Revisiting Chinese Democracy | Better Than Appetite For Destruction??
Hey all welcome to my second channel! (Main can be found at @NAETEMUSIC ) On this channel I am gonna do more informal conversations and commentary style videos. First on the agenda we will be discussing Guns N' Rsoes 2008 release "Chinese Democracy." As its now been 15 years, I thought I would take a look back and see is all the hate this album gets really deserved? Or is it under-appreciated masterpiece? Or maybe it's not. Anyway come along for the conversation.
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Lol I literally recorded this on a whim one Saturday afternoon. Since it was unscripted didn't feel comfortable putting it out on main channel. Threw it on here as a lark. Had no idea it would this well. If you liked this def subscribe to my main channel kzread.info/dron/6bzukL_eD5wFm7rO10PF_w.html where there is way more stuff like this. Love y'all!
@brentleycraft
Жыл бұрын
Braids* not dreadlocks axl had braids
@kenb7027
11 ай бұрын
and black women sew weave, aka other races hair on their heads.. Stupid hippie
@AndyKraig-np5qj
10 ай бұрын
It’s actually a good record that could have been great.
I love that album. And I'm absolutely looking forward the next album, which is likely to be released in about 30 years.
@cherobinson6371
10 ай бұрын
No they are released a album by years end
@smdutton
4 ай бұрын
@@cherobinson6371that didn’t happen did it 😂
Great record. Could never live up to the hype. Nothing could. But Axel’s voice is top notch. Arrangements are great and guitar work is brilliant.
@th3unmaker
10 ай бұрын
Buckethead is a legend
One Axl Rose does not a Guns and Roses make. ~Aristotle
I was/am a HUGE fan of the Chinese Democracy album. It was SO underrated.
@crgritchie
10 ай бұрын
totally - my favourite, narrowly ahead of Use Your Illusion II.
It was alright. I was let down at the time but i appreciate it more over time.
@cherobinson6371
10 ай бұрын
So many didn’t even give it a chance including myself now I listen to IRS Better and Madagascar on a regular bass when 8m at he gym. Some real gems on that album
@jmelara099
10 ай бұрын
I liked it more that Libertad by Velvet, and an STP and classic GNR fan!
I love this album. He was really striving for greatness. It's this strange oddity that exists in it's own league. There really is no other album that sounds like this. The guitar work, the vocals. I know people are critical of the all the digital trickery but I liked that as well. I wish it would've got the release it deserved. I think the record was basically finished by 2000 but it got stuck in post-production hell because of Axl being a psycho, industry BS, and Roy Thomas Baker making them re-record the entire album. Hopefully the public will give this a second shot down the road. Would be cool to get a triple album re-release with all the outtakes. I think I'm the only who likes this better than the other Guns N Roses albums. It's so epic diverse collection of songs.
There was a time had some of Axl best vocals and a hell of a solo I love it
@aaronellis6870
Жыл бұрын
My favourite song
@GC-re3gm
Жыл бұрын
100%
@bongoking5850
11 ай бұрын
Best on the album.. so epic and that second solo(buckets) is the most emotional and a favourite of mine now
@seanbeckett4019
8 ай бұрын
Yes There Was a Time is one of my favorite songs on the album, especially the second half of the song, when it really kicks into high gear.
I think it’s aged really well, i found it hard to process when it came out, its a very dense album, theres a lot going on
@seanbeckett4019
8 ай бұрын
Yes dense is a good word to describe ChiDem, I think. It's taken multiple listens, playing in the background as I work at the computer, to really absorb it, beyond the few tracks that originally stood out to me.
I love the album. I don't care what the popular opinion is
it actually is a terrific album,very well made,very different songs and enjoyable to listen to.
I loved Chinese Democracy the first moment I listened to it! I went straight to Best Buy after working the overnight shift and waited in line until the doors opened. Went home and listened to the album twice in a row before going to sleep. Still listen to the album quite a bit! Some favorite songs: Chinese Democracy, Better, Sorry, Madagascar, There Was A Time, and more!
this album came out the very first time i went on tour w a band. i had it loaded on my ipod 1 and must have listened to a MILLION times. curiously at first. but by the time we came home i was humming along. its for SURE an axl rose solo record. but there are SOME good songs on there
I think Dave Navarro also played on "Oh My God" - which also makes me wonder how he got in the mix. Such a weird song - that came out of nowhere. I really love "Chinese Democracy" - I still go back to that album quite a bit.
Good video & I think you pretty much nailed it.
Regarding the Dr. Pepper challenge: Dr. Pepper said that they would give everyone except Slash and Buckethead a free Dr. Pepper if they put out that album. Axl’s response was that he was flattered by the promotion, and that he would share his with Buckethead since the guitarist’s work was on the album. Dr. Pepper’s response to the album’s release was to send a Dr. Pepper to everyone who showed proof of purchase of the album.
Great retrospective.
great job. thanks!
9:40 I agree. It would have been a pivotal moment for the band if they could have gotten traction and actually release an album in the 90s. Axl's life is not well documented during this recluse period but that delay on Chinese Democracy basically killed that album. Even to the point where my own personal issue with Chinese Democracy is the overproduction(for example I like some of the leaked version of the songs better than the record) . My best guess is you have a guy who was the biggest rockstar on the planet burnt out who hid in his Malibu mansion with unlimited time/money and this created the worst case scenario of recording because Chinese Democracy turned into a side hobby in a way as there was no deadline to do anything. Axl did have great success taking time in songs like November rain which dates back to 1983 I believe but trying to do that approach for an entire record seemed to be the worst thing here especially when you have access to Pro Tools and they just keep editing songs creating issues with a cohesive sound. To me Chinese Democracy sounds weird in a way just due to the nature of how they recorded it over years with massive edits.
You can listen this album many times and every time find something more
Found this CD at Value Village yesterday June 4 2024. Listened to it for the first time. Now I'm on the internet researching the development. Educating myself in the making of the album. I must admit I do love the internet age where you can do this. You gain an appreciation to the art of music. Thank you for your insight!! Great video!
Thank you for this, I’ve been defending this for years now.
I listen to Chinese Democracy more than any other GnR album. Love it. I wish he had released it under just his own name...it would have been received better.
@ThePOSM
Жыл бұрын
But its just Axl without the actual band 😂
@patriciaa.5571
Жыл бұрын
@@ThePOSM He is more alone than most bands.
@thomasfields2082
Жыл бұрын
Wow. Ummm no.
@brentleycraft
Жыл бұрын
Weirdo
@MattRockbell
Жыл бұрын
Lol
It wasn't a GNR Album....it was AXL Rose.
@UpIrons777
11 ай бұрын
It should have always been just an Axl Rose solo album. It should have never been a Guns N' Roses album. Nothing about the entire album had anything to do with Guns N' Roses or the Guns N' Roses sound at all. Would have gone over much better if it had just been an Axl Rose solo album instead of generically throwing the name of Guns N' Roses on it. Use Your Illusion 1 is still the best Guns N' Roses album, after all these years. At least with Use Your Illusion 1, there were no bad songs and every song on there was flawless. Can not say the same for many other the other albums from the band.
@bcanfield1860
10 ай бұрын
Well said. As an Axl solo record it’s pretty good. But Guns N’ Roses it ain’t.
It was a great album..i always liked it.
Great question, a better answer. Thank you. 🍻🍻
No appetite is the best..
I believe Dr Pepper did end up fulfilling the promise to give everyone who claimed one to get a free Dr Pepper.
This is awesome!
@n8t285
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
There Was a Time and Better are so damn good. And his vocals on those tracks!
@techdeathhippie6319
11 ай бұрын
Better and shacklers revenge are as good as any other gnr
Had "Better" come out earlier and with Slash's input, it would have been a massive hit..... I 100% agree, it is a very under-rated album and thanks to this video, I am inspired to go listen!
Who cares if it was just Axl, who cares it took over a decade. This album is a fucking masterpiece.
@charleykiser305
Жыл бұрын
Sorry dude this album was awful I only liked 4 songs off of it that's my opinion
@ninkorndokken
11 ай бұрын
It took so long for axle to release Chinese democracy because China was suing him over the title of the name they wanted him to change it but in the end he won the lawsuit
@giorgikobalava7430
11 ай бұрын
@@charleykiser305 And no one gives a shit about your opinion. Go listen to Bon Jovi...
Thanks for bringing me up to speed about Chinese Democracy.👍
Love this album, cool review 👍
One of the reasons the album has an "all over the place" feel to it is because Axl initially intended on the project being a trilogy, which for reasons unknown never was pursued, so when the album was finally released, the prevalent theory is that the album has songs that were intended to be spread out across 3 different styles of albums, so that the album we got is an expression of what the trilogy would have been like.
@prestonshawn7148
11 ай бұрын
Reasons un known u mean other than it took almost a decade to come out and cost the record label stupid money and everyone was just over axl
@NickDePanfilis
11 ай бұрын
@@prestonshawn7148 No, I mean the reasons the album did not manifest as a trilogy like planned as late as 2007 are unknown.
@six_string_sage
10 ай бұрын
@@NickDePanfilis I'm not sure they're really unknown. I'm of the opinion these days that CD is a glimpse into the Axl of today being just a live performer with no apparent interest in releasing more studio work (the 3 tracks GnR has released since the reunion seem to have the earlier vocals, and they give zero promotion to them). He didn't want to release the album when it came out, he wanted to keep working on it. Eventually the studio forced his hand, which was understandable given the cost and it becoming an industry joke (remember even Dr Pepper mocking it?). Despite selling a lot, in relative terms it was a disappointment. Axl himself didn't do much to promote it either. Since then, the focus of his career has changed entirely, as that of a live performer. Was he burned out from it all? Was he upset by being forced to release an album he wasn't happy with? Was the lukewarm reception to something that took so much effort too painful? Who knows, but I think the answer is "quite possibly" to each of those questions. DJ Ashba said a long time ago that there was a trilogy's worth of material already recorded. We know this to be true from the Village Leaks as well. The songs sound "all over the place" because they were. We saw a glimpse of this with My World on UYI2, with Axl embracing the newer musical trends. This was a known issue leading to the breakup of the band. A lot of genres came and went between 1992 and the release of CD, which is why there's a weird mix of electronic and grunge and other sound, plus he had a revolving door of musicians so there are multiple versions of the same song.
Great to hear your thoughts on this album, I really enjoyed it and thought if he had reworked a few weird missteps (removed movie audio clips from Madagascar and replaced will cool guitar like they would do when they played it live, longer solos in Prostitute and maybe reworked or replaced Scraped and Riad N' the Bedoiuns with different songs) it would have been very strong. Curious to hear your take on the 3 new songs they have released and what a new album will sound like.
@six_string_sage
10 ай бұрын
Sadly it doesn't seem a new album is coming. Slash has said they've not been writing new material, and in 7 years all they've managed to do is add Slash and Duff to existing demos. "Perhaps" even still has the start of Robin's solo under Slash's, it's really weird.
I remember here in Los Angeles, our Alt rock station 98.7 played “Chinese Democracy” title song on the radio, unedited for time. Just prior to release day for the album - which I got at Best Buy and recall was a Best Buy exclusive. I remember when it came on the radio, just turning it up and listening and hearing Axl’s scream and thinking - this rocks. I also remember the Chinese Democracy jokes, and even the Dr. Pepper ads. I was 14 when CD was released. It’s a great album.
Fun fact I was among the 1st humans on earth hear the official album. Back into 2008 I’d put Chinese democracy on preorder. Now because of different countries release days. In America it’s a Thursday generally. In Australia it’s a Tuesday. So it was due in Australia out 2 days before America. However the music store took shipment of the album the Friday prior to release, so i got a call from the shop to pick it up any time a full 6 days prior to its official release in America. At that time I regularly visited a guns n roses forum, and I remembered loving the songs, but wishing I hadn’t listened to the demos as it had cheapened the experience for myself. So I made a conscious effort to not upload anything or post about it’s contents anywhere in the hope the next people would enjoy it to the maximum they could. In general I love the album and because of the production qualities of the album when I buy new headphones it’s the album I listen to, specially there was a time and IRS as they cover the full spectrum of sounds I’ll be hearing.
@jeremymillson5504
Жыл бұрын
Good on ya for getting an early release. But, Axl had full album listening parties long before you heard it. Actress Rosario Dawson has stated in interviews she attended one.
@humanactivated1017
Жыл бұрын
You were duped , Chinese democracy was leaked on Napster and millions heard it before you
@Skulllywag
11 ай бұрын
Half the songs were "leaked", and some played live years before the album was released...I have bootlegged songs from the album dated 2005, and I think there were some even earlier. By the time the album WAS released, a lot of the songs were considered "old" already , and I think that really hurt sales. If my memory serves right, I believe the fully COMPLETED album was leaked months in advance, and the guy who did it was arrested by the FBI.
@soitsanightmare
11 ай бұрын
Who gives a shit. ,, ,
This brought me back to my high school years. I remember being a senior when they played rock n rio and he debuted the new band. I was beyond excited. 7 years later Chinese Democracy was finally released and it did not disappoint. Sure the original lineup was gone but the musicianship on that album cannot be discredited. It’s a solid album start to finish.
What I do appreciate about this album to this day is that Axl could have easily just rehashed Appetite over and over and continued to tour with hired guns like a lot of legacy acts do and did but he instead assembled an extraordinarily talented group of musicians and made something ambitious and different than what came before. Even if you do not like the album you cannot deny that. It may not be the game changing Rock album or even the best Guns record but there’s nothing quite like it.
I loved Chinese Democracy since the 1st time I heard the leaked songs.
I live in the UK so I had to purchase my own Dr. Pepper. I sat and listened to the whole album whilst drinking it. And then when the album finished, I put it on again.
20 more years from now it will be looked upon as a masterpiece it was
It's a masterpiece of on an LP. People will be all over it if the guy dies.
@johndifilippo
10 ай бұрын
Your right this channel should die
100 percent agree that if it wouldve been released in 1996-1999 then follow it up with CD2 like a KID A, then we would've seen true genius. Chinese Democracy is interesting, weird, amazing, awesome and disappointing all at the same time. I listen to it more than AFD and both UYI. The lure around the album is beyond encapsulating. The album has some fantastic break up songs as a sidenote
There Was A Time is a masterpiece. Right there with November Rain, Estranged, and Dont Cry. When Axl writes and sings about Axl ..the emotion jumps right off record. When its relationships, drugs, whateve ....if he lived it, you feel it. Pure Genius. I said it many times. When Axl is on point hes rocks best front man.
I've been relistening to ChiDem these last few days, and it's grown on me. I'll probably always love the classic GNR material most (aside from Spaghetti), but there's 5 or 6 songs on here that I've kinda grown to love, and segments from other songs that I really like. Basically, it's a mixed bag, but even Use Your Illusion 1 was a mixed bag for me, and I've really come to appreciate some of the weirder GNR stuff over the years. I'm a guy that actually likes that crazy nasty WTF song "Absurd", and the fact that Axl can still piss off everyone to this day, including his fans 😆🤪💥
‘Better’ is easily one of the best rock songs to have been released in the last couple of decades, but virtually no one really knows about it. Superb song that’s really quite unique. The record has some brilliant tracks, too. ‘Catcher’ is fantastic - the vocal melodies, the lyrics, harmonies, the outro. Just wish Axl’s vocals were 2dB or so higher in the mix on that one. And some of the vocal performances on the record are quite insane. The vocals on Riad & the Bedouins, the outro to Street of Dreams, There Was A Time etc. It’s a really cool record that suffers from the huge time span in which it was made, chopped & changed. The title track is pretty cool, too!
@brentschmoeckel1420
Жыл бұрын
I agree better is awesome
@danielmelvin4525
Жыл бұрын
Yeah its a good album. Would have loved to have slash and duff on it minimum though. Im not dissing other guitar players skills they are all great guitar players (virtuoso’s in fact), but what they’ve done with newer songs since slash and Duff rejoined plus some songs i forgot which were written when they were still in band, have been reworked and it sounds more like GnR now. The way they reworked some parts of better is really cool. Just wish they would record the rest of the stuff axl has written up. Slash can make a song in 5 mins evidenced by all the albums hes released recently (but they are always missing axl and duffs touch). Of course izzys touch and stevens drums as well but that will never happen.
@HEATER_
Жыл бұрын
That's the first mention of Riad & the Bedouins I've heard here. I can't play any instruments, but if I could I would LOVE to play this song! It's fast, all over the place, technical, and the timing is out of control. It just sounds incredibly fun to play.
@humanactivated1017
11 ай бұрын
@@danielmelvin4525Better is not that great , DJ Ashba weakened it too much and Axel singing is desperste
@Mike-ix5sv
11 ай бұрын
Better is my favorite song on the record, I actually heard it a couple years before the album came out. Great vocal melody, and the simple but massive sounding rhythm guitar chords.
A lot of people I know don’t like the album but I think it’s a great album
I tried this album when it first came out. Liked ONE song. Never listened to it again EXCEPT for that one song.
Shacklers Revenger/Better/Sorry/Catcher In The Rye are amazing. I agree if it was released in the 90s it'd of been so much bigger and that follow up albums could of been huge and kept them trendy/relevant in the 00s. Axl had a cool vision just a shame it took so long for it come into fruition
@seanbeckett4019
8 ай бұрын
The best half of ChiDem, blended with the more grounded organic input of Slash Duff and Matt in the 90s, would have been a stellar follow up to Use Your Illusions, I think. Even on Illusions, you could hear glimpses of ChiDem in the Axl written songs. Axl brought the soaring progressive otherworldly elements, Izzy Stradlin and the other guys brought the gritty grounded street rock. I think this combo was perfected on Illusions 2.
I remember the dr. Pepper promo happening and I'm pretty sure I got a promo code for a free dr pepper
I remember having a CD-RW of live recordings from Rock in Rio and that Las Vegas House of Blues along with Oh My God and IRS etc and listening to it on the disc-man in high school. Simpler time😂
Slash may not be as technically proficient as Buckethead (he himself even stated this), but Slash has SOUL in his playing, and gritty attitude, that in my opinion is really hard to match. And he is technically amazing too. But it’s his style that is so expressive that makes him shine above a lot of other guitarists.
I'm glad this album is getting more recognition it deserves. Madagascar, TWAT, Better, This I love, Prostitute, and If the world. Are ones I listen to frequently because they're my favorite songs off the album. There are some tracks I just don't care much for, but I wouldn't say any song on the album is outright bad.
Chinese Democracy was ahead of it's time 15 years after it started being recorded... if it was released in the 90's it still would be now
MASTERPIECE
i think Chinese Democracy is ok but i am just not a fan of the guitar through the whole cd..when i hear the songs i cant help but think man this would be an awesome song with Slash's Les Paul. To even insinuate that it is better than Appetite makes me laugh out loud.
@tallpaull1
10 ай бұрын
I agree. The songs could have been better but some of the guitar sounds are cringe worthy and not the Guns n Roses way
in the thumbnail axl looks like a reject from interview with a vampire- choad ish
gnr fan here, no one ever talked about chinese democracy
I fuckin love Chinese democracy, and Hard School and Absurd. Chinese Democracy is very under rated. It is a really great album.
This was a Master piece, who cares how long it took its fucking amazin
@joeshoe6184
Жыл бұрын
If it was released in a timely fashion, it would've made a much bigger splash as far as record sales and cultural impact. By the time it finally came out, popular culture didn't give a shit anymore.
@wethepeople3340
Жыл бұрын
@JoeShoe Again who cares about popular culture opinion. The only thing that matter is if you like the music.
@joeshoe6184
Жыл бұрын
@@wethepeople3340 well I agree from my own selfish perspective, but from the perspective of those making the music, having an album that rules the world in the way that Appetite did has got to be rewarding on some level. Knowing that you absolutely NAILED the cultural zeitgeist in that moment, without compromising your artistic integrity.
@joeshoe6184
Жыл бұрын
@@wethepeople3340 and, if released in the right moment it goes down in history as a monumental piece of art and cultural touchstone. As an artist myself, I create art for the joy I get from the act of creation, and pride in the piece created, not for money or fame. BUT, knowing the legacy of that piece of art would live forever instead of fading into obscurity would be very rewarding to me.
@patriciaa.5571
Жыл бұрын
@@joeshoe6184 Axl also got his head straight during the years he was making CD so he should be doubly admired.
I totally agree with your opinion. The real tragedy is the bad timing issue. Had Axle been more decisive in getting the 2008 finished product out in the 1990s, Chinese Democracy could have been a massive hit. In addition, like you said, G 'n' R would have continues to be bigger and get bigger.
I love the album.
Chinese democracy has songs that sit comfortably in the top 5 top 10 of their whole catalog. Every song is good
I've always liked it. Very few people I knew agreed, though. It's kinda like Tool's last album: arguably their weakest, but still a really good album.
@brakesforsnakes757
10 ай бұрын
Their weakest? 🤣
My favorite joke before it came out was; China will have democracy before that record comes out.
No no. You cannot compare Chinese to AFD… AFD is miles and miles ahead. AFD has the combination of 5 brilliant minds doing their thing in every song. Take one individual off, and the whole song collapses. That’s how unique AFD was. Axl’s masterclass writing, Slash’s god given skills, Izzy’s quintessential second guitar layerings, Duff’s high pitched bass and Steven’s unique hits all made it a phenomenon back in the day. And u cannot replicate it even today. Chinese was more of a studio feel made album. All songs were heavily mixed to perfection. Perfection till it wasn’t inspiring, at least to me. AFD is and will always be the one of the greatest rock album created by men.
China democracy was very different and very very good. It's definitely a different vibe than the traditional GNR but it's definitely gown on me. People grasped on to Grunge because of the overall feel of things. That made folks dismissed and even have distain for Axle. But Axle is a different kind of artist. He very serious and takes music very serious. That's not necessary a bad thing. GNR is a legend.
@benmopar
Жыл бұрын
AXL because AXL ROSE is ORAL SEX rearranged
CD is GREAT. I remember telling my coworkers that it was like if Use Your Illusion 3 was just released! Madagascar was ny fave on there.
I think this album is genius, and I love how all over the place it is. It still feels cohesive, just varied. I hope we get more eventually. I agree with your timing of its release and the effect it had in its reception.
Im pretty sure Axl played the drums on My World,...which was a taste of Axl love for electronic music,....which remains a large part of their sound today, with Melissa doing all the samples and loops etc.
"...stumbling and being clumsily birthed into the 21st century..." The entirety of that sentence, That's my new favorite sentence.
I love chinese democracy is a great album, and buckethead is amazing, I think buckethead was essential for the sound that axl wanted to achieve, but on the other hand I think he ended up wasting it, I mean buckethead's ability to compose incredible sounds and riffs
How'd you buy a Best BUY Exclusive at Tower Records ?
The song Better is a banger
Yes!
Loves this album I dooos
I like the album overall. 'Better' is my favourite track from it and I usually just skip the first 2 and get right to it. I also love 'Street of Dreams', 'There Was a Time', 'Riad N' The Bedouins' and 'Prostitute'. I remember really liking the album when it was released but my enjoyment was soured by the fact that it took so long to finally come out. You know, it's good, but it's not '15 years in the making' good.
Idk if I'd classify FNM as industrial. But I will say this album came out within a month of Death Magnetic....and I listened to Chinese so much more bc the solos ....Brian May is on the solo of Street of Dreams....underrated album imo Velvet was done by 08.....then there was a rumor that Lenny kravitz was gunna be Velvets new singer ...Thank God that didn't happen
Chinese Democracy has a lot of great songs. It's got a few songs i don't care for, but a few of them are my all time favorite G'N'R songs. Best G'N'R song of all time: ESTRANGED
@th3unmaker
10 ай бұрын
Agreed. Estranged is one of the most epic ballads ever written.
Its a masterpiece. In fact, anything by GN'R, Axl or Slash is a masterpiece that cannot be touched.
@joeanthony7759
11 ай бұрын
Not “Absurd”
@seanbeckett4019
8 ай бұрын
@@joeanthony7759 Honestly, I kinda like Absurd. More than Hardskool or Perhaps, at least. It's a crazy, nasty, WTF song, that pissed everyone off, which is kind of a classic Axl move. It's like a blend of Perfect Crime, Garden of Eden, My World and Shackler's Revenge. But nastier and uglier 😆🤪💥
I know you keep saying in 96 it should have been released. I’ve always felt that it been released in 05/06 that moment in time the music they’d made was happening or was still happening to some older fans. Plus the anticipation was fever pitch at that time. By 2008 however all of the musical directions they’d taken were kinda in the past already.
I loved the spaghetti incident
I think Axl tried to stay relevant with what was going on at the time but the music landscape kept changing so fast that by the time he was finished one particular song, music changed again. He tried but couldn't keep up.
@jordanpratt3821
Жыл бұрын
And the thing is he didn't even need to do that. They were bigger than that,above it. Didn't need to be a part of whatever was going on at the time.
Better and Shaq's Revenge are amazing
Yes I love it ❤even though it reached late in India, we were so excited and loves it in our small group circle. ❤
Dave Navarro played in Oh My God
Street of Dreams and Madagascar are dope. Love CD, way underrated.
I remember buying the album and loving it but it was a very strange feeling as almost no one else liked it.
It's not fair to call Chinese Democracy a Guns N' Roses album. It's an Axl / Buckethead collaboration album.
Definitely the GNR record I listen to the most
You're jokin' You're jokin' I don't believe my ears Can someone shut this fella up I'm drownin' in my tears.
I think I found interesting. Is that from rock and wheel 01 up to '06. They were doing some of the Chinese democracy songs live so most hardcore fans waiting for it. Got to taste of what's coming up then a couple of songs were leaked. The final versions were a little bit different with the guitars, but I'd say maybe four to six songs. Let's see. Chinese democracy was played. Live leaked versions of there was a time better IRS or out. They also did those songs live as well as feel the dreams was already being played the other stuff if the world prostitute those songs took a while but they're great songs. It was good. CD shouldn't have taken as long as it did but it was a good CD, remember when it came out as a Best buy in Florida there was a big display in. It was all still filled with CDs. That's why I had exclusive rights to sell it when it came out
There was a time when Tony Iommi was the only member of Black Sabbath.
Appetite was the last badass Gn’R recording
Even Jason Mraz made reference to Guns and roses new album that never comes out.
Nonsense. Chinese Democracy is a very good album, but it can't hold a candle to Appetite For Destruction.
Lookin back I honestly didn't even know kanye west exist 😂
Vikings had dreadlocks.