Comments on: “Chinese Democracy”: The Reviews Are (And Were) In http://idolator.com/5082220/chinese-democracy-the-reviews-are-and-were-in Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:56:57 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Lucas Jensen http://idolator.com/5082220/chinese-democracy-the-reviews-are-and-were-in/comment-page-1#comment-760582 Lucas Jensen Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:40:57 +0000 e83c77479658906c3daffd6c6f24ab33#comment-760582 <p>Four stars for this record? I guess the Bob Dylan/Mick Jagger solo record rule is in full effect.</p> Four stars for this record? I guess the Bob Dylan/Mick Jagger solo record rule is in full effect.

]]> By: kicking222 http://idolator.com/5082220/chinese-democracy-the-reviews-are-and-were-in/comment-page-1#comment-760592 kicking222 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:39:28 +0000 e83c77479658906c3daffd6c6f24ab33#comment-760592 <p>I will admit to being legitimately confused about whether Chuck's review was real or not as I was reading it; I caught it in a store and did not realize until afterward that it was the April issue. (I want to say Yeah Yeah Yeahs were on the cover, but that might just be wishful thinking.)</p> <p>For the record, Chuck is my favorite writer in the world. Hands down. Period.</p> I will admit to being legitimately confused about whether Chuck’s review was real or not as I was reading it; I caught it in a store and did not realize until afterward that it was the April issue. (I want to say Yeah Yeah Yeahs were on the cover, but that might just be wishful thinking.)

For the record, Chuck is my favorite writer in the world. Hands down. Period.

]]> By: Anthony Miccio http://idolator.com/5082220/chinese-democracy-the-reviews-are-and-were-in/comment-page-1#comment-760602 Anthony Miccio Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:27:02 +0000 e83c77479658906c3daffd6c6f24ab33#comment-760602 <p>@<a href="#c8836916">AquaLung</a>: Are you referring to the Klosterman-driven SPIN of a few years ago, or the Guccione era?</p> @AquaLung: Are you referring to the Klosterman-driven SPIN of a few years ago, or the Guccione era?

]]> By: AquaLung http://idolator.com/5082220/chinese-democracy-the-reviews-are-and-were-in/comment-page-1#comment-760612 AquaLung Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:07:01 +0000 e83c77479658906c3daffd6c6f24ab33#comment-760612 <p>I miss the old Spin.</p> I miss the old Spin.

]]> By: JohnOO http://idolator.com/5082220/chinese-democracy-the-reviews-are-and-were-in/comment-page-1#comment-760622 JohnOO Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:08:09 +0000 e83c77479658906c3daffd6c6f24ab33#comment-760622 <p>I agree, great idea for a post. Also made me realsie I was more interested in working out which article was which more so then reading if the album was any good.</p> I agree, great idea for a post. Also made me realsie I was more interested in working out which article was which more so then reading if the album was any good.

]]> By: Christopher R. Weingarten http://idolator.com/5082220/chinese-democracy-the-reviews-are-and-were-in/comment-page-1#comment-760632 Christopher R. Weingarten Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:23:00 +0000 e83c77479658906c3daffd6c6f24ab33#comment-760632 <p>A+ idea!</p> A+ idea!

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5082220/chinese-democracy-the-reviews-are-and-were-in/comment-page-1#comment-760642 Anonymous Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:00:04 +0000 e83c77479658906c3daffd6c6f24ab33#comment-760642 <p>@<a href="#c8832256">februarymakeup</a>:</p> <p>I believe it is indeed our beloved Bass Player...<br> Youth has been involved with many people including "The Fireman" project with Paul McCartney...<br> But he is back where he belongs...in KJ currently!</p> @februarymakeup:

I believe it is indeed our beloved Bass Player…
Youth has been involved with many people including “The Fireman” project with Paul McCartney…
But he is back where he belongs…in KJ currently!

]]> By: BigRicks http://idolator.com/5082220/chinese-democracy-the-reviews-are-and-were-in/comment-page-1#comment-760652 BigRicks Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:37:51 +0000 e83c77479658906c3daffd6c6f24ab33#comment-760652 <P>I remember reading this a couple years back, but anyone who's ever read CK, or read an RS review, will recognize words like "modernity" and "appregios" as words that would never appear in an RS review.</P> I remember reading this a couple years back, but anyone who’s ever read CK, or read an RS review, will recognize words like “modernity” and “appregios” as words that would never appear in an RS review.

]]> By: februarymakeup http://idolator.com/5082220/chinese-democracy-the-reviews-are-and-were-in/comment-page-1#comment-760662 februarymakeup Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:35:12 +0000 e83c77479658906c3daffd6c6f24ab33#comment-760662 <p>Is that THE Youth? From Killing Joke? Or is it, like, "I want to thank the fact that I was young once for uh...suggesting the initial arrangement of Madagascar"</p> <p>And this is further assuming that Madagascar is a song title, and not, in fact, Axl Rose, thanking his past self for the geographical and/or sociopolitical setup of a country.</p> Is that THE Youth? From Killing Joke? Or is it, like, “I want to thank the fact that I was young once for uh…suggesting the initial arrangement of Madagascar”

And this is further assuming that Madagascar is a song title, and not, in fact, Axl Rose, thanking his past self for the geographical and/or sociopolitical setup of a country.

]]> By: Cos http://idolator.com/5082220/chinese-democracy-the-reviews-are-and-were-in/comment-page-1#comment-760672 Cos Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:22:31 +0000 e83c77479658906c3daffd6c6f24ab33#comment-760672 <p>My favorite was Klosterman's crack about the kitten being dead by now. That was a fine piece of work back at Spin.</p> My favorite was Klosterman’s crack about the kitten being dead by now. That was a fine piece of work back at Spin.

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