Hey EFISH, glad you could join the party. This is what I was going to post and hour ago until TIMEDUMB started acting his normal self. And please excuse me, but this is a lot and it's the tracklist for Discs 1-4 and info about the songs below that. This should probably be moved to the first post so people can see it though: EDIT: Well, I didn't realize it was that long, so moving it to the first post is not possible.
GUNS N ROSES:
THE RARITIES BOX SET
DISC ONE: 1985-1987
1. Ain?t Goin Down (live)
2. Reckless Life (demo)
3. Nice Boys (demo)
4. Move To The City (demo)
5. Mama Kin (demo)
6. Shadow Of Your Love
7. You?re Crazy (acoustic demo)
8. Don?t Cry (demo)
9. Ain?t Goin Down (instr)
10. Back Off Bitch (demo)
11. Jumpin? Jack Flash
12. November Rain (acoustic demo)
13. Heartbreak Hotel
14. Welcome To The Jungle (demo)
15. It?s So Easy (live)
16. Nightrain (demo)
17. Out Ta Get Me (demo)
18. Mr. Brownstone (alternate mix)
19. Paradise City (demo)
DISC TWO: 1987-1989
1. My Michelle (demo)
2. Think About You (demo)
3. Sweet Child O? Mine (live)
4. You?re Crazy (demo)
5. Anything Goes (demo)
6. Rocket Queen (demo)
7. Patience (live acoustic)
8. Whole Lotta Rosie (live)
9. It Tastes Good Don?t It (live)
10. Welcome To The Jungle (alternate take)
11. One In A Million (demo)
12. Used To Love Her/Cornchucker
13. Bad Obsession (demo)
14. Civil War (instrumental)
DISC THREE: 1989-1990
1. Knockin On Heaven?s Door (live)
2. Dust N Bones (demo)
3. Crash Diet
4. Bring It Back Home
5. Don?t Damn Me (instr)
6. The Garden (demo)
7. Just Another Sunday
8. Sentimental Movie
9. Locomotive (instr)
10. Too Much Too Soon
11. Civil War (demo)
12. Double Talkin? Jive (instr acoustic)
DISC FOUR: 1990-1993
1. Down On The Farm (live)
2. Ain?t Goin? Down
3. Yesterdays (demo)
4. Don?t Damn Me (demo)
5. Estranged (piano instr)
6. Double Talkin Jive (live)
7. November Rain (piano demo)
8. Don?t Cry (alternate take)
9. Garden Of Eden (demo)
10. Coma (live)
11. Dust In The Wind (live)
TRACK DETAILS:
DISC ONE
AIN?T GOIN DOWN
Recorded live in 1985 in Los Angelas
Musicians: W Axl Rose (lead vocals) Izzy Stradlin (guitar) Slash (lead guitar) Duff McKagan (bass) Steven Alder (drums)
One of the first original Guns n Roses songs. This was performed live during their early shows. The guitar riff was later used for ?Pretty Tied Up? off of Use Your Illusion II.
RECKLESS LIFE
Recorded in 1986
Musicians: W Axl Rose (lead vocals) Izzy Stradlin (guitar) Slash (lead guitar) Duff McKagan (bass) Steven Alder (drums)
This is basically the same version that appears on Live Like A Suicide and GnR Lies except the fake crowd noise is removed. (The band recorded the four songs on Live Like A Suicide in the studio and then added audience noise to make them sound live).
NICE BOYS
Recorded in 1986
Musicians: W Axl Rose (lead vocals) Izzy Stradlin (guitar, backing vocals) Slash (lead guitar) Duff McKagan (bass, backing vocals) Steven Alder (drums)
This Rose Tattoo song was performed often at early Guns shows. Same version as on GnR Lies minus the overdubbed audience noise.
MOVE TO THE CITY
Recorded in 1986
Musicians: W Axl Rose (lead vocals) Izzy Stradlin (guitar) Slash (lead guitar) Duff McKagan (bass) Steven Alder (drums)
One of the first Guns N Roses songs written primarily by Izzy Stradlin and Axl Rose. This was performed live throughout 1987-1993. Again the crowd noise is not included..
MAMA KIN
Recorded in 1986
Musicians: W Axl Rose (lead vocals) Izzy Stradlin (guitar) Slash (lead guitar) Duff McKagan (bass) Steven Alder (drums)
This is an alternate studio take of Guns version of an Aerosmith classic.
SHADOW OF YOUR LOVE
Recorded in 1986
Musicians: W Axl Rose (lead vocals) Izzy Stradlin (guitar, backing vocals) Slash (lead guitar) Duff McKagan (bass, backing vocals) Steven Alder (drums)
An outtake from the Live Like A Suicide EP. Not a live recording. This was recorded in the studio and the crowd noise you hear was added after the fact.
YOU?RE CRAZY
Recorded in early 1988
Musicians: W Axl Rose (lead vocals) Izzy Stradlin (acoustic guitar) Slash (lead acoustic guitar) Duff McKagan (bass) Steven Alder (percussion)
An alternate version of the acoustic ?You?re Crazy? found on GnR Lies.
DON?T CRY
Recorded in 1986
Musicians: W Axl Rose (lead vocals) Izzy Stradlin (guitar, backing vocals) Slash (lead guitar) Duff McKagan (bass, backing vocals) Steven Alder (drums)
Axl says this is the very first Guns n Roses song and helped the band get a record deal.
AIN?T GOIN DOWN
Recorded in 1986
Musicians: Izzy Stradlin (guitar) Slash (lead guitar) Duff McKagan (bass) Steven Alder (drums)
An instrumental version of this song from an early Guns studio session.
BACK OFF BITCH
Recorded in 1986
Musicians: W Axl Rose (lead vocals) Izzy Stradlin (guitar, backing vocals) Slash (lead guitar) Duff McKagan (bass, backing vocals) Steven Alder (drums)
Another early song written by Axl and Paul Huge. Was occasionally performed live during the band?s initial club dates.
JUMPING JACK FLASH
Recorded in 1986
Musicians: W Axl Rose (lead vocals) Izzy Stradlin (guitar, backing vocals) Slash (lead guitar) Duff McKagan (bass, backing vocals) Steven Alder (drums)
The band recorded several different versions of this Rolling Stones classic both in the studio and in concert. This is a very early studio demo.