Chinese Democracy [IMPORT]

Guns N' Roses

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 16, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal Japan/Zoom
• ASIN: B001IZIK3A
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #206,129 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the Wait, Better than St Anger, April 8, 2009

By	lordmunkee - See all my reviews

Its all gotta say. Come on, this album has great solos, music, everything we could ask for from a Guns album. Sure it took over 10 years to make it out there, and times have changed sense the last Guns album came out. People have gotten older, music formats have changed, and some really crappy music has evan came out. Cd's don't sell as much as they did 10 years ago, after all its the digital age of download. I own the LP version of this Album, and todays youth did not really grow up with Guns so of course they might dog this new effort. Makes me sound old when I say that and I'm only 26. But I for one like it, and I really hope I'm not 40 by the time Guns comes out with something else and Axl is in a wheelchair screaming Sweet Child Of Mine!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, January 1, 2009

By	Hugh Jassman "Hugh" (SLC, UT USA) - See all my reviews

Alright, I'm a 20 year old male and I love Appetite for Destruction and both Use Your Illusion albums. Simply put, Chinese Democracy did not dissappoint. I'm tired of hearing people (like the gentleman below me) say that Axl is nothing without the old lineup... Without Slash.. What the hell? Are you for real? This CD, more than anything, sounds like a progression of Use Your Illusions II (not so much Use Your Illusions I, which I felt was a combination of styles used in AFD and UYI II.) And in all honesty, if I hadn't already known that the band had broken up, I wouldn't be able to notice it on this CD. Same old GN'R guitar solos, same old GN'R melodies. Maybe a little less attitude but probably a sign of a more mature Axl. Seriously this is a Guns record to the core. Sure there's no Slash or Duff or Izzy.. But who the hell cares? Good music is good music. Guns have done it yet again, this album is a masterpiece.

3.0 out of 5 stars Focus on "Shackler's," "Scraped," "Prostitute", April 2, 2009

By	Ben - See all my reviews

I'm sorry everyone, but it's true. A lot of stuff on this album is junk. Axl's voice just isn't what it used to be, and this shows through on some songs more than others. "If the World," "IRS," "Madagascar," and "Riad" are immediately disposable. I have to go easy on "Better," "Chinese Democracy," "Catcher in the Rye," and "There was a Time." I've been listening to the leaks of these for years, so I'm kind of numb to them. I don't think that they're remarkable tracks, however, by any means. I liked the demo for "Time" better than the finished version. "Sorry" is worth a few listens. But "Shackler's Revenge," "Scraped," and "Prostitute" are the most impressive tracks. Axl rocks the vocals, and the guitarists tear it apart as well. Axl said a few months ago that the "Better" music video would be out within a week. It's been almost two months. I hope that the Chinese Democracy tracks on Rock Band 2 come out faster than the typical Axl product. I am ready to try my hand at "Scraped" and "Prostitute."