the band had some difficulty achieving the final sound, especially during the mixing stages of both albums. according to a 1991 "rolling stone" cover story, after mixing 21 tracks with engineer/producer bob clearmountain, the band decided to scrap the mixes and start from scratch with engineer bill price of sex pistols fame. "if axl liked the mix, slash didn't," price recalled, "and if slash liked it, axl didn't… they still hadn't finished the record when their massive 18-month world tour started, so the last half-dozen songs were recorded in random studios across america on days off between gigs."