Guide Note

Chinese Democracy is the title of the long-awaited album by hard rockers Guns N' Roses. The album, which has been 14-years-in-the-making, will be the group's sixth studio album and the follow up to 1993's covers album, The Spaghetti Incident?¹

Fast Facts

1. Axl Rose began working on the album in 1994²
2. As of 2005, the album's budget was over $13 million²
3. Blogger Kevin Cogill has been arrested for leaking portions of the album online
4. Album could be released exclusively through either Wal-Mart or Best Buy¹
5. As of 2007, the only remaining original Guns N' Roses members in the band were Rose and keyboardist Dizzy Reed

Reports of the album's musical content have varied, due perhaps to Rose's ongoing revisions of songs over the years. In the late '90s, it was reported that the album would contain industrial rock in the vein of Nine Inch Nails, though Rose has stated that the album has a Queen influence as well. Guns N' Roses rare live performances have previewed some of the album's proposed tracks, including the title track and a power ballad titled "Madagascar."²

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