NEW YORK (Billboard) - More than a decade after its conception, Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" will finally see the light of day before year's end, sources close to the situation told Billboard.
The set will be a Best Buy exclusive and will be available Sunday, November 23, rather than the usual Tuesday.
In the run-up to release date, album track "Shackler's Revenge" will debut in the video game "Rock Band 2," while a portion of "If the World" is playing over the end credits in the new Leonardo DiCaprio/Russell Crowe film "Body of Lies."
You almost want to feel sorry for him.
He's skating dangerously close to that edge that so many aged rockers find themselves. You're not quite the stadium-filling act that you were years ago but you haven't exactly been relegated to playing the Holiday-Inn-Express-Bar-And-Grill circuit.
Come to think of it, are there any members from the "Use Your Illusion" days still in the band?
As an intersting sidenote, having your song in the film Body Of Lies - albeit a snippet during the credits - isn't something to snort at either. Ridley Scott is normally very active in the entire production process, from principle to post. Is this to say that Scott picked Axl's latest musical venture as the closing piece to his latest film? I'm not sure.
Considering that I was still in high-school when GnR had their last studio album out it will be interesting to see what this is going to be like.
1 comment:
"you haven't exactly been relegated to playing the Holiday-Inn-Express-Bar-And-Grill circuit"
Do they (he) actually perform anywhere?
I mean, seriously, I bet Snakes 'n' Barrels could draw a bigger crowd these days…
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