Is it just a coincidence that GNR albums seem to come out just before, after or during financial collapses and recessions?

[Randy Lahey]

Is it just a coincidence that GNR albums seem to come out just before, after or during financial collapses and recessions? AFD came out a few months before the Black Monday stock mark crash of 1987; The Illusions came out at the height of the early 90's recession; and Chinese Democracy came out during the great Financial Collapse of 2008. And the way Prostitute faded out in the last few minutes made me recall Ripley floating through space in her hyperbaric chamber after finally vanquishing the Alien. I have a feeling we will see CD II in our life time, but the world it is born into will all be memories.

Edited December 3, 2012 by Randy Lahey

[wasted]

CD II will be Prometheus or like a prequel to CD. A record about the rejuvenating powers of maxing out 10 credit cards to buy Oreos and hookers. Then getting a bank to loan you money for rent.

Maybe Axl works for the CIA. Underdog rock records only get the green light when the masses need a bit of kick in the pants.

[Randy Lahey]

I think Axl takes these downturns in the economy as a sign that the GNR album is finally ready to be released.

[Flayer]

Fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff!

[dalsh327]

There should be a new CD out right now if the world's about to come to an end. GNR should be the house band on judgment day.

[axlsalinger]

Is it a coincidence that GNR albums only come out in years with an 8 or 9 in it?

Think about THAT.

[yourcrazy]

If that's the case we should see one real soon. The recession is not over yet, and by all means just may get worse if the President continues with failed policies.

[Binge_And_Slash]

Suprised no one has written "so he can blame poor sales on it"

[wasted]

there seems to always be a recession. maybe that's what's called boom & bust. but I think a cd is more likely to mean something to someone if you repo their car and house. maybe the execs suddenly think we need a boost let's get Axl's record out. seems like CD saved UMG from bankruptcy.

[w6a6x6l6]

Coincidence ? Before , during , after ?

[axlsalinger]

"People say I should release music after it gets recorded. I don't know what that means, exactly." - W. Axl Rose

[Randy Jesus]

Hostess went belly up and the Twinky (one of the two things that can survive a nuclear war) is currently no more. So maybe a new record is on the way.

[downzy]

If that's the case we should see one real soon. The recession is not over yet, and by all means just may get worse if the President continues with failed policies.

Ridiculous. You apparently have little understanding as to what constitutes a "recession." A recession is three consecutive quarters of economic decline. Since early 2010 the U.S. economy has grown (granted, not substantially).

Moreover, there's no basis for suggesting it "may get worse." Housing prices, economic growth, and consumer confidence are all up nationally. Inflation is low, deficits are dramatically lower than they were 4 years ago (by $400 billion), and the unemployment rate is trending downwards. Most notable economists see strong fundamentals in the U.S. economy which is waiting for political stability in Washington and in Europe to take off. Millions of jobs are expected to be created (some project 12 million, though i think that's a tad optimistic) over the next four years. But sure, keep watching Fox News and their anti-reality based news broadcasts. I mean, they did such a great job predicting Romney would win the election - why wouldn't you trust them over their economic prognostications.

A more interesting parallel is that every single GNR album (with exception of the Greatest Hits and Spaghetti Incident) were released at the end of a Republican's presidency. AFD, Lies came at the end of Reagan's presidency, UYI1&2 were released at the end of Bush Sr.'s presidency, and Chinese Democracy came out at the end of Bush Jr.'s presidency. Interesting how the end of Republican presidencies since Nixon always seem to coincide with economic malaise, distress, or crisis.

Edited December 4, 2012 by downzy

[Flayer]

Moreover, there's no basis for suggesting it "may get worse." Housing prices, economic growth, and consumer confidence are all up nationally. Inflation is low, deficits are dramatically lower than they were 4 years ago (by $400 billion), and the unemployment rate is trending downwards. Most notable economists see strong fundamentals in the U.S. economy which is waiting for political stability in Washington and in Europe to take off.

Then by these same measures, there was no basis for suggesting the economy might get worse back in 2007. The signs are out there; however, I'll agree that Fox News isn't where you're going to find them. Things will get worse soon, but not because of the Republicans' talking points.

[downzy]

Moreover, there's no basis for suggesting it "may get worse." Housing prices, economic growth, and consumer confidence are all up nationally. Inflation is low, deficits are dramatically lower than they were 4 years ago (by $400 billion), and the unemployment rate is trending downwards. Most notable economists see strong fundamentals in the U.S. economy which is waiting for political stability in Washington and in Europe to take off.

Then by these same measures, there was no basis for suggesting the economy might get worse back in 2007. The signs are out there; however, I'll agree that Fox News isn't where you're going to find them. Things will get worse soon, but not because of the Republicans' talking points.

Don't want this thread to descend into a debate about politics, but actually, unemployment by 2007 was starting to inch up, national deficits were growing, and consumer confidence had started to take a hit (though it was higher then than it is today). There were a small minority of people who where sounding the alarms concerning the over-heated housing market (in fact, some of Bush's advisers were warning the President about this back in 2002).

There are always "signs" that the economy MAY go over the cliff but it's factually incorrect to suggest, like Yourcrazy does, that not only is the economy still in a recession but that due to "Obama's failed policies" it is trending downward. Many metrics that economists use to project economic health are indicating continued economic growth in the near to medium term.

Anyway, to get back to the point of the thread, if GNR were to continue the trend of releasing albums at the end of every economic downturn (or at the conclusion of a Republican's term in the White House), we're looking at a 2018 - 2020 release. Let's hope that streak ends soon.