More alternate artwork leaked

[Crash Dieter]

Real or fake...I wish the cover and booklet looked more like this on release. Except for the fairgroiund pic, looks a little too cliche.

[Phenomenal]

Really? I like the fairground pic, it's a hell of a lot more marketable than the bike, too, you look at a bike and think "wow, bikes are old, it's a pretty dull cover" but the fairground is like "wow, this is festive! I want this!"

[Crash Dieter]

Really? I like the fairground pic, it's a hell of a lot more marketable than the bike, too, you look at a bike and think "wow, bikes are old, it's a pretty dull cover" but the fairground is like "wow, this is festive! I want this!"

The bike against the wall just became the symbol of CD for years...and I always related it to the cover for ages before the album came out. It's an unusual album cover I agree, and not one that will go down in any 'best covers' books...but I think it works better. Fairground pic would have been great inside the inlay, along with all the other leaked artwork (real and fake) shown here. I was heaps disapointed with what we got in the end. Barely any art, wrong lyrics, boring bandmate shots...

[I ARE ESS]

yeah, booklet was a fail

around the time of release, they were saying that would be rectified, i had a pdf of the booklet before album release and the word was it was a fucked up run (not claiming to be an insider, i just got given that from a guy on msl site, that is all).
however 2 years on, no re run with fixed booklet, no alternate covers
hell not even the tab book
it aint happening now

[Twiggy5Manson]

I know for a fact that this is fan-made. The single used the star but it didn't have "Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy" going up the right side.

Um, mine does.

[CD06]

Some of those would have made some AWESOME covers, better than the one they chose, although I do like the message that the actual cover portrayed.

[Phenomenal]

Some of those would have made some AWESOME covers, better than the one they chose, although I do like the message that the actual cover portrayed.

and what would that be? that if someone were to tag the Great Wall, they'd ride a bike?

[Use Your Illusion III]

Um, mine does.

This is the cover that used the star logo. The text on the single doesn't run across the right edge. If your does then I would like to see an image of it lol.

[CD06]

and what would that be? that if someone were to tag the Great Wall, they'd ride a bike?

Don't be so ignorant.

The "GUNS N ROSES" spray-paint across the wall was a sign of rebellion and fearlessness to act against the Chinese Government. It is a message of freedom, hope, and indeed, Democracy.

It links with the album title perfectly. Although the colours hardly make it the most appealing album cover in the record shop!

[Twiggy5Manson]

This is the cover that used the star logo. The text on the single doesn't run across the right edge. If your does then I would like to see an image of it lol.

I just fished it out and it's not exactly the same as I said, it has Guns N' Roses up the right hand side but instead of Chinese Democracy, it has "Chinese Democracy/Shackler's Revenge" and instead of the background of that bit being black, it's grey like the background in the main picture. Got it free for preordering the CD at HMV. Don't have a camera to post a pic but sorry for the confusion, I thought it was exactly the same as that, it's only slightly different though 

EDIT: It's this one, for some reason it won't show up here - http://www.emp-online.co.uk/pics/300_415413a.jpg

[bumbleslash]

Don't be so ignorant.

The "GUNS N ROSES" spray-paint across the wall was a sign of rebellion and fearlessness to act against the Chinese Government. It is a message of freedom, hope, and indeed, Democracy.

It links with the album title perfectly. Although the colours hardly make it the most appealing album cover in the record shop!

The spray-paint always seemed like something that would of been cool like in the 90's.

[AgainstMe!]

Am I the only one thinking that Chinese Democracy is a way of saying "America Today" - Remember Axl saying the "How Are You Grenade" was his favourite - On the grenade it says "Good Morning America".. Thought-provoking in my opinion..

Also, for those who have an interest in symbolism - The two "bloody hand" pictures could refer to "The hand that feeds" or people clinging to the "belief of good" as general motif - With regards to symbolism one reminding of the "Religious/Jesus" hand gesture;
See Picture:

and the other one seems to be inverted 666 therefore becoming 999 (a divine number);


Don't know, I believe that it is a universal language and I know it is used in alot of art....

Question is; What do you think ?