Guns N' Roses (Yes and Chinese Democracy, so don't make other threads on it.) (lyrics, blues)

Maddest_Hatter · 11-22-2008, 10:19 PM

I listened to the whole album on myspace the other night... I'm SO dissappointed...

FaSho · 11-23-2008, 09:35 AM

Why would you be dissapointed? Did you really excpect it to be good?

Maddest_Hatter · 11-23-2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by FaSho

Why would you be dissapointed? Did you really excpect it to be good?

I use to be a HUGE GNR fan, and I was kinda hopin it would be good... It was just a dissappointment...

FaSho · 11-23-2008, 12:24 PM

I'm not saying GNR sucks, I'm saying with all that was being said about this album beofre it was out I can't see how you could have excpected it to be good. But I'm just being a douche so pay no mind.

spark10036 · 11-23-2008, 02:41 PM

I'm just going to disagree with everyone now. I listened to it about four times since last night and I think it's a very good album.
Yeah, it's different from the previous albums, and nowhere near the blues/rock style that the band had up to 1993. But I'm not going to comment if it should be a Gn'R album or an Axl Rose album. I knew from the beginning I wouldn't get something with a sound similar to AFD or UYI, so I wasn't dissapointed at all. And I even found a few of the songs very good and easy-listening, especially "Shackler's Revenge", "Street Of Dreams", "Madagascar","This I Love" and "Prostitute". I think the vocals are very good, even though I expected more from the lyrics really since it's been in the making for so long. I also liked the musicians.
If I had to give it a rating out of 10,I'd say: 7.

Now if I think they should had released it under a different band name: absolutely yes!

but again I think it's a good album

15Steps · 11-24-2008, 05:30 AM

i liked it.

Guybrush · 11-24-2008, 08:21 AM

I've yet to hear Chinese Democracy because frankly, I don't have high expectations. I do like GNR, though. Me and most of my friends know it from back then and it's hard not to get a little nostalgic when Slash's final guitar solo from the cheese-dripping November Rain comes on. It bypasses the brain and goes straight to the heart.

Maddest_Hatter · 11-24-2008, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by spark10036

I'm just going to disagree with everyone now. I listened to it about four times since last night and I think it's a very good album.
Yeah, it's different from the previous albums, and nowhere near the blues/rock style that the band had up to 1993. But I'm not going to comment if it should be a Gn'R album or an Axl Rose album. I knew from the beginning I wouldn't get something with a sound similar to AFD or UYI, so I wasn't dissapointed at all. And I even found a few of the songs very good and easy-listening, especially "Shackler's Revenge", "Street Of Dreams", "Madagascar","This I Love" and "Prostitute". I think the vocals are very good, even though I expected more from the lyrics really since it's been in the making for so long. I also liked the musicians.
If I had to give it a rating out of 10,I'd say: 7.

Now if I think they should had released it under a different band name: absolutely yes!

but again I think it's a good album

I totally agree, he should have called it "The Axl Rose Band". David Lee Roth did it with AMAZING results. Also didn't hurt that he had Stevie Vai on it, but still, I think Axl could have pulled it off. He just used the name, because it's a HUGE name in music and should help it sell. Metallica did it with their latest album, it sucked, but I digress...

InMyTree · 11-24-2008, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 15Steps

i liked it.

Me too, and I think Better & Madagascar are great songs.

Whatsitoosit · 11-25-2008, 10:27 AM

The sound of this album is very impressive... they didn't seem to fold to the "loudness wars". Axl's voice is not aging like a fine wine... and the guitar work on this album is near perfect. Overall I think it's a good album which could have been 10-12 tracks... 14 is a bit much. I also agree with everyone who is saying Axl shouldn't have used the GNR name... it doesn't sound like GNR because it isn't GNR. Queen are guilty of the same, their new album isn't Queen (but it's not bad).

11-22-2008, 10:19 PM	#861 (permalink)
Maddest_Hatter Mad in 30 States! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Eielson AFB, Alaska Posts: 187	I listened to the whole album on myspace the other night... I'm SO dissappointed... __________________ I am the Maddest Hatter of them all!

11-23-2008, 02:41 PM	#865 (permalink)
spark10036 locomotive power Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: too drunk to remember Posts: 518	I'm just going to disagree with everyone now. I listened to it about four times since last night and I think it's a very good album. Yeah, it's different from the previous albums, and nowhere near the blues/rock style that the band had up to 1993. But I'm not going to comment if it should be a Gn'R album or an Axl Rose album. I knew from the beginning I wouldn't get something with a sound similar to AFD or UYI, so I wasn't dissapointed at all. And I even found a few of the songs very good and easy-listening, especially "Shackler's Revenge", "Street Of Dreams", "Madagascar","This I Love" and "Prostitute". I think the vocals are very good, even though I expected more from the lyrics really since it's been in the making for so long. I also liked the musicians. If I had to give it a rating out of 10,I'd say: 7. Now if I think they should had released it under a different band name: absolutely yes! but again I think it's a good album __________________ ...siempre es possible

11-24-2008, 05:30 AM	#866 (permalink)
15Steps The Passenger Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bucketheadland Posts: 583	i liked it. __________________

11-24-2008, 08:21 AM	#867 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I've yet to hear Chinese Democracy because frankly, I don't have high expectations. I do like GNR, though. Me and most of my friends know it from back then and it's hard not to get a little nostalgic when Slash's final guitar solo from the cheese-dripping November Rain comes on. It bypasses the brain and goes straight to the heart. __________________ Something Completely Different

11-25-2008, 10:27 AM	#870 (permalink)
Whatsitoosit Bringer of Carrots Join Date: May 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 648	The sound of this album is very impressive... they didn't seem to fold to the "loudness wars". Axl's voice is not aging like a fine wine... and the guitar work on this album is near perfect. Overall I think it's a good album which could have been 10-12 tracks... 14 is a bit much. I also agree with everyone who is saying Axl shouldn't have used the GNR name... it doesn't sound like GNR because it isn't GNR. Queen are guilty of the same, their new album isn't Queen (but it's not bad). __________________ "It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but it doesn't take any to just sit there with a dumb look on your face."

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