(antiMusic) The latest rumor swirling around Guns N' Roses is that the long over-due "Chinese Democracy" is complete and with the label but a new battle has emerged that is causing further delay.
We don't know how much stock to put into third or fourth generation rumors, but the word on the street is that Axl has turned in the CD to Geffen at long last but no release date is in sight because Axl and the label can not agree on the marketing of the album.
Are we closer to Chinese Democracy? We have no idea but we are hopeful. We have yet to hear back with the official denials or "no comment" from the GNR or Geffen camp but we'll keep you posted on what we hear officially or hearsay. Again this is all but rumor at this point , besides rumors are more fun than official news anyway.
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the word on the street is that Axl has turned in the CD to Geffen at long last but no release date is in sight because Axl and the label can not agree on the marketing of the album."
They just need to pull a Radiohead and offer it up as a free download--by now, everybody's already heard most of the album, anyway, and the finished product, no matter how good it is, will never be able to live up to the backstory. ******* Rose needs to just put the **** out there, wash his hands of it, and forget about it, and start a clean slate with all new material. Of course, none of that will ever happen, but it's what needs to happen.
Bah. I don't think there's anything he can possibly do at this point to erase the joke that he's become. People don't really give a **** about his new music, anyway. As long as he keeps hiring a bunch of random dudes, calls them "Guns N' Roses," trots them out on tour every few years to play "Welcome to the Jungle" for people, he'll be set for life.
