Billboard singles reviews: Better

[©GnrPersia]

ARTIST: GUNS N' ROSES

SINGLE: BETTER (Black Frog/Geffen Records)

The title track from Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" hit radio a couple of months ago, but this new single is, well, much better -- a hook-filled track that won't tarnish the band's reputation for radio hits. It's a bit overproduced: "Better" has drum loops, a midtempo guitar-driven verse, a chorus that sounds like it could have come from another song, some frenetic fretboard sweeps at the end of each chorus and an electronic sheen hanging over it all. But somehow Axl Rose's familiar vocals hold it together. His sense of melody makes "Better" memorable, rendering the song equal parts rock and pop, and GN'R's first bona-fide single for the YouTube/iPod generation.

[2NaFish]

now all we need is a video....

[©GnrPersia]

now all we need is a video....

I became so much hopeful for future plans after ChiDem release. everything's gonna be alright once again for GN'R and us fans. however I believe CD release made everything fine.. now what we need is a music video or two, and a long time world tour

[justin5150]

now all we need is a video....

meh

[australian_sandman]

how about we just watch the rock am ring performance of better and incorporate stuffs into it...

and cringe at the end

[axlisgod]

©GnrPersia none of thats happening

[cafcnickdugay]

Pretty cool review. I'm not bothered that there have been no videos from CD. I've got what I wanted, a physical copy of a genuine Chinese Democracy. If anything, I'm glad, because this record has been pretty quiet, its kinda special for us fans.

[©GnrPersia]

©GnrPersia none of thats happening

the Impossible thing already happened in november 2008. and this is not so much reasonable to think nothing's gonna happen after that.

and I'm agree with you "cafcnickdugay" 

[axlisgod]

you can bet on

no video

no tour

no new cd

[FaithInAxl]

you can bet on

no video

no tour

no new cd

Jeez.....Negativity will get you nowhere in life  j/k

Seriously......Something big will happen.

[gunsnrosesaxlrockz]

It would be nice if there was a fucking video produced sooner rather then later and an announcement of a tour...if the album release was the endgame for Chinese Democracy then I am going to be very disappointed and pissed off, for as much waiting as we all did we deserve what other bands give their fans which is a video and a tour.

And by tour I mean a tour with some shit from CD being played like Shacklers and If the World and Prostitute, not the AFD part deux tour we got in 2006/2007.  This is ridiculous, someone somewhere fucked up BIG TIME and this isn't fair to the fans.

Dexter, care to respond?

[Randy Jesus]

you can bet on

no video

no tour

no new cd

Axl himself said the video is made.

[rds.06]

Getting CD out was the hard part, the video is done, of course they will tour.

There is just a lag between each part but thats nothing new for GNR.

[Sweersa]

Didn't Axl mention a Chinese Democracy Rockband?

[©GnrPersia]

Didn't Axl mention a Chinese Democracy Rockband?

source?

[©GnrPersia]

Getting CD out was the hard part, the video is done, of course they will tour.

There is just a lag between each part but thats nothing new for GNR.

that's all I'm trying to say.

[badfaulkner]

Pretty cool review. I'm not bothered that there have been no videos from CD. I've got what I wanted, a physical copy of a genuine Chinese Democracy. If anything, I'm glad, because this record has been pretty quiet, its kinda special for us fans.

Good post.  Agreed.