Finally we can expect chinese democracy to be right around the corner!!

I’m not sure what this means. Is Axl “shopping” Chinese Democracy to other labels? Isn’t GN’R signed to Universal? Sorry for all the questions but I figured if Chinese Democracy is complete than the Universal “honchos” would have heard it already and would be hearing more than just 6 songs. It sounds like he’s “shopping” this material. Would anyone care to speculate?

This record is unprecedented on so many levels. Never has a record cost so much, never has there been such a delay between records from a group that was as popular as GN’R were, never has a single original member of a popular group successfully continued on without the other members, never has the musical “landscape” changed so dramatically with the presence of the internet and/or file sharing.

Axl, literally, has the lions share of the weight of the industry on his shoulders. If Axl/GN’R release a highly successful commercial album this guy will have the labels (all of the labels, the whole fucking industry) by the balls. Never again will anyone question him or the band. If Chinese Democracy sells well Axl will be the first in the history of recorded music to pull this off. He will deserve every and all credit for this success. If it fails, it too, will rest solely on his shoulders.

Even if he drops the album, I’m not buying it on principle. F&#@ Axl. 12 years for one album?!?!? Hell, even Aerosmith managed to release three albums in that amount of time.

i bet he’s shopping it around to people like MTV executives, who are probably tentative about playing a video from the album on MTV or possibly other music industry people who may have reservations about promoting the album…

Everyone,

This article is culled from a report on E! Online and RS did not even repeat the best part from the original report:

The exec raved about the music. “It’s really good,” he said. “Axl’s voice sounds exactly the same, but the songs sound contemporary. You expect it to be a trainwreck, but it’s not.”

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It has NOT been 12 years for one record. There are at least three, maybe four, records that will come from these sessions!! Axl has said this numerous times.

Another thing is that perhaps he’s playing the tracks because he wants to build hype and buzz, which may be working considering the favorable reaction he’s getting to the music. Or, maybe he just wants to see what would work as a first single?

Ali

What would Chinese Democracy have to do to be considered succesful once its released?

I suppose,to be considered successful Chinese Democracy would have to at least make it’s money back and hopefully more. Unfortunately, it’s the only measure of success that the music industry cares about or takes seriously.

An executive loved “Chinese Democracy”, that must mean it’s terrific!
These are the same people that shove 95% shit and 5% good music our way constantly. That may have been one of the executives who’s already millions in the hole on this project and figured the good P.R. just to break even should start with him.
Spinal Tap might have a better chance of getting their original cover of “Smell the Glove” into stores first…

Appetite For Destruction is better than Nirvana’s Nevermind. Chinese Democracy will be as good as Pink Floyds’ Dark Side Of The Moon.

To be successful, Chinese Democracy has to be uncompromising in its fulfillment of Axl and GN’R’s musical vision. I highly doubt it can make back all the money spent on it in this day and age of down record sales. But, then again, the label made a lot of money off that hastily put together Greatest Hits record. Number one pop catalog record last year, over 4 million copies sold in the US and over 10 million sold worldwide.

Ali

I don’t think “Chinese Democracy” exists.

i don’t belive it exists (Chinese Democracy), but i don’t care how long it’s taken to arrive( if it does exist) if its good i’ll buy it if it’s crap i will not, it’s that simple

i belive the album will be released this year, and i think it will fucking ROCK, it will probably be the best album of this dacade!!!

Axl Rose lives in and is surrounded by absolute madness. How he could let Robin leave is beyond me! He should have managed to get this record released so GN’R can be a fuckin’ band! It would not surprise me in the least if Richard Fortus, Tommy Stinson, Chris Pitman and Bumblefoot left this “band”. Seriously, I bet we will hear of another GN’R member departure soon enough and I wouldn’t/don’t blame them in the least. This is seriously fucked up! This whole GN’R fucking soap opera is insane at the best of times. Axl Rose has deep seeded and deep rooted psychological fucking problems. Seventeen fucking years ago the UYI records were released!! 17 years!!! What the fuck has been going on for so long? I commend each and every one of them for holding on for as long as they have. Every thing about Chinese Democracy is insanity, madness, mind fucking torturous Hell!! What the fuck is the issues with this guy?

Axl I love you… I really crazy of you, lekker ding!!!

spoiler: condi rice sings on 2 tracks.

hahahaha!! I cant wait for this album to drop!
I am excited! it could be the greatest flop of epic proportions! An album to compare all flops to! ex) “Man, that record sure was a chinese democracy.” Axl Rose= Roy Munson