The chinese democracy demos and live songs are holding up well against new album

[Naupis]

I need to meet some of the people you guys have been playing the new stuff for who are open minded and willing to compare it to the new music out there rather than the old band's music. Whenever I have played a new song for anyone I never get a, "man this kicks all the bands asses out there now." I typically get a, "they can't even write better songs than the guys they replaced."

I sure hope that the studio quality versions of these songs are much stronger than the demos, because Guns is in competition with itself, and not the rest of the music world......at least that is how the general public (non-guns fanatics) are going to judge the music. Lists like VH-1's top metal songs with WTTJ at #2 are not making it easy for people to forget about the old band and just how special their catalog of music really is.

[younggunner]

in 20 yrs the GnR name will be remembered for having 2 great periods of music.

[oldgunsfan]

^Yeah, i agree with what you said, GnR are always gonna be in competetion what the old band did....fare or not...that's just the way it's gonna be and how they will be judged....compared to their contemporaries, they were always ahead of the game

[Markus Asraelius]

When you spend that long on an album, it better be better than what's out there today. I don't expect most g'nr fans to like Pearl Jam and Tool better than G'NR but that's just my opinion.

[JB9988]

the new tool cd kicks ass but i dont really like much of the new pj shit. If CD comes out this year tool wouldnt stand a chance against it. but if it doesnt then tool will get album of the year.

[anydaynow]

You have all got to get off Axl's nuts. he hasn't done anything of substance since The Illusion albums 15 years ago. The leaks are horrible as is most music today. the GNR i love is powerful and aggresive. all these leaks tell me is that CD if it ever comes out will be power pop garbage like everything else thats come out over the last 4 years. so saying the leaks are better then anything else out really doesn't say much. I.R.S makes Oh My God sound like Jungle.

[russtcb]

You have all got to get off Axl's nuts. he hasn't done anything of substance since The Illusion albums 15 years ago. The leaks are horrible as is most music today. the GNR i love is powerful and aggresive. all these leaks tell me is that CD if it ever comes out will be power pop garbage like everything else thats come out over the last 4 years. so saying the leaks are better then anything else out really doesn't say much. I.R.S makes Oh My God sound like Jungle.

It's nice to see that people have resorted to making new acounts to post dumb shit like this. No backbone to post it under their own names.

Anyways, the new material is holding up just fine.

[TOPGUNner]

You have all got to get off Axl's nuts. he hasn't done anything of substance since The Illusion albums 15 years ago. The leaks are horrible as is most music today. the GNR i love is powerful and aggresive. all these leaks tell me is that CD if it ever comes out will be power pop garbage like everything else thats come out over the last 4 years. so saying the leaks are better then anything else out really doesn't say much. I.R.S makes Oh My God sound like Jungle.

It's nice to see that people have resorted to making new acounts to post dumb shit like this. No backbone to post it under their own names.

Anyways, the new material is holding up just fine.

My sentiments exactly. First post and this guy is saying get off Axl's nuts. Ummm...this is a guns and roses fan site...you think most people here support or bash Axl? dumbass

[1badapple]

the world needs Guns N' Roses and Tool touring together

no we don't. Tool will put you to sleep. I saw them in 98 and they did their radio hits first, then did a freaking 35 minute long drawn out instrumental. Maynard kept saying shit like "never mind us, we'll be your background porn music" and stupid shit like that. I like Tool's cd's, but i personally don't like them in concert at all. If they ever open for GnR, i'll definately show up late.

[TOPGUNner]

the world needs Guns N' Roses and Tool touring together

no we don't. Tool will put you to sleep. I saw them in 98 and they did their radio hits first, then did a freaking 35 minute long drawn out instrumental. Maynard kept saying shit like "never mind us, we'll be your background porn music" and stupid shit like that. I like Tool's cd's, but i personally don't like them in concert at all. If they ever open for GnR, i'll definately show up late.

Put me on that list of people to show up late to a GNR show if Tool opens

[BabyGorilla]

All the new albums I purchased this year have exceeded the new GNR songs but it isn't fair to compare finalized versions to demos.

I would like to see this list of albums that exceeds the CD material.

And what good would that do? It would just get into my taste vs. your taste or Band X vs. GNR debate. I'll just say that there has been some really good music released in the last six months and you won't hear a lot of it on the radio.

[WARose]

i played "better" at a party this evening and everyone liked it.

i met one of my best friends there, that i rarely meet. he said, that he downloaded all new gnr demos after i showed him IRS and thought that they`re better than the old gnr.  he said that the old gnr made great music, but these songs are much more mature.

[Takemedown]

Agreed, the demos show promise...love IRS and the half demo of better that i heard. can't wait for the shows!

That said, PJ's new album is weak, same ol same ol. They're done and using politics to keep them afloat. I used to love 'em, but since Yield it's been all down hill...

That, that, said, I highly recommend a new album by a band called Wolfmother. Great stuff. And for straight up, raunchy rock N roll, Buckcherry's new album hits the spot.