'use your illusion i' found axl rose ranting on songs about being sued by a neighbor ("right next door to hell"), dysfunctional relationships ("back off bitch"), and a drug overdose ("coma"). amid all the spewed bile, g n' r scored three top 40 hits with a wings cover ("live and let die"), a piano-driven, elton john-flavored epic ("november rain"), and a hard-edged ballad ("don't cry"). celebrity cameos include a then unknown shannon hoon, hanoi rocks' mike monroe, and alice cooper, who makes a particularly sinister contribution to "the garden."