I due volumi di Use Your Illusions dei Guns N’ Roses sono dischi generazionali, non soltanto per il volume di vendite che riuscirono all’epoca ad ottenere (1 milione e mezzo di copie vendute soltanto nella prima settimana). Basta soltanto andarsi a leggere le reazioni sulla nostra pagina Facebook quando ne si pubblica la recensione classic, per averne la riprova. Che il post coincida con l’anniversario dall’uscita o qualsiasi altro momento dell’anno, il risultato non cambia: decine di commenti, di cui molti biografici, a raccontare il giorno o il periodo della vita in cui li si ha per la prima volta acquistati o ascoltati.
Pubblicati originariamente il 17 settembre 1991, sono album esagerati, in tutti i sensi, che hanno segnato un prima e un dopo, sicuramente per la band, e forse pure per il rock che di lì a poco assisterà anche alla morte di colui che a tanti farà pensare che un’epoca (non il genere in sé) fosse veramente finita.
Sia come sia, all’interno dell’oliato meccanismo dei cofanetti monstre e delle ristampe rimasterizzate arrivano ora i due volumi della band. A curarli è Universal Music Group e Geffen, che dall’11 novembre 2022 metterà in commercio diversi formati tra cui il boxone con 97 tracce, di cui 63 inedite (tra audio e video live). Nel dettaglio, oltre alle versioni streaming, avremo una edizione Super Deluxe con 7 CD + Blu-ray ed una Super Deluxe con 12 LP + Blu-ray, oltre alle riedizioni separate dei due album Use Your Illusion I e Use Your Illusion II in doppio CD, standard CD e doppio LP. In tutti i formati, per la prima volta, gli album originali in studio sono stati rimasterizzati in alta risoluzione 96kHz 24-bit a partire dai nastri stereo analogici originali.
Sui due lati del cofanetto sono state ricreate le immagini anamorfiche delle due copertine degli album. I vinili sono stati stampati su vinile nero 180g. e confezioni in gatefold. Le due edizioni Super Deluxe includono il concerto completo Live In New York, registrato al Ritz Theatre il 16 maggio 1991, con un nuovo missaggio dai nastri multi-traccia originali. Lo show è uno dei tre warm-up show per il tour di Use Your Illusion con Izzy Stradlin alla chitarra, la versione originale di Don’t Cry e una performance speciale di You Ain’t The First, entrambe con Shannon Hoon dei Blind Melon ospite alla voce.
Nei Super Deluxe boxset, realizzati in tiratura limitata, è stato inoltre incluso un altro concerto completo: Live In Las Vegas, registrato al Thomas & Mack Center il 25 gennaio 1992, anche questo con un nuovo mix dai nastri multi-traccia; qui però la band si esibisce con il nuovo chitarrista Gilby Clarke. Il bonus disc è un Blu-ray Video del film concerto Live In New York, trasferito dalla pellicola 35mm al nuovo formato 4K UHD con audio mixato in Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround e PCM 48kHz 24-bit stereo. Il Blu-ray include inoltre un nuovo video live di You Could Be Mine.
I due box set Super Deluxe comprendono un libro di 100 pagine con foto inedite, memorabilia e documenti d’archivio, la replica del Conspiracy Inc. Fan Club folder con la membership card, quattro copie della fan club newsletter Conspiracy Inc. del periodo 1991/1992 Use Your Illusion, litografie, cartoline della band, backstage pass, una replica del biglietto del concerto del Ritz Theatre del 1991 e un nuovo poster del gruppo.
Highlight dei due volumi di Use Your Illusion sono un paio di cover entrate nella storia (Live And Let Die di McCartney e Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door di Bob Dylan) ma anche hit come Don’t Cry, You Could Be Mine e Civil War e November Rain con annesso videoclip (il primo relativo agli anni ’90 a superare il miliardo di visualizzazioni su YouTube). A proposito di quest’ultima, nel cofanetto verrà inclusa una riedizione con un’orchestra di 50 elementi condotta e arrangiata dal compositore Christopher Lennertz. Il brano verrà svelato proprio nel giorno d’uscita dei boxset e degli altri formati.
Super Deluxe 7 Cd + Blu-Ray
Cd 1
Use Your Illusion I
(Album Originale Rimasterizzato)
1. Right Next Door To Hell
2. Dust N’ Bones
3. Live And Let Die
4. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL)
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. Garden Of Eden
13. Don’t Damn Me
14. Bad Apples
15. Dead Horse
16. Coma
Cd 2
Use Your Illusion Ii
(Album Originale Rimasterizzato)
1. Civil War
2. 14 Years
3. Yesterdays
4. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
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 (ALT. Lyrics)
14. My World
Cd 3
Live In New York
(Ritz Theatre – 16 Maggio 1991)
1. Pretty Tied Up*
2. Bad Obsession*
3. Right Next Door To Hell*
4. Mr. Brownstone*
5. Dust N’ Bones
6. Live And Let Die*
7. Paradise City*
8. Voodoo Child (SLIGHT Return) / Civil War*
9. Drum Solo*
10. Slash Solo*
11. You Could Be Mine*
Cd 4
Live In New York* (cont’d)
1. I Was Only Joking / Patience*
2. Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door*
3. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL)* [features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
4. You Ain’t The First* [features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
5. My Michelle*
6. Estranged*
7. Double Talkin’ Jive*
8. Sweet Child O’ Mine*
9. Welcome To The Jungle*
Cd 5
Live In Las Vegas
(Thomas & Mack Center – 25 Gennaio 1992)
1. Nightrain
2. Mr. Brownstone*
3. Live And Let Die*
4. Attitude*
5. It’s So Easy*
6. Bad Obsession*
7. Welcome To The Jungle*
8. Double Talkin’ Jive*
9. Voodoo Child (SLIGHT Return) / Civil War / Voodoo Child (SLIGHT Return)*
Cd 6
Live In Las Vegas (cont’d)
1. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL)*
2. Wild Horses*
3. Patience*
4. You Could Be Mine*
5. So Fine*
6. November Rain*
7. Intros / Drum Solo*
8. Slash Solo*
9. Speak Softly, Love (LOVE Theme From The Godfather)*
10. Rocket Queen
Cd 7
Live In Las Vegas (cont’d)
1. Sail Away Sweet Sister*
2. Sweet Child O’ Mine*
3. Move To The City*
4. Hotel California / Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door*
5. Yesterdays
6. My Michelle*
7. Estranged*
8. Mother* / Paradise City
Disc 8 – Blu-Ray Video
Live In New York
(Ritz Theatre – 16 Maggio 1991)
1. Pretty Tied Up*
2. Bad Obsession*
3. Right Next Door To Hell*
4. Mr. Brownstone*
5. Dust N’ Bones*
6. Live And Let Die*
7. Paradise City*
8. Voodoo Child (SLIGHT Return) / Civil War*
9. Drum Solo*
10. Slash Solo*
11. You Could Be Mine*
12. I Was Only Joking / Patience*
13. Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door*
14. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL)* [features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
15. You Ain’t The First* [features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
16. My Michelle*
17. Estranged*
18. Double Talkin’ Jive*
19. Sweet Child O’ Mine*
20. Welcome To The Jungle*
Super Deluxe 12 Lp + Blu-Ray
Lp 1 & 2
Use Your Illusion I
(Album Originale Rimasterizzato)
Side 1
1. Right Next Door To Hell
2. Dust N’ Bones
3. Live And Let Die
4. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL)
5. Perfect Crime
Side 2
1. You Ain’t The First
2. Bad Obsession
3. Back Off Bitch
4. Double Talkin’ Jive
Side 3
1. November Rain*
2. The Garden
3. Garden Of Eden
4. Don’t Damn Me
Side 4
1. Bad Apples
2. Dead Horse
3. Coma
Lp 3 & 4
Use Your Illusion II
(Album Originale Rimasterizzato)
Side 1
1. Civil War
2. 14 Years
3. Yesterdays
4. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Side 2
1. Get In The Ring
2. Shotgun Blues
3. Breakdown
Side 3
1. Pretty Tied Up
2. Locomotive
3. So Fine
Side 4
1. Estranged
2. You Could Be Mine
3. Don’t Cry (ALT. Lyrics)
4. My World
Lp 5-8
Live In New York
Ritz Theatre – 16 Maggio 1991
Side 1
1. Pretty Tied Up*
2. Bad Obsession*
3. Right Next Door To Hell*
Side 2
1. Mr. Brownstone*
2. Dust N’ Bones
3. Live And Let Die*
Side 3
1. Paradise City*
2. Voodoo Child (SLIGHT Return) / Civil War*
Side 4
1. Drum Solo*
2. Slash Solo*
3. You Could Be Mine*
Side 5
10. I Was Only Joking / Patience*
11. Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door*
Side 6
1. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL)* [features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
2. You Ain’t The First* [features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
3. My Michelle*
Side 7
1. Estranged*
2. Double Talkin’ Jive*
Side 8
1. Sweet Child O’ Mine*
2. Welcome To The Jungle*
Lp 9-12
Live In Las Vegas
Thomas & Mack Center – 25 Gennaio 1992
Side 1
1. Nightrain
2. Mr. Brownstone*
3. Live And Let Die*
4. Attitude*
5. It’s So Easy*
Side 2
1. Bad Obsession*
2. Welcome To The Jungle*
3. Double Talkin’ Jive*
Side 3
1. Voodoo Child (SLIGHT Return) / Civil War / Voodoo Child (SLIGHT Return)*
2. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL)*
3. Wild Horses*
4. Patience*
Side 4
1. You Could Be Mine*
2. So Fine*
3. November Rain*
Side 5
1. Band Intros / Drum Solo*
2. Slash Solo*
3. Speak Softly, Love (LOVE Theme From The Godfather)*
4. Rocket Queen
Side 6
1. Sail Away Sweet Sister*
2. Sweet Child O’ Mine*
3. Move To The City*
Side 7
1. Hotel California / Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door*
2. Yesterdays
3. My Michelle*
Side 8
1. Estranged*
2. Mother* / Paradise City
Blu-Ray Video
Live In New York
Ritz Theatre – 16 Maggio 1991
1. Pretty Tied Up*
2. Bad Obsession*
3. Right Next Door To Hell*
4. Mr. Brownstone*
5. Dust N’ Bones*
6. Live And Let Die*
7. Paradise City*
8. Voodoo Child (SLIGHT Return) / Civil War*
9. Drum Solo*
10. Slash Solo*
11. You Could Be Mine*
12. I Was Only Joking / Patience*
13. Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door*
14. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL)* [features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
15. You Ain’t The First* [features Shannon Hoon On Vocals]
16. My Michelle*
17. Estranged*
18. Double Talkin’ Jive*
19. Sweet Child O’ Mine*
20. Welcome To The Jungle*
Use Your Illusion I & Ii: Limited Edition 4 Lp Color Vinyl + Zoetrope Turntable Mat
Use Your Illusion I
Lp 1 (Yellow Vinyl) & Lp 2 (Red Vinyl)
(Album Originale Rimasterizzato)
Side 1
1. Right Next Door To Hell
2. Dust N’ Bones
3. Live And Let Die
4. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL)
5. Perfect Crime
Side 2
1. You Ain’t The First
2. Bad Obsession
3. Back Off Bitch
4. Double Talkin’ Jive
Side 3
1. November Rain*
2. The Garden
3. Garden Of Eden
4. Don’t Damn Me
Side 4
1. Bad Apples
2. Dead Horse
3. Coma
Use Your Illusion Ii
Lp 3 (Blue Vinyl) & Lp 4 (Purple Vinyl)
(Album Originale Rimasterizzato)
Side 1
1. Civil War
2. 14 Years
3. Yesterdays
4. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Side 2
1. Get In The Ring
2. Shotgun Blues
3. Breakdown
Side 3
1. Pretty Tied Up
2. Locomotive
3. So Fine
Side 4
1. Estranged
2. You Could Be Mine
3. Don’t Cry (ALT. Lyrics)
4. My World
Use Your Illusion I – Deluxe Edition – 2 Cd / Digital
Cd 1
Use Your Illusion I
(Album Originale Rimasterizzato)
1. Right Next Door To Hell
2. Dust N’ Bones
3. Live And Let Die
4. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL)
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. Garden Of Eden
13. Don’t Damn Me
14. Bad Apples
15. Dead Horse
16. Coma
Cd 2
Use Your Illusion 1991 / 1992 Tour
1. Perfect Crime (Live In London – 8/31/91)*
2. Bad Obsession (Live In Las Vegas – 1/25/92)*
3. Right Next Door To Hell (Live In New York – 5/16/91)*
4. Always On The Run (with Lenny Kravitz) (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
5. Dust N’ Bones (Live In London – 8/31/91)*
6. Live And Let Die (Live In New York – 5/16/91)*
7. Attitude (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
8. Double Talkin’ Jive (Live In London – 8/31/91)*
9. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL) (Live In New York – 5/16/91)*
10. You Ain’t The First (Live In New York – 5/16/91)*
11. It’s Alright / November Rain (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
12. Bad Apples (Live In Rio De Janeiro – 1/23/91)*
13. Wild Horses (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
Use Your Illusion Ii – Deluxe Edition – 2cd / Digital
Cd 1
Use Your Illusion Ii
(Album Originale Rimasterizzato)
1. Civil War
2. 14 Years
3. Yesterdays
4. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
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 (ALT. Lyrics)
14. My World
Cd 2
Use Your Illusion 1991 / 1992 Tour
1. Pretty Tied Up (Live In New York – 5/16/91)*
2. 14 Years (Live In London – 8/31/91)*
3. Voodoo Child (SLIGHT Return) / Civil War / Voodoo Child (SLIGHT Return) (Live In Las Vegas – 1/25/92)*
4. You Could Be Mine (Live In New York – 5/16/91)*
5. Drum Solo (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
6. Slash Solo (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
7. Speak Softly, Love (LOVE Theme From The Godfather) (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
8. Sail Away Sweet Sister (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
9. So Fine (Live In Las Vegas – 1/25/92)*
10. Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (Live In Rio De Janeiro – 1/20/91)*
11. Mama Kin (featuring Steven Tyler & Joe Perry) (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
12. Train Kept A Rollin’ (featuring Steven Tyler & Joe Perry) (Live In Paris – 6/6/92)*
13. Estranged (Live In Las Vegas – 1/25/92)*
Use Your Illusion I – Remastered 2 Lp 180-Gram – Black Vinyl
Side 1
1. Right Next Door To Hell
2. Dust N’ Bones
3. Live And Let Die
4. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL)
5. Perfect Crime
Side 2
1. You Ain’t The First
2. Bad Obsession
3. Back Off Bitch
4. Double Talkin’ Jive
Side 3
1. November Rain*
2. The Garden
3. Garden Of Eden
4. Don’t Damn Me
Side 4
1. Bad Apples
2. Dead Horse
3. Coma
Use Your Illusion II – Remastered 2 Lp 180-Gram – Black Vinyl
Side 1
1. Civil War
2. 14 Years
3. Yesterdays
4. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Side 2
1. Get In The Ring
2. Shotgun Blues
3. Breakdown
Side 3
1. Pretty Tied Up
2. Locomotive
3. So Fine
Side 4
1. Estranged
2. You Could Be Mine
3. Don’t Cry (ALT. Lyrics)
4. My World
Use Your Illusion I – Remastered 1cd / Digital:
1. Right Next Door To Hell
2. Dust N’ Bones
3. Live And Let Die
4. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL)
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. Garden Of Eden
13. Don’t Damn Me
14. Bad Apples
15. Dead Horse
16. Coma
Use Your Illusion II – Remastered 1cd / Digital
1. Civil War
2. 14 Years
3. Yesterdays
4. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
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 (ALT. Lyrics)
14. My World
Super Deluxe Digital
Disc 1
Use Your Illusion I
Album Originale Rimasterizzato
1. Right Next Door To Hell (2022 Remaster)
2. Dust N’ Bones (2022 Remaster)
3. Live And Let Die (2022 Remaster)
4. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL) (2022 Remaster)
5. Perfect Crime (2022 Remaster)
6. You Ain’t The First (2022 Remaster)
7. Bad Obsession (2022 Remaster)
8. Back Off Bitch (2022 Remaster)
9. Double Talkin’ Jive (2022 Remaster)
10. November Rain (2022 Version)*
11. The Garden (2022 Remaster)
12. Garden Of Eden (2022 Remaster)
13. Don’t Damn Me (2022 Remaster)
14. Bad Apples (2022 Remaster)
15. Dead Horse (2022 Remaster)
16. Coma (2022 Remaster)
Disc 2
Use Your Illusion Ii
Album Originale Rimasterizzato
1. Civil War (2022 Remaster)
2. 14 Years (2022 Remaster)
3. Yesterdays (2022 Remaster)
4. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (2022 Remaster)
5. Get In The Ring (2022 Remaster)
6. Shotgun Blues (2022 Remaster)
7. Breakdown (2022 Remaster)
8. Pretty Tied Up (2022 Remaster)
9. Locomotive (2022 Remaster)
10. So Fine (2022 Remaster)
11. Estranged (2022 Remaster)
12. You Could Be Mine (2022 Remaster)
13. Don’t Cry (ALT. Lyrics) (2022 Remaster)
14. My World (2022 Remaster)
Disc 3
Live In New York
Ritz Theatre – 16 Maggio 1991
1. Pretty Tied Up*
2. Bad Obsession*
3. Right Next Door To Hell*
4. Mr. Brownstone*
5. Dust N’ Bones
6. Live And Let Die*
7. Paradise City*
8. Voodoo Child (SLIGHT Return) / Civil War*
9. Drum Solo*
10. Slash Solo*
11. You Could Be Mine*
12. I Was Only Joking / Patience*
13. Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door*
14. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL)*
15. You Ain’t The First*
16. My Michelle*
17. Estranged*
18. Double Talkin’ Jive*
19. Sweet Child O’ Mine*
20. Welcome To The Jungle*
Disc 4
Live In Las Vegas
Thomas & Mack Center – 25 Gennaio 1992
1. Nightrain
2. Mr. Brownstone*
3. Live And Let Die*
4. Attitude*
5. It’s So Easy*
6. Bad Obsession*
7. Welcome To The Jungle*
8. Double Talkin’ Jive*
9. Voodoo Child (SLIGHT Return) / Civil War / Voodoo Child (SLIGHT Return)*
10. Don’t Cry (ORIGINAL)*
11. Wild Horses*
12. Patience*
13. You Could Be Mine*
14. So Fine*
15. November Rain*
16. Intros / Drum Solo*
17. Slash Solo*
18. Speak Softly, Love (LOVE Theme From The Godfather)*
19. Rocket Queen
20. Sail Away Sweet Sister*
21. Sweet Child O’ Mine*
22. Move To The City*
23. Hotel California / Only Women Bleed / Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door*
24. Yesterdays
25. My Michelle*
26. Estranged*
27. Mother* / Paradise City