Appetite for Destruction
| Guns N' Roses
Appetite for Destruction
Appetite for Destruction is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It was released on July 21, 1987, by Geffen Records to massive commercial success. It topped the Billboard 200 and became the best-selling debut album as well as the 11th best-selling album in the United States. With about 30 million copies sold worldwide, it is also one of the best-selling recordsof all time. Although critics were ambivalent toward the album when it was first released, Appetite for Destruction has since received retrospective acclaim and been viewed as one of the greatest albums of all time. -Wikipedia
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Pitchford
Even with Appetite’s thick layers of grime, its path to mainstream success was shoved along by songs that reflected a bit of Southern California sunshine.
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BBC
The LA band's fiery debut will probably always be their crowning glory.
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Drowned in Sound
Their three-decade-old debut was the perfect representation of that band.
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All Music
The best metal record of the late '80s
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Louder Than War
Appetite is a pivotal moment in rock. It is a debut made by people living on the edge with nothing except their sanity to lose.
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Spill Magazine
A near flawless debut album that set the bar for rock ‘n’ roll bands
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Louder Sound
It’s hard to overemphasise the impact Guns N’ Roses had in those early years, and that was just the reverberations we felt in the UK.
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Punk News
These early editions are an intriguing preview of seminal classic rock.
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The Gaurdian
The songwriting and musicianship makes it timeless.
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Classic Rock Review
Instantly established Guns n Roses as a headlining band and gave them momentum well into the next decade.
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Moshville
The perfect hard rock sound.
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Immortal Reviews
Bringing bustling riffs and iconic, driven sounds that really tied things together to solidify their place in the history of rock.
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Hard Rock Daddy
As strong as any rock album ever released.
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Cryptic Rock
The music of Appetite For Destruction was clearly the basis for everything that the Gunners would achieve
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Toiletovhell
Pick any of the twelve tracks and you’ll find a massive hook and a tasty melody to get your head moving.
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Real Rock and Roll
So raw, so vicious, and so powerful that it’s almost hard to explain or grasp today.
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Metal Assault
Every single other cut is a fantastic slab of rock and roll, and they are all deserving of praise.
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Headstuff
The pinnacle of rock n’ roll in its rawest form.
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Telegraph
A potent mash-up of blues, punk, and metal
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Metal fan
Appetite For Destruction has something magical and unique.
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History UK
One of the best selling albums of all time,And let’s face it, there are a decent amount of karaoke favourites on the album as well.
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Clash Music
It’s all this youthful urgency that contributes towards the album’s eternal freshness.
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