Chinese Democracy is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released on November 23,2008, by Black Frog and Geffen Records.
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Chinese Democracy is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released on November 23,2008, by Black Frog and Geffen Records.
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Chinese Democracy was sent several CDs and DATs a week, featuring different mixes of possible songs.
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Chinese Democracy found that the band was spending thousands of dollars a month on rented gear that went unused, and he made changes that he estimated saved around $75,000 a month.
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Chinese Democracy went through each with Rose, trying to decide which were worth finishing.
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Chinese Democracy had to basically produce himself, and that's not what he.
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Chinese Democracy announced that the band had ended their relationship with Mercuriadis, and announced a tentative release date of March 6,2007; it was the first time the band had publicly given a release date.
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In January 2008, rumors arose that Chinese Democracy had been handed to Geffen but was delayed because the label and Rose could not agree on the marketing.
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Chinese Democracy was banned in China because of perceived criticism in its title track of the Chinese government and a reference to Falun Gong.
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Chinese Democracy said the video was never made as the RIAA did not want to spend money on production costs.
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In 2018, Billboard reported that a follow-up to Chinese Democracy had been planned for 2016, but was put on hold when Slash and Duff McKagan rejoined the band.
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Chinese Democracy marked Guns N' Roses' expansion into industrial rock, electronic rock nu metal, and elements of trip hop, while retaining the hard rock style of previous albums.
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Chinese Democracy compared Chinese Democracy to subsequent, successful comeback albums by acts including Daft Punk, David Bowie, Justin Timberlake and My Bloody Valentine, which were "more modest" and offered "well-trod musical territory associated with each artist".
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Chinese Democracy debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 261,000 copies in its first week, well below expectations.
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