Use Your Illusion I

Rating

Album: Use Your Illusion I
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Right Next Door To Hell Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:02
2)	Dust N' Bones Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:58
3)	Live And Let Die Album Version	More Info...	3:04
4)	Don't Cry (Original) Album Version	More Info...	4:45
5)	Perfect Crime Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	2:24
6)	You Ain't The First Album Version	More Info...	2:36
7)	Bad Obsession Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:28
8)	Back Off Bitch Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:03
9)	Double Talkin' Jive Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:24
10)	November Rain Album Version	More Info...	8:58
11)	The Garden Album Version	More Info...	5:22
12)	Garden Of Eden Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	2:42
13)	Don't Damn Me Album Version	More Info...	5:19
14)	Bad Apples Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:28
15)	Dead Horse Album Version	More Info...	4:18
16)	Coma Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	10:16
2)	Dust 'n' Bones	More Info...	0:05
3)	Live and Let Die	More Info...	0:03
4)	Don't Cry	More Info...	0:04
5)	Perfect Crime	More Info...	0:02
6)	You Ain't the First	More Info...	0:02
7)	Bad Obsession	More Info...	0:05
8)	Back Off Bitch	More Info...	0:05
9)	Double Talkin' Jive	More Info...	0:03
10)	November Rain	More Info...	0:09
11)	The Garden	More Info...	0:05
12)	Garden of Eden	More Info...	0:02
13)	Don't Damn Me	More Info...	0:05
14)	Bad Apples	More Info...	0:04
15)	Dead Horse	More Info...	0:04
16)	Coma	More Info...	0:10

Album: Use Your Illusion I
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Right Next Door To Hell Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:02
2)	Dust N' Bones Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:58
3)	Live And Let Die Album Version	More Info...	3:04
4)	Don't Cry (Original) Album Version	More Info...	4:45
5)	Perfect Crime Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	2:24
6)	You Ain't The First Album Version	More Info...	2:36
7)	Bad Obsession Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:28
8)	Back Off Bitch Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	5:03
9)	Double Talkin' Jive Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	3:24
10)	November Rain Album Version	More Info...	8:58
11)	The Garden Album Version	More Info...	5:22
12)	Garden Of Eden Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	2:42
13)	Don't Damn Me Album Version	More Info...	5:19
14)	Bad Apples Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	4:28
15)	Dead Horse Album Version	More Info...	4:18
16)	Coma Album Version (Explicit)	More Info...	10:16
2)	Dust 'n' Bones	More Info...	0:05
3)	Live and Let Die	More Info...	0:03
4)	Don't Cry	More Info...	0:04
5)	Perfect Crime	More Info...	0:02
6)	You Ain't the First	More Info...	0:02
7)	Bad Obsession	More Info...	0:05
8)	Back Off Bitch	More Info...	0:05
9)	Double Talkin' Jive	More Info...	0:03
10)	November Rain	More Info...	0:09
11)	The Garden	More Info...	0:05
12)	Garden of Eden	More Info...	0:02
13)	Don't Damn Me	More Info...	0:05
14)	Bad Apples	More Info...	0:04
15)	Dead Horse	More Info...	0:04
16)	Coma	More Info...	0:10

Performer Notes

Guns N' Roses: Izzy Stradlin (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, percussion); Axl Rose (vocals, piano, keyboards, keyboard programming, sound effects); Slash (acoustic, classical, electric & slide guitars, slide dobro, 6-string bass, background vocals); Duff McKagan (acoustic guitar, bass, background vocals); Dizzy Reed (piano, organ, Clavinet, background vocals); Matt Sorum (drums, percussion, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Shannon Hoon, Alice Cooper (vocals); Mike Monroe (harmonica, saxophone); Matthew McKagan (horns, keyboard programming); Rachel West (horns); Tim Doyle (tambourine); Johann (keyboard programming, sound effects); Mike Clink, Bruce Foster (sound effects); Stuart Bailey, Reba Shaw (background vocals).
Recorded at A & M Studios, Record Plant, Studio 56 and Image Recording, Hollywood, California; Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California; Metalworks Recording Studios, Toronto, Ontario.
Guns N' Roses: Izzy Stradlin (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, percussion); Axl Rose (vocals, piano, keyboards, keyboard programming, sound effects); Slash (acoustic, classical, electric & slide guitars, slide dobro, 6 string bass, background vocals); Duff McKagan (acoustic guitar, bass, background vocals); Dizzy Reed (piano, clavinet, organ, background vocals); Matt Sorum (drums, percussion, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Shannon Hoon, Alice Cooper (vocals); Mike Monroe (harmonica, saxophone); Matthew McKagan (horns, keyboard programming); Rachel West (horns); Tim Doyle (tambourine); Johann (keyboard programming, sound effects); Mike Clink, Bruce Foster (sound effects); Stuart Bailey, Reba Shaw (background vocals).
Recorded at A & M Studios, Record Plant, Studio 56 and Image Recording, Hollywood, California; Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California; Metalworks Recording Studios, Toronto, Ontario.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
This single release combines the best of USE YOUR ILLUSION I and II.
Guns N' Roses: Axl Rose (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, programming); Izzy Stradlin (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Slash (acoustic, electric & slide guitars, slide dobro, banjo, 6-string bass); Duff McKagan (acoustic guitar, bass, background vocals); Dizzy Reed (piano, organ. background vocals); Matt Sorum (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Alice Cooper (vocals); West Arkeen (acoustic guitar); Matthew McKagan, Rachel West, Robert Clark, Jon Trautwein (horns); Johann Langlie (synthesizer); Steven Adler (drums); Tim Doyle (tambourine); Shannon Hoon, Stuart Bailey, Reba Alexander, The Waters (background vocals).
Recorded at A & M Studios, Record Plant, Studio 56, Image Recording, Hollywood, California; Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California; Metalworks Recording Studios, Toronto, Ontario.
Four years after becoming an uninvited guest at the party that is the music industry with its seminal debut, APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION, Guns N' Roses released USE YOUR ILLUSION I & II. Thanks to a reckless approach toward life and music, G N' R was constantly at the center of controversy and the result was that much of it was chronicled on this two-volume project. By this time, original drummer Steven Adler had been dismissed due to alleged drug dependency problems and was replaced by the Cult's Matt Sorum. Keyboardist Dizzy Reed was also added as a member.
ILLUSION I found Axl Rose ranting on songs about being sued by a neighbor ("Right Next Door to Hell"), dysfunctional relationships ("Back off Bitch"), and a drug overdose ("Coma"). Amid all the spewed bile, G N' R scored three Top 40 hits with a Wings cover ("Live and Let Die"), a piano-driven, Elton John-flavored epic ("November Rain"), and a hard-edged ballad ("Don't Cry"). Celebrity cameos include a then unknown Shannon Hoon, Hanoi Rocks' Mike Monroe, and Alice Cooper, who makes a particularly sinister contribution to "The Garden."

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.56) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."

Rolling Stone (10/17/91) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Guns N' Roses fire on all comers and take no prisoners..."

Rolling Stone - 4 Stars - Excellent - "..Guns N' Roses fire on all comers and take no prisoners."

Kerrang (Magazine) (p.53) - "There were huge ballads, orchestral behemoths and an appearance from Alice Cooper."

New York Times (Publisher) (9/15/91) - "...Finally, the baddest boys in rock are back on record--and nearly as confused, abused, defensive and defiant as ever...."

New York Times (Publisher) (9/15/91) - "Finally, the baddest boys in rock are back on record--and nearly as confused, abused, defensive and defiant as ever."