New Guns 'N Roses song released to radio airwaves

Seinfeld26 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:28 pm

Yes, it's true. After 11+ year, Axl Rose has set a release date for Chinese Democracy (November 23) and the title track can now be heard on the radio and streamed on the internet. Don't get your hopes too high about him keeping it, though. Here's the news article:

http://www.spinner.com/2008/10/22/guns- ... 1200687002

And here's the actual song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQQ5-8ctG4c

By the way, if CD (heh heh) IS in fact released next month, what will happen to that old parody review here on Metalreviews?

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:34 am

Oh boy free Dr Pepper :lol:

Ness · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 1:28 pm

What a horrible song.

Rhys · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:12 pm

Haha the chorus sounds like nu-metal, and in the verses Axl sounds so whiny and nasal lol.

This is horrible haha

most. over-rated. band. ever.

ganeshaRules · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:44 pm

Crap.
Neither Slash or Izzy could save this.

Thomas · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:48 pm

Good God...

Seinfeld26 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:48 pm

Why do I get the feeling people are deliberately giving this song a hard time? :rolleyes:

Anyway, I think it's okay. Certainly not worth the 11+ year wait, but a fun song nonetheless....

noodles · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:58 pm

fuck yeah bumblefoot. i don't like the singing though

Goat · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:32 pm

It'll get rave reviews regardless of how it sounds. I refuse to listen to this, actually. Rubbish band.

Velvet Revolver are much better. *ducks*

Seinfeld26 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:45 pm

On a side note, I heard there will be a special Limited Edition version of Chinese Democracy with the full version of Duke Nukem Forever as a bonus disk.

Goat · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:40 am

Seinfeld26 wrote:

On a side note, I heard there will be a special Limited Edition version of Chinese Democracy with the full version of Duke Nukem Forever as a bonus disk.

Haha... I really have no hopes for that. Long-delayed games tend to be dreadful, or at least very poor in comparison to the good ones: Daikatana, Prey etc?

TheMetalWarrior316 · **Joined:** Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:01 am **Posts:** 646

I think the other songs are better. E.g. "Street Of Dreams" aka The Blues was sounding very good on their live performances.

Eternal Idol · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:41 pm

Seinfeld26 wrote:

Why do I get the feeling people are deliberately giving this song a hard time? :rolleyes:

I don't get that feeling at all. It sounds like Axl doing his best impersonation of modern Rock radio with a little bit of Industrial thrown in there, because Chris Vrenna is hanging around, so why not throw in some NIN rip offs.

This sounds nothing like GNR, nor does it sound like a natural progression of the sound. It sounds like what it exactly is, Axl with a bunch of hired guns trying to breathe life into a career that died years ago. Had Axl not sung on this album, it would blend into the sea of Seether and the likes. Nobodies going to be playing this generic crap 20 years from now the way people still listen to Appetite and Use Your Illusion to this very day.

And frankly, this whole notion that people don't like it just because Axl is a dick is silly. Everybody knew Axl was a dick back then, but the key difference being that he made good, if overrated, music.

Thomas · **Posted:** Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:05 am

Zad wrote:

It'll get rave reviews regardless of how it sounds. I refuse to listen to this, actually. Rubbish band.

Velvet Revolver are much better. *ducks*

Oh I agree... Much better! GnR has a few classic tunes though...

Antonakis · **Posted:** Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:07 am

I must be strange or weird (at least compared to the rest of you) but I actually liked this single a lot! I don't know why, maybe I was subconsciously afraid it would be too bad and I was pleasantly surprised after listening to it. Hhhm now I'm a bit excited about this new album!

Fatpom · **Joined:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:23 am **Posts:** 171

following the reaper wrote:

and in the verses Axl sounds so whiny and nasal lol.

I for one am shocked by this unexpected turn of events. Where are the death metal growls that we've all come to love from the man?

This song is just average, kinda makes sense as the first single because its a basic straight ahead rocker, but there's much better songs from the album leaked so far.

"Better" is an absolute gem and "There Was A Time" is fantastic too.

Rhys · **Posted:** Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:24 am

Seinfeld26 wrote:

Why do I get the feeling people are deliberately giving this song a hard time? :rolleyes:

Anyway, I think it's okay. Certainly not worth the 11+ year wait, but a fun song nonetheless....

No seriously.....that was a terrible terrible song.

Rhys · **Posted:** Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:27 am

Eternal Idol wrote:

Seinfeld26 wrote:

Why do I get the feeling people are deliberately giving this song a hard time? :rolleyes:

I don't get that feeling at all. It sounds like Axl doing his best impersonation of modern Rock radio with a little bit of Industrial thrown in there, because Chris Vrenna is hanging around, so why not throw in some NIN rip offs.

This sounds nothing like GNR, nor does it sound like a natural progression of the sound. It sounds like what it exactly is, Axl with a bunch of hired guns trying to breathe life into a career that died years ago. Had Axl not sung on this album, it would blend into the sea of Seether and the likes. Nobodies going to be playing this generic crap 20 years from now the way people still listen to Appetite and Use Your Illusion to this very day.

And frankly, this whole notion that people don't like it just because Axl is a dick is silly. Everybody knew Axl was a dick back then, but the key difference being that he made good, if overrated, music.

I even heard some Nickelback in there....*shudders*

Also whoever said OMG where are the death metal grunts, this sounds way more nasal and whiny than other Guns n Roses. This sounds just retarded.

TheMetalWarrior316 · **Joined:** Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:01 am **Posts:** 646

In this song (CD) is just too much industrial and too less just simple rock guitars. With Slash it would sound much more different. And, by the way, with Scott Weiland away, why just doesn't Slash hire Axl for Velvet Revolver? :lol:

FlickoftheSwitch · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:55 pm

It's not a classic, but it's not complete crap. It's got a decent bass riff going. It sort of rocks actually.

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