How much does CD need to sell for it to be considered a success?

[oldgunsfan]

5-7million in the states;10-14 millon WW

that seems to be what the top albums sell these days

[give_it_a_rest]

I don't know how the situation is in the states, but the record stores over here in europe are also selling very much music dvd's these days, some shops have more dvd's for sale then CD's.  So I hope that they are going to release a (Live) DVD after Chinese Democracy and then another album. Or maybe a CD with a bonus DVD (with video clips, live excerpts (how do you write that one)or something, which also helps selling more albums a lot, overall I think 10  million copies worldwide is possible.   

[CAFC Nick]

ehrr no, the intro of "better" doesn't sound good to me... I hope they will change it. It sounded really odd Live.

Do you not find it catchy at all??

Sure, it takes a few listens to get used to it and like it (especially as its under the name Guns N' Roses) but it is really catchy and i often find myself whistling it.

[ppbebe]

I sorta understand why nes is confused about the song live. He starts the intro in soft falsetto then all in a breath changes for the rather husky voice of the verse.

[evergreen_layne]

ehrr no, the intro of "better" doesn't sound good to me... I hope they will change it. It sounded really odd Live.

Do you not find it catchy at all??

Sure, it takes a few listens to get used to it and like it (especially as its under the name Guns N' Roses) but it is really catchy and i often find myself whistling it.

Yeah I played it for my girlfriend about 5 times when the leaks came out but we haven't listened to it since then and yesterday she was humming the chorus.  It took me a while to figure it out and then I was like "yeah!" 

[nesquick]

ehrr no, the intro of "better" doesn't sound good to me... I hope they will change it. It sounded really odd Live.

Do you not find it catchy at all??

Sure, it takes a few listens to get used to it and like it (especially as its under the name Guns N' Roses) but it is really catchy and i often find myself whistling it.

No I don't find this intro "catchy". Sorry, but it's nothing compared to the mythical intros of Jungle, Sweet Child, paradise City, Civil War, You could be Mine etc... you know... Robin is good but he is not Slash. He doesn't have the genius of Slash. overall, I'm not a big fan of "Better". The only part I really love is the outro. It's beautifull. But overall I'm not fan of that song. For me, IRS, The blues, Madagascar, TWAT (2nd part) and Catcher in The Rye are absolutely better.