Would would your single disc Use Your Illusion look like?

Since we are on the 25th anniversary of this double album, I wanted to know what a single disc from you look like.

 

For all twenty five years of owning these albums I've never actually taken the time to pare them down to a single album and I certainly haven't thought out a running order.

Most of the absolute must have songs are from II. Civil War, 14 Years, Yesterdays, Breakdown (best song on either album), Pretty Tied Up, Locomotive, Estranged, and You Could Be Mine.

There's very little, and maybe even nothing, that I would have to have from Use Your Illusion I. There are good songs on there, but nowhere near the caliber of what they put on II. From Illusion I I guess I would have to put Coma, Right Next Door To Hell, Dust N' Bones, Don't Cry and maybe The Garden.

I think that would get up around 80 minutes.

 

The 'Sample Your Illusion' does the trick of summarizing the album in about 45 minutes very well. Tracks:

1. You Could be Mine
2. Don't Cry
3. November Rain
4. Bad Obsession
5. Civil War
6. Double Talkin' Jive
7. Estranged.

 

25 years later...I find this still a compelling release. I saw them live in 1991 right before this was released. I recall being impressed how much more "depth" there was to the music especially with the addition of piano. It is essentially a quadruple album (about 150 minutes). Sure, they could have pared it down to a single CD...but how boring would that be, eh? GnR never did (or does) things small so this release matched their epic nature. Heck, that tour lasted about 2 1/2 years! I usually run through it and choose half the songs on each CD...I have my favorites, but give others a shot from time-to-time. It's a hard rock classic IMHO. Moreover, GnR are probably the last great "classic rock" band.

 

I would start with leaving off November Rain (bleeeeacch), Knocking on Heaven"s Door, Live and Let Die and My World.

 

Mine is constantly evolving - at the moment it looks like this:

You Could Be Mine
Perfect Crime
Don't Cry
Dust N Bones
Civil War

14 Years
Bad Obsession
Double Talkin' Jive
Breakdown
Estranged

I call it Use My Illusion...

 

OT: I want to hear the QSound mixes.

 

Awful, half-assed, stupid compilation.

 

Oh my! Axl is that you?

 

Get in the ring mutha*****!!!!!

 

It would LOOK like this...


Unfortunately, I can't whittle it down to 1 CD. I like all the content so much. Except maybe Don't Cry (Alt Lyrics) and My World I could live without.

 

Ahah no.

But you don't need to be Axl to witness the stupidity of this compilation.

 

They are "out there".