Album · 1988
G N' R Lies
G N' R Lies is an album by Guns N' Roses, released in 1988 on Guns N Roses P&D, with 8 tracks.
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8 tracks · 34 min
Album · 1988
G N' R Lies is an album by Guns N' Roses, released in 1988 on Guns N Roses P&D, with 8 tracks.
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8 tracks · 34 min
G N' R Lies, also known as Lies, is the second studio album by the American rock band Guns N' Roses, released in 1988. While officially an extended play, it was treated as a studio album when released. According to the RIAA, the EP has sold over five million copies in the United States alone. "Patience" was the only single released from Lies; it peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The first four tracks consist of the previously released EP Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide. The last four songs were recorded with acoustic guitars. They were written and recorded in only a few studio sessions (with the exception of "You're Crazy," which appeared in an alternate version on Appetite for Destruction), which producer Mike Clink called "one of those magical rock and roll history moments." In later interviews, Axl Rose stated that while he loved how the band sounded on the last four songs, he hated the sound of his voice. Rose recalled that his voice was husky and scratchy from the band's lengthy touring at the time, and if he could he would have re-recorded his vocal tracks in a separate session. A significantly faster version of "You're Crazy" with electric guitars had previously been releas…