Guns N Roses: Appetite For Destruction
Although this great album has a very simple but iconic cover of the 5 band members skulls placed on a crucifix, it was the bands second option after the first cover proved to be to controversial. The original cover was created by artist and Juxtapoz magazine founder Robert Williams. The artwork titled ‘Appetite for Destruction’ depicted a robot rapist about to be punished by a metal avenger. After MTV refused to play any of their videos the band compromised and moved the offending cover to the inner sleeve. I guess with MTV being the big make or break stepping stone for most bands around the 80’s and early 90’s and especially with Headbangers Ball being one of the most popular shows on MTV during the heyday of Metal and Hard Rock, it could have potentially been career suicide for the band. But for me i still think the second cover is more iconic.
Ash:
The cross one is much better.
# 31 Jul 07 at 6:19 pm
Mr.Joshua:
I heard GnR on a pirate radio station in L.A. a week before “Appetite” came out. The day it came out I picked up the record, yeah those big flat black things. Soon after I thought they had another album out because I saw the “cross” cover on a tape. At that point I realized that my bitch’n Album was bound to be a classic. So the original record cover is framed and hanging. You’d be surprised how many people don’t know about the o.g. cover.
# 03 Nov 07 at 6:52 pm
axl rose:
you know where you are???
YOU IN THE JUNGLE BABYYYYYY
YOU GONNA DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAA
GREATEST FUCKING ALBUM EVER
# 08 Nov 07 at 11:33 pm
Wolf:
I’ve found the original at a fleamarket dirt cheap!
# 10 Nov 07 at 1:13 am
Lukin:
It’s easier to find the original cover on vinyl than the “banned” cover with the crucifix, so I don’t really think there are alot of peopel who don’t know that there are two different covers. I guess they just think that the raoe-cover is the vinyl and the cruscifix-cover is the CD.
# 16 Nov 07 at 6:42 am
junior:
slash axl duff
# 18 Nov 07 at 3:47 am
Mrs Duff Mckagan :D:
GUNS N FUCKIN ROSES !!!!!! LOVE THEM FOREVER… ROCK ON
# 06 Mar 08 at 9:20 pm
gnr:
my michelle is a funny song
# 13 Mar 08 at 4:02 pm
alx rose slash steve:
best band ever all 5 alblums when does chinees democracy come out?
# 13 Mar 08 at 4:12 pm
zzzz:
nice . I love this band : Guns N` Roses
# 20 Mar 08 at 8:08 am
Bob:
I agree that the second is the more iconic, it also is more relevant to the title of the album. The robot has the appetite for destruction, both do apparently so it is compounded by the powerful image of the woman lying helpless and obviously defiled on the ground. As if she were a part of their appetite; destroyed.
# 21 Mar 08 at 6:01 am
austin:
dude you guys have sweet songs me and my band just played your guys song sweet child o mine at a birthday party and all of us are 12 years old and so am i , i am vocalist/guitar it took me a while to learn that song well see ya
P.S you guys kick ass
# 03 Apr 08 at 5:43 am
GnRrox:
all i gotta say is G N’ R is the best band there is and Appitite for Destruction is the best album ever made
# 05 Apr 08 at 11:06 am
ucihakay:
good
# 08 Apr 08 at 5:29 pm
Andy:
austin, you are a retard
# 20 Apr 08 at 1:45 pm
Axl Roses' Gurl:
i love axl rose to death he’s hotter than hell!! apetite is the best album ever and i love it to death! i just don’t like with the recording romp on rocket queen! (the ignorant sounds at the end)
# 04 May 08 at 11:54 pm
pedro:
guns a melhor banda de rock do mundo!!!!
# 07 May 08 at 12:29 pm