Growing up with GNR
So, tracks from Chinese Democracy, the album Guns ‘n’ Roses Axl Rose has been laboring over for the last decade have been leaked to the internet in various stages of complete for at least the past 12 months. Now, there’s a handful of tracks circulating as “complete.” I have to say, it sort of sounds like a really, really awesome Guns ‘n’ Roses cover band decided to do some original material.
Unfortunately, I don’t think this is enough to validate the music as anything other than an extension of the Axl Rose show. Apparently, Rob Zombie’s guitarist plays on the current version of the title track, and Bob Rock mixed “I.R.S.,” which goes a long way toward explaining why I think the whole thing sounds like GNR got run through some sort of ’90s metal filter. All things considered, I think I’d rather just listen to Appetite for Destruction again.