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#2261 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy Chart Positions Thread » 932 weeks ago
When it takes more than a decade and more than $14 million, when you keep the legendary name and keep telling the world all the time that the album will prove who was the heart and soul of GN'R, then fans expect something 'earth-shattering'. There is no way people should be satisfied with this album after all. If Axl put out albums of this quality in every 3 years, people should be satisfied. I would be. But after all the wait and all the hype it's a huge disappointment. After 12 years of 'work', you just don't release Shackler's Revenge, Rhiad, Madagascar etc.
#2262 Re: Guns N' Roses » Fortus: GNR tour should begin in late March '09 » 932 weeks ago
GNR fans. The album sales prove that. The next tour is going to be just like the prior CD tours. However, they can make it more successful simply by someone using their brain. Instead of trying to overdose the CA central valley with shows in Sac, Fresno, and Bakersfield no one cares about, simply schedule one show in Sac and it will probably sell out or come close to selling out. Use this strategy across the country and they will have some success.
They should also stop living in the past and include more CD songs and it could potentially boost album sales. Also wouldn't hurt for Axl to mention the album or mention various CD related stories between songs like he used to on the UYI tour.
It's too logical and obvious, so they won't do it. 
Logic would also suggest that they should start in South America and do the US last.
On the other hand I still don't understand the '2 years of touring' plans. That's too long for the size of this GN'R, not to mention they toured the world 2 times already under the Chinese Democracy flag. It's just the 'Better video in a week or so' type of daydreaming.
#2263 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy Chart Positions Thread » 932 weeks ago
Smoking Guns wrote:madagas wrote:http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/ … op+Artists
looks like Gnr was the fourth best selling artist (catalog sales/afd-greatest hits) for 2008. Pretty damn good.
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/ … end+Albums
greatest hits was the third best selling catalog album of the year.
So the Trans Siberian Orchestra out sold GNR? WOW! Also AC/DC had 9 albums chart, pretty amazing. I wonder if Greatest Hits outsold CD this year. I would say yes.
Another blatant attempt to falsely, and negatively tilt any conversation into a slam on the band. What a ludicrous, pussy-shit, completely irrational take.
This is an incredible accomplishment, with only two catalog albums charting (AFD, GH's charting), they outsold ACDC's catalog, who had nine albums charting.
I'm sorry, but I have to point out that it means the public is still interested in classic GN'R, even more than they are interested in AC/DC. However, people are more interested in AC/DC than this incarnation of GN'R. It proves my point (again) that casual fans and average music buyers aren't interested in neither the Slashless GN'R, nor the Axlless GN'R (=VR). It has nothing to do with the music - they wouldn't buy an AC/DC album with Angus Young and four other guys or a Queen album with Paul Rodgers singing, etc., even if it's the new Dark Side of the Moon. They don't want false things, they want the 'real deal'.
#2264 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy Chart Positions Thread » 932 weeks ago
Smoking Guns wrote:madagas wrote:http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/ … op+Artists
looks like Gnr was the fourth best selling artist (catalog sales/afd-greatest hits) for 2008. Pretty damn good.
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/ … end+Albums
greatest hits was the third best selling catalog album of the year.
So the Trans Siberian Orchestra out sold GNR? WOW! Also AC/DC had 9 albums chart, pretty amazing. I wonder if Greatest Hits outsold CD this year. I would say yes.
I would say no.....:butt:
If this list is legit, then GH outsold CD. Black Ice itself sold more than twice more than CD did, so GN'R needed a better selling album (GH) to outsell all the AC/DC albums.
#2265 Re: The Garden » Merry Christmas Everyone » 932 weeks ago
Merry Christmas everyone! 
#2266 Re: The Sunset Strip » Cover songs » 932 weeks ago
Tori Amos: Raining Blood
(but most of her covers are extremely good, too)
Type O' Negative: Black Sabbath
Johnny Cash: Personal Jesus
Guns N' Roses: Symapthy For The Devil - I love it.
#2267 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy Elimination Round 3 » 933 weeks ago
Prostitute
#2268 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash's Solo Album to Feature Ozzy Osbourne » 933 weeks ago
Speaking of rumors, there is another (untrue) one circulating about the Quart Festival in Norway next year. The rumor is that SLASH is trying to get Robbie Williams, Fergie, Jack White and Fred Durst to join him in his headlining appearance in June - July. SLASH will be playing a mixture of old and new material, but he has not yet decided who he wants onstage with him.
I think snakepit.org was a bit fast to nix it as an untrue rumour. These names are probably on Slash's list for the solo album and I don't see him denying anything, just saying he hasn't decided yet.
#2269 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Velvet Revolver Still Mulling New Frontman » 933 weeks ago
Rumors were flying that VR would be signing up Million Dollar Reload's singer, Phil Conalane as their singer. The Irishman was flattered but said he had not been invited to join. When talking to SLASH, he told us he had no idea who Conalane was.
#2270 Re: Guns N' Roses » What affect did the leaks have on you? » 933 weeks ago
I don't know... I got bored some of the songs in the past years, but on the other hand, without knowing the new direction, hearing songs like Better or Shackler, I would have asked WTF? Well, I would have worked hard to enjoy it, so I guess I'd rate the album higher than I do now.
