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* ShoutOut: The album cover is a based on the album cover from ''Some Time In New York City'' by Music/JohnLennon and Music/YokoOno.

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The album cover is a based on the album cover from ''Some Time In New York City'' by Music/JohnLennon and Music/YokoOno.Music/YokoOno.
** The first verse of "One in a Million" notes the numbers "9-0-6-10". 90610 is one of the ZIP Codes for Whittier, on the east side of UsefulNotes/LosAngeles.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: When ''Music/AppetiteForDestruction'' was reissued for its 40th anniversary, they included almost all of the tracks from ''G N'R Lies'', except for "One in a Million", which the entirety of the band, including Axl, had disavowed.
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''G N'R Lies'' is the second studio album recorded by American HardRock band Music/GunsNRoses. It was released through Creator/GeffenRecords on November 29,1988.

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''G N'R Lies'' is the second studio album recorded by American HardRock band Music/GunsNRoses. It was released through Creator/GeffenRecords on November 29,1988.
29, 1988.
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''All this time''

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''All this time''time''
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''G N'R Lies'' is the second studio album recorded by American HeavyMetal band Music/GunsNRoses. It was released through Creator/GeffenRecords on November 29,1988.

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''G N'R Lies'' is the second studio album recorded by American HeavyMetal HardRock band Music/GunsNRoses. It was released through Creator/GeffenRecords on November 29,1988.
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*** And another F-Strike on "You're Crazy:"
---->''"You're crazy (oh yeah) You're fucking crazy!"''

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*** ** And another F-Strike on "You're Crazy:"
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-->''Police and Niggers, that's right''
-->''"Get out of my way"''

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-->''Police --->''Police and Niggers, that's right''
-->''"Get --->''"Get out of my way"''



-->''"You're crazy (oh yeah) You're fucking crazy!"''

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-->''"You're ---->''"You're crazy (oh yeah) You're fucking crazy!"''
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''G N'R Lies'' is the second studio album recorded by American HeavyMetal band Music/GunsNRoses. It was released through [[Creator/DavidGeffen Geffen Records]] on November 29,1988.

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''G N'R Lies'' is the second studio album recorded by American HeavyMetal band Music/GunsNRoses. It was released through [[Creator/DavidGeffen Geffen Records]] Creator/GeffenRecords on November 29,1988.

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''G N'R Lies'' is the second studio album by Music/GunsNRoses, released in 1988. The first half of the album consists of tracks from the EP ''Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide'', which is basically a studio EP with the audience recordings taken from a 1970's rock festival. "You're Crazy" was originally released on ''Music/AppetiteForDestruction'', and was re-recorded acoustically (as originally intended) for this album.

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''G N'R Lies'' is the second studio album recorded by Music/GunsNRoses, American HeavyMetal band Music/GunsNRoses. It was released in 1988. through [[Creator/DavidGeffen Geffen Records]] on November 29,1988.

The first half of the album consists of tracks from the EP ''Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide'', which is basically a studio EP with the audience recordings taken from a 1970's rock festival. "You're Crazy" was originally released on ''Music/AppetiteForDestruction'', and was re-recorded acoustically (as originally intended) for this album.

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->''Guess I needed sometime to get away''\\
''I needed some peaece of mind''\\
''Some peace of mind that'll stay''\\
''So I thumbed it down to nine o six ten L.A.''\\
''Maybe a Greyhound could be my way''
-->--'''"One in a Million"'''
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[[caption-width-right:350:''G N'R Lies''.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''G N'R Lies''.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''She bitched so much, she drove me nuts\\
And now I’m happier this way'']]

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* SurprisinglyGentleSong: The lone single, "Patience," is [[SillyLoveSongs a simple love ballad.]]

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* SurprisinglyGentleSong: The lone single, "Patience," is [[SillyLoveSongs a simple love ballad.]]ballad]].



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->''I've been walkin' the street at night''\\
''Just tryin' to get it right''\\
''Hard to see with so many around''\\
''You know I don't like being stuck in the crowd''\\
''And the streets don't change, but maybe the name''\\
''I ain't got time for the game''\\
'''cause I need you, yeah yeah, but I need you''\\
''Oh, I need you''\\
''Whoa, I need you''\\
''All this time''
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* RedHerring: Slash has said that "Used to Love Her" is a true story...about a dog Axl had to euthanize.

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* BoomerangBigot: If Axl came across as racist with "One in a Million", the intended target of his alleged racism was, believe it or not, the male and pale from whose point of view the song is sung. [[DontShootTheMessage Too bad it misfired.]]

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* BoomerangBigot: If Axl came across as racist with "One in a Million", the intended target of his alleged racism was, believe it or not, the male and pale from whose point of view the song is sung. [[DontShootTheMessage Too bad Unfortunately, it misfired.]]ended up misfiring.



* DontShootTheMessage: "One in a Million" fell victim to this. Apparently, Axl wanted to include a song that criticized bigotry, [[GoneHorriblyWrong but when it came out it was he who was accused of bigotry]].
* HumansAreBastards: "One in a Million" was intended to take this stance on white humans. [[DontShootTheMessage Too bad it's sung from the point of view of one such white human...]]

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* DontShootTheMessage: "One in a Million" fell victim to this. Apparently, Axl wanted to include a song that criticized bigotry, [[GoneHorriblyWrong but when it came out it was he who was accused of bigotry]].
* HumansAreBastards: "One in a Million" was intended to take this stance on white humans. [[DontShootTheMessage Too bad it's sung from the point of view of one such white human...]]
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* BoomerangBigot: If Axl came across as racist with "One in a Million", the intended target of his alleged racism was, believe it or not, the male and pale from whose point of view the song is sung. [[DontShootTheMessage Too bad it misfired.]]


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* DontShootTheMessage: "One in a Million" fell victim to this. Apparently, Axl wanted to include a song that criticized bigotry, [[GoneHorriblyWrong but when it came out it was he who was accused of bigotry]].
* HumansAreBastards: "One in a Million" was intended to take this stance on white humans. [[DontShootTheMessage Too bad it's sung from the point of view of one such white human...]]
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* MoodWhiplash: With all the other crazy and hardcore themes, they still put in a ballad: "Patience".
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'''''G N'R Lies''''' is the second studio album by Music/GunsNRoses, released in 1988. The first half of the album consists of tracks from the EP ''Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide'', which is basically a studio EP with the audience recordings taken from a 1970's rock festival. "You're Crazy" was originally released on ''Music/AppetiteForDestruction'', and was re-recorded acoustically (as originally intended) for this album.

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'''''G ''G N'R Lies''''' Lies'' is the second studio album by Music/GunsNRoses, released in 1988. The first half of the album consists of tracks from the EP ''Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide'', which is basically a studio EP with the audience recordings taken from a 1970's rock festival. "You're Crazy" was originally released on ''Music/AppetiteForDestruction'', and was re-recorded acoustically (as originally intended) for this album.
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* MurderBallad: "Used to Love Her", which runs on humorous LyricalDissonance.
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It is also their final studio album to fully feature drummer Steven Adler, who was fired due to his heroin addiction between this album and ''[[Music/UseYourIllusion Use Your Illusion I]]''. Adler would appear on just one song following this album - "Civil War," which ended up on ''[[Music/UseYourIllusion Use Your Illusion II]]''.

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It is also their final studio album to fully feature drummer Steven Adler, who was fired due to his heroin addiction between this album and ''[[Music/UseYourIllusion Use Your Illusion I]]''. Adler would appear on just one song following this album - -- "Civil War," which ended up on ''[[Music/UseYourIllusion Use Your Illusion II]]''.
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'''''G N'R Lies''''' is the second studio album by Music/GunsNRoses, released in 1988. The first half of the album consists of tracks from the EP ''Live ?!*@ Like A Suicide'', which is basically a studio EP with the audience recordings taken from a 1970's rock festival. "You're Crazy" was originally released on ''Music/AppetiteForDestruction'', and was re-recorded acoustically (as originally intended) for this album.

It is also their final studio album to fully feature drummer Steven Adler, who was fired due to his heroin addiction between this album and ''[[Music/UseYourIllusion Use Your Illusion I]]''. Adler would appear on just one song following this album - "Civil War", which ended up on ''[[Music/UseYourIllusion Use Your Illusion II]]''.

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'''''G N'R Lies''''' is the second studio album by Music/GunsNRoses, released in 1988. The first half of the album consists of tracks from the EP ''Live ?!*@ Like A a Suicide'', which is basically a studio EP with the audience recordings taken from a 1970's rock festival. "You're Crazy" was originally released on ''Music/AppetiteForDestruction'', and was re-recorded acoustically (as originally intended) for this album.

album.

It is also their final studio album to fully feature drummer Steven Adler, who was fired due to his heroin addiction between this album and ''[[Music/UseYourIllusion Use Your Illusion I]]''. Adler would appear on just one song following this album - "Civil War", War," which ended up on ''[[Music/UseYourIllusion Use Your Illusion II]]''.
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# "Move To The City" (3:42)

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# "Move To The to the City" (3:42)



# "Used To Love Her" (3:13)

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# "Used To to Love Her" (3:13)



# "One In A Million" (6:10)

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# "One In A in a Million" (6:10)
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: "One In A Million":

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: "One In A Million":in a Million:"



''Like start some mini-Iran or spread some fucking disease''\\

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''Like start some mini-Iran mini-UsefulNotes/{{Iran}} or spread some fucking disease''\\



* NWordPrivileges: Axl doesn't understand them. See "One In A Million".
* OneWordTitle: "Patience".

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* NWordPrivileges: Axl doesn't understand them. See "One In A Million".
in a Million."
* OneWordTitle: "Patience". "Patience."



* PrecisionFStrike: "One In A Millon":

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* PrecisionFStrike: "One In A Millon":in a Millon:"



*** And another F-Strike on "You're Crazy":

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*** And another F-Strike on "You're Crazy":Crazy:"



* RereleaseTheSong: Aside from the ''Live Like A Suicide'' material, "You're Crazy" returns from ''Music/AppetiteForDestruction''.
* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: The album cover has the headline "sex, drugs and violence". Of course, the rock 'n' roll is on the CD itself.
* ShoutOut: The album cover is a based on the album cover from ''Some Time In New York City'' by Music/JohnLennon and Music/YokoOno.
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: The lone single, "Patience", is [[SillyLoveSongs a simple love ballad.]]

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* RereleaseTheSong: Aside from the ''Live Like A a Suicide'' material, "You're Crazy" returns from ''Music/AppetiteForDestruction''.
* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: The album cover has the headline "sex, drugs and violence". violence." Of course, the rock 'n' roll is on the CD itself.
* ShoutOut: The album cover is a based on the album cover from ''Some Time In New York City'' by Music/JohnLennon and Music/YokoOno.
Music/YokoOno.
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: The lone single, "Patience", "Patience," is [[SillyLoveSongs a simple love ballad.]]



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* BlackComedy: "Used to Love Her."
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* PackagedAsOtherMedium: The album cover is designed to look like a newspaper article.
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# "Reckless Life"
# "Nice Boys"
# "Move To The City"
# "Mama Kin"
# "Patience"
# "Used To Love Her"
# "You're Crazy"
# "One In A Million"

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# "Reckless Life"
Life" (3:20)
# "Nice Boys"
Boys" (3:03)
# "Move To The City"
City" (3:42)
# "Mama Kin"
Kin" (3:57)
# "Patience"
"Patience" (5:56)
# "Used To Love Her"
Her" (3:13)
# "You're Crazy"
Crazy" (4:10)
# "One In A Million"
Million" (6:10)
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* CallBack: "Reckless Life" was first performed by Hollywood Rose, one of Axl's old bands.

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* CallBack: "Reckless Life" was first performed by Hollywood Rose, one a pre-Guns N' Roses band that had every member of Axl's old bands.their classic line-up bar Duff.

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!! Used To Trope Her:

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!! Used To Trope Her:
I said woman, list some tropes, it'll work itself out fine...



* CoverVersion: "Reckless Life" (Originally by Hollywood Rose), "Nice Boys" (Originally by Rose Tattoo) and "Mama Kin" (Originally by Music/{{Aerosmith}}).

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* CoverVersion: CallBack: "Reckless Life" (Originally was first performed by Hollywood Rose), Rose, one of Axl's old bands.
* CoverVersion:
"Nice Boys" (Originally by Rose Tattoo) and "Mama Kin" (Originally by Music/{{Aerosmith}}). Music/{{Aerosmith}}).
* DistinctDoubleAlbum: The first half is a faked LiveAlbum while the second half is all acoustic numbers.



* LiveAlbum: The first half is a rare faked live album. WordOfGod calls it a joke based on the band's unpopularity at the time of recording, a joke completely lost after ''Music/AppetiteForDestruction'' exploded.



* RereleaseTheSong: Aside from the ''Live Like A Suicide'' material, "You're Crazy" returns from ''Music/AppetiteForDestruction''.




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* SurprisinglyGentleSong: The lone single, "Patience", is [[SillyLoveSongs a simple love ballad.]]
* UnpluggedVersion: The entire second half of the album is acoustic-based.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: From "One In A Million":

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: From "One In A Million":



* InTheStyleOf: The album cover is done in the style of a gossip magazine.



* PrecisionFStrike: On "One In A Millon":

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* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: The album cover has the headline "sex, drugs and violence". Of course, the rock 'n' roll is on the CD itself.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''G N'R Lies''.]]
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'''''G N'R Lies''''' is the second studio album by Music/GunsNRoses, released in 1988. The first half of the album consists of tracks from the EP ''Live ?!*@ Like A Suicide'', which is basically a studio EP with the audience recordings taken from a 1970's rock festival. "You're Crazy" was originally released on ''Music/AppetiteForDestruction'', and was re-recorded acoustically (as originally intended) for this album.

It is also their final studio album to fully feature drummer Steven Adler, who was fired due to his heroin addiction between this album and ''[[Music/UseYourIllusion Use Your Illusion I]]''. Adler would appear on just one song following this album - "Civil War", which ended up on ''[[Music/UseYourIllusion Use Your Illusion II]]''.

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!! Tracklist:

# "Reckless Life"
# "Nice Boys"
# "Move To The City"
# "Mama Kin"
# "Patience"
# "Used To Love Her"
# "You're Crazy"
# "One In A Million"

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!!Principal Members:

* Steven Adler - drums, vocals
* Duff [=McKagen=] - bass, vocals, guitar
* W. Axl Rose - lead vocals, piano
* Slash - guitar
* Izzy Stradlin - guitar, vocals

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: From "One In A Million":
-->''Immigrants and faggots don't make no sense to me''\\
''They come to our country and think they'll do as they please''\\
''Like start some mini-Iran or spread some fucking disease''\\
''And they talk so many Goddamn ways! It's all Greek to me''
* CoverVersion: "Reckless Life" (Originally by Hollywood Rose), "Nice Boys" (Originally by Rose Tattoo) and "Mama Kin" (Originally by Music/{{Aerosmith}}).
* NWordPrivileges: Axl doesn't understand them. See "One In A Million".
* OneWordTitle: "Patience".
* PrecisionFStrike: On "One In A Millon":
-->''Like start some mini Iran,''
-->''Or spread some fuckin' disease''
** Also a Precision N-Strike on the same song:
-->''Police and Niggers, that's right''
-->''"Get out of my way"''
*** And another F-Strike on "You're Crazy":
-->''"You're crazy (oh yeah) You're fucking crazy!"''
* ShoutOut: The album cover is a based on the album cover from ''Some Time In New York City'' by Music/JohnLennon and Music/YokoOno.

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