G'N'R Chinese Democracy LP

How could anything that took so long and had so much hype not suck? OK that wasnt cool and I will have to decide for myself but I never have been very optomistic.

about a year ago I got FREE tickets to guns and roses and I ended up leaving fairly early. So I wasn't expecting much of this release.

The half of it, that I've gotten through, is not very inspiring.
Maybe one song stood out.
I'm still under impression, I'm the only one here who actually listened to it.

13 yrs 11million dollars, the collapse of Geffen records, 4 guitar players, 3 drummers and numerous studio musicians. It all breaks down to an Axl Rose solo album. GNR's demise occured 15yrs ago.

That being said the tracks are not bad at all. However, the tracks do show their age and sound like the 3rd cd of the Illusion albums.

The only reason its called Guns n Roses is that Axl owns the rights to the name.(Slash and co. if not so high might have fought him on this in 91).

The guy can't even tour the album because right now he doesn't even have a band in place. I have a 9 track copy that was leaked out some time ago so I don't have the liner notes. I am curious how many musicians are listed as being in the band over the last 13 yrs....

Final analysis: Too little, way too late Axl...

Almost all mystical long gestation albums are a disappointment. Prince's Black Album and the Beach Boy's Smile come to mind. With that said, I like the fact that Axl did this album his way, without the expectation of the call and response vox around Slash's guitar playing. That past sound would have come across as a Tribute Band. It is strangely wierd but it is also strangely composed in the songs that are offered up, with many mid-song mood shifts, almost like a Broadway soundtrack.