Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 62/500!
Classic GNR debut album featuring many signature tracks including Welcome To The Jungle, Sweet Child O' Mine and Paradise City. Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction was a turning point for hard rock in the late '80s - it was a dirty, dangerous, and mean record in a time when heavy metal meant nothing but a good time.
"The biggest-selling debut album of the Eighties, Appetite features a lot more than the yowl of Indiana-bred W. Axl Rose, the only thing still remaining of the original G n' R. Some of the band's assets were in fact subtle, such as drummer Steven Adler, who brought swing and disco breakdowns to the band's mighty metal. And while songs such as "Welcome to the Jungle" are all about urban pain, others, including "Sweet Child o' Mine" and "Paradise City," have sweet, yearning lyrics that put the band's musical ferocity in even higher relief." - www.rollingstone.com
"Slash's Seventies-metal crunch and Axl's hell-bound shriek brought brutal realism to the L.A. glam-metal scene. 'They're real-life stories, these f*ckin' songs,' bassist Duff McKagan said. "Jungle" beckoned listeners into the Gunners' sordid Hollywood milieu, but Rose's inspiration came from getting lost during his first trip to New York." - Rolling Stone
"For nearly seven minutes, Axl Rose expounds on the joys of green grass, pretty girls and toxic chemicals. The song was written in the back of a van as the band drove home to L.A. after a gig in San Francisco, with all the members tossing in lines. In a typically tasteful G n' R move, the video has footage of the band's 1988 gig at Castle Donington in the U.K. where two fans were crushed to death." - Rolling Stone
Features:
Universal's 'Back To Black' Series - 60th Anniversary to Vinyl!
Premium Audiophile Pressing
Heavyweight 180 Gram Vinyl
Printed Sleeves
All Original Packaging
Musicians:
Axl Rose, lead vocals, percussion, synthesizer Slash, lead guitar
Izzy Stradlin, rhythm guitar, background vocals
Duff McKagan, bass guitar, background vocals
Steven Adler, drums
Selections:
1. Welcome To The Jungle
2. It's So Easy
3. Nightrain
4. Out Ta Get Me
5. Mr. Brownstone
6. Paradise City
7. My Michelle
8. Think About You
9. Sweet Child O' Mine
10. You're Crazy
11. Anything Goes
12. Rocket Queen
