Track Listing

1. Reckless Life
2. Nice Boys
3. Move To The City
4. Mama Kin
5. Patience
6. Used To Love Her
7. You're Crazy
8. One In A Million

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3318 in Music
• Released on: 1999-03-20
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Running time: 33 minutes

Customer Reviews

Something for everyone
This album has something for everyone (even racists, if you thing about "One in A Million"), but generally was partially opportunistic (releasing the EP - Live Like a Suicide) and another four acoustic tracks. How it would look to fans was very much parodied within the album cover which exploits the tabloid nature of their press at the time. The songs are all solid, even the acoustic version of "Your crazy" generally seems to work better than the electric version. 'Patience' is a fantastic song which, at the time really showed people some of the potential range and scope of the band. "Used to Love Her" is very tongue in cheek and reminds me of the feel of "No Expectations" by the Rolling Stones. Signalled the potential for the band which would be more fully explored in the (somewhat overblown but with many good songs) Use your Illusion albums.

The Live - Like A Suicide EP really reminds me of Aerosmith, Johnny Thunders and New York Dolls. If you like those bands you will probably recognise the influence here. Great tongue and cheek lyrics "I lead a reckless life, and yknow, its my only vice".

THEIR LAST GREAT RELEASE
Appetite was a raw, ballsy rockin album with attitude. Lies was basically showin us what else they could do. Some crackin live tunes followed by some chilled out soulful acoustic songs that i have yet to hear anything better ( apart from nirvana, A.I.C and pearl jam unplugged)Shame the follow ups use your illusion(1&2) were axl's way of sedating his ego by releasing the over the top pop rock cheese. if he had his way he would have had some female backing singers and a guy playing the triangle if it meant he could have a bigger stage...ooops he did. Anyway get this album. its decent rock music stipped down to the bare essentials one that i listen to at least once a week( and i have owned it since 1993)

great but not world class which i always expect from g'n'r
released in 1988,the reason for the release of this is debatable,was it released because the world needed to hear it,or as a means of taking cold cash of us all after the success of appetite for destruction,regardless this is an album of two halves literally,the first four songs are a recording of a live show,although its possible that the audience cheers were added according to myth and the remaining four songs are acoustic numbers,three of which are new songs as youre crazy is an acoustic version of their own song which appeared on the legendary debut.
The live tracks are taken from their ep live like a suicide so they werent entirely unheard of songs but they are still excellent all the same,reckless life is a fist stomping,sleaze ridden classic,nice boys is camp with regards to lyrical style but is still a great song,move to the city is enjoyable and mama kin is again excellent,so side a passes the test.
The acoustic songs start with the legendary and fan favourite patience,the song builds into an awesome track with great sing a long moments,used to love her is a very tongue in cheek song about killing the girl you love because she wont shut up,but again a great fast,uptempo number,your'e crazy is good but not better than the original heavy version so weighs the quality down slightly and the album ends with the controversial,riot inducing,one in a million which is basically an axl rant about immigrants and aids and such like,its a song that left slash feeling uncomfortable as he is half black himself but they were always the most dangerous band in the world so i doubt if that was a big concern to Axl.
This is still a vital collection of songs,but thats what it is,a collection of songs as opposed to an album if you understand what im saying,guns n roses will never be guns n roses again to me regardless of Axl carrying the bands name on,this is a fine example of the bands capabilities but if for some reason the band are new to you then waste no more time and get 1987s appetite for destruction.