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Chinese Democracy [CD] [PA]
Chinese Democracy [CD] [PA]
 
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Should have scrapped the album
on December 4, 2008
Posted by: BGN2008
from Chicago
I have always been a huge GNR fan, and truly believe that if the band were ever to reunite, they would dominate the music industry, and could become as enduring as a band like the Stones.
However, this "new" album was produced by Axl and a plethera of other musicians, and packaged as GNR, when it is clearly not. Because Axl chose to continue under the original band's moniker, he will never escape the comparisions to the original line-up, and for that reason alone, he should have changed the band name.
After listening to this album several times, it is apparent to me that Axl should have scrapped this album shortly after the original band split. It is a cheap substitute to what the GNR name stands for, and it is a major failure. Once the original band split, nothing Axl would do from there on out could truly be considered GNR, and he should have realized that and laid GNR to rest. Because he released this album as GNR it was destined to fall short of GNR's previous work.
Axl finally released this album in my opinion, because he was under enormous pressure to do so. People kept talking about the enigma behind the album, why it was taking so long, and why Axl seemed to have a revolving door on his alternate GNR band. So, after constantly being asked about the album, and why it took so long, and song leaks, Axl finally decided to put this album out there, perhaps to get some people off his case, but the album 13 years in the making failed to deliver. There isn't a hit on the album, and for those that like any of the tracks, consider if you put those songs on Appettite or the Use Your Illusions, you would think it was a filler song.
Axl has to come to grips with the fact that GNR is no more, and rename his musical endeavors more appropriately. The only way Axl should ever release or use the GNR moniker is if he and the original members reunite. Continuing to press on under the GNR name without the original crew is ridiculous and just makes Slash, Duff, and the others look that much better because anything Axl does without them, doesn't compare to what he can do with them. The combination of Axl, Slash, Duff, Etc. is what makes GNR what it is/was anything less than that is just a cover band.
What's great about it: puts Axl back on the music scene
What's not so great: Should not have been released
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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