag off this album. When I think of the biggest ‘cock rock’ tracks ever I immediately think of it’s mg life Bon Jovi and Sweet Child O Mine which is on this album. HOWEVER. Barring that what an album this is, it was my introduction to heavy rock and I think it is wall to wall rock riff artistry. It’s so easy & rocket queen are highlights for me.
Guns and Roses guys might be up there as the worst kind of heavy rock guys you can get. That aside, it has songs that are quite good and has a fair decent rep in terms of heavy albums for its time, so you have to give Axl his Roses. I do think that the big hitters here are the sort of rock that has aged terribly, with the kind of hits that you get on guitar hero or in the cheese room at pryzm. I guess I just don’t think time has been their friend somehow, and whilst I’m sure that guys like Dave Grohl and Josh Homme were influenced by them, I think they’ve probably managed to produce the Chad Kroeger’s of the music world instead.
surprised how many songs I already knew
Classic rock
Really good, kinda like back in black but better. improved on the formula.
a classic album - already knew a couple from here so was nice to listen to the full album. welcome to the jungle is such a strong opener
Ok a classic
Top 3: 1. Nightrain 2. Sweet Child O' Mine 3. Rocket Queen Least Favourite: Out Ta Get Me
Excellent honest guitar driven Rock. Not much of it around in the 80s. Two absolute classics
Amazing this is their first album. Yes there are some filler tracks but the rest is so transcendant, so genuinely sleazy and killer and fun, that I can't in good conscience give it anything but five out of five. Edit: ok five months later and I keep thinking about how I gave this a five and shouldn't have. So I'm revising my score. Still a killer album, but not quite a 5. See my review of Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" for more details.
Lots of great tracks in here. Some cursed stuff also. Guitar is great.
I'm not the biggest Guns N Roses fan and usually view it as just another 80s "hard rock" band but this was better than I expected. I could hear that these guys actually did/do have some talent even if some of their songs ended up being overplayed and associated with drunk, overweight boomers "singing" at karaoke nights across the US. This had some really big hits, which I will admit is quite impressive for a debut album so kudos to them for that.
7/10
Classic nostalgia. Still holds up.
Not a huge fan of this form of rock. But for what it is it’s undoubtedly a great album.
I was so ready to hate this, I went in with such low expectations and enjoyed it a lot. I had to skip sweet child o' mine so I couldn't get an opportunity to change my mind
Classic and great songs, but not stand-out enough for a 5
This is a great album but only about 70% of the songs really soar. The rest are just ok, highlights are Nighttrain, Rocket Queen, and then the obvious iconic singles
All time classic
Mr Brownstone My Michelle Think About You Anything Goes Rocket Queen
Welcome to the Jungle Nighttrain Out Ta Get Me Paradise City Sweet Child O’ Mine (classic) Rocket Queen
Hell of a debut album. No need to own a copy of this one because it seems like every Rock radio station seems obligated to play the shit out of these songs. 4.5⭐️
This shit rocks. Singles still hold up after all the years. Other songs like 'Mr. Brownstone', 'My Michelle', and 'Think About You' are damn good too. Just feels a little long....chop off 10-12 minutes and it might be a 5.
Listened to it many times; kick ass album, one that has given me many years of joy listening with friends. From the iconic Slash guitar licks and the distinctive voice of Rose, this is hard rock at it's most fun and I wouldn't be without it. Honestly, my favourite songs on this album are all the top ones in "Sweet Child O' Mine", "Paradise City" and "Welcome to the Jungle". Largely have video games, of all things, to blame for that.
album de welcome to the jungle, buena entrada, también está paradise city y sweet child o'mine
Always a great listen
It’s funny to me that the perception I have of Guns n Roses listeners are biker dudes and tough guys, because this album is actually quite flamboyant. So maybe I’m feeling generous but I did enjoy this - with its cheesy lyrics and fabulous moans and screams. Glam Rock is the kind of spectacle I can get behind.
Hammeralbum
Not my thing
A classic album that aged reasonably well, considering how cheesy it is and how insanely overplayed it has been for the last 40 years. It's full of bangers, and the energy level is through the roof. That being said, it doesn't hit as hard as it did back in the days. It sounds a bit cartoonish to me now, I've long since moved away from this kind of rock. Some of the guitar riffs that blew my mind as a teen are definitely shallower than I remenber. And even though it's a very good album overall, I can't understand why the list didn't pick "Use Your Illusions" instead - it's one of the most sold albums in history, and a titanic influence on the mainstream 90s music scene. With better production and an arm-long list of classics (including epic ballads and bluesy songs), it's certainly more historically impactful than this one. Once again, Robert Dimery seems to obsessively go for "first albums" regardless of any other consideration. Still, Appetite for Destruction is a lot of fun, as long as you don't take it too seriously. 8/10
The lasts of an era.
I don't like GNR, but this was hard to not like. Paradise City was stuck in my head for 12 hours afterwards.
Welcome To The Jungle, Paradise City and Sweet Child O' Mine carry this album, but that's ok since all three are great songs.
Great album, even though I find Axl a bit shrill I can see why this was a huge album
Great first record, loved Slash sound when it came out, not really a fan of axl’s voice, good singles compilation but lacks a lot of depth (even for the hair metal era)
80’s Rock ⭐️Sweet Child O’ Mine
Got some good classics on it. Can't say I like all the songs, but generally enjoy this album and understand why it's so well liked.
This came out when I was in my mid 20s. GNR were huge. Many good songs especially Sweet Chill of Mine and Paradise City.
I like g&r (that stands for guns and roses; im just using slang) I only knew a few songs going in but I actually thought the whole album was decent and had a similar vibe which I like
I hadn’t listened to this album front to back probably since grade school but i forgot how much it slaps. So many mainstream hits much of which i think stand the test of time. Musicianship is pretty tight. Faves are “welcome to the jungle”, “paradise city”, and “sweet chile o mine”
7/10… glam metal / hard rock / *1987
Yes yes yessssssssss!!!!!!! Finallyyyyyy Welcome to the jungle - โคตรมัน sha na na na na neeeeeesh neeeeesh Nighttrain - มันอีกละ หัวโยก Out ta get me - ฟีลคล้าย scorpions เลย แต่มันก็ยุคๆเดียวกันอะเนอะ Mr.brownstone - rock n roll ดีว่ะ Paradise city - มันว่ะ Sweet child o’ mine - เพลงฮิต จะไม่มันได้ไงวะ Anything goes - ดูท่าทางจะชอบเพลงโทนนี้ว่ะ ติด rock n roll หน่อยๆ ไม่ชอบตะโกนเสียงแหลมเยอะๆ Rocket queen - สังเกตว่าเกลียดเพลงต้นบัม แล้วจะชอบเพลงท้ายบั้มตลอดเลย เพราะว่าเพลงท้ายๆมันจะดูผ่อนคลาย55555 อย่างเพลงนี้ถือว่าชอบสุดเลยในบรรดาที่ discover มาในวันนี้ รวมๆ ชอบ โคตรจะ 80s
Rating: 8/10 Short Review: As someone who listens to quite a bit of music, I can indeed confirm this is rock music.
Great!
Very popular songs, some were not really my style that's all, but overall great songs
good classic rock
Good rock sound, good musicians.
It was quite good and i liked that even tho it was on the metal/rock style, as expected, i felt like it wasn't too heavy and i managed to finish my drawing in peace while listening to it. rating: 8.75 / 10
ассоциации с холт хайдом из monster high. альбом понравился и появился интерес к прослушиванию других треков группы
I don't particularly enjoy it, at least not a full album's worth all at once. But there's no denying this is a fukkn classic. Honestly I wanted to speed thru and give it a bad review, but there's so goddamned much here that I can't. Not in good faith anyway. Was this their peak? I don't know, I'm honestly asking. If it wasn't it has to be damn close. It is what it is. And for what it is, there ain't much better. I hope the listen won't fuck my algorithm, but I gotta admit it was fun.
released 1987. their debut album but also the highest selling and most critically acclaimed. hard rock/metal genre songs i already knew: welcome to the jungle, paradise city, sweet child o mine songs i liked: its so easy fun facts: members came from bands Hollywood Rose and L.A Guns to form the new fusion band. they became known as the ‘most dangerous band in the world’ fo their heavy partying and drug use. during song rocket queen featuring adriana smith, lead vocalist axl rose had sex with her in the studio during the guitar solo
Every song rly good with very standout moments. Lacks with variety a tiny bit that keeps it from being perfect but overall amazing.
A lot of songs that bring back memories of Early HS years. As much as I want to hate on it because if Axl Rose i Can't its really good
Really strong debut, almost 5 start
4.5. This was good
neslysela jsem cele, ale par prvnich pisnicked i loved
Definitely some weaker songs here, but this is such a fun guitar album - I think the riffs and solos carry even the weakest songs like they were KG dragging the Wolves to the conference finals.
A lot of good, some bad. This isn't my favorite flavor of Guns n Roses, a lot of it is kinda dumb and trashy... But at the end of the day I still kinda love it? Maybe I'm just in a generous mood today.
Another absolute classic. Paradise City gives me chills in the best way possible. What a memory lane.
Liked it much more than I was expecting. The hits from this are iconic. Mr. Brownstone and My Michelle were my favorite songs I hadn’t heard. Some songs did go a little long. Will definitely listen again though. My first full album from this band.
3.5 some all time great songs but also some that felt forgettable to me
Excellent album. Soundtrack to my last year in Uni. Great tracks throughout, especially Welcome to the Jungle, Mr Brownstone, Paradise City and Sweet Child of Mine.
Lots of energy and great guitar riffs, enjoyed most tracks and absolutely loved "Sweet Child o' Mine", which ups the rating for me!
It's a lot of fun with some great tunes, although the harder they try to sound cool and dangerous, the funnier they get. Is it just me or does the swearing on this sound weirdly self-conscious?
I agree with what some other reviewers said about this album. I’m so sick of some of these songs from the radio overplay they got. So glad I don’t listen to the radio anymore. There’s so many hits! It’s crazy, quite a few underrated once’s as well. My Michelle example one. I just can’t bare myself to rate this as a 5, but if you were a 13 year old listening for the first time you’d be in for a treat.
8/10 Can't separate my youth from an objective analysis. Gets 4 stars because, ok? 12-17-2025
There are some songs in the album that are absolute masterpieces and legendary (I personally loved Nightrain, My Michelle and then obviously the iconic ones as well like Paradise City, Sweet Child O'Mine and Welcome To The Jungle). Overall, this album is why Guns N' Roses have gone down in history!
A classic. Unfortunately didn't have enough time to listen to it all before my next album, but will be revisiting soon! Liked songs: All so far!
Everything is typically weighted towards the Big Three (Jungle, Child and Paradise) but there's more in there if you dig below the surface, even if it's clear why they don't tour them. It's easy to criticise the album for being very samey, but given it's a debute album from a fairly young group (at the time), can you expect much else?
E cam mult guns n roses in one sitting pt mine, dar are sweet child of mine
Enjoyed!
Made me want to listen to more rock. Great album, no skpis!
I'm going to go with a 4, although somewhat reluctantly. It's not an album I reach for when I want to rock out, but I can appreciate the point of it.
Classic
It is what it is lol
Pretty great record. That mid-high marshal Slash sound had my ears buzzing pretty hard by the end haha and while I'm pretty sure he was the coolest thing in the universe at the time Axl Rose seems pretty insufferable to me now... anyway this is a great debut record despite the extreme overplayed-overhyped Jungle and Sweet Child singles.
Ripper
Younger me loved G&R but I don't vibe with them as much as I used to it. Still fun to revisit this one - an undeniable classic with a shocking number of certified bangers, even more so considering that it's their debut. None of these tracks are filler. Enjoyed Paradise City the most this time around although Welcome to the Jungle always used to be my favourite. It's hard to really judge a lot of these songs since they are so ubiquitous.
welcome to the jungle- classic, nothing much to say but im mentally headbanging rn it's so easy; felt a little spicy idk this is the exact album i would listen to for a pick me up but eddie munson baddie type beat lolz
Insane for a debut. If i liked hard rock more it would be 5* for sure 4/5
Don't know that I have ever listed to this in full. Decent album with some classics and the guitar work is amazing, but I can only handle this in small doses. 80s hair metal was not my thing
Great for an energy boost!
Even when axl rose is singing about doin' my sister it still kinda rocks
Appetite For Destruction deserves its many flowers (Roses, to be specific). Hard not to like, even for somebody not particularly into its brand of hard rock/metal. Like Accadacca or KISS before them there's not really any unsafe boundary-pushing tracks here (and thank god it's not glam), but what it lacks in novelty it makes up for in sleazy, mischievous reliability. Half this album is stuffed with tracks that every person and their dog has heard a million times on store radios over the last four decades and it's still got some good legs. fav tracks: Out Ta Get Me, Paradise City
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A classic, just too old for me.
Fantastic debut
Better then expected but still not my cup of tea.
Another one of those iconic debut albums with mainstays in the rock singles rotation. Easy 4/5.
I’m going to watch you bleed? Anyway, I recognize some of the hats on the album cover. I like it’s so easy better 5than welcome to the jungle. Added mr brownstone to my library It was interesting. I only knew sweet child of mine before this. I don’t enjoy some of the whine that you hear in the higher pitched vocals, which I’ve heard in some of the tracks
i feel like it’s a good album that gained the popularity it has not out of an empty place, but i’m so tired of it and they are so problematic a 5 would be an overdo, but a 3 feels like a lowering, so i guess it’s a 4(the weakest one so far)
It's incredibly full of hits, what else can I say? Maybe avoid the sex song next time?
Super, super fun album. I'd obviously listened to the hits probably a million times before, but there was some serious heat in the album cuts. I love Axl's voice and the general 80s vibes. Definitely made me wanna cause some trouble and some ruckus. Slash also straight rips that guitar to shreds. Made me wanna listen to more of their albums.
It just rocks. There's not much more to say.
Not everything ages very well, but there's still a shocking amount of great tracks on this.
Great album. All songs are good but paradise city and sweet child of mine definitely stand out above the rest. Very nice to listen to while you're busy. Hot take: paradise city is the best song on the album. (But maybe I'm biased because I really liked Burnout Paradise)
That was a really fun and nostalgic listen, really great album. Such iconic songs and what a start with Welcome to the Jungle. Favourite song is definitely Sweet Child O Mine, the guitar riffs are so good. Listening to the album it made me wonder how I would listen to this album if it wasn’t so iconic and if I didn’t know it already (impossible to find out of course), I wonder if I would actually like it. I feel like because it is such a classic I really listen to it differently, it also doesn’t really sound like hard rock/metal to me but just much more like classic pop music. Anyway, really enjoyed it!
Rv/g
Guns n' Roses have a sound that is very much tied to the time and place of 80's rock. Sleazy, swaggering, dirty - and yet the production is polished and the band are tight. It is dated, but can be enjoyed like a time capsule that has captured a world where swigging JD, smoking cigarettes and thrusting hips in Spandex is still cool. This is bar brawl music for an 80s American dive bar - but still fun whilst sitting at my desk job at 7am in the South of England. Also, addressing the misogyny; yes, misogyny is bad and should not be condoned, but this is a GnR record: You don't watch a documentary about Jeff Dahmer and complain theres too much murder. Only songs I would have left out here are the last two which offer nothing the other tracks all do twice as well. Regardless, It's probably a light 4 for this one.
An all time hard rock album. Not exactly a groundbreaking take, but Slash is incredible on this album. He does a great job getting right up to the line of overindulgence on his solos without going over it, my only knock is he inspired a generation of less talented guitarists to obliterate that line but that’s not on him.
4.5 Some burners on here for sure, Night train got me going. This was a regular growing up but I guess through this exercise it lets us listen a bit more closely and compare directly to some great albums. That being said, I always thought Slash was just a bit of noodler who was maybe a bit overrated, but that is not the case. This is an all-time guitar album. Slash lays some pretty catchy lines/riffs throughout (and not just in the solos). I wish it were a tab higher in the mix. And if I never hear Paradise city again, that would be perfectly fine
It's interesting to hear this as I get older, and to realize all of the bands they are paying tribute to in their songs. As a kid I wouldn't have picked up elements of the Rolling Stones,. Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, AC/DC etc. in there without a musicologist feeding them to me in an earpiece. Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City and Sweet Child o' Mine are timeless hits for a reason and each one showcases all of the band's many tricks on display, including earworm riffs and melodies, expert level singing & guitar playing, a huge pile of ridiculous swagger mixed with just the right dash of emotional schmaltz.
I would like to start this review my saying fuck Breandan White and fuck Liam McConnachie. It's a great album, an amazing album even, but I don't think its a perfect album. It has the greatest opener of all time maybe, and there are so many highlights but a few lulls as well... Nightrain/ Anything Goes/ You're Crazy i think hold this back from full marks. Which unfortunately means it is not the greatest debut of all time. CASE CLOSED. Best track: Paradise City
Iconic, never need to hear it again.
No doubt this was an influential album in the early 1990s - an unbelievable number of hits made even more remarkable as a debut. A few songs still soar even after heavy air play across almost 4 decades. And a few songs still miss. Mr. Brownstone and My Michelle remain favorites. It’s honestly a 3 in my view - it’s not something I’d normally put on or listen through completely. But I’ll give it a 4 given its cultural influence and impact - I mean Jungle is still played at sporting events after all this time. 4/5
As far as arena rock goes, there isn’t a more perfect example than this. So many hits on this album, but I can’t quite give it a perfect score due to the cringey edginess, and Axl Rose’s voice is a little tough to listen to for a full hour. Best Track: Sweet Child O’ Mine
This, to me, feels like the epitome of 1001 albums for someone (like me) without an entirely proper musical education. You learn about the bangahs!
Classic
starting an album with welcome to the jungle is just too good. I did not really like It's So Easy, but Nightrain is pretty good. Out Ta Get Me and Mr. Brownstone were forgettable. Paradise City is a classic, of course. My Michelle also rocks and is not one you hear often.
Clásico. No atemporal. Pero clásico total. Hace años era un 10/10. Hoy escuchándolo un poco más lo siento algo repetitivo en cuanto a la fórmula de las canciones. Igual es una bomba. 9/10
Iconic, fun, ridiculous and very much of its time. Basically a microcosm of the 80’s.
It's a 3.5 rounded up. It's a pretty silly album. I think further listens would probably lower the score for me, but it was sort of fun as a one off.
I do think think it's a bit overrated generally but can't deny there's a few classics
3 stars alone for starting with welcome to the jungle. Kept that high energy through the entire album. Pretty solid, certified dad rock classic.
First half gets a 5. I started getting bored with “Think About You”. But there are so many good songs on there. It brought back reckless memories, as I'm sure it does with many across the world.
classic
01) Welcome to the Jungle - 10,0 02) It's So Easy - 7,5 03) Nightrain - 7,5 04) Out ta Get Me - 7,0 05) Mr. Brownstone - 7,5 06) Paradise City - 10,0 07) My Michelle - 8,0 08) Think About You - 7,0 09) Sweet Child o' Mine - 10,0 10) You're Crazy - 7,0 11) Anything Goes - 7,5 12) Rocket Queen - 7,0 TOTAL: 8,00 (80/100) Current ranking: 209/723
not my vibe but they boys are doing a great job
Really good rock music. Love the intensity. Besides the megahits, a couple highlights were Out Ta Get Me and You’re Crazy.
Finally music I didn't dread. Axl Rose and company rocking out... Classics: Sweet Child O' Mine and Welcome to the Jungle. GNR is one of my fave hard rock bands. Listened before? Y Saved any tracks? Y Favorite tracks? Sweet Child O'Mine ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Liked it. Saved some tracks.
Good
Wasn't expecting such a big album to hit my list this morning. I've heard Sweet Child O Mine and Welcome to the Jungle so much that they're just tuned out at this point, but I can happily comment on a few of the other tunes I wasn't familiar with. I'd already heard Paradise City and Mr Brownstone aaaaand I think another one, but the others were actually pretty interest and not notable low points of the album. Axl is so interesting, Slash is an excellent guitarist, just an all round good album
Absolute classic album of bangers
Five stars for Mr Slash
Bike work
Classic influential album with a couple of fillers but otherwise phenomenal
7.75 - pretty good. Though it wouldn’t be my vibe and I ended up liking it more than I thought. Best songs were Paradise City (8.2) and Sweet Child O’ Mine (8.2). Worst were You’re Crazy (7.2) and It’s So Easy (7.3).
A lot of bangers
this is an absolutely iconic rock album and has a higher bangers-to-filler ratio than most of the other albums in this space and time. still, some of these songs weren't great to begin with and have aged even worse in the 40 years since then. the misogyny is plain as day and tracks like it's so easy seem tailor-made to piss off reasonable people. still, if you can work with a generous dose of LA sleaze, this album really delivers. favorites: welcome to the jungle, nightrain, mr. brownstone, paradise city, sweet child o' mine