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Track Listings
| 1. Welcome To The Jungle |
| 2. Sweet Child O' Mine |
| 3. Patience |
| 4. Paradise City |
| 5. Knockin' On Heaven's Door |
| 6. Civil War |
| 7. You Could Be Mine |
| 8. Don't Cry (Original) |
| 9. November Rain |
| 10. Live And Let Die |
| 11. Yesterdays |
| 12. Ain't It Fun |
| 13. Since I Don't Have You |
| 14. Sympathy For The Devil |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
If time is the true test, then Guns N' Roses' Greatest Hits confirms that they really were one of the greatest rock & roll bands in the world. While, in retrospect, fellow graduates of the class of 1987 are about as cool as poodle perms and spandex, the LA bad boys still rock like gods. Listening to the sun-drenched chords of "Paradise City" and the ensuing stadium-sized swagger is enough to make wearing leather trousers and bandanas seem like a good idea. Of course, it helped that for them sex, drugs and rock & roll was a way of life, not a fashion statement. As Axl Rose wails "I wanna watch you bleed" on "Welcome to the Jungle", like a chain-smoking lunatic possessed, it's hard not to believe he meant it. Yet equally, it was his surprisingly poetic nature that made genuinely touching love songs of "Patience" and "Sweet Child of Mine".
Though none of their subsequent albums matched the drug-crazed genius of Appetite for Destruction, they did, as the Greatest Hits reminds, have their moments. From the bloated Use Your Illusion I & II came ultimate rock ballads "Don't Cry" and "November Rain", along with the primal rage that was "You Could Be Mine". And while the covers of the The Spaghetti Incident were largely forgettable, the fact that their final single was a seedy sneer through the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil" seems spectacularly fitting. --Dan Gennoe
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
One look at this track listing and you see what a great album it is. Usually greatest hits comprise of a few good songs from a brilliant first album (which are here) but what makes this album so strong is the brilliant tracks from the Illusion albums. The double albums were weak in places but had some stunning songs (November Rain) and they sit really well with the classic tracks. Patience is also nicely placed,rather than having the other acoustic tracks from G'n R' Lies. The album does taper off a bit with the songs from The Spaghetti Incident but even they sound quite decent after some really classic material.
43 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
For reference as I would have found this useful, tracks comprise:
Welcome to the Jungle
Sweet Child o' Mine
Patience
Paradise City
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Civil War
You Could be Mine
Don't Cry
November Rain
Live and Let Die
Yesterdays
Ain't it Fun
Since I Don't Have You
Sympathy for the Devil
You know what they sound like!
Welcome to the Jungle
Sweet Child o' Mine
Patience
Paradise City
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Civil War
You Could be Mine
Don't Cry
November Rain
Live and Let Die
Yesterdays
Ain't it Fun
Since I Don't Have You
Sympathy for the Devil
You know what they sound like!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is one if the best albums I've ever bought, shame I didn't look to Amazon for the cheap price thier offering this at. I still cant stop listenig to this album my favourite song on the album has to be either "sweet child of mine" or "november rain"
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Poor Quality Mastering
This cd is let down by very poor quality mastering.It sounds very compressed and absent of any dynamic range.Ok for the car ,but not for the hifi.
Published 17 days ago by Micky Mushroom
GUNS N' ROSES
A great CD... It contains the best from appitite, guns n r lies, use your illusion 1,2 and the spaggeti incident. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Tomz
I CAN'T COMMENT
I bought this as a present, so I can't really comment on the quality. All I can say is that the recipient was pleased and it turned up quickly.
Published 1 month ago by Mr. N. C. Kendell
Gun's and Roses
This a first class CD and the product was first class,I would recommend any body to use this site to purchase CD'S
Published 1 month ago by D Fpotter
A bit dated?
Old enough to remember Guns n' Roses coming to prominence, I have never owned any of their music. This album for me was really enjoyable for the "famous " tracks but the lesser... Read more
Published 2 months ago by GaryJimi
Guns n'Roses
Brilliant album. This is at least the third time I've bought this CD with two previous ones jumping on the final track after a while. I've retained my invoice this time! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Steve
Weak for the true GN'R fans!
When you look on the back side of CD case, you will notice that songlist is
really small, considering wide range of GNR songs. Read more
really small, considering wide range of GNR songs. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Renato Medurecan
Load but soft?
A great disc with some lovely songs and some heavey ones to head bang,have it in my car and play it with the windows down!!
Published 4 months ago by A. A. Goode
November Rain
I heard this Track on Radio 2 and although I have
never been a Fan in the past I was bowled over by this
BRILLIANT RECORD ! .
never been a Fan in the past I was bowled over by this
BRILLIANT RECORD ! .
Published 5 months ago by Pete
Great good old fashioned metal
When I saw this on Amazon I just had to buy it, every one of my favourite guns n roses hits on one disc. Read more
Published 6 months ago by P. Holt
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