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punk albums go, The Spaghetti Incident? lacks righteous anger
and rage. As Guns N' Roses albums go, it's a complete delight, returning
to the ferocious, hard-rocking days of Appetite for Destruction.
The Gunners play Stooges and New York Dolls songs exactly
as they do Nazareth -- as straightahead, driving riff-rockers. After
the epic Use Your Illusions, the band sounds like it's having fun,
not caring about making "art" like "November Rain"
or "Estranged." Unfortunately, the tacked-on Charles
Manson song leaves a bad aftertaste, but not because of the song itself;
the inclusion of the song seems like a publicity-seeking stunt, a way to
increase their sales while trying to regain their street credibility. And
as The Spaghetti Incident? proves, they didn't need to stoop
so low.
// Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
All-Music
Guide
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