Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide

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Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide
EP by Guns N' Roses
Released	December 16, 1986
Genre	Hard rock
Length	13:58
Label	UZI Suicide
Producer	Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses chronology
Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide (1986) Appetite for Destruction (1987)

Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide is a faux live EP released by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses on December 16, 1986 on their own label, UZI Suicide.^[1] When referred to by the band members talking about the EP, they have simply called it Live Like a Suicide. The record itself was reportedly limited to only 10,000 copies. Compact cassettes were also produced. In 1988, the recordings featured on 'Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide' were added to the first half of the Guns N' Roses album G N' R Lies so that G N' R Lies would not just be a four-song EP. Several counterfeits have been made of the EP, at least partly due to its high value.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Artwork 2 Song information 2.1 Reckless Life 2.2 Nice Boys 2.3 Move to the City 2.4 Mama Kin 3 Track listing 4 References

[edit] Artwork

The front cover consists of a photograph of the hair of two of the band members, Duff McKagan and Axl Rose (from left to right), with an early Guns N' Roses logo, designed by Slash, overhead. The artwork from this EP is also featured in the G N' R Lies album artwork.

[edit] Song information

[edit] Reckless Life

"Reckless Life" is the opening track on the EP. A punk rock anthem, it opens with Duff McKagan saying "hey fuckers, suck on Guns N' Fuckin' Roses!" This song was originally written by Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin's previous band Hollywood Rose.

[edit] Nice Boys

Main article: Nice Boys

"Nice Boys" is a cover of a song by Rose Tattoo.

[edit] Move to the City

Main article: Move to the City

The classic rock-inspired "Move to the City" is the third track on the EP.

[edit] Mama Kin

Main article: Mama Kin

"Mama Kin" is a cover of a song by Aerosmith, who the band have cited as one of their major influences.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Reckless Life" (Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, Slash)
2. "Nice Boys" (originally by Rose Tattoo)
3. "Move to the City" (Stradlin, Del James, Chris Weber)
4. "Mama Kin" (originally by Aerosmith)

[edit] References

1. ^ Marc Canter, Reckless Road, page 318.

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