I listened to Appetite whilst running today. Not listened to it in full for a long long time but it is timeless and flawless IMHO. A cracking album. It also made a realize what a muddle the subsequent Use Your Illusion releases were.
The mid to late 80s was an amazing time for rock music. I dug out some of my old Kerrange magazines a year or so ago; gigs by the big names at Hammersmith Odeon were £5 a throw and no booking fee; all you needed was a cheque/PO and an SAE. There were few bands I didn't see and I was a regular in...