If Use Your Illusion was one album (your tracklist)

[vicarious existence]

Nice track selection... I'd buy it.

[metallex78]

There's nothing wrong with the UYI albums as they are, I wouldn't take off any tracks.

You can't really say that they did badly either due to the amount of songs, they debuted at Number 1 & 2 on the charts when they were released and continued to sell pretty damn well too.

[matt88]

I like they Illusions the way they are. I couldn't see them seprated and put on 1 cd.

[Butch Français]

Nice track selection... I'd buy it.

I wouldn't, Ive got a release with much more songs on it!!

[darkmonth]

Holy shit I never get why people want LESS on an album...

"oh but it flows better". .... errr... whatever.  If YOU don't like the tracks... skip em!

Someone else DOES.

Bah... stupid thread.

[Jizzo]

Dust N Bones
Perfect Crime
Don't Cry
Bad Obsession
Back off Bitch
Double Talkin Jive
November Rain
Dont Damn Me
Coma
Civil War
14 years
Shotgun Blues
Pretty Tied Up
You Could Be Mine

[sergejg]

Civil War
The Garden
Perfect Crime
Pretty Tied Up
Back off Bitch
You Could Be Mine
Yesterdays
Breakdown
Estranged
Bad Obsession
Dead Horse
Coma

[Elrothiel]

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There is no way you can leave out November Rain. I realize this is all opinionated,  but it is just wrong to leave out the song that practically defined the GnR of the 90's. Without this song, I strongly doubt they would be even half as famous.

Although I agree that if there was to be a single CD Illusions, November Rain SHOULD be on it, but if it wasn't, I think it would be fair to say that Estranged would fill in for it. Estranged IMO is one of the best GnR songs.
What I'd like to know is what would have happened had it been on AFD... The other songs, and then Estranged. Would the reviews have been any different?
But..... here's my list. You evil, evil people!
1. You Ain't the First
2. Don't Cry (alt lyrics)
3. Civil War
4. The Garden
5. 14 Years
6. Dead Horse
7. Back Off Bitch
8. Get In The Ring
9. November Rain
10. Don't Damn Me
11. Yesterdays
12. Pretty Tied Up (The Perils of Rock n' Roll Decadence)
13. KOHD
14. Don't Cry (original)
15. Coma
16. Estranged

I put Estranged at the end so that when it ends, you feel nice and satisfied, instead of having to rush to switch back so you don't have to listen to My World... having that after Don't Cry really gives you a shock! DC just finishes, and you feel nice and relaxed, and then My World comes on and it makes you go "AAAH!" So having Estranged at the end makes for a nice ending.

[thelostrose]

this ain't easy, but i'll try.

1. breakdown
2. lokomotive
3. garden of eden
4. don't damn me
5. november rain
6. coma
7. civil war
8. KOHD
9. dead horse
10. back off bitch
11. get in the ring
12. estranged
13. my world

although there's still something missing. i like the difference in the UYIalbums.
i personally don't like this waltmart-illusions-cd.

[Mattman]

I like the Illusions as they are, but okay, if there was only one single-disc Use Your Illusion album, this would be my tracklist:

1. Civil War
2. You Could Be Mine
3. Bad Obsession
4. Don't Cry [Original]
5. Yesterdays
6. Back Off Bitch
7. Breakdown
8. Don't Damn Me
9. The Garden
10. Estranged
11. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
12. Coma

I had to cut out November Rain, even though it was the song that got me into Guns N' Roses.  And that's because Estranged is even better, and there can only be one 10 minute piano epic with introspective lyrics and amazing Slash solos on this single-disc Use Your Illusion.  The thing I find is that there are so many long epic songs on the UYI albums that they practically HAVE to be on two discs to conserve all those long songs.  If you tried to fit them all on one record, there would be so many epic songs that you couldn't have good pacing, and you would miss out on a lot of rockers.

I think we're all glad GN'R put out two discs rather than one, for the simple reason that we got more great music!  And with a band as relatively short-lived as Guns N' Roses, I think that's another blessing for us to count.

[axl_rose_700]

1. Civil War
2.14 years
3.Locomotive
4.Don't Cry(alt lyrics)
5.YCBM
6.Estranged
7.Pretty Tied Up
8.Right next door to hell
9.Coma
10.Bad Obsession
11.Back of Bitch
12.Double Talking Jive
13.Live n let die
14.Dead Horse

I may have forgotten a couple here but never mind.

[jimmythegent]

1. Don't Damn me
2. Dust n' Bones
3. Live and let die
4. Yesterdays
5. Pretty Tied up
6. You ain't the first
7. Locomotive
8. Double talkin' jive
9. 14 Years
10. Civil War
11. Dead Horse
12. You could be mine
13. Estranged
14. Coma

[Cocaine__tongue]

1.Civil War
2.Coma
3.Don?t Cry (alt.lyrics)
4.Breakdown
5.Don't damm me
6.You Could Be Mine
7.Locomotive
8.Dead Horse
9.Back off bitch
10.November Rain
11.Yesterdays
12.So Fine
13.Pretty Tied Up
14.Knockin? On Heaven?s Door
15.Estranged
16. 14 years

[Gordi]

You know how there are those albums being released these days, the 'deluxe edition' or 'legend series' albums? For the uneducated basically it's the album, with a 2nd and/or 3rd cd of extra material with a dvd of the videos and doco's studio footage etc with everything remasterd, all in new packaging with a new booklet. I think it would be a great idea to have both UYI albums and and an extra cd of live songs + b-sides from that time. Along with a disc of all the videos and a doco or something. Who else agrees?

[Apostasy]

1.  "Civil War"
2.  "Dust N' Bones"
3.  "14 Years"
4.  "Live and Let Die"
5.  "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"
6.  "Don't Cry" (original)
7.  "Pretty Tied Up (The Perils of Rock & Roll Decadence)"
8.  "November Rain"
9.  "Locomotive (Complicity)"
10.  "Don't Damn Me"
11.  "Estranged"
12.  "Coma"
13.  "You Could Be Mine"

[Bad_Apple]

I don't think any of the songs shouldn't have been Axed by Axl.  All were good/unique/artsy/rockin in thier own way.  Overall, each album alone are VERY long (vs. other rock n roll albums, which may only run 35 min!)
I know many of you agree that "my world" isn't all that good (I myself rarely listen to that track)...but when I do, it puts a twisted smile on my face---it's sorta funny. 
APF and UYIs are VERY different albums in every sense of the word--even when dealing with this topic of excessiveness vs. raw power.  But it still amazes me that GNR had the creativity to due such an act and pull it off VERY sucessfully!

[GNResurrection]

1. Right Next Door To Hell
2. Live And Let Die
3. Don't Cry (original)
4. You Aint The First
5. Bad Obsession
6. Double Talkin' Jive
7. November Rain
8. The Garden
9. Garden Of Eden
10. Dead Horse
11. Coma
12. Civil War
13. 14 Years
14. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
15. Get In The Ring
16. Pretty Tied Up
17. Locomotive
18. Estranged
19. You Could Be Mine
20. My World

Yeah that's probably too long, maybe you could take out 14 years, you aint the first or bad obsession maybe

[GNResurrection]

1. Right Next Door To Hell
2. Live And Let Die
3. Don't Cry (original)
4. You Aint The First
5. Bad Obsession
6. Double Talkin' Jive
7. November Rain
8. The Garden
9. Garden Of Eden
10. Dead Horse
11. Coma
12. Civil War
13. 14 Years
14. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
15. Get In The Ring
16. Pretty Tied Up
17. Locomotive
18. Estranged
19. You Could Be Mine
20. My World

Yeah that's probably too long, maybe you could take out 14 years, you aint the first or bad obsession maybe

[HoldenCaulfield]

1. Garden of Eden
2. Live and Let Die
3. Civil War
4. Pretty Tied Up
5. Don't Cry
6. Yesterdays
7. November Rain
8. You Could Be Mine
9. Locomotive
10. The Garden
11. Estranged
12. Coma

[sagisteph]

Don't Cry
Back Off Bitch
DTJ
November Rain
Garden Of Eden
Don't Damn Me
Dead Horse
Coma
14 Years
Breakdown
Locomotive
Estranged
YCBM