Sweet Child O' Mine (track)
by Guns N' Roses
Year: 1987
From the album Appetite For Destruction (track #9)
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Sweet Child O' Mine appears on the following album(s) by Guns N' Roses:
- Appetite For Destruction (track #9) (this album) (1987)
- Greatest Hits (track #2) (compilation) (2004)
- Live Era '87-'93 (track #18) (1999)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/04/2026 03:22 | NiceLemon282 | 655 | 86/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2026 19:54 |  MetalMan67 | 1,756 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/17/2026 18:05 |  LebowskiRams | 12,381 | 82/100 |
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Amazing song. One of the best songs ever made, and a standout late 80s hit. From the main riff, the heavy, slow solo, Axl's vocals, the accompanying bass-drum rhythm, such a well-constructed song. A classic for sure. (Edited)
I know it's just a finger warming-up routine that Slash used to do but for me it works exceedingly well. When rock gets complicated it's not really rock-n-roll anymore as far as I'm concerned.
I love the fact that Axl/GN'R never shied away from sounding BIG and EPIC. That's what hard rock's all about, IMO. (Edited)
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/02/2012 07:10 | #56462
I'd love this song so much more if it weren't so overplayed.. incredible song though. Slash is a god on this one.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/09/2023 19:35 | #300377
It’s simply a great song. Well structured, pleasant to listen to and sweet melodically, anthemic without trying to be a *stadium jam rocker*.
What’s more, I’ve come back to this song almost 20 years now, and Slash’s guitar solo still leaves me completely baffled. It is as well-built as the song itself. (Edited)
Martini 10/20/2015 10:43 | #151756
Awesome song, one of my favourites.
