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Live Era '87–'93 is a double live album by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It was released on November 23, 1999. The record was the first official Guns N' Roses release since "The Spaghetti Incident?" released on the same day in 1993. Guitarist Slash notes that the album is "not pretty and there are a lot of mistakes, but this is Guns N' Roses, not the fucking Mahavishnu Orchestra. It's as honest as it gets."[4]

Live Era '87–'93
Live album by Guns N' Roses
Released	November 23, 1999
Recorded	June 28, 1987; December 10, 1988; April 10 and 28, 1993 1991–1992
Genre	Glam metal[1]
Length	133:02
Label	Geffen Records
Producer	Del James
Guns N' Roses chronology
Welcome to the Videos (1998) Live Era '87–'93 (1999) Greatest Hits (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

The album is certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies. The RIAA counts each disc in a double album separately for certification, so the album has actually shipped 250,000 copies.[5]

Album information

The album was compiled by band associate Del James.[6] The dates and locations of the tracks are not revealed in the liner notes, and are referred to simply as being "Recorded across the universe between 1987 and 1993". However, the majority are believed to be from the Use Your Illusion Tour of 1991-1993.[7]

Axl Rose is alleged to have communicated through intermediaries with former Guns N' Roses members Slash and Duff McKagan to select the track list. "The live album was one of the easiest projects we all worked on," Slash noted. "I didn't actually see Axl, but we communicated via the powers that be."[8]

Matt Sorum and Gilby Clarke, who play on the majority of the tracks, are not credited as band members, but as "additional musicians". Classic-member drummer Steven Adler, who plays on only three tracks, and Izzy Stradlin, who plays on six, are credited as "main band members."

Two popular live songs, "Live and Let Die" and "Civil War" – both played frequently during the Use Your Illusion Tour – are omitted from this release. Songs that were played to a much lesser extent ("Pretty Tied Up" and "Move to the City") are included.

The Japanese and vinyl versions of the album contain a rare performance of "Coma".

"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" was performed and recorded at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert and was previously released on the "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" single.

"Estranged," "Don't Cry," "November Rain," "Pretty Tied Up", "You Could Be Mine" and "Move To The City" were previously released on the band's Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II videos. The live audio from "Yesterdays" was included as a B-side on that song's CD single.

Track listing

All music and lyrics written by Guns N' Roses, except where noted

Bonus track

This track was released as the 12th track on the first CD of the Japanese edition, and as the eighth side on the four LP vinyl editions.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]

Band members

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, piano on "It's Alright" and "November Rain", whistling on "Patience", whistle on "Paradise City", backing vocals on "Dust N' Bones"
• Slash – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on Patience, talkbox on "Dust N' Bones" and "Rocket Queen", backing vocals
• Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Dust N' Bones" (1987–1991)
• Duff McKagan – bass, acoustic guitar on Patience, backing vocals
• Steven Adler – drums (1987–1988)
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals (1991–1993)
• Matt Sorum – drums, backing vocals (1991–1993)
• Gilby Clarke – rhythm guitar, co-lead guitar on "Nightrain", acoustic guitar on "Patience", backing vocals (1992–1993)

Backing musicians

• Teddy Andreadis – backing vocals, harmonica, percussion, keyboards (1992)
• Roberta Freeman – backing vocals (1992)
• Tracey Amos – backing vocals (1992)
• Cece Worrall – horns (1992)
• Anne King – horns (1992)
• Lisa Maxwell – horns (1992)

Charts

The album reached number 45 in the UK albums chart.[11]

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[12]	Platinum	60,000^
Australia (ARIA)[13]	Platinum	70,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[14]	Gold	100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[15]	Platinum	100,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[16]	Gold	100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[18]	Gold	500,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of glam metal albums and songs

References

External links

• GNR On Tour's Live Era Source Listing - John M.'s concert source listing for the album.
• Live Era '01-'07 - A Fanmade Compilation entitled Live Era '01-'07

На других языках

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[de] Live Era: ’87–’93

Live Era '87–'93 (engl. für: „Live-Ära '87–'93“) ist das erste Livealbum der US-amerikanischen Hardrock-Band Guns N’ Roses. Das 1999 veröffentlichte Doppelalbum enthält neben den Liveversionen bekannter Studiotracks der Band zusätzlich eine Coverversion des Black-Sabbath-Songs It’s Alright. Zur Zeit des Erscheinens war von der Urbesetzung der Band nur noch Axl Rose vorhanden.

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- [en] Live Era '87–'93

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[es] Live Era: '87-'93

Live Era ´87-´93 es el primer álbum en vivo de la banda estadounidense de hard rock Guns N' Roses que salió a la venta en el año 1999. Es un álbum doble, que incluye en total 22 canciones (La edición japonesa incluye la pista adicional "Coma" en el primer CD y también la edición en vinilo), las cuales corresponden a diferentes presentaciones en vivo de la banda a lo largo de la época que titula el álbum. El récord fue el primer lanzamiento oficial de Guns N' Roses desde "The Spaghetti Incident?" lanzado el mismo día en 1993 (esta fue la única solución que encontró Geffen Records para lanzar una novedad de la banda).

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