Billsfan Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 9/10 Absolutely phenomenal record that never got its justice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gackt Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 9/10A lot of tracks on it could have been hit singles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblefeet Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 8/10 Though it is definitely the album I've listened the most to in recent years, not everything on it is perfect and after all the delay parts of it still sound rushed. That said, the majority is freaking amazing music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkuk04 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 9/10 Loved the anticipation ahead of release and it hasn't left my stereo since 2008. I got into Guns through the first few albums, yes CD doesn't sound like a tradition Guns N' Roses album but I enjoy all the tracks in someway, I hope the Prostitute outro leads us onto the first track on CD:2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 9/10 Absolutely phenomenal record that never got its justiceHow did it never get its justice?The album is out there. It's available on every single streaming and digital platform in the world.Maybe.. just MAYBE... very few people like this album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLegend Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoRourke Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 9/10 - not a 10 because I really can't get into ITW, or at least not all the time. The others songs I can listen day in day out.Especially TWAT which is (based on my iTunes' most played list) the song I've listened the most in my (iTunes) life apparently.I just love it.Great album, but it's hard to grasp that what we have isn't even the 100% final product :-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 7/10 Overproduction is my main complaint, with lots of weak vocals.But there's killer tracks on that album, Better, Madagascar, There Was A Time, Prostitute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblefeet Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 9/10 Absolutely phenomenal record that never got its justiceHow did it never get its justice?Lack of promotion by the band and Axl... Aside from Rolling Stone most reviews torpedoed it and were far too focused on the album's financial history as opposed to what was on it.I feel that it's a record that a lot of people only started to appreciate once the "high expectations" storm quieted down and people were willing to give it a try. Don't forget that "Chinese Democracy" became a joke long before the album dropped. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardNixon Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 10/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 9/10 Absolutely phenomenal record that never got its justiceHow did it never get its justice? Lack of promotion by the band and Axl... Aside from Rolling Stone most reviews torpedoed it and were far too focused on the album's financial history as opposed to what was on it.I feel that it's a record that a lot of people only started to appreciate once the "high expectations" storm quieted down and people were willing to give it a try. Don't forget that "Chinese Democracy" became a joke long before the album dropped.How could the band promote it if there was not a band? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkuk04 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 It became cool for smartarses to diss CD around time of release and before with the jokes about how long it took...and "Where's Slash". I bet even a few smartarses listened to it and liked it although they won't admit it because they don't want to appear uncool. They still buy Nickleback albums though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-W.A.R- Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 so the consensus is you either love it or hate itno middle ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustycage Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 It became cool for smartarses to diss CD around time of release and before with the jokes about how long it took...and "Where's Slash". I bet even a few smartarses listened to it and liked it although they won't admit it because they don't want to appear uncool. They still buy Nickleback albums though.Looking rather salty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caught_in_a_Coma Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) Songs I love: Better, Street of Dreams, Catcher in The Rye, I.R.S., MadagascarSongs I like: Chinese Democracy, There Was A Time, This I Love, ProstituteSongs I think are okay: Shackler's Revenge, Riad N' the Bedouins, If The World, SorrySongs that I don't like: ScrapedNot sure what score I'd give it as far as a number goes Edited September 14, 2015 by Caught_in_a_Coma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 5/10 as I like about half of the songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-W.A.R- Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) Songs I love: Better, Street of Dreams, Catcher in The Rye, I.R.S., MadagascarSongs I like: Chinese Democracy, There Was A Time, This I Love, ProstituteSongs I think are okay: Shackler's Revenge, Riad N' the Bedouins, If The World, SorrySongs that I don't like: ScrapedNot sure what score I'd give it as far as a number goesif the world is like that song i should think is bad but for whatever reason i really like it and Buckets solo is pretty cool aswell Edited September 14, 2015 by -HollywoodRose- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skid_bach Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 9/10 , best GNR album for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caught_in_a_Coma Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) Songs I love: Better, Street of Dreams, Catcher in The Rye, I.R.S., MadagascarSongs I like: Chinese Democracy, There Was A Time, This I Love, ProstituteSongs I think are okay: Shackler's Revenge, Riad N' the Bedouins, If The World, SorrySongs that I don't like: ScrapedNot sure what score I'd give it as far as a number goesif the world is like that song i should think is bad but for whatever reason i really like it and Buckets solo is pretty cool aswellI can really get down with it. I just don't listen to it as much as other songs from the album. It has a unique style I appreciate Edited September 14, 2015 by Caught_in_a_Coma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Coma Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 so the consensus is you either love it or hate itno middle groundIm seeing a few 5-7s not many though lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2112 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 7/10 good record with some major oversights - too much going on, some songs could have been dropped, some songs ere a little too long, too much shredding on every instrument available etc.on the flip side, some great songs, great hooks, great vocals and brilliant performances from all the individual players. Docked marks for over production and some tracks that just aren't that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevelle Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 7/10. There's a lot of good songs buried under all those layers of sounds, and a couple of really 'meh' tracks. I really wish Axl would release a version of it stripped down to just guitars, bass, drums, and some synth. No other layers besides that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcon Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 9/10. Overall great to me - just started listening to it this year. Only real turn off-ish moments for me are first verse in Riad and 'dont want to do it' in Sorry. Outstanding for me is the run of ITW and TWAT. Love how it feels when the solo starts in ITW and TWAT is probably one of my favorite songs now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 3 good songs out of 14.. The rest are terrible2/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfan Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 9/10 Absolutely phenomenal record that never got its justiceHow did it never get its justice?The album is out there. It's available on every single streaming and digital platform in the world.Maybe.. just MAYBE... very few people like this garbage turd of an album.Well you may feel it's a garbage turd, and that's your opinion. It's a great album regardless of whether or not Slash is on it.It didn't get it's justice because other than Dr. Pepper, there was little promotion around it. I know Azoff wanted to sabotage it but, I expected music videos and more exposure from the mass. It'll never happen but oh well...I'll always enjoy it.9/10 Absolutely phenomenal record that never got its justiceHow did it never get its justice?Lack of promotion by the band and Axl... Aside from Rolling Stone most reviews torpedoed it and were far too focused on the album's financial history as opposed to what was on it.I feel that it's a record that a lot of people only started to appreciate once the "high expectations" storm quieted down and people were willing to give it a try. Don't forget that "Chinese Democracy" became a joke long before the album dropped.I do concur with this point. Although Azoff sabotaged things, Axl clearly had a "we're doing this my way or the highway" and those things tend to backfire, which it did. He ultimately didn't help himself but at the same time, this was a tough record to promote because of it having the "Guns N Roses" attached to it..9/10 Absolutely phenomenal record that never got its justiceHow did it never get its justice? Lack of promotion by the band and Axl... Aside from Rolling Stone most reviews torpedoed it and were far too focused on the album's financial history as opposed to what was on it.I feel that it's a record that a lot of people only started to appreciate once the "high expectations" storm quieted down and people were willing to give it a try. Don't forget that "Chinese Democracy" became a joke long before the album dropped.How could the band promote it if there was not a band?True...Was finck even in the band at the time? I emailed Brain at the time and he told me he had no clue if he would be a part of the future or not..I had hoped touring would start in the summer and they could work it out,release some videos and kick some ass but unfortunately i was left dissapointed. Shocking I know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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