"Chinese Democracy" on November 21st?

[LoungeMachine]

Axl's people issued the following statement:

Axl is not tied to any artificial timetables.

It would only embolden the insurgency.

Axl is fighting them over there for release of this album, so we don't have to fight them here.

Artificial timetables are for those who would Cunt-n-run.


We will stand down as the Democratic Chinese stand up.....

[binnie]

Nov 21st of which year?

The songs clearly exist, he's touring, why not put it out?

Makes no sense...

[bueno bob]

5 to 1 says it doesn't happen...

[Terry]

A given that it's not gonna happen on the 21st by now, unless the whole release is shrouded in double-secret secrecy, and there's gonna be some massive advertising blitz over the next seven days...

Would be kinda anticlimactic to actually RELEASE the thing, now...

The lengthening "myth of the 12 year series of recordings known as Chinese Democracy that will never get released" is really all that Axl has going for him. Once it hits the stores, the legend is over and the bubble bursts, followed by frantic phone calls to Slash, Duff, Adler and Stradlin': "Let's reunite. I PROMISE I won't be a control-freak this time around!!"

[Seshmeister]

I think the plan is to wait for democracy in China first and then ride that tide of publicity.

Like a 'Winds of Change' kind of idea but with less cigarette lighters...

[binnie]

Originally posted by Seshmeister
I think the plan is to wait for democracy in China first and then ride that tide of publicity.

Like a 'Winds of Change' kind of idea but with less cigarette lighters...

I always thought that might be the joke: just as there's no democracy in China, there's no record...

[Revan]

I think Axl is trying to turn Chinese Democracy into this generations answer to the Beach Boys' Smile album. It's probably not going to happen. People kept interested in Smile over 35 years, and what it might have been like, because Brian Wilson was a musical genius and the Beach Boys were very close to peaking as artists. Now, Guns 'n' Roses on the other hand, or more accurately the Axl Rose Band, well - I don't think they're going to get that kind of fire.

But in 35 years, who knows? Maybe he'll actually release it.

Just a random question, but what record company is supposed to release this, anyway? Certainly not a major label, right?

[binnie]

Originally posted by Revan


Just a random question, but what record company is supposed to release this, anyway? Certainly not a major label, right?

It's on "when pigs fly over a blue moon" records.

They're a small company, they don't release records that often.

[diamondD]

Don't they still owe Geffen the album?

[binnie]

Originally posted by diamondD
Don't they still owe Geffen the album?

Thought the "Greatest Hits" fulfilled that, but could be wrong....

[Casemeister]

Originally posted by Baby's On Fire
Roger Daltrey can't sing worth shit.

All this "classic rock" nonsense. The vast majority of so-called classic rock singers couldn't sing worth shit. Mick Jagger and Roger Daltrey being glaring examples.

Try to sing like Roger Daltrey. The man is theatrical when he sings. There's stuff on the new Who album that sounds easy to sing. When you actually try to sing it, you realise just how great Roger is. He really does give life to Pete Townshend's songs.

Roger Daltrey isn't the world's greatest singer if you're looking at him from a technical perspective or something, but he gives the songs a great sound that nobody else could ever give them. He brings them to life. If that doesn't make him a great singer, I really don't know what does.


But, please, continue making a fool of yourself.