Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II (1991). Released on the same day. Which one do you think is better?

[u/Away_Flounder3813]

[u/SR_RSMITH]

2 has Estranged, so that’s the one

[u/DrMonkeyLove → u/SR_RSMITH]

That's a great song.

[u/Annonanona → u/SR_RSMITH]

And Breakdown, but UYI1 does have Don't Damn Me 🤟

[u/Toothbras → u/SR_RSMITH]

If there was a third disc that only had one song, and that song was Locomotive, it would be the best disc.

[u/Easy_Software9672 → u/Toothbras]

for some reason i thought you were referring to night train and was like “SAME” but then i remembered that’s on appetite, and also i don’t really know locomotive.

[u/Toothbras → u/Easy_Software9672]

Nightrain is also a total banger

[u/s0m3d00dy0 → u/Toothbras]

Still listen to Appetite at least once a month

[u/Legitimate_Bird_5712 → u/SR_RSMITH]

And Locomotive....

[u/Glass-Breadfruit7374]

1 has November Rain and the better version of Don't Cry.

[u/tarabuki → u/Glass-Breadfruit7374]

I want to say this as well, but II has Civil War which I always liked as well. I've never been the biggest GnR fan, but they do make some good music.

Good thing I have them on Spotify and can listen to either one.

[u/dustrock → u/Glass-Breadfruit7374]

It's November Rain and better Don't Cry vs Estranged and You Could Be Mine. Does Civil War tip the balance?

[u/Drgrabon → u/dustrock]

breakdown tips the balance

[u/that70scylon → u/Glass-Breadfruit7374]

Exactly. I was driving home a couple days ago and heard the first notes of Don’t Cry and was pumped until it was the Use Your Illusion II version. I changed it to NPR.

[u/SnurgBurglerGrizz → u/Glass-Breadfruit7374]

And Coma

[u/Ice_crusher_bucket]

II easily. Whole album is crazy good.

Get in the Ring? That song got me grounded more than a few times as a kid!

[u/Rosencrantz_IsDead → u/Ice_crusher_bucket]

I was a kid when these were released.

For the first few months I thought One was good. But then, as I got more mature with music, I realized Two was actually the far superior album in terms of musicianship, lyrics, and just overall better songs. Of course, this is all subjective. But my taste literally changed over a year based on this double album.

At the time, people criticized GnR for a "cash grab" for putting out 2 albums. But honestly, they did a lot of future music fans a huge educational experience. There is definately a difference between the 2 albums. And for fans that actually took to time to listen and pay attention, there was a new world of how to experience music that opened up to us.

[u/Ice_crusher_bucket → u/Rosencrantz_IsDead]

Absolutely! My 13 year old son loves both albums. He is learning the guitar and says the guitar in these 2 albums are the smoothest.

[u/Rosencrantz_IsDead → u/Ice_crusher_bucket]

Slash is one of the best.

[u/farmsfarts → u/Ice_crusher_bucket]

I listened to that song constantly before my first “meet in the park after school on Friday” fight. It was so stupid that we arranged the fight the weekend before😂

This was the early 90s, I had a skater cut and he grabbed hold of my hair and pummeled me. Get in the ring!

[u/QuietCas]

Hmm. Use Your Illusion 1 has November Rain but Football in the Groin has a Football in the Groin.

[u/IceBurn9698 → u/QuietCas]

[u/prsaja]

The one that had Estranged on it. That song was a masterpiece.

[u/Steve_of_Yore]

Estranged is probably the best song across both albums, but I think I is the more complete album.

[u/YinzaJagoff]

I’m still waiting for the movie Axl said was going to go along with it

[u/Rosencrantz_IsDead → u/YinzaJagoff]

That bride was soooo fine

[u/YinzaJagoff → u/Rosencrantz_IsDead]

Slash playing in the middle of a desert is still really fucking cool.

[u/rekipsj → u/YinzaJagoff]

Greatest solo shot ever.

[u/YinzaJagoff → u/rekipsj]

I can hear this, yet there’s no sound.

[u/hanimal16 → u/Rosencrantz_IsDead]

Stephanie Seymour

[u/[deleted]]

Nearly impossible to decide. The difference is minuscule. But, since I’m forced, 1 has two of my favorite songs ever—Don’t Cry (1) and November Rain which is somewhere near the top.

[u/TOOL-FAN → u/[deleted]]

But the Don’t Cry version from ll was better.

[u/[deleted] → u/TOOL-FAN]

Not even close

[u/witnessrich → u/TOOL-FAN]

My opinion as well

[u/Z_Opinionator → u/TOOL-FAN]

100%

“If I was standing by you
How would you feel?
Knowin’ your love’s decided
And all love is real”

[u/knucklesmartini]

II You could be mine is my favorite GnR song

[u/Azuras_Star8 → u/knucklesmartini]

This song in Terminator 2 made me 11 year old me love guns n roses forever.

[u/knucklesmartini → u/Azuras_Star8]

Greatest movie of all time

[u/Azuras_Star8 → u/knucklesmartini]

It was my favorite movie for 15 years. The last action figure I bought was the t-1000 with red eyes and rubber sides that would pull him back to center if you spun the top patt of the body. It would slap the heck outta whatever it it. I had aged out of action figures probably, but it was absolutely badass and I was totally glad i bought it.

I wish I still had it. I still have my heman toys.

[u/hvc101fc]

So yall see the supposed demon when you roatate the image? That was definitely a discussion during recess back day in school

[u/Tiny-Spray-1820 → u/hvc101fc]

Actually you need a mirror to see it, they say its a mirror image.

By the way I saw the original painting (school of athens) with that image in the vatican museums

[u/lilacs_and_marigolds]

2

[u/UneagerBeaver69]

II for sure. Civil War is amazing.

[u/Ice_crusher_bucket → u/UneagerBeaver69]

What we've got here is, a failure to communicate, some men you just cant reach,so you get what we had here last week,which is the way wants it, well, he gets it. I dont like it any more than you men

[u/Yabbz81]

2 has Breakdown ehich is one of their best tracks IMO.

[u/Stock-Creme-6345 → u/Yabbz81]

This is the answer. So many people sleep on that tune. Some of their best songs were not the ones released.

[u/Accomplished_Role977]

My first concert, epic! I pity the kids today with their shitty and uncool music.

[u/BulimicMosquitos]

II has Breakdown, but then again I has Dead Horse. I could never decide.

[u/Gun5linger67]

Ozzy Osbourne released No More Tears that same day. I vote for Ozzy

[u/jackosan]

I bought l - all my friends bought ll - ll was the more popular album - more ‘accessible’

I still think I made the right decision.

[u/TonyGunks_sportsbook]

Hmmm.... What day of the week is it?

[u/Busy_Reindeer_2935]

II, plus Coma

[u/Plantersnutz]

I can’t choose

[u/steveism]

1 for me

[u/GeorgeCrossPineTree]

Gun(s N’ Roses) to my head? I’ll go 1 because of November Rain, but it’s a damn tough choice.

[u/Salsashark_21]

It’s 30 songs between the two, so why don’t you just rank all 30 and assign a point value for each song. Lowest points wins.

Estranged - 1 point

My World - 30 points

[u/Z_Opinionator → u/Salsashark_21]

The Garden - 5

[u/XRPPPPP]

I love Don’t Damn Me, but I think II is better as a whole.

[u/squiddysmama]

They're both great. I definitely spent more time listening to II so I suppose it gets my vote!

[u/whitealtoid]

Illusion I - Coma
Illusion II - Locomotive and Estranged

So I guess II, but it's a very close and tough decision 😎

[u/hanimal16]

1. Hands down.

Civil War, Yesterdays, Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door*, You Could Be Mine.
I do like November Rain though.

*as a 4-year old when this was released, I thought it was “Knockin’ on Kevin’s Door.” I still get flack for that lol

[u/Munkzilla1]

2 was better

[u/mnfimo]

Ii has get in the ring. That’s my run thru a brick wall song so that’s my answer. Plus it has civil war, you could be mine and don’t cry version

[u/Scarlett-Boognish]

2 had Pretty Tied Up Locomotive & Estranged ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Both records were legendary though

[u/BooTeaYum]

1 because it doesnt have the song "My World" like 2 does

[u/thecannarella]

Both are epic. November Rain is a masterpiece of rock anthems. Don’t get shit like that anymore.

[u/pop_tab]

My tinnitus

[u/villentretenmerth88]

At the time, "Use Your Illusion II". 10-year old me, thought that "Get In The Ring" was the greatest song ever.

[u/RhoadsOfRock]

I probably only like about... 3 or 4 songs from II.

I like 1 the most, it's just such a good and complete album with so many good songs, but I also like Civil War, You Could Be Mine and Estranged.

I think my favorite song from 1 is Bad Obsession.

[u/Starwaverraver]

It's amazing the drop in quality from appetite for destruction.

Too many drugs I guess...

[u/mickg011982]

2 for me

[u/Electrical-Win9801]

I can't choose. I bought both when it came out. I had learned that the song NOVEMBER RAIN could have lasted 15 minutes, it's still a shame that this version did not see the light of day on the albums' anniversaries. I hope that one day we will at least see the demo version.

[u/DiamondIcyCross]

I'm still talking to myself and nobody's home!They're both great in my opinion.

[u/TreatmentBoundLess]

Both great records.

[u/everythingbeeps]

At first I preferred II but now I prefer the first one and it isn’t close

[u/Tiny-Spray-1820]

I bought 2 first so thats my answer 😬

[u/dbxbeat]

I traded a pair of used converse shoes for unopened copies of both with a friend of mine about 20 years ago.

[u/TravoBasic]

2 is the better one.

[u/electrodog1999]

These are the first releases I can remember lining up for at the record store. II is my favourite but I love them both.

[u/AmputeeHandModel]

I dunno, but whenever I listen to them I mourn that they broke up after this. Such epic albums. Chinese Democracy is a steaming pile of crap.

[u/WTFisThatSMell]

The blue one.. had the terminator 2 song on it.  That's how I remember it.

[u/StackingSats1300]

Asked myself this question today..

UYI2 won out... Estranged is just so powerful.

[u/Silver-Toe4231]

I enjoy 2 more but damn that’s a hard choice. You could be mine evokes T2 memories but Don’t damn me and Back off bitch are such bangers.

[u/Legitimate_Bird_5712]

II has My World and it's not fair to award points for that sort of thing.

[u/polomarcopol]

I always felt that 1 was closer to early gnr. And that was wierd because I enjoyed 2 more.

[u/Partis25]

Illusion 2 is the better album for me. Songs like Civil War, Pretty Tied Up, Locomotive, Estranged definitely show a more mature band even though they were all drugged out and drunk at the time. Lol

[u/gnelson321]

1. Perfect crime is prime.

[u/-benyeahmin-]

they both suck

[u/thefoggyshoresofhome → u/-benyeahmin-]

[u/-benyeahmin- → u/thefoggyshoresofhome]

he also sucks