The inevitable Chinese Democracy thread

kdarr · Post by **kdarr** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:08 pm

The entire record is available for streaming on the "band's" official Myspace page. Admit it, the curiosity is killing you.

The album release is great timing, actually. It's the perfect soundtrack to multi-billion dollar government bailouts. They captured the exact sound of pointlessly throwing insane amounts of money into an all-engulfing, cavernous pit.

I think Axl got into a fight with ProTools... and got the shit kicked out of him.

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JGriffin · Post by **JGriffin** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:15 pm

Rolling Stone gave it 4 stars!

;ivlunsdystf · Post by **;ivlunsdystf** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:41 pm

I had it about 2 years ago (the leaked version that was making the rounds then, that is) - it sounded like one would expect: like a watered-down washed up version of the original hits, without anything exceptionally catchy. Axl can still belt 'em out though.

bellulah · Post by **bellulah** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:55 pm

rolling stone is apparently retarded. if it was a 4 stars out of 50, maybe.

it...

is...

AWFUL.

the recording is just uneven and stale. i mean, i can't even tell what the hell is going on. assuming these recordings we're listening to actually do span 11 years, i guess it sounds a little more cohesive than one would initially think.

but on the same hand, if it took 11 years to make than a) the songwriting should be better and b) none of the recordings should sound like shit. there are some horrible edits where it's very obvious that two drums takes were spliced in.

and things like that showing up in such a "meticulously crafted" work are just lazy IMHO.

JGriffin · Post by **JGriffin** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:06 pm

I dunno, I was surprised at that review myself. But I haven't heard the music.

I feel like there is no way the record can be "worth the wait" or live up to anything anyone's expecting of it.

Hell, when it took me 5+ years to get my solo record together I was terrified that people would say "you spent 5 years on that?" And I don't have Axl's money!

evengangstersreadtapeop · Post by **evengangstersreadtapeop** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:19 pm

Oh please, this isn't AWFUL. For a modern rock record it has very conservative mastering. I don't really care about pop rock but the songs don't seem terrible and the production is crisp and powerful.

Slider · Post by **Slider** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:05 pm

Frightening stuff. A couple of my friends made some serious money during this record hanging around the studio for months and months waiting for nothing to happen.

cgarges · Post by **cgarges** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:53 pm

It should be almost twice as good as Third Stage, right?

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

JGriffin · Post by **JGriffin** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:55 pm

cgarges wrote:It should be almost twice as good as Third Stage, right?

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

cgarges · Post by **cgarges** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:07 pm

How about Two Against Nature?

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

T-rex · Post by **T-rex** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:21 am

Hey now! I have to say, I really loved the songs on Two against Nature, though I did think they "got into a fight with ProTools... and got the shit kicked out" of them on that record. It's such a shame because I thought those songs were were great but strangled by the production.

sorry, back to axle. . .

AstroDan · Post by **AstroDan** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:06 am

Just too long of a wait from a band that was just too massive. Of course, if L.A. stripper rock comes back in 30 years and Axl turns cuddly and bedridden by then, maybe he could pull a Brian Wilson and try it again.

Here's my formula:

1) Original line up (with Matt Sorum)
2) Brendan O'Brien (it's G'n'R...Ethan Johns probably hasn't done enough coke to handle this task)
3) Two months tops to write, record and mix the new album.

mrclean · Post by **mrclean** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:18 am

I listened to about 30 seconds of two songs...If you liked them and that sort of thing, then you might like this.

If you're like me and thought they were shite back then, this new CD isn't any different. A turd.

...and I'm really sad that little Tommy Stinson has been involved...

suppositron · Post by **suppositron** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:41 am

I am so disappointed Buckethead and dude from NIN played with them live.

cgarges · Post by **cgarges** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:45 am

AstroDan wrote:Of course, if L.A. stripper rock comes back in 30 years and Axl turns cuddly and bedridden by then, maybe he could pull a Brian Wilson and try it again.

You beat me to me next album title, but I was just trying to find the appropriate comment to go with it.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

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