Rock In A Hard Place

摘要

Its name recalls both Mao Zedong's dictum about where political power comes from and the rose revolution in Georgia in 2003, one of several movements that unseated authoritarian regimes in post-communist societies. So it is perhaps not surprising that the fan base of Guns N' Roses, an American rock band, seems not to include the higher ranks of the Chinese Communist Party. Then there is the matter of the band's new album: "Chinese Democracy".rnGovernment spokesmen have said little about it. But Global Times, a party newspaper, has described it as a "venomous attack" and part of a Western plot "to control the world using democracy as a pawn". All of which may flatter the band. First conceived by Axl Rose, the band's leader, in 1994, the work features plenty of the driving rhythms, slashing guitars and screeching falsetto vocals beloved by the band's fans.