gunsfanoldie Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 OK, that may be overstating it just a bit, but a long term goal I've always had was to listen to both Use Your Illusions back to back in their entirety on a long car trip. Well, men, that dream was finally accomplished yesterday. Went on a 4 hour car trip yesterday to visit a friend and the entire way down was Use Your Illusion filled. It was Perfect Crime this, Don't Damn Me that, Coma splat.It was both an amazing and tiring experience. I think my main issue is hearing all at once like that kind of makes it all blend together. You can't truly dig into each song IMO and it all goes by too fast. Which is odd, because I've each of the albums on their own at times and love hearing them all the way through. Its very easy to do. But hearing both together it all just flies by. Had I not known the songs for a decade, I don't know if I'd be able to pick out favorites. Certainly is GNR at its height at full display through those two albums though.Has anyone else accomplished this task? Not necessarily driving, but just both albums back to back in one sitting? Its quite the experience, and maybe not the best way to hear the albums as originally thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klay Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 The UYI saga are a true masterpiece to me.All of it was epic - the albums, the tour, the early 90s: it was the right band, right sound at the right time and it's still pretty what I listen today, even after more than 20 yearsI wish GN'R had kept together going on that direction. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsfanoldie Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 I will say the one really sad thing listening to it yesterday was thinking how good it all is and how this was all the complete end. It was basically a whole "get it out while you can now because this is it", which is both admiring (obviously not how they meant it) and sad. Cause it would have been incredible to see their direction after this. This album just shows they ended way too soon (or I guess the flip side is this is everything left in the tank and we don't know what they would have come up with after it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estrangedtwat Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Shit. It's too late to nominate you for the Nobel Prize. Maybe if we hurry we can get this on the front page of every newspaper in the country.Christ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavgnr Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Love the illusions so much.Probably listen to them the most, though I love chinese.Surprisingly I rarely listen to appetite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsfanoldie Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Surprisingly I rarely listen to appetiteSame here. Can't even fathom to think of the last time I listened to it, at least all the way through. I hear the singles enough through radio.Shit. It's too late to nominate you for the Nobel Prize. Maybe if we hurry we can get this on the front page of every newspaper in the country.Christ.Christ, maybe you can go fuck yourself. People's lives are on the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 OK, that may be overstating it just a bit, but a long term goal I've always had was to listen to both Use Your Illusions back to back in their entirety on a long car trip. Well, men, that dream was finally accomplished yesterday. Went on a 4 hour car trip yesterday to visit a friend and the entire way down was Use Your Illusion filled. It was Perfect Crime this, Don't Damn Me that, Coma splat.It was both an amazing and tiring experience. I think my main issue is hearing all at once like that kind of makes it all blend together. You can't truly dig into each song IMO and it all goes by too fast. Which is odd, because I've each of the albums on their own at times and love hearing them all the way through. Its very easy to do. But hearing both together it all just flies by. Had I not known the songs for a decade, I don't know if I'd be able to pick out favorites. Certainly is GNR at its height at full display through those two albums though.Has anyone else accomplished this task? Not necessarily driving, but just both albums back to back in one sitting? Its quite the experience, and maybe not the best way to hear the albums as originally thought.I had gotten the UYI's on cassette the Saturday before they were officially released on the next Tuesday. I listened to them back to back, 2 times in a row that night and then again on Sunday. I don't think I ever listened to them all the way thru ever again though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlskAmpf Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I used to drive to work to it every day in Miami in the 90s, switching yellow to blue, etc. Great days, really good driving music. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnfnrs1972 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I listened to them back to back the day they were released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I listen to them often but never back to back.I loved how listening to certain songs I never listened to seemed new to me.Yeah, both albums are amazing. I remember Slash talking on TMS saying they just wrote the songs down on paper and that's how they recorded them. It's funny how most of the Axl rant songs seem to be on one album. lolAnyway, so many creative songs on both albums. I wish GNR would have recorded those writing sessions on film. It would have been so cool to see them working on those two albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bono Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I think driving is the best way to listen to music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblerose Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Always skip my world so guess I haven't ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Used to do this type of stuff when I was a kid, sitting on my bed reading the sleeves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kater Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) I did this when I got them first time and probably that was the last time.But I have listened UYI 1 back to back many times, and UYI 2 from back to My World. It is nice of them they put it as a last song so it is easy to skip it in the way as it doesn't exist at all. Edited January 1, 2015 by Kater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dando Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 For a road trip, do a mp3 GNR playlist together, 30-35 songs n make it what u want with a setlistI've done it , kinda did my girlfriends head in but it's better than the shit she likes, and seeing her belting you could be line out was funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gackt Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) My favorite time to listen to music is on hikes with the ipod, helps to really take in elements of a song you might have missed if you just have it playing on speakers in the house while you're multitasking.A 2 1/2 hour block of music with UYI 1+2 isn't that daunting though, considering some artists release 2-3 hour length albums Edited January 1, 2015 by Gackt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludurigan Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) done it in 1991 several timeslater in 1992, 1993, 1994 i focused on the SDB bootsmore fun to listen torio 1991 2 nights, indiana 1991, even japan 1992ow yeah Edited January 1, 2015 by ludurigan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquor & Whores Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 recently I've been listening to UYIs a lottoday as well - listened to almost the entire UYI Iand also I did while driving a car on longer journeysbut never 2 records one after another - it would be too muchlistened a few times on headphones before sleep though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwalker19 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Shit. It's too late to nominate you for the Nobel Prize. Maybe if we hurry we can get this on the front page of every newspaper in the country.Christ.This post made me die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdeyahlxp Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I have heard these albums too much to actually be able to enjoy them as a whole. I sometimes put on a classic song or the West Arkeen instrumentals/demos but that's it. Can't stand tracks like LALD anymore and the most of UYI 1 is bloated fucking filler anyway. AAARGHH we need some new fucking musics from the Axl man, will hope the Beta is read this! The fans are READY!!!! 2015!!!1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbo Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 As much as I love appetite, I've always felt the illusions were stronger overall. More dynamics, more depth, the whole nine. I only feel like there were 5 or 6 duds overall, and the production is shaky in some places. But out of 30 songs that ain't too shabby. Especially when the great songs are fucking phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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