777 Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Chinese Democracy' Single Is A Radio Smash Hit/ The reasons why they wrote CD Chinese Democracy Starts Now! With A Bang! Some artists can stay away almost two decades and come roaring back with hits. Take Axl Rose. The title track from the new Guns N' Roses album hit radio on Wednesday and within a day it was already getting more airplay than the No. 1 song on Billboard's Mainstream Rock radio chart. According to Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, between 5:00 a.m. EST on October 22 and 5:00 a.m. EST on 23, Guns N' Roses new single, "Chinese Democracy", was played 683 times on all BDS-monitored terrestrial and satellite radio stations. WAAF-FM in Boston and WHJY-FM in Providence both played it 18 times during that time period. WBSX-FM in Wilkes-Barre was next with 17 spins. By comparison, the #1 song on the Billboard Mainstream Rock radio chart was spun 322 times on October 22, with 526 spins overall. According to Wikipedia, Axl Rose introduced the first live performance of the song on January 1, 2001 at the House of Blues in Las Vegas with the following introduction: "The movie Kundun was on about the Dalai Lama. I was getting ready to leave, the TV was on and it was the end of the movie. And the Dalai Lama is about to cross over the border, to you know, be in exile for the rest of his life from his own country. And he looks back at the men who helped him, and you know he’s escaped the Chinese government. And he looks back at them and he waves and they wave at him. And then they show a scene where he looks back at them again and he sees every one of them dead. Because he knew they would be killed, and they knew that in helping him they would be killed. And you know the emotion in this next song, that’s all that’s about. It’s not like an intelligent song. It doesn’t have the answer to anything. And it's not necessarily pro or con about China. It's just that right now China symbolizes one of the strongest, yet most oppressive countries and governments in the world. And we are fortunate to live in a free country. And so in thinking about that it just kinda upset me, and we wrote this little song called "Chinese Democracy." Recording • Former band consultant Tom Zutaut has said that Rose wanted drums on the track mixed to sound like Dave Grohl's performance on the Nirvana song "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Personnel • Axl Rose - vocals, keyboards, arrangement, digital editing • Robin Finck – guitar • Richard Fortus - rhythm guitar • Bumblefoot – fretless rhythm guitar • Tommy Stinson – bass guitar, background vocals • Chris Pitman – keyboards, sub bass, guitar processing • Dizzy Reed - keyboards, background vocals • Frank Ferrer - drums, percussion Additional Personnel • Buckethead – lead guitar • Paul Tobias - rhythm guitar, arrangement • Caram Costanzo - intro, digital editing • Sean Beavan - intro, arrangement, digital editing • Eric Caudieux - intro, digital editing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiroki Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 I downloaded them yesterday from leakage channel and im not sold yet....something is missing and it's not found yet which is a shame but Axl will get there. I predict the classic lineup will be back soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JadeIsRad Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Aaahhh I remember when I loved these back in the day...haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lahninja Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 tbh? i thought they became crap as soon as slash and duff left. (i think it was duff) but thats just my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgi Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Nah, for me they went downhill when axl rose got cornrows. Very occasionally though they make a few decent new tracks, so i'll take a listen or two to what they have to offer this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JadeIsRad Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Nah, for me they went downhill when axl rose got cornrows. I don't know why but I found that hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Nah, for me they went downhill when axl rose got cornrows. That's when their credibility died You also forgot to mention the botox... He looks more like a scary PE teacher than a rock star there ^^ I downloaded a "chinese democracy" album about a year ago with new stuff on it which was pretty decent. Axl should give it up, that album is never getting released. They lost another guitarist recently too lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
777 Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 lol....FOOLS! All FOOLS I SAY! Anyways, They shall make a return! I good one at that! And Robin Fnck went back to NIN. I personally think he looked better in GN'R...He looks like a freak in NIN. Axl Rose down hill? he can't get any lower than this lol, Unless Chinese Democracy is a big flop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lahninja Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 yeah, the cornrows = a big nono. :] what was he thinking? and the botox aswell, oh my. can i get a DRAG QUEEN?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
777 Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 ......... Anyways, Recent pictures of him are better. No botox on him there. The picture was from around 2002, Give or take a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiroki Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Can anyone re-upload those tracks for me as someone has deleted them from my pc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWK IsLettingGo Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Very great band back in the day, not sold on their current lineup/songs. Slash and Axl made the band imo, and without Slash it's not the same. Last I heard, Velvet Revolver was looking for a new singer, though...? Maybe? Sweet Child O' Mine Estranged Patience November Rain Don't Cry 5 of the best songs ever, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jimmy Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 gnr = classic havent heard much of their newer stuff though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
777 Posted August 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Oh man, You GOTTA! Just youtube "This I Love" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Chinese Democracy finally has a release date November 23rd http://www.geffen.com/gunsnroses/news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JadeIsRad Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Chinese Democracy finally has a release date November 23rd http://www.geffen.com/gunsnroses/news WHAT IS THIS TOM FOOLERY? O_O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
777 Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 lol, Nothing is crazy about it. Judging by how many countless pages this thread has...I thought I'd refrain from going super crazy on every thread typing "CD IS COMING OUT CD IS COMING OUT!!!" http://www.gunsnroses.com You can listen to their first single there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 WHAT IS THIS TOM FOOLERY? O_O Tom Who? Is he the next guy Axl's gonna bring in to the band? The new song sounds good imo. Not the usual GNR I would have expected, Axl sounds really mad. Maybe a can of Dr Pepper will calm him down? I love the guitar playing on the song, the song actually reminds me more of the songs from Velvet Revolver's Contraband album, sound and production wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanguis Dominus Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 G'n'R are like... the most overrated band ever. After changing pretty much their whole line up, keeping only Axl, who annoys the shit outta me, they just went faster and faster downhill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JadeIsRad Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Tom Who? Is he the next guy Axl's gonna bring in to the band? The new song sounds good imo. Not the usual GNR I would have expected, Axl sounds really mad. Maybe a can of Dr Pepper will calm him down? I love the guitar playing on the song, the song actually reminds me more of the songs from Velvet Revolver's Contraband album, sound and production wise. Hahaha Andrew, you weirdo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Hahaha Andrew, you weirdo I'll take that as a compliment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JadeIsRad Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 I'll take that as a compliment You should :] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyTarget Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Love some of their older singles. You Could Be Mine. <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fast4all Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 "Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green And the girls are pretty Take me home (Oh, won't you please take me home)" G'n'R FTW!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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