Appetite For Destruction

Heck of a debut album with three huge hits. The rest of the album is solid. It’s a fun album, but not one I’d necessarily go out of my way to listen to again. Still, I’ll bump it up to a low 4/5.

Jao lol, možda da imam 11 godina bi bila dobra ocjena, ovako 2/5,3/10

Gonna try to be objective with this one... Pros: Some classic tracks That 'Sweet Child o' Mine' opening Slash Cons: Classic tracks have been overplayed Some cringy lyrics that have only gotten worse with age Original album cover is in the running for worst of all time Aw, Hell - just take my 5 and fuck off.

It was nice that the members of Guns n Roses put all their hits on one album. If they split them onto multiple albums , I fear the creators of this list would have felt inclined to force us to listen to 2 of their albums.

The Guns N Roses album. It has their biggest hits and is the most recognizable of all their albums. Still not my cup of tea. 6/10

Insane album. I’m usually not one for the heavier stuff, but even this I can appreciate. So many classics on here and others that rock just as much. Great album.

solid album i guess−

It'd be dishonest of me to pretend I didn't spend at least one summer thinking this album was the absolute dog's bollocks back in the day. Fashions change, people change, and this just isn't what floats my boat these days... so with that in mind, why do I think Appetite For Destruction has endured? Cock rock, hair metal - call it what you will - from my point of view at least, it was able to sustain itself for a while because it quickly learned to be tongue-in-cheek. Aware of its own naffness and willing to play up to that. Aerosmith, Motley Crue, etc - it was all very theatrical. The musical equivalent of the Carry On films. Just like their peers, late 80s Guns 'N' Roses were crass, misogynistic and - well - in many ways, just a bit cringeworthy really. The difference is, in my opinion, that G 'N' R were doing it without any sense of irony - they committed to the rock and roll cliches 100%. Not sure if that is a good thing, or a bad thinsg, but despite all the flaws, there is at least an air of authenticity about what Axl and co were doing which is maybe missing from other comparable albums of the era. At the end of the day this album has decent hooks, a slew of genuine chart hits and the music is more sophisticated than the standard blues-orientated guff most rock acts were churning out. There is a lot of soul in Slash's playing, his solos sing, and, more importantly, he plays solos that you can sing. It's a tough album to rate - for me, its success is completely justified, but does it still stand up today? Plenty of radio stations seem to think so. But then, isn't Axl just a bit of a dick, and hasn't he always been? Oh... four stars.

Didnt think i was going to enjoy this album, due to the overplayed, manufactured nature of the singles, the deep cuts were surprisingly more enjoyable.

GnR is one of those bands I listened to a good amount as a kid and haven't really revisited. There's a reason this is a classic 80s album, though. Even though I'm largely tired of the hits, they're still excellent songs. Mr. Brownstone, Nightrain, and Anything Goes are bangers.

The Rock Gods came down from the heavens and touched this album saying, "'Welcome to the Jungle' will be considered one of the greatest opening tracks to an album ever created." This record is pure attitude—gritty, unrelenting, and gloriously raw—the way a hard-rock album ought to be. 'Appetite for Destruction' nails that sweet spot between hard rock and glam, swaggering on both sides of the line. For a good two years, you couldn’t turn on the radio or MTV anywhere in the U.S. without hearing one of its monster singles. If aliens ever landed and asked me to play the ultimate rock-and-roll anthem, I’d be torn between Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine.”

This album is gritty, dirty, mean, melodic, and pure hard rock. It's fantastic from beginning to end. It can't be anything less than a 5 for me.

Lowkey ferocious.

Played it lots upon release although now some of the songs feel overplayed!

7/10

Breath of fresh air during the cheesy hair metal craze. Just a sleazy obnoxious kick ass rock and roll record. I will say I HATE the chorus on I think about you with that little acoustic guitar bit on top of the mix. I also don’t like the song anything goes. That is total filler. Rocket queen is a great closer. Slash turned out to be one of my favorite guitar players to catch live. Yep giving it 5 stars.

Reviewing Appetite for Destruction nearly 30 years on, it’s clear this album still stands as one of the greatest rock records of all time. Its songs are timeless, continuing to resonate with both longtime fans and a new generation.

surprisingly average sounding? though this album is full of iconic hits! Tracks to Track: Paradise City, Sweet Child O' Mine

Perfect!

5/5

AROOOOO YEAH BABY!!!!!

Noticed this time how important Slash was to their sound, as much as Axl, honestly. Aggressive but not overly so- still super smooth and approachable sound. Every song hits. Fantastic instrumental performances pretty much from top to bottom. Really expected this to age poorly but it has held up since being amazed by this as a kid. No snobby RYM-brain is gonna tell me that "Sweet Child O' Mine" isn't a fantastic song.

One dimensional band

A few classic tracks, a few fillers

Loud old guys

What a great debut album by this iconic American hard rock band. The guitarist Slash is awesome and so is lead singer/frontman Axl Rose as well as the rest of the band. One of the best selling albums worldwide and worth every penny. Produced 5 singles and brought Rock n Roll back to life at the end of the 80s.

Lots of smash hits but by the end felt like every song was the same wailing and guitar solos.

This one is very tough to rate. I was very excited to see this on my generator today because it is a classic and fun album to listen to. On the other hand, a lot of the songs made on this album are heavily overplayed (really Sweet Child O’ Mine). Like on local radio here in Philly, you hear these songs all the time it would make you go insane. But, does that mean that I do not like this album? Absolutely not! For a debut, it is impressive that Guns N’ Roses was able to make one of the biggest impressions in music history. The majority of songs that came off this album will be played for the rest of time and if that isn’t a testament to this album, I don’t know what is. For these reasons, I can’t help but give this 5 stars. It is classic, hard, and rough! Probably one of the best 80s rock records ever. Favorite Tracks: Welcome to the Jungle, It’s So Easy, Nightrain, Mr. Brownstone, Paradise City, My Michelle, Sweet Child O’ Mine, Rocket Queen Rating: 5/5

I've owned this album for over 30 years and can guarantee I've never listened to the whole thing. To me, this was always a 3 song album. The first listen through confirmed why I felt that way so long ago, and while it feels harsh, I rated it 3 stars. Listening through again, I can bump it up to a 3.5ish, but in the end it keeps falling to a 3 because so much of the album doesn't do much for me. And this project is 'Albums' to hear before you die, not just 'listen to the hits off of an album'. And while I laud GNR's ability to drop some literally timeless tracks on their debut album, as a whole, it's hits and misses for me.

Classic. How can you not enjoy this?

It's fine. Axl is so lame. Acting cool and tough is the lamest shit ever. When I was a kid I thought Guns N' Roses was the best band name ever, I cannot see the world the same way that kid did anymore. Had a sick ass Gn'R logo baseball cap back in college that I wore mostly for the design having ceased enjoying any of their music by that time. The singles are all I'd ever want to listen to going forward but I've already heard them hundreds of times and that's enough.

Suffice it to say it rocks but I never want to listen to it again.

mostly cool stuff. too lazy to write more

3.7

Heard a million times. A banger.

Clearly one of the greats as far as debut records go.

Don't like, but gotta respect!

I was obsessed with Guns N’ Roses when I was about six, no doubt thanks to my much older sister’s influence. I’d run the Use Your Illusion tapes endlessly on my Sony Walkman, but for whatever reason, this album never grabbed me back then. Misogyny aside, it wouldn’t be fair to dismiss it too harshly - especially considering it’s a debut, and a remarkably strong one at that. I’ve always loathed the Sweet Child O’ Mine riff, though; that one’s probably just a personal hang-up. Favourite tracks: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Nightrain, You're Crazy.

Christ, I haven’t listen to these in a minute, me and max grew up with albums like this one in the car for most car journeys so coming back to it feels pretty nostalgic, but also tricky cause Gun N’ Roses are one of the rock bands that I’ve never really gone back to, I was never that interested generally in there catalogue. I found some enjoyment in the Use Your Illusion albums but other than that I didn’t go near them, so listening to this album borderline felt like listening to a new album for the first time (minus obviously the big hitters), and damn what a pleasant surprise. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this tbh. I thought this was gonna be 50 minutes of what would nowadays be considered overplayed and of its time pure cock rock, and there is a bit of that, but I really enjoyed the lesser heard tracks on this album, forgot how hard Mr Brownstone goes that songs opening fucks so hard. The cowbell being ever present from back to front on this album as a drummer is never unwanted, and Axl Rose really had some set of pipes in his heyday (almost as good as he sounds now). But in all honesty the parts that dragged me out with this album were actually the hits, Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City and fucking Sweet Child O Mine. That’s probably because of how popular they are, but I couldn’t help but skip them after the halfway mark, I just can’t stomach them they feel almost superficial with them being some of the most important songs in the change from 80s to 90s hard rock. So yeah overall enjoyed this album except for the popular ones (I’m not like other boys) 3/5 FTW Third Banger in a row lets fucking go ! Before I start this review i'm aware Axel Rose is a diva and a prick. Talk about a legendary debut album, its big, loud and that gorgeous mixture of gritty and flair that makes 80s Rock so fucking delicious. This album is pretty consistent and for that reason I will only really be touching on the tracks that I have the most say about. Opening tracks don't really get any better than Welcome to the Jungle and come on you can see why, that echoing grizzly guitar riff, slowly building up with a rough cry from Rose, the backing guitar, bass and drums all helping to build up to that crescendo of "Welcome to the Jungle, We got Fun and Games !". Say what you want about Axel Rose, I have several negatives, but his vocals on this track fit so well with Slash's screaming guitar. This track for a debut album shows us exactly what Guns and Rose's are, the bluesy rock influenced sound you're gonna hear, the attitude and the grit, its everything Guns and Roses. Its so Easy is a solid track, hearing more bassy notes from Rose, definitely most heavy in the Blues Rock influence, some great licks and solo from Slash but thats to be expected not a bad track just kind of there. Night train is one of my favourite tracks on the album, bopping guitar riffs, you can see why it was one of Slash's favourites to play life, funky basslines with hammering drums, its iconic GnR, very fun track. Paradise City holds a special place in my heart, I remember my Dad showing me this track on CD and being blown away by the build, it felt epic, then in comes Slash with that all familiar screeching riff then at the blow of whistle, in drops the heavy riffs with matching drums and bass, Rose's high pitched vocals cut through it, easily best track on the album in my opinion and it wouldn't be GnR without a face melting guitar solo from Slash. When I was a kid I thought Sweet Child of Mine was the greatest song ever written, now I've grown up I realise its a tad overplayed, not a bad song but definitely one I've heard to death, even the riff is a meme at this point, I still enjoy it maybe once a year mainly for the guitar solo which I will admit is class but yeah take it or leave really. You're Crazy is a great track, that fast paced aggressive 80s gritty rock n roll, all high pitched screams and distorted heavy guitar, probably the track I found myself enjoying most on a relistening of this album, it doesn't overstay its welcome, solid end. Its been interesting listening to album again in full after quite a few years of not really listening to GnR, its a fantastic debut album don't get me wrong but other than a few tracks here and there I didn't really get the same flair from it I used to, still worth a listen every now and then but yeah wouldn't be a regular listen from me. 2.8/5 MTW

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

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

Hard, fast and down your throat 80s.

Its a pretty good album, but i just really dislike guns n roses

I played this album today. I have heard "Welcome to the Jungle," "Paradise City," and "Sweet Child of Mine" but not the entire album. Today, I had this chance. Loved it. 5/5

When this album came out back in 1987, I was only 13, and absolutely taken by "Paradise City" the song and the video, their adrenaline and their fierce live energy completely overwhelmed me. After buying their full record I was turned, this was nothing like the Motley Crue's, Poison's and all the other cheesy glam rock bands of that time, this was sleazy, dirty, bluesy hardrock, that wasn't heard of since the early days of Led Zeppelin or Van Halen. Saved up my money for weeks to buy a bootleg cassette recording, only to be completely devastated by the horror of Axl Rose's singing and the missing notes of the band, but at least it saved me money to see them live. This album is still a classic, although some of their greatest songs are overplayed , ("Sweet Child of Mine", "Paradise City") and some not so worth noting ("My Michelle", "Anything Goes"), but songs like "Welcome to the Jungle", "Mr. Brownstone" or "Out ta get Me" keeps this album going like a "Nighttrain". 4/5

A couple of absolute bangers, definitely feels like it needs a few repeat listens to appreciate it fully (3.75 stars if I could).

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

Possibly the best hard rock album of the 90s

Guns N’ Roses is one of those bands that I see with on the same level as with AC/DC: bands that rely on hard attitude and amassing a fan base that results in playing the same songs over and over again for years. I think there was a point in most people’s lives where they thought Welcome to the Jungle was the coolest shit ever. But I always felt the GNR had a little more meat to them. Most glam metal bands try to have an edge to them, but GNR one of the few that can pull it off. Most of this album surprisingly invokes the sound of what would become 90’s alternative metal. I just think that if you look past the hits (and I know that’s hard for some), most of the album is a bit hit-or-miss. Still, hard to deny the staying power of the album that gave us Welcome to the Jungle and Sweet Child O’ Mine. Staying is the key word there. Favorite track: Sweet Child O’ Mine Other hits: Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, Mr. Brownstone, My Michelle, Rocket Queen, Anything Goes

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

Monster album. Just an instant classic. Don't think any band has ever had this energy and musicianship and sheer balls to the walls rocking ever since this. Axl Rose has a killer voice and Slash can really fuckin play, that solo on "Sweet Child O' Mine" sends the song into the stratosphere

the debut studio album of guns n' roses. it's horrifically, unimaginably 80s. the moment you press play, your hair will gain much more volume than usual. it's pumping anthem rock that has both positive layers and anger. there's a good reason this went to the top charts, dominating the rock ranks. it's no surprise these guys in their prime had a real chokehold on metal fans from all across the spectrum. it's hard rock music that isn't afraid to get a little ugly from time to time.

one of my favorite albums, really like the the dynamics and the flow of the album. really like paradise city, think about you, sweet child of mine and rocket queen. this album never disappoints. 5

It had a lot of hits and good energy, but other than a few songs it’s kinda just rock. It’s been a few hours since I listened to it and I genuinely can’t remember anything other than the hits. It’s getting a four from me, but that’s just from the heavy carry the hits are giving to this album.

14 year old me thought this was the greatest thing ever. Old me thinks it somewhat holds up well, but it's flawed. I love and hate parts of it. A couple of ways to rate this: The Hits - 5 Everything else 3-3.5 or maybe Slash - 5+ Axl - 2 My enjoyment of each song directly related to how much Axl's wailing annoys me. Still, it's good overall.

Again stylistically not my favorite but there are some definite bangers on here. 3.5/5

Hard not to like sweet child o mine but the rest is too much screaming for me.

It’s hard to not make these songs not sound dated, probably because there are so memories associated with them. Starting with “welcome to the jungle” and memories of the Boulder County Fair and neon lights. Was the album overrated? Yes. Give me anyone of these albums released in 1987, over this album: Cult “Electric” Kiss”crazy nights” White snake “white snake”, Def leopard “hysteria” Joe Satriani “surfing with the alien”; sonic youth “sister” Pixies “hello pilgrim” *** not really in the same field but u2 “Joshua tree” was released this year. The songs that highlight this album are: "It's So Easy"/"Mr. Brownstone" Released: June 8, 1987 "Welcome to the Jungle" Released: September 21, 1987[1] "Sweet Child o' Mine" Released: June 3, 1988 "Paradise City" Released: January 1989 "Nightrain" Released: July 1989 12 songs total Starred: 5 Rating: 2.08 (5/12=2.08333)

Definitely some filler but overall,its pretty groovy and just a fun listen ngl.I do think its a lil overrated tho 8.1

So Teddy, my pug, does not like Welcome to the Jungle. When that opening came up, that head tilt & annoyed disposition & Axel began to squeal. He hid next to his mommy. This is not for a Pug Dog, no Sir. He proceeded to lick the air obsessively for 3 songs & fell asleep. 1 star from the pug. Luckily I'm not a pug. This is a solid album from top to almost bottom. Five standouts: Welcome to the Jungle, Mr Brownstone, Sweet Child, Paradise City &Night Train. Axl shows his sweeter side with Thinking About You. And of course there is that little layer of 80s cheese that you can't deny is totally there but you love it anyway. I listened to this with my wife & I asked her what she thought. She said: Its Guns N Roses!

Rock n' roll baby

Absolute classic. Not a whole lot of variation though.

a great listen to wake up to.

Classic. Every track enjoyable.

You can cringe all you want, but it’s a perfect album.

YEEEEEEOWWW!! Middle school me is rejoicing.

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

Classic.

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

This shit sucks major ass

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

A few iconic songs. Feels almost generic though

👍

Ahh 80s music! I routinely have a GnR phase that basically goes like: listen to It’s So Easy, You Could Be Mine, maybe Don’t Cry and November Rain, marvel at the singles from Appetite and remember being young enough to not entirely get their whole deal, but get enough of it to kinda know I’m not a GnR fan. Mostly because of how ubiquitous they were for about 4 years there. If it wasn’t the songs on the radio/mtv, it was Axl doing something cOntROvErSial (writing songs in character but in a way that seemed more a permission structure to have the n word in a song or spread some misogynist drivel), kicking people from the stage, blah blah blah. By the time they did their co-headlining tour with Metallica it was easy to root for those guys even if I’d soon move on from their music and Hetfield's sudden “actually the US military is cool” thing. Appetite itself, the singles are undeniable and if we were judging albums entirely by their singles, well, this is a 5/5...but there is quite a lot of filler here that exposes how thin the GnR repertoire was (and would only increase via the exhausting detail of UYI I/II).

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

fuck yea, I know this album inside out.

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

An album I once owned. Still solid. Great debut and maybe still their best. Slash's guitar phenomenal and Axl's vocals still fresh and distinctive.

Sian says 5. Not sure Deb has listened. When I eventually discovered this album it helped me through some tough times in my teenage years. Put it on, turn it up and sing/screech along!

Classic

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

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

I love this album. I think it starts out kicking our ass and drags you through the mud the whole time. I have to disagree with a lot of reviews here. I would never classify this album as "Metal". It's Hard Rock. At the time this album came out Metallica, Megadeth, Obituary, Nuclear Assault - THEY were metal. G 'N' R had the hair (because LA) but not the metal.

Just bland nothing-rock of the sort dreaded coming across on this list. Heard all the singles before, the album tracks do nothing extra, just the sound of divorce.

Just a classic album

Lot of hits. The singles alone are enough to hold this album up but the deeper cuts are interesting enough to merit their inclusion. Like a lot of rockers of this era, they burned brightly but were not able to stay relevant with newer generations as different ideas came along and rifts separated the band members. One wonders how things may have been different for GNR if they had gotten their big break a few years earlier. Funny how reviewers dog on 50’s album when this has a lot of the same subject matter: drugs, sex, death, posturing. Saying the same stuff just sounds different.

A really great rock album with some absolute classics. The guitar riffs are some of the most iconic ever performed. Enjoyed the whole thing, not just the famous singles

Yeahhhhhhh boyyyyyyyyyyyy! 🤘 🤘 🤘

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

Arguably the best Album 1 Song 1 debut ever by a band... "Welcome to the Jungle" right out of the box is unreal. They established a signature sound from their first notes. Had about 4 or 5 bangers with several generational songs. Amazing album.

Top ten all time

Top Five Albums of all time for me. They had such a raw energy and a 'we don't give an F" attitude AND they had Slash. If I could be a part of any band in history, I'd want to be in GnR.

Nah

LA gutter sleaze at its finest

Can't fault it, wall to wall rock bangers. Questionable lyrics and subject matter now, but the last great rawl album of the 80s - hair metal meeting LA sleaze. It's So Easy and Nightrain are belters outside the mega singles

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

Sighed out loud, stuck it on, enjoyed the singles more than I expected and the rest was fairly wank. Surprised myself by actually enjoying some of it, but it shan't be spun again today.

Nightrain is ‘n jam!

Such a great album with like 3 epic bangers on it. The rest of the album isn't bad either. The 80s was such a golden era for hard rock.

Good rocking debut

Augljóslega íkonísk plata fyrir 80s rock en hefur aldrei heillað mig eitthvað allt of mikið, mikið hit and miss... nokkrir generational hittarar þarna en mr brownstone er besta lagið imo

YES.

Like it's cool but just not my thing. IDK. Always big respect for Sweet Child o' Mine - that's always a really great song. 1.5/5 stars.

Peak GnR, pretty much has all their classics, top shelf dad rock. Welcome to the jungle, nightrain, paradise city and sweet child o'mine.

🖕GNR

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.

I used to listen to gnr in the early 90s, during their Use Your Illusions ubiquity. I told myself I liked it, but as soon as britpop came along, I knew it was really not my kind of music. Still isn't. Listening to this album I can't help but conclude Guns n Roses were a singles band: it has a ton of filler. If I had to pick a song I liked, it'd be Mr. Brownstone, with its borderline funky rhythm, but even that is ruined by that jock guitar sound. It's just not for me, you guys. Sorry.

Nostalgia and personal significance drag this one up from a 1 star for me. I understand the album's importance and its influence on a bunch of things that I like but I just can't.

I’m not a fan of the band or the album, I can’t listen to Axl Rose sing..

This album felt like a game-changer when it was released, and it still holds up today. I don’t revisit it often anymore, but its impact on music at the time was undeniable. For that alone, it deserves a solid 5.

Welcome to the Jungle

This is a really good album but I am going to add an extra star because it was their debut album.

Probably one of the best, if not the best hard rock/metal album released in the 80's. This was basically essential listening from 1987 until....now? Yeah, now. It opens with Welcome to the Jungle and then finishes with one of the best album closing songs ever, "Rocket Queen". For close to an hour, you're enveloped in Guns N' Roses's world and it's full of drugs, sex (lots of sex), and rock. So many bangers on this album, it's hard to choose a favorite. But for my money, this album is one of the best of all time. Bangers: Welcome to the Jungle Mr. Brownstone Paradise City Sweet Child o' Mine You're Crazy Rocket Queen 5/5 no brainer.

10/10 This album rocks! No skips

This is top me one of the top 3 best rock albums of the 80s. Perfect album not one single bad song. This was raw and real. Rock had mellowed down a bit after the ealry 80s and the pop and new wave was taking over. This stopped everyone amd everything on its tracks and revived rock hair metal for a new evolution. Then came grunge. along with these: Appetite for destruction Back in black Blizzard of Ozz Number of the beast 1984 Then all others.

More musical than I expected. Sick riffs.

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

I fully understand why this album is included on the list, it’s a solid hard rock record with great playing all around, but damn, the singles are overplayed to death, the songwriting is shallow and basic, and I can’t stand Axl Rose’s singing. This is another one that I loved as an early teen, that just doesn’t do it for me anymore.

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.

Sounds like 6th grade, baby

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

Some of the earliest rock I ever listened to on an old hand me down stereo. Had a copied tape of this album dunno where it came from. Kinda liked it back then but over time don't really enjoy it much anymore. Just not really my style of rock.

Like many kids who grew up in the 80’s, this album had the impact of an atomic bomb in my musical world. As a young guitar player learning “Sweet Child Of Mine” was a mountain I had to climb to increase my dexterity. The music videos were iconic, coupled with lyrics of addiction, debauchery, excess, sex and well.. destruction. This was the first glimpse into the rock star lifestyle for my young mind and I was fascinated. The unpredictable nature of this band kept my MTV news updates exciting, yet if you take all that celebrity noise away and just focus on these songs you’ll find an album with no skips and some of the greatest written and recorded rock songs of all time. Many have tried to match this albums ferocity and few, if any, have succeeded. Every song teleports me to the county fair of my youth. That nervous feeling of getting on a death trap controlled by a teenager, already nauseous from the bottle Jack Daniels you and your friends have been sharing hits from compounded by shitty fair food and rides that torture you with relentless spinning motions all while while some madman named Axel Rose is yelling at you… good times? Yes it absolutely was! Axel’s vocal performances though out this album are insane, so much energy and intensity while still maintaining infectious melodies that stay with you long after listening. The rhythm section of Steven Adler and Duff McKagen is almost punk at times but with more variation and intricacy. I love how the two different guitar playing styles are exaggerated by hard panning Izzy to the left and Slash to the right. I could focus on how those two attack these songs differently while playing exactly what these songs needed and be amazed every listen. One other side note, the fact that “Patience” was a B side of this album is crazy, this album was huge and it’s hard to imagine it being any bigger but if that was a single for this album instead of Lies.. damn. Also “Shadow Of Your Love” is a killer song and shouldn’t have been a B side either. Needless to say this band was a huge influence on me even if they only had 2 phenomenal albums, if you combine the best of the 2 Use Your Illusion albums into one that is. This is an easy 5 for me.

Well, this album is no Chinese Democracy... Seriously, though, this is a legendary banger. So many hits on this debut album. I remember all these videos like yesterday. I eventually grew to make fun of these guys, but there is a great deal of nostalgia from this album to the Use Your Illusion albums. This is an iconic debut album for a band. I give this a 5.

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

An old classic.

On the one hand, it’s dad rock. On the other hand, it’s iconic. It’s not something I’d typically reach for but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

awesome. Liked: My Michelle

Some people mourn the loss of hair metal after the grunge explosion in the mid 90s. I do not.

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.

Giving this a 5 before I even re listen. It's just fun, full of amazing riffs and rocks. A couple of tracks don't hold up (and are a little dodgy - It's Ao Easy, Anything Goes) but doesn't take away from the standard of the rest. Cliche as it is Sweet Child's solo is up there with the best (Baker Street), the basa in Nighttrain kills and the outro of Rocket Queen remains great.

This tremendous. One of the best rock albums ever made. The guitar playing is sublime, the energy is brilliant. The tunes are great, it manages to be heavy and poppy in a way that most bands can't muster. I should mention that some of axel lyrics are pretty derogatory. I've marked down albums for that before, although, I think the ones I did were worse on that front. But it's not great. Unfortunately for the laws of fairness I love the songs and I don't take much notice of the meaning behind the lyrics here so it's gonna stay as a 5 for me.

Smells like spit and hairspray.

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.

Awesome

Solid classic rock album

Timeless classic. Great guitar tone and riffs, combined with the rough and incredible voice of Axl

The album starts off with a bang. I think that might actually be one of the only songs I really know by them which is sad to admit (besides Sweet Child O’ Mine). Otherwise, I don’t love it. Feels like I’m sitting in my local dive bar surrounded by a bunch of boomers smoking menthols and wearing clothes they most certainly should’ve left in the 70s/80s. That’s just me being a brat though.

Absolutely a banger 5/5

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.

This was a decent album with big time songs

A lot of energy, but that’s about it

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.

Album full of great songs and great playing, especially on the guitar department. What a classic!

This is the audio equivalent of shoving those nerd electronica albums into a locker. Kind of the perfect album to start your Friday morning if you are a hard rock/metal aficionado like me. Nine of the twelve songs are hits, a crazy rate for any album, let alone a debut. Listening to this is like eating a greasy cheeseburger: you know it's not good for you and it's not particularly complex, but goddamn is it tasty and fun. 5/5, this is THE hair metal album.

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.

Dumb fun, but often not that fun. The Kia Sol speakers weren’t equipped for chunky electric guitars and plodding drums—it all turned into a shoegazey cacophony. Credit to Rose and Slash for their spunky imitations of Plant and Page.

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

*No music, loud banging drums, squealing guitars, screaming people. All tracks sound alike. NOT easy listening!

No. Just no. It's making me cringe so hard. It's peak boomer rock and I can't listen to it. Couldn't finish it. Bleh.

solid album

Fun

The popular songs on this record are great. The rest of this album is decent at best. Favourite Track(s): Sweet Child O' Mine Least Favourite Track(s): Out Ta Get Me

pretty good!

Absolute banger of a debut album

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.

Classic

Absolute banger after absolute banger. One of my favourites. Nice to listen in full and hear some of the album tracks which I'd forgotten about.

Hadn't actually listened to Guns n roses beyond their greatest hits, so hearing most of the songs on the album for the first time. Enjoyed it a lot.

Using the Bryn method of scoring this has to get a 5. An album that I would listen over an over again. No filler in my view, outside the most famous songs I quite enjoy Rocket Queen and Think About You.

The energy in this is nonstop Familiarity: 5 – Deep Familiarity Songs I would actively choose to listen to: 3 - Half What can I remember the next day?: 4 - Most Best song: Paradise City

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

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.

Have it on CD. It's a classic grunge rock album, but also delves into slower songs sometimes.

Welcome To The Jungle will never not remind me of 9Round

Nicht 100% mein Geschmack

Crazy how many metal hits are on one album. An essential must listen for mainstream heavy metal.

A petite

Cool!

It’s no Use Your Illusion

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.

I underestimated the band and I regret it. This album rocks!

Absolutely Mid

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

love that album, my mum had it as a vynil

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

Still don’t reckon it’s the masterpiece some claimed but it was a huge part of my teens

Classic. Must have heard once, will continue to hear for the rest of my life. I do not know if I like that or not.

I don't like them. They're just a bit trash. Mainly due to a vocal issue.

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

boring

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!

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

The big songs are good, but the rest was difficult to listen to

Solid album and good listen. Guns N Rose's songs were great and I think up there with the song writing of Prince.

okay

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

9/10

I’m getting sick of all this rock

Otra vez recuredo del Guitar Hero, pero ya esta no me evoca mucho mas, se que es muy mitico pero es que todo me suena a lo mismo, es como comerse un brownie 12 veces, al principio esta rico pero al final acabas empachado y si te apuras hasta gomitas

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

I don't even need to listen to this to rate it. I heard it so many times growing up that it's ingrained. This album comes on like a freight train and speeds you through with all the swagger and rebellion you'd expect. All the hits you remember. I didn't remember Nighttrain being as good as it is. Everyone thinks of this as Dad Rock, but I think, even with the current kids, this should resonate. My Rating: 5/5

Didn’t listen yet- real review in my book

Must I? Lots of screaming and wailing. Oh, and some some good guitar riffs...

Loved it.

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

good, one of my favorite albums. the only problem with it is that songs like sweet child of mine are often overplayed on the radio, it is kind of sad and sickening. other than that i really like the dynamics and the flow of the album.

Koliko god ovo tio mrzit odlične su pisme

Peak guns’n’roses - 5/5

Guitars, lyrics - overrated, Welcome to the jungle Paradise city Sweet child o' mine

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

I didn’t like it when it came out. I don’t like it now.

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.

A lot of ‘classic rock’ albums turn up on the 1001 and most of them are okay, not great. Every now and then there’s an exception to this rule and Appetite is one of these exceptions. The highs of the album are phenomenally high and the ‘filler tracks’ are as good as if not better than most of the tracks on a bunch of the other ‘classic rock’ entries here. Enjoyed it from start to finish

Was already sighing, when I saw this record being generated today. I own this record, bought it back in 2005 I suppose, being a teenager exploring rock and metal - yeah great record back then. Nowadays I perceive Axl Rose as a rather uncomfortable person, especially back in the Appetite days - not just his personality but his singing style and lyrics just don't do it for me. Yeah there are some timeless songs on this album, most of which have been overplayed to death, nonetheless I could live on perfectly without ever having to hear a GnR song again. An album I've completely outgrown.

Not my type idk

A great debut album. Full of groove and every note was clearly perfected before hand. A must hear album that I go back to time and time again.

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’

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

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

Not exactly my style but there are some undeniably classic rock songs on this album. Definitely one of the landmark albums of the 80s.

A whole lot of record. At its worst it’s a little Crue-ish but the guitar reminds me of the Pistols now and again and I love it when Paradise City ends and you realise it’s still only half way through. I never bother with the last two tracks, but this is a real classic.

Liked it a lot, a few all time bangers on there

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

Classic, great hits, strong throughout

I absolutely love this album, it has the greatest rock guitar tones ever and the riffs are hype. Night Train is one of my favourite songs of all time in the genre.

Favourite tracks - Mr. Brownstone, Paradise City, Rocket Queen

Classic hard rock album. It’s actually not groundbreaking but it’s just a well executed version of the genre.

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

I couldn't listen to most of this album due to little ears. The popular songs I knew. So, at least there is that. 2 stars. These boys should wash their mouths out with soap.

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

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.

Surprised by the poor quality of the non single album tracks. Lyrically in particular. The glam in glam rock I can also do without

Surprisingly bad given the prominence of the singles.

Guns N Roses - it’s all in the name really. These guys are not subtle and want you to feel every emotion at once while you sit on their thrill ride. It’s not to my taste but you can’t deny that they have countless hits under their studded belts. The singles are strong enough to transcend the naffness - they have star power. The album tracks do not benefit from this though and sometimes the lyrics are beyond tasteless, bordering on annoying.

It might have been a 1 if i hadn’t seen Wild at Heart yesterday

yeah, classic, its fine, some bangers.

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

ortalama

Look, I was like 9 or 10 the first time I listened to this album, on cassette tape, as one did in the late 80s, and it was transformative. I don't know what to tell you, but there's no objectivity with this. Paradise City hit my impressionable brain and never left. Even now, I dunno, there's something urgent and pressing about this record. It's gross and grimy, and real in a way their peers were not. And yeah, obviously Axl is Axl, with all that entails. But the band rips, the first half of Rocket Queen just SOUNDS like LA felt in the late 80s, and it's still one of the all time great debut albums of all time.

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

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

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

Oui il y a un petit côté kitschounet mais en vrai, combien d'albums de rocks ont autant de chansons cultes en moins d'une heure ?

Still hits as hard as when I was 12, with the exception of some of the lyrics. But a true classic of its time.

That's terrible.

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

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

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.

Proper rock and roll legendary stuff. Love nearly every song on it

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.

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

One good song. Otherwise Supergrass are much better version.

I think about you caused an inability to think. Had to skip it. The album isn’t my thing.

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"...

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

Two transcendent rock anthems surrounded by solid noise

Great album that let me know that real rock music was not dead after all of the terrible hair band/power ballad stuff of the mid 1980s. Slash, Axl and the gang gave me hope.

Probably the single most listened to album of my growing up years

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

Almost no fails because even the weaker tracks contain facettes I like. Plus the all-time banger "Sweet Child O'Mine", "Welcome To The Jungle" and "Paradise City". A fun listen even after years. Weak five stars just because of the moaning on "Rocket Queen". 4,5

Best from them? Probably. Sounds like gen x. Rock on. Probably 5 stars - very good.

A pretty average album with 3 amazing singles

3-4 memorable rockers on this album.

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

Another legendary banger, I listen to this frequently.

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

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

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.

Fine.

Slash hard carrying this album. Hard to rate because of the highs and lows.

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

I guess there’s a reason I’d only heard those three big songs off this album. I don’t hate Sweet Child or Paradise City (I do not like Welcome to the Jungle)…but the rest of the album, yeahhhhh didn’t enjoy it even a little bit. I was expecting to have a lot more fun. Disappointing. Listened to The Emotron after.

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.

goated album, love the first song

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.

No private session used for Spotify. I didn't ever own this album, but I knew plenty of people who did. Lots of classic songs on this one, more than one of them have hit the I am ok with never hearing this song again level.

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

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

Nostalgia - I remember trying to emulate Axl's Davy Jones snake dance in front of MTV as a kid. So many good songs on this album. Slash is a beast. 4.5 rounded up

Good hard rock, expressive and solid. Early Axel Rose is like early David Lee Roth in that he knows when a squeal or groan helps add to the music.

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

Great surprising album

Typical overrated hair metal crap. A couple of the singles are passable, but everything sounds the same and it's damn near impossible to listen to an hour of Axl Rose screeching. Since I'm not a 14 year old boy this holds 0 interest for me.

I don't care how much of a basic old-person take this is. I need to start being more unapologetic and just like what I like! This album fucking rules! Guns N' Roses are a band that have seen a considerably large amount of success over the years, but they're definitely lumped in with bands like AC/DC and Aerosmith these days in regards to being seen as basic overplayed hard rock that only old people like. I call BS on that! Well, okay, this album is definitely hard rock and I can kind of see why someone would consider this album's bigger songs to be overplayed. There's only so many times you can hear "Sweet Child O' Mine" before it starts to lose its luster, right? I don't know. I've heard this song plenty of times and I still love it! Easily the highlight of the album for me. Of course, the other classics like "Welcome to the Jungle" and "Paradise City" are in the same boat. Could definitely wear on someone with enough listens, but I still really like them. The deep cuts on here aren't bad. I especially like "Out Ta Get Me." That song's cool. Generally speaking, I think this album has a few key elements for me. For one, the sound is great. The thing that really puts this above something like an AC/DC album specifically is that, unlike AC/DC, Guns N' Roses don't really have the "every song sounds the same" problem. There are stand-out moments for me here. Most of these moments are pretty great, though there are questionable exceptions like the (REAL) orgasmic female moaning during that one part of the closer "Rocket Queen." Great song, but what were they thinking with that move? As far as talent goes, GNR definitely have it. Slash especially is an all-time great guitarist. The man's solos, riffs, and even his general imagery are all great. Of course, not every member is undeniably great. Take Axl Rose for example! He's not my favorite vocalist, sure, but I don't think he's as bad as others call him. He's kind of in that Dave Mustaine territory for me. I think they work decently well for the songs in question, BUT I can definitely see why others aren't fans of the vocal styles in question. Lyrically speaking, this album really takes the whole "Sex, drugs, and rock n' roll" thing to heart. But you know what? I wasn't too annoyed by this. Not only is the instrumentation excellent as described earlier, but the writing itself isn't too cringe-worthy. The energy here is just cool, okay? So, yeah, I think Appetite For Destruction is an all-time-classic. It's one of the best-selling albums of all time, and I think that's entirely warranted. The fact that this was the band's debut astonishes me. What can I say? This shit bangs. Low 5/5.

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

It insists upon itself

My good streak continues with an absolute classic and one of the great debut albums of all time. This took me an extra bit of time to listen to as I ended up repeating Paradise City 4-5 times, BANGER of a song.

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!

The perfect rock album!

Welcome to the jungle kinda gets a star by itself.

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

GNR is blends the perfect amount of glam and hair (smallest amount) into their more overall metal style. They’re not Pantera or Metallica but a close cousin to those bands then they are the likes of Motley Crue or Poison, but aren’t with many parallels. GNR wrote real songs with lyrics that were deeper than their contemporaries and the music is just pure magical adrenaline. Slash is quite possibly the best guitarist of his era, and maybe ever. Axle’s unique voice and ability to belt out his lyrics at the top of his lungs and at some raids speeds at times, is a leader in what alternative and grunge and metal will morph into in the 90s. The influence this album had in the 80s and early 90s is all this album needs to be on this list, but beyond that it is just a masterpiece. 9.1/10 103/1001

GnR has always been like this for me : I understand that I'm supposed to enjoy it, but Axl's voice just feels like nails on a chalkboard to me. This is further tainted by him being an absolute tool. I'd give this album 1 star, but the songs are actually good, plus Duff is cool.

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

Een stem zo ondragelijk als deze, is toch zo uniek irritant dat het zowaar werkt en de muziek naar een hoger niveau tilt. Ik las in de wiki dat ons Axl dit zin voor zin heeft lopen in blèren. Tergend. Hulde aan de recording engineer lui voor extreem geduld. Dikke anthems als Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City en natuurlijk Sweet Child O' Mine, die ik laatst nog langs hoorde komen bij een gitaarles in de wandelgangen, zoals dat ook bij mij ging toen ik 12 was. Nog steeds ultracool I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Ook de drums klinken hard met de dikste snares en een lading koebel. Bij een heel album neemt irritatie de overhand. Je kunt beter de 1e vier 'populair tracks' op spotify aanzetten, dan heb je ook November Rain erbij, en dan ben je al het gepiel en gegil waarschijnlijk weer helemaal zat.

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

feel filler, maar de hitjes zijn wel lekker hoor.

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

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