DTJ80 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 A random thought - does the fact that there are players on CD who weren’t originally in the group but are still there now mean that album has more ‘validity’? IMO - it was and still is very much a GNR album so I am fine with it but wonder if anyone who could not get on the boat with CD think anything better of it now/is more accepting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post moreblack Posted November 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2018 Not for me. I don't listen to the album, but I'll listen to the songs live if Slash and Duff play them. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post History2010 Posted November 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2018 it did add legitimacy to the record imo. If the songs had disappeared from the setlist then it would have sent a clear message about the NuGuns era being over; but instead Slash and Duff joined the NuGuns line-up making a hybrid of the band where the NuGuns era is mixed with the classic era and its all "Guns N' Roses" 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bdinan Posted November 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2018 Didn't need validation for me. It was an album released under the Guns N' Roses brand, and for the most part - I enjoyed it, and still enjoy several tracks. I had some good times in that era on the forums, when there was excitement, and at the shows - which were largely pretty darn good. I have this lingering sense of "too little, too late" when it comes to NITL. Don't get me wrong, I went to four shows(FedEx, both at Metlife, and MSG), and enjoyed them all. I think this whole production would have been better a decade ago when Axl had the vocal chops to pull it off at an exceptionally high level. I am in the mindset of enjoying what we had, and continue to have instead of dwelling on the past - what could have and should have been. All in all, I can't say I've been disappointed in any shows I've been to, or even the record itself. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTJ80 Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, bdinan said: Didn't need validation for me. It was an album released under the Guns N' Roses brand, and for the most part - I enjoyed it, and still enjoy several tracks. I had some good times in that era on the forums, when there was excitement, and at the shows - which were largely pretty darn good. I have this lingering sense of "too little, too late" when it comes to NITL. Don't get me wrong, I went to four shows(FedEx, both at Metlife, and MSG), and enjoyed them all. I think this whole production would have been better a decade ago when Axl had the vocal chops to pull it off at an exceptionally high level. I am in the mindset of enjoying what we had, and continue to have instead of dwelling on the past - what could have and should have been. All in all, I can't say I've been disappointed in any shows I've been to, or even the record itself. Yeah - totally agreed. I think it would have been even better 10 years ago like you say but it is what it is. I think moving forward the set list will need to cater for lower register songs along with any newly recorded stuff (which will happen IMO) which will clearly be sung in a more comfortable register. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-W.A.R- Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 No. People that hated CD still hate it and don't see it as a GNR album. Nothing has changed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickS77 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Nygma Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I thought maybe more people would become aware of CD. Especially those who were not following GNR through the Slashless years, maybe with the NITL tour CD has had a chance to be heard from a bigger audience than the tours that followed its release. Its had like 70 million streams on Spotify since it was released, so its not like nobody has not noticed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dgnr Posted November 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2018 Not in this lifetime Go to a NITL show. Watch the crowd reaction to any CD song. There's your answer 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ88 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) Better is still one of the best GN'R songs written. It's too bad they failed miserably at promoting and releasing it as a legit single Edited November 16, 2018 by RJ88 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donny Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 1 hour ago, DTJ80 said: does the fact that there are players on CD who weren’t originally in the group that comment invalidates the UYI albums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donny Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 45 minutes ago, dgnr said: Not in this lifetime Go to a NITL show. Watch the crowd reaction to any CD song. There's your answer been there done that. the fans that look at each other and think "whats this" when a CD song starts are in the 95% of fans that have never heard GN'Rs second best album. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Fan Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 2 hours ago, bdinan said: Didn't need validation for me. It was an album released under the Guns N' Roses brand, and for the most part - I enjoyed it, and still enjoy several tracks. I had some good times in that era on the forums, when there was excitement, and at the shows - which were largely pretty darn good. I have this lingering sense of "too little, too late" when it comes to NITL. Don't get me wrong, I went to four shows(FedEx, both at Metlife, and MSG), and enjoyed them all. I think this whole production would have been better a decade ago when Axl had the vocal chops to pull it off at an exceptionally high level. I am in the mindset of enjoying what we had, and continue to have instead of dwelling on the past - what could have and should have been. All in all, I can't say I've been disappointed in any shows I've been to, or even the record itself. I think 2006 nitl reunion would have been great, when axls voice was so much better and he looked so fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Fan Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 2 hours ago, History2010 said: it did add legitimacy to the record imo. If the songs had disappeared from the setlist then it would have sent a clear message about the NuGuns era being over; but instead Slash and Duff joined the NuGuns line-up making a hybrid of the band where the NuGuns era is mixed with the classic era and its all "Guns N' Roses" Lets be honest, slash and duff arnt going to be joining the band and saying "no cd songs they dont represent guns n roses, that is the time we were in the band". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F*ck Fear Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 As much as I love Chinese Democracy, I think on some nights they play too many songs from the album. They could get away with playing three songs a night without killing the crowd energy. Chinese Democracy This I Love/Street Of Dreams Better/I.R.S./Shackler's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdinan Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 36 minutes ago, Sydney Fan said: I think 2006 nitl reunion would have been great, when axls voice was so much better and he looked so fit. Definitely would have been the peak window for a better product. I hate to sound like I'm complaining, but the human voice is a finicky "instrument," and even the best singers slip with age. We've reached a point where GNR is more of a nostalgia act. Much like Bon Jovi, or Metallica, or pretty much any group from that generation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Fan Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Just now, bdinan said: Definitely would have been the peak window for a better product. I hate to sound like I'm complaining, but the human voice is a finicky "instrument," and even the best singers slip with age. We've reached a point where GNR is more of a nostalgia act. Much like Bon Jovi, or Metallica, or pretty much any group from that generation. True, though credit to metallica as they are interested in still doing albums because I've read in an interview they enjoy making music in the studio and still enjoy the creative process. So its not about the money for these guys. I hope guns can have that same mindset. Mind you i put guns on a higher stand than bon jovi, his voice is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdinan Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I don't think any piece of art in any medium - which is what music is, really ever needs "validation." It exists. There doesn't always have to be a reason it exists. For better or worse, Chinese Democracy was released under the Guns N' Roses brand. I think now that it has been released a decade ago, the lore and the mythology about it before hand overshadows the final product. What we got was a decent Rock album, that is probably not for everyone. If anything, you can argue that going backwards in terms of a reunion has ruined any sort of validity that the record may have had. For years, all we heard was there was never a chance of any sort of reunion - hence, "Not in This Lifetime." I'm not unhappy with the way anything went. It provided entertainment, humor, stress, a lot of different emotions leading up to lineup changes, announcements, and eventually the record. The reunion took me by surprise, and I've enjoyed it for the most part - hope it leads to more down the road, or it will look like a one off cash grab. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdinan Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 1 minute ago, Sydney Fan said: True, though credit to metallica as they are interested in still doing albums because I've read in an interview they enjoy making music in the studio and still enjoy the creative process. So its not about the money for these guys. I hope guns can have that same mindset. Mind you i put guns on a higher stand than bon jovi, his voice is done. I hate to criticize JBJ or Axl too much. I sing a bit, and at 36, my voice isn't what it was at 26. I can only imagine how horrible it will be at 46. So kudos to those guys for being able to keep it going at a respectable level for as long as they have. Axl was so good in 2006, that I went out of budget to see all four hammerstein shows. He was amazing. Really vindicated himself in my mind, after a pretty substandard 2002 era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I still feel that songs just aren't good. Even with Slash and Duff on them it doesn't help. Songs that the cult following love like This I love and Better are by far the most awkward and boring songs of the NITL tour. There were a few songs on the album with potential but they missed the mark overall and the songs aren't the same class as the Classic Guns material. Not even close. Then there is the musicians in the band playing on the album.. I could write a page why CD for that alone never be a legit Guns N' Roses album, but it has all been said thousands of times over the years.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Validation in the sense of more people from the "classic" lineup giving their stamp of approval to consider this an album in the official GNR cannon, sure. It doesn't really matter to me, although I do enjoy the interpretations of Chinese Democracy, Catcher, and Maddy that they have done on the NTLT tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsguy Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 6 hours ago, -W.A.R- said: No. People that hated CD still hate it and don't see it as a GNR album. Nothing has changed. I love it but that is me and I don't speak for anyone else 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-W.A.R- Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 1 minute ago, gunsguy said: I love it but that is me and I don't speak for anyone else But did you like it before Slash noodled on the songs? Thats what im speaking to. People that didn't like it before Slash/Duff put their stamp on it, still don't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fourteenbeers Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, dgnr said: Not in this lifetime Go to a NITL show. Watch the crowd reaction to any CD song. There's your answer I think the title track from CD got pretty good reception on the show I attended ( also being in pretty low register Axl doesn't sound bad singing it) But the other songs that were performed from that album... yeah... people were mostly just waiting them to be over. Even though it's not really my cup of tea, IMO CD is not a bad album. It's very ambitious. But when you have name Guns N' Roses attached to your music it creates a lot of expectations. If CD was Axl's solo album, probably many people would've been more forgiving of it. But it isn't, so we'll never know. Edited November 17, 2018 by Fourteenbeers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrenchGNRfan Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) It doesn't change the fact that it is not a GNR album. This album sucks. Edited November 17, 2018 by FrenchGNRfan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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