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To put Chinese Democracy in some perspective: it arrives 17 years after the twin Use Your Illusion, the last set of original music by Guns N' Roses.
Consider that 17 years prior to the Illusions, it was 1974, back before the Ramones and Sex Pistols, back before Aerosmith had Rocks and Toys in the Attic, back before Queen had A Night at the Opera -- back before almost anything that Axl Rose worships even existed.
Generations have passed in these 17 years, but not for Axl.
He cut himself off from the world following the trouble-ridden Use Your Illusion tour, retreating to the Hollywood Hills, swapping every original GNR member in favor of contract players culled from his mid-'90s musical obsessions -- Tommy Stinson from the Replacements, Robin Finck from Nine Inch Nails, Buckethead from guitar magazines -- as he turned into rock's Charles Foster Kane, a genius in self-imposed exile spending millions to make his own Xanadu, Chinese Democracy.
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| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese DemocracyJosh Freese, Axl Rose | Guns N' Roses | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Shackler's RevengeBuckethead, Caram Costanzo, Bryan Mantia, Axl Rose, Pete Scaturro | Guns N' Roses | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | BetterAxl Rose | Guns N' Roses | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 4 | Street of DreamsDizzy Reed, Axl Rose, Tommy Stinson | Guns N' Roses | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | If the WorldChris Pitman, Axl Rose | Guns N' Roses | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | There Was a TimeDizzy Reed, Axl Rose, Paul Tobias | Guns N' Roses | Play | 06:41 | 15 MB | 46 MB |
| 7 | Catcher in the RyeAxl Rose, Paul Tobias | Guns N' Roses | Play | 05:53 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 8 | Riad N' the BedouinsAxl Rose, Tommy Stinson | Guns N' Roses | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | SorryBuckethead, Bryan Mantia, Axl Rose, Pete Scaturro | Guns N' Roses | Play | 06:14 | 14 MB | 40 MB |
| 10 | I.R.S.Dizzy Reed, Axl Rose, Paul Tobias | Guns N' Roses | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 11 | MadagascarChris Pitman, Axl Rose | Guns N' Roses | Play | 05:38 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 12 | This I LoveAxl Rose | Guns N' Roses | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 13 | ProstituteAxl Rose, Paul Tobias | Guns N' Roses | Play | 06:15 | 14 MB | 38 MB |
| 14 | Scraped | Guns N' Roses | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 71 mins | 164 MB | |||||
| 71 mins | 465 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Abolin | Audio Engineer |
| 2 | Xavier Albira | Audio Engineer |
| 3 | Sebastian Bach | Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Christian Baker | Audio Engineer |
| 5 | Roy Thomas Baker | Additional Personnel |
| 6 | Sean Beavan | Arranger, Audio Engineer, Audio Production |
| 7 | John Beene | Audio Engineer |
| 8 | Marco Beltrami | Arranger |
| 9 | Shawn Berman | Audio Engineer |
| 10 | Jeremy Blair | Audio Engineer |
| 11 | Jose Borges | Audio Engineer |
| 12 | Billy Bowers | Audio Engineer |
| 13 | Brain | Arranger, Drum Programming, Drums |
| 14 | Buckethead | Arranger, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitars |
| 15 | Paul Buckmaster | Arranger |
| 16 | Eric Caudieux | Arranger, Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Drum Programming, Main Personnel |
| 17 | Donald Clark | Audio Engineer |
| 18 | Caram Costanzo | Arranger, Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Composer, Main Personnel, Mixing |
| 19 | Critter | Audio Engineer |
| 20 | Paul DeCarli | Audio Engineer |
| 21 | David Dominguez | Audio Engineer |
| 22 | Frank Ferrer | Drums |
| 23 | Robin Finck | Arranger, Guitars, Keyboards |
| 24 | Richard Fortus | Guitars |
| 25 | Josh Freese | Arranger, Composer, Main Personnel |
| 26 | Mark Gray | Audio Engineer |
| 27 | Guns N' Roses | Primary Artist |
| 28 | Andy Gwynn | Audio Engineer |
| 29 | Patti Hood | Harp |
| 30 | Billy Howerdel | Audio Engineer |
| 31 | John O'Mahony | Audio Engineer |
| 32 | Suzie Katayama | Arranger, French Horn |
| 33 | Ok Hee Kim | Audio Engineer |
| 34 | Bob Koszela | Audio Engineer |
| 35 | Bryan Mantia | Arranger, Audio Engineer, Composer |
| 36 | Shinnosuke Miyazawa | Audio Engineer |
| 37 | Dror Mohar | Audio Engineer |
| 38 | Brian Monteath | Audio Engineer |
| 39 | Dan Monti | Audio Engineer |
| 40 | Greg Morgenstein | Audio Engineer |
| 41 | James Musshorn | Audio Engineer |
| 42 | Vanessa Parr | Audio Engineer |
| 43 | Paul Payne | Audio Engineer |
| 44 | Joe Peluso | Audio Engineer |
| 45 | Alessandro V. Perrota | Audio Engineer |
| 46 | Jan Petrov | Audio Engineer |
| 47 | Chris Pitman | Arranger, Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Composer, Drum Programming, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Bass), Keyboards, Mellotron, Synthesizer, Vocals (Background) |
| 48 | Dizzy Reed | Arranger, Audio Engineer, Composer, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals (Background) |
| 49 | Jeff Robinette | Audio Engineer |
| 50 | Rail Jon Rogut | Audio Engineer |
| 51 | Axl Rose | Arranger, Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Composer, Guitars, Keyboards, Mixing, Piano, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Strings, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 52 | Paul Saurez | Mixing |
| 53 | Pete Scaturro | Arranger, Audio Engineer, Composer, Keyboards |
| 54 | Mike Scielzi | Mixing |
| 55 | Tommy Stinson | Arranger, Composer, Guitar (Bass), Vocals (Background) |
| 56 | Erich Tabala | Audio Engineer |
| 57 | Ron Thal | Guitars |
| 58 | Paul Tobias | Arranger, Composer, Guitars, Piano |
| 59 | Justin Walden | Audio Engineer |
| 60 | Andy Wallace | Mixing |
| 61 | Stuart White | Audio Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |