2 years since chinese democracy

[richwoman]

well here it is 2 years on, i think it still feels new to me, i agree with the previous post about hearing different sounds on there i remember trying to hear Sebastian`s whistle in sorry (finally heard it in the kitchen cooking dinner lol) i still love Prostitute and the piano at the end still makes me sad i cried the first time i heard it, This i love i listen to more since hearing it live. I do think the album is still a mystery i don`t know if other people are the same but i do find myself wondering when the songs were written and when they were recorded what the stories are behind them maybe that's why it`s still as interesting now as it was before it came out. We know Axl wasn`t happy with the lack of promotion and the packaging but you know 2 years on we have an album he should be proud of and a world tour that kicks ass so Happy Anniversary  CHINESE DEMOCRACY 

[Marion68]

Happy Birthday CHINESE DEMOCRACY.I?ll never forget the 23 November 2008... 

Thanks Axl & Guns?N?Roses for the tour and I hope that they will come to Europe in 2011 again...

[russtcb]

Here's my Chinese Democracy story:

I never actually heard the HOB 01 shows and didn't have access to the Rock In Rio III shows. I was a lot less tech savvy in those days, so I didn't know how to get them. The first I ever heard of anything from CD was when they did a little of Madagascar during the VMA 02 Medley. That performance was enough to get me interested in buying tickets for their show here in Detroit a few months after that.

In addition to all the old material, they played Chinese Democracy, The Blues, Madagascar & Riad that night. I was absolutely blown away by the new music and started to find as many bootlegs of the tour as I could to keep listening to the songs. I kept them all and listened constantly through the 02-06 "Dark Ages" then got super excited when I got tickets to the first Hammerstein show in 06. I was SO excited to be standing there when they played songs like Better, IRS & TWaT for the first time live!! And again, I kept getting as many bootlegs of the shows after that to keep listening to the new songs too. 

When the album was finally coming out, I pre-ordered it on Best Buy's website and planned a pre-party at my house for release day. I also went to the listening party thrown by our local radio station the week before release. I was one of the people who Best Buy shipped their order to early so my vinyl and CD actually showed up at my house on the day of the listening party.

The listening party itself was a riot and we had quite a time. Then my own release party at my house (which kicked off at 8am!) was awesome. Since it's release, I've probably listened to the album at least a literally 500 times and it's just not getting old. There's even a few songs (CitR & Sorry for sure) that I wasn't crazy about at first but have since grown on me quite a bit.

I'm working a ridiculous amount of hours today (I'm in retail in the US) so I won't have much free time. But what little free time I have will be spent listening to Chinese Democracy!

Happy 2 Year Anniversary!

[Danielle Machado]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY CHINESE DEMOCRACY!!! 

Tks for these 2 years of great music!!! It looks like it was yesterday!!! OMG the time is running sooooo fast!
And of course... Tks GNR, Tks Lebeis family, Tks HTGTH and Tks Jarmo

[GypsySoul]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ... HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! 

         

[Voodoochild]

Two great years, may I say. I can only feel sorry for the haters who keep missing such a trully epic effort with such a great history behind it.

[Axlspants]

Well i love it, its just fit seemlessly into my music collection, i usually listen to it on the running machine, so I go through till the end of TWAT and then shuffle on up to Madagascar which really gets me going. When I'm listening to it in the car then I don't skip any of it. The first five are the top five on my itunes.

At first I wasn't sure that the music was as memorable as say WTTJ or NR but now I think that some of the playing is timeless, I'd put Better, Shacklers, the end of TWAT and the solo on TIL up there with any 'old guns' stuff. The vocals are awsome throughout the whole record, his lyrics have always inspired me. The end of prostitute is so so beautiful, what a stunning way to end the record.

Fingers crossed for a new record for the current line up.

Happy Birthday CD

[Lostrose]

     well like most of u....i waited and waited and waited for this album....for years.  i had already downloaded and heard many songs live in 02 and 06.  i have been GNR's biggest fan since 1988.  But to be honest...i haven't listened to it in a year and a half.  IT WAS JUST OK...NOTHING SPECIAL AND HAS NO REPLAY VALUE.  if he has nothing better in store then my favorite band IS OFFICIALLY DEAD. 

What a dildo.

i play it regularly.  Its a pretty good albumn. 

[axlpwns]

Great album Happy Birthday Chinese Democracy 

[John]

I'm just starting to play the album from start to finish through my 5.1.

Happy F'N Birthday 

[GypsySoul]

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To the !MILLIONS! who've supported GNR's Chinese Democracy: THANK YOU! 谢谢 Obrigado ありがとうGracias شكرا Спасибо धन्यवाद #ChineseDemocracy2years
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[gnrjanus]

after a long time nor listening to any cd songs i've just heard a few again, (Better, Twat, Catcher,Sorry,prostitute) and after that long time without it I appreciate it even more then before.
It's just such an amazing record and I think it might take some time but I think more people will love it when they just don't listen to it for a long time and suddenly do it again!
it blows your mind away!

[Bodhi]

The thing that sticks out most to me about this record is how REAL it is.  You know?  People can nitpick and say this and that about it, whether it be about the promotion( or lack thereof), or any other type of negativity that surrounded it's release.  Believe me, after following every move this band has made regarding this record since the mid 90's I know all about the negativity.   But I think this record is a great gift for the "diehards."   It is 100% real and just screams "Guns N Roses."  It just represents everything that I have loved about this band for the last 20 years.  It is Axl, not giving a fuck about what anyone else wants, says, does etc.. It is him doing his thing.  Actually it is THEM doing THEIR thing, because this is every much a "band" as anyone I have ever heard or seen.  I know people are already talking about a new record, but i am in no rush.  Don't get me wrong, I would buy a new GNR album every day if one came out, but 2 years after hearing this record i am still hearing new things every time I put it on...a truly great album lasts forever.  This is one of them.

[Limulus]

some technical issue:

"Appetite For Destruction" (MFSL) (1987) frequencies:


Chinese Democracy (2008) frequencies :


Telsa "Alive in Europe" (2010) frequencies (picked it as bad example and the "Patience Rip-Off"  ):



link about CD and loudness war:
http://www.gatewaymastering.com/gateway_LoudnessWars.asp

general short but very informative clip about the so called "loudness war" in music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ