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Yet another Chinese Democracy thread... Rolling Stone gives it 4/5

aspoonfulweighsatonaspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,055
edited November 2008 in Other Music
In an exclusive first review:

http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/24024297/review/24161281/chinese_democracy
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  • jasonwjasonw Posts: 424
    After all this time I don't think 4 out of 5 stars is good enough. Anything less than 5/5 is a let down.
  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    jasonw wrote:
    Anything less than 5/5 is a let down.

    Yeah...after a decade in the making...you better get the highest remarks from every reviewable source.

    Although, I'm sure there will be those who condemn it out of spite.

    I look forward to hearing it.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • NYbenbenNYbenben Posts: 1,020
    i heard the new single... i wasnt that impressed... maybe it needs to grow on me like the mold growing on this effort....
    cmon... GnR? How dare Axl even call it GnR... it's the furthest thing from it...
    4/12/92, 8/11/92, 9/28/96, 9/11/98, 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 7/9/03, 4/30/03, 10/1/04, 10/3/05, 12/9/05, 5/12/06, 5/17/06, 5/28/06, 6/3/06, 12/9/06, EV LA 4/12-4/13/08, 6/12/08, 6,19,08, 6,20,08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 7/1/08

    and still jonesing for another show....
    "the waiting drove me mad..."
  • itsevobabyitsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    NYbenben wrote:
    i heard the new single... i wasnt that impressed....
    Chinese Democracy is FARRR from the best song on there. Depends what you want from it though, some people just want to hate it.
    Look Alive,
    See These Bones
  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    itsevobaby wrote:
    Depends what you want from it though, some people just want to hate it.

    I do have to agree with that statement. It could be a musical masterpiece and someone will dislike it.

    I've heard some leaked tracks and they sound good...nothing that will shake the world, but good quality music.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

    Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
  • gnr+pj=2bestevergnr+pj=2bestever Posts: 358
    I believe Chris Pittman (the keyboard player) said that Chinese Democracy was an album made for vinyl. Because of all the layers, he says 90% of the song is lost on mp3. I really wish I had a record player because I would love to hear CD on vinyl.
    Whats got the whole world faking?
  • aspoonfulweighsatonaspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,055
    gnr+pj=2bestever wrote:
    I believe Chris Pittman (the keyboard player) said that Chinese Democracy was an album made for vinyl. Because of all the layers, he says 90% of the song is lost on mp3. I really wish I had a record player because I would love to hear CD on vinyl.


    I'll be getting both. I can't wait to spin it!
  • Matty BoyMatty Boy Posts: 421
    It's as good as any album that has come out from 91 to present. People will hate on it because of how long it took and the fact that the old band doesn't play on it, but that's their right.

    I wouldn't sweat the Rolling Stone review too much. This is the magazine that gave Mick Jagger's Goddess In The Doorway album 5 stars.
    http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/114714/review/5942832/goddessinthedoorway

    Nevermind got 3 stars
    http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/nirvana/albums/album/238528/review/6068092/nevermind
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Matty Boy wrote:
    It's as good as any album that has come out from 91 to present.
    I haven't heard it, but really?

    Better than Neon Bible? Better than OK Computer? Better than The Downward Spiral? Better than Heartbreaker?

    Wow.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • Matty BoyMatty Boy Posts: 421
    It's a lot better than most of the albums you just mentioned, in my opinion.
  • joint in a treejoint in a tree Posts: 392
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    Although, I'm sure there will be those who condemn it out of spite.


    PBM


    yeah, that'd be me. I can't believe that people still care about it and are taking it seriously.
    "Find myself singing the same songs every day....
    ones that make me feel good when things behind the smile ain't ok...." -Hoon
  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    as ive said in every other thread about this.

    it did not take 10 years to make this album. for one, he recorded on again off again.

    and two, he recorded 3 albums and a E.P. this is just the first of the new stuff, with the last l.p. coming out in 2012 then the e.p. 2013.

    its not fair to say, it took him 10 years to make this one album.

    and from what ive heard , each album will be better then the one b4 it.
    Peace, Love.

    "To question your government is not unpatriotic --
    to not question your government is unpatriotic."
    -- Sen. Chuck Hagel
  • gnr+pj=2bestevergnr+pj=2bestever Posts: 358
    the wolf wrote:
    as ive said in every other thread about this.

    it did not take 10 years to make this album. for one, he recorded on again off again.

    and two, he recorded 3 albums and a E.P. this is just the first of the new stuff, with the last l.p. coming out in 2012 then the e.p. 2013.

    its not fair to say, it took him 10 years to make this one album.

    and from what ive heard , each album will be better then the one b4 it.

    where did you hear this info about the albums getting better as they go along? And also where did you hear that there is an EP?

    I've always heard the 3-4 albums worth of material, but not those two things i just mentioned.
    Whats got the whole world faking?
  • Matty BoyMatty Boy Posts: 421
    the wolf wrote:
    as ive said in every other thread about this.

    it did not take 10 years to make this album. for one, he recorded on again off again.

    and two, he recorded 3 albums and a E.P. this is just the first of the new stuff, with the last l.p. coming out in 2012 then the e.p. 2013.

    its not fair to say, it took him 10 years to make this one album.

    and from what ive heard , each album will be better then the one b4 it.
    Where did you hear the part about the ep? What all have you heard? Sorry is rocking my world right now. I've ordered a couple vinyl copies and the cd/shirt combo from "Chapters" of all places.
  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    gnr+pj=2bestever wrote:
    where did you hear this info about the albums getting better as they go along? And also where did you hear that there is an EP?

    I've always heard the 3-4 albums worth of material, but not those two things i just mentioned.

    well the plan was 3-4 albums. they now have enough songs recorded for 3.5. but never finished the other half of album 4. rumor has it that Axl said enough, lets go with what we have. who knows though, by the year 2013 he may have finished the other half of the record , and go with record 4 instead of the e.p.

    Axl himself said in an interview about 2 years ago, that the first album is the more radio friendly of the bunch. but in his opinion they get better as you go. Sebastian Bach ( skid row ) and close friend to Axl said the same thing on the eddie trunk show about a year ago. he said the "big guns" would be on the 2nd and 3rd record. or something to that effect.
    Peace, Love.

    "To question your government is not unpatriotic --
    to not question your government is unpatriotic."
    -- Sen. Chuck Hagel
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