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"Chinese Democracy" Forces People, Political Parties To Have Opinions
Chinese Democracy has been out for a day-plus now, and the reactions have been rolling in from all around the globe! Here's a sampling of what some non-music critics out there think about Axl Rose's magnum opus:
The Communist Party Of China: The Party-published tabloid Global Times printed a piece today entitled “American Band Releases Album Viciously Attacking China” that accused Axl Rose of being a pawn of the U.S. government who was helping Washington use the idea of democracy as “one of their game pieces to control the world.” The WSJ is quick to note, however, that this piece technically doesn't constitute any sort of official smackdown of Axl: "The tabloid format newspaper is published by the Communist Party’s official mouthpiece, the People’s Daily, but isn’t thought to always represent official views, like its parent operation and certain other major media." And there's even a site geared toward Chinese audiences that is streaming the whole thing for free, although I'm pretty sure it's unsanctioned by any Axl or any government entity. [WSJ China Journal]
Reactions from other notables and semi-notables, including Duff McKagan, after the jump!
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"One of his microphone stands was festooned with red, white and blue brassieres, though he switched to one draped with the American flag for the ballads." From Jon Pareles' review of Hinder's New York show earlier this week. (Although I suspect you, like Dan Gibson, guessed that the quote was about Hinder from the moment your eye flicked across the lingerie reference.) [
