Album Retrospective; Chinese Democracy

#slash #gunsnroses #axlrose Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while supplies last! Ok... so if I told you that one of the biggest rock bands in the world was taking ELEVEN YEARS to produce their next album what would you think? Would you think "WOW... eleven years... I bet it's gonna be amazing!" or... Would you think..."Um... yeah... Imma going to listen to some other bands and if your band is still relevant in eleven years ... I might check it out." On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast we will tell you the story behind Guns & Roses' sixth and most controversial album Chinese Democracy and answer the question... "Was it worth the wait?" Topics Discussed: Line up changes firing, re-hiring everyone Concept Production All start Guitar line up Tracks: Chinese Democracy Shacklers Revenge Better Street of Dreams ...ballad... not the Rainbow song. beautiful chord changes If the World... seal goes rock There was a time... drum loops... then kicks in to heavy rock... then back and forth Catcher in the Rye... beatle-esque chord changes Scraped... great groove... throw back to Appetite songwriting... great vocal harmonies... ala Extreme or even Queen Riad N' the Bedouins... frenetic riffing in the "a" section giving way to powerful half time melodic "b" section Sorry... ballad... axl singing in lower register, 12/8 time... slow and heavy riff kicks in in the chorus... old Bad Company vibe I.R.S. start with rnb drum loop groove... builds until bass gtr kicks in and becomes more traditional gnr... but touches on modern pop and rnb through out...dynamic arrangement Madagascar This I Love Prostitute reference: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/guns-n-roses-chinese-democracy-long-wait/#:~:text=By%20the%20time%20Chinese%20Democracy,Rose%20was%20far%20from%20happy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Democracy Chinese Democracy mini documentary: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgCoMafBmnDQN8UgodoFsjcHTcMmwFBCW New & Notable: Lily : Pete Evick Kevin: Gray Wind Loudini: Nordic Union "This Means War" Foreigner Metallic cancelled? Springsteen tickets This Day In Music https://www.thisdayinmusic.com