Greatest Hits [Digipak] [PA] - Guns N' Roses

...the release of their official greatest hits package. Although I say official, in truth had Axl had his way then this release would never have seen the light of day. As hard as he and Slash tried, even efforts in court failed, they couldn’t stop Geffen Records releasing what they saw as an acceptable package. Geffen it seemed, having been taken to the limit with constant promises of Chinese Democracy, took it into their own hands to place together ...
...the circumstances. Firstly, for a greatest hits package there is very little here that can’t be purchased on a market stall for £3.99, a flimsy collection of a mere 14 songs from a band that have a career spanning 20 years, quite frankly isn’t acceptable. The big hitters are all here - November Rain, Sweet Child O’ Mine, Paradise City and Civil War, but it just doesn’t suffice for what is supposedly their greatest hits………. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...

ManUtdBoi 22.11.2004 · Read full review
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I bought this album the other week having not listened to any of their stuff since being a child. When I was younger my dad used to listen to Guns N Roses all the time, they were one of his favourite groups. So many of the different Guns N Roses albums were played over and over again in our house when I was younger, so I know most of the records by heart! A brief history of the band members (it's a little complicated so bare with me!) The rock ...
...(born Saul Hudson) and Izzy Stradlin (born Jeff Isbell), the lead singer Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose in Lafayette, Indiana), the bassist Duff McKagan and the drummer Steven Adler in the year 1985. In October 1990 the band fired Steven Adler and replaced him by Matt Sorum. In the same year they added Dizzy Reed on keyboards. End of 1991 Izzy Stradlin left the band and was replaced by the guitarist Gilby Clarke. In the middle of the 90's Slash ...

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...up of 2 EP's. This greatest hits collection takes the majority of its tracks from the 4 studio albums - Appetite for destruction, Use your illusion 1, Use your illusion 2, and the covers album The Spaghetti incident. Without a doubt the best album they released was Appetite for destruction, some would argue that this is the only GnR album that you need. Only 3 tracks from this groundbreaking debut album are included in this greatest hits, which is ...
...of the tracks on the greatest hits. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (Taken from Appetite for Destruction) - The first track on 'Appetite...' and a great opener for that album and this one. A straight-forward heavy rock tune which sums up all the best bits of GnR, Slash's great guitaring and Axl's screeching vocals, along woth lyrics such as 'I wanna watch you bleed'. Charming! SWEET CHILD OF MINE (Taken from Appetite for Destruction) - Probably one of the ...

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GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS GENRE HARD ROCK RELEASED 2004 GEFFEN RECORDS To the ones new to guns 'N' Roses this is the perfect album for them as it does have a very good arrangment of the best works from all there albums. APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION 1987 Welcome To The Jungle, with the chunky guitar riffs and solo's from slash, this is a fun hard rock classic. Sweet Child O' Mine, A massive guitar intro from slash, massive melodies working into ...
...ever. Paradise City, If your a practicing air guitarist you'll love this one full of chunky riffs and if you find a video of them on stage why not copy them run all over the place playing your air guitar. Or if you actually have a guitar play along. LIES 1988. As the demand for the 1986 E.P LIVE LIKE A SUICIDE was so great and the new E.P was well overdue, the lads decided to combine the both to bring the fans this great album. Patience, sweet, ...

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...Guns 'N' Roses Greatest hits has all the best songs taken from their different albums. Here are some of the best: 'Welcome to the jungle' This is a fast paced rock tune to get you started! Some lyrics: Welcome to the jungle we take it day by day if you want it you're gonna bleed but its the price you pay Your a very sexy girl thats very hard to please You can taste the bright lights but you won't get them for free 'November rain' In ...
...all of Guns 'N' Roses greatest hits, a must if you are a fan of their music, even if you have only heard one or two Guns 'N' Roses songs, if you liked them, get this, you will be glad you did! I got this album in Virgin for 9.99! Thanks for reading! ...

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I am fond of a fair portion of Guns 'n' Roses tunes, but I'm not sure if I qualify as a fully paid-up fan. For this reason, its stands to reason that this is the ideal CD for me or anyone else who considers themself part of the same demographic. There's no denying that the band or its various line-ups have released some poor material in the past also, but all of the well known classics are here. As a criticism, I would say that any avid fan may be ...
...such a history and back catalogue. That said, I find the tracks to my liking and all of the golden ones are here. Personally, I wouldn't have chosen the last few tracks, maybe replaced on or two of the them. But the first three quarters of the album is hit after hit. The tracks are as follows; 1. Welcome To The Jungle 2. Sweet Child 'O' Mine 3. Patience 4. Paradise City 5. Knocking On Heaven's Door 6. Civil War 7. You Could Be Mine 8. Don't ...

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Disclaimer: I originally wrote this review under my old username Andyx but as that account is no longer in use I have copied it across to use on my new account! Track Listing: 1. Welcome To The Jungle 2. Sweet Child O' Mine 3. Patience 4. Paradise City 5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 6. Civil War 7. You Could Be Mine 8. Don't Cry (Original) 9. November Rain 10. Live And Let Die 11. Yesterdays 12. Ain't It Fun 13. Since I Don't Have You ...
...I was never really a big fan of Guns 'n' Roses during their limelight years but I did like a few of their hits when I was younger so thought I would give the Album a chance and purchase it to listen to some of my favourites from over the last two decades and I was really surprised that album isn't actually that bad. I expected for this album to include some of the great songs by Guns 'n' Roses but instead this album included almost everyone of their ...

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I must confess I am not a great "heavy metal/rock" fan but this album is now the most played one in my house (since my Elton John review). I always imagined Guns N Roses songs to be full of bad language that gave the younger generation ideas beyond their station (and I believe some of their songs still do) but there are still some classic ballads which bring a tear to your eye (ie patience, dont cry and knockin on heavens door). I originally bought ...
...present for my partner but somehow he never has actually listened to it yet. This is the 6th album from the band (so I believe but if I am wrong please let me know) and it contains all the best bits from the others such as Appetite for Destruction, GNR lies, Use your illusion 1, Use your illusion2, the spaghetti incident and Guns n Roses the live era 87-93. Track listing is as follows:- 1 - welcome to the jungle 2 - sweet child o mine 3 - patience ...

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...good too, but on a Greatest Hits, covers should be more scarce (especially when they are Since I Don't Have You and Sympathy For The Devil - Tolerable, yes, greatest hits? No! Furthermore, tell me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe Civil War was even released, I'm not certain but, that's what I think. And, if that's so, how could it be a Greatest Hit? The band was also not consulted about this album as far as I'm aware, so it's little more than a ...
...on the tin - Their Greatest Hits. By no means does it measure the quality of the band, it simply celebrates the songs they released that fared (or is it faired?) well in the charts (some didn't even fare to well). Here's what they should have done: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Repackaged Appetite for Destruction, added an extra few discs containing the GNR Lies CD, Civil War, 14 Years, Yesterdays, Pretty Tied Up (It's ...

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Its about time there was a guns n' roses best of album, you may notice that there isn't any of their tracks on "the best air guitar album"`s this is because Geffen records (which incidently is part of UMG Recordings Incorporated) whom is the label for guns n' roses, would not allow this, it was all to do with copywrite rights. Which is nothing but a shame, I think there is alot of people who would agree that. Unless you buy the single you won't ...
...album, (unless you have 'interview with the vampire' on tape/dvd, or the soundtrack to this film,its on the ending credits!). The first album Appitite for destruction was released in about 1987, followed by GN'R Lies in 1988, next was Use your illusion I and use your illusion II both brought out in 1991, Spaghetti Incident was after these in1993 (which was a big dissapointment,) then a live era album was relesed in 1999. There are tracks from each ...

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I was given this album for Christmas about 4 years ago, and at the time I only knew about two songs from guns n roses. But When i first played this album, I realised I knew most of the tracks. It has some great hits on it such as 'welcome to the jungle,' 'Sweet child o mine,' 'Novemeber rain,' 'Knockin on heavens door,' 'Paradise city,' 'Live and let die,' and 'Sympathy for the Devil.' All these songs will have you up and dancing, and even on the ...

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WOW! What a great album! Their best of singles all put onto one disk, the best of the classic g'n'r before Axl went and spoilt it all by going loopy =S But hey from that we have Velvet Revolver! Anyway back to the subject, this disk contains their biggest hits! Welcome to the jungle, sweet child o mine, paradise city, November rain, knockin' on heavens door to name a few. This disk gives you the best of g'n'r at their best! Turn it up loud and rock ...
...sound quality and no faults with it yet. One thing, when you do buy it and open the case you will see a disk that appears to be scratched, it's meant to be like that ;) so dont go worrying and taking it back to the shops thinking its not going to work, its fine. The CD also contains a nice little booklet telling you a bit about the band and how it happened which is nice to read about. Overall it's a great album, bargain price! Just make sure you ...

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As everyone I know agrees, this CD is a must-buy; we had it playing on repeat in our house almost all the time for the first week after we bought it, at which point my partner added it to his portable collection and I had to get my own copy for in the house! A great addition to any rock collection, by Guns n Roses converts and those new to their music alike, this album, released in March 2004, includes all the band's best known and most influential ...
...single-disk album. These include a combination of songs written by the band themselves and well-performed covers of those written by other people (including Wings' 'Live and Let Die' and Bob Dylan's 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door, both given a distinctive Guns n Roses twist). Particular highlights of the CD of course include the song 'Sweet Child of Mine' and of course the old favourite classic 'Welcome to the Jungle', a song which everyone has certainly ...

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First of all, I would like to point out that Guns N' Roses were one of the best rock and roll bands ever. Their music has influenced countless artists today and their songs remain marked in rock history. Although their main songs such as Paradise City, Sweet child o'mine, Welcome to the Jungle and Knockin'on heaven's Door are here, the Dd has quite a few songs missing such as Out to get me, My Michelle, Rocket queen and their fantastic version of ...

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...dont think guns n roses greatest hits are just guitar based because there is still that addictive drum patterns and catchy vocals from the legend (axel rose) such a cool front man and makes guns and roses what they are! i think this cd is for everyone and anyone! youl love it! if i could recommend a few of the tracks i guess that i would have to say that the dont cry song is awesome and so is the legendary sweet child o mine, furthermore ul love ...

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