Guns´N´Roses-Your Illusion II (1991)

In 1991, Guns N' Roses made the unusual decision to release two double albums simultaneously, titled "User Your Illusion I & II", which astonished the world with their eclectic and visceral hard rock. With the same lineup as their previous albums, except for original drummer Steve Adler, who was replaced here by Matt Sorum, the rest of the band consisted of vocalist Axl Rose, guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and keyboardist Dizzy Reed. On this second volume, highlights include the inspired "Civil War", one of Guns N' Roses' classic tracks, the epic cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", the punk anthem "Shotgun Blues", the grandiose "Breakdown", the heartfelt ballad "Don't Cry" (in a different version than the one on the first volume), and the powerful rock anthem "You Could Be Mine". The subsequent commercial reception of both works resulted in much higher sales for "Use Your Illusion I", figures that currently approach thirty million, compared to the approximately twenty million of "Use Your Illusion II", but it would be the latter that reached the number one spot on both sides of the Atlantic in the charts, while volume one would not go beyond second place.