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"Imagine
Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti remixed by Beck and Trent Reznor, and
you'll have some sense of Axl's new sound."
| Title |
Chinese
Democracy,
Other rumored titles were 2000
Intentions
and Cockroach
Soup. |
| Release
Date |
It's
been confirmed!. This album is gonna be released in June,
2001. |
| Tracklist* |
-
Oh My God (Huge/Reed/Rose):
It's featured in the soundtrack of the "End Of Days"
movie. Guitar parts were done by Paul "Huge" Tobias,
Gary Sunshine, Dave Navarro and Robin Finck. Stuart White made
the additional programming. This track was produced by Sean
Beavan and Axl Rose. [click
for lyrics]
- Oklahoma:
Inspired
by a court date with ex-wife Erin Everly. ''I was sitting in my
litigation with my ex-wife, and it was the day after the bombing,''
Rose remembers with a wince. ''We had a break, and I'm sitting
with my attorneys with a sort of smile on my face, more like a
nervous thing - it was like, 'Forgive me, people, I'm having
trouble taking this seriously.' It's just ironic that we're
sitting there and this person is spewing all kinds of things and
168 people just got killed. And this person I'm sitting there
with, she don't care. Obliterating me is their goal.''
-
Chinese Democracy:
According to journalist David Wild this song is "almost
grungey...". Performed live for the first time on January
1st, 2001 in the HOB, Las Vegas. [click
for lyrics]
-
This I Love:
According to some rumours this song would be the answer to the
"Guns N' Roses Trilogy" (Don't Cry - November Rain -
Estranged).
-
Prostitute:
(working title, mentioned in Spin Magazine)
-
Cock-a-roach Soup
- Suckerpunched
- No Love Remains
- Friend or Foe
- Zip It
- Something Always
- Hearts Get Killed
- Closing In On You
- Strange Disease
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The Blues: Performed
live for the first time on January 1st, 2001 in the HOB, Las
Vegas. [click
for lyrics]
-
This Life
- Catcher In The Rye
- I.R.S
- TWAT (There Was a Time)
- Never Had It
- Today, Tomorrow, Forever
- Rhyad & The Bedouins:
Performed
live for the first time on January 1st, 2001 in the HOB, Las
Vegas. [click
for lyrics]
- Silkworms:
Performed
live for the first time on January 1st, 2001 in the HOB, Las
Vegas. [click
for lyrics]
- Madagascar:
Performed
live for the first time on January 15th, 2001 in Rock In R�o 3,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [click
for lyrics]
*Remember
this are only rumored tracks, no track has been confirmed yet.
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| Band
Line-Up |
Axl
Rose:
Lead Vocals,
Guitar, Piano, Programing.
Dizzy
Reed:
Keyboards and
Programming.
Paul
"Huge" Tobias:
Rhythm Guitar.
Tommy
Stinson:
Bass.
Robin
Finck:
Lead Guitar.
Rejoined Nine Inch Nails for "The Fragile Tour". And
will be coming back to Guns N' Roses for Rock in R�o.
Josh
Freese*:
Drums. He has left after ending his two year contract, and
apparently he no longer wills to remain available for the new
Guns N' Roses.
Buckethead:
Lead Guitar. Plays guitar in "Oh My God". He has been
spending time working with Axl on material together and he's
involved in the recording process for the upcoming album, and
will be in the Rock in R�o concert.
Chris
Pittman:
Keyboards and Programming.
Brain:
Former drummer for Primus. He's the new drummer for Guns N'
Roses.
*quit
after ending 2-year contract
|
| Band
Guests |
Brian
May:
Played guitar on Queen. He spent some time recording with Axl
late last year. According to May's spokeman "They recorded
several songs worth of material, but we have no idea what's
going to end up on the end product."
Dave
Navarro:
Played on
Jane's Addiction, and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers among others.
He recorded the guitar solo of "Oh My God".
Shaquille
O'Neal:
NBA player
and Rapper. At one point in April 1997, Shaq took a brake from
his own recording session in the same building and rapped over
some Guns music. "I saw Guns N' Roses listed in the
bulletin board in the lobby of the studio so i stuck in to check
out," he said. "They asked me to join them, so I
started freestylin' over their track. it was the first time I
ever performed with a rock group, and it felt good."
Gary
Sunshine:
Axl's guitar
teacher. Plays guitar in "Oh My God".
Stevie
Salas:
Played with Rod Stewart among others. He jammed old tunes with
the new Guns N' Roses line-up at a recording studio in Los
Angeles. |
| Producers |
Sean
Beavan
(he has produced Nine Inch Nails and Pantera among others...)
and W.
Axl Rose.
It has also been confirmed that former Queen producer Roy
Thomas Baker
is currently in the studio with Axl Rose. Baker has only just
met the singer, and at this stage, he is only supplying
additional production which may or may not make it onto the next
album. |
| Additional
Information |
The
Guns have been working in more
than 70 new songs.
In the Loder Interview he did for MTV last year, Axl said that
the record will be about, anywhere from 16
to 18 songs,
but that they have recorded at least two albums' worth of
material that is solidly recorded. |
| Current
Status |
According
to GNR�s Manager Doug
Goldstein
Chinese Democracy is done and set for a summer
release.
According to O Globo the band agreed to perform
at Rock in R�o because it has finally
finished
the album. |
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