Use Your Illusion II
| Guns N' Roses
Use Your Illusion II
Use Your Illusion II is the fourth studio album by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. The album was released on September 17, 1991, the same day as its counterpart Use Your Illusion I. Both albums were released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour. Bolstered by the lead single "You Could Be Mine," Use Your Illusion IIwas the slightly more popular of the two albums, selling 770,000 copies its first week and debuting at No. 1 on the U.S. charts, ahead of Use Your Illusion I's first-week sales of 685,000. As of 2010, Use Your Illusion II has sold 5,587,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.Both albums have since been certified 7 Platinum by the RIAA-Wikipedia
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Sputnik
If you like GNR's slower, blues-ier stuff you'll definitely like this album.
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All Music
More serious and ambitious than I, but it's also considerably more pretentious.
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Sleaze Roxx
I must confess being really impressed with Use Your Illusion II. Most of the songs are very good
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Clash Music
Tragicomic, extravagant, inconsistent, but at times absolutely perfect.
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Classic Rock Reviews
What was exciting and innovative on the first album, feels like over-indulgence on the second, and this is part of the problem with Use Your Illusion II.
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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
They aimed for grand majesty, and they achieved it.
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The Gaurdian
In truth, the albums are sporadically brilliant
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Metalstorm
The production is flawless - you can hear every instrument clearly and with the exact volume to appreciate the entire performance.
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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
It was infused with so much punk and aggression, that it sounded nothing like any of the other bands around.
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