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Scaramouche 03:26 pm UTC 10/23/08 |
| In reply to: | Hype goes ballistic for new Axl Rose album - Daniel 01:48 pm UTC 10/23/08 |
| What's the betting it gets withdrawn (again)? BTW - Brian May did some guitar tracks a few years ago (not sure which songs), and Roy Thomas Baker worked on it for about 2 years, before being asked to leave. Makes the recording of 'Hysteria' sound pretty straight forward & fast. > G N'R manager compares Axl to Michelangelo > Hype goes ballistic for new Axl Rose album > > Michael Leonard, Thu 23 Oct, 11:18 am BST > > > Chinese Democracy. Worth waiting for? > > View in gallery > It's anything o'clock, so you are expecting more Guns N' > Roses Chinese Democracy news, yes? Of course you are. > > The Guns N' Roses album - well over a decade in the making > - is now available to pre-order. And the band's > co-manager, Andy Gould, has drawn an optimistic comparison > between Axl Rose and Italian renaissance artist, > Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. > > Andy Gould has spoken to US magazine Entertainment Weekly > about the long delay in releasing Chinese Democracy and > conceded that it is "the most expensive rock record ever > made." > > He also said this: > > "Art and commerce have always made strange bedfellows. > When they asked Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel, > they didn't say, 'Can you do it in the fourth quarter?' so > they can make their numbers. Great art sometimes takes > time." > > MusicRadar gets his point… maybe. But isn't that a rather > rash comparison? In fact, isn't that simply a crazy > comparison? Michelangelo's greatest works include the > statue of David and the painting of the Vatican's Sistine > Chapel's ceiling, including Scenes From Genesis (not the > Phil Collins band), the latter of which took him four > years to complete. > > "Axl Rose is one of the most dynamic and gifted writers > and performers in modern music"Every year, millions of > people come to experience Michelangelo's ornate work, over > 400 years after his death. > > Will it be the same for Axl's Chinese Democracy? We hope > so. > > "New fans will be blown away" > But let's judge when Chinese Democracy finally reaches > retail on 23 November. The Chinese Democracy hype machine > is now at full-throttle, with the following statement also > released by the band's management. > > "The release of Chinese Democracy marks a historic moment > in rock n' roll. We're launching with a monumental > campaign developed by Gary Arnold and the Best Buy team > that matches the groundbreaking sound of the album itself. > Guns N' Roses fans have every reason to celebrate, for > this is only the beginning." > > "Chinese Democracy is one of the most highly anticipated > albums in music history, and Best Buy is thrilled to > deliver this explosive and previously elusive release to > Guns N' Roses fans. Longtime fans will be rewarded for > their patience and loyalty to this great band, while a new > generation of fans will be blown away," said Gary Arnold, > Senior Entertainment Officer for Best Buy. > > "Axl Rose is one of the most dynamic and gifted writers > and performers in modern music. Best Buy is excited to > work with Axl to make the release of Chinese Democracy THE > musical event of 2008." > > And, did you know: the Best Buy empire also includes > Pacific Sales Kitchen and Bath Centers (PacificSales.com)? > We do now. So if Best Buy browsers don't want to buy > Chinese Democracy, they can still buy a rockin' Chinese > fridge. So for Best Buy it's win-win, all round. > > Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy is released in Best Buy > stores (US) on 23 November. Elsewhere in the world, it's > in regular CD stores 24 November. > > Hold tight, rock fans. High art awaits. > > > > > Listen to the song, Chinese Democracy, here: > > > > http://www.q1043.com/pages/news/gunsnroses/ | |
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