GN'R Lies was the short LP released by Geffen records after the debut 'Appetite For Destruction', used as a stop gap between records. It features several live covers such as Aerosmith's 'Mama Kin', delivered in that high-pitched snarl of Axl Rose. Despite the lack of original material, there are several highlights, which all happen to be new songs - 'Patience', 'Used To Love Her' and 'One In A Million'. It is at this point Guns N' Roses were reserved a places in the pantheon of rock gods, as these songs are by far the highlight of an otherwise classic-rock cover album. 'Patience' is a heart-wrenching ballad, co-written by Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin. It is of an acoustic arrangment, which gives Guns N' Roses a softer dimension that had never really been explored before. 'Used To Love Her' is perhaps the only Guns N' Roses song to written out of jest, as once proclaimed by Axl Rose. It centres around the idea of a woman driving her boyfriend/husband so made he kills her and buries her in the back garden. Despite the controversial topic it is infectiously catchy, probably another should-be classic if you, as Axl suggests part-way thorugh, 'take it for what it is'. 'One In A Million' caused a lot of controversy on its released, due pretty much to the homophobic and racist nature of the lyrics. Axl's true colours perhaps, but the chorus again is infectiously catchy and the attitude of the song is pure anarchy. It also explains the front cover of the album, a collage of newspaper article about the band. This album is a gem, if just for those three songs. It marked a transitionary period for Guns N' Roses that it never truly recovered from, so these could be considered the last tracks of the original band. It is soft, funny, emotional and dangerous at the same time. And the lyrics, as ever, ring hauntingly true...
'It's hard to see with so many around You know I don't like being stuck in the crowd'
Axl Rose, 'Patience' 1988
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