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I was recently going through my old cassette collection and pulled out this classic. I had bought it back in 1989 when I was 11 years old, and though the cassette was warped and worn out, the songs still sounded fresh and current, 18 years after the album was released. This prompted me to go on Ebay and purchase it. The first four tracks are raw and unrelenting, recorded live back in 1986 before Guns N' Roses was a household name. They still sound great. The last four tracks are the hallmark of the album however. Recorded with mostly acoustic guitars, they show a softer, even humorous side of the Guns', capped off by the controversial "One In A Million", an instant classic that displays Axl at his fiery best. The combination of Izzy Stradlin on acoustic guitar and Slash on his electric Gibson Les Paul in that song is phenomenal, and Axl's vocals are perfection, partcularly with his "hey, hey, hey yeah" at the end of the second verse. No front man in rock and roll since has had the charisma or vocal ability of Axl, with the close exception of perhaps Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and more recently Audioslave. This CD is a must have for any fan of hard rock. It captures some of the best work of a band that was unfortunately short lived, but managed to create some of the best, most timeless music from our generation. MKRead full review
Track listing 1. Reckless Life 2. Nice Boys 3. Move To The City 4. Mama Kin 5. Patience (acoustic) 6. Used To Love Her (acoustic) 7. You're Crazy (acoustic) 8. One In A Million Details Playing time: 33 min. Producer: Mike Clink Distributor: Universal Distribution Recording type: Mixed Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a Album notes Guns N' Roses: W. Axl Rose (vocals); Slash, Izzy Stradlin (guitar); Duff McKagan (bass); Stephen Adler (drums). Recorded between 1986 & 1988. When Guns N' Roses emerged from L.A.'s Sunset Strip scene in the mid-1980s, the band embodied a dangerous, snarling-attitude and slashing-riffs side of rock & roll that had been absent in the countless hair-metal bands cluttering the music industry at the time. Led by volatile frontman W. Axl Rose, G N' R was powered by the dual-guitar attack of Izzy Stradlin and Slash that made the band's full-length debut, APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION, an instant classic. The APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION follow-up, LIES, combined the band's live 1986 EP, LIVE LIKE A SUICIDE and four new studio tracks. The first half finds G N'R tearing it up in concert with such incendiary tracks as "Reckless Life" and "Nice Boys." These ripping anthems, along with a smoking cover of "Mama Kin" made the band the heir apparent to Aerosmith, the original bad boys of rock. The second half of LIES is what tossed G N'R into a sea of controversy. Although a track like the sensitively wrought "Lies" ruffled few feathers, songs like "Used to Love Her" and "One in a Million" brought on accusations of misogyny and bigotry.Read full review
Originally slated for release on 11 October but eventually appeared worldwide on 5 December 1988. The album had a long name and it was shorten to: GN´R Lies. It´s an eight-track collection, half live and half studio, designed in the absence of any new material to meet the demand for more GN´R Product. Side A featured the original four tracks from the 1986 Live ?!*@ Like A Suicide EP. The live tracks are: " Reckless Life" Steven kick-starting the band into the brutal faster-then-the-speed-of-night riff, Axl leering like a jester, ´It´s my only vice!´ then scurrying like a rat through Rose Tattoo´s cheesy hymn to the depraved and the disposed, "Nice Boys (Don´t play Rock ´n´ Roll)", followed by their own early autobiographical stab at much the same thing in "Move To The City", and ending, of course, with the best version of "Mama Kin" Aerosmith never recorded. Side-A served to demonstrate to the millions of fans around the world that still hadn´t had a chance to see the band play live yet what a raw, lurid entity Guns N´ Roses actually were in the flesh, right from the very beginning. That is why this record is a must have for all GNR fans and collectors alike. I bought two, one for my brother and another for me. I also bought the rest of GNR albums, so check out more review, and continuing story of this Band. The acoustic set on Side-B was where the real interest lay. Opening with the unmistakable sound of Duff´s voice lazily counting in the beat, "Patience" was the first song Guns N´Roses had ever recorded that didn´t have razor-edged electric guitars and bludgeoning two-fisted drums all over it. Another hit single peaking No.4 at the Billboard Single Charts. "Used To Love Her" followed, a slice of misogynistic humor, a joke. "You´re Crazy", slowed down from the amped-up methedrine-fuelled version on Appetite For Destruction, is a story of Axl´s claustrophobic search of love. However, it was the final track, "One In A Million", which would truly deliver the storm of protest and controversy promised by the album´s pseudo-provocative sleeve. Originally title "Police and Niggers", set in Axl´s life - poor Urban white boy arrives in the big bad city of his dreams only to discover the streets really are paved in slime. There was a fifth track called: "Corn Chucker", but was not included. Guns N´Roses made history to have two albums (Appetite for Destruction and GN´R lies) nestling in the Billboard Top Five simultaneously. Both albums sold millions of Copies national and Worldwide, also won several Awards (like MTV Awards). And it was just the beginning. This is A MUST HAVE for all GNR fans and collector as well. I bought two, one for my brother and another for me. I also bought the rest of GNR albums, so check out more review, and continuing story of this Band. Thanks.Read full review
I just got this cd yesterday, it came out nearly 30 years ago. 'Patience is one of the best songs on here. Aerosmith's 'Mama Kin' is a cover. There are 4 songs from 1986. 4 songs from 1988. One in a million will the last song is sure to offend people!
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I remember first buying this album on cassette when I was around 12 or 13 years old. I thought it was great back then and I still listen to it today. I'm in my 30's now! Tracks such as "Patience", "Used to Love Her" and "You're Crazy" are classics. Hopefully, the original GNR crew will reunite one day.
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