Guns N' Roses

As the title of the record suggests, this is a collection of live GNR songs. Unfortunately, the album suffers from a reliance on their later tours rather than the chaos of the band's embryonic years. Sort of the Metal equivalent of U2's Rattle And Hum.

There is a definitive souvenir of the live G n' R experience lurking somewhere in the band's
attic. This baby isn't it, for reasons having little to do with the actual performances. Like,
where are the dates and venues for these twenty-two tracks? As rock scholarship,
"Recorded across the universe between 1987 and 1993" doesn't cut it. The credits also give
no hint as to which lineup – the original five, the Use Your Illusion-era big band –... More >