RIR Site: "Axl: Chinese Democracy will be released before the summer"

[Big Gun]

Or just trying to sell more tickets.

you're dead right thats all it is.

[mikegiuliana]

any chance hammerstein could be the last of the old era of music and rio on would be concentrated on CD material mostly..? That would be a suprise..

[Oh My Choking Soul]

Nice info, either way May will be interesting.

Enough about the avatar, go preach somewhere else. Like it or not Hitler existed, nobody is saying he was a good man. It's a bloddy avatar. If you have a campeign in mind, go see "the Producers" you'll forget all about that little avatar.

I thought this was a GN'R forum.

Also, "BE VERY WARE..." is my new montra. I love it.

[pilferk]

any chance hammerstein could be the last of the old era of music and rio on would be concentrated on CD material mostly..? That would be a suprise..

I doubt it.

Mostly because the whole idea of doing a warm up show is to prep for the upcoming shows. ?You'd wanna play the same material, roughly, that you're thinking about playing in the upcoming shows. ?See what works, what doesnt, etc.

[Mikkamakka]

I guess that in the last 7 years magazines and websites cited Axl saying that 'CD will come out m/y'. Even when the players mentioned release dates (yeah, I know, months), I'm 100% sure that they got the info from the Redhead. CD hasn't been released. I hope that it'll come out, hope it'll come out this year, but I won't be surprised if it doesn't.

[Christos AG]

plz change your avatar. Even if it's meant to be ironic, it isn't funny at all 

I think it would be wise to stop talking about my avatar, I've explained my thoughts about it and I'll change it whenever I feel like it.

So, if you wanna talk about this specific topic, do it. But if you go on talking about my avatar, I'll simply delete your posts from now on cause it doesn't have anything to do with the topic. We've spent too much time about it...

[Steel_Angel]

It?s been 12 years since Guns n? Roses? last album was released and Axl Rose claims that Chinese Democracy will be released before the summer.

interesting..hard to believe.

[WARose]

i don`t think the article is really interesting by the way... i hope for the best, but i won`t get my hopes up about a release date again... we`ll see what happens  (that`s the safest bet by the way )




I said that I would delete anything about my avatar from now on, positive or negative comments, and there will be no exceptions. CHRISTOS

[LittleFly]

I really like the sounds of that article

I don't know if it will happen, but if the damn thing is released during the week of the warmup gigs.....it couldn't be more perfect for me.  I've said for a while now that when CD is released, I'll have to take a week off of work.  I just wouldn't be able to get anything done cuz I'll be listening to the damn thig 

I'm already taking a week off of work for these shows.......hot damn, that would be awesome!!

[GnR-NOW]

If Axl truly plans to release the album then he doesnt have to worry about bootlegs or anything, because fans will buy the record theyve all waited for, no one waiting for bootlegs, we all want the real thing.  Again if this is the case. of releasing before the summer, hopefully they ll play mostly new stuff during the NY shows.  What would be even better is they sell CD to the fans at the NY shows before it goes on sale .

[blues rocker]

BUUUUUULLLLLLSHIT!!!!

nothing annoys me more than these retarded release date rumors....if you're going to proclaim that you know when the album is coming out, at least make your lies believable.

if chinese democracy was going to be released before summer that would mean it would be released within the next 30-40 days!!! that will never fucking happen, considering that they haven't? even announced anything regarding the album, and the first single is nowhere in sight.....

fucking douches

they're just trying to hype up gnr to sell more tickets and get more attention for their concert...what a bunch of assholes

[McGann]

I doubt this rumor
But it pays to remember
UYI timeframe.

Announcement to street,
Including "Don't Cry" release...
A month and a half.

Splash

/Mike

[pilferk]

BUUUUUULLLLLLSHIT!!!!

nothing annoys me more than these retarded release date rumors....if you're going to proclaim that you know when the album is coming out, at least make your lies believable.

if chinese democracy was going to be released before summer that would mean it would be released within the next 30-40 days!!! that will never fucking happen, considering that they haven't? even announced anything regarding the album, and the first single is nowhere in sight.....

fucking douches

Just to be clear:

Summer begins June 21st.

That gives us 54 days.

I'd say that's a longshot. ?It's not IMPOSSIBLE, though.

If it were to happen, my money is still on June 20th.

Literally RIGHT before summer.

[blues rocker]

BUUUUUULLLLLLSHIT!!!!

nothing annoys me more than these retarded release date rumors....if you're going to proclaim that you know when the album is coming out, at least make your lies believable.

if chinese democracy was going to be released before summer that would mean it would be released within the next 30-40 days!!! that will never fucking happen, considering that they haven't? even announced anything regarding the album, and the first single is nowhere in sight.....

fucking douches

Just to be clear:

Summer begins June 21st.

That gives us 54 days.

I'd say that's a longshot. ?It's not IMPOSSIBLE, though.

If it were to happen, my money is still on June 20th.

Literally RIGHT before summer.

even 54 days is not enough time to hype up the biggest album EVER...when they released UYI, gnr was already the most popular band in the world...they didn't need much promotion

today it's different....there are some people that don't even know that gnr still exists.....they need to build up awareness for a good 3 months before releasing the album....

[blues rocker]

if they make some sort of announcement at the NY show (which they definitely SHOULD - if they come out and do a bunch of shows without even mentioning the album, people will be PISSED!  i don't even give a shit about the friggin shows....the only reason i'm even interested in the NY shows is because i'm hoping they will announce some information about the album) that would give them 3 months to promote and tour before releasing the album around august or september....now that's a realistic prediction.

looks like that september rumor might be somewhat accurate

[dave-gnfnr2k]

I don't see where it says it'll be released before summer. Title's misleading.

How about some glasses...

"It?s been 12 years since Guns n? Roses? last album was released and Axl Rose claims that Chinese Democracy will be released before the summer."

I skimmed that article twice and missed that part too LOL

[pilferk]

even 54 days is not enough time to hype up the biggest album EVER...when they released UYI, gnr was already the most popular band in the world...they didn't need much promotion

today it's different....there are some people that don't even know that gnr still exists.....they need to build up awareness for a good 3 months before releasing the album....

I, for sure, see your point.? It's why I said I think "before summer" is a long shot.

On the promotions stuff, I don't know.? The Hammerstein shows sold out in minutes.? The Euro shows are selling very well.? They might not be the BIGGEST band on earth, now, but they still, obviously, can draw and have good name recognition.? And Axl seems to be in the gossip rags/celebrity pages/page 6 type things (pictures, etc) almost every other day.

Add to that the fact that the album, by itself, is almost mythical and legendary in the music industry....and you have an album that may pretty much will promote itself.? Look at all the press the LEAKS got, for gods sake.? Not many artists, nowadays, get that kinda press when a song LEAKS!? IRS CHARTED, for cripes sake.? An unreleased DEMO, apparently not endorsed by the band or the label, CHARTED.? If you know the music industry, you know that's pretty much insane.

I'm not sure GnR needs a prolonged "buzz-generation" period in order for the album to sell (Hell, maybe they're smack dab in the middle, or early phases, of one).? ?Maybe...but given what we've seen over the past few months, I'm not convinced.

I certainly think that, provided the wheels are in motion now, they could put the album out 6 weeks or so after announing the release.? I think it might be a tough road, but I think they could do it and still sell like hot cakes.

[debonbon27]

This rumour extended itself to the Internet, with the claim that a few of the songs featured on Chinese Democracy could already be heard, but the truth is that so far none of this has been confirmed.

Yeah, they arent on my ipod either.

gnr was already the most popular band in the world...they didn't need much promotion

That isnt quite true, close but not quite, give it a few months and yes.

[SINSHINE]

I think it's a bit presumptuious of anyone here to assume whether or not the wheels are/have been in motion for a release. We don't know ANYTHING other than there are a few shows in NYC and a European festival tour for the first half of the summer. Other than that, I think the fact that the band is rehearsing (or was rehearsing) is the ONLY other piece of confirmed information.

Logic would say, if you have an album on the horizon, you use a tour to promote the album. However, we all know how 2002 went down.

Logic would also suggest that if this album has taken 13 years and millions of dollars to make, it's release would be something a bit out of the ordinary...just a bit more special than an ordinary release. Why spend all that time and money and just drop it in stores the day you previously announced it would be released? There HAS TO BE a master plan that will coincide with the album's release. Whether or not we KNOW of any plans such as this is entirely unrelated, but it doesn't mean a plan doesn't exist.

Personally I don't see any reason why the album can't be released before or during the summer. They're starting their tour in a month's time (with 4 warm up gigs beforehand) and have been rehearsing for the last month or so. For all we know they could've shot a video during these rehearsals (or part of to be combined with potential NYC footage). For all we know there is truth to the Da Vinci rumor. For all we know the ball has been in motion for the last few months already and we're just starting to catch wind of it...like the rest of the public will shortly.

Summer '06 is NOT an impossiblity by any means.

[GeorgeSteele]

The Hammerstein shows sold out in minutes.?

I'm not sure that I would put too much weight on the soldout shows. ?They sold out quickly because ticket brokers immediately grabbed all available tickets. ?The true test is the market for the tickets after they have sold out. ?I'm still seeing them on eBay in the $125 range, which is relatively low. ?Board members are still trying to unload their extras at face value. ?In contrast, I've seen Madonna tickets going for $700 a pop. ?So, I'm of the opinion that this band needs some serious promotion to get back in the mainstream.