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Fidia, you're mistaken. "Appetite for Destruction" is indeed from 1987. What they released in 1989 was GNR Lies. Specifically, this album is a bit weak, although the review is quite valid. It's too anchored to the past, at a time when others were laying the foundations for modern heavy rock (from Soundgarden to Jane's Addiction).

You mentioned a series of albums that have already been reviewed, implying that only the works of Eros are missing. If this isn't a comparison, then what is?

Oh lord, what we have to read. To associate "pink moon" with the bleating of a suburban oaf.

If I hadn't written "the metaphor is clear," I doubt we would have understood it. Thank you! As for the album, I don't know what to say; I found the previous one, "the rising," a bit lackluster as well, and I haven't really listened to this one at all.

Not a masterpiece, but simply the umpteenth "great job" by a great artist (3 and a half stars). Beautiful review.

the votes for this crap

"Now as you can see / I'm thinking of youuuuuu"... oh yes, these are direct and mature lyrics. Really "sparkling" moments. But is the co-author Cassano the one who played for Roma?

I believe all the West Coast albums should be rediscovered. Many from my generation (born in '77) really know very little about that era, but even many over-thirties say things like, "I listened to my older brother's West Coast albums, then moved on to other stuff." I myself ignored this scene for years, and I only approached it due to the connection between grunge and Neil Young. But I hope others, even younger ones, will follow my example. By digging deep, you always find the roots.

No protagonism, dear Copernicus. I simply have my own idea of rock, and that is reflected in what I write. That's all.

I don't think I've written off this album, which indeed features inspired moments like "Deathwish" or "on any other day." I just wanted to say that, in my humble opinion, several albums released in that fateful 1979 eclipse the good "RdB." For example, "metal box" by PIL, "154" by Wire, "Unknown Pleasures" by Joy Division, "London Calling" by The Clash, "Drums and Wires" by XTC, and so on.
Specifically, I have some reservations about the band: the much-praised white reggae of The Police has always seemed to me like a watered-down reggae made for the consumption of Western consumers. A track like "Guns of Brixton" by The Clash is, in this sense, more significant to me than a piece like "reggatta de blanc" (the track).
Certainly, The Police were a very eclectic band, but for me, this eclecticism was in service of a formula careful not to sound too unpalatable to the general public: it's no coincidence they sold a tremendous amount, and many successful bands take inspiration from them (most recently Franz Ferdinand). But in my opinion, history has been made by others (the aforementioned groups, to be precise). They stand in relation to new wave as Queen does to 70s hard rock. They sold the most, were extraordinary musicians, but they weren't necessarily the best.