Guns N' Roses

 

Artist:  Guns N' Roses

Origin:  Los Angeles, California, USA.
Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Original line-up:

Axl Rose:  Lead Vocals
Traci Guns:  Lead Guitar
Izzy Stradlin:  Rhythm Guitar
Ole Belch:  Bass
Rob Gardner:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Axl Rose:  Lead Vocals
Slash:  Lead Guitar
Izzy Stradlin:  Rhythm Guitar
Duff McKagan:  Bass
Matt Sorum:  Drums

Guns N' Rose is an American Hard Rock Band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985.  The original line-up consisted of Axl Rose (Vocals), Traci Guns (Lead Guitar), Izzy Stradlin (Rhythm Guitar), Ole Belch (Bass) and Rob Gardner (Drums) and signed on Geffen Records.  Guns N' Rose's reputation and had earned the nickname "The Most Dangerous Band in The World", and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2012.

Title: Use Your Illusion II (Deluxe Edition) (2022)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  Geffen Records/UMC

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  Use Your Illusion II Original Album (2022 Remaster)

 1.  Civil War (7:42)

 2.  14 Years (4:21)

 3.  Yesterdays (3:14)

 4.  Knockin' On Heaven's Door (5:36)

 5.  Get In The Ring (5:42)

 6.  Shotgun Blues (3:26)

 7.  Breakdown (7:04)

 8.  Pretty Toed Up (4:48)

 9.  Locomotive (8:42)

10. So Fine (4:08)

11. Estranged (9:23)

12. You Could Be Mine (5:43)

13. Don't Cry (Alternate Lyrics) (4:45)

14. My World (1:24)

Disc 2:  Use Your Illusion II Tour 1991-1992

 1.  Pretty Tied Up (6:39)

 2.  14 Years (4:14)

 3.  Voodoo Child (8:23)

 4.  You Could Be Mine (5:37)

 5.  Drum Solo (7:22)

 6.  Slash Solo (4:11)

 7.  Speak Softly, Love (Love Theme Fro The Godfather) (2:29)

 8.  Sail Away Sweet Sister (1:48)

 9.  So Fine (4:24)

10. Only Women Bleed (10:50)

11. Mama Kin (feat. Steven Tyler & Joe Perry) (3:58)

12. Train Kept A Rollin' (feat. Steven Tyler & Joe Perry) (4:10)

13. Estranged (9:31)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side 1:

 1.  Civil War (7:42)

 2.  14 Years (4:21)

 3.  Yesterdays (3:14)

 4.  Knockin' On Heaven's Door (5:36)

Side 2:

 1.  Get In The Ring (5:42)

 2.  Shotgun Blues (3:26)

 3.  Breakdown (7:04)

LP 2:

Side 3:

 1.  Pretty Toed Up (4:48)

 2.  Locomotive (8:42)

 3.  So Fine (4:08)

Side 4:

 1.  Estranged (9:23)

 2.  You Could Be Mine (5:43)

 3.  Don't Cry (Alternate Lyrics) (4:45)

 4.  My World (1:24)

Personnel:

Axl Rose:  Lead Vocals, Piano, Whistling, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals, Rhythm Guitar on "Shotgun Blues", Drum Machine
Slash:  Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar on "Breakdown","Locomotive", Slide Guitar, Banjo, Backing Vocals, 
Izzy Stradlin:  Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar,  Lead Vocals on "14 Years", Coral Sitar, Lead Guitar
Duff McKagan:  Bass, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals on "So Fine", Percssion

Matt Sorum:  Drums, Backing Vocals

Dizzy Reed:  Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Additional Musicians

Steven Adler:  Drums on  "Civil War"

Johann Langlie:  Drums, Keyboards, Sound Effects on "My World"

The Waters:  Backing Vocals on "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"

Howard Teman:  Piano on "So Fine"

Shannon Hoon:  Co-Lead Vocals on "Dirty. Cry"

Use Your Illusion II is the fourth studio album by Guns N' Roses, originally released on September 17, 1991 by Geffen Records, remaster and reissued on November 11, 2022 by Geffen Records/UMC.  Deluxe Edition 2 CD Collection with 13 Unreleased Live Recordings, and 2 LP 180 Gram Pressing.