Orkie Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 It will be interesting to see if it tops AC/DC and/or Metallica's cd sales this past year. It will trounce those sales. It's a really good album. Getting great reviews. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 It will trounce those sales. It's a really good album. Getting great reviews. I would like to see Mr. Axl do something more stripped down - such as Patience, which is my favorite GBR song. Do you think people will buy it because they like it, because of the hype and press surrounding it, or because they happen to be Christmas shopping at Best Buy on Sunday? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Do you think people will buy it because they like it, because of the hype and press surrounding it, or because they happen to be Christmas shopping at Best Buy on Sunday?All of the above? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I've given it three tries now and it still isn't doing anything for me. In fact, I dislike it more with each listen. I'm done. Maybe it's because you h8music. Ha-ha....ok, not funny. I can understand someone not getting into it. It DOES mostly sound like a trainwreck...but then cool guitar shreds or melodies or Axl's annoyingingly great voice or something unexpected keeps surfacing to keep my interest. I think it'll sell very well. Each song has multiple hundred thousands of listens. And I can only imagine the money they'll make on tour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 When people go to Best Buy to pick this cd up, they should just skip to the Q section and buy some real Queen cds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 When people go to Best Buy to pick this cd up, they should just skip to the Q section and buy some real Queen cds.Are they on sale like the AC/DC catalog? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Are they on sale like the AC/DC catalog? Best Buy is the only place you can get it - like The Eagles, and AC/DC releases at Walmart, no iTunes or whatever. I have not heard anything about their back catalog being on sale, but I bet Best Buy hopes people will buy the other GNR cds while they are buying the new one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 you would think that after 14 years or however long this has been in the works that Axl would have come up with something a bit more evolved. but no. 1992 called, they want their music (and joke) back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Best Buy is the only place you can get it - like The Eagles, and AC/DC releases at Walmart, no iTunes or whatever. I have not heard anything about their back catalog being on sale, but I bet Best Buy hopes people will buy the other GNR cds while they are buying the new one.Wait - what about Queen? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 best review of the album yet: http://www.gloriousnoise.com/reviews/2008/...ocracy.php#more Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Wait - what about Queen? A lot of the reviews and talk of the album refer to the fact that some of the songs echo the music of Queen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Axl's a big Queen fan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 best review of the album yet: http://www.gloriousnoise.com/reviews/2008/...ocracy.php#more First review that mentions Nels Cline? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 This really took 14 years? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 This really took 14 years?I'm pretty sure it wasn't a constant project for 14 years.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Maybe not, but they kept going back to it for 14 years? It sounds like it's 14 years old. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I'm pretty sure it wasn't a constant project for 14 years....How sure is pretty sure? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 best review of the album yet: http://www.gloriousnoise.com/reviews/2008/...ocracy.php#more Phil and Jake should apply at Pitchfork. It's a clever way to review an album, but I think 2 smart-asses could have fun with just about any record. The one track they seem to half-way like (Scared), is the one I think is the lamest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 0%? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Phil and Jake should apply at Pitchfork. F that. Pitchfork should apply at Glorious Noise! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 F that. Pitchfork should apply at Glorious Noise! i saw that before i got to your reply and thought 'oh hell.' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orkie Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/11/21/105618.php Over the time in which Axl was in his self induced exile, it is now obvious that rather than an act of instability or social rejection this was an act of musical evolution. Gone are the days when Rose shared the GNR spotlight with any one musician. This new incarnation of the band is more reminiscent of a metal version of Arthur Lee's Love or Don Van Vilet's Beefheart. Axl is at the helm of this ship and it his personal evolution into new realms of sonic madness, totally foriegn to rock 'n' roll, that make Chinese Democracy nothing short of incredible. It is a record so conceptually powerful in its ideas, so innovative in its sounds, that it will single handidly change the standard by which all rock music is subsiquently compared. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Myspace is touting the album pretty heavily on their homepage. I had a good laugh last night when I realized Myspace didn't even exist when the last GnR album came out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bsr8j Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of middle ground when it comes to people's reactions to this album. After a couple of listens I don't find it particularly incredible or offensive. I think I'm just more amazed that I'm listening to "Chinese Democracy" after all these years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 This really took 14 years?+1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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