GUNS N ROSES - Live Era 87-93 (remastered) - Vinyl (4xLP)
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GUNS N ROSES
Live Era 87-93 (remastered)
UMR
limited gatefold 180 gram vinyl 4xLP in slip-case + poster Cat: 751886 2Rel: 24 Nov 25
Rock Side 1 - Track 1. Nightrain Side 1 - Track 2. Mr Brownstone Side 1 - Track 3. It's So Easy Side 1 - Track 4. Welcome To The Jungle Side 2 - Track 1. Dust N' Bones Side 2 - Track 2. My Michelle Side 2 - Track 3. You're Crazy Side 2 - Track 4. Used To Love Her Side 3 - Track 1. Patience Side 3 - Track 2. It's Alright Side 3 - Track 3. November Rain Side 4 - Track 1. Out Ta Get Me Side 4 - Track 2. Pretty Tied Up Side 4 - Track 3. Yesterdays Side 5 - Track 1. Move To The City Side 5 - Track 2. You Could Be Mine Side 6 - Track 1. Rocket Queen Side 6 - Track 2. Sweet Child O' Mine Side 7 - Track 1. Knockin' On Heaven's Door Side 7 - Track 2. Don't Cry Side 7 - Track 3. Estranged Side 8 - Track 1. Paradise City Side 8 - Track 2. Coma (Special bonus track)
There was a time when Guns n Roses were declared the most dangerous band on the planet, and in the wake of their debut Appetite For Destruction to their follow up Use Your Illusion I+II it seemed entirely plausible. They were the epitome of the three elements of Rock at the time - sex, drugs and rock & roll. Originally released in 1999, and now given the re-master treatment, this collection of live performances showcases just what a thunderous band they could be on their day. The opening four-song salvo that introduces the album is utterly compelling. Nightrain sets off at top speed, and the band rattles through 'Mr Brownstone', 'It's So Easy' and 'Welcome To The Jungle' as if the end of the world is imminent. The pace drops a little with Dust N Bones and the likes of Patience (complete with whistling solo), but there's still a palpable sense of excitement.
Thankfully, 'Out Ta Get Me' returns the band to that lean, snake-hipped feel while later tracks like 'You Could Be Mine' possess a sense of taut muscle that the band relaxed considerably later in their careers. Throughout these recordings, it's possible to hear a band attempting take their early ferocious club performances, and attempt to make it work on stadium-sized stages. Miraculously it works for the most part (check out the drawn out lunacy that inhabits the mid-section of 'Rocket Queen'), it's only when they stray from the blueprint that the wheels fall off ('Knocking On Heaven's Door'). The inclusion of 'Coma', which originally only featured on the Japanese editions is a bonus, and shows the band at their best. Quite why it wasn't on the original release is a mystery.
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