Axl Rose doesn’t like corporations, uses big word

Axl Rose is awesome and can do anything and say anything he wants.

That is what I would say if I thought “Chinese Democracy” was actually worth your money. Personal preferences aside, it doesn’t really matter what I think, because ol’ Axl’s got something to say–and he’s going to say it. During what can only be called an epic rant on a forum, the Guns N’ Roses front man went to town on Activision, the video game conglomerate company responsible for the Guitar Hero series, accusing them of … well, something. To be honest, the rant is rather weird and discombobulated, but you can gather what you will:

It doesn’t bother me unless it’s being done at my expense and or to keep [Slash] associated as in Guitar Hero. Him being Guitar Hero’s fine but not when Activison in using Jungle, having Yahoo use Sweet Child unauthorized, claims no involvement with Slash, his or anyone’s image or VR or anyone or anyone’s music in either camp in promotion or commercials etc. I wasn’t broadsided. I read about it as it moved along but Activision continually denied it right up to the release. That’s some low life chicanery on all their parts.

Pause. Yes, Axl Rose just used the word “chicanery.” It appears that Word-Of-The-Day-Page-A-Day Calendar has finally paid off. Huzzah!

Yes Slash was in Guns and on Jungle (and the whole I came to him for his riff is as much crap as him saying he brought Locomotive and Coma in as complete songs) and he has rights to perform it but not to be represented in this context in association with Guns. And since they weren’t granted the license it’ll take some sorting.

The rant is all kinds of random, but Rose is obviously perturbed with Activision using the band’s name of Guns N’ Roses. Also, somewhere in there is a legal threat or two. Somehow.

Plus, it almost sounds as if he may be mad at Activision trying to be the new BFF of Slash. Maybe.

Woaaaaah sweet drink of mine

Let’s face it, folks, free soda is really, really important. Sure, the economy is in the outhouse, most of the world hates us and we’re still fighting two wars, but when it comes down to it, where the hell is my free soda?

Dr. Pepper promised it would give every American a free soda if Guns N’ Roses ever released its album “Chinese Democracy,” which was released this month. The release of the album was highly anticipated–a 17-year wait–because at times it looks as if democracy in China would happen before “Chinese Democracy.” The good doctor held firm to his promise, and for 24 hours, a coupon was available on the soda’s Web site. Which of course, crashed within a few hours because an overwhelming demand for something free.

Apparently, you really don’t want to make Dr. Pepper drinkers mad. GN’R is suing the soda because of all the negativity found online toward Axl Rose as a result of the promotion.

“When you go on the blogs and you read the responses from the fans, they associated Axl with this promotion … and blame him for the fact that they didn’t get their free soda,” said GN’R lawyer Laurie Soriano.

Really, lawyer dude? People are upset with Axl because they didn’t get a free 12 oz. can of sugar water? You don’t think it’s because your client not only made his fans wait until they were sending their kids off to college before releasing a new album? How about that the two singles released off of it are terrible, think that’s a reason?