sounds like ramstein version of gn'r....still cool

thanxxxxxx

I think Ron did a decent job on what he was asked or permitted to do...brought an old Guns feeling in the record and i give him a credit on that.

I believe the whole "leaking procedure" took away the grandiosity of this record..(i'm not blaming the guys who leaked it...i even want more leaks) but the final product ,which is available to the large masses, is what makes history or not.

So,the final product is an over produced album with great songs in it.I still prefer the RIR 2001 version of Madagascar but it doesn't count.People got the album version .I still skip "Anything Goes" on AFD but that doesn't really matter.AFD was out there 2 years before MTV helped it become number 1.AFD could have been buried as another decent album from a hair metal band but it survived because of its content and the promotion that needed to be done.

Mixing an album is not my job and if Tommy's bass can't be heard you have to blame the producer.If the last official band picture was taken back in UYI days you can't blame the fans.We want this album out the proper way but what we got was a shitty booklet and overproduced demos after 14 years...That's Axl Rose and we have to live with that.

I am not gonna buy an Xbox just to split the tracks and say "hey,here's tommy's bass!".That's not rock n' roll ,but surely that's the modern way to rape music.

Out of 30 UYI tracks i loved 10 or 11...Out of 14 CD tracks i love 12...I'll keep the faith on mr. Rose

Ok,i'm gonna tell you what Ron told me when we met in Athens on june 29th.
There is no big news but i will share it here with you guys.
I met him and his wife a day before he performed with Lita Ford On Rockwave Festival.He was SUCH  a simple guy.We talked about 30 mins,then he had to go for dinner.
1)Robin: i asked him why robin left...his answer was "i called him one day and he told me he couldn't do it anymore".Ron also mentioned the 10 years robin was in the band with a weird facial expression that meant a lot to me..kinda like 'it's 10 years man...10 years almost wasted"

2)DJ Ashba:He was impressed how good was dj at rehearsals...he told me that "rehearsals  actually sound better than the actual CD!!".I responded "no way man,each song has such a complex work done on it" but he told me again "you should have heard the rehearsals,i didn't expect it either".Anyway he seemed VERY happy that dj was in the crew and that's good news to everyone of us here.

3)Chinese Democracy (song):Ron told me that he uses a double neck on this song and he goes from one neck to another while playin' it.We'll wait and see.

4)Promotion status:Ron simply lifted his shoulders and he told me"i just wanted this cd out the proper way,just like very fan would".

These are the highlights of our little chat.I had a little chat with his  wife too,cause we're both veterinarians ...Oh,yes and one last hint for touring

5)Tour:I asked if there were any touring plans...he was positive and told me.."i'll be back when rains will stop"...i guess that's summer for europe.

That's all folks,just wanted to give you some "news".