I JUST BOUGHT CHINESE DEMOCRACY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Evolution]

The postman reckons the package was too big to post so he's sent it back to the depot, I had to go round to Asda to buy a second copy!

[Ines_rocks!]

hey, kinda off topic but... does anyone know how to convert mpeg4 files to mp3? In other words.. how can I put the album's files into my mp3 player?

[overmatik]

The easiest way is to use the built-in mp3 conversor from Windows Media Player.

[loretian]

hey, kinda off topic but... does anyone know how to convert mpeg4 files to mp3? In other words.. how can I put the album's files into my mp3 player?

http://www.howtodothings.com/electronics/a1664-how-to-convert-mp4-to-mp3.html

[Ines_rocks!]

thanks guys! 

[Is he struggling?]

After nine years ... NINE YEARS... of waiting, I am at last the proud owner of Chinese Democracy on CD and Vinyl.

I got mine at HMV Oxford street this morning, around 8.45. The shop was quite empty at that hour, but a couple of other folks were milling aorund with their copies of 'Chinese'. There was a brief moemnt of giddiness when I left the shop as I thought to myself ...'wow, I finally got it, I finally bloody got it'.

Then I regained my composure long enough to get something to eat, and then set out to find a quiet place to listen to it on my CD walkman. It isn't easy to find such a place in Central London, but i settled on a spot near a stream in St James Park.

For the next 70 minutes, the rest of the world melted away. I was in a a semi meditative state, soaking up every riff, lick, beat and scream on Axl's new opus, as I watched the black swans drift by and the cold november wind battered my face. As the coda of 'Prostitute' faded out, I felt a tremendous feeling of peace as the stream babbled on and the trees cast long shadows in the Autumn sun. In fact, the experience was all all a bit like Herman Herman Hesse's 'Siddharta', (except of course there were no CD players in Ancient India).

[nonlinear]

I picked mine up @ 12:01AM at the HMV Superstore in downtown Toronto. I got the Fanpack (CD & T-Shirt) & a CD. There Vinyl order never arrived
I'll have to try to get the Vinyl when I go to the mall tomorrow.

I listened to it in my Jeep on my 9 Speaker Boston Acoustics sound system - sounds great!

 

I still haven't been able to find a Vinyl copy. Has anyone in the Toronto Area been able to find a Vinyl copy yet?

Also Windows Media Player STILL doesn't recognize the CD - I wonder when Chinese Democracy will get added to the database?

 

HMV told me that the vinyl isn't out until December 2nd in Canada.

Interesting, the only thing that they told me was that they didn't get their shipment.

yea, i was told at first that they didn't receive their shipment, and then I called today and got fed the 2 december bullshit line....  not sure where that date came from, or if they're just making it up, or what, but at any rate it would be nice to get some sort of confirmation from the band or label about this.

[demanding_GNR_rock]

Anyone else have problems uploading the cd onto itunes? It took me two attempts and none of the data such as artist/song name dont appear. Ive had had to input the names ect manually, actually more a pleasurable than you think

[GypsySoul]

I had trouble too but not with the data.  For me, the songs didn't download in the tracklisting order like on the album so I had to re-arrange them into the correct order in the playlist.  Plus, since I pre-ordered the album, iTunes gave me CD (single) for FREE but I can't figure out how to get the playlist with the rest of the album to let me add the song so the iPod recognizes it as part of the album. When I look at the playlist on my computer, they're all in the same playlist but when it uploads to the iPod, it seperates them again.  I think it has something to do with that they were 'purchased' on different days. 

[Jizzo]

nope

[rkswb11]

I put the CD in... and my computer doesn't have any autostart programs.  In fact, it doesn't even recognize it as "chinese democracy."  Just "unknown album." 

Is it just my computer or is there really no computer data on the disk?  If there isn't any, what reason do you think that could be?

[The Catcher]

I got the same thing when I wanted to rip the album for my mp3 player. Odd, as even old cd's have data on them, but anyway it may be some sort of protection. It's not important, though

[Mama Kin]

I picked mine up @ 12:01AM at the HMV Superstore in downtown Toronto. I got the Fanpack (CD & T-Shirt) & a CD. There Vinyl order never arrived
I'll have to try to get the Vinyl when I go to the mall tomorrow.

I listened to it in my Jeep on my 9 Speaker Boston Acoustics sound system - sounds great!

 

I still haven't been able to find a Vinyl copy. Has anyone in the Toronto Area been able to find a Vinyl copy yet?

Also Windows Media Player STILL doesn't recognize the CD - I wonder when Chinese Democracy will get added to the database?

 

HMV told me that the vinyl isn't out until December 2nd in Canada.

Interesting, the only thing that they told me was that they didn't get their shipment.

yea, i was told at first that they didn't receive their shipment, and then I called today and got fed the 2 december bullshit line....  not sure where that date came from, or if they're just making it up, or what, but at any rate it would be nice to get some sort of confirmation from the band or label about this.

Yeah, I don't know what's up with that. I said, "It's been released world-wide today", they said "sometimes we have different release dates." I thought it was just a line of BS, but if other Canadians, in far larger cities than mine can't find it, I guess it's true.

Not sure why'd they change it. Unless there was a deal with the record company who was pressing them. I assume the vinyl gets pressed in Canada....for the Canadian release.

[dimitrisaxl]

I bought my copy! All this years of waiting and finally in my hands. Can't believe it. The disk is awesome! 

[ereeper]

I think those having trouble might need to download the most current version of itunes.  I haven't had any trouble, but I did make sure I got the latest version a couple of days ago.

On a side note, I'm proud of the way itunes it pushing the album.  I got an e-mail from them this morning that featured the album.  When I opened the wheat logo was huge in the e-mail.  Below that in much tinier displays were Kanye and The Killers.  Kanye and The Killers are selling their album today for $4.99 while CD is still the full price of $9.99.  I think the other artists are feeling the heat of the success of CD.

[Jdog0830]

im buyin CD this weekend

[Adler_Sorum_Brain]

I don?t know what to think really..I bought it today and i?ll listen to it later tonight...A review will come later..IT?s fucking here !

[Jdog0830]

My 1 friend got it 2ed day it came out we listened to it its Better than any of the other GNR albums except Appitite but it blew my mind 

[marknroses]

I just bought 5 copies of CD
I have only heard 50% of the record and aside from This I Love, the other 7 songs were well-publicized before the past couple of months (Street of Dreams, TWAT, RATB. etc.). From how everything sounds, I may be buying more copies to hand out for Chanukah and Thanksgiving!!!!
 

I spoke to the register lady at Best Buy in Columbus Circle in NYC and she told me that GNR and Kenya West are the two best sellers right now.
A GNR album debut in the Billboard Top 5 is very likely at this point. I look foward to hearing the rest of it and making a review for it like the rest of you.

 
MNR

[RnT]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I GOT MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1