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Guns N Roses Tribute: Appetite for Reconstruction

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(16)

 

 

This is the worst tribute cd I have ever heard. 1 star is only for the cd cover. I bought it played it once skipping throught song after song but not one song was worth listening to. That cd is in a dump somewhere. Instead of tribute cd, it should be labled insult cd. Save your money and buy the real G&R Live cd.

It is more like deconstructing.I can not beleive that GnR would allow this. This is a yuck fest! If you are a true (loyal) fan of GnR don't listen to it, it's a disgrace.Does Axl know about this?

When G N'R first came out I was in 8th grade and I listened to Appetite everyday during lunch on my walkman, 11 years later I am still listening to it but now on my CD player in my truck. No matter who you are your relationship with Guns N' Roses was and/or is one of love/hate, either you love to hate them or hate to love them, but either way there is no denying what they did was change the face of the music industry for the better. They took the 80's pop-glam-rock and said "F*%k You! " and like the late-great "Chairman of the Board" they did it their way. I've heard the song "Oh My God!" from the "End of Days" soundtrack and at first I couldn't stand it cause it just wasn't Guns N' Roses to me, but the more I listen to it the more I like it. I can't wait till they release a new album, I know that the band isn't gettin' back together cause that would be awesome, I mean Axle and Slash have to be one of the all-time greatest musical duos. But Axle did it once he will do it again. Just remember everything comes up roses when you hold onto your guns.

WARNING TO ALL GUNS FANS - THIS IS NOT A COVER ALBUM. Not what I expected. Aside from "Think About You", this is a techno-junk remix with vocal distortions so bad you'll get sick listening to it. Possibly the worst cd purchase I've ever made.

Here is the premise of "Appetite for Reconstruction" (1999).

All twelve songs from "Appetite For Destruction" have been re-recorded with original Guns N' Roses guitarist Tracci Gunns. The album features twelve singers--has-beens and also-rans, from the sunset strip scene. The songs are given a techno-industrial spin.

Doesn't look good on paper? Well it sounds a lot worse than it looks. This CD SUCKS!!! It's unlistenable. The new interpretations don't work at all. The songs aren't intriguing or catchy, they're just ruined. This whole CD is a joke. If you are a fan of Guns N' Roses, you will get NOTHING, NADA, ZIP out of this CD.

I am a die hard G N'R fan and let me tell you this CD bites the big one! If you're looking for Rock N' Roll, congratulations, you just bought the WRONG Cd!!!!

The whole thing is a compilation of TECHNO-NEW AGE dance music that just REPEATS the main riff of each song over and over and over and over again and again and again. All the lyrics, if they even decide to include them, are all computerized techno stuff. It sounds like this whole CD was created by one guy and his turn table, scratching and mixing Techno Rave music.

This CD is proof the band will never get back together again since they just don't care how bad their songs get destroyed.

If you're still interested, goto EBay and I'll sell it to you for 5 bucks!

This CD is not a tribute. It is techno and GNR was not a techno band. The bands that play on this CD are not techno bands. The songs are crap and this is a worthless, waste of time and a HUGE dissapointment.

This album is not worth the plastic it was pressed on (if I could give it negative 10 stars I would). I find this to be the most insulting piece of dribble ever pressed to disc! I don't know what they were thinking, but to make a rave/techno/"Electronica" rendition of great Metal songs, sung by great Metal artists is the most insulting thing I have ever heard. I can't understand why great vocalists, like Kevin Dubrow, Kelly Hanson and Joe Leste would give their approval for such a cheap, sampled, mixed and remixed piece of electro crap. It's almost like the artist sang to the original GNR tracks, and then the mixers layered their vocals on top of their noise track without the artists even knowing. If I can't get my money back on this one (how about it Amazon!?), then It's going straight into the shredder.

When I first heard this album, I thought, "Interesting, but they don't have the magic of the original." Every time I listen to it, though, I hear more and more things that make me smile, nod my head, or mumble, "Yes!" If you listen to GNR solely for the epicness of their music, this is not the CD for you. If, however, you also appreciate the way that they make your body move, then you will come to love this album.

i gave it one star because the meter wouldnt go any lower....whats next a depeche mode tribute to Metallica....this sucks and some of the bands like LA Guns should be ashamed...i guess thats what they call SELLING out...