In yet another sign of the apocalypse as caused by one W. Axl Rose, iTunes is now accepting pre-orders for Chinese Democracy, the 14-years in the making record from Guns N Roses (or 'Axl Rose and some guys he picked up off the street', to the naysayers). Pre-ordering the album will get you the title track/first single, and the rest of the record will arrive on hard drives on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008; the same day the album is supposed to arrive in Best Buy stores nationwide.
Yes, I plunked down the first $.99 to pre-order the record and get the first single, and will be paying the remaining 9 bucks to get the full download the day it comes out. That said, I still want a hard copy of this sucker, for no other reason than the historical implications of it. Chinese Democracy has become a joke over the last several years, a metaphor for things out of reach up there with unicorns, the ends of rainbows, and four-leaf clovers. If the world does not explode in the next 13 days, Axl Rose just might get the last laugh. Especially given the fact that "Chinese Democracy" is actually a damn good song. The song has a lot in common with the first Guns N Roses ever heard, "Welcome to the Jungle" both in terms of its mood and the excitement that hearing the track generates. Rose's age shows a bit on the track, and it's definitely moodier than the GNR of old. If you haven't heard it yet on the radio or in its numerous leaked forms, a stream is below (courtesy of imeem; I haven't had time to convert my .m4p file yet). Expect this track to show up on this weeks radio show.
No mp3 of this one, since I don't feel like joining Slash, Buckethead and Kevin Cogill on the list of folks who can't get a free Dr. Pepper.
==TJ==
PS: I promise never to get this excited about a pre-order again...at least until Scream finally sees the light of day.
Monday, November 10, 2008
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