Best Buy exclusive

[demo23nz]

It certainly sounds a lot like a pro-tools screw up. I've made a fear few similar mistakes myself in the process of cutting/pasting and auto-tuning. 

But mistakes like that are so easy to fix.  It just can't imagine it being unintentional.  It just doesn't make sense, it takes 30 seconds of work to fix something like that.  And for the record, though that effect could have been made by an extreme auto-tune change, I haven't heard a single artifact that actually sounds like the artifacts you get when auto-tuning a vocal track.

I dunno, I reckon there are a few hints of it in places (although less so than lots of albums)... But yeah, it would have been an easy fix.
If it is on purpose though, it still sounds bad to me. I'd rather think it was just a mistake, lol! Still a pretty good track though, regardless...

[loretian]

It certainly sounds a lot like a pro-tools screw up. I've made a fear few similar mistakes myself in the process of cutting/pasting and auto-tuning. 

But mistakes like that are so easy to fix.  It just can't imagine it being unintentional.  It just doesn't make sense, it takes 30 seconds of work to fix something like that.  And for the record, though that effect could have been made by an extreme auto-tune change, I haven't heard a single artifact that actually sounds like the artifacts you get when auto-tuning a vocal track.

I dunno, I reckon there are a few hints of it in places (although less so than lots of albums)... But yeah, it would have been an easy fix.
If it is on purpose though, it still sounds bad to me. I'd rather think it was just a mistake, lol! Still a pretty good track though, regardless...

I'm curious to hear where you think you hear hints of auto-tune on the album, cause I've listened to it exhaustively and haven't heard anything.

As far as this odd noise, it is strange, and when listening to it closely, it's hard to imagine it was done on purpose.  On the other hand, since it would be so easy to fix, until others pointed it out to me, I never noticed it.  It sounded just like a bit of fire in his voice there.  Maybe that was the point?

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Yeah, they're gonna leave a "mistake" on their comeback album.

Come the fuck on. 

[Drew]

Monday, I went to another Best Buy to see if they had any GN'R promotion since the first store didn't have any promotion at all. They second store did, a little. There was a sign out front of the store and there was also a cardboard display with all the previous GN'R albums, Chinese Democracy, and the CD record. I just remain disappointed in Best Buy and the way the GN'R "exclusive" was handled.

[wadey]

Has anyone got the Alternate covers yet from the pre-orders?

There are no alternate covers.

Yet, anyway.

i thought some guys pre-ordred different cover variants from best buy ages ago.......or did they get cancelled. there were 3 covers. A, B & C.
theres been that many threads ive been having trouble keeping up with it all

[GypsySoul]

i thought some guys pre-ordred different cover variants from best buy ages ago.......or did they get cancelled. there were 3 covers. A, B & C.

The B & C covers were cancelled (apparently these versions never existed to begin with).

As a "good will" gesture, BestBuy phoned/e-mailed everyone that pre-ordered them (B & C) and gave them FREE BestBuy coupons worth MORE $$$ than if you had actually been able to purchase them!!!  

[jayberwanger]

I went to a Wal-Mart in CA yesterday and they did not have the CD album.  They didn't even have any information when it would come into stock.

[Nighteyes]

You can only buy it at a Best Buy 

[Verse Chorus Verse]

You can only buy it at a Best Buy 

Nope, my local radio station made a point of advertising that you can buy it at Gallery of Sound. Though it IS supposed to be exclusive.

[demo23nz]

You can only buy it at a Best Buy 

Nope, my local radio station made a point of advertising that you can buy it at Gallery of Sound. Though it IS supposed to be exclusive.

Independent stores can get around exclusivity deals either by importing copies from overseas.

[thesloth]

In the U.S. it is bestbuy or indie stores only.  Every other place in the world can go to the store of their choosing.

[Howard2k]

I went to a Wal-Mart in CA yesterday and they did not have the CD album.  They didn't even have any information when it would come into stock.

2008 called and wanted me to say hello.

[oldgunsfan]

I went to a Wal-Mart in CA yesterday and they did not have the CD album.  They didn't even have any information when it would come into stock.

they didn't try to sell you the new AC/DC album?

[AXL DEMOCRACY]

 Man Arrested For Demanding Chinese Democracy
by James Barron, New York Times, posted 1 hour ago.

Lawrence Reilly from Queens, New York was arrested early Tuesday evening for disorderly conduct inside the Virgin Megastore at the Times Square section of Manhattan for reportedly demanding a copy of the new Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy."
Witnesses say Reilly was racing back and forth in the New Releases section of the store where he carelessly knocked over and threw down cds from the shelves in an attempt to find the new disc that was released by the band on Sunday, November 23.
When a worker came over to assist Reilly the situation became more volatile as Reilly was told that the disc was not available at the Virgin Megastore. Guns N' Roses have a deal with electronics store Best Buy where the album is exclusively being sold.
"He began cursing and yelling and becoming more and more agitated by the second," said John Garvey, a customer in the store at the time who first became aware of Reilly when he was bumped from behind. "I was looking through the new release section when I was suddenly slammed in the back. When I turned around to see what had happened, I noticed him (Reilly) behind me grabbing cds and moving them off the display shelves."

Other workers at the store began to notice the commotion and confronted Reilly according to store manager, Kent Debnam. "He began to yell threats and obscenities at the workers," said Debnam, reading from a report of the incident in which Reilly allegedly shouted, "I'll punch your lights out right here and right now," while allegedly shaking his fists at them.

"He kept demanding to be sold the album 'Chinese Democracy' and refused to listen to the reason as to why the album was not being sold at our location," Debnam said. When told that if he did not calm down security and the police would have to be called he reportedly said, "I don't give a (expletive) who you are. You are all little people on a power trip."

Police arrived soon after when Reilly said "Just arrest me."

According to police, Reilly was arrested at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, and was released by 11 p.m.

Reilly was charged with a class one misdemeanor, the highest kind next to a felony. A conviction on this charge would merit either a $2,500 fine and/or six months in jail. Reilly will be arraigned in ten days and go before a judge, who will decide which it will be.

[JuicySwoos]

Is this a joke?  Hasn't axl said in the past "I'll punch your lights out" and "little people on power trip"?   This guy knows his Axl banter.

[Frequent Flyer]

This is obviously the beginning of an elaborate viral marketing campaign 

[*Timothy*]

alright which poster was this....??

Come on ! one of you own up to it.

[DarrenLeves]

Shit Ive been busted!

[wadey]

i thought some guys pre-ordred different cover variants from best buy ages ago.......or did they get cancelled. there were 3 covers. A, B & C.

The B & C covers were cancelled (apparently these versions never existed to begin with).

As a "good will" gesture, BestBuy phoned/e-mailed everyone that pre-ordered them (B & C) and gave them FREE BestBuy coupons worth MORE $$$ than if you had actually been able to purchase them!!!  

thanks for the update gypsy, pretty cheap trick to pull that stunt.... few dissapointed fans over the pond then 

[duga]

Fake!