Reviews (page 8 of 16)
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.
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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
Greatest debut ever? Top ten for sure. Maybe top five. Bought this cassette along with Megadeth's "So Far So Good So What". There was a HUGE explicit lyrics sticker on the Megadeth tape and a little tiny one on the GnR tape, so I decided to listen to GnR on the car ride home, along with my entire family, and my grandma. Two songs in the f bombs start flying. Thanx Axle. 5
Welcome to the jungle, sweet child of mine. Mr. Brownstone wont leave us alone until takie him down to Paradise City. We'll just take the night train and look out for Michelle.
Good if you like listening to songs written with the emotional depth of a 3 year old and sung by a howling banshee. Paradise City is just about bearable.
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.
2 generally. 3 because of sweet child of mine and those licks
Aside from the three classics, I’m pretty meh on this album
Hell yeah
Axl Rose sings "Out Ta Get Me" like someone who knows exactly what he did and isn't sorry. Shit, he sings the whole album that way. In the pantheon of gifted rock-n-roll shitheads he might be Zeus - within a few tracks he somehow gets away with bragging about DUI, mooching off a one-night stand for some more booze, and composing the most brazen ode to heroin since the Velvets. And then he has the fucking temerity to demand that we feel bad for him. And you know the worst part? Having seen the end of his story, I kinda do.
- lots-o-hits, I know but, with a little distance it's really just ok rock pastiche ..... -
3.5, great solo tracks but overall kinda same ole for me
Hard not to rate this a 5 when it has this many well-deserved hits.
Rock Classic what can I say
Good
2.5 stars rounded down, probably won’t listen to again, not really my vibe. I get why it’s notable, but I also get why the other songs aren’t as popular.
G'n'R just sounds like a last attempt to rectify the dying Hair Metal genre... Axl is no fun (such an 80's nickname).
Good background music. Pairs well with action scenes or fast drives.
A classic.
Heavy hitter album. Some all timers on there
The number of great songs on that album is amazing. I had forgotten how they came onto the scene and slammed us with their original sound. So impressive.
I've listened to this album many times, and have heard the singles (and even tracks that weren't released as singles) many more times on the radio. So it was easy to listen to as everything was so familiar. Because of that, it doesn't quite hit the same as it used to, but that's no fault of the music. It's still an amazing album. Favorite track nowadays: Mr. Brownstone. The last couple of minutes of Paradise City still rocks pretty hard too.
Best album of all time, no notes. Nothing will top the sheer rage, hedonism, prowess of this band at their prime; and nothing so closely fleshes out of the thrill of pure American rock n’ roll. Fave tracks: Nightrain, Sweet Child O’ Mine, & Rocket Queen. July 21, 1987. American/English. 12 tracks. 53:32 runtime.
I can see why this is a classic. Full of bangers. Were really cooking when they came up with this album. Shame it took me so long to listen to it.
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
I thought it would be better. Too much filler
Bonus point for Sweet Child of Mine. Great hits on this and then everything in between sounded kind of the same
GNR on the map with this album. Just the hits please.
All timer album. Pure Guns n Roses greatness
Cool for it's time but now sounds like generic metal
Classic for a reason.
A classic full of big hits, but kind of tiring to listen to as an album.
This was an amazing listening, a lot of great songs Fav song - Paradise City 4/5
just come classic rock. most of the songs were pretty basic (besides the hits) but a few definitely stood out, especially the more ballad-y ones
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.
6/24/25. Some classics on here including Welcome to the Jungle and Sweet Child O'Mine, however the full album doesn't resonate with me at all. Maybe just a bit bland for my taste.
2.5 stars rounded down, probably won’t listen to again, not really my vibe. I get why it’s notable, but I also get why the other songs aren’t as popular.
I've already listened to it
Meh. Three classic songs, but it was kind of a drag to get through
Snakk om album som hørtes helt ekstremt akkurat ut som forventa. Gøy nok å ha hørt én gang, ikke nokka æ kommer til å oppsøke igjen.
This is #day319 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... I'm revisiting this one on my #day758 after getting Megadeth's Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? This one's, of course, an excellent hard'n'heavy record full of absolute gems. And to think it's a debut is mind-blowing. "Welcome to the Jungle," "Paradise City," and "Sweet Child O' Mine" are all-time classics. But so are many others. This is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day320.
Was alright. A predecessor to bands like Kaleo, Greta van Fleet. Fun sounding music, but a bit much if you’re not in the mood. Much more explicit than I knew Guns ‘n Roses was. My fault, but still knocks it down the list a little. Would’ve been a 3 if not for the lyrics.
I suppose I can appreciate the theatrics, dedication, and musicianship here... but I don't really want to listen 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.
It was fine i didnt finish it though, even this morning i didnt want to
Reading the reviews made me laugh, As a 17-year-old stuck at a crumbling boarding school it the middle of the English countryside, I can assure you this album saved our sanity that summer! and will always take me back to green fields, cheap cider and illicit smoking. Not sure we cared less about the credibility or the type of rock, music really should just give you a vibe, this does in bucket loads.
*Fun album. *Felt very hair-band 80s at times, but higher level music other times. *Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child o' Mine, and Paradise City all on the same album is impressive. RATING - 7/10
This album has 3 pillars that otherwise prop up an otherwise overall decent album. It's truly elevated by just those 3 tracks. Strong and good instrumentals throughout with good vocal work. Except in those 3 songs, where they're just in another league of their own. 'Welcome to the Jungle' was always my least favorite from the 3. 'Paradise City' sits at 2nd, but it can at times supersede 'Sweet Child O' Mine' for first place depending on the vibe. All three songs are legendary in their own right, and truly what takes this album from a 4 to a 5.
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
Those guitar tones are rich with cheese. I was excited to see the cover after u2 but then started listening and realised how it's not 100% my thing either. I'm getting more of a thin lizzy feel than I expected. So far I like them so much more though. Funny how I feel able to see past the sexist lyrics in thin lizzy better. There is a lot of riffing - wonder if teenage me would have been more into it? Basically fine cheese rock
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
Straight Banger
Awesome
I think it was great especially if it's your introduction to them.
1.5/shit just sucks man. there's one song worth listening to
Yes.
Jedinica iz principa. // Bila bi dvica jer ima dobre (ali iritantne) muzičke pratnje a glas je najgori u historiji svijeta.
Clasicazo, temazos de manual pero no es mi rollo
Perfect
I was on the fence between a 4 or a 5. I ultimately settled on a 5 because I realised that some of the middle tracks were still great, it was just them living in the shadow of "Sweet Child O Mine". If I had to send an album to space to explain to aliens what rock music was, this is what I'd send. Slash is one of the greatest to ever do it.
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
Jag har nog aldrig lyssnar på denna platta som album, jag var ju synthare och gillade paradise city lite i smyg. Hairmetal är ju inte riktigt min grej, men här är rötterna till Stones och New York dolls så pass uppenbara så det ändå faller väl ut. Mycket bättre än väntat helt enkelt.
V screechey
Top tier album.
I'm not eager for this style of music to be rediscovered and reconsidered, but I'm not as bitter or cynical about it as I was in my early 90s teens. The singles are undeniable, and lyrically this is grittier and riskier than most of the other 80s hair metal debris still casually lying around. I struggled to find much to enjoy outside of those singles, but I get how someone who played this tape over and over and over and over again would find their way into its nooks and crannies.
Fuck guns and roses
A bit overrated for me. The famous songs are great but the rest lack variety. Liked My Michelle!
GNR is not that great, music is fine, some of these songs on here are iconic and great rock songs. Welcome to the Jungle kicking this album off is fantastic. But at the end of the day it's ok.
Hot damn
Not quite as great as I remember at the definitely the epitome of late '80s metal
Probably among the best albums of the hair band era, which is kinda like being among the best pizzas from the grocery store freezer section.
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.
One of the best albums of all time! you can dig around looking for new artist and interesting new arrangements...but ultimately and inevitably, This!!
"Welcome to the Jungle" is a classic, of course. As is "Paradise City". "Sweet Child o' Mine" is great. 4/5
Probably the definitive 80s rock album? This is still so cool, so dangerous, so sexy. Even though you've heard most of these songs a thousand times, they are still exciting.
This is the hundred thirty third album I’m rating. I've never been a big fan of Guns N' Roses but maybe they'll prove me wrong with this album. Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Not Adding to my Playlist - Welcome to the Jungle, It's So Easy, Nightrain, Out ta Get me, Mr. Brownstone, Paradise City, My Michelle, Think About You, Sweet Child o' Mine, You're Crazy, Anything Goes, and Rocket Queen. Welcome to the Jungle - I hate this song. It's really really overrated. Extremely overplayed too. All in all I liked 0/12 songs. The 80's had some of the worst music. There was a really weird gap between the 70's and the 90's where they started to make awful music like this.
Some of the lyrics in this are crazy, man. Okay.
Super strong way to debut. I'm biased but this was already one of my favorites.
Archetype of a genre. Great, but relatively monotonous. Can’t be too critical since it’s a blueprint.
Outside of the bangers (paradise city, sweet child o mine, welcome to the jungle) the album is just okay
guitar riffs that itch my brain
Classic Axel
I haven’t listened to a lot of Guns N’ Roses, and the songs I have heard are on this album, but never listened to it all the way through. Really like the songs and the instruments, but man. I cannot get behind Axl Roses voice. Great range, just not for me!!!!! I felt like I couldn’t listen to another minute of him singing once the album ended. If someone put this on at a bbq or on a long drive I wouldn’t mind, but will probably never put it on myself. Makes me wanna smoke a cigarette reaaaal bad. Favorites: welcome to the jungle, paradise city, my Michelle Rating: 6/10
I love it. Especially Sweet child o mine
03/06/2025 Sit tight kids, I think we all know it's getting 5 stars. The live album is better too.
If it promoted more drinking and driving it would be a 5 star contender. (4.0/5.0)
Couldn’t finish!
Not for me.
Classic album
Welcome to the Jungle Nightrain Mr. Brownstone Paradise City My Michelle Sweet Child O' Mine Rocket Queen
Classic but I guess not that interesting
An absolute classic. Every single song was memorable and had it's place in the album.
Fantastic album
One of the top Rock albums of all time
Even with Sweet Child O Mine being the most overplayed song of the last thirty years, this album is incredible
Świetne. Bardzo równy album. Od 4 do 5+ piosenki.
Brilliant! In their prime
I loved the singles from this album when I was younger, but I'd never listened to the full album before now. The highs are great, but the rest is just so much more of the same. It's kind of a slog.
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
This album is amazing top to bottom. All killer no filler. Not a weak song to be found.
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
Boring. Anything remotely cool was cut short/interrupted by bad decisions (production, performance, or otherwise) Generally unoffensive hard rock, rendering it completely useless.
At the end of the day, few things stick out about this record. 1. It’s REALLY difficult to listen to the entire album. 2. Nightrain is the only song that is better than just ok (and it’s actually much better than ok, it’s pretty damn good). 3. The huge hits on this record are insanely overrated. Poorly written rock songs for rock fans who were unable to climb beyond the lowest branch of the rock n roll tree. Axl’s Rose’s vocal range is impressive when you ignore the fact that he couldn’t use that talent in an impactful way in terms of song writing. One of the most overrated bands ever.
6/10 Pretty good. Route one hard rock/metal, you can hear the sounds it was inspired by (including Zeppelin!) I remember a friend growing up playing this a lot, so was more familiar with it than I thought. A few big, famous, excellent songs, a few more decent, then a bunch of bang average stuff. The worst thing about the album is Axl’s vocals. Best: Sweet Child O Mine
Guns N' Roses does what many other hard rock bands cannot - balance an unapologetically punk attitude, with emotion, meaning, and lyrics that truly reflect the cynical attitude of 1980s LA - raw, hedonistic, and alienated. “Welcome to the jungle, it gets worse here every day / You learn to live like an animal in the jungle where we play” “They’re out to get me / They won’t catch me / I’m [...] innocent” “I used to do a little but a little wouldn’t do it, so the little got more and more”
At my most generous, I'm apt to consider this one of the dozen or so greatest albums of all time. Though it was released in 1987, it feels like the single thread between the glam-arena rock of the 1980's and the direct backlash to that, the grunge movement. Slash as a guitarist is simply a one-of-one, creating licks that sound more 'alive' than anyone else before or since. Axel Rose is at the top of his game, and the band as a whole is firing on all cylinders. While 'Sweet Child of Mine', 'Welcome to the Jungle' and 'Paradise City' have since become justifiable anthems, those songs so barely scrape the surface of the album. 'Mr Brownstone' is a perfect encapsulation of Slash's ability to create guitar hooks that sound like they've come to life and are walking down the street, interacting with the locals. 'You're Crazy' rips through a dusty desert in a stolen convertible and pops the emergency brake at the chorus, just for the fucking fun of it. Through it all, Slash is both the stabilizing force and the chaotic evil instigator, the true heir to the throne of the thrash guitar solo that Eddie Van Halen brought into the mainstream almost a decade earlier. Crank your headphones or stereo up to 17 and just let this album course through your veins.
There is something that separates Guns N’ Roses from the other, mostly earlier 80s hair metal. There is an angry and perversion about them. I think overall though Appetite For Destruction is slightly overrated. The hits on here are great but overall it’s just good. Still something to cheesy for me. 7.0/10
A complete rock album that ushered in the end of hair metal. Every song a classic.
one of the few albums I listened to in full thats on the list before I started the challenge, such a great album
Nostalgic I remember hearing a lot of this growing up
Альбом бенгерный, но немного заебал
Average rock album
A great album. No fillers. Some nostalgia is influencing my opinion here, but who cares. It’s ace. Makes listening to all the Metallica albums on this list an absolute kick in the teeth.
In this album you have the hits: 'Welcome to the Jungle', 'Paradise City' and 'Sweet Child O' Mine'; and then you have the rest. The hits may be the most overplayed songs of rock history, and they can make listening to this album more difficult, depending of how tired you are of them. In my case, listening to 'Sweet Child O' Mine' was a bit troublesome, specially because of the guitar melody... So, if you don't like those songs, this album doesn't have anything more to offer. The last 3 songs are painful to listen to, the last one being the worst thanks to the use of moans; and the rest are just formulaic songs. So, is this a 2 stars album? I don't know, and honestly, I'm very conflicted on what score to give to this album, because at the end of the day, it is a bit fun. I'm certainly not giving it 4 or 5 stars, and 1 star is too harsh, so I'm stuck with 2 or 3. Did I like it? Mmmmm... not really. Axl's voice is a bit annoying, and there's songs that I don't want to hear anymore; but, production-wise, it sounds good and they are having fun... Screw it, I'm giving it 2 stars. At the end of the day, this is not my type of fun.
Its fine. The big hits are still fun to get back into that headspace of teenage hair band rock. But not much for me beyond nostalgia. In other words I'm not popping this on for a drive or a weekend afternoon.
Es un disco bastante sólido a pesar de que no me guste este tipo de música. Tiene temas que son clásicos y que ya conocía. 8'2
doornee hair metal...het is niet omdat het populair is, dat je het MOET gehoord hebben... behalve de singles die al duizend maal door je strot geramd zijn, is de rest instant vergeetbaar... 2.5 sterren
é favoritismo se eu der cinco estrelas...?
10/10
Great band not for me.
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.
Can't say its bad but I've heard these songs so many times it has really killed most enjoyment I can get from them
Really good compositions. So many hits and such great energy. Highlights: Welcome To The Jungle Nightrain Mr. Brownstone Paradise City Sweet Child O' Mine
Some of the best rock songs ever made are on this album, but I was surprised how little the rest of the album did for me. It all felt very samey and even a bit tacky. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for this yesterday. I was between 3 and 4 stars and I could see myself going either way if you asked me tomorrow.
I am a certified Guns N' Roses hater. Really don't like anything about them. I have to give them points for succeeding at what they set out to do on this album -- writing music that boils down classic rock into its most palatable, radio-friendly, inoffensive (that is, while playing to the stereotype of "offensive rock musician") version of itself -- even if I personally am completely uninterested in it. 2/10
The "last good band" according to my dad. Everything on here worth listening to has been absolutely played to death. It's a pretty cookie cutter rock album and there isn't much creativity on display here. Kinda slaps in places, I never want to hear it again though. My favorite part was once it was done Spotify started playing The Wall
Classic rock.
art, sex, drugs
Haven’t listened to it for decades. But it’s a classic for sure.
Sorta incredible for a debut, but I just can't...
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.
I dont like Guns and Roses
Mr Brownstone is the worst fucking song maybe ever.
Band with dumb hats makes dumb music
Better than Coldplay
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.
People don’t realise just how into gardening, Axel was. Obsessed. I remember when we launched a range of Houmous & Chutney garden tools. He took a large fork and a trowel and promised to promote them on their tour. We never saw them again. He sent us a picture of his beautiful broad beans in 1997 but it had been almost 15 years by that point. Why we wanted someone less famous than us to promote our products I’ll never know. You live you learn. 3.1
There are three tracks worth hearing on this album, and they happen to be the top 3 most streamed GnR songs on Spotify. I don't even need to name them - it'd be literally impossible for anyone reading this to guess wrong. And it's true, they're all-time great songs. But the rest of this sounds like Visiting Day from The Sopranos got a record deal. Putrid stuff.
I generally loath this band but the holy trinity of lead singles on this record simply cannot be denied. Nor can it be ignored how tight the sound is all the way through this album. Personally, I find those in between tracks repetitive, but as a debut, the praise this album gets makes sense. Also, listening to Paradise City calls up some truly fond memories of logging into Burnout with my buds after school. I’d award a 3/5 if I’d left it at that. But the writing on some of these lesser played tracks is so crass and tasteless that it loses another star. (“Oh, panties 'round your knees with your ass in the breeze”). Stay classy G N’ R ⭐️⭐️
I enjoyed the album, very upbeat, hype music, could definitely snowboard or something like that to it. Liked the energy throughout, didn't hear a single subpar song.
Of albums that I listened to in my childhood and teen years this is possibly the best of them. I truly forgot how good the rest of this album was
This was a very good album and suddenly I have an appetite for destruction
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
Never really keen on these, mainly it’s the vocals I don’t like. Have said that, I did find it musically better than I anticipated
Some absolute classics here. But those are the only ones I’d go back and listen to I think.
every decade has its great unsubstantiated moral panic and for the 1980s it was nothin but Satan, baby. you probably know all about it -- the Devil was molesting children in the basements of preschools, and this snowballed into claims that he was also making America's youth shoot drugs and kill themselves through backmasked glam metal music and Dungeons and Dragons. of course, we all know this to be classic Protestant horseshit on VHS, of which i take no stock in. except for Guns N' Roses. there's probably better words to describe them; perhaps you could call them industry plants, but there was no real industry for them to be planted by. apparently they were just really popular in the Sunset Strip scene. well, actually, no -- their PREVIOUS bands, L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose, were popular on the Strip. Guns N' Roses is essentially a supergroup. the band proper was formed a year before they got signed to Geffen, released an EP on an "independent" label, and then shot to superstardom. this further befuddles me. how does an utter trainwreck-at-conception last minute lineup shoot to being the snownosed face of rock and/or roll? like, okay, the singles are good. "Welcome to the Jungle" rocks, and i can stomach decent amounts of "Paradise City" and "Sweet Child o' Mine". but they otherwise sound pretty similar to most of the other bands that were playing that sound at that time. Bound for Hell: On the Sunset Strip is chock-filled with music that sounds just like (and at several points) better than the material here. barring "Think About You", so many of the "deep cuts" on this thing basically feel like 80s sleaze rock white noise, neither good nor bad, and yet it's treated by so many people as this towering authentic force in rock. was it because they swore and talked drugs? was it because they did it more bluntly? you could say the album's carried by the singles. sure, maybe. that doesn't explain how they came back after G n' R Lies became the poster child for sophomore slumps. you could say they lucked out. THAT i will not accept. the only explanation for this perfectly fine but of so very of its time band becoming rock and roll royalty overnight is some sort of Faustian bargain. i harbor no hate for Guns N' Roses because i have not been exposed to more than one (1) of their bad songs (Knockin' on Heaven's Door). i do not despise them, or Slash's really squeaky guitar tone, or Axl's freebasing Elmo voice. in fact, these aspects of an otherwise quite dull band are what make them charming to me in a way. i am just confused as to what all the hullaballoo is about. what makes you so special, Axl?
7,25
classic dirty LA rock
Did absolutely nothing for me.
Noise. Even the classics
This is some rock music
Incredible for being their debut album. There's so many bangers it's hard to imagine all of them being on the same album. Sure a lot of them are over played but they're still rock classics today. I thought about giving this album a four out of five rating but I really enjoy it and think it's great so it gets a five instead.
I liked My Michelle, Think About You, Sweet Child O' Mine. I didn't really like the rest of the songs.
Liked this exactly as little as I expected
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.
Standout Songs: Welcome to the Jungle Nightrain Mr. Brownstone Paradise City Anything Goes This is the first album in here that I have already heard in it’s entirety, always loved this album.
Iconic. From the playful intro of Welcome To The Jungle is over it’s like a bomb goes off in slow motion: all full throttle grooves, widdly diddly guitar wankery and cat-stranging vocals, not to mention hairspray, coke and money. It’s gross but impressive. Not a fan of the rape robot though. What were they thinking?
prob 4/5
A classic
I think of GnR as the 80's/90's version of the Stones at their peak. Terrifying to parents, that edge of menace behind the riffs and lyrics, and an all-time great rhythm section. (Seriously, McKagan and Adler are just tremendous on this record.) It's dirty, nasty, and so much goddamned fun. They really are one of the last "band with a drug problem" instead of "druggies who happen play music" No unexpected bangers here -- they're pretty much all bangers. Wish Axl and Chris Cornell could have done something together...
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
Four solid anthems padded around with shrugs.
Surprisingly boring. Tracks are not memorable
Amazing album, was suprised how long the album feels. But everything in it is great.
Fun enough
1. jungle - 3.5 2. eazy - 1 3. night - 1.5 4. get - 1 5. ztone - 1 6. city - 2.5 7. michelle - 1 8. think - 1 9. mine - 3 10. crazy - 1 11. goez - 1 12. queen - 1
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.
It’s overplayed, has awful lyrics, and is completely gratuitous, still there goes one of the great metal debut albums of all time.
The swan song of my childhood innocence. I was already dabbling in harder edged music when Appetite came out, and this was the final nail in the coffin. I was hooked for life.
Great guitar licks always make me smile.
Very close to a 5. Three great tracks, good album tracks. I'll be back
Favorite songs: My Michelle, Nighttrain, Paradise City, Mr. Brownstone, Rocket Queen, Anything Goes, Sweet Child O' Mine, Welcome to the Jungle, Out Ta Get Me, It's So Easy, Think About You Least favorite songs: You're Crazy 5/5
A couple of fav songs
Eh
All time great debut album. Masterpiece start to finish.
Fantastic!
One incredible song, two good songs and a lot of filler.
Top 5 album ever and the best hard rock album of all time. Stop pretending like it isn't.
Great album
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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.
3 phenomenal hit songs and 9 mediocre to bad songs does not make a great album. This sound is so dated. If only they were more consistent in writing better music as a whole. I’m glad hair metal is dead.
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
Fetal alcohol syndrome - a story in 12 parts. This album tasted like a stale menthol. I'm all for cheap thrills but this wasn't even fun. Axl Rose walked so Kid Rock could throw up all over his shoes.
They really knew how rock.
mullet shite
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 lot of the songs on this album are either forgettable or straight up grating. Sometimes the way he sings just annoys me. Still there were a few tracks I liked and I love Sweet Child O’Mine. Favourite Tracks: Sweet Child O’Mine, Nightrain, Paradise City
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.
Three BANGERS surrounded by a lot of forgettable songs. Overall a little disappointing.
Wowie. Hard rock. Yes. Of course. I liked it quite a bit, good to know the context of such bangers as Paradise City and Sweet Child O' Mine. I do think I need to be more selective with my rating though, so dropping this down to a 3. From now on, just general I loved it is a 3.
I had my heavy rock/metal phase in the early 80s, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath etc. By the time GnR came along, my tastes had broadened somewhat, and I didn't give this much attention. That said, 'Sweet Child' is a classic even if the rest doesn't quite live up to it.
Listening to this album was a chore. Axl Rose's screechy voice assaulting my ear drums from start to end, Slash's sloppy guitar work, and over played riffs that spark the intrigue of under developed musicians. Never been a fan of GnR and was hoping to give them a chance, but this just reaffirmed my opinion.
Amazing debut album by GnR, most people already know the singles by the repetition on MTV/radio, but the genious of Rose was take the normal structure of a rock song and give it a twist (Sweet Child o' Mine, Paradise City, Rocket Queen), Axl's voice can be grating, but when you hear It's so easy you can start to wonder why didnt he used his lower register more than just for a little bit. But the deep cuts arent as memorable(other than rocket queen that's it)
3/10 One of my least favorite moments of 80s Rock Hard Rock for sex pests
1- Has one of my all-time favorite songs: Sweet Child O' Mine. 2- Most of the songs I am very familiar with, to the point of annoyance unfortunately. 3- I enjoy a lot of the instrumentation, but the lyrics I am not a fan of. 4- I'd overall rate it a 2.5. Not my favorite album from them.
The songs you’ve heard before all slap, classics for a reason etc
Some good songs but more than a few that sound dated production wise or don't really hold up
The mix on Welcome to the Jungle surprises me often with how hard they panned the two main guitars. Honestly, not as great as I remembered. I have some heavy nostalgia for the hits on this album, but most of it is just meh.
3* for Sweet Child O' Mine (basic, I know). The rest is a bit too hard for my tastes (apart from Jungle and Paradise City). Was interesting reading the history of the album on wiki (iconic album cover was not supposed to be the album cover, for one...)
There are a bunch of tracks on this that are all-timers. But, this is a lot to take in one sitting.
Not for me.
I grew up with this one.
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.
Ummm ROCK TF ON
listened before