Good morning, Rat Rock Nation! Davey Mac of the Morning Rat Race here and as you may or may not know…I’m a massive Guns N’ Roses fan. G’N’R has been one of my absolute favorite rock bands since I was ten years old (in 1987).  I was just a kid watching MTV very late on a Friday night when the music video for “Welcome To The Jungle” came out and my life was changed forever. “What was THAT?!” I remembered asking myself… needing to find that band and that album immediately.

By the time 1991 rolled around…I was a full-on Guns N’ Roses fanatic. I was 14 and G’N’R’s music really spoke to me.   And when the Use Your Illusion records came out…life was perfect! In my opinion, they BOTH rocked…and each had an incredible selection of songs…some of which became Guns N’ Roses classics. From “Don’t Cry” and “November Rain” to “You Could Be Mine” and “Civil War”…these L.P.’s have something for everyone.

So today we’re looking back at the albums of Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II and we’re asking YOU which one YOU like better!   Let’s look at the tale of the tape! Both albums came out in 1991 on the same day (September 17th)…but were released separately as two distinct albums of their own. Here’s the track listing for each:

Use Your Illusion I

  1. Right Next Door To Hell
  2. Dust N’ Bones
  3. Live And Let Die
  4. Don’t Cry
  5. Perfect Crime
  6. You Ain’t The First
  7. Bad Obsession
  8. Back Off Bitch
  9. Double Talkin’ Jive
  10. November Rain
  11. The Garden
  12. The Garden Of Eden
  13. Don’t Damn Me
  14. Bad Apples
  15. Dead Horse
  16. Coma

Use Your Illusion II

  1. Civil War
  2. 14 Years
  3. Yesterdays
  4. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Day
  5. Get In The Ring
  6. Shotgun Blues
  7. Breakdown
  8. Pretty Tied Up
  9. Locomotive
  10. So Fine
  11. Estranged
  12. You Could Be Mine
  13. Don’t Cry
  14. My World

It’s a tough call! Put in your vote right now below:

 

 

Guns N' Roses: All 87 Songs Ranked

 

 

 

"East Side" Dave McDonald. Co-Host Of The Morning Rat Race (6 to 10 AM). Digital Content Coordinator & Producer.