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'Chinese Democracy': Second Coming Or The Anti-Climactic Equivalent Of 'The Godfather III'?

November 21, 2008

Reuters reports: Electronics retailer Best Buy Co Inc will release GUNS N' ROSES' "Chinese Democracy" exclusively in the United States, pricing it cheaply at $11.99. It will go on sale internationally through traditional retailers.

Best Buy Senior Entertainment Officer Gary Arnold was confident consumers would cast their ballots for "Chinese Democracy", predicting it would be the week's top seller, ahead of a new album by hip-hop star KANYE WEST, whose last release kicked off with 957,000 copies last September.

But is the record any good? Rolling Stone magazine declared it "audacious, unhinged and uncompromising," while Blender's Levy said the ballads were "completely killer." Arnold said the album was on par with such classics as the BEACH BOYS' "Pet Sounds" and THE ROLLING STONES' "Exile on Main Street".

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