190. Guns N' Roses - use your illusion 1

190.GNRuseyourillusion1,
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The hype surrounding the release of these two albums was amazing, and for good reason, Appetite was and still is a great album. The band had not released a proper follow up in 3 or 4 years and now they were putting out two albums. The first thing I noticed about UYI 1 and 2 was that the majority of songs that weren't penned with or by Izzy really sucked instead of just sucking. I also noticed that the five piece band had become twice as big. The Wing's cover of Live and Let Die isn't bad. The strongest tracks are: 'Don’t Cry', which I will admit I still am a sucker for minus the rooftop, helicopters and stupid ending. 'Double Talkin' Jive', sung and written by Izzy. It's a decent little ditty, the only decent rock song on the album so far, and it's track 9. And, oh, that's it. The rest is mediocre at best. A waste.

2.5 out of 10