Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy - (2008) - {First US Pressing} - Vinyl - 24-Bit/96kHz + 16-Bit/44kHz
Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy (2008)
vinyl rip in 24/96 & 16/44.1 | 1.55 GB & 456 MB | FLAC | no cue or log (vinyl)
DR Analysis | FF & FP | Full LP Artwork | First US Pressing
Genre: Rock | Geffen Records ~ B0012356-01
vinyl rip in 24/96 & 16/44.1 | 1.55 GB & 456 MB | FLAC | no cue or log (vinyl)
DR Analysis | FF & FP | Full LP Artwork | First US Pressing
Genre: Rock | Geffen Records ~ B0012356-01
Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy is the sixth studio album by Guns N' Roses, released in November 2008 on Geffen Records. It is the band's first studio album since "The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993), released exactly 15 years before Chinese Democracy, and their first album of original studio material since the simultaneous release of Use Your Illusion I and II in September 1991. It is the most expensive album ever produced, with production costs in excess of thirteen million dollars. A version of Chinese Democracy was completed and ready to be released in 2000, however, when Roy Thomas Baker was hired, he decided everything (reported to be up to 30 songs) needed re-recording. Long time Guns N' Roses producer Mike Clink was reported to have worked on the album during its conception. Moby and Youth turned down offers to work on the album. According to Rolling Stone, engineer Andy Wallace, who had worked with many notable bands such as Nirvana, Sepultura, Slayer and Bad Religion, was working on the album in 2006. A source close to Guns N' Roses is quoted as saying "we're absolutely delighted with the mixes". Other producers who have worked on the album include Bob Ezrin and Sean Beavan. The band has worked with numerous other artists during Chinese Democracy's recording process, including guitarists Brian May and Dave Navarro. May recorded the lead guitar parts for the leaked song "Catcher In the Rye" in 1999, however, May is not credited in the finished album. May's performances were removed in the final release of the album. Composers Marco Beltrami and Paul Buckmaster worked on orchestral arrangements for the album in the early 2000s. In January 2007, former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach recorded backing vocals for a song called "Sorry" at Electric Lady Studios. Harpist Patti Hood has also recorded parts for the album. The album is banned in the People's Republic of China, due to perceived criticism in its title track of the Government of the People's Republic of China and reference to the Falun Gong. The Chinese government said through media that it "turns its spear point on China". One of the most notable points to this album is the fact that, the only member of the classic G N' R line-up is Axl Rose. Some die hard G N' R fans have called this an Axl Rose solo album. I have included full scans.
Track Listing
Side 1
1. Chinese Democracy
2. Shackler's Revenge
3. Better
4. Street Of Dreams
Side 2
1. If The World
2. There Was A Time
3. Catcher In The Rye
Side 3
1. Scraped
2. Raid N' The Bedouins
3. Sorry
4. I.R.S.
Side 4
1. Madagascar
2. This I Love
3. Prostitute
Side 1
1. Chinese Democracy
2. Shackler's Revenge
3. Better
4. Street Of Dreams
Side 2
1. If The World
2. There Was A Time
3. Catcher In The Rye
Side 3
1. Scraped
2. Raid N' The Bedouins
3. Sorry
4. I.R.S.
Side 4
1. Madagascar
2. This I Love
3. Prostitute
Musicians:
W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, piano on "Catcher in the Rye", "This I Love" and "Prostitute", keyboards on "Chinese Democracy", "There Was a Time" and "This I Love", rhythm guitar on "There Was a Time" and "Madagascar", backing vocals on "Catcher in the Rye", drum arrangement, digital editing on all tracks
Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals
Chris Pitman – keyboards, backing vocals, programming, sub-bass, bass on "There Was a Time" and "Madagascar", 12 string guitar on "If the World", mellotron on "There Was a Time"
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – rhythm & lead guitars
Richard Fortus – rhythm guitar
Frank Ferrer – drums on "Chinese Democracy", "Better", "If the World", "There Was a Time" and "I.R.S."
Buckethead – lead guitar, acoustic guitar on "If the World"
Robin Finck – lead guitar, acoustic guitar on "Sorry", keyboards on "Better" and "If the World"
Paul Tobias – rhythm guitar, piano on "There Was a Time"
Bryan Mantia – drums on tracks 2 to 14
Josh Freese – drum arrangement on tracks 4, 6, 9 and 14
Sebastian Bach – background vocals on "Sorry"
Pete Scaturro – keyboards on "Sorry"
Suzy Katayama – French horns on "Madagascar"
Patti Hood – harp on "This I Love"
Technics SL-1210MK2 Turntable
Origin Live OL1 fully modified tone arm (Rega RB250)
Audio-Technica AT33EV MC Cartridge
Sonic Bliss Audiophile Turntable Mat
Dennon AU-300LC Step Up Transformer
Custom built, all tube phono stage
Creative 0404 USB @ 24 bit / 192khz
WaveLab 6.11 for recording software
JBL LSR series studio monitors / subwoofer for playback listening
iZotope RX Advanced 2.02 for any cleaning needed (all done manually)
iZotope RX Advanced 2.02 for re-sampling to 24/96 & 16/44
Trader's Little Helper for SBE correction
mp3tag 2.50 for tagging & re-naming files
Adobe Photoshop for scans
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foobar2000 1.1.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Guns N' Roses / Chinese Democracy
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.05 dB -16.05 dB 4:42 01-Chinese Democracy
DR12 -0.35 dB -14.43 dB 3:37 02-Shackler's Revenge
DR13 -0.15 dB -15.53 dB 4:59 03-Better
DR12 -0.05 dB -15.12 dB 4:45 04-Street Of Dreams
DR13 -0.93 dB -16.87 dB 4:54 05-If The World
DR12 -0.19 dB -14.91 dB 6:41 06-There Was A Time
DR12 -0.05 dB -13.80 dB 5:53 07-Catcher In The Rye
DR12 -0.69 dB -14.66 dB 3:31 08-Scraped
DR12 -0.03 dB -14.14 dB 4:10 09-Raid N' The Bedouins
DR12 -0.31 dB -15.30 dB 6:15 10-Sorry
DR11 -0.53 dB -14.20 dB 4:28 11-I.R.S.
DR12 -0.41 dB -15.19 dB 5:39 12-Madagascar
DR12 -0.07 dB -15.80 dB 5:34 13-This I Love
DR12 -0.43 dB -16.77 dB 6:13 14-Prostitute
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2988 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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