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Appetite for Destruction: Super Deluxe Edition [Box Set]
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 59 Ratings

  • Summary: The five-disc box set features the remaster of hard rock band's 1987 debut album, a disc of B-sides, the 1986 demo session at Sound City Studios, two previously unreleased tracks from sessions with Mike Clink, and a blu-ray disc which includes music videos. A 96-page hardcover book and sixThe five-disc box set features the remaster of hard rock band's 1987 debut album, a disc of B-sides, the 1986 demo session at Sound City Studios, two previously unreleased tracks from sessions with Mike Clink, and a blu-ray disc which includes music videos. A 96-page hardcover book and six lithographs, three replicas of concert tickets, a copy of a video shoot flyer, a wall poster, and temporary band tattoos are also included.… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Drowned In Sound
    Jul 5, 2018
    100
    Thirty years later and Appetite For Destruction still packs a visceral thrill; a combination of real attitude and proper songcraft that very few bands, if any, have ever combined so perfectly.
  2. Kerrang!
    Jun 25, 2018
    100
    This remastered package in all its various formats is worth buying for the absolute bonanza of extra stuff include wit it. ... At the cene of it all still sit 12 of the most charged, arrogant, piss-and-vinegar songs ever written, perfectly captured, and played by a gang of reprobates genuinely out to take on the entire world. [23 Jun 2108, p.54]
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  3. AllMusic
    Jun 29, 2018
    100
    Although nothing here may eclipse the original Appetite for Destruction, everything added to this deluxe edition enhances the album, offering proof of Guns N' Roses's immense skill while also illustrating how the band captured lighting in a bottle on their debut.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Jun 25, 2018
    90
    Its hours of bonus content do offer a fresh perspective on one of the last great rock albums of the pre-alternative era. That material--including a handful of B-sides, previously unreleased demos, and most of the 1988 EP G N' R Lies (more on that later)--is the set's chief selling point.
  5. Rolling Stone
    Jun 25, 2018
    90
    As with everything Guns N' Roses from the period, it's not so much all access as it is all excess. And that's exactly what you want from a reissue like this. It'll bring you to your sha-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-knees.
  6. Record Collector
    Jun 25, 2018
    80
    It’s both beefier--practically punching you in the face in places--and more nuanced, the vocal harmonies, for instance (in many ways, GNR’s secret weapon--you don’t notice they’re there, until you do), coming into their own. Amping up its already formidable power, the new mix never loses the sense that this was the work of a bunch of scrappy upstarts, while reminding you just how well-constructed Appetite really was. That’s underscored by the bonus material.
  7. Mojo
    Jun 25, 2018
    80
    It's a record full of fabulous intros. [Aug 2018, p.100]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Giorg10
    Jul 5, 2018
    10
    The best Rock album of all time! The remix give shine to all of these classics. The two early versions of November Rain are simply magnificent...
  2. Hardman80
    Jun 4, 2021
    10
    MASTERPIECE! The greatest hard rock album of alltime. And one of the greatest albums period. Every song is great! Legends
  4. vaggelis
    Jul 9, 2018
    10
    greatest rock n roll album of all time, still sounds as raw and as relevant as it always has been. GNFNRs for life
  5. wraroha
    Jul 6, 2018
    10
    When lollipop rock was destroying us...Appetite for Destruction was released to save us. Raw and powerful, we are thankful for it's influenceWhen lollipop rock was destroying us...Appetite for Destruction was released to save us. Raw and powerful, we are thankful for it's influence and nostalgia. A group that you could see live and it was a disaster or it was an amazing raw, visceral rock experience. No matter what happened, we are thankful that this happened.… Expand
  6. Dalmx
    Mar 23, 2021
    9
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  7. Codeling
    Sep 8, 2021
    9
    This is a brilliant record. Sweet Child o' Mine, Paradise City and Welcome to the Jungle are rock classics.
  8. NolanLundgaard
    Apr 7, 2020
    8
    Appetite For Destruction by Guns N’ Roses: 7.80

    Welcome To The Jungle: 1 :) It’s So Easy: 0.75 Nightrain: 1 :) Out To Get Me: 1 :)    Appetite For Destruction by Guns N’ Roses: 7.80

    Welcome To The Jungle: 1 :)
    It’s So Easy: 0.75
    Nightrain: 1 :)
    Out To Get Me: 1 :)
    Mr. Brownstone: 1 :)
    Paradise City: 1 :)
    My Michelle: 1 :)
    Think About You: 1 :)
    Sweet Child o’ Mine: 1 :)
    You’re Crazy: 1 :)
    Anything Goes: 0.5
    Rocket Queen: 0.75
    Patience: 1
    Used To Love Her: 0.25
    Shadow Of Your Love: 1

    13.25/15 ~ .883 -> 7.80

    Sweet Child o’ Mine and Welcome To The Jungle are two of my favorite songs, and I had not listened to a whole Guns N’ Roses album before, so I thought I’d give them a shot, and I loved it. I was blown away by this album, and by finding out that Appetite For Destruction contains a lot more goodies than the two previously mentioned songs. I particularly enjoyed Paradise City and Out To Get Me. Most of the album was fantastic, though there were a couple songs I wasn’t sure about. I did not really like Used To Love Her, since the lyrics and subject matter really weren’t that awesome, and Anything Goes shared this issue. Besides that, I was really happy with Appetite For Destruction, and look forward to listening to more GNR albums. Highlights: Welcome To The Jungle, Nightrain, Out To Get Me, Mr. Brownstone, Paradise City, My Michelle, Think About You, Sweet Child o’ Mine, You’re Crazy, Patience, and Shadow Of Your Love.    … Expand

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