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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Oh hell, you can't say GnR was not an important band, and I happen to like big dumb music. I won't even call it a "guilty pleasure" like most music snobs tend to do. I think big bloated rock is good in small doses. I have enough "critics' darlings" in my collection. Sometimes, you just need the high test stuff.
I also happen to love old AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Lynrd Skynrd and even one a copy of ZZ Top's "Deguello" cd (got a killer version of Robert Johnson's "Dust My Broom" on it, and Billy Gibbons could actually play a great guitar, back when they were actually a band for about three years in the mid 70s).
The only thing that stops Use Your Illusion I and II from being two of the greatest cds of the past 20 years is their overproduction and the sloppy overly-long ballads that clog them. Pull out the 3 min rock tracks, rip out the overdubs, and you've got some great tunes - on par with some of the Stones' stuff from 69-72. Appetite For Destruction and Back in Black are still the two best dumb hard rock records of all time.
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What is up with this rash of poignant critiques? You seem to be the only person that speaks The Truth. Agree with all... Back in Black is more solid, but Appetite had better vibe.
Seeing Velvet Revolver tomorrow night... I also was pleasantly surprised.
