chinese democracy artwork ??

[Niko]

i was reading some review of 2002 concerts and i saw one that said that axl show in a screen
the CD artwork
that was a kid riding a bycicle and a wall painted guns n roses name on it....is this still valid?
i asked cause not too much time ago i rembered a photo with a model on the front
and someone said that this was the artwork from chinese democracy

i dont think if my poor english make non-understandable my point...

did you noticed that review?
is this true?

[Loaded NightraiN]

It was a picture of a bike next to a wall with 'guns n roses' spray painted on it, in china...
it was at the hong kong show...no pics ever came out tho...

[Steel_Angel]

i was reading some review of 2002 concerts and i saw one that said that axl show in a screen
the CD artwork
that was a kid riding a bycicle and a wall painted guns n roses name on it....is this still valid?
i asked cause not too much time ago i rembered a photo with a model on the front
and someone said that this was the artwork from chinese democracy

i dont think if my poor english make non-understandable my point...

did you noticed that review?
is this true?

the real CD cover was described by axl:

08.14.02 - Summer Sonic Festival, Hall 3, Hong Kong Convention And Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, China
opening acts: Fake?
attendance: 2,000 +/-
set: Welcome To The Jungle, It's So Easy, Mr. Browstone, Live And Let Die, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Sweet Child O'Mine, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Out Ta Get Me, Madagascar, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], Piano Solo, November Rain, Rocket Queen, Chinese Democracy, Patience, The Blues, My Michelle, Nightrain
encore: Paradise City
audio/video recording?: no
notes: GN?R hit the stage around 10 p.m., about 90 minutes after the opening band, for their first-ever concert in China. The lineup was Axl, Dizzy, Chris Pitman, Robin Finck, Buckethead, Brain, Tommy Stinson & newly-added rhythm guitarist Richard Fortus. During Buckethead?s solo, he played parts of the ?Star Wars Theme? and ?Pirates Of The Caribbean.? Buckethead also did his famous nunchuk dance, during which he threw his nunchuks into the crowd. Before ?Chinese Democracy,? Axl explained the title of the album and showed the crowd [on the video screen] the artwork for the new album. The artwork is black and white and features a bicycle, with a wall behind it that someone painted with ?Guns N? Roses!!? The video screen at the start of ?Paradise City? depicted the flag of China, then several shots of Hong Kong from a car and a helicopter. During the song, pyros and fireworks were shot off followed by shots of red and yellow confetti, which then fell from the ceiling.
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ive seen that picture before. i'll post it if i find it.

[awolgnr]

didn't Axl also say that it was a real (and not staged) photo taken in China and then joked "so at least one of you motherfuckers has heard of us"... I think I read that in a review by someone at the show.

If you believe the long Dizzy interview that was posted, Dizzy acknowledges that it was an idea, but was abandoned, like the song Silkworms.

[Steel_Angel]

Hopefully they change it the bike ones lame. imho.

[vietnow138]

http://www.gnrfrance.net/GNR/newcd/cdcouvtest-pt.jpg

Here's the fan made cover of a what you're referring too, sorry I couldn't find a bigger one.

[ClintroN]

Hopefully they change it the bike ones lame. imho.

how the fuck do u know, u havnt even seen it!!!


i reckon Guns n' Roses spray painted on a wall is perfect, its the whole style n' attitude!!
i dunno, maybe its just me, but thats how i see Gunners.. ....I WANNA SEE IT!!!

[vietnow138]

I don't really like the idea of the spray painted wall, it reminds of the "Clapton is God" thing. I think they could come up with a better cover than that. I think something like the Illusion albums would be better.

[twitcher]

Yeah, the black and white photo of the bike is pretty lame.

I'd prefer it if he had the band on the cover in some form (like they did for AFD). That would make a big statement that it is the BAND GnR, not just "Axl + some other guys you'll find out who if you read the sleeve notes".

[iloozion]

I know most people realise that the picture (posted above) of the spray-painted wall in china is just a fan made interpritation of the one that was shown at the gig, it is not the ACTUAL one that axl was considering for the album cover - we do NOT have an image of that. In my opinion the fan made one is a bit shit - but i'm sure the real one would look pretty cool.

just to clarify (because some people don't like the spray-painted wall idea because of the image they've seen) that image is not real!

[twitcher]

I've seen both...neither impressed me.