When the editors take out certain words from a song, it takes away from the intensity of the song.The writer put those words in there for a reason.The song still has great music,though with less intensity. If I were you I would buy the un-edited version.

Just to clear up some confusion, the booklet is what is edited. The unedited version, has a cartoonish picture of a woman who has just been raped by some kind of robot monster thing. The music is not edited. Pointless idea really! Just thought this would help someone out there.....music gets 5 stars, whosever idea this was gets 0 stars.

Epic and essential. Guns and Roses' first major label release, "Appetite for Destruction" was released in 1987, and quickly became one of the best selling albums ever-something like 25 million copies sold worldwide. This album is very hard rock, and for it to have become such a commercial success, you have to trust that the album sales are an accurate reflection of its quality. Axl's characteristic screeching voice, and very deft lyric writing, coupled with one of the greatest guitarists, Slash, of the late 21st century, make this an extremely well-composed and energetic album. "Welcome to the Jungle," "Sweet Child of Mine," and "Paradise City" absolutely tore up the charts when they were released as singles; standing alone, they would make this one of the top 20 rock albums ever, but they merely scratch the surface of tremendous musical creativity and power. "Rocket Queen" is one of the very best songs the band ever wrote. It has a very solid, bass heavy introduction, with lyrics wreaking of a ... depravity, before segueing into the second part of the song, perhaps one of the finest ballads the band has written. Other standouts include "Mr. Brownstone," with Axl assuming a detached vocal inflection only to be eaten up by his heroin addiction by the song's end; "My Michelle" is a heart-racing, fast paced journey through the life of a young girl (apparently a "true" story), and "Think About You," a well-crafted ballad that was perhaps a little too fast for a radio release. This album is worth every penny. In a way, it is also a piece of history-a definitive album for the time when hair bands ruled the earth. One cannot understate its importance…if any band has the capability to bring rock and roll back to the forefront of modern music, it is Guns and Roses.

This CD is a joke. IT says edited, but it's every bit as uncensored as the explicit version. AND it's 5$ extra. Save your money, or even just pass it up, if it's for a kid. I like the music, not the false advertising. Musically, it should be a 4 and a half stars, but advertising-wise...it's crap.

It is sad that the "edited" version of this cd is still filthy, yes, they are great musicians and have great music; however, why does a band or anyone for that matter feel it is necessary to be profane--for the money? This is why I stopped litening to rock music for fifteen years, and started listening to jazz, (most jazz music does not have words and the musicians have great technical ability like many rock musicians). I will always love rock music, my roots are there; however, I will never accept profanity. Sorry, 5 stars for the music, and zero stars for the profanity.