Friday, November 21, 2008

Guns and Roses. Wait, sorry Mr. Rose, Guns N’ Roses. One album that mattered over 20 years ago and a frontman that has become as synonymous with “asshole lead singer” as Yoko has with “meddling band chick.” As if throwing an untold fortune at this prima donna to record, re-record, and re-re-re-record the shit stain that will no doubt be “Chinese Democracy” wasn’t enough, the label’s marketing spend is in full swing attempting to convince us that we’ve actually been waiting for this fucking thing for the past 15 years. I am left wondering if there is any way possible this record could even remotely be considered a success by “industry standards.” The amount of time and money that has gone into it would require sales in the 100s of millions, and the likelihood of that appears slim with Rose doing himself no favors showing whatever fanbase he has left the slightest bit of respect. Yet, there he is, on every banner ad I’ve seen online today. So why throw this thing out there? Why don’t they shelve a man like Axl Rose the way the countless number of great albums we’ve never heard have been shelved by record execs? I miss ya Izzy. Christ I even miss Stephen Adler.