CD question

[Wooody]

I know that 'Chinese Democracy' isn't a ballad,but that's just one song out of 12-18 songs that will be on CD. One subject that Axl touches upon in the 5 new songs is the world's abusive attitude toward Axl. Maybe that's the theme.

rhiad and the bedouins is not a ballad either.

"new" songs:

rhiad
chidem
theblues
madagascar
oh my god
silkworms

how many ballads ? 2
rockers? 2
industrial-techno ? 2

truth is we don't know what kind of music will be on the album.

[2NaFish]

well if it wasn't written for the album why was it written? I'm not saying it'll be there - but its not like the guys think "Lets write a song we're never gonna put on an album."

Ud be suprised how many pretentious dickheads think that way. "Dude our art is way too much for anyone to see, they dont deserve to listen to this song that we wrote."

Then the prick crumbles the paper with the song on it up and eats it

But the song was played live in front of hundreds of thousands of people......

[Buddha_Master]

A concept for Chinese Democracy, would be to set a release date for it.

[Crashdiet]

Axl made the dylan referance back in the day about the estranged view. The 'estranged' video was his communication. I'm sure axl is well over the dylan issue by now. At the time of estranged he and steph had just broken up and the thought of dylan was very fresh in his mind.

The fact is dylan was too young to remember or give a shit about axl now. This album will Not be communication with dylan or a tribute to stephanie... if axl isn't over that by now god help his sorry ass. that was 12 years ago

[2NaFish]

Axl made the dylan referance back in the day about the estranged view. The 'estranged' video was his communication. I'm sure axl is well over the dylan issue by now. At the time of estranged he and steph had just broken up and the thought of dylan was very fresh in his mind.

The fact is dylan was too young to remember or give a shit about axl now. This album will Not be communication with dylan or a tribute to stephanie... if axl isn't over that by now god help his sorry ass. that was 12 years ago

No, there's definetly been an interview done where it has been mentioned that CD will be a way of communication with dylan. 

As for axl being over it - he may or may not be. But most of the songs were written years ago.

[jgfnsr]

One thing that has stood out to me in the few interviews from people who had actually heard a substantial portion of the new songs was their comments on the "scope" of the material Axl was working on.

That shouldn't surprise anybody.  Take Axl's talent and ambition.  Take the varied muscians that have contributed to the project.  Throw in more than a few producers.  All this coming together over a decade's time.

I'm expecting neither a shallow album, nor one without specific focus.  But I think it will be as diverse as possible within the Guns N' Roses style.

[Scabbie]

truth is we don't know what kind of music will be on the album.

CD will be an album of 'Industrial Rock Ballads'! 

[killingvector]

Axl's mom died between TSI and now; I bet alot of this album will be referential either directly or indirectly toward her. I also believe he will touch upon his abuse as a child and his belief that alot of people to whom he developed a close relationship later betrayed him. He may have even an answer for slash, duff, and matt; I wouldn't count that out. 

As for Stephanie and Dylan, I suspect he has moved past this issue. It's a convenient discussion issue for us here because we haven't heard much about his personal life in over ten years. He may lump her into a group of people who wronged him but I doubt there will be a 'Dear Ben' esque track on this mutha.

[2NaFish]

Found the article. It's from the Guardian, which is a respectable paper.

Here's the important bit, but the whole article is quite good.

 In 1991, Rose had fallen madly in love with Seymour and had become extremely attached to her three-year old son Dylan, but in 1993 Seymour abruptly left Rose to marry multi-millionaire businessman Peter Brandt. According to his few current confidantes, Rose is still hopelessly smitten with Seymour: the new age psychics whom he has employed continuously over the past 12 years claim she is his eternal soulmate and that they have been together in past lives.

And in the only print interview he has given over the past 10 years, with Rolling Stone in early 2000, he stressed that the lyrics to most of Chinese Democracy, the never-ending forthcoming Guns N'Roses album, will tell his side of the Seymour affair. "I hope [Seymour's son Dylan] hears it when he grows up, if he ever wants to know the whole truth."

Dylan Seymour is already a teenager, but he's going to have to wait a while before he hears his Uncle Axl's new lyrics. A decade after it was first begun, Chinese Democracy remains unfinished. More than $10m of studio costs, more than eight separate producers, more than 20 musicians involved in endless sessions - and still the wait goes on.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/fridayreview/story/0,12102,867713,00.html