A Rock Tribute to Guns N' Roses

A Rock Tribute to Guns N' Roses

Track Listings

1. You're Crazy - Gilby Clarke, Tracii Guns, Stevie Rachelle

2. It's So Easy - Gilby Clarke, Fred Coury, Tracii Guns

3. Welcome to the Jungle - Gilby Clarke, , Kevin DuBrow, Tracii Guns

4. My Michelle - Gilby Clarke, Tracii Guns, Philip Lewis

5. Sweet Child O' Mine - Gilby Clarke, Tracii Guns, Jizzy Pearl

6. Paradise City - Gilby Clarke, Kory Clarke, Tracii Guns

7. Mr. Brownstone - Gilby Clarke, Tracii Guns, Joe Leste

8. You Could Be Mine - Gilby Clarke, Tracii Guns, Mitch Malloy

9. Used to Love Her - Gilby Clarke, John Corabi, Tracii Guns

10. Don't Cry - Gilby Clarke, Tracii Guns,

11. Patience - Gilby Clarke, John Corabi, Tracii Guns

12. Civil War - Gilby Clarke, Tracii Guns, Christina Kartsonakis

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It's So Easy: A Millenium Tribute to Guns N Roses
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Almost just one more GN'R Tribute

It's So Easy: A Millenium Tribute to Guns N Roses
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Versailles
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tribute to Guns N' Roses: Appetite for Reconstruction

ASIN: B000ERVJCC
Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

You Could Be Mine - Richard Kendrick
Its So Easy - Radio Vipers
Rocketqueen - Derrick LeFevre
Sweet Child O'Mine - Randy Castillo, Gilby Clarke, Tracii Guns, Jizzy Pearl
Patience - Jasy Andrews
Night Train - Kerri Kelli, Phil Lewis, Marko Pukkila, Chad Stewart
Mr. Brownstone
Think About You
Civil War
Paradise City - Jim Bell,
Pretty Tied Up - Arno Hecht, , Harry Slash, ,

Album Description

Guns N´ Roses Tribute album featuring Valerian performing the classic track 'Mr.Brownstone' and much more. Versailles. 2006.

Customer Reviews:

Almost just one more GN'R Tribute.......2007-07-28

Hi, first nothing sorry for my english!
I have about 5 GN'R Tributes and this one is nothing special, it's the nearest to the songs, talking about the way that they sound.
The best songs, for me, of this album are Sweet Child O'Mine and Patience. The first one because is performed by people who was part of the Guns N' Roses' history, like Gilby Clarke and Tracii Guns, but the song is the same and doesn't have too much change. I liked Patience because is sang by a woman (Jasy Andrews) that had a very sweet voice and the song sounds too smooth and cool; it's a pretty good variation of the original version.
Besides, I recommend you, if you wanna hear more GN'r tribute: "Bring you to your Knees", specially November Rain; "String Quartet Tribute to GN'R"; and "Lose Your Delusions", specially (and just that one) Don't Cry.
A hug from Chile!
Rodrigo.-

Guns N' Roses Tribute: Bring You to Your Knees

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Definitely buy this cd if you are low on coasters!!
if you don't like hardcore or metal, DON'T REVIEW THIS ALBUM
A Disgrace
Sometimes reinventing the wheel isnt all bad...
rushed

Guns N' Roses Tribute: Bring You to Your Knees
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Reignition
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001L3LQ8
Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

Welcome to the Jungle - Zombie Apocalypse
You're Crazy
14 Years - Vaux
It's So Easy
Night Rain - Break the Silence
Anything Goes - Death by Stereo
Sweet Child O' Mine - Most Precious Blood
November Rain - Time in Malta
My Michelle - The Dillinger Escape Plan
Paradise City - Eighteen Visions
I Used to Love Her - Every Time I Die
Out Ta Get Me - God Forbid
Rocket Queen - Bleeding Through
Estranged - The Beautiful Mistake

Product Description

1. Welcome To The Jungle - Zombie Apocalypse
2. You're Crazy - Haste
3. 14 Years - Vaux
4. It's So Easy - Unearth
5. Night Train - Break The Silence
6. Anything Goes - Death By Stereo
7. Sweet Child O' Mine - Most Precious Blood
8. November Rain - Time In Malta
9. My Michelle - The Dillinger Escape Plan
10. Paradise City - 18 Visions
11. I Used To Love Her - Every Time I Die
12. Out Ta Get Me - God Forbid
13. Rocket Queen - Bleeding Through
14. Estranged - The Beautiful Mistake

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Definitely buy this cd if you are low on coasters!!.......2005-11-12

When i bought this cd i had already heard eighteen visions cover of "paradise city", which i really liked so i thought this cd would turn out to be pretty good. Well if good is a compilation of some of the worst cover songs in the world slapped together in a 12 minute time frame by a record label that somehow thought that this would actually be a "tribute" to one of the best bands in the world and not just two hours of inaudible lyrics, and poor talent crammed for your convenience onto one cd then i was right.
If your going to do a cover song you need to pay homage to the original while putting your own spin on it. I think guns n' roses did a great job with "live and let die", "knockin on heavens door", and the whole "spaghetti incident" cd. These bands however took some very good songs, put their spin on it and then added a nice sprinkle of crap for good measure, while completely leaving out any feeling of the original.
The only exception to this rule is eighteen visions cover of "paradise city" which i think they did a very good job of doing.
You dont hand a room full of random people some pots and pans and a trumbone and say "o.k. here you go, cover led zepplins "stairway to heaven" and call it a tribute, cuz in the end its just a bunch of retards banging on stuff just like this cd.
I gave it half a star for eighteen visions, and half a star because it had the words guns n' roses on the cover.

if you don't like hardcore or metal, DON'T REVIEW THIS ALBUM.......2005-01-13

Idiots. If you are purely a Guns n' Roses fan, don't buy or review this album. It's pointless.

If you like hardcore or metal or just extreme music talent... this is a record for you. Bands like The Dillinger Escape Plan, Zombie Apacolypse, and Unearth put original and incredible spins on tracks that you've already heard scores of times. Why not hear them differently? Why hear the same boring songs from GnR that you've come to use as a sleep aid, when you can hear new and young bands give it their best to show you something new and exciting?

It takes guts to put out a tribute CD like this, and for bands of a completely different genre to take on this kind of music. These bands did an excellent job of giving you something new, something that GnR purists can never tolerate. Cut your hair, take off your tight leather pants, and get into the pit... because GnR is dead, and these bands are the new wave of hard music.

A Disgrace.......2004-11-21

Guns and Roses was an awesome band. With such CDs as Appetite for Destruction, you will have a hospital bill from the neck strain whilst you head bang. In my case, upon listening to Welcome to the Jungle yesterday, I flew down the highway doing 90. Thats not healthy for a 19 year old. (Luckily there were no cops around).

I pretty much grew up with the band, and only now, am I getting back into them. Appetite is now an album constantly in rotation, and I plan to re-buy the Use your Illusion CDs. With such a great band...

...its a shame to see bands crap on them like this.

The title is "Bring you to your Knees"...which must stand for "Bring you to your Knees crying because this is a disgrace to GnR". Hands down, this CD is HORRIBLE. I would give it 0 stars, if not for a few songs (which I will get into shortly).

Hits like Welcome to the Jungle, the intro is sub-par. The rest of the song is sub-hell. They do NOT do the intro better than GnR, and when it get into the song, it sounds like really bad hardcore. The talentless hack just screams the lyrics. He doesn't even do the "sha-na-na-na" thing. Way to crap on the most classic GnR song. Even if this weren't a cover, this song would still suck.

Another favorite GnR song is My Michelle. Crap on this CD. The intro isn't to bad. Then comes the verses. ****. complete ****. The band just jams on the chords required like no tomorrow, and the drummer hits random objects. A 5 year old could put together than this. Another horrible hardcore remix.

Unearth, whom I have a CD from, covered "Its so Easy". The music isn't to bad...but the vocals completely drown out the music. The guy sounds horrible. When he hits the clean vocals (where it goes "Its so easy..." etc), it sounds pretty good. Then more screaming, which was a shame. This entire song was a shame, because it had potential, yet it was completely ruined by horrible vocals.

Sweet Child of Mine? Not too shabby, but definitely not great.

The good?

Anything Goes. Its just decent. The intro is nice.

Nightrain. I'm somewhat of a purist, and this song sounds similar to the original. It breathes new life into the classic. Its not, say, better than the original. It definitely can be a very nice alternative.

November Rain. Its pretty decent. Its not slow like the original; it's heavier (thats the point of this CD I assume). The vocals, are decent. As you'd expect, its screaming, and most of it sounds good.

Paradise City. Its alot heavier than the original. The intro is actually better then GnR's, and the rest of the song is a very nice adaption. The riff right before the verses just outright ROCKS.

Out Ta Get Me. Holy crap. If there were one reason to buy the CD, its for this song. From top to bottom, inside out, its better than the original. By volumes. This is the first song I heard from this, and I was pretty blown away. The screaming fits alot better than Axl's clean vocals. The music is pretty **** faithful, yet upped a notch. Its heavier, better, and more rocking. They do GnR better then GnR can do GnR. Highlight of the album.

Its really a shame. Why do such great covers have to be put on the same CD as this crap. The bad covers bring this CD so low, its not even worth the handful of good songs. The extreme ****tyness quality of the bad songs outweigh the good.

Okay, maybe I'm mad because these bands defiled my most favorite GnR songs (Welcome to the Jungle, My Michelle), yet it goes way beyond that.

There are some who like music like the talentless crapfests above in the "Band Songs" section. So be it, this CD is for you.

Be like me and download the good songs and skip the crap. Crap really is an understatement, ya know...

Sometimes reinventing the wheel isnt all bad..........2004-08-06

Well i just picked up this CD after hearing the most precious blood cover of sweet child o' mine, and for the most part im thoroughly impressed. Many people often compare tribute bands to their orignals, this just doesnt make any sense to me, becuase who the hell cares about how close you can go to being someone else? Most of the songs on this CD are very different from their originals. After listening to my michelle anyone whos into hardcore will realize that dilligner covered it. However some of the songs are pretty crappy, but thats just my taste...

rushed.......2004-07-20

the most precious blood cover is probably the only worth while track on here, guns n' roses is great as are most of the bands on this record but the covers on here sound rushed and the album is a dissappointment. download the most precious blood song and be happy.

Tribute to Guns N' Roses: Appetite for Reconstruction

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Bad, really bad
Cannot be done
DO NOT BUY THIS INSULT TO GUNS AND ROSES
[Stinks]
THERE IS NO ROCK N' ROLL ON THIS CD!!! don't buy it.......

Tribute to Guns N' Roses: Appetite for Reconstruction
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Cleopatra
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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It's So Easy: A Millenium Tribute to Guns N Roses

ASIN: B00000K0NB
Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

Welcome to the Jungle [Interface Remix] - Kevin DuBrow
Rocket Queen [Sigue Sigue Spuntnik Remix] - John Corabi
It's So Easy - Taime Downe
Night Train
My Michelle - Philip Lewis
Think About Yo - Steve Summers
Out to Get Me - Marq Torien
You're Crazy - Steve Rochelle
Paradise City - Kory Clarke
Mr. Brownstone
Anything Goes - Kelly Hanson
Sweet Child O' Mine - Jizzy Pearl
Welcome to the Jungle - Kevin DuBrow

Album Description

Interpretations of all 12 songs from one of the '80s biggest heavy metal album by some of the hottest metal acts, both then & now, all remixed by top DJs/ mixers of the '90s. 13 tracks (two versions of 'Welcome To The Jungle'), including performances by members of Quiet Riot, Faster Pussycat, Bang Tngo, L.A. Guns, Pretty Boy Floyd, The Bullet Boys, Warrior Soul, Hurricane, Love/ Hate and more! 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

Bad, really bad.......2005-11-24

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.

Cannot be done.......2002-12-29

Guns N Roses is one of those bands whose songs simply cannot be remade. Their style cannot be reproduce. They(Guns n Roses)on the other hand can make virtually any song better. The Spaghetti Incident is evidence of this statement. I agree with one of the people here that said Axl Rose and Slash are one of the best duos of all time. I believe Mr Rose's raw musical talent has been overlooked because of shallow people's petty interest in his personal life and his troubled ways. Slash is simply the most soulful musician I have ever heard with maybe the exception of Ludwig Van Beethoven. I have studied and am trained in classical music and have studied the great composers in music history(Beethoven,Mozart,Chopin,etc..) therefore I can appreciate the exceptional musical talent and deep emotion these two individuals put into their music, especially Mr. Rose. The songs on this tribute album should have never been made for you simply cannot remake any Guns n Roses song.

DO NOT BUY THIS INSULT TO GUNS AND ROSES.......2002-08-08

I rate myself as one of the most dedicated Guns and roses fans on the planet, in my opinion appetite for destruction, the origional guns album is the best rock album of all time. I have every gnr album, and video. I naturally rushed out to buy this and cannot believe how bad it is, it makes me cringe and feel embarassed to be part of the human race. It sounds like kids singing along to a play gnr on bontempi organ book for beginners. It is just quite awfull, I would buy anything else other than this album, its just a drinks coaster for me now. If you dont have the original Appetite for destruction, buy it now and enjoy the ultimate rock group, if you already own it, well you dont need many other albums do you !!

[Stinks].......2002-07-10

I really wanted to like this disc, but I really didn't. It was an utter disappointment, even for a GNR and Jizzy Pearl fan such as myself. Wow, I mean, this was so bad, it could literally make you paint the walls with your lunch.

THERE IS NO ROCK N' ROLL ON THIS CD!!! don't buy it..............2001-08-02

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!

Strings of Fire: Acoustic Tribute to Guns n' Roses
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A Great Take on Great Music

... classical music

DUDE!

Excellent Performance

This is a beautiful CD.

Strings of Fire: Acoustic Tribute to Guns n' Roses
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Cmh Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004WFPU
Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

Rocket Queen - Plester/Jones
You're Crazy - Dodo
Don't Cry - Josh Podolsky
Welcome To The Jungle - Brent Truitt
Dust N' Bones - Tatnall/Kringel
Shotgun Blues - Dodo
One In A Million - Josh Podolsky
Civil War - Brent Truitt
Mr. Brownstone - Tatnall/Kringel
Double Talkin' Jive - Plester/Jones
Mama Kin - Brent Truitt

Customer Reviews:

A Great Take on Great Music.......2003-08-22

I have been a Gn'R fan for a long long time. While we all hold our breathes and wait for Chinese Democracy, we all need something to tickle our music fancy. I was flipping through cds in a store and found this album. I scanned it and listened to the samples and I was blown away. Not only is it an accoustical randition of the music even the vocals were done by guitars. A full and rich music cd, I highly recommend it to die hard Guns N' Roses fans!

... classical music.......2002-08-19

I don't like this accustical guitar music. It's played without passion. It's just an another tribut album.
Don't buy this classical CD.

DUDE!.......2002-04-10

One of the people above is a former guitar instructor of mine...i think that stuff is damn good, ive never heard him play better and so clean!

Excellent Performance.......2001-10-12

Although this CD won't be the perfect solution for the Metal lovers but for those who play the guitar, and like to hear something besides noise and distortion this CD offers the excellent solution. Excellent performance of the best Guns N Roses songs, now you can finally relax to the sound of Mama Kin, and hey, no words in this one, but let the music do the talking.

This is a beautiful CD........2001-09-29

This CD is an awesome one. It shows you how great Guns N' Roses really truly are. They are an excellent band, and the guitars in it are sometimes incredible. If you are looking for something to relax to, you usually don't think of Guns N' Roses. But with this astounding CD, you can relax perfectly.

The String Quartet Tribute to Guns N' Roses

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Left a lot to be desired

The String Quartet Tribute to Guns N' Roses
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Manufacturer: Vitamin Records
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ASIN: B000BITTE4
Release Date: 2005-11-15

Tracks:

Welcome to the Jungle
Sweet Child O' Mine
Paradise City
Don't Cry
November Rain
Mr. Brownstone
Yesterdays
Patience
Civil War
Used to Love Her [*]
Nice Boys [*]
Rocket Queen [*]
You Could Be Mine [*]

Product Description

1. Welcome to the Jungle
2. Sweet Child O’ Mine
3. Paradise City
4. Don’t Cry
5. November Rain
6. Mr. Brownstone
7. Yesterday
8. Patience
9. Civil War
10. Used to Love Her
11. Nice Boys
12. Rocket Queen
13. You Could Be Mine

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Left a lot to be desired.......2006-12-11

Love GNR, would love alternative versions of their music but this is a wimpy attempt. And dont be snookered into buying both CDs -- they share a handful of the same songs. November Rain is the best of the bunch -- no duh -- it was already an orchestral piece. Very disappointed.

Chinese Hypocrisy - N' International Tribute to Guns N' Roses

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Chinese Hypocrisy - N' International Tribute to Guns N' Roses
Various Artists
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ASIN: B000N4RFS8
Release Date: 2007-01-25

Tracks:

Get in the Ring (Dust N' Bones)
November Rain (Alex Grossi, Zoli Teglas, Marko Pukkila)
Sweet Child O' Mine (Hollywood Rose (Italy))
You Could Be Mine (Dust N' Bones)
Don't Cry (Hollywood Rose(Hungary))
Welcome to the Jungle (Emerald Monkey)
Estranged (Dust N' Bones)
Move to the City (Emerald Monkey)
It's So Easy (Hollywood Rose (Hungary))
Paradise City (Dust N' Bones)
Nightrain (live) (Hollywood Rose (Canada))

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As the world waits with bated breath for the long awaited follow-up to 1993's The Spaghetti Incident?, TributeAlbums.com delivers a lethal dose of Guns N' Roses with Chinese Hypocrisy - N' International Tribute to Guns N' Roses. Album Highlights: Popular European GNR tribute band, Dust N' Bones opens the album with a brand new recording of Get in the Ring, the first of four killer tracks by the Hungarian rockers. Quiet Riot guitarist Alex Grossi has teamed up with Ignite vocalist Zoli Teglas and Marko Pukkila of Finland's Altaria, to bring you a brilliant acoustic version of the GNR epic, November Rain. Emerald Monkey, known for his solo material and collaborations with former Bonham vocalist Daniel Macmaster, joins the line-up with Welcome to the Jungle and Move to the City. Not 1...Not 2...But THREE GNR tribute bands from around the globe, who sport the familiar name "Hollywood Rose" make appearances on Chinese Hypocrisy. Hollywood Rose (Italy) performs Sweet Child O Mine, while Hollywood Rose (Hungary) handles Don't Cry and It's So Easy. Finally, Hollywood Rose (Canada) supplies a special live performance of Nightrain, capturing the raw energy of classic GNR!

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ASIN: B000620NA4
Release Date: 2006-11-27

Tracks:

You're Crazy
It's So Easy
Welcome To The Jungle
My Michelle
Sweet Child O' Mine
Paradise City
Mr. Brownstone
You Could Be Mine
Used To Love Her
Don't Cry
Patience
Civil War

Average customer rating:

The mistake I made.
Appetitive for Reconstruction
Rock tribute to gnr review
What the Hell is this ... ?
What the [heck] is this [junk]?

Rock Tribute to Guns N Roses
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Cleopatra
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ASIN: B0000658FV
Release Date: 2002-04-30

Product Description

1. You're Crazy - Stevie Rachelle of Tuff
2. It's So Easy - Fred Coury of Cinderella
3. Welcome To The Jungle - Kevin DuBrow of Quiet Riot
4. My Michelle - Phil Lewis of L.A. Guns
5. Sweet Child O' Mine - Jizzy Pearl of Ratt giLove - Hate
6. Paradise City - Kory Clarke of Warrior Soul
7. Mr. Brownstone - Joe Leste of Bang TangogiBeautiful Creatures
8. You Could Me Mine - Mitch Malloy
9. Used To Love Her - John Corabi of Union giRatt
10. Don't Cry - Spike of Quireboys
11. Patience - John Corabi of Union giRatt
12. Civil War - Christina Kartsonakis

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

The mistake I made........2004-03-17

Simply put, the mistake I made was that I bought this album. I was not familiar with any of the artists on this album. With few exceptions, most of the tracks sound like crap, (especially Cory Clarke's version of "Paradise City"), and that's putting it micely. The first two tracks were awesome, but then I got to Kevin Dubrow's version of "Welcome to the Jungle". He has No business whatsoever singing that song. He and Cory Clarke butchered there selected covers by trying too hard to sound like Axl. That was a feat at which they fell horribly short. Axl's voice was singing and screaming at the same time. Their's was just screaming, and because of that they sounded horrible. Over all, this album is not worth buying.

Appetitive for Reconstruction.......2004-02-03

There have been many tributes released in the past few years. Some new bands that have absolutely no musical talent are getting string quartet tribute albums and some true metal acts are getting honored by other true metal artists. Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, and the Scorpions were honored in a like tribute like this one with Def Leppard's being considered a fantastic album. This tribute, while not brutal, does not measure up to the hype.

Starting with a great tune, You're Crazy, was a great idea and if you have never heard Stevie, the lead singer of Tuff, belt out a tune, you're in for a treat. Following that up with It's So Easy by Fred Coury, the drummer of Cinderella, was a surprisingly good track as well. Quiet Riot's front man Kevin DuBrow knocked my socks off with his version of Welcome to the Jungle. Phil Lewis does a smashing version of My Michelle that I consider far superior than even the official Guns 'n' Roses version as is the Jizzy Pearl version of Sweet Child. Jizzy had done a "remix" CD tribute to Guns 'n' Roses performing the same tune previously and I disliked it only because I am not a "remix" kind of guy. But, I love Jizzy's voice and Jizzy really performed Sweet Child far beyond anybody's expectations.

And that, my friends, is where it dies. Paradise City will leave you wondering, "why?" Why is this guy singing like that? Who is he? Why is everything just "off" on this track? The entire albums seems to follow suit with that "why" question with a few bright spots in You Could be Mine and Civil War.

The highs on the album are high but the lows are below the sea level, especially Paradise City which, prior to this tribute, was my favorite GNR tune. Original GNR member Gilby Clarke and Tracii Guns do a fine job of supplying the musical backing for the album and aside from a few tracks, stayed pretty true to the original recordings. Tracii is a very underrated guitarist but has made some not so great career decisions of late by leaving his flag ship band L.A. Guns over disagreements with placement on a recent tour. L.A. Guns have carried onward and upward without him not even missing a beat.

Ultimately, this is a good enough album. The first five tracks are very good. Everything from that point on is touch and go. If you are a Tuff, Cinderella, Quiet Riot, L.A. Guns, or a fan of any of the collection of bands Jizzy Pearl has fronted (Love/Hate, Ratt, L.A. Guns, Suki Jones), check this album out. If you are just a GNR fan looking for Chinese Democracy before it is released, this isn't it. But, China may actually be a democracy before that album gets released. Take it for what it is, a tribute to a great band. Nothing more, nothing less. Do I like it? Yeah, it's okay. Do I love it? Not really.

Rock tribute to gnr review.......2002-07-08

Listen up people im the biggest guns n roses fan of all time but this is not guns n roses , its realy good imitations of gnr and its ok I realy like it . The performers did one hell of a job on these songs, and the hole album is pretty solid but dont mistake this to be a new gnr album becaues its not that is the only problem i have with the hole album.

sincerely Ben28645

What the Hell is this ... ?.......2002-05-20

Who are these people? Did someone go around in a minivan, pick up some coffee house jokers, and ask them to sing hard rock? This is hardly a tribute! These people should get famous writing their own stuff, because they it's sounds like they could cover their own ...! This is where kareoke has brought us!

Get a real GNR cd or, better yet, DON'T! I'd rather not support a [guy] like Axl anyway!

What the [heck] is this [junk]?.......2002-05-20

Who are these people? Did someone go around in a minivan, pick up some coffee house jokers, and ask them to sing hard rock? This is hardly a tribute! These people should get famous writing their own stuff, because it's sounds like they could cover their own [butt]!

Tracks:

Welcome to the Jungle
Sweet Child O Mine
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Paradise City
Don't Cry
November Rain
Live and Let Die
Mr. Brownstone
Yesterdays
Patience
14 Years [*]
Civil War [*]

Product Description

1. November Rain
2. Sweet Child O Mine
3. Welcome To The Jungle
4. Paradise City
5. Don't Cry
6. Civil War
7. Patience
8. Knockin On Heavens Door
9. Yesterdays
10. Live And Let Die
11. Mr. Brownstone
12. 14 Years

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Left a lot to be desired.......2006-12-11

Good CD That Only Empowers The Essence Of The Great Band.......2006-01-05

Very Interesting CD. I was worried when someone surprised me with it, that it would be cover songs with some modern punk rock band ruining these songs. To my surprise, it only added to the legendary band's legacy, by emphasizing on the music behind each song. I will warn you though...Guns N Roses is my 3rd favorite band (behind Nirvana and Faith No More), and I also like classical music...

Let me go over each song...and for the record, none of these songs had pieces cut out like some people mentioned in previous reviews...and the CD totals 1 Hour and some odd seconds, so these songs are pretty much extended versions of the original versions.

1. Welcome To The Jungle - Very interesting track, very strange at first, but once it hits the 'In the jungle...welcome to the jungle' part, it makes the early part blend very well...this is by no means the viscious song we're used to hearing, but its well done, and very smooth.

2. Sweet Child O Mine - Beautiful, like the usual version...pretty much the regular version without words, and using violins...but its very addictive...I love this one.

3. Knockin On Heaven's Door - Easily my least favorite on this CD, despite the fact I love this song's real version...this just proves that this particular song was carried by Axl's voice, because I sorely missed it.

4. Paradise City - Interesting, and high pitched...kinda like Welcome To The Jungle---Violins with pizazz---I honestly don't know how to describe this one...my favorite part of the original version is the 'So far away' part, which is done even better on here...but as a whole, its ok...im not obsessed with the real version of the song anyways

5. Dont Cry - Beautiful. Fantastic. This song could melt, and still be a fine sculpture. This is my favorite Guns N Roses song, and just as good on this cd. It plays so awesome that you really can just feel the words going along with it, despite the lack of singing.

6. November Rain - Overall very well balanced. I prefer the real guitar solos over the violins, but its still well done...and definitely not disappointing. Another song you can just feel the words playing along with it...#5+6 easily capture the emotions of their originals.

7. Live And Let Die - A little tourette's to me...has a little jump in the famous guitar riff (or violin riff in this case)...honestly dont care for it on the cd...and its merely ok to me original-wise. This song doesn't get hurt or anything, so if you like the original, imagine it slower...simple as that.

8. Mr. Brownstone - Very odd choice, IMO (You Could Be Mine, Rocket Queen, Its So Easy probably should of took its spot)...but still well done. Again, not obsessed with the original version...but this is still well done and rivals it...I would prefer this version a little more, because it adds a little pizazz (or jumpyness...hyperness...i dunno)

9. Yesterdays - Beautiful. This version mainly has the music replacing the words (another words you dont hear that basketball bouncing type of sound or whatever) They dont overdo it, and once again, its one you could feel the words along with it...

10. Patience - I miss the whistling, but they try to replace it...another song where the music replaces the words (or another words the music plays as if it were the words to the song)...very well done, but i didnt care for the little jump to end the song (imagine the three stooges for a second...and after the theme song is over it has a little 'dunhhh'...thats what I mean by a little jump)...I still like this version though

11. 14 Years - Awesome. It has a spiffyness that kinda gives you a little adrenaline or motivation to do something while listening to it. I dunno...I just like it. The speed transition from being upbeat to slowing up is done perfectly...I love it.

12. Civil War - Another one where you could sing alone easily...slowed up, but has the most emotion of the cd put into it. On paper it wouldn't look like a perfect song to end the cd with, but it actually works really well.

Overall, I love this CD

Top 5 Would Be:
1. Dont Cry, 2. 14 Years, 3. Yesterdays, 4. Sweet Child O Mine, 5. November Rain

No weak song, and none that are clearly dusted by their originals...but I do feel Live And Let Die and Knockin On Heavens Door were not as good...the rest are right up there, if you feel like listening to them, but dont feel like headbanging...I realize a lot of people love Guns N Roses for their viscious rock (Welcome To The Jungle being the obvious song)...if thats what you're looking for...it aint happening here...this is just an upbeat CD that captures emotions from these songs...great to listen to int he daytime while driving

WOW.......2005-08-25

This is a very interesting album. I bought this one along with the string quartet to velvet revolver. They are both awesome, but this one has more color to it. Along with the strings, there's a double bass played and a percussionist. What I find intriguing, is that the percussion isn't played throughout the whole song like you would expect; it's done very tastefully. Over the last few days, I've had it playing when friends and a contractor came to my house, and they all made good comments about it. I had a contractor at my house just today installing windows in my living room, and he said, "now I could listen to this." My ex-girlfriend came over two days ago during the first or second song, and she ended up sitting on a footstool having fun trying to figure out each song while I stayed busy hanging sheetrock. Her favorite was "sweet child o' mine." my favorites were "Welcome to the Jungle," and i just loved what they did with "Paradise City, and Mr. Brownstone."

NOT a note for note translation.......2004-11-21

If your expecting complete GnR songs you are going to be disappointed, like myself. All the covers just take the lyrical medley and some of the key riffs from the songs and then improvise the rest.
Since I had heard other quartets like Torn Tally (TOOL COVERS) and Apocalyptica (METALLICA COVERS) the bar was set extremely high, especially after hearing Apocalyptica blaze through the solos on Metallica's song ONE! I don't think Angry String Orchestra covers any GnR solos completely.They play the parts of the solos they can and then just improvise for the parts they can't play. It's very disappointing.
For Example they sort of get the first solo down for November Rain but then come to the second solo and they just repeat the first solo instead of playing the notes that are supposed to be played and finally at the end of November Rain the end solos are SLOWED WAAAAAAAAY down. Come to think of it, I think the tempo of all the songs covered are slowed waaay down. There is NO solo for Don't Cry and the solo for Sweet Child O' Mine is the Viola player just running the same scale over and over again.
I bought this album because I'm a big GnR fan and because when I saw the guy in the video "The Making of November Rain" with his viola jam the end solos to November Rain on it, I knew orchestral versions of GnR songs would sound badd-ass. Unfortunately, this group didn't recruit that guy with his viola to play on this album. This album falls WAAAAY short of what it could be.
Maybe GnR Fans will get lucky and Apocalyptica or Torn Tally will cover some GnR Songs (especially November Rain) and play them correctly instead of just following the lyrical medley and some of the keys riffs. I think the Sweet Child O' Mine solo would sound incredible on a viola or cello. Until then one can only hope.
Sincerely,
grmpysmrf