Use Your Illusion I

Introduction
Nigthrain
Mr. Brownstone
Live And Let Die
It's So Easy
Bad Obsession
Attitude
Pretty Tied Up
Welcome To The Jungle
Don't Cry
Double Talkin' Jive
Civil War
Wild Horses
Patience
November Rain

Chart Positions: Unknown

Video sales: Unknown

Additional information: This video features the first part of the concert in Tokyo; Japan on February 22, 1992. Some backstage footages and interviews are included. GnR originally considered all three nights in Japan, 1992 for release, but ended up with the last show. The videos released has some parts of the show cut.

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Reviews

Allmusic.com
by Barry Weber

(2/5) Guns n' Roses, one of the most popular '80s rock groups, doesn't seem to uphold that reputation in concert. The biggest problem is, in fact, that the band tries too hard. In order to keep the crowd on their feet, they run around on stage while playing their instruments and singing, and play sloppily as a result. Axl Rose, in particular, often runs out of breath, barely even having enough energy to add numerous, unnecessary vulgarities to most of the songs. Many fans will be disappointed with this video, especially since a band like Guns N' Roses would be expected to sound even better live than in the studio.

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PopMatters.com
by Kevin Jagernauth

These two live concert videos, recorded on the Use Your Illusion tour in Tokyo, Japan suffer from a poor sound mix and truly weird track listings. Use Your Illusion II is the worst of these discs. Boasting eleven tracks, the first half-hour of the disc is a waste of time. The band kicks into an adequate performance of their Terminator 2: Judgment Day soundtrack song "You Could Be Mine". The following 25 minutes feature a tepid drum solo, a guitar solo, and a cover of the theme from the Godfather. The remaining tracks are largely culled from Appetite for Destruction rendering the very name of the DVD moot. The first disc fares a bit better, with less superfluous material and a equal balance of newer and older material but suffers from a muddy sound mix as well as feedback from Axl's microphone during some of the early tracks.

The concert itself is nothing spectacular, and spread out over three hours of viewing, quickly becomes a bore. The stage setup is tame, and there are no elaborate stage props. For fun, you can count the number of times Axl changes his short shorts. No, you didn't read this wrong -- Axl performs in short shorts. And for an added bonus you can try and figure out what exactly Dizzy Reed's role is as keyboardist, as I only found him performing once on each disc, otherwise he just sits back and hits a tambourine.

Diehard Guns 'N Roses fans need only pick up Welcome to the Videos, as it provides a great overview of the band's career. These concert films on the other hand are an embarrassment. Geffen should be ashamed of themselves for doing little more than transferring the video to DVD. A cleaned up sound mix would've made the concert a little more bearable, and some documentary or behind the scenes footage would have been a nice addition. And why not pare down the two sub-par concert discs into one stellar disc? Unfortunately, the haste at which these have hit store shelves smells of a cash grab. Well I guess someone's gotta pay for Chinese Democracy.