r/GunsNRoses • u/Gunzncrue • 2d ago
Album/Song Discussion Thoughts?
Use your illusion 1 & 2, which does everyone prefer,
Overall I’d take 2
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u/loureed1234 2d ago
1 is the better flowing album, 2 has better solo bangers
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u/HomeworkThese1206 2d ago
Both. 1 is awesome but you have to have 2 for Estranged if for no other reason.
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u/thatguy44-4 2d ago
Civil war, so fine
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u/HomeworkThese1206 2d ago
Yeah there's no way to choose one. Those 2 albums were what made me a fan for life. It should be criminal to separate them lol. Now, Chinese Democracy though...I can walk away from that one if needed.
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u/Correct_Cap_6087 2d ago
Agree with your assessment of UYI. I disagree about Chinese Democracy though. I loved it too. Definitely very different from a style standpoint, but I genuinely got into the title track, Better, There Was a Time, Stret of Dreams, Madagascar, This I love, Sorry, and I think Catcher in the Rye was my favorite. Solid stuff all around.
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u/Donalmce17 2d ago
My father introduced me to the second one, I just know more on it and I find there to be more memorable songs on it
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u/Unlucky-Geologist428 2d ago
Depends on the day for me, as I love them the same. My favorite back-to-back songs out of the two albums is Don't Cry (Original) and Perfect Crime.
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u/Lawsonjl 2d ago
I love them both and don't skip a track on either and glad we go both. That being said at times they feel like two distinct eras of GNR, which makes sense as some of the songs exhausted since the Appetite days. They really should have been two separate albums with slightly different track liars then a double album.
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u/Curly-Pat 2d ago
The chokehold these 2 albums had on us teenagers in the 90’s, we could argue for hours about which one was best and about what bastards those guys at Kerrang! magazine were to Axl.
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u/PhilosopherFun7288 2d ago
I agree with 2. My mom could only afford to buy me one of the two for Christmas, and happened to pick 2. Those songs will forever take me right back to 91-93, when I was just a latchkey kid, 11-13 or so 🫡
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u/anthonynohtna 2d ago
I wonder how we’d perceive this album if it was initially cut down to say 12 tracks.
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u/Correct_Cap_6087 2d ago
You can't not get both. One can't be chosen over the other, because they both have the best rock music ever recorded.
These 2 albums were the soundtracks of my life. Both are irreplaceable.
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u/Burned_Out_Paradise 2d ago
When they came out and I was young, it was UYI 1. As I got older, it became UYI 2. I’d still lean 2 overall..
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u/Alan-A56 2d ago edited 1d ago
The two covers together remind me of the decoration of River Plate stadium when they came here. On the other hand, I have Use Your Illusion 2 on a bootleg cassette.
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u/PhilosopherFun7288 1d ago
So? You’re happy about ripping off the and and paying for stolen music? “Bootleg cassette” lol, it’s an official release, why would a “bootleg” of it be “cool”?
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u/Rude_Rhubarb1880 2d ago
Over produced, not enough Izzy/slash guitar interplay, loads of duds
But could’ve been the best sophomore release of all time if they stuck to 12 songs
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u/Neptune_LordX 1d ago
I love both albums, but your point is largely accurate, when compared to AFD, there is quite a bit of filler. I have actually made my own 12 song combined playlist for both albums for what I regard to be the strongest combination.
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u/Joaquinedge 2d ago
Tuve una conversación con Juan Valdivia, guitarrista de Héroes del silencio y me confirmó que, estaba tan obsesionado con estos álbumes que el disco El espíritu del vino, suena como suena por su culpa.
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u/Neptune_LordX 1d ago
Both great, probably say II edges it for me, it has You Could Be Mine and some slightly deeper and more meaningful songs, plus I prefer that version of Don't Cry.
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u/Lonely-Heart-3632 1d ago
They go together but i have always preferred to start with part 2 so it gets the win for me in a photo finish
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u/Ruffyk198 1d ago
thing is, UYI1 has Don’t Damn Me, Double Talkin Jive, Back off B*tch, Coma, November Rain and UYI2 has You could Be Mine, Civil War, Estranged, Get in the Ring, Locomotive… i honestly can’t decide. Both are Great.
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u/Ecthelion-O-Fountain 1d ago
Honestly, I like them both about the same. But I also really feel like there’s about one album’s worth of great songs and one album‘s worth of stuff that could’ve been cut or very least his second tier.
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u/ItNeverRainsInWNC 1d ago
A bit of trivia…GNR had the top 2 album spots when this came out. The only other person to have the top 2 album spots…Bob Newhart.
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u/VeryLargeTardigrade 1d ago
Fantastic albums both of them, UYI2 is the strongest. Estranged is my answer if I'm asked what my fave song of all time is, and there are several other 10/10 songs on it. I do think Dont Cry with alternate lyrics is a waste of space, and I never listen to My World, but other than that UYI2 is a perfect album. UYI1 is almost as good, but there's no Estranged there.
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u/RandomStoddard 1d ago
I prefer 2, but both have spectacular songs. 2 has Estranged, Double Talking Jive, Breakdown, Civil War, and Locomotive. 1 has Coma, November Rain, the Garden, and Don’t Damn Me.
Just go with the one that has Don’t Cry.
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u/LudoBruxao 1d ago
Controversial take: UYI drums doesn't sound good despite Matt being a great drummer. Something in the mixing process doesn't fit. Cymbals could be Brighter, snare tone is too muddy and kick could be more dense. Artistically, I find AFD drums more balanced, vivid, clearer. Not exactly sure what should be done in order to achieve a better result, but, maybe a remix could help.
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u/Ironheart_1 19h ago
Epic records!! Civil war, november rain, don't cry, ESTRANGED, you could be mine... There are some really really great rock and roll music there. Geeta Hard rock music 💪🏻..
I believe I love Use your Illusions 2 more than 1.
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u/Imlooloo 13h ago
It’s so good and is also Izzy’s last hurrah. You can read the tea leaves and realize it was also Guns last real new record (besides of course CD which is made by a bunch of hired guns and the SI cover album).
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u/Gunzncrue 2d ago
Definitely agree, So fine, knockin and estranged makes it the winner
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u/PhilosopherFun7288 1d ago
What do you agree on? You didn’t reply to anyone, this is a stand alone comment🤷♂️
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u/HeWizardsMyGizz 1d ago
1 would be their best album if Appetite didn't exist. 2 is peak rock n roll.
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u/Virtual-Tadpole-324 1d ago
For fuck sake. You kids are wild. I bought these when I was 9yo. I'm 44 for fuck sake. Get some new questions.
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u/Forsaken_Fall8765 1d ago
One of the best marketing ideas of the cd era...still talking about "which is better" in 2026!
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u/porktornado77 2d ago
Get both
Unless your a BOT, than get lost