OK, by Guns N Roses I of course mean Axl Rose and the various musicians he has paid/cajoled/kidnapped into working on the new LP. But you know what I mean.
Yeah, so ‘Chinese Democracy’ the long-delayed follow-up to 1993′s “The Spaghetti Incident?”, is done, mixed, and all set to come out this year. As well as having a terrible name, the album may also be available as a pay-what-you-want Internet download a la Radiohead. Of course, the crucial difference is that Radiohead made their album available online because they could, whereas Guns N Roses/Axl has no choice. The phrase ‘can’t give it away’ comes to mind.
But I suppose I shouldn’t be too quick to judge. At any rate, an album by something resembling Guns N Roses will be coming out this year somehow. This has at least the abstract potential to be interesting. Thanks to EM for the tip.
Never gonna happen.
Ha! What’s next–Ellison finally publishes The Last Dangerous Visions?
I’ll believe it when I see it.