- hard rock, rock, heavy metal, glam metal
- 54 min
- 12 tracks
- Geffen
Appetite for Destruction is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released on July 21, 1987, by Geffen Records. The album was recorded from January 18 to June 23 in 1987, and was produced by Mike Clink. Most of the album's themes reflect the band's personal experiences and daily life, including their youth.
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Character
Classical in form, spare, grave and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
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Metacritic 95/100
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB−
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA
- MusicHound Rock5/5 ★
- Pitchfork10/10
- Rolling Stone5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Spin5/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic2/5
- Classic Rock4.5/5 ★
- Drowned in Sound10/10
- Kerrang!5/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- Q4/5 ★
- Record Collector4/5 ★
- Slant Magazine4.5/5 ★
- Uncut9/10
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Tracks
- 1Welcome to the Jungle4:34
- 2It’s So Easy3:23
- 3Nightrain4:28
- 4Out Ta Get Me4:24
- 5Mr. Brownstone3:49
- 6Paradise City6:46
- 7My Michelle3:40
- 8Think About You3:52
- 9Sweet Child o’ Mine5:56
- 10You’re Crazy3:17
- 11Anything Goes3:26
- 12Rocket Queen6:13
12 tracks, 54 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Guns N’ Roses
- Label
- Geffen
- Released
- 1987
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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