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Aerosmith - Pump
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
David Bowie - Lets Dance

Def Leppard - Pyromania
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
NIN- Pretty Hate Machine
Soundgarden - Louder than love
Tom Waits - Swordfish Trombones
Tom Waits - Heart Attack and Vine
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years

Ya that's what I think. Now that CD is out of the way any legal stuff surrounding it any stigma in the media and fan base around it will only be continued with another tour. EVERY attempt at Chinese Democracy tour has Failed. The name Chinese Democracy is synonymous with hard ship and ultimately failure (EXCEPT in the Case of the actual album itself but the media and large portion of the "fans" don't actually give a shit about the quality of the Music and focus on the B.S)

They cant realisticaly have a CD tour anyway having already had 3!!  BUT they did recruit DJ Ashba so they do intend to continue as a Band. In my hopefull opinion Ashba was brought in to Redo some Finck on Record number 2 ! ( the man is already selling himself as a gnr member in his official media items) I think thats the plan lay CD to rest launch into Album 2 with the promotion that you would expect of GNR followed with the World Tour

The release of CD should have closed the book on that negativity related to it. Why linger? Why not move on release album 2 as soon as possible. The whole fact that its not called Chinese Democracy means that this album has a much better chance of success. The fans will be happy that a new album came so fast, the media will also be positive on that front, the record company would of course be positive about any big name releasing on their label especially so soon after Chinese dropped. No one is even expecting another release. It would create faith in GNR once more to do a quick release.

Imagine switching on your tv and flickin through stations to come across a video for some new gnr song so soon after CD that is not on CD but a release from a new album. Then you spot DJ soloing actually having the same visual presence of an old era gnr member with the technical ability of a new era gnr member.

Don't for one minute underestimate Ashba that would be a huge mistake. He is an amazing ASSET. Bucket would be easily coming first on the Leader-board for Major League Guitar players. I'd put Ashba on a respectable 5th. That's still a huge talent and he still has time to improve. On the Hardcore GNR Image Leader-board Id put Ashba a number 6 (first 5 positions filled by all of the original line-up). Id put bucket a respectable 118 just after the more technically skilled guitarists of the Emperor Penguin colonies of the South pole.( Dj seems to be consistent here).

That's what Ashba is NU-GNR high level of talent (and tech skill) mixed with the Old GNR's Visual presence (and same attitude if you ever came across an interview with him)

Album Number 2 from this era could be the huge success that Chinese Democracy should have been. Even if this meeting is made up (which it very well could be) all signs seem to point to the fact that Axl and GNR have closed the Book on CD and are moving on. No Video for Better No Chinese Democracy tour no more singles. BUT they decide to recruit a new Guitarist and train him in so to speak with rehearsal time.  (We don't know what songs they were even rehearsing it could have been some rehearsals with DJ to bring him up to speed before he went into the studio That's massive speculation on my part, they didn't have time to do that with Bumble really as he was added at the last second)
Excuse the pun but I thin k they realise that touring and pushing CD was beating a dead horse.

Album Delivered more contractual obligations met time to move on and actually create something with less baggage that can be a big success. If you think about even the track-list For Chinese democracy it was all songs that we had heard with a few extras thrown in. That wreaks of fulfilling obligations to clear the slate and get it all out of the way without giving away any surprises for album number 2

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