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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Geffen Records
Salesrank: 77712
Released: October 28, 2003 |
| Our Price: $7.50 |
| Used Price: $5.73 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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| Features:
Color DVD-Video NTSC | |
Editorial Review:
Here's a baker's dozen of Guns N' Roses' most explosive and memorable music videos from 1987 to 1993, and what a lesson they provide in the early evolution of visual style on MTV. Looking back, it seems Guns N' Roses embraced almost every "type" of music-video setting: "Welcome to the Jungle," for instance, finds rapid images of the band's stage performance interspersed with a semi-narrative featuring Axle Rose as a newcomer to the big bad city. "Paradise City" is set against an arena sound check, while "Sweet Child O' Mine" is structured around the now-threadbare idea of a video documentary about a video production. A couple of obsessive themes emerge from this anthology, the starkest involving love and watery deaths ("Don't Cry" and "November Rain"). Most interesting is the opiate-like distortions of "The Garden" and the surreal "Since I Don't Have You," starring Gary Oldman as a grinning devil. --Tom Keogh
Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Videos (Jewel Case) Reviews:
Guns & Roses forever..... 
2008-03-15 - For the money, you can't go wrong with this one. Axel might not make the most responsible father in the world, but he sure is a one hell of a singer!
Incomplete! 
2008-01-02 - Why is "You Could Be Mine" not included here? Maybe it's related to Arnold or the song being in the movie, but it's very unsatisfying to watch this and see no YCBM on it. Also, I wish Sweet Child O'Mine could have been the full version of the song (without the truncated intro), but that's not the band's fault I would guess, but the record label. Anyway, this is a standard DVD so it looks lame in terms of picture quality, but converted to 320x240 AVC and playing on my PSP it looks great!
Sweet Group O' Mine
2007-11-21 - This is an absolute must for any Guns N' Roses fan! It is a fantastic collection of almost all of their popular videos from 1987 on. The line up includes the following songs: Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child O' Mine, Paradise City, Patience, Don't Cry, Live and Let Die, November Rain, Yesterdays, The Garden, Dead Horse, Garden of Eden, Estranged and Since I Don't Have You. This is the group that showed even metal could have top hits. It's too bad that personalities caused the group's collapse with the original members when their music was at its best. Long live the old Guns N' Roses, my personal favorite band! Have a brew, sit and relax in your home while watching these fine and classic videos.
Does what it sez on the tin
2007-11-17 - A straight run through of 13 Gunners video clips in chronological order.
No booklet (which is usual for DVD's). Not even internal cover art.
No extras. No interview footage. No insight into the creative process.
If you don't like the style of the first part of this review you may not like the idea of this release. Or the lack of one. What annoys me is that it would of been good to have had something other than the songs to entertain the viewer with. That might of been a nice idea. Or they could of made this a double disc and transferred the Makin' videos series onto DVD to add value. It probably would of been a nice idea. They could of used some of the millions they've earned off the buying public to put some extra value into this release with at least a booklet or something. Or some behind the scenes footage from the making of some of these videos. Now THAT would of been a really nice idea.
I wholeheartedly recommend buying this DVD for the sheer brilliance of the enclosed hard rock/heavy metal music. You simply can't go past the visceral Welcome to the Jungle, the simply brilliant Sweet Child O' Mine or the genius of concept with November Rain. You can't but nod your head in appreciation of a band that was swimming in money still coming out with videos like The Garden or Dead Horse or having the intestinal fortitude to try something like Estranged.
My issue is not with the music, but the lacklustre packaging and almost arrogance of the powers that be that we'll buy this no matter what. And you know what grates? That they are right. This is really great music and some great video making with ideas and soul. It's a pity this package didn't have some. Actually, don't buy it. Download it.
Paradise for GNR fans
2007-09-09 - If you are a Guns N' Roses fan then this DVD is for you. It's a great addition to your collection. Here's the video list: Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child O' Mine, Paradise City, Patience, Don't Cry, Live and Let Die, November Rain, Yesterdays, The Garden, Dead Horse, Garden of Eden, Estranged, & Since I Don't Have You. Unfortunetly, You Could Be Mine was not included, nor is there any interviews or behind the scenes of the videos. Still, a must have if you consider yourself any kind of GN'R fan, & well worth the money. Definetly 5 stars.
If you are looking for Live concert footage, check out Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion I & II World Tour 1992 in Tokyo. Another good buy, and again for die hard fans a must have for your collection.
