Chinese Democracy
A promise, often made more than
once over an extended period of time, which the person is either unwilling or unable to keep.The phrase originated in November of 1999 when
Axl Rose's manager first officially announced the title of the next Guns N' Roses album, expected to release sometime the following year (2000). The album was not released in 2000, but the promise to release it "next year" was repeated then, as it has been subsequently repeated every year since, without result.By 2003 the title had become a joke in itself. That year punk band The Offspring announced they would be using the title for their own upcoming album; a sort of protest against
Axl's endless delays, which was commonly interpreted as a statement of "
you snooze, you lose," although none of the band members or their representatives ever turned that particular phrase. After being served with a Cease-And-Desist Order from Axl's attorneys, the band released the album as Splinter.Chinese Democracy, should it ever actually be released, would be the first album from Guns N' Roses since their 1991 release of
Use Your Illusion 1 and Use Your Illusion 2, although many fans claim it would not actually be a Guns N' Roses album despite the use of the name because Axl Rose is the only original member still in the band.
Chinese Democracy
by Dr. Dick E on May 13, 2009 06:59:43
A synonym for something that is anticipated and anticipated for years to come, then finally when it comes out, people become
ecstatic but then are
disappointed when they find out they were waiting
years and years for something that is complete shit.
Example:
I waited forever to graduate, but after I left school and ended up at a
dead-end job flipping hamburgers to
pay the rent of a small Detroit apartment infested with
fleas, I realized graduation was just Chinese Democracy.
Chinese Democracy
by Island girl08 on Dec 25, 2008 01:59:27
The Guns N' Roses album that
Axl Rose promised & DELIVERED on
November 23,2008. This day will go down in history. The prayers of all
GNR fans were answered with this masterpiece of an album
chinese democracy
by gooberliberation on Sep 08, 2006 20:10:34
Something that the world needs that's decades overdue and would be fucking awesome should it ever happen...but probably wont due various reasons. Examples include:
1. DUH! Democracy in
Red China. Every time they seem to make progress, shit like
big mama(commie
internet censorship system) and tienamen square happen.
2. That one Eponymous Guns N' Roses album that Axl has been working on for like twenty years.
In hindsight, probably the absolute most (unintentionally?) genius album title ever.
Example:
What do ya
figure will happen first? Actual chinese democracy or a new
GNR album?
Chinese Democracy Syndrome
by Assasaurus on Sep 30, 2007 12:51:54
Chinese Democracy Syndrome (or
C.D.S. for short) is a syndrome inwhich an individual tries to make something too "perfect". It's often used as a comical reference to the long awaited Gun N'
Roses album Chinese Democracy.
Example:
Ted:
How's that art project coming along?
Bill: I'll be done with it eventually. I just have
a case of Chinese Democracy Syndrome right now.