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4.5 if it were an option. Perfectly captures a time and place. And still holds up after all these years. Summer after 6th grade my girlfriend broke up with me in a McDonald’s, said it was because she was in love with Axl.
More musical than I expected. Sick riffs.
This site is stalking me I swear. I listened to this on Saturday. Creepy list. I completely forgot this was their debut album. It's amazing that this is what they started with. This album has so many great tunes it's so close to perfect. Legitimately a great rock album.
An old classic.
I listened to this album A TON in 1987-1990, and then loved both “Use Your Illusion” albums too (I assume they’re on here as well?). We were saved from hair bands forever with GNR, and then grunge. I couldn’t be happier. I found this listen enjoyable, but the songs did have some same-ness to them aside from the three monster singles. It’s still a solid 4 from me. Oh, Slash’s guitar playing on here absolutely kills.
Undeniably a good album, but fuck Axel and Slash, disgusting people.
A few solid hits that keep on reminding me of Burnout: Paradise. The rest doesn't get boring fast enough to make me drop the score.
Solid classic rock album
Three of the best rock songs ever, a handful of other solid songs, and then just some boring filler. Would give it 3 stars if not for the big three.
I never especially liked GnR. And about 15 years ago I dodged the cover at a bar in Madison, Wisconsin - only to find a band called Adler’s Appetite, composed of former Roses drummer Steven Adler and members of other bygone 80s hair metal bands, playing this album cover to cover. It was one of the most surreal and fun nights of my life. I may never come around to spandex and bandanas, but this album is pretty damn fun.
Гурт завжди буде асоціюватися в мене з однокурсником, який постійно намагався переконати мене, що Слеш - легенда і найкращий гітарист в історії. А альбом ідеальний на 10 з 10. Враховуючи, що я загалом не любив метал 80-х, хард-рок, глем і всю цю волохату тусовку, я переважно дивився на нього як на дивака. З часом моя позиція з цього питання стала більш толерантною, і я вирішив послухати цей альбом більш неупереджено. Я все ще не можу сказати, що це прям моя музика на всі сто, але не можна не відзначити, що тут високий рівень матеріалу, купа дійсно яскравих пісень, а деякі це справжні суперхіти, класика. Тексти, з відривом, найслабша частина альбому. Слеш справді чудовий гітарист, і деякі партії тут просто вау. З урахуванням того, що ця музика з жанру, який не мій і якого я дуже довго старався уникати, то це прям дуже хороший альбом. Зараз було приємно переслухати.
pretty good!
My era, but never really my music, so it's interesting to listen to it. Thoughts: boy, GNR sure have potty mouths, don't they. Also, yeah, OK, this is some really solidly good music.
It's a good album even if Axl is a turd. Sweet Child O' Mine is easily the best song, but there are some other really good ones. Fantastic guitar on this one.
1987 I was in Junior High and back in those days friends of friends of friends would just hand you a cassette and say, check this out! At the time I was listening to Top 40 Radio, and interested in bands like Europe, Def Leppard, and Scorpions. So when I put this tape on for the first time, my mind was blown. Did they just say "fuck" in a song? So the question remains, does it still hold up almost 40 years later. The hits were way over played but I still knew all the words and musicial changes, I could still air guitar all the solos. It was enjoyable to listen to again and I still feel it is a classic for that era of rock because it was raw and dirty, and no one else was doing that at that time. I feel GNR definitely used their entire bottle of rocket sauce in just that one album, because there was never anything else they put out that had the same effect. I would say 5 stars, but I don't feel it's an album I could easily go back to or even ever listen to again unless prompted to. But still great memories of the old tape trading days.
Crazy how many metal hits are on one album. An essential must listen for mainstream heavy metal.
A petite
Cool!
This album occupies a very fuzzy part of my childhood memories. I think all the adults in my life as a kid loved it and it's in the background of so many memories. For good reason.
Still don’t reckon it’s the masterpiece some claimed but it was a huge part of my teens
really solid obviously!!! slightly overrated but i still liked it a lot
This was my first “favorite album” when I was a youngster. Still enjoy it.
Some good dongs
Minns fortfarande när den kom när jag gick på högstadiet. Numera klassiker som Welcome to the djungle, paradise city sweet child of mine. Väldigt bra platta!
Solid album and good listen. Guns N Rose's songs were great and I think up there with the song writing of Prince.
Loved it.
Koliko god ovo tio mrzit odlične su pisme
Guitars, lyrics - overrated, Welcome to the jungle Paradise city Sweet child o' mine
Welcome to the jungle is the one of the best album openers ever!! Never been a big fan of “it’s so easy”. “Nightrain” is so underrated. “Out ta get me” is ok. Overall this album out rock back on the map in a big way. Mr. Brownstone is a rocker. Paradise city I could skip. I know this song by heart and it was a massive hit. This is a classic album. Axl sounds nothing like this anymore. At least we have this record with these songs. “You’re crazy” is a song I don’t listen to enough. Anything goes is ok. I still love Rocket Queen.
Previous day before this album was Aerosmith, and way to make them sound even worse. This is a great album, so many hits.
Wild vocals. Much respec’
Not exactly my style but there are some undeniably classic rock songs on this album. Definitely one of the landmark albums of the 80s.
Liked it a lot, a few all time bangers on there
Classic, great hits, strong throughout
I'll start by saying that Axl Rose is a homophobic, racist, abrasive a-hole. Getting that over with, this is a great album. Axl's voice is still strong and rightfully legendary. The vocals meld so well with Slash's guitar playing, the rhythm section is really strong and the whole thing has an amazing vibe. I recall being in elementary school when this came out and some kids bringing it in -- it was an event. Sweet Child o' Mine still rocks and always will. Some of the other tracks...maybe deserve not to be known so well. They fell off with Use Your Illusion and then there's everything that happened after that, but this album is a classic.
Nice hard rock album
This is the musical equivalent of a Jason Statham movie, yes it's loud and brash, yes the writing may not be the best, yes if there was this much cheese on a pizza I might remove it. But it's fun, cheesey, loud, brash, in your face. I like the hair metal guitars, and the loud drums, I think it's completely mad that a band could have this almost delusional level of confidence out of the gate. I will defend my memories of back to back air guitar-wielding to sweet child of mine many many times with the same level of energy I would the Beekeeper (which is worth a watch). Is this a great album no, is there great music on this album... maybe. It makes me happy.
This is a great debut album. The band are dynamic, aggressive and exciting. Axl Rose is superb, displaying a great vocal range, and interestingly, a different number of voices or tones across the songs. The drum sound on this album is fantastic, it really hits you hard. The album holds your attention all the way through despite the second half of the album not being as strong as the first half. The songs themselves range from good to fantastic. If they had made this a 10 track album it would be a 5 star album. Overall I'm going for 4 ⭐ Would I listen to this album again? Yes. Would I buy this album? I did. 1 "Welcome to the Jungle" - Thrilling. Wonderful introduction and build into a fantastic groove. One of the best opening tracks, to a debut album, ever! - 5⭐ 2 "It's So Easy" - This rocks to high heaven. Axl Rose's lower register is quite sinister. Aggressive. - 5⭐ 3 "Nightrain" - Probably my favourite track on the album. Straight up Rock n Roll. Love the boogie in the guitar riff. - 5⭐ 4 "Out ta Get Me" - This doesn't quite have the immediacy as the preceding tracks. Nonetheless it is a very good rocker with a great vocal performance. - 4⭐ 5 "Mr. Brownstone" - Great riff. Both Izzy Stradlin and Slash are fantastic on this. Vocally this is interesting too, with Axl Rose using a different voice so to peak. Great solo. "Yowzah" indeed. - 5⭐ 6 "Paradise City" - One of three songs on this album that are likely to be well known beyond a Rock audience. Wonderful introductory guitars. The opening lyrics immediately get your attention. This song has a number of great riffs. The change in Tempo is masterful and then it rocks, boy does it rock. Brilliant. Izzy Stradlin's rhythm work is great. Best use of a whistle in a Rock song? - 5⭐ 7 "My Michelle" - Change of mood for the introduction but then into a great riff and groove. I've always liked the 'poppy' chorus. - 5⭐ 8 "Think About You" - 3⭐ 9 "Sweet Child o' Mine" - A brilliant song with one of the most famous guitar riffs in rock history. The guitar solos are spine tingling great. Stunning actually. Lyrically the song is superb. - 5⭐ 10 "You're Crazy" - 3⭐ 11 "Anything Goes" - 3⭐ 12 "Rocket Queen" - Infamous. Great song. 5⭐ Total - 53 Average - 4.42
This album came out when I was 10yo. By the time I was 12, the uniform of the kids in school was an Appetite for Destruction T-shirt. This album was played constantly I think for 2 years. I've always liked Mötley Crüe more because they seemed to be having more fun. GnR is a bit dark and self-serious. This album suffers from the obvious bloat that's on it. Three huge banger singles and the lesser banger 'Mr. Brownstone' make the other songs sound derivative. They should have replaced two fillers with 'November Rain' even though apparently having two power ballads was unwanted. It would have been a nice change up on a loud, speedy album. After listening to two Black Sabbath albums from the List within the last week, this seemed underwhelming. BS had more artistry and ability to edit. Still, this is hair metal's finest hour.
As iconic as this album is, it’s really just three massive hits and a couple of other decent songs. As a debut album it’s really solid, and none of the tracks are awful. I just find side one to be really, strong and side two only has Sweet Child… I have scored it for the times it brings to mind rather than reasoned critique, and I do still give it a spin every so often.
Pretty much all of their hits packed onto this one album. It’s a wild ride!
It is a great album with classic, iconic songs, but there are songs and lyrics which did not age so well, maybe it needs some more decades to make it "it fitted for its time"...
Two transcendent rock anthems surrounded by solid noise
When this album's good...it's very good. And when it's not, it's just okay. The hits are the heights of Appetite for Destruction. Axl's vocals on Welcome to the Jungle are killer. And that Slash opener in Sweet Child O'Mine sends electricity to my soul. It's the rest of the record, the songs that didn't chart, that are just so-so. Regardless, this is worthy of this 1001 project.
Slash hard carrying this album. Hard to rate because of the highs and lows.
What a ripper. I only knew the singles but liked the whole album. It’s kind of sad when iconic singles have defined a band rather than a whole album.
Okay, let’s calm down a bit. I was surprised to hear so many songs that would later become Guns’ iconic anthems on this album, but they all needed a chamomile‑tea break—every track was just WAAAA! You never got a moment to rest. Sure, it had some chill bits, but I wanted something more laid‑back to switch up the pace. Even so, it’s one of those records you can throw on for a road trip and enjoy the experience.
Starting a record with a song as powerful and as badass as "Welcome to the Jungle" ? DAAAAMN. Yes the hits have been overplayed and have become a bit annoying to listen to. But objectively, they are still incredible songs. I also discovered new songs on this album that hit really hard. Slash's solos are just absolute pleasure for the ears. 8/10 fav songs : My Michelle & Anything Goes
A few all-timers, but the rest of the album takes it down a notch.
It’s a classic, and I’d give it 5 stars because of how massive this album is, but it doesn’t change the fact that I just DO NOT like this band
Despite this album being huge at my school when I was 13, I had never listened to the whole thing. It's good. The singles are the stand-out tracks, but there's a very slick, kind of glam production style throughout. I kind of miss this lavish style of rock, when songs just kept going because it was too cool to quit.
Not really a genre I like but the guitar playing was awesome!
Moet terugdenken aan de tijd dat Guitar Hero het spel was en Slash de coolste man op aarde. Hou van de lompe galmende station snares en dat gecombineerd met Axl's gekerm is toch wel een iconisch geluid waar ik van tijd tot tijd warm van word. Its so Easy deed me instant denken aan de EODM sound en ja hoor, ik zag later dat ze er een cover van hebben gemaakt haha. Lekker om eens in zn geheel te horen
Love the 1-2-3-4-5 whammy through Mr.Brownstone, one that I occasionally hit up for a hard rock fix ,- which, I'm finding, I prefer to heavy metal - just as relentless but less monotonous and portentous.
Good
A classic.
Ah, my teenage years. Undoubtedly a classic album that changed my life and that of many others, but in all honesty it doesn't quite hold up as an album. Welcome to the jungle, Sweet Child O Mine and Paradise City are about as good as 80s rock songs get, and there are other great parts - My Michelle, Mr Brownstone,he first half of Rocket Queen etc. Sadly, there's just a few ideas too few - a number of songs are just variations on a theme, and almost identical riffs and lyrics around. Still worth a listen, and undeniably influential, but the excitement I felt as a kid isn't quite there any more.
Intense at times but overall a fun listen
Bonus point for Sweet Child of Mine. Great hits on this and then everything in between sounded kind of the same
All timer album. Pure Guns n Roses greatness
This was an amazing listening, a lot of great songs Fav song - Paradise City 4/5
I've listened to this album enough times, I know the songs I like and don't like. I'd say like, half of the album tickles my fancy - all of the singles are banggers, plus 'Night Train', 'Mr Brownstone' & 'Rocket Queen'. Outside of that, the album is quite same-y. Still a 4/5 though, lots of things to enjoy about this album.
I've already listened to it
Not something I’ll probably put on too often, but it’s it’s a solid, classic beginning-to-end rock and roll album.
No cóż. Ta płyta jest zdarta jak gardło rockmana. Grają ją wszyscy wszędzie. I okazuje się że nie bez powodu. To są hity. Klasyki. A to przecież debiutancka płyta. Nie mogę wyjść z podziwu. Oczywiście ja z hard rockiem to się lubię tak jak z pływaniem (czytaj: wcale), ale i tak śpiewałam w samochodzie. 7.5/10
Fucking great. Pure, unfiltered Axl at his peak. Not sure I’ve ever listened to it start to finish before but what a record. Every track hits.
Classic album from my childhood
Awesome
Clasicazo, temazos de manual pero no es mi rollo
Awesome riffs, great vocals and the bass goes hard too Have a heavy bias as I get up with this album. So many classics Gets worse towards the end and there are a few skips
I know it's a classic, used to be a favorite. At this point in my life it hasn't aged the best, the singles are overplayed, the only song I don't like is my Michelle. Based on my nostalgia and my recognition that it rocks I'll go 4. But really for me now it's a 3
You could argue 5 stars, for sure. This is the album that made GNR … the whole thing is a classic
Not quite as great as I remember at the definitely the epitome of late '80s metal
Classic Rock Album. Original Cover art was/is disturbing. This is hair metal meets punk. Good stuff.
Solid 80s rock album. This came out when I was a kid and I honestly don’t think I’d listened to the entire album prior to now. Still entertains.
"Welcome to the Jungle" is a classic, of course. As is "Paradise City". "Sweet Child o' Mine" is great. 4/5
Archetype of a genre. Great, but relatively monotonous. Can’t be too critical since it’s a blueprint.
guitar riffs that itch my brain
Classic Axel
If it promoted more drinking and driving it would be a 5 star contender. (4.0/5.0)
Classic album
Problematic lyrics aside, this album is even better than I remember - Slash’s amazing guitar work is immediately to the forefront, but Duff McKagan’s thumping and grooving bass lines are something I missed as a teen. Classic album that injected some much needed raw energy into rock at a time where most of it was being produced to death.
One of the best all out rawwwk albums of all time. It really went against the hair band trends of the time and had more of a punk feel. Hard to get past some of the nastiness of songs like "Its So Easy" but, come on, "Welcome to the Jungle," "Paradise City," " Sweet Child of Mine"....a great band in their prime.
Masterful guitar work from Slash, impressive vocals from Axl Rose. Brilliant hard rock album. First half is perfect, a couple stinkers in the second but mostly consistent. Icy and unrelenting, a snarling sonic kick in the teeth
Hasn’t aged amazingly well but maybe that’s due to overplaying certain songs. I still absolutely love it, I just skipped a few tracks on this listen through
you know the album is good when there is moaning in the middle of it
Nostalgic and an amazing number of great songs on one album. But listening when I’m older it’s ever so slightly cringe.
nostalgia
Альбом бенгерный, но немного заебал
I’m shocked to learn this was their debut album! Some songs were average but others were so good it made up for it. Very versatile singing, I had to look up if their were multiple singers in the band.
Oh man, Guns N’ Roses. I’m pretty sure I listened to all of this album at some point, but there are definitely songs on this album that I’m more partial to than others. I don’t really intentionally listen to GnR much these days, so I’m curious as to how I’ll feel about this album with a more critical ear. I’m approaching Appetite for Destruction with a bit of trepidation, but I’m excited as hell to blast “Paradise City” over my headphones. Break out the hairspray, skunky beer, and cigarettes, it’s time to hit the Sunset Strip! I wouldn’t say that I love Appetite for Destruction, but it’s still fun to listen to, and I think it’s a really good hard rock album. I love how gritty and dirty the lyrics are, and the guitar playing really elevates the overall sound of the album. For an album that’s as lyrically dark and grimy as it is, its hard rock sound is really well polished, and the guys in GnR show off a lot of talent here. As far as the individual songs are concerned: -I went into this album not really caring for “Welcome to the Jungle.” I think most of that feeling comes from wanting to hear “Paradise City” whenever this comes on, but I can appreciate how mind-blowing it must have been to hear it for the first time back in 1987. The guitars and Axl’s wailing during the introduction are fantastic, and they really set the tone for this album. -“It’s So Easy” and “Nightrain” establish the lyrical grittiness of this album really well. GnR leans hard into songs about the Sunset Strip lifestyle, but they do it in a really fun way. I really loved the cowbell on “Nightrain” too. -I’d completely forgotten about “Mr. Brownstone,” but I love the guitar playing on the intro, and the song has a certain boogie sound that I really like. It shouldn’t be this easy to rock along to a song about heroin. -“Paradise City” is absolutely perfect. The opening of the song, with the twang of the guitar tone, the pulsing drum beats, and excellent vocals get me amped up every time I hear it. The meat of the song is great too: the main guitar riff is excellent, the drum fills kick ass, and Axl’s wailing vocals are outstanding. The outro is pure chaos, but completely fitting for this romp of a song. -The acoustic backing guitar they use on “Think About You” is excellent, and is a great way for GnR to show that they’re not just a one-trick-pony when it comes to their guitar sounds. -I know “Sweet Child O’ Mine” is ridiculously overplayed, but I still love it. That opening guitar solo is fantastic, and the rhythm guitar is great too. I always find it a blast to sing along to this song, and it’s easily one of the most beautiful hard rock songs I’ve ever heard. It gets played a lot because it’s fantastic, and I’m okay with that. The rest of the album is fine, but some of the songs here on Appetite feel like filler. It’s good filler, and those songs compliment the overall flow and sound of the album really well, but those songs just aren’t very memorable, and that’s a shame on an album that’s full of some of the most memorable songs of the decade. This isn’t an album I’m quick to throw on, but I it’s really good, and it more than deserves its place on this list.
What? Are you gonna sit there and tell me this album isn't iconic? Important? Good? In a sea of bad hair metal topping the charts, a major turning point for rock music? Are you really gonna say that? Like many victims of classic rock radio, AFD suffers from being too overplayed over my lifetime, and for those reasons, I haven't made a point to revisit it very often. But that's probably the most negative thing I can say about this album. Aside from a few forgettable tracks, it is almost perfect.
I think it’s fair to say our collective appetite for this album has been sufficiently satiated after decades of airplay, and just as fair to say the play was earned by hits that still bang and solos that still rip.
Listened on 5/14/25 4/5 Favorite songs: Paradise City, Sweet Child of Mine, Welcome to the Jungle I really fucked with this having grown up listening to so many of these songs. Absolute bangers
7,25
classic dirty LA rock
Definitely some solid hits, I was surprised though that Sweet Child of Mine had almost as many plays as Welcome to the Jungle and Paradise City combined. There were definitely some low points on the album, but over all definitely an album I'll listen to again.
Honestly I'm impressed that some of their greatest hits all come from the same album. Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, Sweet Child O' Mine. This was a really solid album. I'm actually surprised I liked it as much as I did just because I typically am not a fan of the older hard rock groups. But I guess they're iconic for a good reason.
It’s hard to believe that that this album is pushing 40 years old. It’s timeless - no one ever gets tired of it. You hear it everywhere you go. Love it. I wish Axl could still sing. The only knock on it is Axl’s voice. I can only take so much of it, just like AC/DC. “Sweet Child” is my highlight.
prob 4/5
Onhan tämä kyllä sen nelosen arvoinen! En ollut pitkään aikaan kuunnellut joten oli varsin raikas. 4/5
Jaa-a, mitenköhän tän sit arvostelis. Klassikko. mennään nelosella. 4/5.
Somehow I thought I wouldn't like it but I'm pleasantly surprised. It's probably one of the best old men rock albums for me. It has aged well. Not sure if I'm just over it a bit because you hear their songs everywhere of if it's just not 100% mine. 4/5
As a child in the late 80's Guns n' Roses came out and seemed dangerous. They seemed separate from the big hair 80's glam metal from the time. Better though. Nearly 40 years on and the danger is gone but the hits here remain. You can't deny the opener "Welcome to the Jungle," it really is a statement song from the band. And "Sweet Child O' Mine" is probably the greatest hard rock ballad ever written. I only wish there were some hidden gem deep cuts with the same power but alas, they are lesser known for a reason. Still, as a debut the band is tight and when they hit they hit hard.
Great guitar licks always make me smile.
Very close to a 5. Three great tracks, good album tracks. I'll be back
A couple of fav songs
Fantastic!
My first rock album I've listened to. Pretty good, nothing crazy. I don't really like the high-pitched vocals, but the instrumentals are godly.
If I were given this at the start of this generator I probably would have given a 5 due to its iconic nature and how many hits there are on this debut album but out of personal preference for the songs over time I’ve come to my own opinion that the use your illusion albums are peak guns, this one is obviously still a classic and enjoyable but I can’t really say I like every single song on here. The first half is superior in my opinion as the second side has a few songs that aren’t as strong in my opinion like think about you and anything goes (not bad though). My favourite songs are nighttrain and mr brownstone (and paradise city as a guilty pleasure), sweet child of mine is one of those annoying hits that isn’t really fair to rate, jungle has one of the coolest intro riffs. Overall a strong 4 (8/10).
A miracle of a debut album. How do you put together a bunch of songs that are best suited to getting an entire arena jumping before anyone knows who you are? It's almost incomprehensible to think that there was a world before Sweet Child O'Mine or Welcome to the Jungle. Etc. Only reason to keep it out of 5 stars is that I personally find it a bit boring, but that’s probably just that it’s so familiar.
Sometimes albums I have a long history with seem to be the hardest reviews to write for some reason. That is the case with Appetite For Destruction by Guns N Roses. This album has been in my life in some capacity since I was fourteen years old. My high school years would’ve been prime GNR time. This album was just different from the other hair metal out at the time. More raw and dangerous even. Dangerous sounding for a teen. However, even all these years later, I think Appetite for Destruction holds up for the most part. Yes, I have some issues with lyrical content. Specifically, the misogyny. Do I listen to this regularly? Not really. I’ll take songs from it for sure but a full play doesn’t happen a lot. I still think it was an important album at the time and giving this a good 4 rating seems right. 4/5
Classic. -"Welcome to the Jungle" isn't as heavy as I remember? Seems real pushed on high and mid-high frequencies? -"It's So Easy" is heavier than I remember. -"Nightrain" and "Out ta Get Me" feel pretty mid. -"Mr. Brownstown" sounds like Jack Black doing a GnR impression. "Yowza!" -"Paradise City" and "Sweet Child O Mine" still slap. -"My Michelle" is a sick riff. This might be the forgotten sleeper banger. The chorus isn't as good as the verse but not bad at all. -"Think About You" is mid but has a funny little jangly The Cure guitar part in the middle. -The final 3 tracks -- "You're Crazy", "Anything Goes", "Rocket Queen" -- are all fine. One thing I realize after listening to this again: the lyrics and vocals are my least favorite part. An instrumental version of this album would be super cool.
A classic. Only brought down by a couple of weaker tracks, this in reality should have been an absolute rager of a 10-track album. But the good tracks are outright fantastic classics so it's a nitpick.
I'm by no means a huge GnR fan, but this debut album by them is iconic. Welcome To The Jungle, Mr. Brownstone, Paradise City, My Michelle, Sweet Child O' Mine, etc.. The energy, attitude, and bravado are on full display.
There are a bunch of tracks on this that are all-timers. But, this is a lot to take in one sitting.
It's good! It's consistent, it's more than just the hits. I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed it but the second side holds it back just a bit.
High-energy, classic and fun. I liked it, will listen again
This album is solid with a strong concept from beginning to end. I could do without hearing Axl engaging in actual or simulated coitus on the last two tracks, but I guess that fits well with the theme.
Not as different to 80s hair metal as music historians would like us to believe, but if all of those other bands had the ears of Duff, Izzy, Adler and Slash then the 90s would have been a very different time.
Some good songs, but feels old
Really more like a 3.5 that I rounded up for nostalgia sake. A lot more bland songs mixed in than I remember, Mr brownstone and my Michelle were ones I forgot about that I underrated.
Classic for a reason. I didn't know the song "My Michelle" and will have to bring that up to the Michelle I know. This album was ahead of its time and maintains its relevancy, energy, and overall vibes well into this century. I would enjoy having this on vinyl or something. I'm not sure how often I would listen to it though, even just on Spotify. You just can't be mad when this is on though. Another thing I enjoy about this album is that they are clearly very sexual but they're not like rape-y which unfortunately a lot of older bands and artists can appear as or just some things don't age. I don't find this overall cringey or anything.
Classic album. But if I never hear "Welcome to the jungle", "Paradise City" & "Sweet Child O'Mine" ever again I will be a happy man.
OK, all these years later, I can see how a lot of this is problematic. And, really, I could see it back then too. But it still friggin' rocks.
ROCK N ROLLLLL
Classic album, classic band. Can't go wrong listening to this.
A solid rock album with some of Guns N’ Roses’s best songs featured! I enjoyed this album and would recommend it to others!
This is one of those albums where even if you're sick of every song you can't deny it crushed it for what it was trying to do. The fact that it's a debut album is wild. If this was all that music was people would like it but it wouldn't be much of an art form. Doesn't change the fact that this is the top of this specific game. Not every song hits but the ones that do put a floor on how low I can rate this.
Another one that is so woven into the fabric of this reality that it makes it difficult to review. Has some obviously standout melodies and riffs. Lyrically not the strongest always. The big ones work. The start of Welcome to the Jungle and Sweet Child of Mine hook you. The other tracks get kind of carried by Slash and some just barely. I get a little exhausted by the end of this. It checks a lot of boxes as far as being a cohesive album with a certain level of quality. I could see this being a 5 for some not me
Being a rock album, not bad. Enjoyable
Surprised by Axl’s vocal range. Not my favourite - may have to listen again sometime to enjoy it more.
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Mixed feelings of having seen my friends and myself to some degree shaped by this music, as it has become some of the most iconic music in the world, and recognising how brash and vapid it sounds to widened ears. Slash is good though.
I decided to give this a listen, and it felt like a breath of fresh air. I try my hardest to listen to every single album on this generator, but some of these albums I've heard so many times over the years that I thought there was nothing left to get out of them. I assumed this would be one of them. However, I decided to play it on my way to work, and since it had been so long since I last heard these songs, I actually enjoyed them just as I did back in the 90s when I was a kid, hearing this stuff when it was new and fresh.
Very similar vibe throughout the whole album. Some songs are certified classics.
Solid.
Kurt Cobain once said that his band was "not your typical Guns N' Roses type of band that has absolutely nothing to say." He isn't wrong, but there is a reason why this is the best selling debut album of all time. Superficial fun often beats thought provoking. I for one could use a little fun these days.
I know this album is quite saucy for when it came out, though it sounds not edgy at all now. What I find good about it is actually the musicality to bring to it--many of these sort of 'heavy metal' bands tend to have a way higher music theory knowledge than some other genres. So I tend to still have a lot of fun with it, even if there wasn't anything about the whole album that was inherently gripping for me. Maybe some of it is just playing guitar hero too much in middle school lol
Crazy guitar solos
I was very sceptical at the beginning but it's been so much fun! IT must have been great partying to this in late 1980s. Welcome to the Jungle and Sweet Child O'Mine are clearly the big hits and deservedly so (the latter is just incredible towards the end). There are some unintentionally funny/cringe parts with all the machismo (the unexpected whistle on Paradise City gets me every time) and the lyrics with vocals are probably the most annoying parts of the whole thing. But, the musicianship is great and tight and its just pure fun to listen to it. recommended for a heavy workout!
Overall super solid but not my brand.
This thing absolutely cooks start to finish
De liedjes naast de bekende zijn wel interessant, klinken anders
Absolute classic
Still electric after 35 years to hear that riff open the album. These guys ruled the world for a few months and got out just before Nirvana extinguished them. It’s easy to forget how fucking huge they were. Then they (Axl) got weird and stupid, like so many bands do, but you just need one classic album to live forever.
Not a huge amount to say. Top class debut for the last of the US Hair-metal bands. What is it about US rock bands that most of the debuts are already the complete article? Was there never anything to improve or are they all manufactured? Anyway this isn't meant to be critical, it's a great album. 4½
Listened to this one dozens of times over the years. A very solid album - probably the best of the “sleaze-rock” albums - falling somewhere between the glam-hair metal and thrash coming out in the mid 80’s. And it’s definitely sleazy. Ranks up there as one of the best debuts of all time (hit singles, sales). Sure, a couple of made for radio hits but also some deep cut bangers. Every song is solid. No filler.
I wanted to hate this I really did. Between the album cover keeping top shop afloat for a decade or the big 3 songs making GNR the Coldplay of 1987 I had judged this album being it even started. I actually enjoyed it. There I said it. I wouldn't listen again but it's a high 4.
Your in the jungle baby !!
Hard to review this because the best songs (Jungle, Paradise City, Sweet Child) are all songs I'm now, at 35, very sick of. But if I were hearing them the first time right now though I'd be blown away. Problem is the other songs are almost all filler. I can only rank this based on how I remember feeling one time, probably around 17 or 18 (perfect age for GnR) blasting 'Paradise City' alone in my car as loud as it could go and feeling invincible. Three 5 star songs and the rest are 2s and 3s. Rounding up to 4 because i like to rock.
The hits are super fun - as is Rocket Queen - but the rest doesn't really do much for me. I find Axl's vocals a little annoying. Somewhere between 3 and 4 stars on this. Might need to go listen to some Maiden.
People talk a lot of shit about Guns N' Roses but it's undeniable; love them or hate them, they're juggernauts of the genre. This is their debut album and what a debut album it is. I'm not a great lover of glam rock but this is just a riotous good time from start to finish. That guitar intro on Welcome to the Jungle is on a whole other level. Of course, with songs like Paradise City and Sweet Child O' Mine, this is a fully loaded album, chock full of hits. The opening and closing songs hold together a consistent sound that is both timeless and boisterous, a classic rock and roll album. There are songs on here that will always be a favourite.
Hits in hits, sexual tension, talented hair metal. The only downside is the fact that this spawned butt rock.
The original cover for the album was abysmal - those shit cartoon affairs that you find on the likes of Iron Maiden or Megadeth albums, announcing the arrival of tedious soft rock masquerading as hard rock. Thankfully it was quickly changed for the iconic cover. But that's quite a fitting turn of events - because half of this would fit on the hellish cartoon album of dull rock platitudes; and the other half fits the iconic rock cover. I suppose that balances to a three - but the rock juggernauts, Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City and Sweet Child, are so iconic this does scrape a four.
I knew a few songs on this album already, I actually enjoyed the whole album
Surprised by this. I expected more junk nostalgia mix, as I’ve come to expect from the list. What I forgot was that these guys are nerds for music theory and technique, and that makes the best rock/metal. Good stuff
Most of these loved-by-old-people rock albums leave a sour taste in my mouth but the metal mixed into this really made this quite good. I’ve never really given GnR a chance and was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it. Kudos to them as well for the self control with the guitar solos
Great classic hard rock. Obviously some massive hits on this one. The rest of the songs were solid but didn't really stand out. Favorites: Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, Sweet Child O' Mine
This album was massive for me as a kid trying to piss off my parents. I still revisit this album, but I skip Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, and Sweet Child of Mine every time. I hit my limit years ago. Beside’s Dale’s brother’s family sings it much better than Axl, albeit a bit flat. Nighttrain is my favorite song.
weiss nöd öbi mi sött freue ahh welcome to the jungle kenni natürlich, sehr geil als ersts lied! hahah ich han de axl eifach nöd gern sie lieeebed cowbells sie hend ebe scho uuhuere vill berüehmti lieder ufem album, night train kenni au paradise city isch au daa druff??? insane michelle isch chli langwilig ja momentan isches entweder eifach es lied wo chli lauft ODER so es lied wo "mer" kennt sweet child o' mine als ihlaufmusig vo gc isch natürlich ih mis hirn brennt hahaha you're crazy isch eifach SO VILL jaa d stöhngrüsch sind nöd nötig axl imfall ich bin nachli überforderet, uf de einte siite het das debutalbum soo vill erfolgrichi/gueti lieder, glichzitig nervt mich de axl rose eifach
With the opening guitar riffs of "Welcome To The Jungle". Guns N' Roses ushered in the decline of 80s Glam Hair Metal Rock. The carefree celebration of rock 'n roll, filled with partying, sex, and drugs, was fading into the background. And it was being replaced with a primal, raw, gritty, and aggressive sound, reminiscent of early Aerosmith or AC/DC. Themes of decaying urban landscapes ("Welcome To The Jungle"), searching for an escape ("Paradise City"), and heroin addiction ("Mr. Brownstone") are central to the album. While thematically, it may not be groundbreaking, its lyrical and sonic qualities are unique. Axel Rose sang about fears and darkness, with an underlying vulnerability ("Sweet Child O' Mine."), wrapped in wailing high pitched anger. His distinctive voice is supported by the dynamic interplay of Slash and Izzy Stradlin harmonizing guitar riffs and solos. This album was released during my high school graduation year, and I clearly recall how it cut through the crowded pop music top-40 on the radio, being enthusiastically embraced by nearly everyone. At that time, I had no concept of the lasting influence this album would have. And while songs you've heard on the radio were played ad nauseum, they still stand the test of time. Most of the deeper cuts are also strong and still relevant, too.
Solid 80s rock 🎸
Хайпово велком ту зе джангл
Massively influential in bringing heavier music to a wider audience, it's just hard listening nowadays because of how massively overplayed this album is. Mr. Brownstone still goes hard, though.
Quintessential Jawn
Extremely overplayed, but classic
Love my classic jams
7/10
classic
20/1089 - I liked this more than I thought I would. Chromatic riffs were cool and the backing instrumentals had a great sense pocket. Wasn't a fan of the sex moans/noises or Axl's lower range. I really liked "Think About You." The new-wave-y chorus guitar on that one is a great sound.
Great album - though this may be the first time I'm listening to it all the way through, I definitely just listen to the hits. It's such a solid rock mood booster album. Great to listen to in the background as well.
One of my favorite “hair metal” albums. In a genre where most of it is complete crap, the guitar work and vocals here really shine and never really seemed as “corny” as a Bon Jovi or a Def Leppard. Best songs here are Nightrain, Mr Brownstone, Paradise City, Sweet Child O Mine, and Rocket Queen.
Can I just listen to Sweet Child O’ Mine 12 times in a row? No? Okay, this will have to do.
Actually good.
A rock classic
very cool, my mums fav band!
This was my chill out record in the late 80's, in between all that thrash and death metal, which I find hilarious. I know this album quite well, only Lies EP exceeds the amount of listens this has had. I forgot how laid back rock 'n roll this actually is. The lyrical themes are all drugs, booze and debauchery, but the music is just rock 'n roll. Having just read Sami Yaffa's memoirs, I can understand what he is talking about when he mentions G'n'R.
Fun
Excellent album that I listened to when I was growing up. A lot of great songs and Sweet Child O Mine is still great even though I have heard it a million times. This album really rocks but has a few lame outliers in my opinion.
Welcome To The Jungle - 5/5 It's So Easy - 4/5 Nightrain - 4/5 Out Ta Get Me - 4/5 Mr. Brownstone - 5/5 Paradise City - 5/5 My Michelle - 5/5 Think About You - 4/5 Sweet Child O' Mine - 5/5 You're Crazy - 4/5 Anything Goes - 3/5 Rocket Queen - 4/5 Total score: 4.3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hanoi Rocks walked so GnR could run
My kinda rock & roll
Day 22: Appetite for Destruction - Guns N' Roses. Guns N' Roses Album 1/1. Here we go with another really fun album! Guns N' Roses made a great introduction to themselves in their debut album by opening it with the fiery number, Welcome to the Jungle. Over the course of the album's 53-minute and 29-second runtime plays various catchy hits to give one a good time. I don't particularly find this album to be a must-listen, and it is somewhat corny, but I did enjoy it very much. I am quite biased towards hard rock and heavy metal. Although, Axl Rose's vocals can be an acquired taste, and their music may feel overplayed if you've spent a long time listening to rock music on the radio. I recall that my father loved Guns N' Roses. You may love them. You may hate them. Their music has an essence to it such that it simply feels great to listen to it every once in a while. This album is a very good way to mark one's debut into the world of music. Personal Enjoyment: 5/5. How Much It Belongs Here: 3/5.
Some great songs, some ok
The highs are real high, but there’s a fair amount of padding here. Plus anything they can do AC/DC already did better.
All the classics are here 4/5
This album is so hard to rate. I mean it's amazing that this is a debut album when almost all the songs are still playing all the time on classic rock radio (for what that's worth). I feel like the music is undeniably good and different enough from the other similar bands of the time to be notable. However, having heard this album over and over, usually not by choice, I think I'm kind of over it. It's not that I don't like it, it's just that I mostly don't want to hear the same songs over and over. I think the problem with this is that it was too popular and too commercially successful. And there are two problems with that - 1) it's massively overplayed even today, and 2) because it was such a strong debut record, they would never be able to live up to this with whatever they put out after. Maybe only November Rain was as good as any of this. So I guess as far as a rating, I'd give it like a 3.5 and begrudgingly round up to 4/5.
and to think that I didn't like this band when I was younger. I consider this album even better than Use Your Illusion. It has all the elements for a great hard rock album. It's not for nothing that Guns N' Roses is an iconic band in the genre.
It was good but not one I will go back to I think
Good old rock n roll
Lovely album, full of recognisable bangers. Very good for livening up a journey to work. From what I’ve heard recently Axl has ruined his voice from years of harsh vocals. Would listen again
starts off as perfectly as one could hope an album could. Imagine being at a gig and thats the opening song? Fucking mental. Unfortunately that feeling didnt last, it was like that abit too much for me. Bangers standing out for me were the familiar ones… Welcome To The Jungle, Paradise City & Sweet Child O’ Mine. The rest of it was good, but I felt like it needed to slow down in places so that I could feel the speed increase when it came. Rather than the foot just being down to the floor the entire time. Torn between a 3 & 4. Will give a 4 because of how good the good bits are, and its short comings aren’t that the other songs are bad , just abit much to listen to all the way through.
These guys can certainly write a much better song than their contemporaries, to be fair though that’s not that hard when your contemporaries are mötley crüe and poison. Not to say they’re not good songwriters, they make that pretty clear, even with some sleazy lyrics. It’s solid, rock on and so forth
Sería interesante llevar el récord de cuántas veces al año escuchamos los grandes hits de este disco. Jungle, Child y Paradise son parte ya de la vida misma, y los hemos escuchado tantas veces que hasta pueden resultar algo cansinos, pero por algo se volvieron los hits que son. Muy buen disco, pero menor a los dos Illusion, a mi parecer.
The hits are iconic.
Haven't listened to this all the way through until now. It's a great wave of music. The hits are great, some of the best hard rock anthems of all time. Artistically I don't think this is revolutionary but culturally it was sort of the last of the old guard to fall before alternative rock and grunge became the prevailing force. It's a great project for hard rock, even if the vocals are a little silly.
I have an oversaturation problem with Guns N Roses, which might be related to listening to the radio too much in my car commuting days. I view them as a "safe hard rock" band that what used to be classic and hard rock stations would play constantly. Welcome to the Jungle and Paradise City are good songs, but I have heard them so much in my life that I am entirely sick of them. They make me have a visceral negative reaction. The other huge offender is "Sweet Child of Mine" which has always sucked, thankfully. There are plenty of great songs on this album that aren't the songs I mentioned though. Nearly every other one is actually. Slash isn't "underrated" as it were but he really is an excellent guitarist. "Nightrain" and "Mr. Brownstone" (the latter a big single in its own right, but not nearly the offender the other three are) are complete 80's headbangers, "Out ta Get Me" has that awesome descending guitar flourish in the verse and a killer solo, etc, etc. There are a few stinkers toward the end - everything after "Sweet Child" is purestrain butt rock. You can smell the marlboros and bud lights from here. The only songs I hated were the three I mentioned and it's not because they're bad songs. There are three divisions to this album: overplayed nonsense, genuinely excellent 80's hard rock, and largely forgettable beer drinking music. I can't remember the last time I listened to this all the way through and it was nice to remember that it's actually a pretty ok album. It's not great but it is exemplary of the genre and there is a time and place for all of this. It's a bar you have to drive to in the midwest, unfortunately.
Good
Outside of the 3 hits the songs sounded good but nothing really stuck with me. Slash was shredding though.
Pretty clear why guns n roses are as big as they are, but I dont think this is very exciting. I thought the beginning was good but it was boring by the end and not bc the songs were bad just bc the genre doesn't have much to it
I’ll set the music snob shithead part of my personality aside here and concede that this was a fun album
Gott rokk. Smá þreytt, en samt alltaf solid.
6.5/10
Somehow every song on this album seems to have the catchiest guitar riff you've ever heard. It's incredibly fun to switch off your brain and play air guitar to. Would be a 5, except that if you make the mistake of actually listening to the lyrics (which seem like they were written by a horny 14 year old) you'll want to cringe out of your body. If a instrumental version of this album existed it would be one of my favourite of all time
It's got some great singles. Great sound. 4.5 out of ten. Gonna round down though
Este es un álbum muy difícil de reseñar para mí. Por una parte, estoy harto de él. No hay cadena de radio de "rock" que no ponga canciones de este disco 50 veces al día. Casi la mitad de los temas, especialmente "Sweet Child O' Mine" y "Welcome to the Jungle", están hasta en la sopa. Además, la actitud hedonista de las hair bands de los 80 también me aburre bastante. Por otro lado, es un discazo. Rebosa energía, la voz de Axl Rose es una pasada, y qué decir de los solos de guitarra. Pues eso, puro hedonismo llevado a la música. Un álbum que me retrotrae a mis 15 años. La verdad es que, si lo intento escuchar alejado de esas emociones ya preconcebidas, sigue siendo un disco excelente. Así que, siendo objetivos, merece 5 estrellas. Aunque, visceralmente, me gustaría darle 3. Vamos a dejarlo en 4.
der anfang eines guten jahrzehntes, in welchem guns‘n‘roses in sachen krachender rock wohl das mass waren. und bleibende monumente der rockgeschichte schufen.
\m/
take me down to the paradise city
Classic 80's metal, fun good music. I love the lyrics to a lot of their songs. Mr. Brownstone and My Michelle were highlights for me 4/5
I always wonder how I'd rate old albums if I heard them for the first time in 2024. I can't be objective about this one: I remember how I felt when I first heard it, and I can't get past that. I'm tempted to give it five stars, but there are a few weaker tracks on it (My Michelle, Out Ta Get Me, Anything Goes), so down to four it has to go. Still, Paradise City, Welcome to the Jungle, Nightrain - absolute crackers.
This has a few too many outstanding songs to give it an average score. But the ones that aren’t outstanding are very average!
I like, fuck my ex
It's incredible how many songs on this DEBUT album of all things are the ones that cemented the band's legendary status. Slash' guitar skills are amazing. It's just a shame that the lingering taint of misogny still resides in this album, and the other songs kind of blend together.
Better than I thought it would be, definitely brought me to the 80’s. I will give them credit for being surprisingly candid though. Particularly talking about chasing the dragon on Mr. Brownstone, this band stood out among a sea of boomer cis/het white men that is 80’s rock. 4/5, I would play again surprisingly.
A couple absolute bangers and a tiny bit of filler. 4.75
This album is actually pretty great. I like the song 'It's So Easy' or whatever it's called. Guitar and harmonies are brilliant. Would listen again
Classic rock album. Great start to finish.
Surprisingly fun
4.3
Solid with a bunch of classics.
Some high energy classics. Night train was a good one
Classic one! what more can I say? Their best album
welcome to the jungle: i like the opening, ive definitely heard this before 3/5 its so easy: 2/5 nighttrain: 2/5 out ta get me: 3.5/5 mr. brownstone: 2/5 paradise city: i rlly like the guitar here 3/5 my michelle: 4/5 think about you: 4/5 sweet child of mine: 5/5 you’re crazy 5/5 anything goes 4/5 rocket queen 4/5
Sounds like a flex, or not true, but I was obsessed with this album when I was 5. My older cousin was a teenager and had me remember all of the skull faces on the cover by name. This disturbed my mom. Are some of these songs dated? Sure. Does it still fuckin' rip? Hell yeah.
I don’t recall ever listening to the whole album before, albeit it felt like I knew more songs than the singles. Tbh I suspect that’s because a lot of the songs are to some extent quite similar. Is that a bad thing, I don’t think so in this case. I do now have a new found respect for the Slash/Stradlin combo, there are some great riffs and solos on this album. The song writing is pretty consistently good as well, albeit Axl’s lyrics can be a sit suspect and he can be annoying at times (basically the songs where he’s singing a lot, and not letting the band play). But all in all there are only a couple of weaker tracks, and it’s generally a very strong album, and one I’d be happy to listen to again, albeit not at my instigation I doubt. My main side point, and I have no idea how true it is. But this album did rather feel liked it killed ‘hair rock’. It might have been dying out anyway to some extent, but these guys just massively upped the metal game, and the super silly stuff died a death. Fair play to that.
專輯第一首很吸引我，尤其是中間的呻吟，好像真的來到歡迎我的狂野叢林。
I'm not sure what to rate this one. My main genre is metal. I've grown into focusing less on the lyrics and vocals and more on the riffs, guitar tone, drumming, etc. From this standpoint it's a 5 star album. When I focus on the lyrics it makes me feel ill. I did not sign up to listen to Axl Rose's sexual fantasies. Evens out to a 4 I'd say
What a classic 80’s rock album. One of the biggest & best of all time. We’ll likely never see bands of peak Guns N’ Roses’ calibre again in our lifetime.
Liked this a lot more than I thought I would.
Let's state the obvious first. Welcome To The Jungle is an all time banger. Maybe the best opening song on an album ever. Rocket Queen is also a banger and a great closer. If a couple of tracks were cut, this would be a perfect album. But I'm deducting a star for some outdated misogyny and Axl's somewhat petulant behaviour. But this is a rock solid album otherwise.
I mean, how could this be less than a 4? I doubt there is a more famous rock song than Welcome to the Jungle, and if there was one it would probably be Sweet Child O' Mine! This isn't wall-to-wall bangers, and it does come off a bit cheesy/cringe at times, but for a debut effort it's phenomenal.
Solid album
Most of the songs are good but nothing crazy. Welcome to the Jungle is an ok song but fun to sing along to but then there's a run of really good tracks in the middle. Really like Paradise City, My Michelle, and Think About You. And then there's Sweet Child O Mine. Great song. Best song on the album by far. Then back to bunch of ok to good songs
Pompous, but in an acceptable way.
Albumi #101, 06.11.2024 Yksi maailman kovimmista debyyttilevyistä. Ei ehkä omia suursuosikkejani, mutta loistava levy silti.
como pode uma banda estreiar com um album desse nivel, simplesmente bizarro.
While I am sick to death of the big hits off this record (shoutout to literally every cookie-cutter FM station playing Welcome to the Jungle multiple times a day for 20+ years), one cannot deny their importance in the overall history of rock n roll - there's a reason they're overplayed! Putting myself in the shoes of a listener in 1987, I cannot deny that these songs kick serious ass \m/ Slash managed to write one of the most instantly-recognizable guitar riffs of all time with Sweet Child O Mine - and I can fully understand and respect the fact that he hates it now. Everything outside of the big hits felt like a mixed bag to me - mostly padding, but with some interesting moments. By the time I got to the last track 'Rocket Queen' I was quite ready for it to be over.
Banger of an album that is unfortunately brought down by a few of the tracks in the second half of the album. Stradlin, McKagan & Adler are one of the best rhythm sections rock music ever saw.
I really do like guns n' roses and this album has always been a little special to me.
Was it as good as Lies ? Some might disagree :) but still a belter of an album
Actually liked it more than I expected. It's still corny as hell but honestly pretty fun overall.
A great debut, I used to listen to this a lot. It’s not quite filler free but it’s pretty close.
'Appetite for Destruction' is certainly a rock n roll classic. I can't describe the sound better than the Billboard review which praised the album's mix of \"metal's forceful playing, punk rock's rebellious themes, glam metal's aesthetic, and bluesy guitar riffs that appealed to purists.\" The big singles should already be familiar to most listeners, including 'Welcome to the Jungle', 'Paradise City', and 'Sweet Child O' Mine'. Those are powerful rock anthems that Still hold up today. Axl Rose is the epitome of a rock star in all the best and worst ways. It's as easy to picture yourself on stage belting out lyrics like he does, as it is to pick again the sometimes toxic, often drug-fueled lyrics. The non-single tracks also don't have the same impact as the others. Still, for an 80s rock band's debut album, it obviously made a massive impact on the music scene.
Banger debut
WOOOOOO!!!!! Fav Songs: Nighttrain, My Michelle, Sweet Child O' Mine
The classics of Welcome To The Jungle, Paradise City and Sweet Child O' Mine are of course so cold hard classics that this album could never be below a 3*, but the rest of the songs are fine to quite good, but truly I think this may be a band whose greatest hits are immaculate but individual albums are just good. I hope to be proven wrong but I didn't get convinced otherwise this time!
Solid rock album, got a lot of classics
I'm conflicted here. I loved these songs when they came out. Now, the vibe in a few tracks seems pretty off, especially in the opener. Some great riffs and great energy though. 3.5, I think
The hits are really good, the rest is pretty typical hair metal
Pretty good.
It was all down hill from here for GNR.
Classic. Precies mijn muziek. Paar inkakkartjes erop. 4,5 ster
# 345 : Great album, I really like this, seen 'em live recently and it was the worst concert I've been to. Shocking. Still good to listen to them every now and again… and THAT riff… Favourite track : Welcome To The Jungle
Had obviously heard the big three tracks off this countless times, but the rest of the album was just as good. Great energy, hard hitting rock
Sweet Child of Mine, Welcome to the Jungle and Paradise City are just class
3.5
Their one essential album
Haven't listened to much of Guns N' Roses before, but was looking forward to hearing this. Some good fun hard rock, love it! Slash's guitar work is incredible. Welcome to the Jungle starts us of with a banger. Mr. Brownstone was fun. Paradise City is always a classic. Sweet Child O'Mine is a nice slower (comparatively) jam. Rest of the album is solid. Best song: Paradise City
Though a good portion has been worn out by rock radio, this is hard to deny.
Glorious album. If it were a couple of songs shorter (ie remove the fluff) then it would be a 5
Iconic, for me one or two filler songs prevented a 5* rating
Four of the songs are just all time rock classics - Paradise City being the best of them all. However much of the other cuts are just so mediocre. The drums on Its So Easy sound like two shoe boxes and a pair of keys. That said the highlights are sublime. 4/5
Veel goede nummers, maar wel veel van hetzelfde.
Sex, drugs, and rock & roll. But that's just where the story starts. I've heard this album probably a hundred times or more, but it wasn't until recently, as I was listening with an ear to write something about the album, that I realized that this is a loose concept album. It's about going to the big city (in this case L.A.) to make it big, with your head full of dreams, only to be smacked by the reality of drugs and the eternal chase after a high you can never again reach. It's the later songs like "Paradise City" and "Sweet Child o' Mine" that has the protagonist regretting his decisions and wanting to go back home, wherever that is, far from the big city that is, indeed, not paradise, not filled with pretty girls, and certainly lacking in green grass.
Today on “songs that other media has ruined for me”: stepbrothers ruins sweet child o mine
I never really know how to rate Guns N' Roses. I despised them with a passion when I was a teenager, but more from envy than anything else, and even then I understood what my friend saw (and idolized) in how impressive Slash was. This is clearly their signature album, and really impressive for being a debut, and it has so many permanently-popular songs on it that it's nearly a greatest hits album on its own. Except that the other songs, of which there are *far* too many, are forgettable and interchangeable. But it's hard to ignore what a strange and far-reaching influence this band had on the glam/metal/rock scene. So as much as I *still* don't really enjoy listening to them, I can't help but give them a 4-star rating. Welcome to the jungle indeed.
fun rockah stacked with hits, no excuse not to enjoy it
It’s a classic but a little overplayed so the high points were already songs I’ve heard…a lot. Despite this the high points such as paradise city and sweet child of mine were as good as I expected and enjoyed. A certified classic album but not one I’m particularly fond of like many who enjoy it. 4/5.
There is a lot to like, but this just isn't for me. Too soft and poppy to be metal, I always think of this as teenage girls' "heavy music". (nothing wrong with that) Axl's vocals are very good but a bit same'ish. Slash certainly can play the guitar. I'll still give it a 4* because I'm in a good mood, it's an influential album, and it certainly has its qualities. Won't switch if off when it's on the radio but won't get the album either.
Hammer
Really a pretty fun album filled with a fair amount of hits.
Iskärokkii parhaimillaan, mul oli nuorena suuri guns n roses ja slash vaihe nii nostalgian lämmittämänä kuuntelin ilolla.
I mean, just a full album of classic bangers. I'm sure for a lot of people this one is overplayed and they are sick of it, but I discovered it late enough in life that it still hits for me.
Absolute bangers weer
I had never considered myself a G&R fan - but there are a lot of great songs on this album, which I have never listened to in full before. My Michelle was a new favourite for me.
Kinda starting to wish I didn’t give the last album a 4…. Cause I enjoyed this way more than Joni… but I don’t want to give it a 5 either. That’s gotta be reserved for absolute bangers. Anyways my head was sore Friday afternoon from slightly head banging for an hour and a half or so. Good album. The popular songs are overplayed… but the rest of the album surprised me by how good it was.
Fun album from my youth. Lots of memorable songs. I don't have this in my current playlist because I think it's been overplayed, but it should still be acknowlegded for its staying power.
Before I even spun this record, I started penning some thoughts about GnR and how enthralled I was by their energy and what seemed like legitimate danger inherent in the band when this album came out in 1987. I saw them open for Aerosmith when this album was starting to launch and there was a feeling of a changing of the guard (which didn't exactly happen, I guess) — GnR was a young FORCE and Aerosmith was hitting Phase III with Permanent Vacation. Anyway, I was going to lament the fact that everything after this album was second-rate and GnR's being heralded as one the all-time greats was overstated considering they only really had one great album — and one that doesn't necessarily hold up after all these years. Then I spun the record, and OK, there's some legitimate greatness here. Axl, as big of an asshole as he is, was a revelation when this album landed, and while I'll argue that over a larger body of work he's kinda predictable, on this album, he's gold and there's no one who ever sounded like this. The riffs are big and scary and meaty and the whole package is enthralling more often than not. And in the same breath, the album is bloated — and I'm not even going to go into the misogyny and posturing because it may really be a portrait of the lives they were living. Like it or not. But bloated... indulgent soloing, too much Axl — I think they knew they had something special and they packed everything into these 12 songs. There are undeniable moments of brilliance. And you can also hear where things were going to go off the rails. Maybe they got too big too quick and were able to indulge themselves without restraint way too soon. Perhaps it's that touch of restraint that makes this album great. But it ain't perfect, so it gets the 4-star. I went into this feeling it might not get to that, but it's a landmark record. I just think it's all the band ever needed to release. Everything after this punched a hole in their legacy, IMO.
Miten ikonisia (ja siis hyviä) introja! Sinkut on jo kliseitä, mutta ne toimii - ne on ripoteltu kantamaan albumia. Toisaalta ei muutkaan biisit filleriä ole, mietittyjä. Laulutyyli on vitsi muttei mauton, heidät voi vielä ottaa tosissaan.
Nämä ovat verrattoman mielikuvituksellisesti ja huolellisesti valmisteltuja kappaleita. Vaikka LP jakautuu selkeään A- ja B-puoleen, varsinaista suvantoa ei ole - mikä osoittaa, etteivät he jatkuvasti olleet täysin pihalla. Ongelma on levyn sanoituksellinen ja konseptuaalinen ulottuvuus, joka heijastaa tiettyä uskottavuutta, mutta liukuu samalla lapsellisesta häiritsevään ja takaisin. Tästä huolimatta Appetite on LP, joka kaikkien pitäisi kuulla. Ei niin että tätä nykyä usein kuuntelisin. Mutta vittu mikä avausraita.
Heard it a bunch. It's got some classics, but also this sound was super short lived and it is not my favorite. They do it better than anyone else I've heard do it tho. It's a classic, but by no means one I come back to frequently. They come across as all energy, and the songwriting isn't that outstanding to me, even tho that's not necessarily the focus of the band. And while it doesn't factor into my rating of this album... GNR has one of the most puzzling discographies in popular rock music.
The definitive Guns N Roses album! One of the best rock albums of all time, even if a couple of tunes from it are way too overplayed on radio (paradise city, sweet child o mine) it's still just amazing. I'm more of a Use your Illusion kinda guy, but this is still the work that people know them for, and that’s what makes it a timeless classic! 4⭐️
This, for me, is kind of like the ur-rock album. When I think of how rock sounds in my brain it sounds like this album. Granted, I'm young-ish, so my understanding of rock was definitely formed through the Guitar Hero era (which relied heavily on the hits from the album). The hits are still bangers, like all timers. Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, Sweet Child o Mine... all masterpieces of rock from the orchestration and production to the vocals. Each a 5 minute odyssey in their own right. The other songs don't necessarily "slouch", but I think my taste in music, generally, has moved beyond this type of thing. A 15-16 year old version of myself still rocks out to these songs, but it's not me anymore.
The non major hits on this are even better than I thought!
8.6/10
Not the biggest fan of this type of music. But I can't deny the hits or overall musicianship.
8/10 Really enjoy it
83% Best: Welcome to the Jungle; Mr. Brownstone; Paradise City; Sweet Child O' Mine Must-Hear? Sure
How daring yet how commercial. This album can be generic yet it still slaps. This balance alone is quite impressive tbh. That being said, I still believe that GNR is a singles band. They made legendary singles, but their deep cuts and albums? Kinda mid.
Favorite Track: Sweet Child O' Mine
Welcome to having an appetite from rock legends. Some of the best guitar solos, takes me away to that special place. Axl Rose has a legendary voice which doesn’t sound like he’s shouting in songs! <<< welcome to the jungle, sweet child of mine, paradise city
So so good. 5 songs on here are all-timers. The only reason this gets a 4 is that the other songs are (frankly) butt.
It's crazy how every other album from them is so ass. This one is very good though. Will I listen to again: 95%
For some reason, my image of Guns N' Roses was that of a more serious than the average rock band (pretty sure the last time I heard their songs was a long time ago on the radio, and compared light pop-rock tunes something like "November Rain" seemed monumental). But yeah, they are a classic for a reason: lyrics and vibes that are all party are combined with proper hard rock sound. (Do I understand why Glam Metal is in the Metal umbrella? No)
Awesome.
Man this album is full of star power. The average American probably knows over half of this album just from incessant radio play of the hits (of which there are many). The album itself didn’t age too well, but I think this is more of a product of the genre than the content. It’s in a tough spot between the regrettable hair metal era of the 80s and the “hard” rock era of the early 2000s that I wish we could forget. Somehow, the album ends up being a blend of the best of all of these deprecated sub genres of rock and ends up standing out amongst it all.
Más allá de la producción de los 80, que algunos aquí no parecen poder superar, aquí hay un gran disco debut y de Soul. Sign Your Name es un clásico y no tenía idea de quién era ni nada de eso, así que 5 puntos para este proyecto que sigue sorprendiendo. En cualquier caso, no es la única canción recomendable, ya que para eso están joyas como Who's Loving You y Wishing Well.
What a hard album to rate. Three all-time bangers, and 10 below average songs full of Axl squealing and uneventful instrumentation. What doesn't help is also the fact that the hits are extremely overplayed in all media. Well, I guess I wouldn't feel comfortable with an average 3 for this album, even though it sounds fair. Very weak 4 it is.