Chinese Democracy Reviews: 9 months later

[Smoking Guns]

I haven't played the whole disc in months. 

Sorry was my early favorite, but to me If The World now holds that title.  Last night Better came on the ipod... Axl's voice during the verse is so awesome and Bucket's solos melt my face every time on that song. 

My 3 favorite tunes from Album... If the World, Better, Chinese Democracy. 

Songs like Scrapped and Shacklers have fallen by the way side for me and are the closest thing to filler on the album.

Cather in the Rye pulled the biggest come back for me.  I didn't like the song at first. 

Its a good album with some awesome musicianship.

[The Glow Inc.]

I didn't like Riad at first because of the "AAAAAaaaaaaaaah"s lol

But after a while, the chorus got stuck in my head. Oh and it also has my favourite bbf solo of the album.

[russtcb]

Still not tired of it.


There's not many albums I've listened to for about nine months without putting them aside for a while....

Chinese Democracy is one of them.



/jarmo

I was just thinking about that the other day. I've listened to at least some of this album if not all every day since release and it's showing no sign of wearing off on me anytime soon.

Well played GN'R

[Smoking Guns]

Still not tired of it.


There's not many albums I've listened to for about nine months without putting them aside for a while....

Chinese Democracy is one of them.



/jarmo

I was just thinking about that the other day. I've listened to at least some of this album if not all every day since release and it's showing no sign of wearing off on me anytime soon.

Well played GN'R

I actually still listen to Appetite daily...

[D]

CD: Great build up/intro, love Ron's guitar during the verses, it def came a long way from earlier versions but I can't believe it was the first single... I knew this shit was doomed when I heard this was gonna be the first single: 7.5/10

Better: Intro is so ANNOYING, Robin's guitar makes my ears bleed on the intro and that falsetto just doesn't work for me. Other than that, very solid song, I think it could be the most overrated GNR song ever though. A straight rock version would be killer but those Chris Pittman Super Mario farts over the most kick ass guitar riff on the album just ruins it. 7.5/10

Shackler's Revenge: Love everything about this song. It is mean, brutal, has great music,lyrics,melodies and i love the demons marching from hell section during the solo 9/10

Street Of Dreams: At RIR III, that version I give a 10/10 Axl's vocal in the intro is some of the greatest shit I've ever heard. Here though on SOD, the song just isn't as good. Axl's raspy intro sounds awful. It drags, Axl's voice isn't as good and something feels missing. RIRIII 10/10 CD version 7/10

If the World: one of my favorites on the album, should've been a single. just so different but awesome as hell. The classical.flamenco type guitars from Bucket are awesome, great vocal etc 9/10

There Was A Time: Horrible lyrics but the music,melodies make up for probably the worst lyrics Axl has written since Shotgun Blues and Get in the Ring Axl's outro lyrics and emotion save it as does Bucket's genius 9/10

Catcher in the Rye: Demo was a 10 out of 10 and then here comes CD's clusterfuck version. First off, the intro is just horrible. that bass lick and the guitars just does not work. It sounds just horribly mixed. Ron is a super nice guy and does a great job on most of the album, but his guitar solos on Catcher just ruin the song for me. I can't even listen to it now just cause the mixing,music is so clusterfucked and bad. Demo 10/10 CD version 7/10

Scraped: Love it, don't mind the intro although I turn it down if people are around till the song kicks in. Great lyrics, melodies etc 8.5/10

Rhiad: I don't hate it, its only I can't relate to a word of it, so If I am working out, it gets u moving but I NEVER listen to this song 6/10

Sorry: Sounds like Seger's Turn The Page in a way, Love the emotion, some cringe worthy lyrics but I love the music,Bucket's solo is fabulous and the vocals are powerful 9/10

IRS:Hate it just a huge clusterfuck of epic proportions 4/10

Madagascar top 5 GNR song ever for me, love everything about this. I discovered this song back in 2001 when I was going through the worst 3 years of my life and this song resonated with me in a way that I can't being to explain 10/10

This I Love: I hate when people compare this to Estranged.... Estranged has so many changes and various musical parts and is truly a masterpiece. TIL is pretty much the same thing over and over and over with one of the worst guitar solos ever laid down on top of it.

Without the solo TIL is a 9/10 with the solo its a 6/10 so I give it an 8/10

Prostitute: once again, problem with this song is, it is the same thing over and over and over and over and over

I love GNR due to the diversity and how music changes in the songs and the songs have so many different moments and they fit together to become a great song. like Coma had no structure, Estranged changed tempo and riffs and feel so many times, NR has that awesome intro and outro etc etc
 Axl's vocals,emotion and lyrics save it though and i give it a 9.10

101.5/140=7/10

[Jdog0830]

Still not tired of it.


There's not many albums I've listened to for about nine months without putting them aside for a while....

Chinese Democracy is one of them.



/jarmo

I was just thinking about that the other day. I've listened to at least some of this album if not all every day since release and it's showing no sign of wearing off on me anytime soon.

Well played GN'R

I actually still listen to Appetite daily...

Same here I listen to almost all the albums daily just not in any order

[downzy56]

I love GNR due to the diversity and how music changes in the songs and the songs have so many different moments and they fit together to become a great song. like Coma had no structure, Estranged changed tempo and riffs and feel so many times, NR has that awesome intro and outro etc etc
 Axl's vocals,emotion and lyrics save it though and i give it a 9.10

Estranged never changed tempo; there are parts where they play half time, but in terms of tempo, it stays constant.

Cheers,

Andrew

[D]

Sorry Poor word choice, it just consistently changes musically but it all fits together perfectly. Doesn't feel like a bad cut and paste job.

[greekmule]

haven't heard it once since december 2008. I will sure pick it up sometime in the future and get immersed in it again but so far this thing grew old very fast.

still I think it is a solid record, but I am disappointed in how my favorite songs (especially Catcher) were absolutely butchered in the final cut.

[russtcb]

Still not tired of it.


There's not many albums I've listened to for about nine months without putting them aside for a while....

Chinese Democracy is one of them.



/jarmo

I was just thinking about that the other day. I've listened to at least some of this album if not all every day since release and it's showing no sign of wearing off on me anytime soon.

Well played GN'R

I actually still listen to Appetite daily...

I went through phases with AFD and UYI's like that as well. I'm sure eventually I'll get that way with CD. Just let it be something I listen more often than other artists.

[Voodoochild]

Catcher in the Rye: Demo was a 10 out of 10 and then here comes CD's clusterfuck version. First off, the intro is just horrible. that bass lick and the guitars just does not work.

That's not bass, just Ron's clean guitar.

[D]

Catcher in the Rye: Demo was a 10 out of 10 and then here comes CD's clusterfuck version. First off, the intro is just horrible. that bass lick and the guitars just does not work.

That's not bass, just Ron's clean guitar.

Really?

WOW, sounds very bass like

just horrible the guitar in Catcher. Absolutely ruins what was gonna be my favorite song.

[jarmo]

... and if you hadn't heard the leaks, it would be amazing.





/jarmo

[MeanBone]

i like all the songs, i just wish the drums were a little louder, i can't really listen to all of the dinamics. UYI's drums were a lot more clear.
Riad seems like a sick song on the drums but most of it is blurred out but the guitars and synth... the drums and the bass should be louder for my taste.

funny thing is, the song i least liked when cd came out was If the World and now it's the one i listen the most.

[Axl4Prez2004]

Love it.  The disc is in, and has stayed in my computer since November, '08.  The album is framed and will stay hanging on my wall. 

I'm confused by the IRS-hate.  In my eyes it is fucking brilliant. 

Songs I can't stop listening to (in no particular order, depending on my mood):  Better, There Was a Time, Scraped, Sorry, IRS, Madagascar, This I Love, and Prostitute.


 

[draguns]

I'm not going to write another review of CD 9 months later. However, I will say that some of my favorites on the album are: If The World, Sorry, Chinese demo, TWAT, IRS, Better, Street of Dreams and Madagascar. This I Live is starting to grow on me since I can now relate to it better. D, I have to disagree with you about There was A Time. I thought the lyrics are good!

[Jdog0830]

I love all the songs this album was to me like with AFD in that aspect 

[PJ]

IRS is the worst song in the album..

[Chief]

D - why do you think there was a time has horrible lyrics? i think they're pretty good, telling a story anyway.


I just listened again for the first time in a while and i still really love the album even though some of my favorites have changed and i appreciate songs like Catcher, Sorry, This I love more than i did at first.

[Jdog0830]

D - why do you think there was a time has horrible lyrics? i think they're pretty good, telling a story anyway.


I just listened again for the first time in a while and i still really love the album even though some of my favorites have changed and i appreciate songs like Catcher, Sorry, This I love more than i did at first.

I know it grows on you the more you listen to the songs