GnR were killer on Appetite. Hard rockin hair metal at its finest. Their only great album start to finish. Then Axl became a bitchy diva and the band went downhill.
Not a fan of the Use Your Illusion concept and the artsy fartsy bent the band turned towards at that point. Easily could have paired those down to one good album. Not everything need to be an epic sweeping ballad dripping with symbolism and deep meaning.
Sure, Don't Cry and November Rain are great but we could just leave it at that. As much as I dig some of the rock operas and concepts of the 70s, that shit was played out by the 90s. Just give me some good roadhouse rock, strip joint tunes, an occasional ballad, and let Slash rip some hooks and wail on the solos.
I give em a 6 but I wouldn't really consider seeing em live out of fear of a no show.