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More “Chinese” Water Torture: Guns N’ Roses Album Out in 2008?

10/2/07, 10:39 am EST

Don’t take this to the bank: According to Amazon UK, Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy is coming out on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, and you can even pre-order it. Aside from the obvious reasons, this is probably a hoax because albums in the U.K. come out on Mondays. And at this point, it’s hard to believe that Axl Rose can plan anything four months in advance. But as we proved last week, Rose can still find his way to a studio …

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buns and hoses | 10/2/2007, 11:07 am EST

Good freaking god, enough with tired old has-beens. With the exception of a few, most of these re-union/come-back albums/tours are pathetic. Let’s move on to the next big thing and let the past remain just that.

Jonny | 10/2/2007, 11:43 am EST

November 2007……………..Chinese Democracy Starts now!

Stuporfly | 10/2/2007, 11:51 am EST

Honestly, who gives a shit anymore?

rockstar 70 | 10/2/2007, 12:02 pm EST

Promises promises!!

blackbow-rock.com | 10/2/2007, 12:10 pm EST

It’s about time !

I wonder if the album will come out with Axl’s voice processed with auto-tune plugins we all heard on the Chinese Democracy leaks… I hope not !

Matt S | 10/2/2007, 1:02 pm EST

Yawn.

The Incredible Hulk | 10/2/2007, 1:13 pm EST

Hulk angry! Hulk think new Guns-N-Roses album come out soon but now read that it be a hoax! Hulk go to London and smash puny Amazon UK web editors for making Hulk angry and printing false story! Hulk also go to home of Axl Rose and smash! Axl Rose is lazy puny human who not put out more music for Hulk’s ears! This make Hulk even more angry! Aaaarrrgghhhh!

Suck it, Trebek | 10/2/2007, 1:16 pm EST

Buns and Hoses, Stuporfly…you are both correct. In fact, I remember somewhere around this time LAST year that Rollingstone issued a statement from the band saying that at some point before the year 2006 was up, Chinese Democracy will be released. Then back in March or April, part of it got leaked and it was NOTHING to brag about. Now we are in late 2007, and these fools are still trying to have us believe that there is still something to get excited over “when” (but more like “if”) Chinese Democracy ever comes out.

My Advice to the band and producers: Stop making excuses for yourselves and stop procrastinating on this project! This album is already a guaranteed failure because it will never recoup the MASSIVE amount of money and time that you spent on it, especially in a day and age when CDs don’t sell anymore. Just be thankful for the success that you once had back in the Appetite for Destruction days.

yakety yak | 10/2/2007, 1:27 pm EST

China might ACTUALLY have democracy by the time this album comes out, it’s been that long.
Axl’s “hair”, um, it looks like a rug, I mean an actual RUG. I’ve got a very similiar one in the entrance to my house….same weave….same colors…damn.

Biloxi Bob | 10/2/2007, 3:41 pm EST

When will all of us understand: There is no such thing as Chinese Democracy.

jcjohnson63 | 10/2/2007, 4:01 pm EST

does it matter at this point?

Sammy | 10/2/2007, 5:05 pm EST

Someone please shoot this asshole. I never want to hear the words chinese and democracy in the same sentence ever again. Fuck you Axl, fuck you in your fucking neck.

rockbutterfly | 10/2/2007, 5:15 pm EST

IF this record is ever released, I think people will probably be disappointed. Because taking this long to make a record will cause a lot of fans’expectations to be too high!

scissor me timbers | 10/2/2007, 5:31 pm EST

haha, axl is such a fucking ginger

diane | 10/2/2007, 5:58 pm EST

You fuckers would like to be as half as good as he is now he would know when to put the fucking album out!

RE:scissor me timbers | 10/2/2007, 6:13 pm EST

RE: scissor me timbers

Just stick your head in the sand, until the trouble passes? Great strategy. I didn’t forget, nor will I.

Hila Pavova

Herman Mankiewicz | 10/2/2007, 6:43 pm EST

RE:diane | 10/2/2007, 5:58 pm EST

“You fuckers would like to be as half as good as he is now he would know when to put the fucking album out!”

Dear Diane,

what a fucking stupid argument! We’re not musicians, so OF COURSE we can’t be better than Axl!

However, we are consumers.
We’re the reason he has a big mansion, a yacht, and a 100 fucking cars he doesn’t need.

If we want to say that we’re tired of hearing Axl’s bullshit about when he’s supposed to release this fucking thing, we have every right to do so.

You’re right, though. I’m a fucker. I’m pretty good at it, so I try to do it as often as possible!

Hernan Mankiewicz | 10/2/2007, 9:00 pm EST

RE:diane | 10/2/2007, 5:58 pm EST
““You fuckers would like to be as half as good as he is now he would know when to put the fucking album out!””
Dear Diane,
what a fucking stupid argument! We’’re not musicians, so OF COURSE we can’’t be better than Axl!
However, we are consumers.
We’’re the reason he has a big mansion, a yacht, and a 100 fucking cars he doesn’’t need.
If we want to say that we’’re tired of hearing Axl’’s bullshit about when he’’s supposed to release this fucking thing, we have every right to do so.

RockGod | 10/2/2007, 11:12 pm EST

AXL = ICON. I wouldnt care if Guns n Roses took another 5 years to release this masterpiece, you can’t rush perfection. In this day of age where groups like Velvet Revolver release cd’s that took 3 weeks to create that contain songs that have an attention span of 2 minutes, its nice to see that Axl and Co. have stuck to their creative “guns” and hopefully some songs comparable to Coma and Estranged, when the band was at its creative peak. Thats the whole reason the band broke up, because Slash couldn’t handle expanding the horizon of idea’s, he would rather be a rollingstone… his guitar riffs were as only as good as the lyrics he wrapped them around, why do you think FINK/BUMBLEFOOT/FORTUS/STINSON OWN NOW!

Rockbuttefly | 10/3/2007, 12:37 am EST

Guns N Roses to record their masterpiece? What Guns N Roses? Axl fired them all! Unfortunately most of them are now in a musical trainwreck band called “Velvet Revolver”.

Georgia | 10/3/2007, 12:41 am EST

How do you idiots know if its a masterpiece or not if you haven’t heard it? Would you call a painting amazing if you were legally blind?

morons.

betterbluesprostitutemaddy | 10/3/2007, 12:43 am EST

The new songs fucking ROCK! Axl still rules, imo.

Butterfly | 10/3/2007, 12:51 am EST

wasn’t referring to masterpieces. I said that any record Axl makes is not Guns N Roses. He fired them all.

Whether or not he makes a masterpiece or not it’s not a Guns N’ Roses record.

Learn to read a little more carefully before you start screaming at people! And if you DO happen to think it’s G N’R thing, you’re just fooling yourself!

Jeff | 10/3/2007, 3:32 am EST

I’ve heard half the album, it is a masterpiece.

Velvet Revolver songs aren’t even ‘good’, much less ‘masterpieces’.

They weren’t fired. Matt Sorum was fired. The rest chose to leave. Izzy still supports Axl and the two of them wrote all the best material.

If the album is ever released (and it certainly won’t be February 12, 2008), it will be incredible.

By the way, Rolling Stone, you should post articles EVERY time Amazon.com and hmv.com allow pre-orders for this album. You’d hardly have room for any other news!

Rockbutterfly | 10/3/2007, 8:39 am EST

“They weren’t fired. Matt Sorum was fired. The rest chose to leave. Izzy still supports Axl and the two of them wrote all the best material.”

Look dude, it’s all a technicality. Axl with all his prima donna crap pushed all these guys away.

I take your word for it that it’s fantastic. But why can’t Axl just use a new band name?

Guns N’ Roses don’t exist anymore. Calling this a Guns N’ Roses project is a joke. That band had a certain swagger and a certain chemistry. 4 out 5 members are no longer in the “band” Guns N’ Roses were a band. Axl and his merry band of archers are not Guns N’ Roses. Simple point. Apparently lost on everyone!

Max Power | 10/3/2007, 10:26 am EST

How Rolling Sotne can’t have any information of this album. When RS will be investigate like other times. Please RS stop to make articuls only to promotion.

Steel Dragon | 10/5/2007, 10:07 pm EST

I think we will actually see another Pink Floyd record and tour before this GNR thing hits (which both = never). Will definitely be a commercial disaster as cd’s do not sell anymore.

Long Live Metallica!!!

Anthony Pittarelli | 10/6/2007, 2:01 am EST

honestly who cares? remember the letter from axl saying it was going to be out in march, probably of 1998, err 2007 anyway by the time this comes it it wont be relevant at all

roses n guns | 10/6/2007, 11:51 am EST

patience, patience guys out there… axl still is a genious and the new album will be magic. in the meantime listen to VR and the kickass-sound. axl-haters suck… they’re just jealous!

therealTC | 10/6/2007, 3:06 pm EST

oh come on!! does anyone really care? The reason it has taken so long for this to come out is because it’s garbage.

Joe | 10/6/2007, 9:26 pm EST

It’s pretty crazy all the reactions about this album, it’s like a myth.

Everytime the word “Chinese Democracy” is pronounced, it’s like the Judgment Day is around the corner or something, there is so much talk, and people debating and fighting etc… there’s a lot of passion around this album.

I think and hope it will be a Great record, we will see that, but it will break the record sales for sure.

martin | 10/15/2007, 3:03 pm EST

It took the Beatles and Zeppelin less time to record ALL of thier CLASSIC albums! How can anyone defend this crap? You say he is a perfectionist and that he needs time. Well how much time is needed if it’s so good? It’s not going to sell like you think it will. The first week will be huge and then it will be gone. That is what that corn rowed freak is so scared of. If he can’t be number one he would rather be nothing. If he never releases it he still has the hype. If he releases it and it’s a flop he is done with.

mj | 10/15/2007, 10:20 pm EST

there’s actually a better chance of the beatles reuniting than this album ever coming out.

nawafi | 10/16/2007, 5:25 am EST

axl shld get a life quit music live on old glory

hokeycoke | 11/5/2007, 6:20 am EST

i’ve been waiting for this album since i was fucking 14 years old. just release it. i mean the songs from the unreleased album get aired during their concerts. yet, the album is not out? so backwards… I mean I understand testing them in front of an audience but shit, rock in rio 3 was forever ago and its time to let this bitch go.

Heidisbcrich | 12/14/2007, 11:52 pm EST

I have not “been” waiting…every1 will be raptured and Axl will still be making and album

Axl_Rozez | 3/26/2008, 5:53 am EST

I read all the comments of you guys, they all prove that all of you (defenders and protesters) ALL LOVE AND STILL CARE about Guns n’ Roses

Gibson Lp | 5/22/2008, 8:35 am EST

yea I’m with butterfly guns n’ roses ain’t guns n’ roses any more and Axl should not still be calling it Gn’R. it stopped being Gn’R when he fired the rest of em. sure what Axl now called guns n’ roses is good VR is good and is so like slash, but niver of em will ever get close to the old Gn’R NEVER!!! ever ever ever.

as for slash and Izzy they were made to play in the same band it would be damn near impossible to have a rhythmic and lead to perform as well together as them two the fact sweet child of mine started off as a accident is proof.

gordon09 | 9/13/2008, 11:25 am EST

guns n roses come on will this ever come out i mean he never trun up for most of the tours come on

Damien 6 | 3/5/2009, 12:25 pm EST

We’re not in 1991. Most music is downloaded today. Even stuff you really like. Why? ‘Cuz we’been fucked by the industry for way too long. Why should I pay 15$ for an album of dudes that ride 100′000$ cars while I can barely afford new strings to play a gig. So even is “Chinese” ain’t a big chart-success, I can assure you it will be on many people’s mp3 players rocking the fuck outta ‘em!!!

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