Reviews (page 6 of 16)
Crazy this is a debut album, the three big songs on here are instant classics. Not sure the rest of the album holds up
Det är ett rockalbum, inte så mycket mer än så dock. Kan vara ett av de mest överspelade albumen någonsin dock vilket det absolut tappar poäng på.
Look, I am not a Guns And Rose's guy but I don't see how you can't rate this thing a 5
the one guy i knew who really liked gnr turned out to be a scumbag, so that really clouded my initial thoughts on the album, but to give it a fair listen: three or four very good songs and the rest are definite scumbag music
Firstly, Axl Rose's voice is intolerable. Secondly, the big songs have been overplayed to death. Thirdly, the majority of the album tracks did absolutely nothing for me. Some good moments of interplay with the bass and guitars, Welcome To The Jungle, despite overplay, is still a banger. Other than that though, did not enjoy this and was bored by the end.
Not a fan of the sound. Guitar is great, drums are solid, singer is just bad. Wouldn't listen to the whole album again, but there's a couple tracks that are solid
it was ight
A friend of mine gave me a home-made cassette of this right after it came out and I played it to death. I'd never really liked metal but this was something different and it just this evoked this vivid portrait of late 80s LA decadence that as a 17 year old I was all about lol. My boy had cut Sweet Child for space reasons (80s problems) and when I started hearing it on the radio the guitar riff blew my mind. I asked him how the hell he could cut that of all songs and he said he thought I wouldn't like it because it was too soft lol
Couldn’t escape this record in my childhood and still find it very grating
7/10, good album.
King of the genre. Axl and Slash were both special talents.
Okay
It appears I’ve grown up and away from this album.
Just not my thing. In all honesty I didn’t even listen to the whole album because it annoyed me so much. Axl’s singing style just doesn’t work for me.
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?
There isn’t a single person doing this project that hasn’t heard this a million times surely? One of the best hard rock albums ever and in the conversation for the best debut ever (with Pearl Jam, Stone Roses, Joy Division, Oasis and Jeff Buckley). Stone cold masterpiece.
This is a hard one. A good portion of the songs on this album are nearly ubiquitous in pop culture to the point of being cliche and uninteresting. However, at the time this album came out, it was a punch in the mouth to the glam metal scene.
E cam mult guns n roses in one sitting pt mine, dar are sweet child of mine
One, if not the greatest debuts of all time
Yup, it's Guns N' Roses. Yup. Favorite track(s): Actually kind of a tough one. "Welcome to the Jungle" is a fun track, but I'd probably have to go with "Sweet Child O' Mine." These are some crazy huge hits to be on an album together. Unfortunately, even though I like these tracks, I'm not really in love with them or with this album as a whole.
This gets two stars just for having "Paradise City" and "Sweet Child" which are GREAT songs but the rest was not for me.
Some classic songs I love on this one!
Just too undeniable. 80's rock is usually eye rolling but it's just done to perfection here, goddamn, lightning in a bottle. 9/10
Très très fort bravo les gars
3 banger, le reste très bon, culte
Fun fact : dans rocket queen c’est réel c’est la copine de l’époque de Axl rose qu’il a record. Probablement l’album que j’ai le plus écouté de ma vie, et quel album… J’ai déjà écouté tous les sons 1 par 1 et même quand on sort des plus connus c’est des putain de bangers/classiques. Slash je t’aime
Enjoyed!
Made me want to listen to more rock. Great album, no skpis!
If you can bear Axl Rose's voice for the entire duration, this album rocks. The rest of you should move on.
Pretty good album with a lot of notable songs.
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.
Took me back to my youth. Always had the album on repeat
Lotta guitar, lotta f bombs! Slash has such good hi-gain arrangements. There’s a sharp divide between the mega hit tracks and the other tracks. I can’t tell if it’s familiarity bias or what. There are so many songs on here ingrained into music history, mega hits, that the other tracks sometimes feel out of place. The work as a whole gives a lot of context to late 80s butt metal.
Hmm. Reminds me of an old friend I had in the 80s.
Perfection all the way through.
This is a true bias sweep. This has some of the all time greats of my childhood and also My Michelle a song I’ve been oddly obsessed with for a while.
Hard rock classic
Classic
Better than expected some decent song writing but it’s still metal even if it’s metal lite.
3/5
Oh, Dios... Llevaba días queriendo escuchar este disco. Por rachas me parecen unos dioses y a veces no los soporto mucho. Me llega en un momento de idilio con ellos.
The best selling debut album of all time, One of the greatest Rock N Roll Albums ever made.
Pretty solid first album, obviously best songs from it have stood the test of time. My Michelle was an underrated classic and one of my top ones apart from the other obvious 3 greats that come from this album.
Original review, couldn't have said it better myself... oh wait "Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na-knees, I love it. I won’t lie and tell you I was a huge fan of GnR back in my teenage years, I was more into Nirvana and MetallicA. But this is a top album. Sometimes Axl’s voice grinds me and the dead awful dancing in their videos is cringe worthy, but you can’t take that away from this ground breaking record. Slash paved the way for many guitarists and remains to be one of the must influential pros out there. His blues prowess gives their tracks some really oomph, his solos are not to be sniffed at. The sound and energy is ace. With so many top hits in one album and all songs being enjoyable you really can’t give this less than a 5, whether you’re a fan or not. Come on!"
Couple of good songs I like. Not my type of music though. 2/5
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
i loved the instruments and the background vocals and ad libs. this was very like i expected it to be which is definitely not my favorite but not the worst. my favorite was mr brownstone.
!!!!!!! yes
One of those undeniable records.
An absolute hydrogen bomb of an album. It's either the most fuckwithable album of the most unfuckwithable album at all time. I would take 1/10th of a point off for the female orgasm sounds in Rocket Queen, though; I get caught out by that every time I listen to this at the office.
Appetite for Destruction is the album that politely kicks down the door, drinks your last beer, and leaves you thanking it for the privilege. “Welcome to the Jungle” doesn’t so much welcome you as it shoves you into traffic with a grin, while “Paradise City” suggests paradise is mostly loud guitars and questionable life choices. Slash appears to have misplaced the memo about subtlety (thankfully), and Axl Rose delivers vocals that could file HR complaints in gentler genres.
The first few opening tracks irritated me with their straight macho vibe, but the second half has many bops with a very interesting sound.
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
Not my cup of tea, but you can't ignore the sick guitar riffs
I'm curious to see what the sentiment is like for this album in the present day. Is it still timeless or overrated now? This has always been a revered album even whilst I was growing up and getting exposed to all sorts of music. Crazy that this was GnR's debut too. Every human being has heard the three big singles here. They're in your face, they rock hard, and are pretty emotional. I'd argue most of the rest carries as much emotion as the aforementioned singles, but in a more cheesy and goofy sense unfortunately. Like I cringed at some of the lyrics in these other tracks. The high parts of the album rip, don't get me wrong, but the rest was a bit forgettable.
Classic, rock n roll voice, depravity
List of things I like about gnr: Slash is a good guitarist, and most of the band is very technically talented List of things I dislike about gnr: Axl rose is a horrid vocalist, bottom 5 of all time Lyrics are terrible Music is boring and sounds the exact same flavor of boring throughout the course of this hour long album How is this dog shit album so universally beloved?
Nah
It’s not that great of an album, but it has 3 songs I really like on it. So, maybe a star for each of those? I wasn’t horribly put off by the rest of it, so I guess a 3 works
LEGENDARY album, LEGENDARY songs, LEGENDARY listen
Decent listen.
Guns n' Roses is a band that was hugely successful, but unfortunately for me it's to their detriment. Appetite for Destruction is heavily reliant on its singles, but I have a hard time enjoying any of them because they've all been played to death. Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, and Sweet Child o' Mine are decent enough hard rock songs, but they're just too everywhere. The rest of the album isn't great, a lot of fiddling with a very generic screams-of-the-80s sound with a lot of uncomfortably sexual songs that just don't do it for me. While I don't love the sound they're going for, I'll defend it a little from an engineer's point of view. It's very well produced and I think in terms of hard rock everything sounds punchy and full. That being said, it doesn't make up for the fact that the only three songs worth a damn on this whole record have been forever ruined for me by the MLB and 94.7 FM Dad Rock Radio.
slash is great! axl rose is great at times. really tight debut album. if im feeling particularly grumpy i could see this album slipping to a 2-2.5 due to axl being annoying. 3.5
Some decent tracks but the lead singer guy is really annoying.
Hard rocking and not very deep... but a good vibe overall. Spent many hours listening to this after it came out and remember getting pumped up by most of the songs. It hits different decades later. Less straight up rock, more posturing and pretentious. I can still sing along but don't feel much for it anymore.
This album blew me away when I first heard it, during my very impressionable early teen years. I loved everything about it, the punk attitude, the glam/scuzz look, the musicianship, and the videos. All these years later, these songs are still great to listen to, and you can feel the influence these guys had, from grunge to punk-pop to garage revival.
Although I consider myself somewhat of a metal fan, there is something I really dislike about 80's heavy metal bands. This is no exceptions.
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
makes sense that theyre called guns n roses considering how much they BLOW!!!! thanks i'll be here all night
Sick tunes and attitude. The correct type of appetite if you wanna be a rock star
Classic...one of the best ever
Another album where I had heard the hits but not the full album. The hits are hits for a reason. I enjoyed those but didn’t really see too many standouts outside of them. Incredible though, that a single album produced literally all the songs I know by a very popular band.
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
As great as a handful of these songs are, this band is spectacularly overrated. Even their best songs--Welcome to Jungle, Sweet Child of Mine, Paradise City--have parts of them that suck, mixed right in there with brilliant parts. And several songs on this record are straight-up filler. So some stars for the Sweet Child riff, the intense intro and cool longing ache of the bridge in Welcome, the pastoral weirdness of Paradise. And damn does this band like a coda.
I was working a temp job in 1987 just as this album was breaking, and my slightly older teenage coworker told me a story about partying with Guns n Roses which I wish I had written down. Anyway, this has not held up very well, imo. A lot of the songs sound, well, juvenile. It’s getting three stars because it also has three enduring classics.
Forget what I’ve said on former reviews. THIS is the best debut of all time. Every member is at the top of their game, the songwriting is excellent. Except for maybe 3 tracks, every single song here could be a single. Not to mention the guitar tone with just the right amour of grit, impossible to recreate. It’s been one of my favourite albums for 36 years, and even though I should be sick to death of the radio singles by now, I still get excited when they crank it up on the second part of the lead in Sweet Child O’ Mine. Favourite Track: Rocket Queen (still gives me goosebumps) Most underrated track: Think About You
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A classic, just too old for me.
I never understood the hype surrounding Guns N' Roses. The music is rather ordinary. I also can't understand the repeated praise for Slash's supposed virtuosity on the guitar. Maybe it's because I don't play the guitar myself. Anyway, I find this album ordinary too. It played in the background and at least didn't bother me. 3/5
Fantastic debut
I don't know what it is but I have really been wanting to check out Guns N' Roses for a little bit now, I am not even a huge fan of them or anything but something inside me has been craving this cheesy Hard Rock sound. This album screams asshole in every which way I can imagine it, whether it is that asshole neighbor who revs up their motorcycle at 5am on a weekend or this being a 12 track anthem for a deadbeat father who loves Natural Light. In all seriousness I think that aspect comes from Axl Rose being the frontman of this band, he has one cool vocal trick he can do and he pulls that out whenever he can to assert some kind of dominance over all the scruffy and not nearly as vocally ranged lead singers of the time to seem like he is the best one out there. Maybe on a hypothetically technical level yes he is, but Axl Rose is not using his skills in any sort of interesting ways here outside of suiting that late 80s Hard Rock mold to a T. I think one of the main reasons this album is looked so fondly upon is because of all the hard work Slash does to make this one killer project for the ages with those consistently top notch and meaty guitar parts that make me water each and every time I hear them. There is literally no reason why Guns N' Roses should be given any sort of serious attention other than the fact that Slash is in their band. This project is a perfect example of just how good and bad Hard Rock can be all together in a 53 minute album by one of the worst mainstream bands out there.
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)
Great
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.
I bought this cassette right after it came out when I was like 12 years old. So of course I've heard it a million times but threw it on in the background while reading a book tonight. It didn't take long for me to put down the book because this album is irresistible.
It just rocks. There's not much more to say.
Music is ok but I can’t stand Axl’s voice.
I have the alternative cover vinyl of this, although it is a bootleg. That said, I'm not a huge GnR fan... in the dispute between them and Nirvana back in the 90s, I fell firmly on the Nirvana side and perhaps that tainted my view of them. I came to enjoy GnR later but largely the singles and for me, that's where they excel. The rest of the album ranges between ok and good. It's one I play very occasionally and very much need to be in the mood for, otherwise, they're a playlist band for me.
Debut albums don't get too much better than this. I wish they could have kept it up instead of imploding, but we got this and the Illusion records out of the deal at least.
I can’t listen to this without reflecting on what became of GNR in the years and decades after. We’re still kind of paying attention to these guys 40 years later off the strength of this one album alone, and really just off its three major singles. The rest of their discography is mediocre at best (UYI) and unlistenable at worst (everything else). While it obviously hits for a huge number of people, it just doesn’t do anything for me. Maybe spending my childhood watching the videos on constant MTV rotation desensitized me to their swagger and ferocity, or whatever.
What an album this is. I mean, Paradise City, Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child o Mine, Mr Brownstone, Rocket Queen... This album is almost like a greatest hits album for GnR except actually every song is actually just on one album. This is an album that doesn't elicit much feeling in me, but that's mostly because I've heard every song so many damn times that I've grown... detached from the experience. There's a reason you might be sick to death of hearing this album, it's pervasive. It's everywhere. And it has invaded just about every facet of pop culture. GnR just hit the perfect sweet spot with this album. It's heavy, but not so heavy it's unpalatable for the masses. It's not super deep, but neither is is entirely dull. It's like the McDonald's of hard rock. GnR is probably not your favourite rock band, but if they come up in a playlist you're probably going to rock out anyway. Axel Rose and Slash are absolute icons. My pick: Paradise City.
Algunas canciones me gustan bastante, pese a no ser mi estilo. Les penaliza ser hombres y cantar en inglés que me tiene un poco harta.
No es mi estilo, hay laguna canción que me gusta bastante pero les penaliza ser hombres y el inglés, que me tienen cansada.
Enjoyed- iconic album but I just can’t deal with the voice… so I don’t think any of it will be making my playlist… Sunday 23/11
Singles are bangers, rest is boring
Not everything ages very well, but there's still a shocking amount of great tracks on this.
3.5 pretty good
Phenomenal guitar work.
I had to skip some songs half way after I couldn't stand anymore. I can't stand that voice and the squealy guitar.
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!
One of the greatest debut albums of all time. Awesome album to listen to on the highway. Slash and Axl Rose are a legendary duo
Rv/g
Probably overexposed to this from that era and the constant reuse of tracks on sports broadcasts and so on It holds up better than most American metal from this period. But that’s not saying much. Between 3 and 4. The overexposure drops it
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
в основном - минус вайб.
Reviewing an album 38 years after its release when you also listened to it on release is always a little dicey. It's a little more challenging for me to be objective when nostalgia is in play. In this case, I think much the same as I did in 1988: Lots of really catchy hooks (the opening riff of Welcome to the Jungle remains a classic), but too much of the rest of the song (and most of the remaining tracks) just sort of taper off.
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.
It’s the greatest debut album of all time, it’s AFD, of course it’s 5*. Haters will say that it’s not a no skip album, but it’s simply not true. The album keeps pace start to finish with varying grooves and riffs that all feel quite breathless and voiced with the excitement and life of a group who’ve just collectively discovered they have potential. Without this album there’s no Generation Terrorist, and by degrees set the groundwork for grunge, and so it’s invaluable in my eyes. 5/5 Best Song: Welcome To The Jungle/Rocket Queen
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
Some hits, but two solo's a song? I'm glad Kurt killed it off.
Turns out I can't stand Axle Rose's voice when I have to listen to this much of it! Guitars sound fine, but nothing special, I guess I could see how this would be mind-blowing to a burgeoning metalhead the way "Radio Free Europe" was for my development as an indie nerd? Also sort-of shoutout to "Mr. Brownstone" for, at least in part, inspiring the lyrics to Mary Lou Lord's classic "Some Jingle-Jangle Morning (When I'm Straight)"
Tsk er ikke så vild med Guns n’ roses. Undtagen sweet child o mine, brings me back til hotel på Tenerife hvor den blev spillet dag og ud og dag ind😍
Axel rose har en fed stemme, men det blir meget repetitivt hurtigt. Troede dog jeg ville hade det mere, fun riffs
His voice becomes a lot after a few songs. Only a fan of the hits and they've been overplayed.
I mean what more could you want from a rock album? Great riffs, strong vocals, and memorable tracks that will never die. This album has aged like wine. I haven't listened to the album in its entirety before, but I have heard quite a few of the tracks before. They get better and better with every listen. A truly fantastic album that I feel like any generation of rock fans could enjoy.
An excellent, enjoyable album.
Doesn't move me. However, a group I know did Sweet Child as a barbershop arrangement, which was hilarious.
Barely bareable if you manage to ignore the vocals.
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
Not my cup of tea though there are some iconic songs on here
I realized this morning that as familiar as I am with this album, I've never actually listened to it front to back. Glad to report that this album is much more than its hits! Sure the hits are overplayed but they are massive for a reason. A fun and infectious slab of hard rock and a great album to get on a Friday. Another easy 5/5 for me!
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!
#1 Classic for a reason. Bright guitar riffs.
Easy 5, I checked, and I know every single song of this album and don't even need to listen to this thing. Hard rock classic and one of the greatest rock debuts of all time, no doubt. However, G'nR leaves much to be desired besides this.
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.
Save for the hits, "Welcome to the Jungle", "Paradise City", "Sweet Child O' Mine", this album is kinda garbage.
The obvious tracks are all time classics. The rest is kind of forgettable. Axl’s voice grates after a while. I don’t think the production does the material a lot of favors, makes the non hits sound a bit muddy somehow. Mid
So many hits but I can't stand them
I’m just so tired of this guy’s voice and sweet child o mine. Apart from that, music wise this stuff rocks though, composition is fire and rightfully so quite some songs are absolute hits.
Overrated
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.
Ferocious
I do think think it's a bit overrated generally but can't deny there's a few classics
I loathe the fact that modern rock radio, in my region, feels the need to continue playing the songs from this album everyday. There is also no denying these songs were huge in their day either.
Un clásico. A tener en tu colección. No tiene desperdicio
Heard it before! Also during my classic rock phase in hs. Didn’t really age well for me though but still a solid album.
Pretty good album, but a lot of butt-rock too.
GOAT
Bei dieser Band (und dieser Platte) muss ich mich mal gegen die Schwarmintelligenz stellen. Wie das manchmal so ist: für mich auf den ersten Blick und Ton eine extrem unsympathische Band. Bon Jovi für Drogenabhängige. Natürlich für "Classic Rock" Sender unverzichtbar. Und leider hilft in diesem Fall auch keine Altersmilde bei mir. Wenn ich Guns.N.Roses oder Phil Collins im Radio höre hilft nur: umschalten :-D
Certains classiques. Pas mon pref
Culte, je l'avais poncé en post bac cet album
Franchement, j’ai pris beaucoup de plaisir ! C’était chouette ! Avec des classiques !
Encore du rock quoi, boring 2/5
An album that, despite its occasional 'iconic' track, fails to impress. It's so easy is a domestic abuse anthem? I'm mad at this album for making me question if I even like classic rock.
can't stand guns n roses. the album is so boring
Three or four incredible songs and then what sounds like the same song repeated 8 times.
Every single song on this album is a banger. I bet I listened to this cassette 1,000x in high school. I know it note for note. One of the best albums of all time in my opinion.
Simply the perfect rock album - teenage me enjoyed this one.
3 great songs and meh
One of the paramount albums of my youth. This album wailed back in the late 80's and it still does today. Absolutely love this album and glad to hear it ring so powerfully today as it did the first time I cranked it up on cassette tape.
3 stars alone for starting with welcome to the jungle. Kept that high energy through the entire album. Pretty solid, certified dad rock classic.
I’ve personally had a tumultuous relationship with G N’ R. I feel like pop culture has made me revere them for this particular album that shifted the paradigm of popular music at a time when most of our rock bands were dressing like women and singing ballads. But Guns, at their core, are a hair metal band. And appetite for destruction is a continuation of that genre but with less makeup. Some great songs but I’ve personally checked out on this band long ago.
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.
the only thing soft is that luscious well-conditionwd flowing hair
It’s a classic for a reason, and Paradise City is highly recommended for a reason (10/10 song). It’s just good! Granted, not every song is great (but still good, many 7/10s) - I only REALLY liked Welcome to the Jungle (7.5/10), It’s so Easy (8/10), Sweet Child O Mine (8.5/10), and Rocket Queen (9.5/10). Overall 9/10.
Some classics, mostly meh, not much of an impression left. Liked “My Michelle” - good energy behind. Rest of album comes into it’s own from here… patient listener is rewarded with this one. Sweet child of mine always a winner! This was my intro to “rock music”.
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
Three absolute classics is impressive for a debut album
This one hit the stratosphere, with a couple of bombs that cement the crew into legendary rock god status. What a shit show, but it worked for a while, and most of these studs are still alive and picking. And then there’s Tracii Guns, who formed the band that carries his name, only to leave it before recording a note. Luck for the band. Not so lucky for Guns. Never really carried much for hair metal and leather pant, but I can see the appeal.
Wow really getting the dogshit hard rock stuff back to back. This is a little better than Bon Jovi, but not by a lot to be honest. Terrible singer, he might be the worst ever, he's just ripping of Robert Plant, and not the good bits. I somewhat respect slash, although I don't care for this guitar style. They also probably were horrible people (from some of these lyrics). Yeah just totally rubbish. Favouirte songs: welcome to the jungle (I love the opening riff but its ruined by shit vocals and total shift to the verses. Overall around 3/10
Tbh feel like I’ve kind of lost my taste for this one
peak shitty dad rock (although have a soft spot for Sweet Child of Mine)
The pre-Buckethead era of Guns'n'Roses leaves a lot to be desired, but makes for a banging soundtrack to Axl Rose's Legal Issues wiki section. Might have to play it twice to get to the end tho.
not my vibe but they boys are doing a great job
One of my favorite albums of all time. Real hard rock at a time when this kind of music was turning into glam rock. Incredible songs, riffs, and solos. For my money, Slash is the star of this band. More or less every song is straight up awesome. I think I was about 12 when this came out, so needless to say that influenced my deep abiding love for this album.
Really good rock music. Love the intensity. Besides the megahits, a couple highlights were Out Ta Get Me and You’re Crazy.
BANGERRRRR Just straight fire all the way through Favorite Track: welcome to the jungle (shoutout AP lang)
Respect. First album with tons of hits. I remember when this came out. I was with my boyfriend (then fiancé then husband then ex-husband now dead). He and I loved REM and discovered other alternative music drifts. His roomies were listening to this. I scoffed at the time but it grew on me in the course of my life. Yep. It’s classic.
Incredibly fun, uncompromising & great songwriting. It still sounds fresh in 2025.
The was the soundtrack of my 1988. GNR used to be my favorite band, to the point where I almost had this album cover tattooed on me. I'm glad I didn't, but I'll probably always have a soft spot for this one regardless. I don't know how I would rate this without the history.
I think this album is a little overrated. There are 3 great songs and the rest is pretty forgettable.
The 2 Stars are for Welcome To The Jungle and Paradise City. I don't like Axl Rose's voice at all, and Sweet Child Of Mine bugs me. The rest of the tracks I felt nothing for.
Some big hits here. And a tight band that swings.
I don’t like this genre, but I think this is a good example of it. The band is super tight, and the hits hold up. But the deeper cuts don’t.
Pas mon style
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.
A few good singles, but the rest sounds the same. Good riffs, meh lyrics. I did have Radiohead twice this week, so at least it wasn't more of that. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Welcome To The Jungle, Paradise City, Sweet Child O' Mine ⭐⭐⭐: Liked it. Saved some tracks.
classic.
Je pensais adoré, mais en réalité j'ai été un peu déçu, je crois que je suis pas vraiment fan du style
connais pas
Un banger tout simplement
Solid album, based ——————————— Liked: — Welcome To The Jungle — It's So Easy — Out Ta Get Me — Think About You
Not my thing. Sounds one dimensional.
Puke.
Good
I don't like the genre, and AC/DC did it better anyway, but this album is so much better than the previous 5 albums on this list that I’m giving it a 2.
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
No.
Absolute classic album of bangers
3 great songs (the ones we know). But damn, the rest? Never care to listen through again - sex noises on a rock album are just embarrassing 🙈.
Three hit songs and many boring others.
Boring and over rated.
What an insane debut
Five stars for Mr Slash
Hate to say this but this is another case where one or two great songs don't make a great album. Sweet Child O' Mine is a brilliant track, love it, but other than that I could leave the rest... This gets a lot of praise as an amazing debut but it's more that it's got a good set of singles IMO.
My teen years in album form
Start your motorcycles gents and prepare your worn once leather jackets for a trip to your summer home. That’s right folks, we’re getting some boomer rock hooked right to our veins. Although this came out in 87??? Jesus some of the death metal I like is older than this. Damn. Maybe it is I who is the “old head.” The “unc” as the terminally online white kids have taken to saying. Whatever. This is an impactful album, but I can’t anticipate I’ll be all that happy about it. Welcome to the Jungle - Was this song ever an alarm for me?? Oh god I used to wake up to classic rock radio when I was a child (no I wasn’t popular, thanks for asking.) is there a rhythm section here? It sounds hollow. This song has always been the best Guns N’ Roses song, but it still contains insufferable vocals replete with obnoxious faux moaning and runs that nobody asked for. I will say, the whole “You’re gonna die” breakdown is pretty sick. A flawed song that I would never choose, but overall, a classic in its way. It’s So Easy - This sounds like the overly sexual rock that Nickelback tried to force in the early 2000’s and now “kink-positive” predators perform on instagram. The type of music that shows up in my irony laden reels. Nightrain - Isn’t this “Night Rain?” He keeps talking about rail transport but there is only one T. His snakeskin suitcase reminds me of that terrible undertaker promo where he says The Big Show went into the desert with a motorcycle and no gas and came back carrying the motorcycle and he also killed a snake and fashioned a new set of boots out of said snake. It was pretty funny. Out Ta Get Me - Alright, the riff here is pretty good. I don’t even think we’ve made any references to a “little mama.” Mr. Brownstone - I don my stocking cap and wearily carry my candle towards my chambers. Another day atop this lonely cape in this infernal lighthouse. The warmth of my bed envelopes me and is my vessel. A cure for the most insidious insomnia. Or was that this song? Whichever. Paradise City - Synths??? YOU SOLD OUT YOU SOLD OUT. This song was cool as hell when I was 11. By 12, I was a little embarrassed that I had enjoyed it. But here we are. Pushing 30 and sitting here listening to this. My Michelle - Oh no. I’m not looking forward to this. Hard riffs until the chorus which sounds like a song written for the end credits of a Christmas themed pornography. Think About You - UGHHHHHHHH. Nope. This ain’t good. Sweet Child O’ Mine - Oh goodness gracious child. ‘Tis another fine morn on the Emerald Isle. We here in the O’ Mine clan reject this song in its totality. You’re Crazy - Stop gaslighting me. See, I know what that means!! I’m not THAT old! Anything Goes - Nope. Oh Jesus this is disgusting. Why do people want to listen to this? I mean, if a see why it wasn’t a radio hit being introduced by Casey Kasem on the radio, but my lord this is embarrassing. You need to add (as long as my prescription comes in) for the target audience of this garbage. Rocket Queen - Really gross x2 I like to make fun of stuff, but it gets a little bit mean at some point. I feel like I’m punching down. If I imagine the worst peaked in the 80’s, grown up high school bully who thinks of women as accessories to his jet ski rock and roll fantasies, yeah this album makes me want to commit homicide. BUT, there is a cool riff here and there on this thing and I know decent people who like this kind of shit. Glam rock has definitely sounded WAY worse. Still. I don’t care for this. No amount of leather could make me feel otherwise. 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Welcome to the Jungle, Out Ta Get Me
Não gostei 👍🏾
1 connue **
- Heavy metal/hard rock album - Fun, upbeat, head-banging album - Nothing particularly stood out to me
The album that showed arena rock still lives. Contains three iconic monster hits. The album owes a lot to the styles of AC/DC and Kiss but with a much funkier swagger or swing than those two bands. Excellent production, mix, and stereo stage. Perfect to rock out to. Slash channels Page a few times. A good bit of filler on this record though, and not a lot of lyrical depth. Mostly typical bad boy stuff. Favorite song: Mr. Brownstone.
Cumming in the jungle baby yeah
Bike work
Slash deserved to be in a better band. If I could delete a song from history it would be Sweet Child O’ Mine, otherwise this is a decent album if you’re in the mood for hard rock
J’ai beaucoup écouté deux de leurs albums pendant mon adolescence (Use Your Illusion), mais pas le reste de leur discographie. Celui-ci est plutôt du côté bof des choses. Ordinaire, tout au plus.
Unnecessarily vulgar.
Classic influential album with a couple of fillers but otherwise phenomenal
I'm surprised You're Crazy isn't more widely known. Best song on the album - those guitars!!! Have to say a couple of their songs are pretty bad - but overall a really fun listen.
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).
6.8 (Welcome to the Jungle was the only one I liked)
A lot of bangers
this is obviously iconic and loaded with bangers, but it was just ok to me. sorry!!!
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
Para mi esta medio mid, o sea, si tiene canciones muy iconicas y super de culto eso lo entiendo peeero yo no soy un gran fan del clasic rock and roll. Lo tuve que escuchar dos veces para intentar ver si alguna cancion se quedaba conmigo y no paso. Entiendo que para mucha gente esta album sea lo mejor de la musica contemporanea pero para mi no fue mucho. Tiene buenos riffs de guitarra y las vocales si estan chidas, pero fuera de las canciones iconicas no me quedo con nada del album.
This album was a constant on my small-town high school era soundtrack: house parties, tailgates, football games, and, regrettably, the occasional tire-fire in the woods (not proud of that carbon footprint). It fit perfectly as a Rock & Roll anthem for that place and time. And, if I’m honest, it still holds up. Also, G&R will always remind me of my 16 year old bedroom poster ‘Buns & Roses’. My god, who was I?
This was the first rock record I remember hearing with a curse word in it, ("I'm fucken innocent" from "Out Ta Get Me" [maybe it was "It's So Easy"?]). Anyhow, I discovered this one on a second-gen cassette dub from my neighbor during the fabled "Butt Rock Summer" of 1987. It was a summer that I was riding my skateboard around the Conejo Valley in Southern California while listening to Def Leppard, Warrant, The Lost Boys OST, and these stupid fucks. The following year I graduated to Metallica and Maiden, leaving hair metal in the dust. I always thought Axl Rose sounded like someone's grandmother on vocals, (both him and Geddy Lee from Rush, actually, although Lee sounds more like your great aunt). Revisiting this, I gotta say, when it rips it totally rips. And when it doesn't, it is as boring as hell. There is also enough cowbell on this thing to cure Christopher Walken's fever five times over. Opening with "Welcome to the Jungle" and all that reverbed guitar riffage is a strong fucking statement that holds up all these years later. That said, what follows is pretty uneven. The most solid tracks here are the singles: the aforementioned "Welcome to the Jungle"; "Paradise City," which goes into total showstopper zone at the end, "Sweet Child O' Mine", which is about as saccharine sweet a song a bunch of drug-addles sex abuser rockers could ever craft, and that's about it. "Mr. Brownstone" and "Night Train" get close but in the end are just pretty fuckin silly. I never liked "It's so Easy." "Rocker Queen," however, is one of the more solid and underrated tracks, and a decent way to close this thing out. After all the sex, drugs, and degeneracy celebrated on every song leading up to it, they put a coda on this symphony of misogynistic debauchery by just letting you know they're actually real sweethearts who just really care. How nice. As for the album art, it's inarguably and simply iconic. Not as provocative and creative, say, as the original eponymous Robert Williams pop surrealist painting that originally graced the cover, but a decent runner-up. In hindsight, actually, this compromise (read: censored) design solution referencing tattoo flash actually better communicates the vibe of this record in ways the Williams art circumvents. It feels more dangerous and rock 'n' roll. Probably the skulls. Also much easier for legions of dirthead fans to get tattooed forever after. PS I will forever be confused why Slash and Duff were always photographed wearing cool punk band t-shirts but also played shit like this. So weird. 2.5 stars deserving, rounded up to 3 for legacy I guess.
only knew the biggest hits before. whole album just hell yeah! \m/
beep boop
fuck off
Such a hard time with this. Such a good band, musically, creating some of the dumbest, grossest songs ever. Slash is such a good guitarist. Amazing even. Unfortunately he has to be attached to axl moaning for his entire life. So many of these songs are so good, with some god awful lyrics but that also helps them to be so good? It also suffers from overplay; in the days before Bluetooth in the car I imagine there was a 10-15 year streak of hearing something off of this album every day, and I’m sure that experience would be the same today. Their fault or not, the whole aesthetic and fanbase is ass and cringe and should have died well before this album came out. If grunge did anything right it was a great shot at this type of music. Final thoughts, if this album came out ten years earlier or 20 years later and had less “waaaghwwahhhh” vocals I’d be an easy 5, and it honestly probably deserves a 5 as is, but I cannot do it.
An absolute classic and one of the biggest albums to define the 80's classic rock genre. Welcome to the jungle, paradise city and sweet child o mine are the definitive rock classics
Can't stand his voice. Band is amazing. Different singer differend rating. Myles Kennedy would have slayed these songs. The little pompous weasel suck.
Certified classic, probably Top 20 all time record. The fact this was their first album still blows my mind to this day. So much raw rock energy here.
Couple of dogs but a banger of an album overall.
When I hear Guns N’ Roses I sometimes think about a show I saw on VH1 or something many years ago that was a countdown of the greatest bands in hard rock history. When they got to GNR Ozzy Ozbourne (RIP) said he thought GNR would be the next Rolling Stones. While the Stones obviously have a much more rich and prolific catalog and no one will argue which band is more influential, it’s at least interesting to note that in 2025 at the time of this writing GNR has 25% more monthly Spotify listeners than the Stones. They also have slightly more than the Beatles. Appetite For Destruction must have been something else when it was released. It came out a few days before I was born so I wasn’t exactly able to see its cultural impact, but it had to sound so fresh compared to the hair bands and synth-heavy 80’s pop that dominated radio at the time. Welcome to the Jungle has to rank among the greatest opening tracks for an album, especially a debut album. Slash’s guitar intro is timeless on that track, and it’s my personal favorite song to hear at a sporting event. Sweet Child O Mine also has an iconic lick of course and is a classic song that will outlive us all. Paradise City is still a late-stage boomer’s dream. This is a watershed record in the history of rock.
Awesome. Hit like a sledgehammer just like Van Halen I did many years ago.
This is THE hair metal album. Even if you hate rock, you know at least three songs on the album. Even if you're 15 years younger than this album, you know at least three songs. Influence 5. Hits 5. Quality 5. Welcome to the jungle, baby! 5
Easy to forget how solid this album was, even without the mega hits.
Stop. Clap. Stomp, stomp, clap.
3.5
3.5
Appetite For Destruction is the crowning achievement of a genre of music that I hate. Hair metal, glam metal, whatever you call it, Guns N' Roses kicked the genre into overdrive, bringing a heaping tablespoon of grit to the glitz and hairspray of bands like Ratt and Poison. And then glam metal pretty much immediately fell apart under the weight of shifting trends. Now that isn't to say that G N' R didn't use some hairspray themselves. Basically, while I do have good things to say about this album, it's still hair metal at the end of the day, and while I can appreciate Appetite For Destruction on some level, it will really never be "my" album. Let's start with the fact that this was an absolute hit machine. Welcome To The Jungle, Mr. Brownstone, Paradise City, and of course, Sweet Child O' Mine are mainstays in the canon of rock and metal. However, no matter how catchy, well performed, or potent these songs may be, I could live the rest of my life happily without hearing any of them again. Sweet Child O' Mine has it worst, I was almost embarrassed when I heard that fucking riff while driving today, it was a jumpscare. Paradise City is a close second place, especially because I don't think it's ever a song I ever really liked all that much to begin with. Mr. Brownstone isn't quite as overplayed as the rest, it just also happens to be a single I don't like all that much, but I still think it's firmly in the "overplayed" category. That leaves Welcome To The Jungle, which it turns out I have a little room in my heart for, even now: it's a good song, and I'll leave it at that. Escaping from the singles, this has good and bad. I actually really liked It's So Easy, it swaggers, it pummels and it's catchy too. Nightrain and Think About You also have enough momentum to keep the fun up. I'd also like to include My Michelle as a highlight, just because I think it's a pretty good song and I appreciate G N' R having the guts to drag their cool uncle party metal album somewhere a little darker for a song. As far as what's left, I could really take or leave it. There isn't a whole ton here I see myself returning to here, but there is some value to Appetite For Destruction. I understand this album on at least some level, even if I don't like it all that much. I'm gonna let G N' R pull a 3 here, but just barely.
7/10 The three big singles are epic, the rest not so much.
Riffs of gold but a few too many sex references
Mediocre at best, a couple good songs
I wasn’t listening to that type of music back then and and I’m still not
I understand these guys are important to a lot of people and few of these songs are obviously classics but man those guitar tones sound awful IMO.
I mean, it’s very goo
3 out of 5. Nothing to really say here. It's not the worst, we know what it is and so do they.
Classic Gunners. A few of their big hits. Other songs not quite as strong.
Great album. No skips
A legendary album with songs that still dominate the radio airwaves today. Even though it’s not the music I usually gravitate toward, revisiting this album and all its hits was a blast.
yeah
A hit machine yes, but a best album of all time? It's not like they did anything new...
One of my favorite all time albums that perfectly set up the late 80s and early 90s for a grungier, harder rock evolution in the middle of the hair metal era. A perfectly blend of glam and metal that has rarely been matched since its release.
Pretty classic rock record right there.
All the jams. A lot of fluff. Still a pretty iconic album.
Classic. Welcome to the Jungle baby, do you know where you are?
YES. YES. YES. Love this album already. Some say that heavy metal was dead even before the 80's but this is exactly what metal/rock in the 80's was. It's got tunes all the way though. Vocals, guitars, bass all on point. This is what this list was created for, for people who may not have heard legendary albums like this Great album. Always has been. Always will be.
Two dressed up clowns ruining an Ex-Punk band‘s otherwise solid songs with their uninspired guitar soli, whiny singing, and racist lyrics. Should have died from heroin 💉
A legendary debut, one of the few big 80s rock albums that has stood the test of time. The big hits are simply huge, the rest of the tracks also very solid.
Such impressive singing and playing in a style that’s not made for me.
Early Guns N Roses were great. All downhill after this one though. Great album
I used to like this album a lot but it feels very tired now
Great album
Cover 7.5 Their most iconic album. I prefer Use Your Illusion Ii but this is a close second. When UYI first came out, I want initially sold on it but over time it became my favorite GnR album. Contest Democracy is a flop, FYI. Anyway, this is a great album and definitely on my personal list of greatest albums of all time.
Their debut album. Metal / Hard Rock. That opening track is such a statement. The band are super tight and Axl's vocals are great. Welcome To The Jungle Indeed ! Yes, this track along with Paradise City and Sweet Child O'Mine have been overplayed for almost forty years now but they are certified, good fun bangers. The rest of the album is of course power chords, indulgent solos and cock thrusting but so what !? It's hedonistic and a good time for 53 minutes.
A classic
Didn't love it. Was familiar with the hits but nothing else jumped out at me. Guitar riffs started to feel repetitive. Paradise City Def the standout track.
I already reviewed this and gave it a four last time. Time to do it again!
You know where you are?
I may have listened to this album more than any other in my life...it's one of rock 'n' roll's goats. It's a miracle that this rag tag band of drunk and high degenerates were able to take a break from their LA sleazeball lifestyle to capture the level of focus and clarity on this record. Slash and Izzy with all-time guitar interplay. Nobody with the range or power dynamics of Axl here. Favorite track: They throw the molotov with the opening guitar notes of Jungle, immediately followed by Axl letting the world know that his is the one that says bad MF on it. This one still rules from start to finish every time it comes on. Slash isn't quite in the top level of the rock 'n' roll soloist Hall of Fame pyramid with Hendrix, Page, and EVH...but he's in the tier right below with Angus, Joe Perry, etc. In the immortal words of my daughter when she was six years old about the Paradise City outro: "Slash doesn't wanna slow down."
I don't even have to listen to rate this album. It's one of the greatest rock albums of all time. One of the greatest debut albums of all time. These guys were amazing. This came out when I was 8 years old. I remember sneaking peeks at the album art (killer robots, hot girl with panties around her ankles and boob hanging out) in the record store and thinking "I must have this." I asked for it for Christmas and my sister bought it for me. Wish I still had that tape.
Love this album
I may have listened to this album more than any other in my life...it's one of rock 'n' roll's goats. It's a miracle that this rag tag band of drunk and high degenerates were able to take a break from their LA sleazeball lifestyle to capture the level of focus and clarity on this record. Slash and Izzy with all-time guitar interplay. Nobody with the range or power dynamics of Axl here. Favorite track: They throw the molotov with the opening guitar notes of Jungle, immediately followed by Axl letting the world know that his is the one that says bad MF on it. This one still rules from start to finish every time it comes on. Slash isn't quite in the top level of the rock 'n' roll soloist Hall of Fame pyramid with Hendrix, Page, and EVH...but he's in the tier right below with Angus, Joe Perry, etc. In the immortal words of my daughter when she was six years old about the Paradise City outro: "Slash doesn't wanna slow down."
GnR were such a part of my early teen years
Above all else it is very fun, this album is full of energy, full tilt, therefore may be a bit exhausting by the end of it, but it is a ride I don't mind at all. At the same time, while fun, it takes itself very seriously, which does add a tasty layer of camp to it. (the moaning on rocket queen being peak). The riffs are cool, and sonically it is trying different things in a very maximalist fashion. This strong point is a bit dimmed by the writing, which is a bit hollow especially near the end of the album, (You're Crazy / Anything goes). That is a small grip, since given the way Axl Rose sings, it is barely intelligible anyway. At the end of the day it has most thing I like in an album, it has ambition, kinda like they were very much trying to do the best thing they could, and with a sound that is very specific to them. Very strong album, albeit not perfect.
Another favorite! I remember them bursting on the scene. It’s been 30 years since I listened to this album. Slash is one of the top guitarist ever. Axel Rose had an absolutely unique vocal style. Excellent example of a hard charging rock genre.
Never could get into Guns N’ Roses. With that said, you won’t find many more explosive debut albums with hits that even non rock fans are familiar with. From the moment the guitar comes in on “Welcome to the Jungle”, you know you’re in for a ride. I recognize the impact this album had for many listeners, but it just doesn’t do it for me.
Liked Sweet Child O’ Mine. Was not a fan otherwise. Listened with Mom—some of her rebellious music.
This is the sound of 80's America. Probably should be more than a 3 as the classic tracks still sound amazing, felt the rest of the album has dated a bit.
*Listened before the project* Not my favorite of their albums cuz I really can’t stand axl rose’s singing in this album
Would buy. Classic.
This is a fucking banger, definitely one of the best albums of all time, an absolute perfect capsule of an era. Expertly performed and written. So much energy here, what a time.
Rock N Roll! Nothing like a little glam rock hair band metal.
Even though the rest of the album is kind of same same, this is THE GnR album, I mean 4 hits on one
Absolute belter. Had it blaring. Not a weak song on the album
Never liked this band. Still don't. Rose is a terrible singer.