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Limited 180gm vinyl pressing of this classic album. This is an exact replica of the original packaging and contains a voucher enabling the purchaser to download MP3 versions of the songs within. Universal.
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Had Use Your Illusion II been combined with Use Your Illusion I, keeping only the best material while dropping the filler, it would have been one of the best rock albums ever recorded. Instead, great songs like "Civil War," "14 Years," "Estranged," and "So Fine" compete with the inexcusable "Get in the Ring" and the well-intentioned but off-target cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door." There's no point to the second version of "Don't Cry," either. On the other hand, when Guns N' Roses were good, they were very, very good, and some of the material on this album is unsurpassable. --Genevieve Williams
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Use Your Illusion II [Vinyl] Reviews
Use Your Illusion II [Vinyl] Reviews
| 122 of 139 people found the following review helpful  The Epic to end all Epics, By This review is from: Use Your Illusion 2 (Audio CD) Easily tied with some other albums for "Greatest of All Time", "Use Your Illusion II" is the one review I kept putting off, not thinking I could ever be in the proper state of mind to give this piece of music the justice and worship that words can never express. Well, I've obviously started typing, so let's see what happens...(Oh first of all let's get the "Appetite" and "My World" issues out of the way; yes, Appetite is wonderful and there's no reason to let any sort of comparison between these two albums impede the immense praise that is deserved by both. And yes, "My World" is an example of "WTF, Axl?????". HOWEVER, you have over 70 of the most well spent minutes of your entire existence to experience from this album before the final two minutes, so how DARE anyone let "My World" affect the reaction towards "Use Your Illusion II.") Ok here we go. This album is epic (did I mention that?). When you... Read more 21 of 22 people found the following review helpful A thoughtful, aggressive classic., By This review is from: Use Your Illusion 2 (Audio CD) The quiet-loud fury of "Civil War" opens Use Your Illusion II, a record which despite its more experimental, weirdly unengaging ditties ("Get in the Ring" and "My World") contain some gut-wrenching rock and roll classics."You Could Be Mine" drips with power and venom, Slash's blues-metal guitar sounding as furious as ever and Matt Sorum's drum attack establishing him as Guns N' Roses' best drummer; "14 Years", with Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin' sharing lead vocals, is a sleazy but involving kind of swing; "Yesterdays" has ringing guitars with one of Rose's lost-innocence lyrics; and "Estranged" contains a volley of Slash's best guitar melodies, all of which can rival the immortal intro to "Sweet Child O' Mine". The "blue album" was Guns N' Roses' last great album. Short-lived as the band was, its instrumental skill, unusually keen songwriting ear and ambition harkened to an older... Read more 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful As Good as Appetite, By This review is from: Use Your Illusion 2 (Audio CD) Is normal to hear that Appetite for Destruction is one of the best rock albums ever made. It is also normal to hear that is the best album ever from Guns N'Roses. But one thing is for sure: This album is as good(and maybe better) than Appetite. Use your Illusion II is full of excellent, unforgettable songs. Starting with Estranged, a nine minutes masterpiece with a killer guitar work by Slash, and remarkable lyrics by Axl. No other person has ever written so good about the feelings related to the fact of losing the one you love and understanding that your relationship just fell apart. Yesterdays is a simple but beautiful song. Really easy to hear. When i run out of words is when i try to explain how i feel about hearing Locomotive. What a song! Slash is just from another world. Hard and fast riffs combined with Axl's powerful voice are just amazing. The last three minutes of this song are maybe the 3 best ever recorded by a rock band. Only comparable to Stairway to Heaven,... Read more |
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