Use Your Illusion I

Use Your Illusion I found Axl Rose ranting on songs about being sued by a neighbor ("Right Next Door to Hell"), dysfunctional relationships ("Back off Bitch"), and a drug overdose ("Coma"). The band scored three top 40 hits with a Wings cover ("Live and Let Die"), a piano-driven, Elton John-flavored epic ("November Rain"), and a hard-edged ballad ("Don't Cry"). Celebrity cameos include a then-unknown Shannon Hoon, Hanoi Rocks' Mike Monroe, and Alice Cooper, who makes a particularly sinister contribution to "The Garden."

2CD - Deluxe Edition presents the album remastered for the first time ever on CD1. It now features “November Rain” with a real 50-piece orchestra for the first time ever – newly recorded, conducted, and arranged by Grammy Award winner and Emmy Award-nominated composer Christopher Lennertz. CD2 features 13 unreleased live tracks from London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, New York, and Las Vegas on the UYI 1991/1992 tour all newly mixed. Expanded artwork with unreleased photos and images.

2LP - Remastered for the first time ever from high-resolution 96kHz 24-bit transfers from the original stereo 1/2-inch analog master tapes. Includes 2x 180-gram heavyweight audiophile black vinyl in gatefold jacket with a 12″x12″ insert. Includes “November Rain” with a real 50-piece orchestra for the first time ever – Newly recorded, conducted and arranged by Grammy Award winner and Emmy Award-nominated composer Christopher Lennertz.