Reviews (page 8 of 16)
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
Some good songs.
The big hits, “Welcome to the Jungle,” Sweet Child O’Mine,” and “Paradise City,” are pretty great but the rest is just your standard yawn-inducing buttrock.
i think there are a lot of good songs on this album, tons of classics, but i think that as a whole, dare i say, slightly overhyped
a true classic!! no complaints i feel like im on top of the world when i listen to this one
I heard more than enough of this in high school, but I suffered through the entire album anyway. Apart from the three hits, the tracks are completely indistinguishable. Each song sounds just like the last, and the lyrics are basic. I really don’t see how this belongs on any "best of all time" list. Glad to say I have now heard it for the first and last time.
Anything less is a crime. Banger after banger - no matter how overplayed.
High-energy, classic and fun. I liked it, will listen again
Great tunes and brilliant vocals but feel this work is a bit derivative.
Didn't like it
Music for dumb people
Excellent, raw debut album from Guns N' Roses. It blew the lid off of everything when it was released and cemented their place in music history. Wish the rest of their albums were half as good as this one...
Menevää meininkiä, todella korkea tuotantotaso ja erittäin seksuaalispainotteista kamaa :D. Tämä levy selittää monta popkulttuurimeemiä vuosien varrelta. Mieleen jäi parhaiten: Paradise City ja Sweet Child O Mine. Parempi kuuntelu mihin olin varautunut.
Hot garbage
This album is solid with a strong concept from beginning to end. I could do without hearing Axl engaging in actual or simulated coitus on the last two tracks, but I guess that fits well with the theme.
Так, я не люблю Guns n' Roses, хоча ні, не так, я терпіти не можу Guns n' Roses. Чому? Ну подивімося на їх найбільш успішний дебютний альбом (та що там - на один із найуспішніших дебютних альбомів взагалі) трохи уважніше та з'ясуємо що з ним не так. У 70-х існував прекрасний, сповнений артистизму та цікавих ідей жанр під назвою Glam Rock, а його найбільш яскравими представниками варто вважати такі гурти як T. Rex, Kiss, Sweet, Slade, Roxy Music New York Dolls, шикарний Ziggy Stardust від David Bowie та напевно що найбільш наближені до наших сьогоднішніх героїв - Hanoi Rocks. Це були справді гарні та цікаві гурти, що досліджувала нові межі музичного мистецтва граючись із театральними та епатажними артистичними образами. Guns n' Roses, яких часто записують в один ряд до відразного hair metal 80-х, якщо брати до уваги лише музику, мають до нього все ж опосередковане відношення. Вони як раз є прямими нащадками того самого глем року, але із більш hard rock-овим та рок-н-рольним підходом. Але що стосується загальної естетики, то це hair metal "чистої води". Їх тести - відразні, мізогінні та відверто сексистські, а "прямо лоба" іронія та кічеві, "ніби дотепні", образи виглядали просто крінжово. В контексті музики - вони цілком відповідали своєму "кічевому" образу - це не було цікаве переосмислення ідей рок-н-ролу минулого десятиріччя, вони просто брали найбільш впізнавані прийоми та ліпили із них шаблонні, нехай і хукові композиції. Кожну пісню на цьому альбомі, окрім хіба що Welcome To The Jungle та Sweet Child Of Mine міг би зараз із легкістю написати ШІ. Додаємо до всього цього неймовірно дратівливий та верескливий вокал Акселя та отримуємо "хіти на всі часи". Враховуючи, що Hair Metal був тоді на піку популярності, не дивно, що подібний "збочений гібрид" спадщини 70-х та моди 80-х дуже швидко та легко "проковтнули". І мене бісить найбільше, так це те, що альбом подавався як "справжній рок-н-рол, як він є", тим самим спаплюжив усю спадщину цієї прекрасної музики, який тепер у багатьох асоціюється із Guns n' Roses. Це звісно абсолютна дурість, адже та музика на яку вони спиралися та яку "пародіювали" - часто була набагато глибшою та розумнішою. І кращим доказом цього стало те, що заєбавший людей hair metal, відносно швидко "віддав Богу душу", а його місце зайняла альтернативна музика, виконавці якої справді вміли цікаво переосмислювати спадщину 70-х. Підсумовуючи - Appetite for Destruction це Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, а Guns n' Roses це limp bizkit свого часу - одна із найгірших речей, яка могла статися із рок-музикою у 80-х, перетворивши її на низькоякісний примітивний сітком.
Not as different to 80s hair metal as music historians would like us to believe, but if all of those other bands had the ears of Duff, Izzy, Adler and Slash then the 90s would have been a very different time.
Bangers front to back, though ya kinda have to be in a specific mood to want to listen to Guns N’ Roses
To start, let’s get them out of the way.. Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, and especially Sweet Child O’ Mine are great songs. Boldened by tight production and hooks at every turn. Are they the very best songs on the album? They’re certainly up there. But what I am certain of is that Slash’s guitar solo in Sweet Child O’ Mine is the album’s centerpiece, and what I consider the band’s signature moment. Moving away from the album’s biggest hits.. Some people might find it hard to believe, but the majority of this album is genuinely really fucking good. Some songs are catchy, thoughtful, and melodic (Think About You, the second half of Rocket Queen) while others are aggressive, curse-laden pitfalls providing a deeper view into some of the real experiences of the band and their contemporaries (It’s So Easy, the first half of Rocket Queen). Just about every track on this album is backed by a thick but unobtrusive rhythm section playing with unique charisma of their own and some particularly fat pockets on tracks like Mr. Brownstone and My Michelle. Duff McKagen is one of the real MVP’s of Appetite for Destruction and Steven Adler’s drumming is a performance worthy of a “Recorded Rock Drumming Hall of Fame”. Guns N’ Roses, like the guitar/vocal icon groups that laid the path before them (Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, the Stones) would not have been able to produce this magnum opus without the immense contributions of their overshadowed drum and bass department.. Appetite for Destruction was one of the first full albums I listened to by one of the very first musical ensembles I was ever intrigued by. As a result it’s a record I’ve returned to over the years with mixed feelings and to varying degrees of enjoyment. But with this listen and the few before it being overwhelmingly positive, I’m buying this album’s “classic” stock. 9/10
There is no doubt that Slash is up there with the great rock lead guitarists and there are 3 great songs on this album. Unfortunately Axls voice grates very quickly so I will stick to just listening to the odd track now and again and not the whole album.
Meh
I fucking hate this album with every fiber of my being
Not a fan of GnR
Hits different than any other metal album
She's got a smile that it seems to me reminds of childhood memories~~ Bangers
some bands would be lucky to have 1 song of the calibre of Sweet Child O'Mine, Welcome to the Jungle or Paradise City in their entire career
One of the best Albums ever made. From start to finish pure energy and aggressive sound, with some of the most iconic riffs you have ever heard. I have no Idea how this is not in the top list of best Albums in the list.
It just sounds really sexually aggressive and not in a consensual way. Just gross. The vocal is distractingly bad. I thought it suffers from being overplayed and hoped sitting through an album would unlock some charming b sides, but it's just 50 minutes of shit. Its a shame because I think I'd love the instrumental version. As soon as that nasal creepy whining starts I just check out mentally.
Some good songs, but feels old
Some people must like this,
Really more like a 3.5 that I rounded up for nostalgia sake. A lot more bland songs mixed in than I remember, Mr brownstone and my Michelle were ones I forgot about that I underrated.
Classic for a reason. I didn't know the song "My Michelle" and will have to bring that up to the Michelle I know. This album was ahead of its time and maintains its relevancy, energy, and overall vibes well into this century. I would enjoy having this on vinyl or something. I'm not sure how often I would listen to it though, even just on Spotify. You just can't be mad when this is on though. Another thing I enjoy about this album is that they are clearly very sexual but they're not like rape-y which unfortunately a lot of older bands and artists can appear as or just some things don't age. I don't find this overall cringey or anything.
3.5. Good album I've just heard it hundreds of times.
great
Classic album. But if I never hear "Welcome to the jungle", "Paradise City" & "Sweet Child O'Mine" ever again I will be a happy man.
Most of these songs have been waaaay overplayed over the years, but listening to it as an 'album' for first time in years, it again shows why it was a bit of a groundbreaker for the late 80's and a template for the dirty/grittiness to come.
A banger, no further comments
One star for Paradise City, one for Sweet Child. The rest of this is truly worse than I remember.
It has 3 classics and one good suprise but the rest is pretty bad. About 4/10
OK, all these years later, I can see how a lot of this is problematic. And, really, I could see it back then too. But it still friggin' rocks.
ROCK N ROLLLLL
Classic album, classic band. Can't go wrong listening to this.
They may have been the best hair metal band, but they’re still a hair metal band. …“a rose by any other name”, and all that.
Classic, I knew the most popular songs - found out some new pretty good ones. It's difficult to listen to Axel's voice for so long though without breaks.
A solid rock album with some of Guns N’ Roses’s best songs featured! I enjoyed this album and would recommend it to others!
One of my favorite albums from high school! Know this one by heart ❤️!
A banger debut album and one of my favourites. Got this on vinyl for Christmas and had it pumping! It has so many hits and bangers on it, an easy 5 star!
I mean, rock is not my genre. Not to say I hate it. This for me has been one of the more "complete" albums for me. Solid mixing, great performance musically. Pretty sound. I just think Rock is limited in what it can do, especially harmonically.
Pretty sick roadtrip and headbanging music. Not something I would listen to regularly
2.5/5 I love the hit singles here honestly. Theyre genuinely great tracks. The rest is so mediocre to me, a lot of great riffs wasted on boring songs.
This is one of those albums where even if you're sick of every song you can't deny it crushed it for what it was trying to do. The fact that it's a debut album is wild. If this was all that music was people would like it but it wouldn't be much of an art form. Doesn't change the fact that this is the top of this specific game. Not every song hits but the ones that do put a floor on how low I can rate this.
Another one that is so woven into the fabric of this reality that it makes it difficult to review. Has some obviously standout melodies and riffs. Lyrically not the strongest always. The big ones work. The start of Welcome to the Jungle and Sweet Child of Mine hook you. The other tracks get kind of carried by Slash and some just barely. I get a little exhausted by the end of this. It checks a lot of boxes as far as being a cohesive album with a certain level of quality. I could see this being a 5 for some not me
Quintessential GNR album - starts off strong with Welcome to the Jungle, includes Paradise City and Sweet Child O' Mine - classic hits.
Being a rock album, not bad. Enjoyable
This album is somewhat nostalgic because its one of my dads all time favorites and I get it, literally every song was a banger. 0 skips. I cant believe this was my first time listening to it but I loved it!
Amazingly important to my high school years. Still know every note by heart, and only sick of one song ("Paradise City" I never need to hear again).
Surprised by Axl’s vocal range. Not my favourite - may have to listen again sometime to enjoy it more.
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Mixed feelings of having seen my friends and myself to some degree shaped by this music, as it has become some of the most iconic music in the world, and recognising how brash and vapid it sounds to widened ears. Slash is good though.
meh
I decided to give this a listen, and it felt like a breath of fresh air. I try my hardest to listen to every single album on this generator, but some of these albums I've heard so many times over the years that I thought there was nothing left to get out of them. I assumed this would be one of them. However, I decided to play it on my way to work, and since it had been so long since I last heard these songs, I actually enjoyed them just as I did back in the 90s when I was a kid, hearing this stuff when it was new and fresh.
2 songs. Not so much for the rest of album. So many sound the same.
Classic.
Very similar vibe throughout the whole album. Some songs are certified classics.
3.5
10 ★★★★★
Axl Rose id an abysmal front man, and the music is not much better, apart from "Paradise City" which I like. 2 stars
This was a huge album for me when it came out in 1987. A lot of hard rock at that time had become pretty sanitized and formulaic, but I think GNR really sought to change that. The guitar parts and song structures were more creative, the lyrics were a darker version of the typical Sunset Strip party anthems you normally heard. Where Poison was singing "Nothin' but a good time", GNR were singing about prostitution, alcoholism, being strung out on heroin, and casually dropping f-bombs. They were like the Velvet Underground of hair metal. They also drew on a diverse set of influences, including punk and 70s pop, which was super cool for me at an age where I was just getting into music. Highlights for me are "It's So Easy", "Rocket Queen", "Mr. Brownstone", "Sweet Child O' Mine", and "You're Crazy". "Welcome to the Jungle" and "Paradise City" are definitely overplayed, but good songs if you haven't heard them in a while. The only real weak spot is "Anything Goes", but everything else is a jam. 5 stars.
3.5
Ultra classic, ultra blazing debut from the LA 5-piece with only about 30 million or so copies sold to testify for its popularity and endurance. Packs the best traditions of the Stones, Sex Pistols and Aerosmith with the sleaziest most thrilling and high-octane of 80s hair metal. Contains their greatest most legendary hits like Sweet Child O Mine, Paradise City and Welcome To The Jungle all in one place plus the songcraft eleswhere is simply super tight with so many other iconic riffs and lyrics. Musicianship, singing and frontmanship is blinding and sensational throughout with Axl Rose and Slash really at the peak of their powers here. Lengthy, multi-part, dark soap-operatic outro Rocket Queen is one of the songs that bangs relatively maybe not quite as much and still has Axl Rose banging the drummer’s girlfriend in the recording booth. That’s how high the bar is set for all of the songs on this record banging! So easily 5 stars.
Solid.
Late to the party
I mean you get what you expect of just the three hits and some filler hard rock that’s just some guitars being loud for 40 minutes. 3 stars
Средне. Очень плохо. Нормально. Хорошо
Has to be one of the most iconic opening tracks to any album ever. But let's be honest, GnR are whack. It's metal for people who don't like metal.
This album defined a movement in music, but I never got into this and still can't. Despite continuous airplay and Axel's voice, Jungle, Paradise and Sweet Child don't bother me.
One of the top ten first 30 seconds of an album of all time. And then it’s all gas, no brakes. I don’t love Axl Rose, but I do kinda love Axl’s vocals (in the early G N’ R days at least). And Slash’s wailing guitars. It’s not high-end art - it’s junk food. And we love junk food. We grew up on it. Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace, who named her band’s first album “Reinventing Axl Rose,” said "Guns N' Roses were my favorite band when I was a kid. The title was meant as a tribute in a way. It was also about destroying your heroes." Let’s give tribute to “Appetite for Destruction.” Let’s also let Against Me! destroy them. (That was a great start for Against Me!, but their albums “New Wave” and “Transgender Dysphoria Blues” are the 5-star albums that are some of the best modern punk.)
Kurt Cobain once said that his band was "not your typical Guns N' Roses type of band that has absolutely nothing to say." He isn't wrong, but there is a reason why this is the best selling debut album of all time. Superficial fun often beats thought provoking. I for one could use a little fun these days.
For the 1000+ albums, I was sure that I would rate this a 1. Why? Because Axl’s voice sucks and ruins every song except November Rain. Now that I’ve heard much worse vocals, my barometer has reset. Axl’s voice is OK. It’s easy to hear why these guys were yuuuuge in the 80s rock and metal scene. The music is a gluttonous journey of guitar riffs set to your teased hair on fire.