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I heard the new G N' R single, Chinese Democracy, for the first time the other night. It's the first new song I've heard from them since Use Your Illusions I/II. Not bad... It sounds fairly contemporary, considering how long it's been in production. The DJ thought it lacked soul and I can see what he means: Axl Rose is the only original member of the new line-up, so there's definitely something missing.
I must admit that the whole album lacks that *sparkle*!
For me (long time and always original formation Guns'N'Roses Fan, and expecially Slash's Guitar solos), for what i've eard theres 3 or 4 songs that i like. But it's no Guns in the real (Axl should never kept the name guns'n'roses).
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:lol:Was that before/after/just the thought of listening to Guns 'N Roses?Quote:
Originally Posted by Demon Cleaner
Just the thought :lol:
Ditto:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Demon Cleaner
The worst thing about Guns N Roses was Axl Rose...
So an album with only him left on it sounds BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD. :blink:
Run away! Run away!
I used to really like G&R back in the day. Not heard this new one though, but without Slash I'm not expecting great things. Sometimes it is best to just leave something in the past and create a completely new project that isn't forever being compared to the past.
Axl is really a pain in the ass. **** that guy!
I've now listened to this album, and it is a mix of very different tracks. Some of the tracks have the old G'nR sound. IRS is probably the closest for me, followed by Better which I already knew. And while Chinese Democracy is heavier in places than G'nR ever were I do like that track.
But some of the others don't sound like G'nR at all. Rhiad And the Bedouins sounds more like something from Soundgarden and too many of the others a ballards or having mixes of other styles and genres. If the World for example has a latin funk sound!
The Blues sounds like an attempt to recreate the energy of November Rain, but fails badly and is a very flat song.
The best guitar solos are in Catcher In the Rye, and I believe it was Brian May on this track.
And Oh My God could easily be mistaken for a Megadeth song.
The album is definitely OK and I will be listening to it again. However it doesn't live up to the past G'nR releases and contains too much of a mixture of styles.
Is Metadeth like Megadeth but encapsulating everything?
:lol: Corrected!
I remember Metadeth - they released "Pete Sells, but who's Brian?" ;)
Nine Inch Snails did a remix of Metadeth's "Symphony of Destraction"