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Single Life (Short Version): G’N R & Eminem
Two of the most anticipated singles of the past couple of years have hit radio waves over the past few days. What’s the verdict?
Guns ‘n Roses Chinese Democracy:
A day that many of us thought would never come is fast approaching: “Chinese Democracy” hits stores on November 23rd, after a fifteen-year wait between Guns ‘n Roses albums. Although G’N R are stiffing retail by making this album available at only Best Buy stores, there’s no doubt that fans will beg, borrow and steal if they can to get their hands on this release.
The first single is the title track, and…it’s not bad!! Axl is in full snarl mode, the guitar (played by whom, I dunno) is G’NR-like, and my only qualm is that the song has no chorus. Even the band’s most aggressive stuff (like “You Could Be Mine”) had a singable quality to it, and this song is fairly deficient when it comes to pure ear candy. Nevertheless, the fans will eat it up, and Axl can rest easy and make us wait another fifteen years to put out an album.
…and am I on crack or does the beginning of the song remind you a little bit of “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” by The Darkness?
Chinese Democracy – Guns N Roses
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The New Music Files 10/21/08: Featuring AC/DC, Kenny Chesney, HSM3 and More!!
I figured it was time to change the title of the column into something a little less…you know, boring. Anyhow, here’s what you should be expecting to see on store shelves and in your trusty little iTunes browser this week:
AC/DC: Black Ice:
Those rascally Aussies have pretty much made the exact same album for thirty + years now, but damn if people don’t go out and buy tons of it each time. Black Ice is their first album of new material in almost a decade, and it’s receiving a little extra notice not only because they’re crisscrossing the globe in support of it, but because, much like The Eagles album from last year, this album is being released exclusively at Wal-Mart and walmart.com (actually, the album went on sale yesterday, but who’s counting). If you’re anywhere near rock radio or VH-1, I’m sure you’ve already heard the first single “Rock & Roll Train”.
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Britney Spears’ Womanizer Video: I Got Your Crazy!!
Hard to imagine that just nine months ago, there was a Britney death watch. Now fully recovered, having regained her sanity and looking closer to her original, kinda cute self than she has since she first got knocked up, Britney’s back with a new single and video called “Womanizer”.
Don’t really have much to say about the video or the song. The song is catchy enough (although is it me or does it sound a lot […]