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#2491 Re: Guns N' Roses » How does the new material rank against the old? » 942 weeks ago
see for me i think the biggest problem with the new material not ranking high for me is that alot of times older gnr tunes are part of my life's soundtrack.
its hard to bring new songs to the same level as those nearest and dearest to me.
I see what you mean, but I just think the new material isn't as strong as the old. Lyrically Axl is great (mostly), TWAT, The blues, Chinese Democracy, Madagascar are among his finest ever. But musically the songs aren't too interesting. When I first heard SCOM, WTTJ, Coma etc. I felt it in my veins. It didn't happen with the new songs. The only exception is TWAT, which didn't do the old GN'R-feeling for me, but I felt it's something unique. I think it's the only new song that's in my GN'R Top 10.
Here it is (in no order, cause it was hard enough to selsct only 10 great tracks)
Welcome to the Jungle
Paradise City
Rocket Queen
You're Crazy (acoustic)
One In A Million
Double Talkin' Jive
Coma
Locomotive
Estranged
TWAT
Nightrain, SCOM, Civil War, YCBM and Ain't It Fun are very close.
#2492 Re: The Sunset Strip » "What Are You Listening To" Thread » 942 weeks ago
PJ Harvey: A Perfect Day Elise
#2493 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy Starts on Best Buy.com » 942 weeks ago
As it seems, Best Buy removed the CD Cover C from their list. And the remaining versions don't have the pre-order function anymore.
#2494 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy Official Tracklist » 942 weeks ago
Prostitute unheard?
#2495 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy Official Tracklist » 942 weeks ago
if the world, like any other song, isn't for everyone. It is probably the fartheset from anything else gnr has ever done. Personally, I think it is amazing but I am not looking for the same old any more.
Neither do I, yet I think the song is very bad. Musically uninspired, like most of the other songs. The lyrics and guitar solos are much better than the other parts of the tunes.
#2496 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy Official Tracklist » 942 weeks ago
ALSO. Guys, we should be excited about this, not too bummed. What about tracks like Seven, The General, Thyme, Ides of March, Leave Me Alone... SILKWORMS (Can I get a hell yes?!)... seems like they decided to dump all the already heard tracks on the first record (which to be fair, was probably already what they were going to do.. which is why they leaked)
What I'm trying to say is that we have more to look forward to and hopefully they don't take much longer than a year to release a new disk
Ain't it funny how we hope that the rest is better than what we've heard? 
I'm happy that this album comes out and this saga will end, although something studio miracle would be badly needed to save the album from mediocrity. On the other hand it's interesting that songs like Rhiad, Catcher etc. that were planned for the second or third album (according to band members) ended here. Anyway, it's just an album, Axl made a big mistake acting like it's rocket science. Had he released it in 1999-2000, or 2002 at last, it wouldn't have been a worse album.
#2497 Re: Guns N' Roses » GNR looking for ad agency » 942 weeks ago
Another professional move.
#2498 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy release date? » 942 weeks ago
over 500,000 is my pick.....but my predition is anywhere from 500,000 to 600,000 tops. James, you are WAY low.
I agree. Libertad sold like 190,000 copies in its first week with a non-hit first single and nobody really cared about that album, including the label. Axl Rose hasn't released new material for 17 years. It'll be something really unique. I know that a lot of people will only download it, but even with them, CD will be over 500,000 in its first week. I don't rule out an even higher number, although sales will drop drastically after the first 2-3 weeks, if there isn't something much appealing then what we've heard.
#2499 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy release date? » 942 weeks ago
Didn't Azoff or whoever else say in the Best Buy Leaks that the album will contain 15 or 16 tracks?
#2500 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy release date? » 943 weeks ago
Two or three months before UYIs, YCBM was played on radios and MTV played the shit out of the video. Now there is a song hidden beyond a game and some seconds of another song hidden in a movie. Hell, even the Romanian Angel soundtrack was more of a sign of a forthcoming release in 1990, than these two secret tunes.
