sp1at Q&A with Richard (comments on guitarist situation and CD)

[Falcon]

I tend to give preference to the musicians over the management, as you know.?

I'd give the musicians the benefit of the doubt over Merck anyday.

That said, let's hope Richard's not getting his info from Splat, Blabbermouth and the like.

[Judge Dredd]

How about Les Paul as a new guitarist 

Mick Mars named his son Les Paul.

[Voodoochild]

Splat posted the complete interview with Richard Fortus: http://www.sp1at.com/item.php?id=534

I dunno if they allow me to put it here, so I'm sorry if it's wrong.

[jarmo]

In my humble opinion, that should've been the news article.

What is the latest news on Guns's forthcoming album, 'Chinese Democracy'?

Axl is still finishing up vocals on the record and I've heard rumours that it will be released before the end of the year. Only time will tell.

Wonder where he heard those rumors? 



/jarmo

[N.I.B]

If John 5 joined I wouldn't buy CD, he's a weird motherfucker?

  Izzy?

yeah, well so is Axl so go figure 

[killingvector]

Finishing vocals? WTF.

Axl must really be lost vocally if he is still working on these. Maybe the Times was right, this has been in Axl's lap for a long, long time now.

[Saul]

What is the latest news on Guns's forthcoming album, 'Chinese Democracy'?

Axl is still finishing up vocals on the record

Still finishing up vocals?! OMFG! 

[jameslofton29]

Yes KillingVector, this is troubling news indeed. We aren't even close to seeing this album hit the record stores. Occasionally, someone in the GNR camp will say something that makes you realize how pathetic the situation really is. This is one of those times. I remember when Tommy was on tour and he made that remark about getting to hear music on CD that he hadn't heard in years. YEARS!! And then he went on to say that he didn't get to finish hearing it because he had other things to do. This would all be hysterical if we hadn't been waiting so long for it. Mark my words, some journalist is eventually going to blow the lid off this motherfucker and prove to the world that CD is nothing more than a fraud.

[RnT]

finishing vocals?

Richard, are fucking kiddin?right?
Axl, are fucking kiddin?right?
Merck, they are are fucking kiddin?right?

[jameslofton29]

Nope, they're not kiddin!!

[Saul]

I'm still trying to digest what I've read.

Wouldnt this mean that 2005 is now  out of the question for a democracy release date?! It certainly means they havent mixed and mastered all the tracks .. they certainly havent pressed any copies yet .. so I guess no album art is done , the booklet etc etc .. no lyrics for the booklet can have been printed if axk is still doing vocals.

wow.

I had figured the album recording process was done months and months ago when tommy said he heard finished songs and stuff. This started off being small news of "no new guitarist yet" to now in my mind being huge news pretty much saying "no new album in 2005" , maybe a tour is possible but I cant honestly see how they could get an album out by years end if the recording still hasnt finished. 

[jimmythegent]

I sincerly hope and pray that this does not mean we wont see CD this year

Perhaps Axl has finished the vocals and he just doesnt know as he isn't one of the 'three' in the know is he?

So really, Richards guess is as good as ours and all he has to go on regarding his own band are rumours like the rest of us?

Truly pathetic - it'd be fine if Axl would bite the bullet and admit this is a solo album with hired session musicians, but he is calling this Guns N' Roses for chrissakes and Guns N' Roses is/was a band

[jameslofton29]

Saul, you hit the nail on the head! 2005 is NOT the year of Guns N Roses. More than likely 2006 isn't the year either. We're in big trouble! I seriously dont think the GNR forums can handle several more years of waiting. In a thread from about a month ago, I stated that the forums would crumble once word got out that nothing was gonna happen. This news is gonna piss alot of people off. Some people might give up on CD completely.

[jimmythegent]

Saul, you hit the nail on the head! 2005 is NOT the year of Guns N Roses. More than likely 2006 isn't the year either. We're in big trouble! I seriously dont think the GNR forums can handle several more years of waiting. In a thread from about a month ago, I stated that the forums would crumble once word got out that nothing was gonna happen. This news is gonna piss alot of people off. Some people might give up on CD completely.

its disappointing alright, although I dont think any of the other 'band members' have a clue whats going on so perhaps little weight or validity should be placed on Richards comments

if the album doesn't drop this year, I think Axl will have exhausted everyones patience including the record co.s
he will have also missed a golden opportunity to maximise on the current GNR renaissance going on not to mention a stronger shift back towards rock music that hasnt been seen since the early 90s

[Saul]

Truly pathetic - it'd be fine if Axl would bite the bullet and admit this is a solo album with hired session musicians, but he is calling this Guns N' Roses for chrissakes and Guns N' Roses is/was a band

I always felt he is using the name because he knows the name alone will sell atleast one million copies and the label is probably pressuring him for an album with the name "guns n roses" on it.

[jimmythegent]

Truly pathetic - it'd be fine if Axl would bite the bullet and admit this is a solo album with hired session musicians, but he is calling this Guns N' Roses for chrissakes and Guns N' Roses is/was a band

I always felt he is using the name because he knows the name alone will sell atleast one million copies and the label is probably pressuring him for an album with the name "guns n roses" on it.

absolutley, can see the 'reasoning' behind it

IMO it becomes a farce when members of said band have to rely on rumours and clearly havent a clue what the story is

[jameslofton29]

Jimmy, the troubling aspect of this comment is that its the truth. In the past, whenever a hired gun is asked about it, they say all kinds of positive shit about it. Not this time. The GNR house of cards is about to fall! This simple statement confirms that everything said previously over the past year or two was bullshit! Remember it was 95% done? The only thing left was artwork? The album was in the final mixing stages? Now we've jumped into our GNR time machine back to 2002 with Axl working on vocals. It doesn't take a genius to see why Buckethead left. CD is a never ending joke, without the punchline. Earlier, I said a journalist would expose this as a fraud. Let me correct that. What can expose it is some simple truth by someone in the GNR camp.

[Falcon]

A question for everyone, did anybody really expect to have an '05 release?

I mean for crying out loud, there's only been vague snippetts of news for a while now. ?Nothing concrete by any means outlining any sort of release date and no live activity since the '02 fiasco.

Not saying '05 is still out of the question, but it looks bleaker by the second.. ?

[Saul]

It doesn't take a genius to see why Buckethead left. CD is a never ending joke, without the punchline.

You could be right. Especially if he was asked not to spend time on his projects or other projects such as c2b3 because "somebody" wanted all of buckets riffs to himself.

But again , what if .. big what if ... what if axl actually did finish what he considered was the "album" , and handed it over only to have the label reject it because of the singing? Could that be possible?

LOL , slash made that comment way back that only two songs had finhsed vocals and most of us laughed and it became a joke ... I aint laughing anymore. 

[Saul]

A question for everyone, did anybody really expect to have an '05 release?

Yes , I really did. 

But again , I expected a 2001 release after rir3 ... no go.
Then I expected a 2002 release because of the tour and VMA's - no go.
Then I expected a 2003 release because - bleh .. why did I expect a 2003 release?
Then I expected a 2004 release because of the BTM rumor of "november 2004"
Then/Now I expect a 2005 release because , well , jesus .. axl isnt getting any younger , all the members keep saying "soon soon soon" .....

*SIGH*