Chinese Democracy Review Thread

[TomFriend]

http://www.nme.com/magazine

Looks like its a panning from NME 4/10 november pain.   Probably the most respected mag in the UK

NME isn't respected at all. The Word, MOJO, and Uncut are respected magazines - people have been talking shit about NME for years, and its come close to closing down due to lack of sales at least once in the last few years.

Shame it didn't really, considering the hipster, trend-hopping goober-smoochers that work for them.

[Lucs]

There's a very good review in french here : http://rocknfolk.com/site/disquedumois.php

Rated 4/5 (which means EXCELLENT).

[pilferk]

I expect some clunker reviews (incidently, I can't get to the nme site...have to try later...weird) from some of the mainstream press.  It's inevitable, all things considered.

But I heard the album last night at the NYC listening party.   It is, IMHO, amazing.  It's eclectic but it sounds like it all "fits together", ya know.  It's not JUST a collection of good material, it SOUNDS like an album.  I don't know how else to put it.....it just "flows".

There are a couple songs on there that I think will surprise people.  There is at least ONE song featuring a very good, "old school GnR" bluesy style guitar solo.  There's some "UYI" era grandiose rock style material.  And there's some new, unexpected stuff that just sounds great.  Even the stuff that's been heard (IRS, Better, etc) sounds tighter and better than the incarnations we've heard, IMHO.

[AdZ]

Probably the most respected mag in the UK

I think not.

[mrlee]

Probably the most respected mag in the UK

I think not.

+1

That piece of shit magazine pushes shit bands in this country.

Fuck NME and the NME generation.

[variant]

It doesn't surprise me that NME have given it a bad review - that magazine is so desperate for publicity and to create 'controversy' its pathetic.

Most of its readers left a few years back with what remained of its journalistic integrity.

[jarmo]

NME is the magazine that deiced to run with a story about a tribute band not performing the new songs.... They made a news headline out of it!

Seriously!



/jarmo

[whiny]

NME is the magazine that deiced to run with a story about a tribute band not performing the new songs.... They made a news headline out of it!

Seriously!



/jarmo

that's poor!

i just checked the german rolling stone. they don't have a review of cd in the upcoming issue. hm, well.

[estrangedpaul]

Excellent review -

http://www.addictivethoughts.com/?p=109

While you may agree or disagree on the quality of the songs, he does some up the thoughts of a lot of the community towards the end.

[duga]

NME is the magazine that deiced to run with a story about a tribute band not performing the new songs.... They made a news headline out of it!

Seriously!



/jarmo

And Expressen published the same story. 

[w.axl.rose]

lol i love this part from the review...

Sorry slows things down on the album with what Sebastian Bach described as a ?grinding doom metal? riff. I think he might be deaf.

[CheapJon]

Excellent review -

http://www.addictivethoughts.com/?p=109

While you may agree or disagree on the quality of the songs, he does some up the thoughts of a lot of the community towards the end.

sounds good, i havent heard the songs but this sound promising

(of course i've heard the demos but u catch my drift)

[michaelvincent]

I'm only going to say this guys...

Just put your preconceptions that you've built up from the leaks in the trash, get a pair of nice headphones, and prepare to be blown away.

This is a production tour de force the likes of which you haven't heard in a long long time. It sounds THAT good.

[tHeElEcTrIcSiNtAr]

So do we know who mastered the album yet?

[whiny]

lol i love this part from the review...

Sorry slows things down on the album with what Sebastian Bach described as a ?grinding doom metal? riff. I think he might be deaf.

well i don't like bach too much, but why is everybody bashing him for saying that sorry "almost" sounds like doom metal? it's kinda true. the track has a certain feel that some of the old sabbath songs had.  mixed with a slightly psychedelic pink floyd mood and axl's gnr vision(s).

rest of the review is really good and professional by the way...

[Olorin]

Excellent review -

http://www.addictivethoughts.com/?p=109

While you may agree or disagree on the quality of the songs, he does some up the thoughts of a lot of the community towards the end.

I seen that, it reads more like it was written by a member of the boards.

I pretty much agree with most of it, it is very well written. I wonder who wrote it? Obviously a fan who has followed the changes over the years.


Good article, suspicions aside.

[younggunner]

http://onethirtybpm.com/2008/11/18/guns-n-roses-chinese-democracy

[King Axl]

http://onethirtybpm.com/2008/11/18/guns-n-roses-chinese-democracy

That's a review I'd like to see more of.

Well written, and above all, very positive.

[neon2002]

I'm only going to say this guys...

Just put your preconceptions that you've built up from the leaks in the trash, get a pair of nice headphones, and prepare to be blown away.

This is a production tour de force the likes of which you haven't heard in a long long time. It sounds THAT good.

Headphones? Forget that I'm heading down to the midnight opening @ HMV and then listening to it on the 9 Speaker Boston Acoustics radio in my Jeep!

 

[neon2002]

http://onethirtybpm.com/2008/11/18/guns-n-roses-chinese-democracy

That might be the best written review yet.