I have worn out two cassettes, and one vinyl copy of this album.  That alone should tell you how much I love it.  But even one who loves the album as much as I do should be able to admit to themselves that it's just not very good anymore.  In it's initial release, sure, it had power and fury, but it all seems so cartoonish and limp.
Take "Sweet Child O Mine", a very nice ballad.  I had many a party with that as the soundtrack.  Listening to it now, the melody is still appealing, but the lyrics are greeting card quality, like bad Paul McCartney.  And Axl's singing does the group no favors, either.  "Welcome to the Jungle" has just become SO overplayed. . .I won't even watch the fifth Dirty HArry movie, which features it prominently.
I love Guns and Roses but even I will admit that this album has become nothing but a snapshot of a bygone time.  A true "great" work of art will still sound vital and fresh many years later.
I have worn out two cassettes, and one vinyl copy of this album. That alone should tell you how much I love it. But even one who loves the album as much as I do should be able to admit to themselves that it's just not very good anymore. In it's initial release, sure, it had power and fury, but it all seems so cartoonish and limp. Take "Sweet Child O Mine", a very nice ballad. I had many a party with that as the soundtrack. Listening to it now, the melody is still appealing, but the lyrics are greeting card quality, like bad Paul McCartney. And Axl's singing does the group no favors, either. "Welcome to the Jungle" has just become SO overplayed. . . I won't even watch the fifth Dirty HArry movie, which features it prominently. I love Guns and Roses but even I will admit that this album has become nothing but a snapshot of a bygone time. A true "great" work of art will still sound vital and fresh many years later.