Guns N' Roses: Chinese Democracy - Page 2

Astrocreep · 11-20-2008, 09:54 PM

huge GnR fan here and i fucking love this album. im actually going to pay money for it.

Jerkinder · 11-21-2008, 01:31 AM

I wonder if he's gonna make hims money back from the album lol.

chaos · 11-21-2008, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Astrocreep

huge GnR fan here and i fucking love this album. im actually going to pay money for it.

This is really good to hear. I was nervous that this album would suck and I love GnR.

Occido · 11-21-2008, 04:54 AM

Nah. This is a great album, it's worth the money.

Hathe · 11-21-2008, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Seventh

Buckethead shines all over it and there's a ton of tasty riffage.

You mean Bumblefoot?

Cloud9_ · 11-23-2008, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Hathe

You mean Bumblefoot?

Buckethead wrote a lot of the riffs for this when he was with the band, he then quit and bumblefoot came around. Both shine through, and there are some AWESOME guitar riffs.

My favorite song is "There was a time" especially the long guitar part at the end.

Seventh · 11-23-2008, 09:16 AM

Yup. You can tell the Buckethead riffs apart from Ron's stuff, and both are fantastic players.

Overall I wish the album had a bit more rock and a lot less acapella-Axl, but I'm not disappointed with it. I had low expectations and it certainly exceeded them.

Astrocreep · 11-23-2008, 11:54 AM

i love the slower ballads much better in this album and the previous GnR LPs , i think its more natural to axls personality than than the rock n roll asskickery was. i wish he had dropped the whole GnR thing and just gone with a solo album titled simply Axl Rose. then he could do what he wants to and not have to fit the GnR mold. its not like any GnR fan didnt know who axl is. dunno why he stuck with the band name . GnR is pretty much over. go with your solo wants. if Ozzy can do it so can Axl.

kegkilla · 11-23-2008, 09:48 PM

i'm starting to think this is the greatest album of all time. seriously.

Gordish · 11-23-2008, 10:03 PM

Wasn't expecting much but it's pretty damn good.

Salshun · 11-24-2008, 12:30 AM

Just listened to the album in its entirety on their Myspace, and I'm very surprised myself how good it is, more so because of how small my expectations were. You mean a rock band can go away for a long period of time and come back and still bust it out? I'm shocked! *cough* Metallica *cough*

Of course, I then used the player there to go back to "Sweet Child of Mine" and listen to it 4 times in a row. Still one of the best rock songs every written, period. I NEVER get tired of hearing it and it bums me out when I realizing how few and far between songs that great are.

I think with that track and Foo's "Everlong" as my only music forever, I'd be just fine.

sticktastic · 11-24-2008, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Salshun

Just listened to the album in its entirety on their Myspace, and I'm very surprised myself how good it is, more so because of how small my expectations were. You mean a rock band can go away for a long period of time and come back and still bust it out? I'm shocked! *cough* Metallica *cough*

Of course, I then used the player there to go back to "Sweet Child of Mine" and listen to it 4 times in a row. Still one of the best rock songs every written, period. I NEVER get tired of hearing it and it bums me out when I realizing how few and far between songs that great are.

I think with that track and Foo's "Everlong" as my only music forever, I'd be just fine.

guns and roses had so much potential, I look at them as more of a cautionary tale than anything sadly. If Axl had been anything close to resembling human that band might have made it to levels never seen before.

However, let's not get ahead of ourselves, you can't even compare g&r to metallica, just the body of work is beyond comparable. It's apples and oranges.

Occido · 11-24-2008, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by sticktastic

guns and roses had so much potential, I look at them as more of a cautionary tale than anything sadly. If Axl had been anything close to resembling human that band might have made it to levels never seen before.

However, let's not get ahead of ourselves, you can't even compare g&r to metallica, just the body of work is beyond comparable. It's apples and oranges.

The greatest line up for a concert was G n' R opening for Metallica, and Axl went and fucked it up. Metallica made fun of him afterwards

chaos · 11-25-2008, 04:45 AM

I didn't like it on first listen. Listened to it a few more times and it kind of grew on me. I think I was just expecting something different, of course 14 years later and with an entirely different lineup the sound changes. I don't think it's bad, I just don't think "GnR" when I hear it. So I will keep listening and I like it. Some catchy songs. Nothing I would compare to old GnR.

DiscW · 11-25-2008, 06:16 AM

Coming from someone who never really got into gnr, if they had a good vocalist this would be a pretty good album. Axl ranges from obnoxious to horrible for most of the album. (learning more to the latter)

11-21-2008, 01:31 AM	#17 (permalink)
Jerkinder Flaccid Steel Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 419	I wonder if he's gonna make hims money back from the album lol. __________________ If life gives you lemon, you should sell it and buy a car.

11-21-2008, 04:54 AM	#19 (permalink)
Occido Don't get penisy Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere in the Mountains Posts: 2,856 -126 Internets	Nah. This is a great album, it's worth the money. __________________ When a man isn't busy killing another, he spends the rest of his time killing what resembles himself the most.

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Seventh metalguitarist.org Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 612 +12 Internets	Yup. You can tell the Buckethead riffs apart from Ron's stuff, and both are fantastic players. Overall I wish the album had a bit more rock and a lot less acapella-Axl, but I'm not disappointed with it. I had low expectations and it certainly exceeded them. __________________ Ex-EQ: Asylum, 65 Ranger - TCR/Kane Bayle Ex-WoW: Ibanez, 80 Mage / Arkanjil, 80 Rogue - [H] Wildhammer PVP 360: CQ7String777 Metalguitarist.org

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DiscW All I wanted was a pepsi. Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 800 +0 Internets	Coming from someone who never really got into gnr, if they had a good vocalist this would be a pretty good album. Axl ranges from obnoxious to horrible for most of the album. (learning more to the latter) Last edited by DiscW; 11-25-2008 at 06:21 AM..

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11-20-2008, 09:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
Astrocreep Flings doodoo and poopoo Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 5,747	huge GnR fan here and i fucking love this album. im actually going to pay money for it.

11-23-2008, 11:54 AM	#23 (permalink)
Astrocreep Flings doodoo and poopoo Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 5,747	i love the slower ballads much better in this album and the previous GnR LPs , i think its more natural to axls personality than than the rock n roll asskickery was. i wish he had dropped the whole GnR thing and just gone with a solo album titled simply Axl Rose. then he could do what he wants to and not have to fit the GnR mold. its not like any GnR fan didnt know who axl is. dunno why he stuck with the band name . GnR is pretty much over. go with your solo wants. if Ozzy can do it so can Axl.

11-23-2008, 09:48 PM	#24 (permalink)
kegkilla Banned Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: killadelphia Posts: 2,519 -205 Internets	i'm starting to think this is the greatest album of all time. seriously.

11-23-2008, 10:03 PM	#25 (permalink)
Gordish Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hunt Valley, MD Posts: 53 +0 Internets	Wasn't expecting much but it's pretty damn good.

11-24-2008, 12:30 AM	#26 (permalink)
Salshun Holy fuck 6 years already? Where does the suck go? Join Date: May 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,151 -11 Internets	Just listened to the album in its entirety on their Myspace, and I'm very surprised myself how good it is, more so because of how small my expectations were. You mean a rock band can go away for a long period of time and come back and still bust it out? I'm shocked! cough Metallica cough Of course, I then used the player there to go back to "Sweet Child of Mine" and listen to it 4 times in a row. Still one of the best rock songs every written, period. I NEVER get tired of hearing it and it bums me out when I realizing how few and far between songs that great are. I think with that track and Foo's "Everlong" as my only music forever, I'd be just fine.

11-25-2008, 04:45 AM	#29 (permalink)
chaos Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NoVa Posts: 7,162 +29 Internets	I didn't like it on first listen. Listened to it a few more times and it kind of grew on me. I think I was just expecting something different, of course 14 years later and with an entirely different lineup the sound changes. I don't think it's bad, I just don't think "GnR" when I hear it. So I will keep listening and I like it. Some catchy songs. Nothing I would compare to old GnR.