Seventeen years, two months, a couple of rough-cut leaks, and lots of blog posts later, Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy can finally be heard in its entirety by anyone with an Internet connection and a semi-working knowledge of Google. Yes, the album–the entire album, and not just the collections of previous leaks–apparently leaked sometime over the past 24 hours, lighting up Rapidshare and BitTorrent sites around the globe and probably causing lots of headaches for the Internet police. After all that buildup, to have the Big Moment Of Finally Hearing The Album be the result of cruising my RSS feed… ah, that’s music in 2008, I guess.
Anyway, I’m trying to “research” this development right now (cough), but feel free to kibitz here about your thoughts on the album, whether or not it was worth the wait, WHERE’S IZZY, etc. (And a final note: According to the log files, some dude named David might want to feel a little scared about Axl Rose’s people making their way to his door soon.)
Retail copy of Chinese Democracy Leaks! [GearFuse]
[HT Vulture]
Funny how actual democracy, in actual China, however long anticipated, is finally materializing in the form of failed authority; failure to keep information from “leaking,” failure to keep people in line and keep the big plans intact
Egads, it sounds like Roger Waters produced this (not a compliment). And some of the ballads are so bombastic that no self-respecting dolphin would help Axl promote it.
I think I just contracted VD from “If the World.”
Sounds like a waste of time. It’s like caring that a 30 Seconds to mars album leaked.
I have a hard time believing that this album was mastered at all, let alone mastered by the 39 people it’s credited to. Songs are pretty great but yeesh.
i dont plan to listen to it whatsoever but ill tell people it sucks if they ask.
The demos that were leaked a year or so ago are pretty much what the album is. Very mediocre and several WTF moments from Axl’s caterwauling.
He had to do THAT LONG for 12 songs???
I think he has a problem of multiple personnalities!! :-)
He did THAT LONG over 12 songs???
I think the guy has a problem of multiple personalities!! :-)
Sorry for the double posts :)