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Biography

Use Your Illusion I is the third studio album by the American Rock music|rock band Guns N' Roses . It was the first of two albums released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour , the other being Use Your Illusion II . The two are thus sometimes considered a double album . In fact, in the original vinyl releases, both Use Your Illusion albums are double albums. Material for all two/four discs (depending on the medium) was recorded at the same time and there was some discussion of releasing a "quadruple album". The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200|Billboard charts, selling 685,000 copies in its first week, behind Use Your Illusion II 's first week sales of 770,000.Hasty, Katie. . billboard.com . Dec 3, 2008. Use Your Illusion I has sold 5,502,000 units in the U.S. as of 2010, according to Nielsen SoundScan .Trust, Gary. . billboard.com . March 19, 2010. Each of the Use Your Illusion albums have been certified 7× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA . It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Grammy Award in 1992.

The album has recently received critical acclaim again in 2011, being featured on Triple M Radio's Life-Changing Album series in Australia, with the station playing numerous tracks with commentary.Albums That Changed Your Life series, Use Your Ilusion I , Guns N Roses, Triple M Radio

Overview

The Use Your Illusion albums represent a turning point in the sound of Guns N' Roses. Although they did not abandon the hard-rock tendencies vivid in their first album, Appetite for Destruction , Use Your Illusion I demonstrated, for the first time, more or less, elements of blues , European classical music|classical music , Heavy metal music|heavy metal , punk rock and rock and roll classic. For example, lead singer Axl Rose plays piano on several tracks of both albums. This fact is evidenced by the numerous music video s produced in conjunction with these albums. Use Your Illusion I contains two of the three songs, " November Rain " and " Don't Cry ", whose videos are generally held by fans to be part of a trilogy. The third song, " Estranged ", is on Use Your Illusion II .

Another influence on the different sound to this album compared to the band's earlier work is the replacement of drummer Steven Adler (who was unable to perform well enough for the sessions due to drug problems) by former Cult drummer Matt Sorum.

A number of songs on the album were written in the band's early days. They were not included on Appetite for Destruction but can be found on the popular bootlegged so-called 'Rumbo Tapes', an album of early demo tapes. " #"Back off Bitch"|Back Off Bitch ", " #"Bad Obsession"|Bad Obsession ", "Don't Cry" (referred to by Rose during the ensuing tour as 'the first song ever wrote together'), "November Rain", and " The Garden (song)|The Garden " are considered part of this group. There's also a cover of Paul McCartney's " Live and Let Die (song)|Live and Let Die ".

Besides stylistic differences, another new aspect seen in Use Your Illusion I was longer songs. "November Rain", an epic ballad, is nearly nine minutes long, and " Coma (song)|Coma " is more than 10 minutes long. Another change was the presence of tracks sung by other members of the band (even though certain songs from Appetite for Destruction and '' G N' R Lies '' featured other members on Duet (music)|duet vocals ): lead vocals on "Dust N' Bones", "You Ain't the First," "14 Years" and "Double Talkin' Jive" are performed by rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin .

The band had some difficulty achieving the final sound of the album, especially during the mixing stages of the production of both albums. According to a 1991 cover story by Rolling Stone magazine, after mixing 21 tracks with engineer/producer Bob Clearmountain , the band decided to scrap the mixes and start from scratch with engineer Bill Price (record producer)|Bill Price of Sex Pistols fame.

Slash has stated that a great deal of the material for the album was written on acoustic guitars in a couple of nights at his house (the Walnut House), after several months of non-productivity.Bozza, Anthony, & Slash (2007). Slash. Harper Entertainment: New York. pp. 298–300

Release and Reception

Released on midnight of September 17, 1991, the Use Your Illusion albums were among the most anticipated in rock history. Predictions in the industry were of sales reaching the likes of Michael Jackson 's Thriller (album)|Thriller and Bruce Springsteen 's Born to Run , this despite the fact that major stores K-Mart and Walmart refused to stock the albums due to the profanity present. Estimates suggested that over 500,000 copies of the two albums were sold in just 2 hours. Both albums ultimately underperformed expectations domestically, with Use Your Illusion I selling 5,502,000 and both being certified 7x Platinum by the RIAA . Use Your Illusion I debuted below Use Your Illusion II mainly due to the fact that the second album contained the main lead single of the two albums " You Could Be Mine ".

Reception to Use Your Illusion I was mainly positive, and it is regarded as the more hard-rocking album of the two due in part to the influence of Izzy Stradlin . Critics praised the highlights of the album such as " November Rain " and " Coma (song)|Coma ", the closing track, but criticised the amount of filler (media)|filler on the album. Asked if the wait was worth it, David Frick of Rolling Stone noted "yes".

Cover

The cover art of both Use Your Illusion albums is detail from Raphael 's painting The School of Athens . The highlighted figure, unlike many of those in the painting, has not been identified with any specific philosopher.

The only difference in the artwork between Use Your Illusion I and II is the color scheme used for each album. Use Your Illusion I uses the Color temperature|warm colors red and yellow; Use Your Illusion II uses the cool colors blue and purple.

Both covers are the work of Estonian-American artist Mark Kostabi .

Song information

"Right Next Door to Hell"

This song is a product of discord between Axl and his West Hollywood high rise neighbor, Gabriella Kantor. Kantor had Rose arrested and sued Rose, claiming he hit her with a wine bottle. He denied the charges and labeled her a "fanatical fan". The condo was eventually given away in MTV's "Evict Axl" contest.

Timo Caltia (real name Timo Kaltio), who participated in the writing of this song, is a Finnish guitarist, songwriter and guitar-tech expert who once worked with Hanoi Rocks . He'd played a chorus riff of the song at his home while Stradlin was visiting.

"Dust N' Bones"

This is the second track on the album and was written by Slash (musician)|Slash , Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan . It's the first song on the album sung by Stradlin and the first to feature Dizzy Reed on piano. It also includes a guitar with talkbox .

"You Ain't the First"

"You Ain't the First" is the sixth track on the album. Unlike most tracks on the album, electric guitars are nowhere to be found in the song – instead, acoustic guitars are used, similar to side two of '' G N' R Lies '', and also giving the song a folk rock feel, which is added to by the tambourine (played by Tim Doyle). The song is also notable for being the only song in the band's catalogue that is entirely in waltz time and it is the only song to feature three singers: Izzy Stradlin, Axl Rose and Shannon Hoon.

"Bad Obsession"

"Bad Obsession" is track seven on the album. It was written by Izzy Stradlin and West Arkeen . The song is about tackling drug abuse and Substance use disorder|addiction , which had haunted the band since they had become famous. Michael Monroe , lead singer of Hanoi Rocks and a big influence on Guns N' Roses, plays the harmonica and tenor saxophone on the studio version, which is 5:28 long.

A live version from the Tokyo Dome was featured on the Use Your Illusion I (video)|Use Your Illusion 1 DVD as song number six and Axl Rose takes a dig at Izzy by saying "This a song that we wrote about one year before Mr. Brownstone with the help of our friend West Arkeen and some guy that just, I don't know, his name just escapes me."

"Back Off Bitch"

This is track eight on Use Your Illusion I . However, it was written before the band's 1987 debut album, Appetite for Destruction . In a 1992 interview with Rolling Stone , Axl said that "Back Off Bitch" was a "10-year old song" at the time. Therefore, it can be assumed that the song predates the formation of the group. The song was also played during Guns N' Roses concerts before the release of Appetite for Destruction .

The song was performed live several times in 1986 before the release of Appetite for Destruction but never made the album. It was also demoed several times by the band during this period.

This is one of very few Guns N' Roses songs to feature Izzy Stradlin playing a longer guitar solo. This solo opens the album version. The solo is more complex than the intro played on earlier live versions.

"Double Talkin' Jive"

This is the ninth track on the album, written and sung by Stradlin. At the end of the song Slash performs an extended Flamenco-style guitar solo. Interestingly, live performances of this song were stretched from its original three-minute length to more than eight minutes long. The opening line of the song "Found a head and an arm in a garbage can" refers to body parts actually found in a Dumpster in the vicinity of the studio.

"Garden of Eden"

According to Slash, the song, which appears as track 12, was written while the band was rehearsing for an extended period of time in Chicago.Bozza, Anthony, & Slash (2007). Slash. Harper Entertainment: New York. p. 262

There is a music video of the song, which consists of one continuous shot which features a close-up of Rose with the band playing in the background, whilst keyboardist s Dizzy Reed and Teddy Andreadis (who played the harmonica for the band during the Use Your Illusion Tour ) are seen dancing in the background.

There are two versions of the video, both made in 1992. One version has paper flying through the air, and is mostly found on music video sites like Yahoo& #33; Music . The other version has lyrics, complete with a "follow-the-bouncing-ball", but with no paper flying around. This is the version that is on the Guns N' Roses music video compilation Welcome to the Videos .

On May 24, 1993 (the same day of release as Civil War (EP)|The "Civil War" EP ), the song was released as a VHS video single , featuring the 'follow-the-bouncing-ball' version of the video.

"Don't Damn Me"

"Don't Damn Me" is the 13th track on the album, and is the only song from the album that's never been played live.

"Bad Apples"

"Bad Apples" is the 14th track on the album, and has only been performed live twice. According to Slash, the song was written while the band was rehearsing for an extended period of time in Chicago.

Track listing

Certifications and Sales

Charts

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 cite web	2
UK Albums Chart cite web	2
Australian ARIA Charts	2
New Zealand Recording Industry Association of New Zealand	2
Switzerland	3
Canada	1
Austria	2
Sweden	3
Norway	3
France	18

End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999)	Position
cite book > author = Geoff Mayfield	71

Personnel

;Guns N' Roses

W. Axl Rose – lead vocals , piano , choir and synthesizer programming (music)|programming on "November Rain", backing vocals on "Dust N' Bones" and "The Garden", acoustic guitar on "Dead Horse", Keyboard instrument|keyboards on "Live and Let Die" and "Garden of Eden", sound effect s on "Perfect Crime" and "Garden of Eden"

Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar , backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "You Ain't The First", lead guitar on "Back off Bitch", lead vocals on "Dust N' Bones", "Double Talkin' Jive" and "You Ain't The First", percussion on "Bad Obsession"

Slash (musician)|Slash – lead guitar , acoustic and slide guitar on "The Garden", dobro on "You Ain't The First", backing vocals on "Right Next Door to Hell", "Dust N' Bones", "Back off Bitch" and "Garden of Eden", talkbox on "Dust N' Bones", extended-range bass|six-string bass on "Right Next Door to Hell"

Duff McKagan – Bass guitar|bass , backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "You Ain't The First" and "Double Talkin' Jive"

Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano on "Live and Let Die" and "Bad Obsession", tambourine on "Live and Let Die", clavinet on "Bad Apples", backing vocals on "November Rain", "Garden of Eden" and "Bad Apples"

Matt Sorum – drum kit|drums , percussion on "Dust N' Bones", "Double Talkin' Jive", "The Garden" and "Coma", backing vocals on "November Rain" and "Bad Apples", choir on "November Rain"

;Session musicians

Shannon Hoon – backing vocals on tracks 3, 10 and 11; back up vocals on track 4 and 6

Johann Langlie – programming on tracks 3, 10 and 12; sound effects on track 16

Michael Monroe – harmonica and saxophone on track 7

Reba Shaw – backing vocals on track 10

Stuart Bailey – backing vocals on track 10

Jon Thautwein – horn (instrument)|horn on track 3

Matthew McKagan – horn on track 3

Rachel West – horn on track 3

Robert Clark – horn on track 3

Tim Doyle – tambourine on track 6

Alice Cooper – lead vocals on track 11

West Arkeen – acoustic guitar on track 11

Bruce Foster – sound effects on track 16

;Additional personnel

Mike Clink – record producer|production , Audio engineering|engineering , nutcracker on "Dead Horse"

Jim Mitchell – engineering|additional engineering

Bill Price (record producer)|Bill Price – Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing

George Marino – Audio mastering|mastering

Kevin Reagan – art direction , graphic design

Mark Kostabi – album artwork

Robert John – photography

Allen Abrahamson, Buzz Burrowes & Chris Puram – engineering|engineering assistance

Craig Portelis – engineering assistance

Ed Goodreau – engineering assistance

Jason Roberts – engineering assistance

John Aguto – engineering assistance

L. Stu Young – engineering assistance

Leon Ganado – engineering assistance

Mike Douglass – engineering assistance

Talley Sherwood – engineering assistance

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