45 Minute Police

Let's cut down a track listing that was just too long (long, long).

Axl Rose's tortured opus has many moments of genius — and a good bit of bloat.

Would band's 1991 masterpiece be even better if it was a half-hour shorter?

Can metal's most famous album be improved with some subtractions?

Here's how we'd cut down the overly ambitious 'Joshua Tree' follow up to a "proper" album length.

Don't get us wrong -- we love Def Leppard's Hysteria. We think it's their best album. But we also think it's too long.