If Use Your Illusion was one album (your tracklist)

[AtariLegend]

Maybe arranged slightly different, but something like this;



                                                              14 Years
                                                           Dust N' Bones
                                                             Yesterdays
                                                        You Could Be Mine
                                                              Don't Cry
                                                           Back Off Bitch
                                                            The Garden
                                                          November Rain
                                                             Breakdown
                                                            Dead Horse
                                                                Coma
                                                             Estranged

[DJ_bullet]

Uhh... All of the tracks from UYI2 were awesome (aside from My world) as were many songs on UYI1...  I dunno, I havn't listened to the UYI's latly but from what I can remember...

it would be UYI2 with "So Fine", "My World" and "yesterdays" replaced with november rain, Live and let Die, and Coma.  Added would be "Dust 'N Bones"... I'll work on this later...

[metallex78]

If Use Your Illusion was one album... we would've missed out on a shitload of great songs.

I like every song on UYI. Some are better than others, but the variety and depth of the range of songs is what makes both albums so great.

[seely]

Really, the only songs i WOULDN'T want to have are: My World, You Aint The Firat, and Bad Apples
Other than that, i'd still want every other song 

[CheapJon]

Really, the only songs i WOULDN'T want to have are: My World, You Aint The Firat, and Bad Apples
Other than that, i'd still want every other song 

YATF and BA are awesome songs IMO 

i'm glad they did 2 albums

[metallex78]

Really, the only songs i WOULDN'T want to have are: My World, You Aint The Firat, and Bad Apples
Other than that, i'd still want every other song 

YATF and BA are awesome songs IMO 

i'm glad they did 2 albums

This is what makes UYI 1 & 2 so great, some people love the songs that other people hate. I love every song on both albums.

Bad Apples is awesome for the solo alone.

[seely]

Really, the only songs i WOULDN'T want to have are: My World, You Aint The Firat, and Bad Apples
Other than that, i'd still want every other song 

YATF and BA are awesome songs IMO 

i'm glad they did 2 albums

Well each to his own 

[estebanf]

1- Civil War
2- 14 Years
3- Yesterdays
4- Live And Let Die
5- Don't Cry [Alt. Lyrics]
6- Knockin' On Heaven's Door
7- Breakdown
8- Locomotive
9- Estranged
10- You Could Be Mine
11- November Rain
12- The Garden
13- Bad Apples
14- Coma

[+Rocker+]

1- Civil War
2- 14 Years
3- Yesterdays
4- Live And Let Die
5- Don't Cry [Alt. Lyrics]
6- Knockin' On Heaven's Door
7- Breakdown
8- Locomotive
9- Estranged
10- You Could Be Mine
11- November Rain
12- The Garden
13- Bad Apples
14- Coma

Cool Setlist, I'd replace Don't Cry original for Don't Cry Alt Lyrics and Dont Damn Me for Bad Apples though.

[AxlsMainMan]

Use Your Illusion

1. Back Off Bitch
2. November Rain
3. Dead Horse
4. Coma
5. Civil War
6. Breakdown
7. Pretty Tied Up
8. Locomotive
9. Estranged
10. You Could Be Mine

 

[Waldorf]

1. Civil War
2. Dust N' Bones
3. Yesterdays
4. Knockin On Heavens Door
5. Perfect Crime
6. Dead Horse
7. 14 Years
8. Breakdown
9. Double Talkin Jive
10. So Fine
11. Estranged
12. Don't Cry
13. Coma

[DJ_bullet]

OK, I've worked on this a bit

Civil War
14 Years
Knockin' on Heavens door
Shotgun Blues
Pretty Tied Up
Estranged
You Could Be Mine
Don't Cry (original)
Dust 'N Bines
Live and Let Die
November Rain
Dead Horse
Coma
If there's still room add "Breakdown" "Bad Obsession" and "The Garden"  (infact, I'd be thinking of replacing Shotgun Blues with Breakdown or The Garden).

If

[CrassComunication]

Well hi this is my first post both UYI are exceptional albums ! to purge a few songs to make into a single album would obviously include  My World though Axl as stated this was both something Duff and Slash knew about at the time  and kinda liked but  didnt like the absence of Guitars and band input on it....apart from this track its quite  tough  songs like bad apples  you aint the first  spring to mind maybe shotgun blues and despite it being an awesome track.dont damn me   as to be fair other UYI tracks have had live versions played at some point  ..double talking jive to me seems outa place?

[axl_78]

1- Civil War
2- Yesterdays
3- Dead Horse
4- Live And Let Die
5- Don't Cry [Alt. Lyrics]
6- Knockin' On Heaven's Door
7- Breakdown
8- Locomotive
9- Pretty Tied Up
10- You Could Be Mine
11- November Rain
12- Don't Damn Me
13- Estranged
14- Coma

[Jeramy]

this is a hard one, i took a job with a furniture company near my home when i was like 12 gluing pennies on envelopes to send to everyone in town and made just enough money to afford only one of these albums, but i got my first buzz off rubber cement.   the one i chose...  use your illusion I, i borrowed use your illusion II from a much older friend and made a cassette copy of it.... shame on me 

1.   You Could Be Mine
 2.   Perfect Crime
 3.   Get In The Ring
 4.   Don't Cry (Original)
 5.   Knockin On Heaven's Door
 6.   Garden Of Eden
 7.   November Rain
 8.   Civil War
 9.   Live And Let Die
10.  Pretty Tied Up
11.  Back Off Bitch
12.  Yesterdays
13.  Estranged
14.  My World

[Trist805]

I think both albums stand on their own, but I would go with this... 

1.Right Next Door To Hell
2.Live And Let Die
3.Don't Cry
4.Perfect Crime
5.You Ain't The First
6.Bad Obsession
7.Back Off Bitch
8.The Garden
9.Coma
10.Pretty Tied Up
11.Locomotive
12.You Could Mine
13.Estranged

[D]

Sure i have a post in here somewhere but I am trying to take my heart out of it and pick the 12 best

so Id have a tracklisting like this as of today

1.Civil War
2.Dust N Bones
3.Live and Let Die
4.Don't Cry
5.Yesterdays
6.Knockin on Heaven's Door
7.Locomotive
8.Coma
9.Estranged
10.You Could Be Mine
11.Don't Damn Me
12. November Rain

[Axlspants]

I think this topic shows the strength of the UYI albums in that no two lists on here are the same, its really interesting that what one person classes as a weaker song is anothers favourite, thus proving it was correct to release both albums at the same time.

O yeah and all those that don't like Bad Apples you should go back to it and have another listen, I always skipped it and then about six months ago I played it and WOW! What a fuckin song, it was like discovering a new GnR song, you should all try it, listen to the songs you usually skip!

[Halo69]

1.civil war
2.dust n bones
3 Perfect Crime
4.yesterdays
5.dont cry
6. double talkin jive
7 knocking on heavens door
8. dead horse
9.live and let die
10.back of bitch
11. november rain
12. you could be mine
13.estranged
14. dont damn me
15. pretty tied up
16. right next door to hell
17. the garden
18. coma

[demarz]

Wow..!  Loving this thread!  I'm amazed though that some of the tracks I love are considered to be fillers... fair enough of course, but that probably proves why it was worth releasing both.  I love the balance of both albums - for example, You Ain't the First isn't a "classic" but it's a great song and comes at the right time after Perfect Crime.  Have to say, the only tracks I don't enjoy listening to are Right Next Door to Hell and My World.  Here's my favourite 15 though... in no particular order:

1 Dust n' Bones
2 Live and Let Die
3 Don't Cry
4 You Ain't the First
5 Bad Obsession
6 November Rain
7 Don't Damn Me
8 Bad Apples
9 Dead Horse
10 Civil War
11 14 Years
12 Get in the Ring
13 Breakdown
14 Pretty Tied Up
15 Estranged

Argh... can I have Yesterdays, Locomotive, and So Fine too please...?! Help!