Guns N' Roses fans are a patient lot aren't they? They've been waiting for over a decade for Axl Rose to release new Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy, and the release date has now been pushed back again – this time to March 2007.
But this time Axl Rose really means it. On March 6 2007, Chinese Democracy will definitely, definitely be released as a proper album with absolutely no exception. Unless it doesn't happen, which – given the endless delays Guns N' Roses have given Chinese Democracy – it probably won't. But let's look on the bright side here; we might only be a couple of weeks away from hearing what kind of ridiculously overblown Puddle Of Mudd rip-off disappointment Axl Rose has managed to tinker the joy out of over the last ten years or so.
In 2006 Guns N' Roses were much more visible than they've been for years. They toured enough to learn that they didn't like The Eagles Of Death Metal – or as Axl calls them "the pigeons of shit metal" – and Axl Rose seems to have been re-learning how to be an Annoying Rock Twat by having a fight with a fashion designer in a nightclub and chewing on a Swedish security guard's leg in a hotel. Of course, that's not what Guns N' Roses should have been doing, though – they should have been finishing Chinese Democracy.
Chinese Democracy is the album that Guns N' Roses have been promising for over a decade. It's thought that Axl Rose has started, scrapped and re-started Chinese Democracy more than six billion times in this decade, and it has variously included guest contributions from Brian May, Dave Navarro and Saquille O'Neal. In total, Chinese Democracy has cost $13 million to record, easily making it the world's most expensive directionless mess of a record ever. But earlier in the year Axl Rose gave fans a chink of light by promising that Chinese Democracy would be released by the end of 2006.
Well, it is the end of 2006, and there's still no sign of Chinese Democracy. And that's why Axl Rose squeaked out this apology on his website, promising that Chinese Democracy would be coming out in March and it's all his managers fault for making him tour anyway:
"When I agreed to do our recent North American tour, I did it with the understanding that my manager, Merck Mercuriadis, and I were in full agreement regarding our strategy and touring plans and, most important, that any and all things needed to release the album by Dec. 26 at the latest were in place. Unfortunately, it turned out that this was not the case, and I regret to say that the album will not be released by the end of the year."
So now Guns N' Roses have sacked their manager, cancelled the rest of their tour and gone back into the studio to finish Chinese Democracy, which will definitely – we're told – be released on March 6 next year.
Not that we're that excited about it, of course – we're 98% sure it's going to be rubbish.
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Dj says
Is there a single person still interested in this album at all?
Derek says
A patient lot? Guns Fan’s are now seeing the benefits of all those drug hazed days. What I mean is had each fan lived life one day at a time, and sober
the time between albums would have felt like well, uum? A decade. Funny I know, I mean who would take ten years to write an album, and go through band members, as they go through fans. Oh right! I forgot Axl is crazy. Although I give him props for turning the delay into his managers fault, and says Geffen is 100% behind him. Even though they wouldn’t even pay for a city bus ride across town, without being handed a master tape. He also cancels dates on his tour, not just this past week, but in the summer they canceled a show to record the final touch on the album. LIES, LIES, LiES!!!!!!
Poor victim AXL. Amazingly he has given his second Chinese Democracy world tour now. The first ended after like 3 minutes, but hey, we should all bow to the master of puppets. NO wait, thats Metallica. Master of Bull—-. !!! thats correct. He’s nearly 50 and he doesn’t understand a need to make it to the venue before midnight? Granted I fell for it all AGAIN, because he’s the greatest frontman alive, but nomatter how much talent you have, there comes a time, when your talent is just a threat. He relentlessly abuses fans, and hits us with little tidbits like “it’ll be out this fall” and “definatly this year”
Yet with two Tuesdays left, he see”s we see it aint comin out. SO he fires his manager, and write a victim impact statment, slinging blame on all but himself.
So we have a thousand band members leaving cause they lack vision, and the managers couldnt get it right, kept the name Gun’s N Roses, yet the last time GNR all played together I was in middle school. Im now moving into an old age home! Axl is well on his way to becoming Michael Jackson, with peels, tucks, botox, and a shiny new forehead. It must be difficult having Tommy, and Dizzy the ditz permenantley stuck with there lips to your ass.
I see that and understand Axl. Next time you fire someone Start with W. Axl Rose. you deserve it!! Imagine the sympathy your receive then you lying little midget!!!
billy chuckfist says
Here we go…Axl Rose. I predicted it. Only 8 more years to go until we have this…
http://www.ifilm.com/video/2806520