Here Today... Gone To Hell!

As Axl said in his open letter last month, it takes approximatly eight weeks for an album to hit the shelves after its been handed in to the record company. If the March 6 release date is to happen, the record will be handed in next week for the ball to start rolling. I think that when Axl has completed the contract negotiations [as he was talking about in the letter] with the record company, an announcement will follow shortly. If everything goes as planned (meaning no unforeseen obstructions), I believe a firm release date for Chinese Democracy might be made public this week.

What goes for the rest of you?

I'm thinking the week after next week. :yes:

Oh God, please no.  After day in and day out of "when will we hear?"  "It's this week, no it's next week" all throughout October, November, and December, I was kind of enjoying the bit of calm.  Me, I'm just waiting patiently for March 6.    :beer:

I have a great, brilliant idea for you, I think it'll be a huge help...

Wait and see  : ok:

...after all, in his letter, Axl thanks you for your patience. Also, it won't make March 6th come any sooner.  :peace:

Interesting point. Thanks for bringing it up, because I totally had forgotton about it with all the holidays n' such.

We very well could see/hear the publicity train wheels start to move if the album's projected release is on schedule.

yeah i agree : ok:

No... it would not. :crying:

I think the tenative date of March 6 is what we are going to get for a while.

we've been saying "oh, it'll happen next week" ever since the leaks! And we never got a press release about those!

Finally we got the letter from Axl, but I'm not holding my breath for another pres release anytime soon.






But, hopefully we'll get a single this week  :hihi:

It would be fitting for what has happened so far... but I hope that it doesnt

I think we should see a single in a few weeks thats when we will know the ball is rolling.just an idea.

Let's see how things progress before we devolve into a pool of neurotic frenzy

I wouldn't be surprised if most of the "big guns" at Universal were still on Christmas holidays until the end of this week, therefore if any contracts are going to be signed, Id imagine next week would be the opportune time, not to mention that January 9th (being next Tuesday) is exactly 2 months away from our tentative March 6th release date, and as Axl said, it takes 2 months to get an album to the shelves once the ink is dry on the dotted line.

Id love to be surprised and hear this week that March 6th is now in stone, but to tell you the truth, I honestly have a great feeling that next week everything will fall in place and we will be notified shortly after :)

dont think so
i think we will hear something in a month

I'm thinkin' these kind of threads were made in august too :rofl:






yeahyeah i know, its deffinatly different now, i duno what i think, i just hope they'll say something :beer:

please stop this threads while we still can.
at this point we could use some censorship.
make them quiet.
we'll get it soon enough, dumb rumor threads will only fuck things up again.

And you know what?? That's good enough for me.? Everyone take a deep breath and relax...

It was a reply to HellHole?  What I know is what Axl put in his letter. : ok:

Not this week, probably not this month. I'm looking for the last half of February. If things aren't rolling by then, I'm getting worried again. But not now.

Axl said in his letter that if there was a setback, we would be informed, and as of me writing this, I haven't been informed of any setbacks preventing a March 6th release from being a possibility :)

Not this week...patience...think single in 3 weeks or so.  If February 6th comes and goes and you have heard nothing, you can officially whine again.

Agreed.  While I'm glad we have a release date, I still consider March 6 more of a target than anything else.

I would be happy to see a video with the single out there...

I'm a *bit concerned that no new manager has been announced. Usually a manager would be part of the negotiation/detail stuff with wrapping up an album and I would hope they would be heavily involved in the promotion etc.....  if there is no new manager then who's covering that part of the workload?

Also, once CD is handed to the record company expect leaks pretty damn fast. Not to mention the official promotion machine starting up and a single as part of that of course. We should see all of that weeks before the album officially drops. (Think mid Feb)

If there is no buzz started or leaks of finished material by mid Feb then I wouldn't count on a March date at all.

The other thing is, if they miss that window they might not just throw it out the next week/month - we're heading into a dry season for buying shortly after this window so missing that might mean that, even if finished, they hold it for a summer release.

ANyway, those are my thoughts, six weeks from now if there is no promotion/buzz/single and/or leaks then I'll not count on March release. Of course, Axl isn't going to warn us beforehand even if he knows they are missing the date. If they miss it expect something posted by GNR the same week of March 6th and without any new specific date as it will have a lot to do with what the record company sees as the best drop date in that scenario-

Random thoughts, all could be wrong of course.

Guys (and gals),

9 times out 10, all singles are released six to eight weeks at the bare minimum before the album is released.  In several cases, a single is released 12 weeks before the album is due (think Killers, Coldplay, Chilli Peppers).  As mentioned, there are exceptions.  As Axl seems keen on giving the album its proper release, don't expect a single 3 weeks before the album.  Moreover, when a single is released, expect a 'firm' release date to be given in conjunction.  I remember this was done last year with Pearl Jam's latest.

Also consider the four remaining tour dates were canceled for the primary reason of getting all matters Chinese Democracy sewn up.  I wouldn't expect a single until whatever 'minor' issues that were left outstanding are dealt with.  So if you factor in the six to eight week separation between single and album, along with minor issues being ironed out, I think March 6 is a little ambitious.  I hope for March 6th, but I'm realistically expecting late March, early Spring.  I seem to think that March 6 is something Axl and the band are shooting for; in effect, getting everything moving - but not essential or absolute.  By finally speaking of a release date, Axl has put everyone involved on notice - something that hasn't really been done before (with a slight exception to the 'late fall' 2006 remarks).  And if it's not out then, well, I look forward to reading Axl's next letter to us fans.

Cheers,

Andrew

i've seen quite a few first singles from an album released a week before the album itself. there is no standard time for a single to be released.

The earliest we'll hear any news is early Feb. 

Axl may complete his end of the bargain and get the album in by the necessary time for a March 6th release, but who knows what the label will in turn do with it.  I'm guessing if anything, we should at least hear a new single by March 6.

I hope we don't hear anything until its been handed over to Universal, and then only to notify us that is the case. The last quarter of 06 was mad, bad and down right ugly at times, I just want to hear of facts from within the camp.  Until then the bullshit mongers will continue to have field-day and I can't be bothered with speculation anymore...

Axl said: "It takes approximately eight weeks for an album to hit the shelves once it has been turned in to the record company." So that means the record has to be finished within the next couple of days. Wouldn't Axl wanna let us fans know the record has been handed over and things are up to the record company? Don't lots of bands do that? (of course...it's GNR we're talking about? : ok:)

"Once it is finalized and official, you will be notified. " :yes:


Happy New Year! :D

Call me Captain Obvious, but he explicitly used the word TENTATIVE. 

March 6th IS what they're shooting for and not absolute.

omg, I can't wait anymore I'm going to cryogenically freeze myself just like cartman did because he couldn't stand the wait for the wii, then unfreeze me and chinese democracy in my face!
Just be patient its not like we don't have a date, fuck its more than we've ever had in the endless years of silence.

In theory, we should start hearing more next Tuesday, given that according to Axl, "It takes approximately eight weeks for an album to hit the shelves once it has been turned in to the record company."  If March 6th is the date, he's handing it over on January 9th.

 :-\I don't think we should get into any speculation phase, it's too risky.  Lets just go with a calm wait and see, like zoning out with good chronic!

Just as an aside, the band Type O Negative dispersed a press release today with a track listing and artwork for their album, due out on March 13, a week before Uncle Ax.  We should know by next week if all cylinders are firing.

Not wanting to fan the fire, but all Axl said in his letter to the fans is that it will take Approx 8 weeks.  Now don't go all heavy on me but isn't 7-9 weeks Approx 8 weeks.

This Album once in the hands of Universal will get the Royal treatment, it is the BIG ONE.

Nobody at Universal is going to leave this baby sitting in the in-tray are they. If the date is pushed back to the 20th (as mentioned by Merck) then so be it, approx 8 weeks from the time Universal get it, if there is a delay pre-hand over.

Axl stated clearly that this wasn't a definate date and as such no-body should be holding Axl to the 6th March.  Just one other thing, I really hope that the next official announcement of sorts is just to comfirm the status of the release date.  I really do want to enjoy the post announcemnt Chinese Democracy hype in Gn'R mode not bullshit rumour mode as of 2006...

the same here. we'll never hear anything during the present week, only the week after  :hihi:

there are only a certain number of tuesdays left in 2007  :rofl:

yeah, not many Tuesdays left to go now  ;D

soon is the word..... ;)

The album will have to be turned in next week in order to get the March 6th or 5th release.