GUNS N' ROSES Bassist: 'Chinese Democracy' Is Closer To Being Done Than Ever Bef

[Dont Try Me]

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson has told the Rocky Mountain News that the group's long-delayed, well-over-budget album, "Chinese Democracy", is almost out.

"I'll probably be touring [my solo] record up till the end of the year," he said. "Then I'm thinking the GNR record will be coming out real soon after that. Then I'll be touring behind that record. I'm anticipating being on the road for the next year and a half, two years."

According to Stinson, "Chinese Democracy" "is almost done. Closer than it has ever been, for certain. I went and listened to some of the songs before I left L.A. to make sure my two cents were thrown in, so to speak. I was pretty stoked about it. I heard some really, really great stuff that I hadn't heard in a long time."

Stinson is currently touring in support of his solo debut, "Village Gorilla Head", which was released in July through Sanctuary Records.

The founding REPLACEMENTS member recorded the material for the set in a Los Angeles studio owned by Charles Thompson (a.k.a. Frank Black) with contributions from A PERFECT CIRCLE drummer Josh Freese, his brother Jason Freese on saxophone, CATHOLICS guitarist Dave Philips, and GNR guitarist Richard Fortus and keyboardist Dizzy Reed. 
 
 
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=26444

[nesquick]

Go Axl and the new boys Go! It is time to make it big because the world has enought of crappy music shown at the MTV VMA 2004 with all this superficial music. It is time to bring real music and real artists back! come on!

[Dont Try Me]

Go Axl and the new boys Go! It is time to make it big because the world has enought of crappy music shown at the MTV VMA 2004 with all this superficial music. It is time to bring real music and real artists back! come on!

right on! 

[Andrew]

This is my new favourite article!

[vicarious existence]

"I'll probably be touring [my solo] record up till the end of the year," he said. "Then I'm thinking the GNR record will be coming out real soon after that. Then I'll be touring behind that record. I'm anticipating being on the road for the next year and a half, two years."

According to Stinson, "Chinese Democracy" "is almost done. Closer than it has ever been, for certain. I went and listened to some of the songs before I left L.A. to make sure my two cents were thrown in, so to speak. I was pretty stoked about it. I heard some really, really great stuff that I hadn't heard in a long time."

This is probably some of the best news we've heard in a while... It seems like with each successive interview Tommy has a bigger and bigger gut feeling about the album being released soon. But then again, he still doesn't seem to know exactly when it's coming out. Either way, something will happen soon... I can feel it.

[dave-gnfnr2k]

You know what this means then right.
No CD this year.

[Timothy]

You know what this means then right.
No CD this year.
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Or it could be the opposite and it's coming this year ,cause every year Tommy says its coming that year and it doesn't]

[madagas]

He says the same thing every time....now he is touring till the end of the year....then it will be spring...then summer.zzzzzzzzzzzzz.

[Izzy]

Great......

''er....yeah...CD will be out...soon....i think....maybe.....its...er.....good, haven't heard it in...er...5 years though.....''


I heard some really, really great stuff that I hadn't heard in a long time

He barely even knows what the record sounds like I wonder if we know more about it than he does - lol, he'll be first in line to buy it just to find out what its like - and he alledgedly is part of the band!!!

[Dont Try Me]

I really think cd is round the corner, if it's released early next year we will get some sort of official statement one or two months ahead. That means november or december a word of gn'r camp? perhaps a single to sink in? 

[madagas]

They recorded so much stuff, he doesn't even know what Axl is going to put on the record...or what Axl has done to it. Tommy's job was done a while ago. He was finished in Feb/March of 2003. This is funny as hell. OK, I will go against conventional wisdom and say the album will be released in the time we least expect it-January 05. It will be a new quarter for the record company and they can begin the year with a bang. 

[dave-gnfnr2k]

Great......

''er....yeah...CD will be out...soon....i think....maybe.....its...er.....good, haven't heard it in...er...5 years though.....''


I heard some really, really great stuff that I hadn't heard in a long time

He barely even knows what the record sounds like I wonder if we know more about it than he does - lol, he'll be first in line to buy it just to find out what its like - and he alledgedly is part of the band!!!

When you recorder over 70 songs that will span three albums, im sure he will forget what a few sounded like, esp if they have been done since 2001

[Izzy]

Great......

''er....yeah...CD will be out...soon....i think....maybe.....its...er.....good, haven't heard it in...er...5 years though.....''


I heard some really, really great stuff that I hadn't heard in a long time

He barely even knows what the record sounds like I wonder if we know more about it than he does - lol, he'll be first in line to buy it just to find out what its like - and he alledgedly is part of the band!!!

When you recorder over 70 songs that will span three albums, im sure he will forget what a few sounded like, esp if they have been done since 2001

I agree - but i'd like to see where we have evidence that they have done 70 songs. Its all guess work, and it saddens me that the bands bassist has so little idea of whats going on with the album.

[33]

Nah Fuck it! After years of nothing and negative talk Its coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dave-gnfnr2k]

Great......

''er....yeah...CD will be out...soon....i think....maybe.....its...er.....good, haven't heard it in...er...5 years though.....''


I heard some really, really great stuff that I hadn't heard in a long time

He barely even knows what the record sounds like I wonder if we know more about it than he does - lol, he'll be first in line to buy it just to find out what its like - and he alledgedly is part of the band!!!

When you recorder over 70 songs that will span three albums, im sure he will forget what a few sounded like, esp if they have been done since 2001

I agree - but i'd like to see where we have evidence that they have done 70 songs. Its all guess work, and it saddens me that the bands bassist has so little idea of whats going on with the album.

Back in 2001 or so when Brian May listen to all the finished songs Axl had, May said there were over 3 albums of material.
That was 3 years ago, and we all know they have writtten more songs since then.

[The Estranged MrFlashbax]

I agree - but i'd like to see where we have evidence that they have done 70 songs.

brian may 2003 radio interview.. he didnt exactly say 70 songs but he said "more than 2 albums worth"

[badintentions]

i'm saying we won't see it till summer at the earliest.....i'm also guessing that the jan/feb european tour is a 50/50 chance at best.....very sad that tommy hasn't heard this stuff in so long. i would think he would be listening to rough cuts of the album and songs from it fairly regularly.

[dave-gnfnr2k]

i'm saying we won't see it till summer at the earliest.....i'm also guessing that the jan/feb european tour is a 50/50 chance at best.....very sad that tommy hasn't heard this stuff in so long. i would think he would be listening to rough cuts of the album and songs from it fairly regularly.

That is why the songs have not leakead out.
Because there are not cd-rs of the rough cuts laying around everywhere.

Once the songs are done they move on and forget about them.

[RnT]

From Blabbermouth:


http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/ne...ewsitemID=26444

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson has told the Rocky Mountain News that the group's long-delayed, well-over-budget album, "Chinese Democracy", is almost out.

"I'll probably be touring [my solo] record up till the end of the year," he said. "Then I'm thinking the GNR record will be coming out real soon after that. Then I'll be touring behind that record. I'm anticipating being on the road for the next year and a half, two years."

According to Stinson, "Chinese Democracy" "is almost done. Closer than it has ever been, for certain. I went and listened to some of the songs before I left L.A. to make sure my two cents were thrown in, so to speak. I was pretty stoked about it. I heard some really, really great stuff that I hadn't heard in a long time."

Stinson is currently touring in support of his solo debut, "Village Gorilla Head", which was released in July through Sanctuary Records.

The founding REPLACEMENTS member recorded the material for the set in a Los Angeles studio owned by Charles Thompson (a.k.a. Frank Black) with contributions from A PERFECT CIRCLE drummer Josh Freese, his brother Jason Freese on saxophone, CATHOLICS guitarist Dave Philips, and GNR guitarist Richard Fortus and keyboardist Dizzy Reed.

Full Article-

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/musi...3154432,00.html

[badintentions]

i'm saying we won't see it till summer at the earliest.....i'm also guessing that the jan/feb european tour is a 50/50 chance at best.....very sad that tommy hasn't heard this stuff in so long. i would think he would be listening to rough cuts of the album and songs from it fairly regularly.

That is why the songs have not leakead out.
Because there are not cd-rs of the rough cuts laying around everywhere.

Once the songs are done they move on and forget about them.

yeah i thought about that, i guess i figured the band members would still be trusted with them. but i guess anything could happen once that stuff is put on cdr.