Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II [2LP, 180g Black Vinyl]

Guns N' Roses push beyond the raw attack of Appetite for Destruction on Use Your Illusion II, pairing hard rock with longer arrangements, piano, acoustic guitar, and a broader range of dynamics. The album moves from the tense build of "Civil War" and the melodic pull of "Yesterdays" to the arena-scale sweep of "Estranged," giving the band room to stretch well beyond the compact structures of its debut and into more ambitious territory.

The record's most recognizable cuts show how widely the band had expanded its sound by 1991. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" reshapes the Dylan song with layered guitars and Axl Rose's dramatic vocal, while "You Could Be Mine" drives on a tighter, heavier rhythm section. "Locomotive" stretches past eight minutes with shifting guitar lines and a long closing section, and "Estranged" builds slowly through piano, multiple guitar passages, and one of Slash's most expressive lead performances on the album.

This remastered edition presents all 14 tracks across two 180g black vinyl LPs in a gatefold jacket with a 12x12 insert. The album was remastered from high-resolution 96kHz/24-bit transfers of the original stereo 1/2-inch analog master tapes. With "Civil War," "Yesterdays," "You Could Be Mine," and "Estranged" spread across four sides, the format gives the longer arrangements room to breathe.

• Format: 2LP
• Standout tracks: "Civil War," "Yesterdays," "Estranged," "You Could Be Mine"
• Pressing details: 180g Black Vinyl, Gatefold Jacket, 12x12 Insert
• Genre/style: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Classic Rock
• UPC: 602445117314

Use Your Illusion II captures Guns N' Roses at their most expansive, moving between hard-driving rock, acoustic passages, piano-led sections, and extended guitar arrangements. Across four sides, the 2LP format fits the album's larger scale.

* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

1. Civil War
2. 14 Years
3. Yesterdays
4. Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Side B:

1. Get In The Ring
2. Shotgun Blues
3. Breakdown

Side C:

1. Pretty Tied Up (The Perils of Rock N' Roll Decadence)
2. Locomotive (Complicity)
3. So Fine

Side D:

1. Estranged
2. You Could Be Mine
3. Don't Cry
4. My World