Chinese Democracy single - free with Best Buy pre-order & release Nov 9th

[Scabbie]

What is the point of this unless we get a B Side with the single or the promise of a video

Supporting the band ?

In that case why don't they just set up a 'please donate here' fund.

Again if it was a remix, b-side, came with a video it might be a good offer but I think the retailer could try harder

[faldor]

What is the point of this unless we get a B Side with the single or the promise of a video

Supporting the band ?

In that case why don't they just set up a 'please donate here' fund.

Again if it was a remix, b-side, came with a video it might be a good offer but I think the retailer could try harder

You get the single LEGALLY for FREE.  Why would that NOT be worth it?

[faldor]

I'm not getting the "napster" version?

why is that?

I've got a question.  I don't have an I-Pod, never used iTunes, never bought music on the internet.  So what would be my best bet here?  Do you need an I-Pod to play songs off of iTunes?  If it's available at napster, would that be the better way to go?  My computer is quite old, I don't think it would know what to do with an iTune.

Go with itunes over napster, itunes files (AAC) are way better quality then the mp3 format napster offers !

Also you dont need a ipod and you can burn all of your files to disc. 

 

Thanks for the input! 

[Scabbie]

What is the point of this unless we get a B Side with the single or the promise of a video

Supporting the band ?

In that case why don't they just set up a 'please donate here' fund.

Again if it was a remix, b-side, came with a video it might be a good offer but I think the retailer could try harder

You get the single LEGALLY for FREE.  Why would that NOT be worth it?

Depends how patient you are a guess. The fact its already being streamed everywhere and played on the radio means I can hold out until the release of the album. But you'd have thought with all of the material thats been recorded over the past few years a b-side or remix could have been thrown in

But like I said before I prefer to pick up the copy from the store on the day anyway

[faldor]

I hear what you're saying.  I don't know for sure because I don't use iTunes, but don't they give you extras when you download a single?  Like, artwork, liner notes, etc.  It'd be a little more than just the song itself, at least I think.  Also, you can still get the album in the store on the day of its release if you pre-order and choose "in store pickup".  At least, so I've heard.

[AC]

this may be a very naive question, but I will do it anyway...

do any of you know what format / bitrate will the single have?

iTunes will almost certainly be iTunes plus, i.e. 256kpbs mp3, DRM free.

One can only hope, depends on the record company. All the other GN'R albums are NOT iTunes Plus.

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[Dickeye]

Just got the email from CD.co.uk confirming the single is going to be available this Sunday. It also confirms it's a 1 track only single.

Can't wait

[St_Jimmyuk]

cool i will be getting that then

[Ulises]

I guess I misunderstood the title but...it means that is going to be available ONLY in UK?

[St_Jimmyuk]

no i think he is saying it will be on itunes (UK) on the 9th might not be same date for rest of the world

[Ulises]

Oh, that's ok.

Thanks 

[Dickeye]

Yeah this just confirms it's going up on the UK iTunes.

[FunkyMonkey]

Rolling Stone?s Top Stories
11/7/08

? Pre-Order Chinese Democracy, Get Free Track

Starting this Sunday (November 9th), pre-ordering Guns N? Roses? Chinese Democracy will net you an immediate free download of the title track. Buying the album early at either Best Buy.com, iTunes or Best Buy?s own Napster on November 9th will allow consumers to get ?Chinese Democracy? at no cost, just two weeks before the album Chinese Democracy finally gets unleashed on November 23rd after that pesky 14-year wait. ?Chinese Democracy? has already become Gn?R?s most popular radio song since ?Don?t Cry.?

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/11/07/pre-order-chinese-democracy-get-free-title-track-download-sunday/

[Drew]

Thanks for posting the article.

[AC]

The nice thing about doing the pre-order and downloading the tracks is that if you don't have a store that's doing a midnight sale then you can download it at midnight and party on!

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[whiny]

i just bought cd (single) on i tunes! at least on the german version it is already there for download...   

[jarmo]

i just bought cd (single) on i tunes! at least on the german version it is already there for download...   

It's in the Austrian store.

I just checked the US, UK and German stores, none of them had it yet.



/jarmo

[whiny]

i just bought cd (single) on i tunes! at least on the german version it is already there for download...   

It's in the Austrian store.

I just checked the US, UK and German stores, none of them had it yet.



/jarmo

ok, thanx, then it's the austrian store. but i got it now. sounds a little different than the stream-version on the homepage: the sleazy guitar on the left side after the axl scream, now fits the song better. don't know if it's a different mix/mastering or just some compression issue (different file type etc)... whatever, very cool.

[Lucs]

Not sure if it has already been said before... you can buy Chinese Democracy single on www.amazon.de and www.cede.ch

[Evolution]

It's up on the Itunes UK store! Get buying!

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=295315097&s=143449