I only know what I know, and all I know right now is very little.? ?I don't contend that nothing is going on.? Like I said, there's most likely legal issues or mixing issues or bandmate issues that are all possible reasons as to why the album isn't out yet.? But since there's been little to no indication that the album will be out soon, that only leaves a logical person to believe that it won't.? That doesn't mean it won't be out by Christmas, but if you were to have to bet something substantial on it for arguments sake, based on prior experiences and issues to date, a wise person would bet on a longer delay.?
Moreover, I do argue that in 2006, we did have a light rain if you will before the storm of shows.? There were leaks, there were numerous Axl appearances, and there were plenty of rumors floating around about possible warm up shows and a tour afterwards.? Moreover, we did have Axl saying at the Korn concert that you would hear music this year.? Other than a few ambiguous statements by Axl in a press release about Bach's upcoming album and Del's admission that recording is done in late February, we there has been little to nothing.? You could point to the tour in Asia/Pacific, but Chinese Democracy world tours haven't always (in fact never) yielded any new albums before.
And soon as possible is a relative term.? It's hard to argue the efficiency of a project when it's been ongoing for over ten or eleven years.? Hey, it's their art, they can do what they want with it, but seriously, it's only Rock N' Roll.
Cheers,
Andrew
Hard to argue with any of that, I'd say. Thanks for bringing some common sense to the board, and for demonstrating that it's possible to be a little pessimistic without being "not a real fan." That accusation gets pretty old.
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