Appetite for Destruction Review
Band | |
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Album | ![]() Appetite for Destruction |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Released | July 21, 1987 |
Genres | Hard Rock, Glam Metal |
Labels | Geffen Records |
Length | 53:47 |
Ranked | #2 for 1987 , #29 all-time |
Album rating : 92.6 / 100
Votes : 116 (6 reviews)
Votes : 116 (6 reviews)
October 17, 2024
Album of the day #3. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses' "Appetite for Destruction" is an iconic debut album that combines hard rock, punk and glam metal in an original way. Axl Rose's voice and the band's energetic playing create a unique atmosphere that conveys the danger and rebellion of 80s Los Angeles. Songs like "Welcome to the Jungle", "Sweet Child O' Mine" and "Paradise City" are deservedly rock classics, but the album's material as a whole is not of equal quality. Even though it's a strong and ground-breaking debut, the unevenness prevents the record from becoming an all-time great. Axl Rose's vocal performance and Slash and Stradlin's guitar work elevate the album's highlights to the top of rock and make it a memorable work.
Climax: Paradise City, Sweet Child O' Mine, Welcome To The Jungle, Rocket Queen
Anticlimax: You're Crazy, Anything Goes, It's So Easy
Guns N' Roses' "Appetite for Destruction" is an iconic debut album that combines hard rock, punk and glam metal in an original way. Axl Rose's voice and the band's energetic playing create a unique atmosphere that conveys the danger and rebellion of 80s Los Angeles. Songs like "Welcome to the Jungle", "Sweet Child O' Mine" and "Paradise City" are deservedly rock classics, but the album's material as a whole is not of equal quality. Even though it's a strong and ground-breaking debut, the unevenness prevents the record from becoming an all-time great. Axl Rose's vocal performance and Slash and Stradlin's guitar work elevate the album's highlights to the top of rock and make it a memorable work.
Climax: Paradise City, Sweet Child O' Mine, Welcome To The Jungle, Rocket Queen
Anticlimax: You're Crazy, Anything Goes, It's So Easy

Track listing (Songs)
title | rating | votes | video | ||
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1. | Welcome to the Jungle | 4:33 | 97.7 | 40 | Audio Music Video |
2. | It's So Easy | 3:22 | 86.9 | 22 | Audio Music Video |
3. | Nightrain | 4:28 | 95.7 | 27 | Audio |
4. | Out ta Get Me | 4:23 | 87.6 | 21 | Audio |
5. | Mr. Brownstone | 3:48 | 88.4 | 23 | Audio |
6. | Paradise City | 6:46 | 97.1 | 35 | Audio Music Video |
7. | My Michelle | 3:39 | 89.3 | 24 | Audio |
8. | Think About You | 3:51 | 85.9 | 21 | Audio |
9. | Sweet Child o' Mine | 5:56 | 97.4 | 43 | Audio Music Video |
10. | You're Crazy | 3:17 | 86.5 | 21 | Audio |
11. | Anything Goes | 3:26 | 84.7 | 21 | Audio |
12. | Rocket Queen | 6:13 | 94.6 | 28 | Audio |
Line-up (members)
- Axl Rose : Vocals, Synthesizer, Percussion, Whistle, Songwriting
- Slash : Guitars, Talkbox, Songwriting
- Izzy Stradlin : Guitars, Backing Vocals, Percussion, Songwriting
- Duff "Rose" McKagan : Bass, Backing Vocals, Songwriting
- Steven Adler : Drums, Songwriting
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▶ Appetite for Destruction Review (1987)

Oct 17, 2024 Likes : 2
Album of the day #3. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses' "Appetite for Destruction" is an iconic debut album that combines hard rock, punk and glam metal in an original way. Axl Rose's voice and the band's energetic playing create a unique atmosphere that conveys the danger and rebellion of 80s Los Angeles. Songs like "Welcome to the Jungle", "Sweet Chil...

Mar 9, 2021 Likes : 2
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