Use Your Illusion I
| Guns N' Roses
Use Your Illusion I
Use Your Illusion I is the third studio album by American rock band Guns N' Roses. Released the same day as its counterpart Use Your Illusion II. Both albums were released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts, selling 685,000 copies in its first week, behind Use Your Illusion II's first-week sales of 770,000. Use Your Illusion I has sold 5,502,000 units in the United States as of 2010, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Each of the Use Your Illusion albums have been certified 7 Platinum by the RIAA. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1992.-Wikipedia
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Classic Rock reviews
Demonstrated much growth and expansion of style, including elements of country, blues, and progressive rock, while maintaining the hard rock edge
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Pop Matters
It’s no wonder that when people talk about GNR’s legacy, they oftentimes lump “the best moments of Use Your Illusion” with the group’s defining album.
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Stereogum
The Illusion albums still succeeded way more often than they failed.
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The Gaurdian
In truth, the albums are sporadically brilliant
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Cryptic Rock
Illusion would demonstrate a musical maturity that encompassed their eclectic influences, showcasing elements of Blues, Classical, Heavy Metal, Punk Rock, and straight-up Rock-n-Roll.
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Rocinante
The Illusion albums age well. I think one of the reasons for this, is that they have a very comic book feel to them. They’re neither too dark, or serious.
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Sputnik
The final two minutes could easily be the best piece of music ever written, as an onslaught of instruments and powerful introspective lyrics
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All Music
Conceivably, the two aspirations could have been divided between the two records, but instead they are just thrown into the blender
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Sleazeroxx
With material ranging from brilliant (with luckily more on that end) to simply terrible.
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Antimusic
The emotional depth of the 'Illusion' albums is far more astounding than anyone has ever given them credit for.
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