Complete `Chinese Democracy' album begins streaming on MySpace

[Amerigo Vespucci]

`Chinese Democracy' begins streaming on MySpace

51 mins ago

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081120/ap_en_mu/music_guns_n__roses



LOS ANGELES – Guns N' Roses is spreading democracy to the world.

The protracted wait for "Chinese Democracy" is over, as all 14 tracks of the long-anticipated album began streaming now on MySpace.com sometime Thursday.

The CD goes on sale Sunday.

Recording began in 1994, when Guns N' Roses was a sure-selling, solid hard-rock band fronted by singer Axl Rose and guitarist Slash. On the new album, Rose is backed by an entirely new band.

After myriad delays and false starts, Geffen Records announced in October that the album would be released Nov. 23. Some tracks leaked online in 2002 and two were released earlier this year: one in the "Rock Band 2" video game and another in the film "Body of Lies."

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http://www.myspace.com/gunsnroses

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. Predictable response in 3, 2, 1...

Where's my fucking Dr Pepper? And button your shirt, geek. Button your shirt and bring me my fucking Dr Pepper.

Thirsty.

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. Fuck you, Dr Pepper, I'm getting a Fresca. You hear me? A FRESCA.

Or maybe a Mr. Pibb.

Keep a man thirsty long enough and he'll turn to "B" grade cola. sniff.

:rofl:

[AlCzervik]

2. go listen to track 4 and tell me what the hell is going on there.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

4. Rolling Stone called the track "looping squeals over grand anguish"

I mean, have we forgotten "November Rain?" Did we not expect something like this?

:rofl:

[AlCzervik]

5. i finally had to stop listening, no Chinese democracy for me thanks. How frigging long

did it take to cobble together this album?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

6. 14 short years.

:rofl:

And I've got to admit, so far I find it more "annoyin'" than "rockin'"...

:toast:

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. Perhaps we can anticipate a 28-year stay before the next annoyance

:toast:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

9. OK, let's break this down before we panic.

Axl Rose was born on February 6, 1962. So he's 46. The current average life expectancy of the American male is around 79 years. So divide the remaining possible years of Axl's life by 14 and you get 2.3.

So let's give him the benefit of the doubt and say that he's an overachiever and he manages to squirt out THREE more albums before he takes his long dirt nap.

How bad would that be?

Hey...WAIT A MINUTE! What if he has "rarities" and "outtakes" and LIVE TRACKS in the VAULT?

We're SCREWN! I'm SERIES!

:rofl:

[AlCzervik]

8. i would be really disappointed if i was waiting on that.

it's like the musical version of Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull.

[Kalyke]

10. Sigh... I've missed him.

[Deja Q]

11. Is that Axle Rose? And what's that brown stuff smeared around his mouth? And, lastly,

tell him to button his shirt too; where's mommy when he needs her?

:wow:

[Danger Mouse]

12. I wish I could say I give a shit about Axl. But I don't.

"November Rain" was an amazing song. They should've left it at that.

[mitchum]

13. Wow, Axl's po' white cracker genes really came out, didn't they?

[Fire Walk With Me]

14. Hello, hello! "Dr Pepper renegs upon blatant blackmail" subthread is back at post #1!

I can't believe that anyone is more interested in the coaster intended for the cola! ;)

[Fire Walk With Me]

15. My righteous cola conundrum is falling as flat as day-old Diet Coke.

:cry:

[Orsino]

16. There's no r in "steaming." n/t

[jmowreader]

17. REAL bright fucking idea, Axl...

As bad as this album is--and it is truly hideous--do you want people to know what a piece of shit it is before they spend their money?

[GOPisEvil]

18. According to the New York Times review, it's a steaming pile of shit.

I'll just refrain from damaging my ears.