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Re: Album of the day (#2568): Use Your Illusion by Guns N' Roses

AAL2014 — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 11:35:47 GMT

Author: AAL2014

Posted: 12/28/2017 16:35

Romanelli wrote:

It was made specifically to be sold at large retail outlets (like WalMart) who refused to sell the original albums because of their volume of profanity. The songs on this compilation are most of the ones that contain no profanity (I think there's one word that slipped by on the entire disc ).

Ah so that explains the lack of Perfect Crime 🤣

Re: Album of the day (#2568): Use Your Illusion by Guns N' Roses

Temporary33 — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 10:42:01 GMT

Author: Temporary33

Posted: 12/28/2017 15:42

People are gonna call guns n roses albums shit because they are shit.

Re: Album of the day (#2568): Use Your Illusion by Guns N' Roses

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 07:29:42 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/28/2017 12:29

Romanelli wrote:

This is an American only release. It was made specifically to be sold at large retail outlets (like WalMart) who refused to sell the original albums because of their volume of profanity. The songs on this compilation are most of the ones that contain no profanity (I think there's one word that slipped by on the entire disc ). It wasn't made to be a great comp...it was made so that Use Your Illusion could be sold to more people who wanted clean versions. The only reason I can see for Axl (the rest of the band that made Illusion were gone by this point except for a keyboard player) to have allowed this would be that the band hadn't released any new material in 6 years with nothing new in the near future, and the cash couldn't hurt.

This is kind of the equivalent of a K-Tel budget release. Just without the cheap K-Tel pricing.

Hence AAL2014's question: "This counts ?" 😄

Re: Album of the day (#2568): Use Your Illusion by Guns N' Roses

Romanelli — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 06:39:11 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 12/28/2017 11:39

This is an American only release. It was made specifically to be sold at large retail outlets (like WalMart) who refused to sell the original albums because of their volume of profanity. The songs on this compilation are most of the ones that contain no profanity (I think there's one word that slipped by on the entire disc ). It wasn't made to be a great comp...it was made so that Use Your Illusion could be sold to more people who wanted clean versions. The only reason I can see for Axl (the rest of the band that made Illusion were gone by this point except for a keyboard player) to have allowed this would be that the band hadn't released any new material in 6 years with nothing new in the near future, and the cash couldn't hurt.

This is kind of the equivalent of a K-Tel budget release. Just without the cheap K-Tel pricing.

Re: Album of the day (#2568): Use Your Illusion by Guns N' Roses

AAL2014 — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 03:49:02 GMT

Author: AAL2014

Posted: 12/28/2017 08:49

albumceleste wrote:

Up until I've joined this site I didn't knew this compilation existed. I never saw it in any record store in my country.

Fair enough, if it was up to me and for my personal enjoyment I would put Dust n' bones instead of Live and let die and Coma instead of The garden for the first half that covers UYI1. For the second half I would take Knockin' on heavens door out and put So fine.

To me Coma is the biggest missing piece of the puzzle here and I would have it closing any Guns N Roses comp let alone a UYI comp. It's true that Live and Let Die and Knockin On Heaven's Door were hits for them so it makes sense why they are on this record but they've become a lot less interesting to me than Coma.

The last 2:30/3:00 of Coma are fucking breathtaking honestly.

Re: Album of the day (#2568): Use Your Illusion by Guns N' Roses

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 18:00:47 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/27/2017 23:00

Up until I've joined this site I didn't knew this compilation existed. I never saw it in any record store in my country.

AAL2014 wrote:

Fair, but man that's missing a couple of the records best songs.

Fair enough, if it was up to me and for my personal enjoyment I would put Dust n' bones instead of Live and let die and Coma instead of The garden for the first half that covers UYI1. For the second half I would take Knockin' on heavens door out and put So fine.

Re: Album of the day (#2568): Use Your Illusion by Guns N' Roses

AAL2014 — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 01:27:56 GMT

Author: AAL2014

Posted: 12/27/2017 06:27

Daydreamer wrote:

It counts as a compilation I think.

Fair, but man that's missing a couple of the records best songs.

Re: Album of the day (#2568): Use Your Illusion by Guns N' Roses

glynspsa — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 16:11:05 GMT

Author: glynspsa

Posted: 12/26/2017 21:11

i somehow missed that they made a single album out of the two. found out about it from this site.

Re: Album of the day (#2568): Use Your Illusion by Guns N' Roses

Daydreamer — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 15:57:42 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 12/26/2017 20:57

It counts as a compilation I think.

Re: Album of the day (#2568): Use Your Illusion by Guns N' Roses

AAL2014 — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 15:22:16 GMT

Author: AAL2014

Posted: 12/26/2017 20:22

This counts?

Album of the day (#2568): Use Your Illusion by Guns N' Roses

BestEverAlbums — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 16:00:02 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 12/25/2017 21:00

Today's album of the day

Use Your Illusion by Guns N' Roses (View album | Buy this album)
Compilation

Year: 1998.
Country:
Overall rank: 1,258
Average rating: 68/100 (from 205 votes).

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Tracks:
1. Live And Let Die
2. Don't Cry [original]
3. You Ain't The First
4. November Rain
5. The Garden
6. Dead Horse
7. Civil War
8. 14 Years
9. Yesterdays
10. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
11. Estranged
12. Don't Cry [alternate lyrics]

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