Chinese Democracy vs Appetite for Destruction

[Rob]

AFD, as much as I love it, and as much it gets put up on an untouchable pedestal, has two weak tracks that could've easily been left off (You're Crazy and Anything Goes).

I'll take those two "weak" tracks over any of the leaks we've heard any day.

[Locomotive98]

Same as that mate. Great songs in my opinion.

[Wolfpac]

'bad taste must run in the family... but don't worry, you'll be eating your words soon enough!'

- Oh man that wasn't cool.... Well, I guess my retort would be that it's not bad taste that runs in the family, it's blind devotion that DOESN'T run in the family.?

[TheMole]

AFD, as much as I love it, and as much it gets put up on an untouchable pedestal, has two weak tracks that could've easily been left off (You're Crazy and Anything Goes).

Both does song are much better than 'I.R.S' and 'Chinese Democracy'.
Though I find 'Better' and 'There Was A Time' to be better than You're Crazy and Anything Goes.
It could swing both ways, if they leave I.R.S and CD off the record. Oh, and I'm not too sure of Madagascar either...

[EccoTides]

AFD, as much as I love it, and as much it gets put up on an untouchable pedestal, has two weak tracks that could've easily been left off (You're Crazy and Anything Goes).

I'll take those two "weak" tracks over any of the leaks we've heard any day.

Are you serious?

Anything Goes > There Was a Time, The Blues, Catcher in the Rye, Better?


That's ludicrous IMO, but "it's alright..."

[da_pope]

I don't like Anything Goes... IMHO:

Anything Goes > Twat
Anything Goes = Catcher In The Rye
Anything Goes < I.R.S., Better
You're Crazy > Catcher In The Rye, Twat
You're Crazy < Better, I.R.S.

Until they change the chorus "Twat" is the worst thing Axl has ever done... Worse then My World. The rest of the song is decent but that chorus is the worst attempt at anything ever.

[mikegiuliana]

Axl just seems content to write some piano rock about some bird that upset him many years ago. This isnt Keane Axl, its Guns N Roses! Remember them?!

that made me laugh so much

[gun]

Appetite won't be topped ever...period.

[mikegiuliana]

Appetite won't be topped ever...period.

another reason it'll never be topped (besides being usually names top 5 rock albums ever, a must own for any starting rock fan) is this band is not like the old one, there's no danger no younger kids buying the record in spite of their parents.. Old gnr were guys in their mid to early twenties with a cause.. It would be like the sex pistols today, who cares that cause & attitude is long gone.. Music isn't the only part that sells it's the make up of the band..

[EccoTides]

I don't like Anything Goes... IMHO:

Anything Goes > Twat
Anything Goes = Catcher In The Rye
Anything Goes < I.R.S., Better
You're Crazy > Catcher In The Rye, Twat
You're Crazy < Better, I.R.S.

Until they change the chorus "Twat" is the worst thing Axl has ever done... Worse then My World. The rest of the song is decent but that chorus is the worst attempt at anything ever.

I'm honestly blown away by that chart - But hey, your opinion is respected all the same.

[25]

I think I'll wait until CD is released before judging it and measuring it against other albums.  I know it sounds crazy, but I like to actually hear albums before I make up my mind about them

[da_pope]

I think I'll wait until CD is released before judging it and measuring it against other albums.? I know it sounds crazy, but I like to actually hear albums before I make up my mind about them

How else are you gonna kill 14 years?

[25]

I think I'll wait until CD is released before judging it and measuring it against other albums.  I know it sounds crazy, but I like to actually hear albums before I make up my mind about them

How else are you gonna kill 14 years?

I have hobbies 

[ppbebe]

Tastes differ. Unreleased or not,

I'd take Better and IRS over any song on AFD without a morsel of hasitation.

Chinese Democracy > AFD

[blueheart]

I don't think that we could compare these albums but it's very possible for CD to have similar impact on the music... not  so for its songs but as it s the most expensive and talked about album all these years

[da_pope]

Tastes differ. Unreleased or not,

I'd take Better and IRS over any song on AFD without a morsel of hasitation.

Chinese Democracy > AFD

Wow. Just wow.
either you're not a real GN'R fan or your just a little too high on Axl.

[Locomotive98]

Tastes differ. Unreleased or not,

I'd take Better and IRS over any song on AFD without a morsel of hasitation.

Chinese Democracy > AFD

What drugs are you on??!!! Cant be very good ones if they cause that extreme level of irrational thinking.

Some people amaze me. I suppose that you also think that 'Invisible Kid' by Metallica rules more than anything on Master of Puppets.

Reading this board sometimes just makes me wanna weep.

[Wolfpac]

I really can't understand how anybody can say the CD demos are better than AFD at this point. In my opinion, with the exception of the Chinese Democracy song, itself, and TWAT the demos and leaks would be better than AFD if you're into pop or pop rock music.

[lcg]

You can never beat Appetite. I don't mean to be pessimistic, but it won't beat UYI either.
Although I know one thing's for sure, it'll be better than The Spaghetti Incident (not that those were GN'R's songs)

[EccoTides]

In my opinion, with the exception of the Chinese Democracy song, itself, and TWAT the demos and leaks would be better than AFD if you're into pop or pop rock music.

GNR have always been a pop rock band, so I don't quite see the logic there...