[autumnraine]

I wholeheartedly agree.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

eh, opinions are like aholes, everyone has one. I disagree. In fact, this album was out a long while before people caught on. Not saying the album is bad but hype has something to do with it. As for Nirvana, having been a fan of theirs PRIOR to their selling out, I’d say their first album BLEACH is their best. It’s classic grunge. They abandoned it with Smells Like a SellOut which does have some good songs on it.

But some of the best albums of 80’s come from THE REPLACEMENTS.

[KevinB]

I’m waiting for Pissant and Razorboy to chime in and proclaim GNR the most influential band in rock and roll history.

[humblegunner]

Hell yeah!

[Cyber Ninja]

1984

[ETL]

"Appetite for Destruction"

This ought to be the Obama camp's new theme song. They can play it at his rallies.

[dangus]

I absolutely agree with the first sentence. The moment Axl Rose and Slash appeared on the scene, Bret Michaels and the rest of the hair metal scene suddenly looked like a bunch of nerds, sissies, and lame-asses. What, you need to raid your aunt’s makeup desk to rock?

But best album of the 1980s.... Hmmm.... The Joshua Tree was pretty damned good.

[TnGOP]

NOT a G-N-R fan. However, I do like Velvet Revolver - most of the G-N-R band without Axl Rose.

Best 80's album? Man, I'll be thinking on that one all day.

[j_k_l]

"The eccentric but brilliant Axl Rose..."

Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty

Such brilliance begs one question.



"is that Bill Shakespeare?"

[TurtleUp]

Speaking of destruction:

"Eve of Destruction" [Bob Dylan]

The eastern world it is explodin',
Violence flarin', bullets loadin',
You're old enough to kill but not for votin',
You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're totin',
And even the Jordan river has bodies floatin',
But you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.

Don't you understand, what I'm trying to say?
Nn, Can't you feel the fears that I'm feeling today?
If the button is pushed, there's no running away,
There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave,
Take a look around you, boy, it's bound to scare you, boy,
And you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.

Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin',
I'm sittin' here, just contemplatin',
I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation,
Handful of Senators don't pass legislation,
And marches alone can't bring integration,
When human respect is disintegratin',
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin',
And you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.

Think of all the hate there is in Red China!
Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama!
Ah, you may leave here, for four days in space,
But when your return, it's the same old place,
The poundin' of the drums, the pride and disgrace,
You can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace,
Hate your next-door-neighbour, but don't forget to say grace,
And you tell me over and over and over and over again my friend,
you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. mmm, no, no.
you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.

[Guns]

“Take me down to Paradise City,
Where the girls are green
and the grass is pretty”

[rollo tomasi]

"Instead, there is nothing but a raw dose of five young men living a virtually homeless, penniless existence on the mean streets of LA in the mid-to-late 1980s."

Bah! Their lyrics and music were nothing new or revealing. They sounded like late seventies/early 80's hard rock bands, reminiscent of Riot and of course Aerosmith as well as AC/DC.



is my pick. Helped get me in A in a English Lit. and History as well.

[bamahead]

R&R Ping!

[Renderofveils]

I'm going to have to go with Queensrÿche's Operation: Mindcrime. One of the best thought out "concept" albums ever made. Tight songwriting, excellent lyrics, and Geoff Tate's vocals are outstanding (not to mention Michael Kamen's orchestral contributions.) 20+ years later, the theme is still 100% relevant to society.

[mylife]

Negative.

[sirchtruth]

What's so hilariously funny about this is when that album came out I hated those guys. I've played in cover bands since I was 16 and never wanted to have anything to do with what I would deem "crap" music. I thought GNR were just another dying glam band with absolutely nothing to offer the rock world. Now 22 years since later I still don't necessarily favor them, but have a different view since I actually have to play Sweet child Of Mine. The guitarist in mt band wanted to do it, go figure?

You never know what music can do until you have to actually play a certain piece! People LOVE this song! As for the "Best" album of the 80's ...pleeeeeaaasssee!

[Tijeras_Slim]

Where to begin....

[mylife]

Rory Gallagher made Axl AND Slash look like pikers

[thefactor]

i was 11 when this album came out. it was the craziest thing i had ever heard. the video for Jungle scared the hell out of me.

i agree with this article.

[Leo Farnsworth]

You know how everyone thinks they have good taste and a sense of humor?

GNR? Perhaps you need a musical 'taste' check up...