classicguns4life Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 And despite all the fucking shit...I do still really love this band. Just thought it should be said. They are one of the titans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broskirose Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Haven't listened to Appetite in years. Plan to keep it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PITBOSS Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 there's nothing quite like blasting mr brownstone one of my favs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Dude Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Probably the album I listen to the least now. I listen to Spaghetti far more frequently. Not a knock on the record. Its kind of like a live in girlfriend. I've already heard everything she has to say. I know what she's gonna say before she says it. Yeah I love her and she's still beautiful, but the grass is always greener. Its comforting to know that she's there. Little bit of diggity here and there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Best Gn'R album but I still prefer the UYIs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Listening to AFD is always a serious experience for me. After listening to it nonstop for a long time (years ago), I now listen to it only every once in a while, and it still stuns me---especially when I consider that these were just 5 random kids who found each other and became something they could never be if they were alone.AFD will always be an arresting listen for me. And keep in mind, I just spent the evening listening to my favorite Mozart compositions. I readily put AFD up there with anything that the greats ever did.And no, Bumblefoot has nothing to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicguns4life Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 For the record, Appetite is not my favorite GNR album. For me, its Lies. Just saying, when in the right mood, and blasting Appetite, that IS Guns N Roses. And even though I know every single note of the album, occasionally it does seep in that this was one of the most amazing bands ever. I don't think any other album represents them quite as good as the debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Dude Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 For the record, Appetite is not my favorite GNR album. For me, its Lies. Just saying, when in the right mood, and blasting Appetite, that IS Guns N Roses. And even though I know every single note of the album, occasionally it does seep in that this was one of the most amazing bands ever. I don't think any other album represents them quite as good as the debut.Appetite represents them as a band, but Illusions represents them more as individual artists. I like Lies, but I don't really think of it as an "album." It seems like more an EP with a few recycled throwaways. It feels like a stop-gap to buy time until they got their act together to record a proper follow-up, but there are 4-5 classic mainstays on there and it did sort of act as an evolutionary conduit between lp's. Its the most bluesy of their material... and they never really seemed to go there again sonically so I definitely think it has merit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaider Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 And despite all the fucking shit...I do still really love this band. Just thought it should be said. They are one of the titans.this band? Oh… you mean… that band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Dude Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Axl's original band circa 85?or 86-90?91-92?92-94? 94-96?96-97?97-98?98-00?00-02?02-04?04-06?06-08?09-present? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlsalinger Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Best Gn'R album but I still prefer the UYIs.This. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEXzilla Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 The best rock album of the 80s and my 2nd favorite GnR album next to the illusions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) Always been a big Paradise City fan. I still like the album, I just like different songs than I used to. Nightrain, Think About You, Anything Goes are in my top 5. Edited December 16, 2013 by wasted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Listening to AFD is always a serious experience for me. After listening to it nonstop for a long time (years ago), I now listen to it only every once in a while, and it still stuns me---especially when I consider that these were just 5 random kids who found each other and became something they could never be if they were alone.AFD will always be an arresting listen for me. And keep in mind, I just spent the evening listening to my favorite Mozart compositions. I readily put AFD up there with anything that the greats ever did.And no, Bumblefoot has nothing to do with it.That was some tacked on bullshit wasn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Appetite for Destruction is an amazing album and always will be. One of the best rock n roll albums I have ever heard. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Appetite for Destruction is an amazing album and always will be. One of the best rock n roll albums I have ever heard.I stopped listening to it for a few years but when I got it on vinyl last year for Christmas I started playing it like crazy again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I can't really listen to it anymore but then i've been listening to it for almost 20 years and thats a helluva lot of listening, i've bought it about 5 times over, dubbed it, downloaded it, all sorts. But the fact that I can't hack it has more to do with it being one of like, 3 or 4 albums that i just listened listened to nothing but of for a good few years.It's a rarity, those odd fuckin' albums where the right amount of chemical fuckin' mixture of the proper elements came together from the proper people and released a flat out fantastic album. At it's best points it is transcedent and at it's worst point (Anything Goes) it is still a seriously rockin' album. Pure 10/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Listening to AFD is always a serious experience for me. After listening to it nonstop for a long time (years ago), I now listen to it only every once in a while, and it still stuns me---especially when I consider that these were just 5 random kids who found each other and became something they could never be if they were alone.AFD will always be an arresting listen for me. And keep in mind, I just spent the evening listening to my favorite Mozart compositions. I readily put AFD up there with anything that the greats ever did.And no, Bumblefoot has nothing to do with it.That was some tacked on bullshit wasn't it?I was gonna say, it seems like this guy enjoys attacking the current band more than celebrating the old one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2x4 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 It's rare that I listen to AFD from start to finish these days. I do it, probably once or twice a year. But I do listen to Nightrain, Rocket Queen and It's so Easy quite often. My favourite rock album of all time and my 2nd favourite GN'R record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Probably the best album of the 80s after Thriller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2x4 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Probably the best album of the 80s after Thriller.Rush's "Moving Pictures" is pretty hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cbgnr666 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 It is what it is a great rock album,but it's not something I wanna hear anymore except at a live show. Other than that alot of the songs I liked when I was younger don't connect in the same way anymore,same with alot of the Illusion stuff I used to think was the cats meow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay410 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Appetite is part of the classics in the rock canon. Over time it has taken it's place next to back in black and zeppelin II. However, a careful cutting down of Use Your Illusion with not as obnoxious production could have made it there as well.Personally, appetite doesn't speak to me like it did when I was 14-15. Many bits of it sound dated and I cringe at " turn around bitch I have a use for you," but I still enjoy it and acknowledge it's importance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 " turn around bitch I have a use for you," is one of the best parts of the album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Appetite for Destruction is an amazing album and always will be. One of the best rock n roll albums I have ever heard.I know what you mean, that album is bigger than the band. It's on that upper level of timeless rock that not many releases get to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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