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I found this on Amazon.com. What is the deal with this thing?

This is some weird hybrid that I'm sure some marketing genius threw the 2 Use Your Illusion CDS together to make some quick cash. Problem is that I don't see the point. The track listing is...
1. Live And Let Die
2. Don't Cry (Original)
3. You Ain't The First
4. November Rain
5. The Garden
6. Dead Horse
7. Civil War
8. 14 Years
9. Yesterdays
10. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
11. Estranged
12. Don't Cry (Aternatel Lyrics)

Firstly, this CD is filled with what most would consider "filler" songs from both CD's. No real radio friendly hit power here. Not the usual "Greatest Hits" package stuff. The casual fan probably wouldn't buy this because it lacks what they are familiar with. Now check out these reviews...

"The best thing about this CD is the idea for the cover that merges the artwork from the individual "Use Your Illusion 1" and "Use Your Illusion 2" CDs. If you're on a tight budget, it's worth it, and you can be the proud owner of the edited version of "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", the full version being on the original CD "UYI 2". Or if you're a die-hard GNR fan, you'll have to buy this for the very same reason. Releasing the albums as a pair was somewhat daring, and I can't say I like everything on them. But each of them has some material that unfortunately didn't make it on this "compilation"."

"As far as I can tell, there's certain types of people this CD is for: Those who don't want to fork out money for both Illusion CDs, those who are only casual GNR fans, and those who are Wal-Mart or K-Mart retailers. First, upsides. The McCartney cover "Live And Let Die" is a thundering classic that GNR made their own (as they tend to do). "Don't Cry" is a pretty nice power ballad that really works. "November Rain" is one of the best songs of the 1990s, with beautiful lyrics and instrumentals, two great Slash solos, and that perfect ending guitar riff. "The Garden" is nice and sinister, while "Civil War" is a great anti-war anthem with lots of sonic power. "14 Years" is a bluesy, Stones/Aerosmith-ish lover-trashing song, with Izzy and Axl sharing vocals. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" is a remarkable achievement, acheiving a perfect sonic power in a song that, remarkably, is better than both the Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton versions of the song. I mean, you've really got something if you can say you did a song better than Clapton. "Estranged" is the final great track on this CD, and works as a sequel to "November Rain," as the songs' protagonist suffers through a hard breakup and his thoughts turn to suicide. This song clocks in at nearly ten minutes, and it's a beautiful but biting epic, with lots of mood swings and song shifts. They're not jarring, though --they're perfectly appropriate. It's a remarkable song. Now, the cons. "You Ain't The First" should have been omitted altogether. It's catchy, but not something that belongs as one of the best songs of the Illusion albums. "Yesterdays" seems like Axl's attempt to tap into "Dream On" territory by talking about past mistakes and lost innocents. Unfortunately, it's a horrendous song, and doesn't hold a candle to that Aerosmith anthem. There's also another version of "Don't Cry," which is identical musically but contains different lyrics. It's really quite pointless, as the original "Don't Cry" is far and away superior anyway. Were I making a mix of the Illusion albums, I would remove the above named tracks and replace them with "You Could Be Mine," "Pretty Tied Up," and "Dust N' Bones". Some nice rockers to contrast with the epic ballads like "November Rain," "Don't Cry," and "Estranged". And my two cents has now been deposited. Run with it. "

"This disc is sort of a "Best of" the two Use Your Illusion albums. If you only liked the radio songs and aren't a huge fan, you should buy this, and even though I already own both of the albums, I have to wonder why "You Could Be Mine" isn't included on here. It is probably my favorite GNR song of all time. But it doesn't really make a difference to me either way, cuz I already own these CD's. I'm by no means a big GNR fan, but I think you should do yourself a favor: buy both separately, and forget about this compilation."

SO...as a HUGE GN'R fan... I say...DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME AND JUST BUY BOTH CD'S!

An old co-worker gave me these. Funny... but all too true...thanks Steve...

Buckethead... both onstage and off...

This is a series of mug shots taken over the span of 10 years of an actual crack whore.

WOW! OK... So I am drooling... SO WHAT?! I'm getting that feeling to buy guitars again.
Perhaps someone should stop me before I hurt myself! OR NOT!!!!! LOOK AT THEM!!!!
So what If I want Ibanez. Steve wants to play Jacksons too. So HA!