Once his comments got all over the web, he made this statement, “OK, it seems that I am being misquoted once again. I never said that GN’R would be playing St. Louis, nor did I say that we will be doing free shows or that we are starting a two-year tour in March! Selective hearing. Never said it.”
Source: www.blabbermouth.net

The new Guns N’ Roses album was released on November 23, 2008, available exclusively through Best Buy, and has sold over 400,000 copies. Brian and I bought it and Brian really likes it. He has listened to it a lot more than I have. I’m not that impressed with it. There are a couple of songs that really rock but for the most part, the songs are boring. Maybe I haven’t listened to it enough and given it a chance to grow on me. Have you listened to it? What do you think?

I saw Guns N’ Roses in San Diego back in 1992 on the “Use Your Illusion” tour and I have to say it was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. I’ve seen lots of videos on YouTube of Axl throwing temper tantrums on stage but I must say that he was on his best behavior the night I saw them. If Guns N’ Roses tours in support of this new album, Chinese Democracy, I’m not sure I would go. Without Slash and Izzy, it just doesn’t seem like GN’R anymore.

We’ll keep you posted about the status of this issue and post dates if a tour is really announced. Let us know if you plan on attending a Guns N’ Roses show if the tour actually materializes.

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“Chinese Democracy” is due to be released on November 23, 2008 exclusively through Best Buy. If you pre-order, they are offering a free download of the title track, “Chinese Democracy“. Guns N’ Roses has been working on this album for over 13 years and reportedly spent 13 million dollars producing it. I hope it’s good even though I don’t feel Guns N’ Roses is the same without Slash and Izzy. I found a review of the “Chinese Democray” album on MusicRadar.com You may want to check it out.

I personally don’t agree with what Cogill did. I believe stealing is stealing, or posting something you know is stolen is stealing. I’m not sure I agree with jail time, maybe paying a fine. I also believe the record labels do take too much money from the artists. I hope there are some revisions in the laws governing the music industry one of these days. A way to ensure the artists can make a living and a way to get music to the fans inexpensively. I often wonder if concert ticket prices have soared because going on tour is the only way the artists can make a living. Do you ever worry that new music will become a thing of the past because musicians can’t make a living writing and performing any more? Musicians should be paid for their work just like everyone else expects to be paid for working.

There are plenty of resources available to download music for a reasonable price. Rhapsody offers unlimited downloads for $12.99 a month (the price of one CD) and you can even try it free for 14 days. iTunes is my personal favorite because it is so easy to use and works so well with my iPod. You can complete your favorite albums for $7.99 or less. Pretty reasonable pricing!

Do you have a favorite legal music download source that you’d like to share? Do you think downloading music without paying for it is okay?

Source: musicradar.com