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Not to be taken lightly.
on November 26, 2008
Posted by: GravityBMB
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from louisville, ky
First thing's first, no slash isn't there. He's to busy rehashing 90's rock. This is axl's musical genius showing through. It has tinges of every genre, on an epic scale. There is folk, pop, rock, jazz, classical, and metal, even hints of r&b, hip hop, industrial, and funk. There's actually even expierimental bits, roughly in the style of the 20th century french.
I am intoxicated with it. I knew sort of how it would be based on the demo's that leaked, but this is something more grand than i was expecting. There is so much detail, so much complexity, so much power.
This is not appitite for destruction... this is not use your illusion...do not go into this thinking it will be a blues-rock/metal album. This is completely, thoroughly modern album.
You know thati it doesn't take 14 years to record a blues-rock album, and if you thought it did, then i guess you've never recorded any blues-rock.
Axl wouldn't have spent this much time on it if he wanted it to sound "raw". This is a masterpiece, and i can't wait for more.
What's great about it: Very mature, but still axl. Very polished, powerful, and challenging.
What's not so great: Could've used some more rockers, but the ballads are amazing.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Quality, not quanity.
on November 26, 2008
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I bought this cd the first day and was not disappointed. This cd should be listened to as an expression of art and not for popular value.
What's great about it: just about everything
What's not so great: it took 18 years
I would recommend this to a friend!
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WORTH THE WAIT!
on November 26, 2008
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from Conyers, GA
As a longtime die hard GNR fan I'll say this.........AWESOME........
I've waited half my life for this and I've feared for years that this day would never come. But Axl Rose has done it. If The World and Sorry are amazing. I think Sorry is a well done and mature jab at the old band and the critics. Amazingly well written album! Axl at his finest. I have a feeling that GNR is here to stay and blow us all away as they did once before. A lot of people think that "Axl's the only one left" but true fans that take the time to look into this album will see a lot of familiar names (Paul Tobias, Dizzy Reed and Del James just to name a few). Watch out people Axl's about to take the world by storm once again. Now all we need is a group therapy session to bring Slash and Duff back in.
What's great about it: Great music
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Very good album from a great song writer
on November 28, 2008
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from Mobile, AL
"It's been 14 years of silence,
it's been 14 years of pain,
it's been 14 years that are lost forever,
and we'll never have again."
After 14 years, thel ong awaited Chinese Democracy finally hits Best Buy. You will not be disappointed. Axl Rose has managed to get some of the best people in music to help him create one of the best all around rock albums to come out in years. With everything from the industrial rock sounds of "Shackler's Revenge" to the piano ballad of "This I Love", which is sure to hit home with the female population, this album hits a homerun in the rock industry.
Don't let the absence of Slash be a turn off. If you are going to replace one of the most popular guitarists in the world, you better replace him with one of the most technically precise guitarist in the world in "BucketHead". The guitar work in this album is better than any album in years and it's fair to say that the technically superior, if not odd, Buckethead puts down tracks that Slash would not even attempt to cover on his strongest day. He may lack the "soul" of Slash, but he also lacks the sloppiness that sometimes goes along with it, and more than makes up for it with his percision. Buckethead almost never misses a note, even live, and is known as one of the best guitar players in the world as he joins one of rocks all time great voices to make an album that will find itself stuck in your CD player.
Axl's voice is as strong as ever, after years of rest, and it becomes evident immediately. The combination of great guitars and Axl's all to familar voice takes over every song which leads to a great, diverse album that features at least six or seven potential singles. This album will have the staying power that can be hard to find in the rock industry today.
Potential singles:
"There Was a Time"- Best song on the album. Will be a huge radio hit.
"Better"- just released, and a very catchy song that has been bought for a Harley-Davidson Commercial already.
"Street of Dreams"- The 2008 answer to November Rain. Another potentially huge single of the ballad variety featuring AXl's strong voice and piano work with Buckethead's perfect guitar work.
"Madagascar"- Epic offering features excerps from three or four classic movies during middle of song including Braveheart, Seven, and Martin Luther King speeches. Will be on the radio soon.
"Rhiad and the Bedouns"- A Led Zeppelin style song that starts off with Axl's version of the Immigrant Song and leads to one of the albums most "heavy meta"l like offerings.
"Sorry"- Has a Pink Floyd type feel with a little heavier edge. Features Sebastian Bach on backup vocals. Again, Buckethead really cuts loose on this tune with a variety of different levels of guitar solos.
Overall, can't miss album no matter who you are. Don't pay attention to the Axl Rose haters. This is a Guns N Roses album for evey taste and if you are a fan of the guitar, this album features some of the best guitar work that I have heard in many, many years.
What's great about it: Great variety of music, well written, great vocals and guitar work.
What's not so great: Cover art is weak. No marketing, anyone seen or heard from Axl?.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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A nice suprise
on November 28, 2008
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from Batesville, IN
I'm a long time GNR fan and wasn't the slightest dissapointed in the new album. Sure it was a long wait but it was well worth it. Nothing like the older albums but still packed with some great songs and some great Axl vocals.
What's great about it: Most songs
What's not so great: Cover
I would recommend this to a friend!
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GNR IS BACK!
on November 28, 2008
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Ok lets get this out of the way. yes it took 14 years to make and it has no Slash,Duff,Izzy,Matt Sorum and even Steven Adler we all know that already, to all you people who are still hung up on what happened 10 or 11 years ago. Im glad to say the finished version of the songs are much different then the demos even though I liked the demos that were leaked. Axl is a genious and this new band is incredible. I cant stop listening to it. I, like everybody else dreaded the fact that this album was just a myth until I went down to Best Buy on Nov 23rd and had it in my hands.From the beginning of the title track till Pr***** this album has a lot of variety of metal.rock,blues and yes industruial. Its no appetite or Use you Illusions but its still an incredible album on its own. Songs I definetly recommend are Chines Democracy,Better,If the World, There was a time,Scraped,Sorry,Madagascar and my favorite is Pr******
What's great about it: Its Guns N' Roses!
What's not so great: there only 14 tracks and the booklet
I would recommend this to a friend!
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My Favorite GNR album
on December 1, 2008
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from Levittown, PA
But it's been
14 years of silence
It's been
14 years of pain
It's been
14 years that are gone forever
And I'll never have again
If this CD came out a year ago, this song would be more appropriate from UYI 2 since this CD came out 15 years to the day of the Spaghetti Incident. Shackler's Revenge is very catchy as is the title track. My favorites are those two, Rians n the Beldoins, IRS, and There was a Time. The songs sound very well produced and while it reminds me of Sonata Arctica's Unia in terms of sound quality and general sound, there's a lot going on here that doesn't sound too overwhelming.
This CD would be what Use Your Illusion would've been if they took out the faster songs on both albums. I guess after all this time, you could see both sides of the coin with Axl's side and Slash's side by looking at this album and Velvet Revolver's CDs. This is what I prefer. I hope Axl lives up to the trilogy CD that Sebastian Bach says will come out. Maybe before I die, we'll have another 2 CDs. I'm only 35, so there's hope.
Great job, Axl! I just wish I knew about the Dr. Pepper promotion when this CD came out.
What's great about it: Great sounding and very, very catchy... Finally!
What's not so great: after 14 years of silence + 1, I got a great CD with no Dr. Pepper
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Belated solid first solo outing for W Axl Rose
on December 2, 2008
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from Bowie, MD
It has been roughly 13 years since recording for this porject began, and Guns 'N Roses ceased to exist shortly thereafter. On this first solo album by W Axl Rose, strangely marked "Guns 'N Roses," a very ambitious array of music is tackled. In much the same way that both "Use Your Illusion" albums showed ambition beyond the amazing accomplishment of their first groundbreaking, and greatest, album, "Chinese Democracy" moves this into the solo realm for Axl. As with most solo projects, this album features an enormous array of players, and the current Axl Rose solo band, still billed as Guns 'N Roses, is up to around 10 or 11 members. This allows expansion into keyboard and guitar layering far greater than was possible, or necessary, in Guns 'N Roses. The songwriting is solid, as one would hope, after having had 13 years to hone this down to the best material. Rose's voice is astoundingly wide-ranged, more than on previous efforts. This helps to beg the question "Is this really what you'll get live?" Or could the most astounding notes have been sung 13 years ago? Or is, perhaps, studio trickery involved? The delivery and power at even higher pitches brings skepticism on my part. It seems contrary to what is physically possible, although he hasn't had to tour much for 13 years, so that could be helpful in voice preservation. The guitar playing throughout is spot on, with moments that have a very bluesy feel (as Slash would have added on a real Guns 'N Roses album) to all out shredding (taking it out of the realm of Slash, who has great chops but is not really a true shredder in the purest sense). The opening track, which is the title song, along with the 2nd track "Shackler's revenge," and the track "Better," are the standout cuts to me (after 2 or 3 listens). Though, once again, the album as a whole is a solid effort. If compared to the work by Guns 'N Roses ("Appetite for Destruction," or "Use Your Illusions I & II") it is definitely a lesser work, but those are high benchmarks. As an album on it's own, it's a worthwhile listen, even if it doesn't spend the lion's share of it's time in your CD player. It is what it is, and it's good. Not great.
Recommendation is truly a "Maybe." Read the specifics to decide if it applies as a Yes or No for YOU.
What's great about it: It was actually released
What's not so great: The fact that Axl's 1st solo album says "Guns 'N Roses" on it
I would recommend this to a friend!
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