UK Journalists Discuss Whether 'Chinese Democracy' Has Been Worth The Wait; Audio Available

November 24, 2008

A five-minute audio recording of UK rock journalists Paul Elliott and Phil Alexander discussing whether the new GUNS N' ROSES album, "Chinese Democracy", has been worth the wait can be found on the BBC News web site.

"It was a legendary album even before it came out. It was legendary for not being released. Now it's just another album," Elliott said.

"For it to live up to the hype and the weight of expectation it had to be like ZEPPELIN's 'IV', QUEEN's 'A Day at the Races' and AC/DC's 'Back in Black' all rolled into one. And it's not as good as any of those."

In the end, says Phil Alexander, the fact that it took so long to make is one of the greatest achievements of "Chinese Democracy".

"He's done what he wanted to do. Most musicians in 2008 don't have the power or the will to do that," he says.

"Everything has become so sanitized, it's good that there are still people out there who are willing to break the rules."

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