Comments on: Axl Rose, Guns N Roses, and Chinese Democracy – Part I http://www.themusicsnob.com/2008/12/31/guns-n-roses-chinese-democracy/ The brains of the music industry. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:43:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: brian http://www.themusicsnob.com/2008/12/31/guns-n-roses-chinese-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-676 brian Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:37:22 +0000 http://www.themusicsnob.com/?p=685#comment-676 Hey Will, I would have to do some calibrations in the laboratory with radioactive isotopes to determine conclusively when I started listening to GNR. But now that I think of it, I recall an incident in 3rd grade where this kid said he was going to a GNR concert and was going to get us GNR t-shirts. He never brought in the t-shirts, and I think he was lying to us because he wanted to be cool or something. So you are probably correct. I've been reading the latest biography of GNR, "Watch You Bleed" I think it's called, and it makes life in China seem like a party compared to life with Axl. Maybe he should've called the album North Korean Death Squad. It's funny that you mention Madagascar. That song stands out to me as the most compelling track on the album, for several reasons. I hope to make some literary sense of it when I apply my powers of imagination to the album's tracks, which will be forthcoming. Hey Will, I would have to do some calibrations in the laboratory with radioactive isotopes to determine conclusively when I started listening to GNR. But now that I think of it, I recall an incident in 3rd grade where this kid said he was going to a GNR concert and was going to get us GNR t-shirts. He never brought in the t-shirts, and I think he was lying to us because he wanted to be cool or something. So you are probably correct.

I’ve been reading the latest biography of GNR, “Watch You Bleed” I think it’s called, and it makes life in China seem like a party compared to life with Axl. Maybe he should’ve called the album North Korean Death Squad.

It’s funny that you mention Madagascar. That song stands out to me as the most compelling track on the album, for several reasons. I hope to make some literary sense of it when I apply my powers of imagination to the album’s tracks, which will be forthcoming.

]]> By: Will G. http://www.themusicsnob.com/2008/12/31/guns-n-roses-chinese-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-635 Will G. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:36:56 +0000 http://www.themusicsnob.com/?p=685#comment-635 I never thought of Axl's life (or even GN'R itself) as a good model of Chinese Democracy, but that makes pretty good sense. It's probably a bad idea to quibble with facts that I am unclear on myself, but....was it fifth grade that you started liking GN'R, Brian? I have to think it was a bit earlier than that. In my recollection we became friends around the very end of third grade (in 1988, I think), and I thought that you were listening to GN'R then. I could be wrong, but fifth grade seems late to me. I am anxiously awaiting the track-by-track breakdown, especially of Madagascar. I seriously need someone to tell me what the hell is going on in that song. I never thought of Axl’s life (or even GN’R itself) as a good model of Chinese Democracy, but that makes pretty good sense.

It’s probably a bad idea to quibble with facts that I am unclear on myself, but….was it fifth grade that you started liking GN’R, Brian? I have to think it was a bit earlier than that. In my recollection we became friends around the very end of third grade (in 1988, I think), and I thought that you were listening to GN’R then. I could be wrong, but fifth grade seems late to me.

I am anxiously awaiting the track-by-track breakdown, especially of Madagascar. I seriously need someone to tell me what the hell is going on in that song.

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