Bono Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 The music itself isn't worth commenting on.I'm glad that you're not a journalist, because you have zero clue about music journalism if you think thatand yeah, before the usual click jumped on me and calling me an Axl defender or a blind fanboy: i think CD is an OK album, but i'm definitely more of a fan of the old stuffDoes anybody serisously was thought that Axl will be on the top again with his new band?if you answer with a yes, then YOU are the blind fanboy lolHahahaha GTFO. This isn't about music journalism. Common sense would tell you my comment was simply my piss n' vinegar opinion about the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 The music itself isn't worth commenting on.I'm glad that you're not a journalist, because you have zero clue about music journalism if you think thatand yeah, before the usual click jumped on me and calling me an Axl defender or a blind fanboy: i think CD is an OK album, but i'm definitely more of a fan of the old stuffDoes anybody serisously was thought that Axl will be on the top again with his new band?if you answer with a yes, then YOU are the blind fanboy lol Hahahaha GTFO. This isn't about music journalism. Common sense would tell you my comment was simply my piss n' vinegar opinion about the album. Seriously bro? All these years I thought you worked for Rolling Stone magazine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Axl put an album out at a time no one was buying music. Azoff truly pulled off... "the royal scam" (he managed Steely Dan, so I meant to do that) with Best Buy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 i like the album but you cant really disagree with what is being said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-GenerationX Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Of course he blew it.2001 Rio 3. 150,000 people are shitting their pants. He plays five new songs and has wacko hyper talented people like Buckethead in his band.2014 he plays the same boring setlist in a casino in front of 1.000 people with Cashba and a bunch of strippers.Something has happened in the interim? The album made zero impact. No one but us can tell you a song off of it. Some try and church it up about how "complex" it all was, but the simple fact is that people did not care about it.You can stop the band's history in 1994 and still tell the relevant story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardNixon Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I have to wonder if that writer even listened to the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEXzilla Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 It is what it is....a flop with some good songs and a whole lot of shit ones too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadsy Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 It is what it is... Post 94 a fucking mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majormayhem Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-best-and-worst-musical-comebacks-from-kate-bush-and-david-bowie-to-blur-and-guns-n-roses-10152880.html Chinese Democracy was, in 2008, very much a sweet child o Axl Roses very own, with no Slash, and Rose assembling a long list of musicians to replace the band that had recorded Appetite for Destruction et al. It reportedly cost more than $13m, took 15 years to make and, though it made the upper reaches of the charts, it undersold and underwhelmed, except as a token of unbridled egotism apparently some motherfuckers were listening to Howard Stern (i like the guy btw) Can any sane person really disagree with this?15 years to make? No. 15 years between releases? Yes. The rest of the time was filled with malted hops and bong resin and Beta bringing Axl his cereal in bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damn_Smooth Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Wish someone would bring me cereal in bed. Maybe the prospect of nailing Beta doesn't sound too bad. On second thought, I'll get my own damn cereal. I'm going to need to have the appetite to eat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shjtjustgotreal Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 Wish someone would bring me cereal in bed. Maybe the prospect of nailing Beta doesn't sound too bad. On second thought, I'll get my own damn cereal. I'm going to need to have the appetite to eat it.your profile pic makes every thing you say so goddam funny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangoSkank Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Would've been better received by critics (or at least had more of a chance) and the public if it were label as Axl's album not GN'R. People were ready to pounce on it before it was even half-finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pockets Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 my name online is pockets and pockets wants to be clear on this easter sunday. ok, mygnr?the media would have cared about 2008 cd release and the actual songs on cd if the gnr that made cd was together for its 2008 releasethe gnr that made cd was axl rose, robin finck, buckethead, tommy Stinson, Richard fortus, dizzy reed, chris pittman, and brainbut this gnr that made cd wasn't together in 2008 so the media didn't care about cd in 2008 for releasefurthermore, if the writer had listened to the cd - the writer would have said the cd features great ballads like street of dreams, this I love, and prostituteand if the writer had listened to the cd - writer would say cd has great rock songs like there was a time, better, and if the worldbut writer and music media both America/international don't care about these songs because the gnr that made the songs wasn't around when the songs were released in 2008I hope that clears things up and makes it clear- pockets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 my name online is pockets and pockets wants to be clear on this easter sunday. ok, mygnr?the media would have cared about 2008 cd release and the actual songs on cd if the gnr that made cd was together for its 2008 releasethe gnr that made cd was axl rose, robin finck, buckethead, tommy Stinson, Richard fortus, dizzy reed, chris pittman, and brainbut this gnr that made cd wasn't together in 2008 so the media didn't care about cd in 2008 for releasefurthermore, if the writer had listened to the cd - the writer would have said the cd features great ballads like street of dreams, this I love, and prostituteand if the writer had listened to the cd - writer would say cd has great rock songs like there was a time, better, and if the worldbut writer and music media both America/international don't care about these songs because the gnr that made the songs wasn't around when the songs were released in 2008I hope that clears things up and makes it clear- pocketsHow many pockets do u have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I like the album, but let's face it, that's pretty much what happened.It was destined to underwhelm sales-wise given the digital era and trend of downward sales -- but it still failed to even connect with the mainstream... I never heard any of the singles on the radio that I can recall, and it just never really "clicked" with the average listener. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pockets Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Chinese democracy song was a single. but played only like 1 time on radio because radio was obligated tosod and better were singles to. but both got no radio airplay in mainstream Americathough both are nice to have as singles on cd single discs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Minus Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 "If the World and TWAT are great rock songs"HAHAHA Fucking hell that made me laugh. Yep they stand up there proudly with the greatest songs of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Wish someone would bring me cereal in bed. Maybe the prospect of nailing Beta doesn't sound too bad. On second thought, I'll get my own damn cereal. I'm going to need to have the appetite to eat it.your profile pic makes every thing you say so goddam funny That's Damn_Smooth real picture. Don't tell him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Dude Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) Rio 01 was a hellacious comeback. It truly stands as one of the most historic and triumphant moments in the history of rock n roll. Edited April 6, 2015 by Mr. Dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majormayhem Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Rio 01 was a hellacious comeback. It truly stands as one of the most historic and triumphant moments in the history of rock n roll.i'd love to agree with you, Dude. Had it had more media coverage....you know, I'm just going to agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkuk04 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 "If the World and TWAT are great rock songs"HAHAHA Fucking hell that made me laugh. Yep they stand up there proudly with the greatest songs of all time. They are up there with "Bent To Fly" and anything from Libertad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Rio 01 was a hellacious comeback. It truly stands as one of the most historic and triumphant moments in the history of rock n roll.Yeah... Looking a fat and out of breath Axl struggling to sing his own songs with a completely different band is nothing but triumphant. Lol. I love that show but come on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Rio '01 was good because Axl had the chance to introduce the new members of his band to the world. He also performed new songs. Technically, his voice was shot, but I enjoyed that show because of the atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 In new gnr terms Vegas/Rio 3 (taken collectively together) were about as interesting and exiting as it has ever been - well, that and the mid 00s leaks. Yes his voice was completely shot but at least you could just about ignore that because of the fact he had not played live for years and the hype of the comeback. As far as I am concerned, it all went downhill after Rio 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Please keep ex-members out of this conversation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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