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Guns N Roses, : Chinese Democracy
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Audio CD
0602517906075
Polydor
Polydor
1
Polydor
November 24, 2008
71 minutes
Polydor
37



Disc 1:
  1. Chinese Democracy
  2. Shackler's Revenge
  3. Better
  4. Street Of Dreams
  5. If The World
  6. There Was A Time
  7. Catcher In The Rye
  8. Scraped
  9. Riad N' The Bedouins
  10. Sorry
  11. I.R.S.
  12. Madagascar
  13. This I Love
  14. Prostitute



Amazon.co.uk Review:
17 years in the making and beholden of a level of hyperbole verging on mythology--one that couldn't even be derailed by Axl Rose staffing his ever-changing troupe with people named Buckethead, Bumblefoot and Brain--Chinese Democracy would disappoint even if it arrived in a puff of smoke and nullified the impact of The Dark Side of the Moon, Revolver and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (not to mention Appetite for Destruction). And it doesn't do that, obviously. In fact, straight off the block it's in danger of rear-ending the Guns N' Roses legend, with the title track offering little beyond big production and "Shackler's Revenge" and "Better" emulating Linkin Park's industrial block building with a guttural vocal that threatens to turn the whole thing into a parody. But a desire to progress the G N' R template finds its feet as "If The World" unfolds into an improbable eastern drum 'n' bass orchestral trip-hop odyssey with some coarse riffing and the attitude of old is run through Pro-Tools and made 21st Century-proof on "Scraped" and "Raid N' the Bedouins". But if this album is to be remembered for anything in particular it will be the sky-reaching ambition of the balladry; "Sorry" with its "Nothing Else Matters" vibe and interlaced vocal choreography is cathartic and proud, "This I Love" sees Axl's larynx stretched and twisted, literally wringing the emotion from within, and "Catcher in the Rye" is one real moment of universal appeal. Chinese Democracy tries to be a lot of things but really works where Axl is left to be Axl and "November Rain" is left sounding like "Kumbaya". --James Berry



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Not perfect, and possibly not as good as it should've been but still great! ! !
Well we all the controvertial topic on this and that is either "it's not good if slash aint there" or "this is not guns n roses". The best way I can describe ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Different but brilliant
Don't expect this to sound like Appetite for Destruction or the old line-up.

The first 4 tracks are really great and 'Madagascar' is very good too. ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - buckethead!!!!
never liked guns n roses, ibought this for my brother-in-law. when he decided to put it on during christmas day, i thought 'yawn..'..but, it hit me straight away ... Read More

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Guns N Roses, : Chinese Democracy