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Articles tagged "chinese democracy" Slipped Discs 2008 FeaturePart 1: AmpLive to Damien Juradoby PopMatters Staff[21.Jan.09] :. From AmpLive to Damien Jurado, PopMatters offers up the first batch of Slipped Discs, 40 great albums that didn't quite make our year-end list in 2008, but our writers thought belonged there. NewsBest Buy delighted with Guns N’ Roses exclusivityby Chris Riemenschneider [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][24.Nov.08] :. Among all the rock fans ruminating about the 14-year wait for the new Guns N’ Roses album, you won’t catch the bosses at Best Buy complaining. “Right now, in this economy,...  Music ReviewGuns N’ Roses: Chinese Democracyby Evan Sawdey[24.Nov.08] :. No album, ever, is worth a 17-year wait. With that said, though, Chinese Democracy at least tries to match the impossibly lofty expectations it has going for it.  Music FeatureThe Church of Axlby Brent Jensen[24.Nov.08] :. Has a strange history of creative battles, multiple delays, and avoiding the spotlight meant that Axl Rose and Chinese Democracy are doomed to be a punchline? One fan explains why he's been keeping the faith.  NewsDemocracy now! Or, ancient Chinese secret, huh?by Jeff Vrabel [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][23.Nov.08] :. First things first: Of course “Chinese Democracy” isn’t worth it. Second things second: Unless you spend a lot of time in the company of William Shatner, this may be one of the most... News‘Chinese Democracy’ by Guns N’ Roses: Worth the wait?by Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)][21.Nov.08] :. Guns N’ Roses’ new album, “Chinese Democracy,” took Axl Rose and dozens of musicians and producers an estimated $11 million and 13 years to complete. It wasn’t worth... Disappointing single from ‘new’ GNR albumby Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][27.Oct.08] :. Guns N’ Roses fans, the wait is over. After 17 years of polishing - or whatever it is that rock superstars do when they sequester themselves in studios that cost millions of dollars for a... |
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