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#5791 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy UNDER 300,000 copies sold first week? » 910 weeks ago
everybody is just sayin the same thing over and over, just let it happen. There is nothing we can do about it.
#5792 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy UNDER 300,000 copies sold first week? » 910 weeks ago
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/kan … 8838.story
"At No. 3 with 261,000 is Guns N' Roses' Best Buy exclusive "Chinese Democracy" (Black Frog/Geffen), the first studio album of original material from the group since 1991. GNR's last studio efforts, "Use Your Illusion I" and "Use Your Illusion II," debuted at Nos. 2 and 1 respectively, with 685,000 and 770,000 after being released on the same day in 1991.
Since then, the act has charted with a covers set (1993's "The Spaghetti Incident?" with a 190,000 debut), a live effort (1999's "Live Era '87 - '93;" 60,000) and the 2004 "Greatest Hits" package (169,000)."
#5793 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy UNDER 300,000 copies sold first week? » 910 weeks ago
Maybe for touring, but the original band would not have guaranteed album sales either.
#5794 Re: Guns N' Roses » NIN imploding? Finck coming back? (NOPE!) » 910 weeks ago
They didn't piss away any part of their career. They were paid for their work and made more from Gnr than they would have made doing anything else. Robin got a better deal, saw the writing on the wall with Gnr, and left.
#5795 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy UNDER 300,000 copies sold first week? » 910 weeks ago
Canada showing some Gnr love...
GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' Tops Canadian Chart - Dec. 3, 2008
GUNS N' ROSES' "Chinese Democracy", sold 70,000 copies in Canada in its first week of release to debut at position No. 1 on the national album chart.
As previously reported, "Chinese Democracy" has topped the New Zealand chart in its first full week of release. The CD, which debuted at No. 2, has already been certified platinum in the country for sales in excess of 15,000 copies.
Blabbermouth.net
#5796 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy official reviews thread » 910 weeks ago
I actually thought that was pretty clever....it isn't entirely negative.
#5797 Re: Guns N' Roses » Chinese Democracy UNDER 300,000 copies sold first week? » 910 weeks ago
sandman wrote:GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' Lands At No. 3 On Billboard Chart - Dec. 3, 2008
GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy", sold 261,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release (including a reported 25,000 downloads at iTunes on November 23 not counted towards the opening week) to debut at position No. 3 on The Billboard 200 chart.
Source: Blabbermouth
In light of the fact that many of those are double (triple and so on) from die hards, I'd be concerned at this point if I were Uni.
I am quite certain that Uni has wiped their hands clean with Gnr, Chinese Democracy etc. Jimmy seemed very pleased in his recent interview with Billboard. The Best Buy deal got them what they wanted. Anything else is gravy......Best Buy is the one who needs to be worried because it was a one way deal.:nervous:
#5798 Re: Guns N' Roses » Reason Axl Rose not promoting album? » 910 weeks ago
"You have to wonder if BB will try to leverage their weight to get Jimmy to agree to back out of the one way.
I think there are still 700k on the floor after the 700 shipped.
Not sure how much this helps BB stock price.
Someone has to take the fall and it won't be Axl.
Gould is on sands in the hour glass, though he did nothing wrong. "
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" here in the home town of dick schultz, it heavily rumored that the unit cost was a conditional number. either way, arnold is so singed that there will be one less exclusive player shoveling major do-re-mi in the future."
more from the rope
#5799 Re: Guns N' Roses » Reason Axl Rose not promoting album? » 910 weeks ago
I am straight up certain now that Axl cleared all his issues with Geffen/Uni....whatever happens after this is any ones guess. We are currently clueless as to the state of "Gnr" the brand, and it's potential future business endeavors. I still say don't bury Chinese until the New Year.
#5800 Re: Guns N' Roses » Reason Axl Rose not promoting album? » 910 weeks ago
James, see my other post, he may be doing another set with different packaging and a different master. Way insane and it has NOTHING to do with who surrounds him. Axl runs the show and Axl makes the decisions. Period.
