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Episode 73 covers Guns N’ Roses’ third studio album, 1991’s Use Your Illusion I. Use Your Illusion I is the third studio album by American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses, released on September 17, 1991, the same day as its counterpart Use Your Illusion II. Both albums were released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts, selling 685,000 copies in its first week, behind Use Your Illusion II‘s first-week sales of 770,000. Use Your Illusion I has sold 5,502,000 units in the United States as of 2010, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Each of the Use Your Illusion albums have been certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1992. This is their first album to feature former The Cult drummer Matt Sorum, who replaced Steven Adler following Adler’s departure in 1990 (although he was featured again on “Civil War”, which appeared on its counterpart album), as well as keyboardist Dizzy Reed. This is their first album to be recorded as a six-piece band. Mark, Kevin, Alex, and Chris take you on a historical journey surrounding the album as well as share our favorites and not-so favorites from the record. We go on a deep dive track-by-track listen of Use Your Illusion I as well as share personal stories of discovering the album. Tune in next week for Episode 74 as we cover Guns N’ Roses’ fourth studio album, 1991’s Use Your Illusion II.
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Quick Reviews
Mark At this point, on the periphery of the band you’d know the bigger hits from the album, so what’s left? I’m okay just being a fan of Appetite, a few of these songs, and that’s it.
Chris A more competently put together St. Anger? Crafted and professional sounding but doesn’t equate to a great final product. Not enough memorable moments to keep you invested throughout 116 minutes.
Alex Think Metallica took any influence from these records for Load and ReLoad? Didn’t know a whole lot from this record and found one “Now I’m Here” song. Too long and too much filler though.
Kevin A handful of discovered deep cuts, a handful of top tier songs, and a whole bunch of whatever. Could have been better if someone learned what a chopping block is.
Love It or Flush It
| M | C | A | K | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Right Next Door to Hell" | 3:02 | L | F | L | L | |
| 2 | "Dust N' Bones" | 4:58 | L | L | L | L | |
| 3 | "Live and Let Die" (Paul McCartney and Wings cover) | 3:04 | L | L | L | L | |
| 4 | "Don't Cry" (Original) | 4:44 | B | L | L | L | |
| 5 | "Perfect Crime" | 2:23 | F | F | F | F | |
| 6 | "You Ain't the First" | 2:36 | F | F | F | F | |
| 7 | "Bad Obsession" | 5:28 | T | F | F | T | |
| 8 | "Back Off Bitch" | 5:03 | L | B | B | L | |
| 9 | "Double Talkin' Jive" | 3:23 | L | F | F | L | |
| 10 | "November Rain" | 8:57 | L | L | L | B | |
| 11 | "The Garden (ft. Alice Cooper)" | 5:22 | L | L | L | L | |
| 12 | "Garden of Eden" | 2:41 | F | L | F | F | |
| 13 | "Don't Damn Me" | 5:18 | F | F | L | F | |
| 14 | "Bad Apples" | 4:28 | F | T | T | F | |
| 15 | "Dead Horse" | 4:17 | F | F | F | F | |
| 16 | "Coma" | 10:13 | F | L | L | L |
Love It or Flush It Legend
L = Love. As many as you like.
F = Flush. Must flush at least one track per album.
B = Buy. Purchased for the ultimate LTS “Best Of” playlist for each of us. One per album.
T = Terminate. Should have never even existed. One per album.
The Rules
Each of us must Love, Flush, Buy, and Terminate AT LEAST ONE track on an album, no matter how great or terrible the album is. Whoever wins the “7 for the Buy” section gets an extra Buy or Terminate to use on the album. Because Chris hosts this section and thus cannot win, he gets an extra Buy or Terminate every 4 albums.
Album Information
Use Your Illusion I is the third studio album by American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses, released on September 17, 1991, the same day as its counterpart Use Your Illusion II. Both albums were released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts, selling 685,000 copies in its first week, behind Use Your Illusion II‘s first-week sales of 770,000.[3] Use Your Illusion I has sold 5,502,000 units in the United States as of 2010, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[4] Each of the Use Your Illusion albums have been certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1992.[5] This is their first album to feature former The Cult drummer Matt Sorum, who replaced Steven Adler following Adler’s departure in 1990 (although he was featured again on “Civil War“, which appeared on its counterpart album), as well as keyboardist Dizzy Reed. This is their first album to be recorded as a six-piece band.
