Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy To Be Released on Rock Band

February 16, 2009 12:33 p.m. by Andrew Winistorfer

Years it took for Chinese Democracy to be released: 14

Months before Axl's record label decided it needed to try to bolster sales by releasing it through Rock Band: 3

 

That's right, Interscope, home to Guns N' Roses, has decided to release Chinese Democracy, in total, through Rock Band. The move makes sense, at least superficially, because the type of people who bought the album are also the type to download it again for play on Rock Band. But it seems a bit early to start trying to spread the album around again (it'd be different if they released it on the videogame the same day as the CD), since it basically acknowledges they haven't made enough revenue on the album itself. 

 

Chinese Democracy is set to hit the Rock Band store sometime this spring. [NME]

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23 Responses

February 16, 2009 at 1:06 p.m.

funny everyone else can join the rb train but if guns do u jump on it. chinese democracy is a great cd and for those who can;t realize 1992 is no more - wake up it's time to die !!! let go of the past and realize the album is really good !!!!!!!!!
February 16, 2009 at 3:19 p.m.

It really isn't that good.
February 16, 2009 at 5:53 p.m.

It really is.
February 16, 2009 at 8:45 p.m.

It really isn't.
February 17, 2009 at 12:15 a.m.

It really is.
February 17, 2009 at 12:15 a.m.

Awesome album.
February 17, 2009 at 12:15 a.m.

I think it's pretty good. I realize it's not what the sheeple want from
February 17, 2009 at 7:25 a.m.

Average, at the very best.
February 17, 2009 at 10:08 a.m.

Not even average. Shockingly horrible at best.
February 17, 2009 at 10:56 a.m.

And there you have it, googlebots.
February 17, 2009 at 11:37 a.m.

Its not a guns n roses album..its axl rose and the rejects. dont yall see why it didnt sell nowhere near what a true guns album did? slash,duff,matt,and izzy are the ones who hold the key to axl rose being a true guns n roses again.
February 17, 2009 at 11:45 a.m.

Yeah, like that would matter. The album would still be the suck.
February 17, 2009 at 11:55 a.m.

You're being a tad hars now.
"Destruction" is an amazing album.
February 17, 2009 at noon

"Harsh" fail.
Destruction was pretty solid, but I think at this point, any reformation of GNR would lead to an album just like Chinese Democracy. In short, it would be the suck.
February 17, 2009 at 12:36 p.m.

DON'T YOU EVER CORRECT ME AGAIN!!!
February 17, 2009 at 12:42 p.m.

Hahahaha. OK Banger. Chill out.
February 17, 2009 at 12:51 p.m.

I'm perfectly calm, dude.
February 17, 2009 at 8:48 p.m.

Almost great album. It is very good and...GOD I wish they'd release the Better video already.
February 18, 2009 at 10:20 p.m.

"Democracy" is terrible? Hmm... Do you prefer Cold Play? Perhaps a little Kanye West.

No one is writing songs as complex and melodic at once, and no one in rock and roll can sing in Axl's range. "Better" is the most unique, ferocious, pretty rock song to come out in a long, long time. The album showcases exceptional musical range, instrumental virtuosity, and compositional prowess. Just about any band on the planet would put half the songs on Democracy as a centerpiece on their album--just that they can't even cover them, much less write them and sing them.

But other than that, the record sucks.
February 18, 2009 at 10:32 p.m.

I like Kanye better than Chinese Democracy, that's for sure.
February 18, 2009 at 10:51 p.m.

Better vocalists:

Steven Tyler: Aerosmith
Miles Kennedy: Alterbridge
Chris Cornell: Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog, Solo
Bono: U2

That's just super mainstream singers, there are a ton more.

"Better" is a cover. Axl didn't write it, nor did anyone else in GNR.

I would say "eh, it's alright without the real band" but really...GNR was an attitude, a fire. Only thing that compares to the original GNR is the mastering. FInally somebody put quality over volume. Bob Ludwig did a great job mastering it.

But yeah don't give too much credit to axl. He's beyond washed up. Good luck with Rock Band.
February 19, 2009 at 10:07 a.m.

what do you mean "better" is a cover?

Axl n' Robin wrote that one.
February 20, 2009 at 1:07 p.m.

I am in Fort Lauderdale, AND I used to listen to them in my old days, now I run a church called Calvary Chapel in Fort Lauderdale - Bob Coy

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