Just in time to sooth worldwide protests over human rights abuse in China, Axl and co. have made good on their promise to complete the long-awaited Chinese Democracy album. According to the NME (via therockradio.com), the music has been delivered to their label, Geffen; the two sides merely need hammer out the finer details regarding money and rights issues — the album reportedly cost more than $13 million to produce — before the album, 14 years in the making, hits the marketplace.
I’m gonna take this news with a horselick-sized block of salt, but IMO, it’s a win-win situation: We get the tunes, or we each get a free can of bubbly. (Which, at the time of writing, according to the US census, would end up costing Dr Pepper $303,822,220 — or more than 23 times the album’s production cost, assuming each can costs a dollar and that GN’R guitarists Slash and Buckethead don’t get serviced). Start planning those Dr Pepper parties now!
(Editor’s note: Thanks to the readers who pointed out the fact that we get free soda and music or nothing at all. We stand corrected.)
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“it’s a win-win situation: We get the tunes, or we each get a free can of bubbly”–uh, nooooo…if the album gets released this year, we get BOTH. If it doesn’t get released, we get neither.
oh, and your figures for the cost to Dr Pepper are way off too–don’t you think Dr. Pepper would be able to supply the free cans at far below cost, being that it’s THEIR product? (Yes, I’m picky picky!)
Maybe she means that even if we don’t want the album (and I know I don’t), we can still get the Dr Pepper (which I also don’t want). Assuming that the album is, in fact, released this year.
I don’t know what to give Axl more credit for: the potential for free Dr Pepper or his cool t-shirt.
I think I’m more excited about getting a free can of Dr Pepper than I am of listening to this album. I love free stuff!
It’s not costing Dr. Pepper $300 million. It costs them a fraction of that. You can usually get a can of soda out of a vending machine for $0.75. Let’s say it costs Dr. Pepper half that to produce, $0.38. They aren’t going to send everybody a can, you’re going to have to claim it. Say half of us actually claim our sodas. Dr. Pepper loses $57,000,000. Still expensive, but for all I know it costs them even less than that to produce the stuff.
He looks almost human in that photo. Did he miss his Botox appointment?
Yeah, we only get the Dr. Pepper if Axl actually releases the album this year. Adrienne didn’t quite get the promo right.
I’m just psyched to see the Dr. Pepper promo. “since Axl got off his Azzhl, we’re giving a free can of Dr. Pepper to anybody who wants one! Give us a call and get free soda today!”
EW’s review will help me decide if this is a purchase worth making. If it gets anything better than a C- (and is reviewed by someone cool like Whitney P or Simon Lovick-whatshisname), then count me in.
Believe me, it dont cost 0.38 to produce a can of Dr P. I would say perhaps 0.02 plus the cost of the aluminum.
Does anyone even care anymore???
Dr. Pepper:
Enabled the release of Chinese Democracy
Next step: Solving world peace
i’m hoping that now that Velvet Revolver are defunct (Stone Temple Pilots are reuniting for a summer tour…YAY!) the remainder of VR will be back as Guns n Roses. ok…probably not, but if that doesn’t happen can we please stop calling axl rose guns n roses? i know he has the rights to the name but he’s such a punchbowl turd he really shouldn’t. phoenix radio giants KUPD have proposed the name “the axl rose project”. i think it fits.
He looks like Danny Bonaduce except like a girl instead. Which is my way of saying he’s pretty much gay.
I’ve never been A Guns N Roses fan but…. I need to hear this. It better be good.
Hey, do you think they’ll play Hong kong? that’d be sweeeeeet!!
Hey, do you think they’ll play Hong kong? that’d be sweeeeeet!!
Just in time for the Olympics! love it.
13 million dollar album? AH I only listen to cheap music.
Axl who? Does anyone really care about this washed-up has been anymore? I know I sure don’t.