Well, this is interesting. Dr. Pepper (yes, the soda) is calling out Axl Rose.
Tired of a world in which Americans idolize wannabe singers and musicals about high schoolers pass as rock 'n roll music, Dr Pepper is encouraging (OK, begging) Axl Rose to finally release his 17-year-in-the-making belabored masterpiece, "Chinese Democracy", in 2008.
In an unprecedented show of solidarity with Axl, everyone in America, except former GN'R guitarists Slash and Buckethead, will receive a free can of Dr Pepper if the album ships some time — anytime! — in 2008. Dr Pepper supports Axl, and fully understands that sometimes you have to make it through the jungle before you get it right.
"It took a little patience to perfect Dr Pepper's special mix of 23 ingredients, which our fans have come to know and love," said Jaxie Alt, director of marketing for Dr Pepper. "So we completely understand and empathize with Axl's quest for perfection — for something more than the average album. We know once it's released, people will refer to it as "Dr Pepper for the ears" because it will be such a refreshing blend of rich, bold sounds — an instant classic."
Commented Axl Rose in a statement: "We are surprised and very happy to have the support of Dr. Pepper with our album, 'Chinese Democracy', as for us this came totally out of the blue. If there is any involvement with this promotion by our record company or others, we are unaware of such at this time. And as some of Buckethead's performances are on our album, I'll share my Dr Pepper with him."
So they plan to give away 300 Million Cans of Dr. Pepper? Wow.
At least Axl is nice enough to share his with Buckethead. Slash, however, is left out in the cold.
3 comments:
Aw, c'mon: we totally know that Axl'd leave his little friends before passing the can to Buckethead. That's peanuts compared to getting Hep C from Adler's backwash, though. Heyo!
He'd probably just spill it all over his mask anyway.
I'm so glad you mentioned this! I posted the same Dr. Pepper press release as you on my f/b page and, gotta say, the whole thing has made me see Dr. Pepper in a new light. I mean, it still tastes like ass, unfortunately, but this is nevertheless awesome of them. Can you imagine a Hands Across America-esque scenario, everyone hoisting their cans aloft and singing GN'R songs across the country? It's a beautiful dream. :P
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