12 Best Closing Songs On Hard Rock Albums

So, you've just made it through the epic hair metal juggernaut that is Appetite for Destruction. Throughout your listening time, Guns N Roses have taken you through the seediest areas of downtown LA and spat you back out with Axl Rose's screeching vocals and Slash's soulful guitar work. We've now arrived at the final blast of "Rocket Queen." You'd better strap in.

The tracks before this all had a certain element of danger to their sound, but this closer is the one that feels the most deranged, with a dizzying rhythm that sounds like a snake sliding through the grass stalking its prey. Standing at 6 minutes, this is the one song on the record that feels like a long story, with Rose's effected vocals on the chorus sounding like he's beaming his voice in through a celestial monitor.

After coming out of the dramatic interlude with the namesake Queen's siren song, we emerge on the other side almost as if we see the light creeping out over the horizon. It's been a long night in the heart of LA and you're standing battered and bruised...but still alive. This record might not have been the most wholesome experience, but after this track, it's a road that you'll want to go down again and again.