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Jack L. Jones
In a tough heat to pick the winner, G'n'R are up against Radiohead in our fifth second round game. As with the rest of this round, I will add a poll once you've had a chance to chat about the albums.
Guns 'n' Roses - Use Your Illusion (I and II)
Use Your Illusion I is the third studio album by the American rock band Guns N' Roses. It was the first of two albums released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour, the other being Use Your Illusion II. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts, selling 685,000 copies in its first week, behind Use Your Illusion II's first week sales of 770,000.[1]Use Your Illusion I has sold 5,502,000 units in the U.S. as of 2010, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[2] Each of the Use Your Illusion albums have been certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1992.[3]
Use Your Illusion II is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Guns N' Roses. It was one of two albums released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour, along with Use Your Illusion I. Bolstered by the lead single "You Could Be Mine," Use Your Illusion II was the slightly more popular of the two albums, selling 770,000 copies its first week and debuting at No. 1 on the U.S. charts, ahead of Use Your Illusion I's first week sales of 685,000.[7] As of 2010, Use Your Illusion II has sold 5,587,000 units in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.[8] Both albums have since been certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA.[9] It was also No. 1 on theUK Albums Chart for a single week. It is the last Guns N' Roses album to feature rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin. It also included the last Guns N' Roses song to feature drummer Steven Adler, who played on "Civil War."
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Radiohead - The Bends
The Bends is the second studio album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released on 13 March 1995 by Parlophone Records internationally and by Capitol Records in the United States. The album was produced by John Leckie at EMI Studios inLondon, England and engineered by Nigel Godrich, who would go on to co-produce all future albums by the band. The Bends marked the beginning of a shift in aesthetics and themes for the band, with greater use of keyboards, and more abrasive guitar tracks while balancing with subtler ones. The introspective grunge-influenced style of their debut studio album Pablo Honey (1993) evolved into more multi-layered rock with cryptic lyrics and larger ideas, as the band and singer Thom Yorke reacted against the rigors of their near-constant world tours.
The Bends received greater critical acclaim than Pablo Honey, receiving an enthusiastic critical reaction, and it reached #4 on the UK Albums Chart.[3] However, it failed to build on the commercial success of the single "Creep" outside of the United Kingdom, and it peaked on the United States charts at #88.[4] Although it lacked the instant success of Radiohead's subsequent albums, The Bendsachieved triple platinum sales certifications in the UK and in Canada, as well as platinum sales certifications in the United States (by the Recording Industry Association of America) and in Europe. The album spawned five charting singles; My Iron Lung was first released as an EP in 1994 before the album was released, and later "High and Dry" was released with the album's opener "Planet Telex" as its B-side. "Fake Plastic Trees" was released as the second single from The Bends, followed by "Just". "Street Spirit (Fade Out)", the final single and last song on the album, became their first top 5 hit in the United Kingdom. In the years since its release, the album has frequently appeared in listener polls and critics' lists of the best albums of all time.
Guns 'n' Roses - Use Your Illusion (I and II)
Use Your Illusion I is the third studio album by the American rock band Guns N' Roses. It was the first of two albums released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour, the other being Use Your Illusion II. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts, selling 685,000 copies in its first week, behind Use Your Illusion II's first week sales of 770,000.[1]Use Your Illusion I has sold 5,502,000 units in the U.S. as of 2010, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[2] Each of the Use Your Illusion albums have been certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1992.[3]
Use Your Illusion II is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Guns N' Roses. It was one of two albums released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour, along with Use Your Illusion I. Bolstered by the lead single "You Could Be Mine," Use Your Illusion II was the slightly more popular of the two albums, selling 770,000 copies its first week and debuting at No. 1 on the U.S. charts, ahead of Use Your Illusion I's first week sales of 685,000.[7] As of 2010, Use Your Illusion II has sold 5,587,000 units in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.[8] Both albums have since been certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA.[9] It was also No. 1 on theUK Albums Chart for a single week. It is the last Guns N' Roses album to feature rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin. It also included the last Guns N' Roses song to feature drummer Steven Adler, who played on "Civil War."
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Radiohead - The Bends
The Bends is the second studio album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released on 13 March 1995 by Parlophone Records internationally and by Capitol Records in the United States. The album was produced by John Leckie at EMI Studios inLondon, England and engineered by Nigel Godrich, who would go on to co-produce all future albums by the band. The Bends marked the beginning of a shift in aesthetics and themes for the band, with greater use of keyboards, and more abrasive guitar tracks while balancing with subtler ones. The introspective grunge-influenced style of their debut studio album Pablo Honey (1993) evolved into more multi-layered rock with cryptic lyrics and larger ideas, as the band and singer Thom Yorke reacted against the rigors of their near-constant world tours.
The Bends received greater critical acclaim than Pablo Honey, receiving an enthusiastic critical reaction, and it reached #4 on the UK Albums Chart.[3] However, it failed to build on the commercial success of the single "Creep" outside of the United Kingdom, and it peaked on the United States charts at #88.[4] Although it lacked the instant success of Radiohead's subsequent albums, The Bendsachieved triple platinum sales certifications in the UK and in Canada, as well as platinum sales certifications in the United States (by the Recording Industry Association of America) and in Europe. The album spawned five charting singles; My Iron Lung was first released as an EP in 1994 before the album was released, and later "High and Dry" was released with the album's opener "Planet Telex" as its B-side. "Fake Plastic Trees" was released as the second single from The Bends, followed by "Just". "Street Spirit (Fade Out)", the final single and last song on the album, became their first top 5 hit in the United Kingdom. In the years since its release, the album has frequently appeared in listener polls and critics' lists of the best albums of all time.
