Use Your Illusion I vs Use Your Illusion II

[We love Axl Rose]

Both albums are phenomenal. I just want to see which album people from the forum prefer more. 

[Underhardy]

Only always go with 1 because it’s got a couple more tracks. Other wise they’re equal for me. 

[NostalgicRock]

oh UYI 2 absolutely 

[Tom-Ass]

To me it has never been close.. I think UYI II blows away UYI I... I feel like that is the unpopular opinion though...

The EPIC trilogy of Estranged, Locomotive and Breakdown alone seal the deal for me..  Civil War is amazing..  I feel like some of the rockers on UYI I like RNDTH, PC and GOE are all a bit over rated and come off a bit thin... Don't get me wrong, I do like them but they could have been some much better if they were mixed more like You Could Be Mine was.. I also really like the two songs people always trash which are Shotgun Blues and Get In The Ring... I always thought Get in the Ring was great!!

Appetite
LIES
UYI II
UYI I
TSI

[GoBucky]

UYI 1...just brilliant 

[Streetchild]

I love both albums equally. But voted 1 because it has Coma, my favorite GNR song.

 

[3coloursbeige]

Yes, II by a short distance thanks to Civil War, Breakdown, Pretty Tied Up, Locomotive and, of course, Estranged.

[drlaban]

Both are 10/10. But I pick I due to November Rain.

[Free Bird]

19 minutes ago, Tom-Ass said:

To me it has never been close.. I think UYI II blows away UYI I... I feel like that is the unpopular opinion though...

The EPIC trilogy of Estranged, Locomotive and Breakdown alone seal the deal for me..  Civil War is amazing..  I feel like some of the rockers on UYI I like RNDTH, PC and GOE are all a bit over rated and come off a bit thin... Don't get me wrong, I do like them but they could have been some much better if they were mixed more like You Could Be Mine was.. I also really like the two songs people always trash which are Shotgun Blues and Get In The Ring... I always thought Get in the Ring was great!!

Appetite
LIES
UYI II
UYI I
TSI

1000% this. Even the order of the complete discography 

[themadcaplaughs]

My gut reaction was Use Your Illusion II, and I voted accordingly. Then I immediately start thinking of "Dust n' Bones", "Coma", and "Perfect Crime" being some of my all-time favorites. Ultimately, I think Use Your Illusion II has the highest highs, but I think the sequencing of Use Your Illusion I remains superior. 

[Coma16]

Tough choice, it's always mood-dependant for me. Both have hits, deep cuts, and filler.

[Ninjapie24]

When I was a bit younger I probably would have said 1 due to the shorter songs and heavier songs. But now that I appreciate longer and more complex songs more 2 just has so much to like. Even though 1 is still really close, 2 edges it out by just a bit 

[rocknroll41]

Definitely UYI2 for me, though UYI1 is also decent.

[Stay.Of.Execution]

Musically uyi2. I like the booklet of uyi1 a little better though

[allwaystired]

UYI 2 for me by miles. I rank UYI 1 as my least favourite album of theirs actually. I'm not going to say 'worst' as I love them all and it's a close call thing. 

[drbunnig]

II has the best song (Estranged), but I think as a whole I is probably the better, more consistent album. It doesn't have anything as bad as Get in the Ring, Shotgun Blues or My World (except for maybe You Ain't the First).

[Ratam]

I can't pick one, both to me.

[AxlsMainMan]

I preferred UYI II when I was a kid because it had the most epics and YCBM but now view UYI as a double album and can't choose between them. 

[martinb33]

Hi there,

UYI II is slightly my favorite because of Estranged and Locomotive, but I wouldn't dare to say it's better.

Imagine if it had been a single album with the best songs. Brutal.

[NicDwolfwood]

I tend to lean toward UYI I, if only because I think its the most consistent of the two. It flows better having mostly rockers that are only interrupted by Don't Cry and November Rain, It has the stronger closing with Coma  and  generally it doesn't have any weak songs. 

UYI II has maybe the greater collection of songs between the two, but man Shotgun Blues and Get in the RIng are the weakest songs off both albums, I almost always skip those. Plus, it also ends the weakest with Don't Cry Alt and the stinker that is My World.

[Gordon Comstock]

Coma is my favourite song, November Rain was the biggest UYI single, and the Izzy songs on UYI I are better. Songs like Bad Apples and Garden Of Eden are super underrated IMO. UYI II has some of their best songs, but as a whole album it's not as consistently good as UYI I.

[Caught_in_a_Coma]

I know most prefer 2 but I honestly like 1 more.  I think some of the filler tracks are quite underrated, particularly; Bad Obsession and Bad Apples.

I think Don't Cry and November Rain are some of the best ballad rock singles ever made.  Even if you find November Rain "corny", I think the song deserves respect. 

Coma is a monster of a masterpiece.  There isn't a single track on UYI 1 that reaches the lows of UYI 2; Get in The Ring and My World

Looking back, I'm surprised that for so long UYI 2 got the reputation of being the better of the two albums. 

 

UYI 2 has arguably my two fav GN'R tracks with KOHD and Locomotive though.  I also think Breakdown might be GNR's most overlooked track.

I call Breakdown overlooked because I feel like it when it comes to GN'Rs fantastic deep cuts (Coma, Locomotive, etc), I feel like Breakdown is mentioned the least

I love the Illusions.  Fantastic albums

Edited September 18, 2021 by Caught_in_a_Coma

[WhazUp]

To me UYII was a bit darker in vibe and I always loved it, from Civil War to songs like Breakdown and Locomotive

 

That being said I always viewed it as one huge album as opposed to two different ones

[showbread1]

I love both equally. More than Appetite because it’s more to listen to. But if I’m being honest, I Stan this band and love every album. Even TSI. 

[Bitchisback]

I used to lean towards 1, but now I think I lean towards 2.

 

I think 1 is overall more consistent where 2 has more filler but 2 might also have the best of the best song wise.  It's so hard to pick, so I refuse to