Dog 3000
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Re: Guns N Roses Chinese Democracy
Jan 21, 2008, 21:51
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zphage wrote:
For many, Guns N Roses were the last great American band.
What a terrifying thought!
Last time I put on "Appetite" it just sounded like "cocaine rock" to me. And not in a good way (like the first CSN album is at least interesting coke rock.) By which I mean, it "sounds better than it actually is".
Though in 1987 I remember it was a real breath of freshness on radio (going up against the likes of Bon Jovi and Whitesnake -- boy what times those were, eeesh!)
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keith a
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Re: Guns N Roses Chinese Democracy
Jan 22, 2008, 11:07
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They sounded as old as very old boots over here in 1987.
I can understand someone who was 15 at the time liking them, but otherwise...c'mon.
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Spaceship mark
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Re: Guns N Roses Chinese Democracy
Jan 22, 2008, 11:20
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I was 15 at the time and loved them.
Appetite was my breakthough album, when I realised how important music was going to be to me for the rest of my life.
And it had swearing on it.
I still put it on sometimes and still love it, but I don't know if that's due to quality or nostalgia. What I do find odd is listening now, as a musician, is being able to listen to the bass, the rhythm, the lead, the synths(!). Whereas when I was 15 it was just an amazing noise with a singer on it....
I have no expectations for CD. Apart from expecting it to be rubbish.
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anthonyqkiernan
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Re: Guns N Roses Chinese Democracy
Jan 22, 2008, 11:41
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keith a wrote: They sounded as old as very old boots over here in 1987.
I do believe that was precisely what I was going to say. Except, I was 15 for a fair bit of 87. Couldn't understand why anyone would want to listen to that trite old tosh when they could be listening to Songs About Fucking.
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tinky10675
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Re: Guns N Roses Chinese Democracy
Jan 22, 2008, 14:32
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Songs about fucking! Haven't heard Big Black in soooo long will have to revist that!
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riotmaster
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Re: Guns N Roses Chinese Democracy
Jan 22, 2008, 14:51
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i'd rather listen to AFD now than Songs About Fucking!
AFD was Songs About Fucking, drinking and whatever. everything you wanted to be doing at 15/16
i didn't want some boring farts preaching at me. i wanted to enjoy myself
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keith a
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Re: Guns N Roses Chinese Democracy
Jan 22, 2008, 15:07
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riotmaster wrote:
i didn't want some boring farts preaching at me. i wanted to enjoy myself
SAW had a similar theology!
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Vybik Jon
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Where's Seb?
Jan 22, 2008, 15:13
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I can imagine a particularly good response on this one.
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anthonyqkiernan
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Re: Guns N Roses Chinese Democracy
Jan 22, 2008, 15:15
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riotmaster wrote: everything you wanted to be doing at 15/16
Unless you'd seen Awakenings.
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zphage
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Edited Jan 22, 2008, 15:19
Re: Guns N Roses Chinese Democracy
Jan 22, 2008, 15:17
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Latest U.S. RIAA sales totals: Units sold in U.S.
Metallica 57 million
Guns N Roses 38.5 million
Pearl Jam 30 million
Nirvana 25 million
Green Day 22 million
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